WARRANT A
THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO SALE OR DISPOSITION MAY BE
EFFECTED WITHOUT (i) EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENTS RELATED THERETO,
(ii) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED, (iii) RECEIPT OF
NO-ACTION LETTERS FROM THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES, OR (iv)
OTHERWISE COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6 OF THIS WARRANT.
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, Defiante Farmacetica, L.d.a. and
his assignees are entitled to subscribe for and purchase 750,000 shares of the
fully paid and nonassessable Common Stock, (as adjusted pursuant to Section 4
hereof, the "Shares") of RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), at a price per share of US$1.00 (such price and
such other price as shall result, from time to time, from the adjustments
specified in Section 4 hereof is herein referred to as the "Warrant Price"),
subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth. As used herein, (a) the term "Common Stock" shall mean the Company's
Common Stock, and any stock into or for which such Common Stock may hereafter be
converted or exchanged, (b) the term "Date of Grant" shall mean the Date of
Grant listed on the signature page hereof, and (c) the term "Other Warrants"
shall mean any other warrants issued by the Company in connection with the
transaction with respect to which this Warrant was issued, and any warrant
issued upon transfer or partial exercise of this Warrant. The term "Warrant" as
used herein shall be deemed to include Other Warrants unless the context clearly
requires otherwise.
1. Term. The purchase right represented by this Warrant is exercisable, in
whole or in part, at any time and from time to time from the Date of Grant
through eighteen (18) months after the Date of Grant.
2. Method of Exercise; Payment; Issuance of New Warrant. Subject to Section
1 hereof, the purchase right represented by this Warrant may be exercised by the
holder hereof, in whole or in part and from time to time, at the election of the
holder hereof, by (a) the surrender of this Warrant (with the notice of exercise
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A duly completed and
executed) at the principal office of the Company and by the payment to the
Company, by certified check, or by wire transfer to an account designated by the
Company (a "Wire Transfer") of an amount equal to the applicable Warrant Price
multiplied by the number of Shares then being purchased, or (b) if in connection
with a registered public offering of the Company's securities, the surrender of
this Warrant (with the notice of exercise form attached hereto as Exhibit A duly
completed and executed) at the principal office of the Company together with
notice of arrangements
reasonably satisfactory to the Company for payment to the Company either by
certified or bank check or by Wire Transfer from the proceeds of the sale of
shares to be sold by the holder in such public offering of an amount equal to
the applicable Warrant Price per share multiplied by the number of Shares then
being purchased. The person or persons in whose name(s) any certificate(s)
representing shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be deemed to have become the holder(s) of record of, and shall be
treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of, the shares represented
thereby (and such shares shall be deemed to have been issued) immediately prior
to the close of business on the date or dates upon which this Warrant is
exercised. In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this
Warrant, certificates for the shares of stock so purchased shall be delivered to
the holder hereof as soon as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days
after such exercise and, unless this Warrant has been fully exercised or
expired, a new Warrant representing the portion of the Shares, if any, with
respect to which this Warrant shall not then have been exercised shall also be
issued to the holder hereof as soon as possible and in any event within such
thirty-day period.
3. Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares. All Shares that may be issued
upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance
pursuant to the terms and conditions herein, be fully paid and nonassessable,
and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be
exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized, and reserved for the
purpose of the issue upon exercise of the purchase rights evidenced by this
Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock to provide for the
exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.
4. Adjustment of Warrant Price and Number of Shares. The number and kind of
securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant Price
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain
events, as follows:
(a) Reclassification or Merger. In case of any reclassification or change
of securities of the class issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (other than a
change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or as a result of a
subdivision or combination), or in case of any merger of the Company with or
into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which
the Company is the acquiring and the surviving corporation and which does not
result in any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant), or in case of any sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, the Company, or such successor or purchasing
corporation, as the case may be, shall duly execute and deliver to the holder of
this Warrant a new Warrant (in form and substance satisfactory to the holder of
this Warrant), so that the holder of this Warrant shall have the right to
receive, at a total purchase price not to exceed that payable upon the exercise
of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, and in lieu of the shares of Common
Stock, theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount
of shares of stock, other securities, money and property receivable upon such
reclassification, change or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common
Stock, then purchasable under this Warrant. Such new Warrant shall provide for
adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the
adjustments provided for in this Section 4 and, in the case of a new Warrant
issuable after conversion of the authorized shares of the Common Stock shall
provide for antidilution protection that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be
practicable to the antidilution provisions applicable to the
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Series Preferred on the Date of Grant. The provisions of this subparagraph (a)
shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, mergers and
transfers.
(b) Subdivision or Combination of Shares. If the Company at any time while
this Warrant remains outstanding and unexpired shall subdivide or combine its
outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately
decreased in the case of a subdivision or increased in the case of a
combination, effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or
combination becomes effective.
(c) Stock Dividends and Other Distributions. If the Company at any time
while this Warrant is outstanding and unexpired shall (i) pay a dividend with
respect to Common Stock payable in Common Stock, or (ii) make any other
distribution with respect to Common Stock (except any distribution specifically
provided for in Sections 4(a) and 4(b)), of Common Stock then the Warrant Price
shall be adjusted, from and after the date of determination of shareholders
entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, to that price determined by
multiplying the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such date of
determination by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the total number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such dividend or
distribution, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the total number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or
distribution.
(d) Adjustment of Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment in the Warrant
Price, the number of Shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder shall be
adjusted, to the nearest whole share, to the product obtained by multiplying the
number of Shares purchasable immediately prior to such adjustment in the Warrant
Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Warrant Price
immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the
Warrant Price immediately thereafter.
5. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued
in connection with any exercise hereunder, but in lieu of such fractional shares
the Company shall make a cash payment therefor based on the fair market value of
the Common Stock on the date of exercise as reasonably determined in good faith
by the Company's Board of Directors.
6. Compliance with Act; Disposition of Warrant or Shares of Common Stock.
(a) Compliance with Act. The holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof,
agrees that this Warrant, and the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon
exercise hereof are being acquired for investment and that such holder will not
offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant, or any shares of Common Stock
to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances which will not
result in a violation of the Act or any applicable state securities laws. Upon
exercise of this Warrant, unless the Shares being acquired are registered under
the Act and any applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such
registration is available, the holder hereof shall confirm in writing that the
shares of Common Stock so purchased are being acquired for investment and not
with a view toward distribution or resale in violation of the Act and shall
confirm such other matters related thereto as may be reasonably requested by the
Company. This Warrant and all shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of
this Warrant (unless registered under the Act and any
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applicable state securities laws) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in
substantially the following form:
"THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO SALE
OR DISPOSITION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT (i) EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENTS RELATED THERETO, (ii) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE,
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT
REQUIRED, (iii) RECEIPT OF NO-ACTION LETTERS FROM THE APPROPRIATE
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES, OR (iv) OTHERWISE COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 6 OF THE WARRANT UNDER WHICH THESE SECURITIES WERE ISSUED,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY."
Said legend shall be removed by the Company, upon the request of a holder,
at such time as the restrictions on the transfer of the applicable security
shall have terminated. In addition, in connection with the issuance of this
Warrant, the holder specifically represents to the Company by acceptance of this
Warrant as follows:
(1) The holder is aware of the Company's business affairs and financial
condition, and has acquired information about the Company sufficient to reach an
informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire this Warrant. The holder is
acquiring this Warrant for its own account for investment purposes only and not
with a view to, or for the resale in connection with, any "distribution" thereof
in violation of the Act.
(2) The holder understands that this Warrant has not been registered under
the Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends
upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the holder's investment intent
as expressed herein.
(3) The holder further understands that this Warrant must be held
indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act and qualified under
any applicable state securities laws, or unless exemptions from registration and
qualification are otherwise available. The holder is aware of the provisions of
Rule 144, promulgated under the Act.
(b) Disposition of Warrant or Shares. With respect to any offer, sale or
other disposition of this Warrant or any shares of Common Stock acquired
pursuant to the exercise of this Warrant prior to registration of such Warrant
or shares, the holder hereof agrees to give written notice to the Company prior
thereto, describing briefly the manner thereof, together with a written opinion
of such holder's counsel, or other evidence, if reasonably requested by the
Company, to the effect that such offer, sale or other disposition may be
effected without registration or qualification (under the Act as then in effect
or any federal or state securities law then in effect) of this Warrant or such
shares Common Stock and indicating whether or not under the Act certificates for
this Warrant or such shares of Common Stock to be sold or otherwise disposed of
require any restrictive legend as to applicable restrictions on transferability
in order to ensure compliance with such law. Promptly upon
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receiving such written notice and reasonably satisfactory opinion or other
evidence, if so requested, the Company, as promptly as practicable but no later
than fifteen (15) days after receipt of the written notice, shall notify such
holder that such holder may sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or such
shares of Common Stock, all in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered
to the Company. If a determination has been made pursuant to this Section 6(b)
that the opinion of counsel for the holder or other evidence is not reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, the Company shall so notify the holder promptly
with details thereof after such determination has been made. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Warrant or such shares of Common Stock may, as to such federal
laws, be offered, sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Rule 144 or
144A under the Act, provided that the Company shall have been furnished with
such information as the Company may reasonably request to provide a reasonable
assurance that the provisions of Rule 144 or 144A have been satisfied. Each
certificate representing this Warrant or the shares of Common Stock thus
transferred (except a transfer pursuant to Rule 144 or 144A) shall bear a legend
as to the applicable restrictions on transferability in order to ensure
compliance with such laws, unless in the aforesaid opinion of counsel for the
holder, such legend is not required in order to ensure compliance with such
laws. The Company may issue stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent in
connection with such restrictions.
(c) Applicability of Restrictions. Neither any restrictions of any legend
described in this Warrant nor the requirements of Section 6(b) above shall apply
to any transfer of, or grant of a security interest in, this Warrant (or the
Common Stock obtainable upon exercise thereof) or any part hereof (i) to a
partner of the holder if the holder is a partnership, (ii) to a partnership of
which the holder is a partner, or (iii) to any affiliate of the holder if the
holder is a corporation; provided, however, in any such transfer, if applicable,
the transferee shall on the Company's request agree in writing to be bound by
the terms of this Warrant as if an original signatory hereto.
7. Rights as Stockholders; Information. No holder of this Warrant, as such,
shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of Common
Stock or any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable
on the exercise hereof for any purpose, nor shall anything contained herein be
construed to confer upon the holder of this Warrant, as such, any of the rights
of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of
directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof,
or to receive notice of meetings, or to receive dividends or subscription rights
or otherwise until this Warrant shall have been exercised and the Shares
purchasable upon the exercise hereof shall have become deliverable, as provided
herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will transmit to the holder
of this Warrant such information, documents and reports as are generally
distributed to the holders of any class or series of the securities of the
Company concurrently with the distribution thereof to the stockholders.
8. Additional Rights.
8.1. Mergers. The Company shall provide the holder of this Warrant with at
least twenty (20) days' notice of the terms and conditions of any of the
following potential transactions: (i) the sale, lease, exchange, conveyance or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's property or
business, or (ii) its merger into or consolidation with any other corporation
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(other than a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company), or any transaction
(including a merger or other reorganization) or series of related transactions,
in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Company is disposed of. The
Company will reasonably cooperate with the holder in arranging the sale of this
Warrant in connection with any such transaction.
9. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to
the holder of this Warrant as follows:
(a) This Warrant has been duly authorized and executed by the Company and
is a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with
its terms, subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency and the relief of debtors and the rules of law or principles at
equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies;
(b) The shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and reserved for
issuance by the Company and, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof,
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable;
(c) The execution and delivery of this Warrant are not, and the issuance of
the Shares upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof
will not be, inconsistent with the Company's Certificate or by-laws, do not and
will not contravene any law, governmental rule or regulation, judgment or order
applicable to the Company, and do not and will not conflict with or contravene
any provision of, or constitute a default under, any material indenture,
mortgage, contract or other instrument of which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound or require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice
to, the registration or filing with or the taking of any action in respect of or
by, any Federal, state or local government authority or agency or other person,
except for the filing of notices pursuant to federal and state securities laws,
which filings will be effected by the time required thereby; and
(d) There are no actions, suits, audits, investigations or proceedings
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company in
any court or before any governmental commission, board or authority which, if
adversely determined, will have a material adverse effect on the ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
10. Modification and Waiver. This Warrant and any provision hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought.
11. Notices. Any notice, request, communication or other document required
or permitted to be given or delivered to the holder hereof or the Company shall
be delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid,
to each such holder at its address as shown on the books of the Company or to
the Company at the address indicated therefor on the signature page of this
Warrant.
12. Binding Effect on Successors. This Warrant shall be binding upon any
corporation succeeding the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of
all or substantially all of the
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Company's assets, and all of the obligations of the Company relating to the
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise or conversion of this Warrant shall
survive the exercise, conversion and termination of this Warrant and all of the
covenants and agreements of the Company shall inure to the benefit of the
successors and assigns of the holder hereof. The Company will, at the time of
the exercise or conversion of this Warrant, in whole or in part, upon request of
the holder hereof but at the Company's expense, acknowledge in writing its
continuing obligation to the holder hereof in respect of any rights (including,
without limitation, any right to registration of the Shares) to which the holder
hereof shall continue to be entitled after such exercise or conversion in
accordance with this Warrant; provided, that the failure of the holder hereof to
make any such request shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company
to the holder hereof in respect of such rights.
13. Lost Warrants or Stock Certificates. The Company covenants to the
holder hereof that, upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any
stock certificate and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon
receipt of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or in the case
of any such mutilation upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock
certificate, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock
certificate, of like tenor, in lieu of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated
Warrant or stock certificate.
14. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of the several
paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not
constitute a part of this Warrant. The language in this Warrant shall be
construed as to its fair meaning without regard to which party drafted this
Warrant.
15. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of
the State of Delaware.
16. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. All
representations and warranties of the Company and the holder hereof contained
herein shall survive the Date of Grant, the exercise or conversion of this
Warrant (or any part hereof) or the termination or expiration of rights
hereunder. All agreements of the Company and the holder hereof contained herein
shall survive indefinitely until, by their respective terms, they are no longer
operative.
17. Remedies. In case any one or more of the covenants and agreements
contained in this Warrant shall have been breached, the holders hereof (in the
case of a breach by the Company), or the Company (in the case of a breach by a
holder), may proceed to protect and enforce their or its rights either by suit
in equity and/or by action at law, including, but not limited to, an action for
damages as a result of any such breach and/or an action for specific performance
of any such covenant or agreement contained in this Warrant.
18. No Impairment of Rights. The Company will not, by amendment of its
Charter or through any other means, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or
performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good
faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such
action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the
holder of this Warrant against impairment.
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19. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
this Warrant in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of such provision in any other jurisdiction, or affect any other provision of
this Warrant, which shall remain in full force and effect.
20. Recovery of Litigation Costs. If any legal action or other proceeding
is brought for the enforcement of this Warrant, or because of an alleged
dispute, breach, default, or misrepresentation in connection with any of the
provisions of this Warrant, the successful or prevailing party or parties shall
be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs incurred in
that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it or they
may be entitled.
21. Entire Agreement; Modification. This Warrant constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter contained in it
and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and
undertakings of the parties, whether oral or written, with respect to such
subject matter.
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REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
a Delaware corporation
By X.X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title President and CEO
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Address:Bethesda Metro Center,
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Date of Xxxxx: June 11, 2003
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
1. The undersigned hereby:
/ / elects to purchase ______ shares of Common Stock of RegeneRx
Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the
attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the
purchase price of such shares in full.
2. Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares in
the name of the undersigned or in such other name or names as are specified
below:
_______________________________
(Name)
_______________________________
_______________________________
(Address)
3. The undersigned represents that the aforesaid shares are being acquired
for the account of the undersigned for investment and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the undersigned has
no present intention of distributing or reselling such shares, all except as in
compliance with applicable securities laws.
_________________________________
(Signature)
___________________________
(Date)
