COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
EXHIBIT B
NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
Warrant Shares: _______
Initial Exercise Date: September ___, 2009
Issue Date: March ___, 2009
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received,
(the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on
exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the 6 month anniversary
of the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the earlier of (i) the
close of business on the four year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date or (ii) time
immediately following the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction of the type described in
Section 3(e)(ii), (iii), (iv) or (vi) where the Company has given proper notice to the Holder of
the Fundamental Transaction in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 3(e) (the
“Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Northfield
Laboratories Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ___shares (the
“Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the
“Purchase Agreement”), dated March 12, 2009, among the Company and the purchasers signatory
thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial
Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such
other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the
registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a
duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto; and, within
three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the
Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby
purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank of, if
available, pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c).
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to
physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the
Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which
case, Xxxxxx shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3)
Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial
exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a
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portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect
of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount
equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company
shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such
purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within 1
Business Day of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the
records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest
error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree
that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of
the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder
at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this
Warrant shall be $0.53, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective
registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for
the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder and all of the Warrant Shares are not then
registered for resale by Holder into the market at market prices from time to time on an
effective registration statement for use on a continuous basis (or the prospectus contained
therein is not available for use), then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in
part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled
to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) | = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise; | ||
(B) | = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and | ||
(X) | = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following
clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for
trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City
time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading
Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or
quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then
reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization
or agency succeeding to
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its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common
Stock so reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common
Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and
reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the
Company.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant
shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for
shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the
Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the
Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission
(“DWAC”) system if the Company is then a participant in such system
and either (A) there is an effective Registration Statement permitting the
issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder
or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise
by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of
Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A)
the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, (B) surrender of
this Warrant (if required) and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price
as set forth above (including by cashless exercise, if permitted) (such
date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). This Warrant shall be
deemed to have been exercised on the first date on which all of the
foregoing have been delivered to the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be
deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to
be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such
shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with
payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if
permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant
to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid.
If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder certificates
evidencing the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant
Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares
subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date
of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to
$20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages
begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date
until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant
shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a
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Xxxxxx and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of
delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares,
deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase
the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant
shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the
Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant
Share Delivery Date, then, the Holder will have the right to rescind such
exercise.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver
Certificates Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available
to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit
to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant
Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date,
and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in
an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm
otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a
sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated
receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall
(A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s
total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required
to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2)
the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation
was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the
portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which
such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed
rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock
that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its
exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder
purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a
Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with
an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000,
under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be
required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company
written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of
the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such
loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Xxxxxx’s right to pursue any other
remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without
limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with
respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing
shares of
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Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the
terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or
scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of
this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at
its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction
in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or
round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for
Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or
transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such
certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company,
and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such
name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided,
however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be
issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when
surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form
attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as
a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any
transfer tax incidental thereto.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its
stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely
exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Xxxxxx’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of
this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant,
pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance
after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with
the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or
any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number
of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to
which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common
Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of
this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or
conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation
on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by
the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for
purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it
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acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such
calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely
responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent
that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether
this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together
with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the
sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to
be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other
securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this
Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the
Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.
In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual
report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement
by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent
setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral
request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing
to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the
conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder
or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the
number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon
not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding
immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of
this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to
apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day
after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be
construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of
this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective
or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to
make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such
limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of
this Warrant.
f) Call Provision. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) and this Section
2(f), if (i) the VWAP for each of 20 consecutive Trading Days (the “Measurement
Period”) exceeds $1.06 (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits,
recapitalizations, stock dividends and the like after the Initial Exercise Date), (ii) the
average daily volume for such Measurement Period exceeds $100,000 per Trading Day
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(subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, stock
dividends and the like after the Initial Exercise Date) and (iii) the Holder is not in
possession of any information that constitutes, or might constitute, material non-public
information which was provided by the Company, then the Company may, within 1 Trading Day of
the end of such Measurement Period, call for cancellation of all or any portion of this
Warrant for which a Notice of Exercise has not yet been delivered (such right, a
“Call”) for consideration equal to $0.001 per Share. To exercise this right, the
Company must deliver to the Holder an irrevocable written notice (a “Call Notice”),
indicating therein the portion of unexercised portion of this Warrant to which such notice
applies. If the conditions set forth below for such Call are satisfied from the period from
the date of the Call Notice through and including the Call Date (as defined below), then any
portion of this Warrant subject to such Call Notice for which a Notice of Exercise shall not
have been received by the Call Date will be cancelled at 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on
the tenth Trading Day after the date the Call Notice is received by the Holder (such date
and time, the “Call Date”). Any unexercised portion of this Warrant to which the
Call Notice does not pertain will be unaffected by such Call Notice. In furtherance
thereof, the Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Exercise with
respect to Warrant Shares subject to a Call Notice that are tendered through 6:30 p.m. (New
York City time) on the Call Date. The parties agree that any Notice of Exercise delivered
following a Call Notice which calls less than all the Warrants shall first reduce to zero
the number of Warrant Shares subject to such Call Notice prior to reducing the remaining
Warrant Shares available for purchase under this Warrant. For example, if (A) this Warrant
then permits the Holder to acquire 100 Warrant Shares, (B) a Call Notice pertains to 75
Warrant Shares, and (C) prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date the Holder
tenders a Notice of Exercise in respect of 50 Warrant Shares, then (x) on the Call Date the
right under this Warrant to acquire 25 Warrant Shares will be automatically cancelled, (y)
the Company, in the time and manner required under this Warrant, will have issued and
delivered to the Holder 50 Warrant Shares in respect of the exercises following receipt of
the Call Notice, and (z) the Holder may, until the Termination Date, exercise this Warrant
for 25 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment as herein provided and subject to subsequent
Call Notices). Subject again to the provisions of this Section 2(f), the Company may
deliver subsequent Call Notices for any portion of this Warrant for which the Holder shall
not have delivered a Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
in this Warrant, the Company may not deliver a Call Notice or require the cancellation of
this Warrant (and any such Call Notice shall be void), unless, from the beginning of the
Measurement Period through the Call Date, (1) the Company shall have honored in accordance
with the terms of this Warrant all Notices of Exercise delivered by 6:30 p.m. (New York
City time) on the Call Date, and (2) the Registration Statement shall be effective as to all
Warrant Shares and the prospectus thereunder available for use by the Holder for the resale
of all such Warrant Shares, and (3) the Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading
on the Trading Market, and (4) there is a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common
Stock for issuance of all Securities under the Transaction Documents, and (5) the issuance
of the shares shall not cause a breach of any provision of Section 2(e) herein. The
Company’s right to call the Warrants under this Section 2(f) shall be exercised ratably
among the Holders based on each Holder’s initial purchase of Warrants.
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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant
is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions
on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in
shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of
Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including
by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of
shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of
capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a
fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such
event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be
proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain
unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective
immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective
date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) RESERVED.
c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. If the Company, at any time while the Warrant
is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and
not to the Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a
price per share less than the VWAP on the record date mentioned below, then, the Exercise
Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of
shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or
warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or
purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of
shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming
receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights,
options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever
such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or
warrants.
d) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders)
evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock), then in
each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled
to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the
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VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall
be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record
date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to
one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good
faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the
Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made
whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the
record date mentioned above.
e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding,
(i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any
merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company,
directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into another Person whereby the stockholders of the
Company prior to such merger or consolidation own less than 50% of the outstanding share
capital of the resulting entity, (iii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any
sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iv) any, direct
or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or
another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to
sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been
accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (v) the Company,
directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification,
reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange
pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other
securities, cash or property, (vi) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more
related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business
combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or
scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50%
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by
the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the
other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business
combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise
of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that
would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such
Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of
this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring
corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional
consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such
Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this
Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to
any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such
exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply
to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in
respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and
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the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a
reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate
Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash
or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the
same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant
following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the
event of a Fundamental Transaction that is a transaction described in paragraph (ii), (iii),
(iv) or (vi) above whereby the consideration per share of Common Stock to be received by the
holders of the Company’s Common Stock has a value less than the exercise price of this
Warrant, at the Holder’s option, the Holder may require the Company as of the consummation
of the Fundamental Transaction to purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the
Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised
portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction.
“Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes
Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P.
(“Bloomberg”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental
Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding
to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public
announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an
expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from
the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public
announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share
used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if
any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental
Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public
announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The
Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company
is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the
obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without
unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the
holder of this Warrant, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the
Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and
substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of
capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of
Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any
limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with
an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock
(but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such
Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares
of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic
value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental
Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder.
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Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall
succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental
Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to
the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and
power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this
Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity
had been named as the Company herein.
f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the
nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this
Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a
given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury
shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is
adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall
promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after
such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring
such adjustment. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction,
despite the prohibition thereon in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall
be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the
lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be
converted or exercised.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Xxxxxx. If (A) the Company
shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the
Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash
dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall
authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants
to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of
any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be
required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any
consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any
compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other
securities, cash or property, (E) the Company shall undertake or shall be
aware of the pending consummation of a Fundamental Transaction or (F) the
Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case,
the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it
shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar
days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified,
a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the
purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or
if a record is not to be
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taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record
to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or
warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is
expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is
expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to
exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other
property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such
notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the
validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.
To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains,
material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the
Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall
remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the
date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such
notice except as otherwise set forth herein.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without
limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender
of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together
with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly
executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer
taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such
payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the
assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in
such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the
portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The
Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for
the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants
upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written
notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed
by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any
transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute
and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided
or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges
shall be dated the initial issuance date set forth on the first page of this Warrant and
shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable
pursuant thereto.
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c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to
be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name
of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the
registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any
exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual
notice to the contrary.
d) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof,
represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof,
will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not
with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in
violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to
sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the
Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior
to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i).
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants
that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the
Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security
reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the
posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock
certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock
certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or
stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the
taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be
a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next
succeeding Business Day.
d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, during the period the
Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a
sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the
exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its
issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged
with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary
certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this
Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure
that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the
Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be
issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
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Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and
payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the
Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer
occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company
shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of
incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action,
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 actions as may be necessary or appropriate to
protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase
the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such
exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action
as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally
issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant
and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations,
exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof,
as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this
Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of
Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the
Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents
thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon
the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless
exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to
exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right
or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other
provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly
fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to
the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any
costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including
those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting
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any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or
remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be
given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the
notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no
enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability
of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company,
whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights
granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of
its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of
this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for
specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant
and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted
assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any
Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of
Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof
waived with the written consent of the Company and Holders holding Warrants at least equal
to 67% of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of all then outstanding Warrants.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of
reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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(Signature Pages Follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
(1) The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase ______ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant
to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of
the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is
necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to
exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares
purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection
2(c).
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of
the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery
of a certificate to:
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: |
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: |
Name of Authorized Signatory: |
Title of Authorized Signatory: |
Date: |
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [___] all of or [___] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights
evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
whose address is | ||||
. | ||||
Dated: , _______
Holder’s Signature:
Holder’s Address:
Signature Guaranteed:
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the
face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be
guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or
other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing
Warrant.