Common use of Duties of the Warrant Agent Clause in Contracts

Duties of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent acts hereunder as agent and in a ministerial capacity for the Company, and its duties shall be determined solely by the provisions hereof. The Warrant Agent shall not by issuing and delivering Warrant Certificates, or by any other act hereunder, be deemed to make any representations (i) as to the validity, value or authorization of the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants represented thereby or of any securities or other property delivered upon exercise of any Warrant, or (ii) whether any stock issued upon exercise of any Warrant is fully paid and nonassessable. Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Warrant Certificates to make or cause to be made any adjustment of the Warrant Price provided in this Agreement, or to determine whether any fact exists that may require any such adjustment, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment, when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not (i) be liable for any recital or statement of facts contained herein or for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in reliance on any Warrant Certificate or other document or instrument believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties, (ii) be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate, or (iii) be liable for any act or omission in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by an instrument signed by the Company’s Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President, its Secretary, or Assistant Secretary (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed). Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with such notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand believed by it to be genuine. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for its services hereunder and to reimburse it for its reasonable expenses hereunder and further agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all losses, expenses and liabilities, including judgments, costs and counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of its duties and powers hereunder except losses, expenses and liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Warrant Agent may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct), after giving thirty days’ prior written notice to the Company. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Warrant Agent shall cause a copy of such notice of resignation to be mailed to the Holder of each Warrant Certificate at the Company’s expense. Upon such resignation, or any inability of the Warrant Agent to act as such hereunder, the Company shall appoint a new warrant agent in writing. The Company shall have complete discretion in the naming of a new warrant agent, who may be an affiliate, subsidiary or department of the Company, or any person used by the Company as transfer agent for the Common Stock. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent, then the Holder of any Warrant Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new warrant agent. The Company may, upon notice to the Holders, remove and replace the Warrant Agent if the Warrant Agent is the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock and the Warrant Agent ceases to be the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock for any reason. After acceptance in writing of an appointment by a new warrant agent is received by the Company, such new warrant agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. Any former warrant agent hereby agrees to cooperate with and deliver all records and Warrant Certificates to the new warrant agent at the direction of the new agent and the Company. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent may be converted or merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation succeeding to the trust business of the Warrant Agent shall be a successor warrant agent under this Agreement without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed to the Company and to each Holder. The Warrant Agent shall perform its duties with all due care and attention. If for any period no person is acting as Warrant Agent, then the Company shall discharge the obligations that would otherwise fall to be discharged by the Warrant Agent during such period. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Warrant Agreement (Vishay Precision Group, Inc.), Form of Warrant Agreement (Vishay Precision Group, Inc.), Form of Warrant Agreement (Vishay Precision Group, Inc.)

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Duties of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent acts hereunder as agent undertakes the duties and in a ministerial capacity for obligations imposed by this Warrant Agreement upon the Companyfollowing terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and its duties the holders of Warrants, by their acceptance thereof, shall be determined solely bound: The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates (except its countersignature thereof and except such as describes the Warrant Agent or action taken or to be taken by it) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the provisions hereofCompany only. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof or in respect of the validity or execution of any Warrant Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by issuing and delivering the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant CertificatesCertificate to be complied with by the Company; nor shall it be responsible for the making of any adjustment in the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of a Warrant required under the provisions of Section 7 or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such change or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such change; nor shall it by any other act hereunder, hereunder be deemed to make any representations (i) representation or warranty as to the validity, value authorization or authorization of the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants represented thereby or reservation of any securities shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or other property delivered upon exercise of any Warrant, Warrant or (ii) as to whether any stock shares will, when issued, be validly issued upon exercise of any Warrant is and fully paid and nonassessablenon-assessable. Without prejudice The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys, agents or employees. The Warrant Agent may consult at any time with legal counsel satisfactory to any liability it (who may be legal counsel for the Company) and the advice or opinion of any other party hereof, such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility as to any Holder of Warrant Certificates to make action taken or cause to be made any adjustment of the Warrant Price provided omitted by it in this Agreement, good faith and in accordance with such advice or to determine whether any fact exists that may require any such adjustment, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment, when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the sameopinion. The Warrant Agent shall not (i) be liable for incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to any recital or statement holder of facts contained herein or a Warrant Certificate for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it taken in reliance on any Warrant Certificate notice, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties, (ii) be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate, or (iii) be liable for any act or omission in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by an instrument signed by the Company’s Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President, its Secretary, or Assistant Secretary (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed). Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with such notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand believed by it to be genuine. The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for its all services hereunder and rendered by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, to reimburse it the Warrant Agent for its all expenses (including reasonable expenses hereunder counsel fees), taxes and governmental charges and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Warrant Agent in the preparation, administration, delivery, execution and amendment of this Warrant Agreement. The Company hereby further agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all losses, expenses liabilities and liabilitiesexpenses, including judgments, damages, fines, penalties, claims, demands, settlements, costs and reasonable counsel feesfees and expenses, for anything done done, suffered or omitted by the Warrant Agent arising out of or in the execution of its duties and powers hereunder connection with this Agreement except losses, expenses and liabilities arising as a result of its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (each as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction). The costs and expenses incurred by the Warrant Agent’s Agent in enforcing the right to indemnification shall be paid by the Company unless it is determined by a final order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction that the Warrant Agent is not entitled to indemnification due to its own gross negligence negligence, willful misconduct or willful misconductbad faith. The Warrant Agent may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s own gross negligence any stockholder, director, officer or willful misconduct), after giving thirty days’ prior written notice to the Company. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Warrant Agent shall cause a copy of such notice of resignation to be mailed to the Holder of each Warrant Certificate at the Company’s expense. Upon such resignation, or any inability employee of the Warrant Agent to act as such hereundermay buy, sell, or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company shall appoint a new warrant agent or become pecuniarily interested in writing. The any transaction in which the Company shall have complete discretion in the naming of a new warrant agent, who may be an affiliate, subsidiary or department of the Companyinterested, or any person used by the Company as transfer agent for the Common Stock. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent, then the Holder of any Warrant Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new warrant agent. The Company may, upon notice to the Holders, remove and replace the Warrant Agent if the Warrant Agent is the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock and the Warrant Agent ceases to be the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock for any reason. After acceptance in writing of an appointment by a new warrant agent is received by the Company, such new warrant agent shall be vested contract with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. Any former warrant agent hereby agrees to cooperate with and deliver all records and Warrant Certificates to the new warrant agent at the direction of the new agent and the Company. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent may be converted or merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation succeeding to the trust business of the Warrant Agent shall be a successor warrant agent under this Agreement without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and to each Holder. The freely as though it were not Warrant Agent shall perform its duties with all due care and attention. If for any period no person is acting as under this Warrant Agent, then the Company shall discharge the obligations that would otherwise fall to be discharged by the Warrant Agent during such periodAgreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity. The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company and in a ministerial capacity, and its duties shall be determined solely by the express provisions hereof (and no duties, unless expressly stated shall be implied). The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (each as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction). In no event will the Warrant Agent be liable for special, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, even if the Warrant Agent has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage. Any liability of the Warrant Agent under this Agreement to the Company will be limited to the amount of fees agreed to be paid by the Company to the Warrant Agent. In the event that the Warrant Agent shall in any instance, after seeking the advice of legal counsel pursuant to this Agreement, in good faith be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder, it shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action in that instance until it shall be directed otherwise in writing by the Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer of the Company which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of Warrant Agent, or by a final, nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, in the event that the Warrant Agent has not received such written direction or court order within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after requesting the same, it shall have the right to interplead the Company in any court of competent jurisdiction and request that such court determine its rights and duties hereunder. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from any one of the Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer of the Company, and to apply to such officers for advice or instructions in connection with its duties, and such instructions shall be full authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with instructions of any such officer. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Warrant Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of its rights if it believes that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the exercise or expiration of the Warrants and the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Form of Warrant Agreement (Critical Therapeutics Inc), Warrant Agreement (Critical Therapeutics Inc), Warrant Agreement (Critical Therapeutics Inc)

Duties of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent acts undertakes the duties and obligations imposed by this Warrant Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the holders of Warrants, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound: The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates (except its countersignature thereof and except such as describes the Warrant Agent or action taken or to be taken by it) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof or in respect of the validity or execution of any Warrant Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate to be complied with by the Company; nor shall it be responsible for the making of any adjustment in the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of a Warrant required under the provisions of Section 7 or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such change or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such change; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares will, when issued, be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys, agents or employees, and the Warrant Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys, agents or employees or for any loss to the Company resulting from such neglect or misconduct, provided reasonable care had been exercised in the selection and continued employment thereof. The Warrant Agent may consult at any time with legal counsel satisfactory to it (who may be legal counsel for the Company) and the advice of such counsel shall provide complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent as to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such advice. The Warrant Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to any holder of a Warrant Certificate for any action taken in reliance on any notice, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties. The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, to reimburse the Warrant Agent for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees), taxes and governmental charges and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement and to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent's negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Warrant Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of the Warrant Agent may buy, sell, or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity. The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company and in a ministerial capacity for the Companycapacity, and its duties shall be determined solely by the provisions hereof. The Warrant Agent shall not by issuing and delivering Warrant Certificates, or by any other act hereunder, be deemed to make any representations (i) as to the validity, value or authorization of the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants represented thereby or of any securities or other property delivered upon exercise of any Warrant, or (ii) whether any stock issued upon exercise of any Warrant is fully paid and nonassessable. Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Warrant Certificates to make or cause to be made any adjustment of the Warrant Price provided in this Agreement, or to determine whether any fact exists that may require any such adjustment, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment, when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not (i) be liable for any recital anything which it may do or statement of facts contained herein or for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in reliance on any Warrant Certificate or other document or instrument believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties, (ii) be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate, or (iii) be liable for any act or omission refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence negligence, willful misconduct or willful misconduct. Any notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by an instrument signed by the Company’s Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President, its Secretary, or Assistant Secretary (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed). Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with such notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand believed by it to be genuine. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for its services hereunder and to reimburse it for its reasonable expenses hereunder and further agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all losses, expenses and liabilities, including judgments, costs and counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of its duties and powers hereunder except losses, expenses and liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Warrant Agent may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct), after giving thirty days’ prior written notice to the Company. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Warrant Agent shall cause a copy of such notice of resignation to be mailed to the Holder of each Warrant Certificate at the Company’s expense. Upon such resignation, or any inability of the Warrant Agent to act as such hereunder, the Company shall appoint a new warrant agent in writing. The Company shall have complete discretion in the naming of a new warrant agent, who may be an affiliate, subsidiary or department of the Company, or any person used by the Company as transfer agent for the Common Stock. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent, then the Holder of any Warrant Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new warrant agent. The Company may, upon notice to the Holders, remove and replace the Warrant Agent if the Warrant Agent is the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock and the Warrant Agent ceases to be the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock for any reason. After acceptance in writing of an appointment by a new warrant agent is received by the Company, such new warrant agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. Any former warrant agent hereby agrees to cooperate with and deliver all records and Warrant Certificates to the new warrant agent at the direction of the new agent and the Company. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent may be converted or merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation succeeding to the trust business of the Warrant Agent shall be a successor warrant agent under this Agreement without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed to the Company and to each Holder. The Warrant Agent shall perform its duties with all due care and attention. If for any period no person is acting as Warrant Agent, then the Company shall discharge the obligations that would otherwise fall to be discharged by the Warrant Agent during such period. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Companybad faith.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Warrant Agreement (Derma Sciences Inc), Warrant Agreement (Derma Sciences Inc), Warrant Agreement (Derma Sciences Inc)

Duties of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent acts undertakes the duties and obligations imposed by this Warrant Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the holders of Warrants, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound: The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates (except its countersignature thereof and except such as describes the Warrant Agent or action taken or to be taken by it) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof or in respect of the validity or execution of any Warrant Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate to be complied with by the Company; nor shall it be responsible for the making of any adjustment in the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of a Warrant required under the provisions of Section 7 or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such change or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such change; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares will, when issued, be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys, agents or employees, and the Warrant Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys, agents or employees or for any loss to the Company resulting from such neglect or misconduct, provided reasonable care had been exercised in the selection and continued employment thereof. The Warrant Agent may consult at any time with legal counsel satisfactory to it (who may be legal counsel for the Company) and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent as to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such advice. The Warrant Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to any holder of a Warrant Certificate for any action taken in reliance on any notice, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties. The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, to reimburse the Warrant Agent for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees), taxes and governmental charges and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement and to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent's negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Warrant Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of the Warrant Agent may buy, sell, or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity. The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company and in a ministerial capacity for the Companycapacity, and its duties shall be determined solely by the provisions hereof. The Warrant Agent shall not by issuing and delivering Warrant Certificates, or by any other act hereunder, be deemed to make any representations (i) as to the validity, value or authorization of the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants represented thereby or of any securities or other property delivered upon exercise of any Warrant, or (ii) whether any stock issued upon exercise of any Warrant is fully paid and nonassessable. Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Warrant Certificates to make or cause to be made any adjustment of the Warrant Price provided in this Agreement, or to determine whether any fact exists that may require any such adjustment, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment, when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not (i) be liable for any recital anything which it may do or statement of facts contained herein or for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in reliance on any Warrant Certificate or other document or instrument believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties, (ii) be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate, or (iii) be liable for any act or omission refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence negligence, willful misconduct or willful misconduct. Any notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by an instrument signed by the Company’s Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President, its Secretary, or Assistant Secretary (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed). Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with such notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand believed by it to be genuine. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for its services hereunder and to reimburse it for its reasonable expenses hereunder and further agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all losses, expenses and liabilities, including judgments, costs and counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of its duties and powers hereunder except losses, expenses and liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Warrant Agent may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct), after giving thirty days’ prior written notice to the Company. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Warrant Agent shall cause a copy of such notice of resignation to be mailed to the Holder of each Warrant Certificate at the Company’s expense. Upon such resignation, or any inability of the Warrant Agent to act as such hereunder, the Company shall appoint a new warrant agent in writing. The Company shall have complete discretion in the naming of a new warrant agent, who may be an affiliate, subsidiary or department of the Company, or any person used by the Company as transfer agent for the Common Stock. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent, then the Holder of any Warrant Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new warrant agent. The Company may, upon notice to the Holders, remove and replace the Warrant Agent if the Warrant Agent is the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock and the Warrant Agent ceases to be the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock for any reason. After acceptance in writing of an appointment by a new warrant agent is received by the Company, such new warrant agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. Any former warrant agent hereby agrees to cooperate with and deliver all records and Warrant Certificates to the new warrant agent at the direction of the new agent and the Company. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent may be converted or merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation succeeding to the trust business of the Warrant Agent shall be a successor warrant agent under this Agreement without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed to the Company and to each Holder. The Warrant Agent shall perform its duties with all due care and attention. If for any period no person is acting as Warrant Agent, then the Company shall discharge the obligations that would otherwise fall to be discharged by the Warrant Agent during such period. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Companybad faith.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Warrant Agreement (North American Scientific Inc), Warrant Agreement (North American Scientific Inc), Warrant Agreement (North American Scientific Inc)

Duties of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent acts hereunder as agent undertakes the duties and in a ministerial capacity for obligations imposed by this Warrant Agreement upon the Companyfollowing terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and its duties the holders of Warrants, by their acceptance thereof, shall be determined solely bound: The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates (except its countersignature thereof and except such as describes the Warrant Agent or action taken or to be taken by it) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the provisions hereofCompany only. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof or in respect of the validity or execution of any Warrant Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by issuing and delivering the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant CertificatesCertificate to be complied with by the Company; nor shall it be responsible for the making of any adjustment in the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of a Warrant required under the provisions of Section 7 or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such change or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such change; nor shall it by any other act hereunder, hereunder be deemed to make any representations (i) representation or warranty as to the validity, value authorization or authorization of the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants represented thereby or reservation of any securities shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or other property delivered upon exercise of any Warrant, Warrant or (ii) as to whether any stock shares will, when issued, be validly issued upon exercise of any Warrant is and fully paid and nonassessablenon-assessable. Without prejudice The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys, agents or employees. The Warrant Agent may consult at any time with legal counsel satisfactory to any liability it (who may be legal counsel for the Company) and the advice or opinion of any other party hereof, such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility as to any Holder of Warrant Certificates to make action taken or cause to be made any adjustment of the Warrant Price provided omitted by it in this Agreement, good faith and in accordance with such advice or to determine whether any fact exists that may require any such adjustment, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment, when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the sameopinion. The Warrant Agent shall not (i) be liable for incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to any recital or statement holder of facts contained herein or a Warrant Certificate for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it taken in reliance on any Warrant Certificate notice, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties, (ii) be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate, or (iii) be liable for any act or omission in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by an instrument signed by the Company’s Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President, its Secretary, or Assistant Secretary (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed). Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with such notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand believed by it to be genuine. The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for its all services hereunder and rendered by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, to reimburse it the Warrant Agent for its all expenses (including reasonable expenses hereunder counsel fees), taxes and governmental charges and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Warrant Agent in the preparation, administration, delivery, execution and amendment of this Warrant Agreement. The Company hereby further agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all losses, expenses liabilities and liabilitiesexpenses, including judgments, damages, fines, penalties, claims, demands, settlements, costs and reasonable counsel feesfees and expenses, for anything done done, suffered or omitted by the Warrant Agent arising out of or in the execution of its duties and powers hereunder connection with this Agreement except losses, expenses and liabilities arising as a result of its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (each as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction). The costs and expenses incurred by the Warrant Agent’s Agent in enforcing the right to indemnification shall be paid by the Company unless it is determined by a final order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction that the Warrant Agent is not entitled to indemnification due to its own gross negligence negligence, willful misconduct or willful misconductbad faith. The Warrant Agent may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s own gross negligence any stockholder, director, officer or willful misconduct), after giving thirty days’ prior written notice to the Company. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Warrant Agent shall cause a copy of such notice of resignation to be mailed to the Holder of each Warrant Certificate at the Company’s expense. Upon such resignation, or any inability employee of the Warrant Agent to act as such hereundermay buy, sell, or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company shall appoint a new warrant agent or become pecuniarily interested in writing. The any transaction in which the Company shall have complete discretion in the naming of a new warrant agent, who may be an affiliate, subsidiary or department of the Companyinterested, or any person used by the Company as transfer agent for the Common Stock. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent, then the Holder of any Warrant Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new warrant agent. The Company may, upon notice to the Holders, remove and replace the Warrant Agent if the Warrant Agent is the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock and the Warrant Agent ceases to be the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock for any reason. After acceptance in writing of an appointment by a new warrant agent is received by the Company, such new warrant agent shall be vested contract with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. Any former warrant agent hereby agrees to cooperate with and deliver all records and Warrant Certificates to the new warrant agent at the direction of the new agent and the Company. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent may be converted or merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation succeeding to the trust business of the Warrant Agent shall be a successor warrant agent under this Agreement without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and to each Holder. The freely as though it were not Warrant Agent shall perform its duties with all due care and attention. If for any period no person is acting as under this Warrant Agent, then the Company shall discharge the obligations that would otherwise fall to be discharged by the Warrant Agent during such periodAgreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity. The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company and in a ministerial capacity, and its duties shall be determined solely by the express provisions hereof (and no duties, unless expressly stated shall be implied). The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (each as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction). In no event will the Warrant Agent be liable for special, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, even if the Warrant Agent has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage. Any liability of the Warrant Agent under this Agreement to the Company will be limited to the amount of fees agreed to be paid by the Company to the Warrant Agent. In the event that the Warrant Agent shall in any instance, after seeking the advice of legal counsel pursuant to this Agreement, in good faith be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder, it shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action in that instance until it shall be directed otherwise in writing by the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, a Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer of the Company which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of Warrant Agent, or by a final, nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, in the event that the Warrant Agent has not received such written direction or court order within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after requesting the same, it shall have the right to interplead the Company in any court of competent jurisdiction and request that such court determine its rights and duties hereunder. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from any one of the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, a Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer of the Company, and to apply to such officers for advice or instructions in connection with its duties, and such instructions shall be full authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with instructions of any such officer. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Warrant Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of its rights if it believes that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the exercise or expiration of the Warrants and the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent.

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Samples: Warrant Agreement (Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc), Warrant Agreement (Perseus Soros Biopharmaceutical Fund Lp)

Duties of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent acts agrees to perform the duties expressly set forth in this Warrant Agreement (and no duties that are not expressly set forth herein shall be implied) upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the Warrant holders, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound: The Warrant Agent, its affiliates, principles, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, attorneys, accountants, advisors and other professionals (collectively, the “Warrant Agent Parties”) shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Warrant Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates (except its countersignature thereof and except such as describes the Warrant Agent or action taken or to be taken by it) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only. The Warrant Agent Parties shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Warrant Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof or in respect of the validity or execution of any Warrant Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall the Warrant Agent Parties be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Warrant Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate to be complied with by the Company; nor shall the Warrant Agent Parties be responsible for the making of any adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of a Warrant required under the provisions of Section 8 or be responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such change or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such change; nor shall the Warrant Agent Parties by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any Warrant Shares will, when issued, be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrant Agent Parties shall have no liability under and no duty to inquire as to the provisions of any agreement, instrument or document other than this Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys, agents or employees, and the Warrant Agent Parties shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys, agents or employees or for any loss to the Company resulting from such neglect or misconduct, provided reasonable care had been exercised in the selection and continued employment thereof. The Warrant Agent may consult at any time with legal counsel satisfactory to it (who may be legal counsel for the Company) and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent Parties as to any action taken or omitted by such parties in good faith and in accordance with such advice. The Warrant Agent Parties may rely on and shall incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to any holder of a Warrant for acting or refraining from acting upon any notice, instruction, request, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument furnished to the Warrant Agent hereunder and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties. The Warrant Agent Parties shall be under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content of any such notice, instruction, request, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument. The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent, upon the execution of this Warrant Agreement and from time to time thereafter, reasonable compensation, as set forth in the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C, for all services rendered by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, and to reimburse the Warrant Agent for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees), taxes and governmental charges and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement and to indemnify the Warrant Agent Parties and hold such parties harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent Parties in the execution of this Warrant Agreement except [to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such parties’ gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith was the primary cause of any loss]. The Warrant Agent Parties may buy, sell, or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company freely as though such parties were not Warrant Agent Parties under this Warrant Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent Parties from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity. The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company and in a ministerial capacity for the Companycapacity, and its duties shall be determined solely by the provisions hereof. The Warrant Agent Parties shall not by issuing and delivering be liable for anything which such parties may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Warrant Certificates, or by any other act hereunder, be deemed to make any representations (i) as Agreement except [to the validityextent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such parties’ gross negligence, value willful misconduct or authorization of bad faith was the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants represented thereby or primary cause of any securities or other property delivered upon exercise of any Warrantloss]. [Anything in this Warrant Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, or (ii) whether any stock issued upon exercise of any Warrant is fully paid and nonassessable. Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, in no event shall the Warrant Agent shall not at any time Parties be under any duty liable for special, incidental, punitive, indirect or responsibility to any Holder of Warrant Certificates to make consequential loss or cause to be made any adjustment of the Warrant Price provided in this Agreement, or to determine whether any fact exists that may require any such adjustment, or with respect to the nature or extent damage of any such adjustment, when made, or with respect kind whatsoever (including but not limited to the method employed in making the samelost profits). The Warrant Agent shall not (i) be liable for any recital or statement required to use its own funds in the performance of facts contained herein or for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in reliance on any Warrant Certificate or other document or instrument believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties, (ii) be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants obligations or duties or the exercise of any of its rights or powers, and shall not be required to take any action which, in the Warrant Agent’s sole and absolute judgment, could involve it in expense or liability unless furnished with security and indemnity which it deems, in its reasonable discretion, to be satisfactory.] Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 19 shall relieve the Warrant Agent from any liability arising from the Warrant Agent’s transfer of any Warrant without obtaining a written order from the Company as described in Section 6 hereof. All rights and obligations contained in this Section 19 shall survive the termination of this Warrant Agreement and the resignation, replacement, incapacity, removal or in any Warrant Certificate, or (iii) be liable for any act or omission in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand bankruptcy of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by an instrument signed by the Company’s Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President, its Secretary, or Assistant Secretary (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed)Warrant Agent. Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with such notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand believed by it to be genuine. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for its services hereunder All fees and to reimburse it for its reasonable expenses hereunder and further agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all losses, expenses and liabilities, including judgments, costs and counsel fees, for anything done or omitted properly incurred by the Warrant Agent in the execution of its duties and powers hereunder except losses, expenses and liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Warrant Agent may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct), after giving thirty days’ prior written notice to the Company. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Warrant Agent shall cause a copy of such notice of resignation to be mailed to the Holder of each Warrant Certificate at the Company’s expense. Upon such resignation, replacement, incapacity, removal or any inability of the Warrant Agent to act as such hereunder, the Company shall appoint a new warrant agent in writing. The Company shall have complete discretion in the naming of a new warrant agent, who may be an affiliate, subsidiary or department of the Company, or any person used by the Company as transfer agent for the Common Stock. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent, then the Holder of any Warrant Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new warrant agent. The Company may, upon notice to the Holders, remove and replace the Warrant Agent if the Warrant Agent is the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock and the Warrant Agent ceases to be the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock for any reason. After acceptance in writing of an appointment by a new warrant agent is received by the Company, such new warrant agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. Any former warrant agent hereby agrees to cooperate with and deliver all records and Warrant Certificates to the new warrant agent at the direction of the new agent and the Company. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent may be converted or merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation succeeding to the trust business bankruptcy of the Warrant Agent shall be a successor warrant agent under this Agreement without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed to paid by the Company and to each Holder. The in accordance with this Section 19 of this Warrant Agent shall perform its duties with all due care and attention. If for any period no person is acting as Agreement notwithstanding the resignation, replacement, incapacity removal or bankruptcy of the Warrant Agent, then the Company shall discharge the obligations that would otherwise fall to be discharged by the Warrant Agent during such period. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company.

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Samples: Warrant Agreement

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Duties of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent acts undertakes the duties and obligations imposed by this Warrant Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the holders of Warrants, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound: The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates (except its countersignature thereof and except such as describes the Warrant Agent or action taken or to be taken by it) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof or in respect of the validity or execution of any Warrant Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate to be complied with by the Company; nor shall it be responsible for the making of any adjustment in the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of a Warrant required under the provisions of Section 7 or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such change or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such change; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares will, when issued, be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys, agents or employees, and the Warrant Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys, agents or employees or for any loss to the Company resulting from such neglect or misconduct, provided reasonable care had been exercised in the selection and continued employment thereof. The Warrant Agent may consult at any time with legal counsel satisfactory to it (who may be legal counsel for the Company) and the advice of such counsel shall provide complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent as to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such advice. The Warrant Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to any holder of a Warrant Certificate for any action taken in reliance on any notice, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties. The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, to reimburse the Warrant Agent for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees), taxes and governmental charges and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement and to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Warrant Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of the Warrant Agent may buy, sell, or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity. The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company and in a ministerial capacity for the Companycapacity, and its duties shall be determined solely by the provisions hereof. The Warrant Agent shall not by issuing and delivering Warrant Certificates, or by any other act hereunder, be deemed to make any representations (i) as to the validity, value or authorization of the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants represented thereby or of any securities or other property delivered upon exercise of any Warrant, or (ii) whether any stock issued upon exercise of any Warrant is fully paid and nonassessable. Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Warrant Certificates to make or cause to be made any adjustment of the Warrant Price provided in this Agreement, or to determine whether any fact exists that may require any such adjustment, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment, when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not (i) be liable for any recital anything which it may do or statement of facts contained herein or for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in reliance on any Warrant Certificate or other document or instrument believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties, (ii) be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate, or (iii) be liable for any act or omission refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence negligence, willful misconduct or willful misconduct. Any notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by an instrument signed by the Company’s Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President, its Secretary, or Assistant Secretary (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed). Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with such notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand believed by it to be genuine. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for its services hereunder and to reimburse it for its reasonable expenses hereunder and further agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all losses, expenses and liabilities, including judgments, costs and counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of its duties and powers hereunder except losses, expenses and liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Warrant Agent may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct), after giving thirty days’ prior written notice to the Company. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Warrant Agent shall cause a copy of such notice of resignation to be mailed to the Holder of each Warrant Certificate at the Company’s expense. Upon such resignation, or any inability of the Warrant Agent to act as such hereunder, the Company shall appoint a new warrant agent in writing. The Company shall have complete discretion in the naming of a new warrant agent, who may be an affiliate, subsidiary or department of the Company, or any person used by the Company as transfer agent for the Common Stock. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent, then the Holder of any Warrant Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new warrant agent. The Company may, upon notice to the Holders, remove and replace the Warrant Agent if the Warrant Agent is the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock and the Warrant Agent ceases to be the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock for any reason. After acceptance in writing of an appointment by a new warrant agent is received by the Company, such new warrant agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. Any former warrant agent hereby agrees to cooperate with and deliver all records and Warrant Certificates to the new warrant agent at the direction of the new agent and the Company. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent may be converted or merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation succeeding to the trust business of the Warrant Agent shall be a successor warrant agent under this Agreement without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed to the Company and to each Holder. The Warrant Agent shall perform its duties with all due care and attention. If for any period no person is acting as Warrant Agent, then the Company shall discharge the obligations that would otherwise fall to be discharged by the Warrant Agent during such period. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Companybad faith.

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Samples: Warrant Agreement (Derma Sciences, Inc.)

Duties of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent acts agrees to perform the duties expressly set forth in this Warrant Agreement (and no duties that are not expressly set forth herein shall be implied) upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the Warrant holders, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound: The Warrant Agent, its affiliates, principles, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, attorneys, accountants, advisors and other professionals (collectively, the “Warrant Agent Parties”) shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Warrant Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates (except its countersignature thereof) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only. The Warrant Agent Parties shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Warrant Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof or in respect of the validity or execution of any Warrant Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall the Warrant Agent Parties be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Warrant Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate or Book-Entry Warrant to be complied with by the Company; nor shall the Warrant Agent Parties be responsible for the making of any adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of a Warrant required under the provisions of Section 8 or be responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such change or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such change; nor shall the Warrant Agent Parties by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any Warrant Shares will, when issued, be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable or under any duty or responsibility for the use by the Company of any Warrant Certificate authenticated by the Warrant Agent and delivered by it to the Company pursuant to this Warrant Agreement or for the application by the Company of the proceeds of the issue and sale, or exercise, of the Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Warrant Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates or Book-Entry Warrants to be complied with by the Company. The Warrant Agent Parties shall have no liability under and no duty to inquire as to the provisions of any agreement, instrument or document other than this Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agent may consult at any time with legal counsel satisfactory to it (who may be legal counsel for the Company) and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent Parties as to any action taken or omitted by such parties in good faith in accordance with such advice. The Warrant Agent Parties may rely on and shall incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to any holder of a Warrant for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it upon any notice, instruction, request, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, affidavit, statement, or other paper, document or instrument furnished to the Warrant Agent hereunder and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties. The Warrant Agent Parties shall be under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content of any such notice, instruction, request, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, affidavit, statement, or other paper, document or instrument. The Warrant Agent shall not take any instructions or directions except those given in accordance with this Warrant Agreement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement the Warrant Agent deems it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate signed by any authorized officer and delivered to the Warrant Agent; and such certificate will be full authorization to the Warrant Agent for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Warrant Agreement in reliance upon such certificate. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from any one of the authorized officers, and to apply to such officers for advice or instructions in connection with its duties, and it will not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with instructions of any such officer. The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent, upon the execution of this Warrant Agreement and from time to time thereafter, reasonable compensation, as set forth in the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C, for all services rendered by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, and to reimburse the Warrant Agent for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses), taxes and governmental charges and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Warrant Agent in connection with the preparation, delivery, administration, execution and amendment of this of this Warrant Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent Parties and hold such parties harmless against any and all liabilities, losses, suits, actions, proceedings, settlement, or expense including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by the Warrant Agent Parties in connection with the acceptance and administration of this Warrant Agreement except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (as each is determined by a final, nonappealable judgment) was the primary cause of any loss. The Warrant Agent Parties may buy, sell, or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company freely as though such parties were not Warrant Agent Parties under this Warrant Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent Parties from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity. The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company and in a ministerial capacity for and does not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any of the Companyowners or holders of the Warrants, and its duties shall be determined solely by the provisions hereof. The Warrant Agent shall not by issuing and delivering Warrant Certificates, or by any other act hereunder, be deemed to make any representations (i) as to the validity, value or authorization of the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants represented thereby or of any securities or other property delivered upon exercise of any Warrant, or (ii) whether any stock issued upon exercise of any Warrant is fully paid and nonassessable. Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Warrant Certificates to make or cause to be made any adjustment of the Warrant Price provided in this Agreement, or to determine whether any fact exists that may require any such adjustment, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment, when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not (i) be liable for any recital or statement of facts contained herein or for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in reliance on any Warrant Certificate or other document or instrument believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties, (ii) be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate, or (iii) be liable for any act or omission in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by an instrument signed by the Company’s Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President, its Secretary, or Assistant Secretary (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed). Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent Parties shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with such notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand believed by it to be genuinetaken in connection with this Warrant Agreement except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such parties’ gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (as each is determined by a final, nonappealable judgment) was the primary cause of any loss. The Company agrees Anything in this Warrant Agreement to pay the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation Parties be liable for its services hereunder and special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to reimburse it for its reasonable expenses hereunder and further agrees to indemnify lost profits), even if the Warrant Agent has been advises of the likelihood of such loss or damage. Any liability of the Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement, other than liability arising from the Warrant Agent’s willful misconduct, shall be limited to an amount equal to forty-eight (48) times the monthly fees paid by the Company to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to use or risk its own funds in the performance of any of its obligations or duties or the exercise of any of its rights or powers, and save shall not be required to take any action which, in the Warrant Agent’s sole and absolute judgment, could involve it harmless against in expense or liability unless furnished with security and indemnity which it deems, in its reasonable discretion, to be satisfactory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 19 shall relieve the Warrant Agent from any liability arising from the Warrant Agent’s transfer of any Warrant without obtaining a written order from the Company as described in Section 6 hereof. All rights and all lossesobligations contained in this Section 19 shall survive the termination of this Warrant Agreement and the resignation, replacement, incapacity, removal or bankruptcy of the Warrant Agent. All fees and expenses and liabilities, including judgments, costs and counsel fees, for anything done or omitted properly incurred by the Warrant Agent in the execution of its duties and powers hereunder except losses, expenses and liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Warrant Agent may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct), after giving thirty days’ prior written notice to the Company. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Warrant Agent shall cause a copy of such notice of resignation to be mailed to the Holder of each Warrant Certificate at the Company’s expense. Upon such resignation, replacement, incapacity, removal or any inability of the Warrant Agent to act as such hereunder, the Company shall appoint a new warrant agent in writing. The Company shall have complete discretion in the naming of a new warrant agent, who may be an affiliate, subsidiary or department of the Company, or any person used by the Company as transfer agent for the Common Stock. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent, then the Holder of any Warrant Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new warrant agent. The Company may, upon notice to the Holders, remove and replace the Warrant Agent if the Warrant Agent is the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock and the Warrant Agent ceases to be the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock for any reason. After acceptance in writing of an appointment by a new warrant agent is received by the Company, such new warrant agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. Any former warrant agent hereby agrees to cooperate with and deliver all records and Warrant Certificates to the new warrant agent at the direction of the new agent and the Company. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent may be converted or merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation succeeding to the trust business bankruptcy of the Warrant Agent shall be a successor warrant agent under this Agreement without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed to paid by the Company and to each Holderin accordance with this Section 19 of this Warrant Agreement notwithstanding the resignation, replacement, incapacity removal or bankruptcy of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent shall perform its duties with all due care and attentionnot be under any liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant Agreement. If The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any period no person is acting as failures, delays or losses, arising directly or indirectly out of conditions beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of government, exchange or market ruling, suspension of trading, work stoppages or labor disputes, civil disobedience, riots, rebellions, war, terrorism, insurrection, fires, earthquakes, storms, floods, acts of God or similar occurrences. The Warrant AgentAgent will not be under any duty or responsibility to insure compliance with any applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the issuance, then the transfer or exchange of Warrant Certificates or Book-Entry Warrants. The Company shall discharge the obligations that would otherwise fall will perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be discharged performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent during such period. Nothing herein shall preclude for the carrying out or performing by the Warrant Agent from acting of the provisions of this Agreement. In the event the Warrant Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other capacity communication, paper or document received by the Warrant Agent hereunder, Warrant Agent, may, in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action, and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Company or any Holder or other person or entity for refraining from taking such action, unless the CompanyWarrant Agent receives written instructions signed by the Company which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of Warrant Agent. The provisions of this Section 19 shall survive the termination of this Warrant Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent.

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Samples: Warrant Agreement (Ambac Financial Group Inc)

Duties of the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent acts hereunder as agent and in a ministerial capacity for the Company, and its duties shall be determined solely by the provisions hereof. The Warrant Agent shall not by issuing and delivering Warrant Certificates, or by any other act hereunder, be deemed to make any representations (i) as to the validity, value or authorization of the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants represented thereby or of any securities or other property delivered upon exercise of any Warrant, or (ii) whether any stock issued upon exercise of any Warrant is fully paid and nonassessable. Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Warrant Certificates to make or cause to be made any adjustment of the Warrant Price provided in this Agreement, or to determine whether any fact exists that may require any such adjustment, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment, when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not (i) be liable for any recital or statement of facts contained herein or for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in reliance on any Warrant Certificate or other document or instrument believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties, (ii) be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate, or (iii) be liable for any act or omission in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by an instrument signed by the Company’s 's Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President, its Secretary, or Assistant Secretary (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed). Without prejudice to any liability of any other party hereof, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with such notice, statement, instruction, request, direction, order or demand believed by it to be genuine. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for its services hereunder and to reimburse it for its reasonable expenses hereunder and further agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all losses, expenses and liabilities, including judgments, costs and counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of its duties and powers hereunder except losses, expenses and liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s 's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Warrant Agent may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s 's own gross negligence or willful misconduct), after giving thirty days' prior written notice to the Company. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Warrant Agent shall cause a copy of such notice of resignation to be mailed to the Holder of each Warrant Certificate at the Company’s 's expense. Upon such resignation, or any inability of the Warrant Agent to act as such hereunder, the Company shall appoint a new warrant agent in writing. The Company shall have complete discretion in the naming of a new warrant agent, who may be an affiliate, subsidiary or department of the Company, or any person used by the Company as transfer agent for the Common Stock. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent, then the Holder of any Warrant Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new warrant agent. The Company may, upon notice to the Holders, remove and replace the Warrant Agent if the Warrant Agent is the transfer agent for the Company’s 's Common Stock and the Warrant Agent ceases to be the transfer agent for the Company’s 's Common Stock for any reason. After acceptance in writing of an appointment by a new warrant agent is received by the Company, such new warrant agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. Any former warrant agent hereby agrees to cooperate with and deliver all records and Warrant Certificates to the new warrant agent at the direction of the new agent and the Company. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent may be converted or merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation succeeding to the trust business of the Warrant Agent shall be a successor warrant agent under this Agreement without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed to the Company and to each Holder. The Warrant Agent shall perform its duties with all due care and attention. If for any period no person is acting as Warrant Agent, then the Company shall discharge the obligations that would otherwise fall to be discharged by the Warrant Agent during such period. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company.

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Samples: Warrant Agreement (Vishay Intertechnology Inc)

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