EXHIBIT 10(k)
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
CEL-SCI CORPORATION
Warrant Shares: _______ Initial Exercise Date: December 24, 2009
Issue Date: June 24, 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 December 24, 2009 (the "Initial Exercise Date") and on
or prior to the close of business on the 5 year anniversary of the Initial
Exercise Date (the "Termination Date") but not thereafter, to subscribe for and
purchase from Cel-Sci Corporation, a Colorado 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 June 24, 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 or, if available, pursuant
to the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below.
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, the Holder 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
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
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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 $0.50, 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
the 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 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 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
Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and
reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall
be paid by the Company.
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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
Holder 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.
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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 Holder'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 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,
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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 (i)
exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant
beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) 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 being 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
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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
4.9% 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.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
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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.
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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, options
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 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,
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, (iii) 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, (iv) 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
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pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or
exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) 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, at the
option of the Holder (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 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 (1) an all
cash transaction, (2) a "Rule 13e-3 transaction" as defined in Rule 13e-3
under the Exchange Act, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person
or entity not traded on a national securities exchange, including, but not
limited to, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or
the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined
below) shall, at the Holder's option, exercisable at any time concurrently
with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental
Transaction, 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
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applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) if applicable, 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. 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. The provisions of this
paragraph shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental
Transactions and shall be applied as if this Warrant (and any such
subsequent warrants) were fully exercisable and without regard to any
limitations on the exercise of this Warrant (provided that the Holder shall
continue to be entitled to the benefit of the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation, applied however, with respect to shares of capital stock
registered under the Exchange Act and thereafter receivable upon exercise
of this Warrant (or any such other warrant)).
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.
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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.
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, or
(E) 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 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 may otherwise be expressly set
forth herein.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
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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
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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.
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.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
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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.
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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 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
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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 the issuance to the Holder
is not registered pursuant to an effective registration statement and the
Holder does not utilize cashless exercise in connection with such 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 Xxxxxx'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 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
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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 the
Holder.
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.
CEL-SCI CORPORATION
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: CEL-SCI CORPORATION
(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:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
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[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity:
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Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
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Name of Authorized Signatory:
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Title of Authorized Signatory:
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Date:
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute 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
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Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature: _____________________________
Holder's Address: _____________________________
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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.
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