EXHIBIT 4.8
WARRANT AGREEMENT
WARRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 7, 2003 (this
"Agreement"), between Akorn, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), and
Argent Fund Management Ltd. (the "Initial Holder"). Capitalized terms used but
not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase
Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Preferred Stock and Note Purchase
Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2003, by and among the Company and the
purchasers listed on the signature pages thereto (the "Purchase Agreement"), the
Company will issue a note (the "Purchased Note"), to the Initial Holder.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Purchased Note, the
Company desires to grant to the Initial Holder warrants to purchase up to 5,000
shares of Common Stock (as defined below);
WHEREAS, this Agreement governs the issuance of the Warrant
Certificates (as defined below) and the other matters as provided herein,
including, without limitation, for the purpose of defining the terms and
provisions of the Warrants (as defined below) and the respective rights and
obligations thereunder of the Company and the Initial Holder together with any
subsequent record holders thereof (together with the holders of shares of Common
Stock (or other securities) received upon exercise thereof, the "Holders").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the
mutual agreements contained herein, the Company and the Initial Holder hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
"Above Market Repurchase" means any purchase (by tender or
exchange offer, open market purchase, privately negotiated purchased or
otherwise) for all or any portion of the Company's Common Stock where such
purchase is for aggregate consideration having a Fair Market Value as of the
earlier (i) the date of such purchase or (ii) the date immediately prior to the
date of the public announcement of such purchase, that exceeds the product of
(x) the aggregate number of shares being purchased, multiplied by (y) the
Current Market Value of the Common Stock on such date.
"Additional Shares" has the meaning specified in Section
4.1(a)(ii) hereof.
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"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person,
directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
"controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Available Shares" means the 12,883,000 shares of Common Stock
the Company currently has duly authorized and available to be reserved for
issuance upon exercise of the Warrants.
"Board" means the board of directors of the Company from time
to time.
"Business Day" means a day except a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in The City of New York, are authorized by law to
close.
"Cashless Exercise" has the meaning specified in Section 3.3
hereof.
"Cashless Exercise Ratio" has the meaning specified in Section
3.3 hereof.
"Closing Date" means the date hereof.
"Common Stock" means the common stock, no par value per share,
of the Company, and any other capital stock of the Company into which such
Common Stock may be converted or reclassified or that may be issued in respect
of, in exchange for, or in substitution of, such Common Stock by reason of any
stock splits, stock dividends, distributions, mergers, consolidations or other
like events.
"Convertible Securities" means any options or warrants to
purchase or rights to subscribe for shares of Common Stock, securities by their
terms convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, or options or
warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable
securities.
"Current Market Value" has the meaning specified in Section
3.3 hereof.
"Exchange Act" means the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
"Excluded Issuances" means the issuance or reissuance of any
shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities (whether treasury shares or
newly issued shares) pursuant to or in connection with (1) a dividend or
distribution on, or subdivision, combination, consolidation or reclassification
of, the outstanding Common Stock requiring an adjustment in the Exercise Price
pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), (2) any
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Convertible Security outstanding as of the Closing Date, including, without
limitation, the Preferred Stock Warrants (except as otherwise provided in
Section 4.1(a)(iv)(5)(d)), (3) the exercise of Warrants, (4) the grant or
exercise of any stock or stock options to employees, directors or consultants of
the Company that may be granted to or exercised by any employee, director or
consultant under any stock option or similar benefit plan of the Company now
existing or to be implemented in the future, (5) any transaction involving the
Company's issuance of securities in connection with an acquisition (the primary
purpose of which is not to raise equity capital), (6) any transaction involving
the Company's issuance of securities in connection with any strategic
partnership or joint venture (the primary purpose of which is not to raise
equity capital), (7) any issuance of securities by the Company as consideration
for the acquisition of a license by the Company, (8) the issuance of securities
pursuant to any financing from a bank or similar financial or lending
institution approved by the Board; or (9) the issuance of warrants to purchase
Common Stock pursuant to the Guaranty Warrant Agreements; provided, however,
that issuances of securities described in the forgoing sub-clauses (4), (6), (7)
and (8) subsequent to the Closing Date which exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of
the outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation outstanding as of the Closing
Date (as adjusted for any split, subdivision, combination, consolidation,
recapitalization or similar event with respect to the Common Stock), as
determined on a fully-diluted basis, shall not be deemed to be Excluded
Issuances.
"Exercise Date" means the date upon which a Holder exercises a
Warrant or Warrants in accordance with Section 3.2.
"Exercise Price" has the meaning specified in Section 3.1
hereof.
"Expiration Date" means the third anniversary of the date of
this Agreement.
"Fair Market Value" with respect to any securities, assets or
property means the fair value thereof as determined by an independent investment
banking or appraisal firm experienced in the valuation of such securities or
property; provided that the value of any securities that trade on a national
securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system shall be the Current Market
Value thereof as of the date such value is determined.
"Guaranty Warrant Agreement" means (a) the Warrant Agreement,
dated as of October 7, 2003, between the Company and The Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Trust,
dtd 9/20/89 and (b) the Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2003, between
the Company and Arjun Waney, whereby in consideration for having such parties
enter into a personal guaranty under the Company's credit facility, the Company
will grant warrants to such parties.
"Holders" has the meaning specified in the recitals to this
Agreement.
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"Laws" shall include all foreign, federal, state and local
laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, decrees and
bodies of law.
"Parent" means any Person of which the Company is a direct or
indirect subsidiary.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture association, joint-stock company trust,
unincorporated organization, government or agency thereof.
"Preferred Stock Warrants" has the meaning ascribed thereto in
the Purchase Agreement.
"Private Placement Legend" means the legend set forth on the
Warrant Certificates in the form set forth in Section 2.3.
"Purchase Agreement" has the meaning specified in the recitals
to this Agreement.
"Purchased Note" has the meaning specified in the recitals to
this Agreement.
"Purchaser Representative" means the person designated to act
as the representative of the purchasers listed on the signature pages of the
Purchase Agreement, pursuant to the Purchaser Representative Agreement, dated as
of the date hereof, who initially will be Xxxx X. Xxxxxx.
"Proxy Statement" means the proxy statement distributed to the
Company's stockholders in connection with the Stockholder's Meeting.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" means the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
"Stockholder Approval" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto
in the Purchase Agreement.
"Subscription Form" means the form on the reverse side of the
Warrant Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
"Subsidiaries" or "Subsidiary" shall mean the collective
reference to all direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company.
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"Surviving Person" means the continuing or surviving Person of
a merger, consolidation or other corporate combination, the Person receiving a
transfer of all or a substantial part of the properties and assets of the
Company, or the Person consolidating with or merging in the Company in a merger,
consolidation or other corporate combination in which the Company is the
continuing surviving Person, but in connection with which the preferred stock or
Common Stock of the Company is exchanged, converted or reinstated into the
securities of any other Person or cash or any other property; provided, however,
if such Surviving Person is a direct or indirect subsidiary of a Person, the
parent entity shall be deemed to be a Surviving Person.
"Transaction" has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(b)(i)
hereof.
"Warrants" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.
"Warrant Certificates" has the meaning specified in Section
2.2 hereof.
ARTICLE II
ISSUE OF WARRANTS
Section 2.1. Issuance of Warrants.
The Company hereby agrees to issue to the Initial Holder on
the Closing Date warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase from the Company 5,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock at the Exercise Price.
Section 2.2. Form of Warrant Certificates.
Certificates representing the Warrants (the "Warrant
Certificates") shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall be dated
the Closing Date and shall have such insertions as are appropriate or required
or permitted by this Agreement and may have such letters, numbers or other marks
of identification and such legends and endorsements stamped, printed,
lithographed or engraved thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to
comply with any Laws or to conform to custom or usage.
Section 2.3. Restrictive Legends.
The Warrant Certificates shall bear the following legend on
the face thereof:
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE, EXCEPT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE WARRANT AGREEMENT.
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
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(THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES.
ARTICLE III
EXERCISE PRICE, EXERCISE, REPURCHASE OF WARRANTS AND
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 3.1. Exercise Price.
Each Warrant Certificate shall initially entitle the Holder
thereof, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, to purchase the number of
shares of Common Stock indicated thereon at a per share purchase price (the
"Exercise Price") equal to $1.10, subject to adjustment as provided in Section
4.1 and Article V hereof.
Section 3.2. Exercise; Restrictions on Exercise.
At any time after the Closing Date and prior to 5:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on the Expiration Date, any outstanding Warrants may be
exercised on any Business Day; provided that Holders of Warrants will be able to
exercise their Warrants only if the exercise of such Warrants is exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, as reasonably determined by the
Company, and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification
under the applicable securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions in
which such Holders reside. Any Warrants not exercised by 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Expiration Date shall expire and all rights of the Holders of
such Warrants shall terminate. Additionally, pursuant to Section 4.1(b)(ii)
hereof, the Warrants shall expire and all rights of the Holders of such Warrants
shall terminate in the event the Company merges or consolidates with or sells
all or substantially all of its property and assets to a Person (other than an
Affiliate of the Company) if the consideration payable to holders of Common
Stock in exchange for their Common Stock in connection with such merger,
consolidation or sale consists solely of cash or in the event of the
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
Section 3.3. Method of Exercise; Payment of Exercise Price.
In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants represented by
a Warrant Certificate, the Holder thereof must surrender for exercise the
Warrant Certificate to the Company at its principal executive office, with the
Subscription Form set forth on the reverse of the Warrant Certificate duly
executed, together with payment in full of the Exercise Price then in effect for
each share of Common Stock (or other securities) purchasable upon exercise of
the Warrants as to which a Warrant is exercised; such
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payment may be made (i) in cash or by certified or official bank check payable
to the order of the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to an account designated by the Company for such purpose, (ii) without the
payment of cash (a "Cashless Exercise"), by reducing the number of shares of
Common Stock that would be obtainable upon the exercise of a Warrant and payment
of the Exercise Price in cash so as to yield a number of shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of such Warrant equal to the product of (a) the number of
shares of Common Stock for which such Warrant is exercisable as of the date of
exercise (if the Exercise Price were being paid in cash) and (b) the Cashless
Exercise Ratio, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii).
The "Cashless Exercise Ratio" shall equal a fraction, the
numerator of which is the excess of the Current Market Value per share of Common
Stock on the Exercise Date over the Exercise Price per share as of the Exercise
Date and the denominator of which is the Current Market Value per share of the
Common Stock on the Exercise Date. Upon surrender of a Warrant Certificate
representing more than one Warrant in connection with the Holder's option to
elect a Cashless Exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon
a Cashless Exercise shall be equal to the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of Warrants that the Holder specifies are to be
exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise multiplied by the Cashless Exercise
Ratio. All provisions of this Agreement shall be applicable with respect to a
surrender of a Warrant Certificate pursuant to a Cashless Exercise for less than
the full number of Warrants represented thereby.
The "Current Market Value" per share of Common Stock on any
date shall be the closing sale price on such day or, in case no such sale takes
place on such day, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices, in
either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting
system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock or such other securities are listed or
admitted to trading or, if not quoted or listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange or quotation system, the last quoted sale price or,
if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the
over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or,
if on any such date the Common Stock or such other securities are not quoted by
any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as
furnished by a professional market maker, selected by the Board and reasonably
acceptable to the Holder, making a market in the Common Stock or such other
securities of the Company.
If less than all the Warrants represented by a Warrant
Certificate are exercised, such Warrant Certificate shall be surrendered and a
new Warrant Certificate of the same tenor and for the number of Warrants which
were not exercised shall be executed by the Company and delivered to the Holder.
Upon the exercise of any Warrants following the surrender of a Warrant
Certificate in conformity with the foregoing provisions, the Company shall
transfer promptly to the Holder appropriate evidence of ownership of any shares
of Common Stock or other securities or property to which the Holder is entitled
as a result of exercise, at the Company's option, an amount in
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cash, in lieu of any fractional shares, as provided in Section 4.3 hereof.
Upon the exercise of a Warrant or Warrants, the Company shall
as promptly as practicable but not later than 14 Business Days after such
exercise enter, or cause any transfer agent of the shares of Common Stock to
enter, the name of the person entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of such Warrants into the Company's register of stockholders.
Thereupon, the Company or the applicable transfer agent shall issue certificates
for the necessary number of shares of Common Stock to which said Holder is
entitled.
A Warrant shall be deemed by the Company to be exercised
immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender for
exercise, as provided above, of the Warrant Certificate representing such
Warrant and, for all purposes under this Agreement, the Holder shall receive the
shares of Common Stock the Holder would have been entitled to had it been the
registered Holder on such date, except that for purposes of transferring the
shares of Common Stock or voting in a general stockholders' meeting, the Holder
shall, in its relation with the Company, be deemed to be the Holder thereof only
when such shares of Common Stock are entered in the register of stockholders in
the name of such person; provided, however, that, with respect to Warrants which
have been exercised but for which the corresponding shares of Common Stock have
not been recorded in the register of stockholders, the provisions of Article IV
shall continue to apply as if the number of Warrants held prior to exercise
remained outstanding on the date of any action or event of the type giving rise
to an adjustment under Article IV.
Section 3.4. Registration Rights.
The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants shall have the registration rights as set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2003, by and among the Company and the
parties listed on the signature pages thereto.
ARTICLE IV
ADJUSTMENTS
Section 4.1. Adjustments.
The Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock
(or other securities) purchasable upon exercise of each Warrant shall be subject
to adjustment from time to time as follows (subject in each case to Section
4.1(a) (vi) hereof):
(a) Adjustment of Exercise Price. The Exercise Price shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) Stock Dividends, Splits, etc. In case the Company
shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date (A)
declare a
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dividend or make a distribution on the outstanding shares of Common
Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock, in either case, in
shares of Common Stock or (B) effect a subdivision, combination,
consolidation or reclassification of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then,
and in each such case, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to such event or the record date therefor, whichever is earlier, shall
be adjusted by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction of which
(x) the numerator is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event and (y) the denominator is
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such
event. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) shall become
effective (x) in the case of any such dividend or distribution,
immediately after the close of business on the date for the
determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive
such dividend or distribution, or (y) in the case of any such
subdivision, combination, consolidation or reclassification, at the
close of business on the day upon which such corporate action becomes
effective.
(ii) Below Market or Conversion Price Issuances. In case
the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Closing
Date issue or sell any Common Stock or Convertible Security
(collectively, "Additional Shares") without consideration or for a
consideration per share (or having a conversion, exchange or exercise
price per share) less than the greater of (A) the Current Market Value
per share of Common Stock on the Business Day immediately preceding the
earlier of the issuance, or public announcement of the issuance, of
such Additional Shares and (B) the Exercise Price as of the date of
such issuance then, and in each such case, the Exercise Price shall be
reduced to an amount determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in
effect on the day immediately prior to such date by a fraction of which
(x) the numerator is the sum of (i) the product of (A) the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such sale or
issuance multiplied by (B) the greater of (1) the then applicable
Exercise Price per share and (2) the Current Market Value per share of
Common Stock on the date preceding the earlier of the issuance or
public announcement of the issuance of such Additional Shares (the
greater of (1) and (2) above hereinafter referred to as the "Adjustment
Price") and (ii) the aggregate consideration receivable by the Company
for the total number of shares of Common Stock so issued (or into or
for which the Convertible Securities are convertible, exercisable or
exchangeable), and (y) the denominator equals the product of (i) the
sum of (A) the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to such sale or issue and (B) the number of
additional shares of Common Stock issued (or into or for which the
Convertible Securities may be converted, exercised or exchanged),
multiplied by (ii) the Adjustment Price. An adjustment made pursuant to
this subsection (ii) shall be made on the next Business Day following
the
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date on which any such issuance is made and shall be effective
retroactively to the close of business on the date of such issuance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment (other than as provided
for in Section 4(a)(iv)(5)(d)) shall be made pursuant to this Section
4(a)(ii) in connection with any Excluded Issuances.
(iii) Special Dividends; Repurchases. In case the Company
after the Closing Date shall (1) distribute to all holders of shares of
Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness, assets (excluding any
regular periodic cash dividend but including any extraordinary cash
dividend), capital stock (other than Common Stock) or rights to
subscribe for capital stock (other than Common Stock), or (2) purchase
or otherwise acquire for value any shares of Common Stock in an Above
Market Repurchase, in each such case the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to the date of such distribution (or the date
immediately prior to the date of the public announcement of such
distribution, whichever is earlier) or date of such purchase (or the
date immediately prior to the date of the public announcement of such
purchase), as applicable, shall be adjusted by multiplying such
Exercise Price by a fraction of which (x) the numerator is the
remainder (if greater than zero) of (i) the Current Market Value per
share of Common Stock on such date, minus (ii) the Fair Market Value as
of such date of the portion of assets, evidences of indebtedness,
capital stock or subscription rights so distributed or paid applicable
to one share of Common Stock, and (y) the denominator is the Current
Market Value per share of Common Stock on such date, such adjustment to
become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the
day following the date of distribution or purchase; provided, however,
that no adjustment shall be made pursuant to clause (1) of this
subparagraph (a)(iii) (A) if such issuance is an Excluded Issuance or
(B) if an adjustment shall otherwise be made with respect to such
distribution or issuance pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(ii); and further
provided, however, that if in any case the numerator of such fraction
shall be zero or less than zero, no adjustment shall be made in such
case. The Company shall provide any Holder, upon receipt of a written
request therefor, with any indenture or other instrument defining the
rights of the holders of any indebtedness, assets, subscription rights
or capital stock referred to in this subparagraph (a)(iii).
(iv) General. For the purposes of any adjustment of the
Exercise Price pursuant to paragraph (ii) of this Section 4.1(a), the
following provisions shall be applicable:
(1) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock
or Convertible Securities for cash in a public offering or private
placement, the aggregate consideration shall be deemed to be the amount
of cash paid before deducting any discounts, commissions or placement
fees payable
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by the Company to any underwriter or placement agent in connection with
the issuance and sale thereof.
(2) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock
for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, such
consideration shall be deemed to be the Fair Market Value thereof.
(3) Subparagraph (2) above notwithstanding, in
the case of the issuance of Additional Shares to the owners of the
non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company
is the surviving corporation, the amount of consideration therefore
shall be deemed to be the Fair Market Value of such portion of the net
assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to
such Common Stock or Convertible Securities, as the case may be.
(4) If Common Stock is sold as a unit with other
securities, the aggregate consideration received for such Common Stock
shall be deemed to be net of the Fair Market Value of such other
securities.
(5) In the case of the issuance of Convertible
Securities:
(A) The aggregate maximum number of
shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments
relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained
therein for a subsequent reduction of such number) deliverable
upon conversion of or in exchange for, or upon the exercise
of, such Convertible Securities and subsequent conversion,
exchange or exercise thereof shall be deemed to have been
issued at the time such Convertible Securities were issued and
for a consideration equal to the consideration received by the
Company for any such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum
amount of consideration (as set forth in the instruments
relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained
therein for a subsequent increase of consideration), if any,
to be received by the Company upon the conversion, exercise or
exchange of such Convertible Securities;
(B) With respect to any Convertible
Securities issued after the Closing Date for which an
adjustment to the Exercise Price previously has been made
pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(ii), on any increase in the number
of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise,
conversion or exchange of, or a decrease in the exercise price
of, such Convertible Securities other than a change resulting
from the anti-dilution provisions thereof,
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the applicable Exercise Price shall forthwith be readjusted
retroactively to give effect to such increase or decrease;
(C) With respect to any Convertible
Securities issued after the Closing Date for which an
adjustment to the Exercise Price has previously not been made
pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(ii), if there is any increase in
the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon
exercise, conversion or exchange of, or a decrease in the
exercise price of, such Convertible Securities other than a
change resulting from the anti-dilution provisions thereof,
such Convertible Securities shall be treated as if they had
been cancelled and reissued and an adjustment to the Exercise
Price with respect to such deemed issuance shall be made
pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(ii), if applicable;
(D) With respect to any Convertible
Securities issued prior to the Closing Date, if there is any
increase in the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable
upon exercise, conversion or exchange of, or a decrease in the
exercise price of, such Convertible Securities other than a
change resulting from the anti-dilution provisions thereof,
such Convertible Securities shall be treated as if they had
been cancelled and reissued and an adjustment to the Exercise
Price with respect to such deemed issuance shall be made
pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(ii), if applicable; and
(E) No further adjustment of the
Exercise Price adjusted upon the issuance of any such
Convertible Securities shall be made as a result of the actual
issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange of any such Convertible Securities.
(v) Rights Distributions. Rights or warrants issued by
the Company to all holders of Common Stock entitling the holders
thereof to subscribe for or purchase capital stock of the Company,
which rights or warrants (1) are deemed to be transferred with such
shares of Common Stock, (2) are not exercisable and (3) are also issued
in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, including shares of
Common Stock issued upon exercise of the warrants, in each case in
clauses (1) through (3) until the occurrence of a specified event,
shall for purposes of subparagraphs (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) not be deemed
issued until the occurrence of the earliest such specified event.
(vi) Calculations. All calculations of the Exercise Price
shall be made to the nearest five decimal places. Anything in Section
4.1(a) to
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the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the then current
Exercise Price be increased as a result of any calculation made at any
time pursuant to Sections 4.1(a)(ii) through 4.1(a)(iv). No adjustment
to the Exercise Price pursuant to paragraph 4.1(a) shall be required
unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at
least 1% in the Exercise Price; provided, however, that any adjustments
which by reason of this paragraph 4.1(a)(vi) are not required to be
made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent
adjustment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.1(a),
no adjustment to the Exercise Price shall reduce the Exercise Price
below $0.01, and any such purported adjustment shall instead reduce the
Exercise Price to $0.01.
(vii) Outstanding Shares. The number of shares of Common
Stock at any time outstanding shall include all shares of Common Stock
outstanding at such time and any shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of or in exchange for any convertible or exchangeable
security or upon the exercise of any option. The number of shares of
Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include any shares of
Common Stock then owned or held by or for the account of the Company or
any Subsidiary, and the disposition of any shares so owned or held
shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(viii) Successive Adjustments. Successive adjustments in the
Exercise Price shall be made, without duplication, whenever any event
specified in Sections 4.1(a)(i) through 4.1(a)(iii) shall occur.
(b) Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Asset Sale.
(i) In case of any capital reorganization or
reclassification of outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a
reclassification covered by Section 4.1(a)), or in case of any
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, or
in case of any sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
(other than by way of merger or consolidation) of all or substantially
all of the Company's assets, on a consolidated basis, in one
transaction or a series of related transactions, to any Person
(including any group that is deemed to be a Person) (each of the
foregoing being referred to as a "Transaction"), in each case which is
effected in such a manner that the holders of Common Stock are entitled
to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock or
other securities or property (including cash) with respect to or in
exchange for Common Stock, Warrants then outstanding shall thereafter
be convertible into, in lieu of the Common Stock issuable upon such
conversion prior to the consummation of such Transaction, the kind and
amount of shares of stock and other securities and property (including
cash) receivable upon the consummation of such Transaction by a holder
of that number of shares of Common Stock into which such Holder's
Warrants were exercisable (without regard to any limitation on exercise
contained herein,
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the availability of authorized and unissued shares for issuance upon
exercise, or otherwise) immediately prior to the consummation of such
Transaction. In any such case, the Company or the Person formed by the
consolidation or resulting from the merger or which acquires such
assets or which acquires the Company's shares, as the case may be,
shall make or cause to be made appropriate provisions (as determined in
good faith by the Board) in the applicable agreement of merger or
consideration, its certificate or articles of incorporation or other
constituent documents to ensure that the provisions of this Agreement
will continue to be applicable to the Warrants or any such other shares
of stock and other securities (other than Common Stock) and property
deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants remaining outstanding
following the Transaction. In case securities or property other than
Common Stock shall be issuable or deliverable upon conversion as
aforesaid, then all references in this Section 4.1 shall be deemed to
apply, so far as appropriate and as nearly as may be, to such other
securities or property. The provisions of this Section 4.1(b) shall
similarly apply to successive Transactions. The Company shall give
written notice to the Holders at least 30 days prior to the date on
which any Transaction or similar transaction affecting the Company
shall take place.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) if the Company
merges or consolidates with, or sells all or substantially all of its
property and assets to, another Person and consideration is payable to
holders of Common Stock in exchange for their shares of Common Stock in
connection with such merger, consolidation or sale which consists
solely of cash, or (y) in the event of the dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Company, then the Holders of Warrants shall be
entitled to receive payments or distributions as of the date of such
event on an equal basis with, and on the same day as, holders of shares
of Common Stock (or other securities purchasable upon exercise of the
Warrants) as if the Warrants had been exercised immediately prior to
such event, less an amount equal to the Exercise Price. Upon receipt of
such payment, if any, the rights of a Holder shall terminate and cease
and such Holder's Warrants shall expire. In case of any such merger,
consolidation or sale of assets, the surviving or acquiring Person or,
in the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company, after receipt of surrendered Warrant Certificates from the
Holder, the Company shall make payment by delivering a check in such
amount as is appropriate (or, in the case of consideration other than
cash, such other consideration as is appropriate) to the Holder.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, the Company will not effect any Transaction unless, prior to
the consummation thereof, the Surviving Person, if other than the
Company, shall mail, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each
Holder at such Holder's address as it appears on the transfer books of
the Company, (A) a
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written instrument assuming the obligation to deliver to such Holder
such cash, property and securities to which, in accordance with the
foregoing provisions, such Holder is entitled, and (B) an opinion of
outside counsel for such Surviving Person stating that such assumption
agreement is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of the
Surviving Person.
(iv) Nothing contained in this Section 4.1(b) shall limit
the rights of the Holders to exercise the Warrants.
Section 4.2. Notice of Consolidation, Merger, Etc.
In case at any time after the date hereof and prior to 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, there shall be any (i)
consolidation or merger involving the Company or sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's property, assets or
business (except a merger or other reorganization in which the Company shall be
the surviving corporation and holders of Common Stock receive no consideration
in respect of their shares) or (ii) any other transaction contemplated by
Section 4.1(b)(i) above, then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company
shall mail, at the Company's expense, to the Holders, at the earliest
practicable time (and, in any event, not less than 20 days before any date set
for definitive action), notice of the date on which such reorganization, sale,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, liquidation or winding up shall take place,
as the case may be. Such notice shall also set forth such facts as shall
indicate the effect of such action (to the extent such effect may be known at
the date of such notice) on the Exercise Price and the kind and amount of the
shares of Common Stock and other securities, money and other property
deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants. Such notice shall also specify the
date as of which the holders of record of the shares of Common Stock or other
securities or property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be
entitled to exchange their shares for securities, money or other property
deliverable upon such reorganization, sale, consolidation, merger, dissolution,
liquidation or winding up, as the case may be.
Section 4.3. Fractional Interests.
In connection with the exercise of any Warrant pursuant to
Section 4.1, no fractions of shares of Common Stock shall be issued, but in lieu
thereof the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such fractional
interest in an amount equal to such fractional interest multiplied by the
Current Market Value per share of Common Stock on the day on which such Warrants
are deemed to have been exercised. If more than one Warrant shall be surrendered
for exercise at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the total
number of Warrants so surrendered.
Section 4.4. When Issuance or Payment May Be Deferred.
In any case in which this Article IV shall require that an
adjustment in the Exercise Price be made effective as of a record date for a
specified event, the Company
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may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event (i) issuing to the Holder
of any Warrant exercised after such record date the shares of Common Stock and
other shares in the capital of the Company, if any, purchasable upon such
exercise over and above the shares of Common Stock and other shares in the
capital of the Company, if any, purchasable upon such exercise and (ii) paying
such Holder any amount in cash in lieu of a fractional share; provided, however,
that the Company shall deliver to such Holder a due xxxx or other appropriate
instrument evidencing such Holder's right to receive such additional shares of
Common Stock, other shares and cash upon the occurrence of the event requiring
such adjustment.
Section 4.5. Par Value; Valid Issuance.
The Company will not increase the par value of the shares of
Common Stock above the Exercise Price (as adjusted hereunder from time to time),
except to the extent required by applicable law. The Company will take all such
corporate action, to the extent permitted by applicable law (including, without
limitation, reducing the par value thereof), as may be necessary or appropriate
in order that the Company may validly and legally issue stock upon the exercise
of Warrants.
ARTICLE V
DECREASE IN EXERCISE PRICE
The Board, in its sole discretion, shall have the right at any
time, or from time to time, to decrease the Exercise Price of the Warrants
and/or increase the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE VI
LOSS OR MUTILATION
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of
the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant
Certificate and of indemnity or bond satisfactory to it and (in the case of
mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation thereof, then, in the absence of
notice to the Company that the Warrants represented thereby have been acquired
by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and deliver to the
registered Holder of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant
Certificate, in exchange for or in lieu thereof, a new Warrant Certificate of
the same tenor and for a like aggregate number of Warrants. Upon the issuance of
any new Warrant Certificate under this Article VI, the Company may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and other expenses in connection therewith.
Every new Warrant Certificate executed and delivered pursuant to this Article VI
in lieu of any lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant Certificate shall constitute a
contractual obligation of the Company whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen
or destroyed Warrant Certificates shall be at any time enforceable by anyone and
shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement equally
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and proportionately with any and all other Warrant Certificates duly executed
and delivered hereunder. The provisions of this Article VI are exclusive and
shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights or remedies with respect
to the replacement of mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Warrant
Certificates.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
Section 7.1. Covenants.
The Company agrees that (a) prior to the date of the
Stockholder Approval, (i) it will at all times reserve and keep available, free
from liens, charges and security interests and not subject to any preemptive
rights, solely for issuance and delivery upon exercise of the Warrants, the
Available Shares and (ii) the Available Shares shall be duly authorized and,
when issued upon such exercise, shall be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and (b) from and after the date of the Stockholder Approval (i)
it will at all times reserve and keep available, free from liens, charges and
security interests and not subject to any preemptive rights, solely for issuance
and delivery upon exercise of the Warrants, the number of shares of Common Stock
from time to time issuable upon exercise of the Warrants at the time outstanding
and (ii) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall
be duly authorized and, when issued upon such exercise, shall be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.
ARTICLE VIII
WARRANT TRANSFER BOOKS; RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
Section 8.1. Transfer and Exchange.
The Warrant Certificates shall be issued in registered form
only. The Warrants shall not be transferable, except as provided in the next
paragraph. The Company shall keep at its office a register for the registration
of Warrant Certificates and transfers or exchanges of Warrant Certificates as
herein provided.
A Holder may transfer its Warrants only to the Initial Holder
and Affiliates of the Initial Holder and only by written application to the
Company stating the name of the proposed transferee and otherwise complying with
the terms of this Agreement. No such transfer shall be effected until, and such
transferee shall succeed to the rights of a Holder only upon, final acceptance
and registration of the transfer by the Company in the register. Prior to the
registration of any transfer of Warrants by a Holder as provided herein, the
Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name the
Warrants are registered as the owner thereof for all purposes and as the person
entitled to exercise the rights represented thereby, any notice to the contrary
notwithstanding. When Warrant Certificates are presented to the Company with a
request to register the transfer or to exchange them for an equal amount of
Warrants of
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other authorized denominations, the Company shall register such transfer or make
such exchange as requested if its requirements for such transactions are met.
Section 8.2. Special Transfer Provisions.
By its acceptance of any Warrants represented by a Warrant
Certificate, each Holder of such Warrants acknowledges the restrictions on
transfer of such Warrants set forth in this Agreement and in the Private
Placement Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Warrants only as provided
in this Agreement. The Company shall not register a transfer of any Warrants
unless such transfer complies with the restrictions on transfer of such Warrants
set forth in this Agreement. In connection with any transfer of Warrants, each
Holder agrees by its acceptance of Warrants to furnish the Company such evidence
that the transferee is the Initial Holder or an Affiliate of the Initial Holder
and, if such transfer is not being made pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act, with such certifications, legal opinions or
other information as the Company may reasonably require to confirm that such
transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and otherwise in
compliance with this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
WARRANT HOLDERS
Section 9.1. Warrant Holder Deemed Not a Stockholder.
The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder(s) of the
Warrant Certificates as the absolute owner(s) thereof (notwithstanding any
notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by anyone), for the purpose
of any exercise thereof and for all other purposes, and the Company shall not be
affected by any notice to the contrary. Accordingly, the Company shall not,
except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction as required by law, be
bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in the Warrants
on the part of any person other than such registered Holder, whether or not it
shall have express or other notice thereof. Prior to the exercise of the
Warrants, no Holder of a Warrant Certificate, as such, shall be entitled to any
rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right
to vote or to consent to any action of the stockholders, except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, to receive dividends or other distributions, to
exercise any preemptive right or to receive any notice of meetings of
stockholders and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall not be
entitled to receive any notice of any proceedings of the Company.
Section 9.2. Right of Action.
All rights of action with respect to this Agreement are vested
in the Holders of the Warrants, and any Holder of any Warrant, may, on such
Holder's own behalf and for such Holder's own benefit, enforce, and may
institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company
suitable to enforce, or otherwise in
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respect of, such Holder's right to exercise such Warrants in the manner provided
in the Warrant Certificate representing such Warrants and in this Agreement.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1. Payment of Taxes.
Subject to Article VI hereof, all shares of Common Stock
purchasable upon the exercise of Warrants shall be validly issued, fully paid
and not subject to any calls for funds, and the Company shall pay any taxes and
other governmental charges that may be imposed under the laws of the United
States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein in respect of the issue or delivery thereof upon exercise of Warrants
(other than taxes on or measured by income imposed on any Holder). The Company
shall not be required, however, to pay any tax or other charge imposed in
connection with any transfer involved in the issue of any certificate for shares
of Common Stock (including other securities or property purchasable upon the
exercise of the Warrants) or payment of cash to any Person other than the Holder
of a Warrant Certificate surrendered upon the exercise of a Warrant and in case
of such transfer or payment, the Company shall not be required to issue any
share certificate or pay any cash until such tax or charge has been paid or it
has been established to the Company's satisfaction that no such tax or charge is
due.
Section 10.2. No Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets of the
Company.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company will not
merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or sell or otherwise transfer
all or substantially all of its property and assets to any Person, unless the
entity resulting from such merger or consolidation, or such Person, shall
expressly assume the due and punctual performance and observance of each and
every covenant and condition of this Agreement or contained in the Warrants to
be performed and observed by the Company.
Section 10.3. Notices; Payment.
(a) Any notice, demand or delivery authorized by this
Agreement shall be sufficiently given or made when mailed, if sent by first
class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to any Holder of a Warrant at such
Holder's last known address appearing on the register of the Company and to the
Company as follows:
To the Company:
Akorn, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
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Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
or such other address as shall have been furnished to the party giving or making
such notice, demand or delivery. Any notice that is mailed in the manner herein
provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given when mailed,
whether or not the Holder receives the notice.
(b) Payment of the Exercise Price shall be made in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement at the principal executive
office of the Company set forth above.
(c) Any notice required to be given by the Company to the
Holders shall be made by mailing by registered mail, return receipt requested,
to the Holders at their last known addresses appearing on the register
maintained by the Company. Any notice that is mailed in the manner herein
provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given when mailed,
whether or not the Holder receives the notice.
Section 10.4. Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the Company and its respective successors and assigns, and the Holders from
time to time of the Warrants. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be
construed to confer upon any Person, other than the Company and the Holders of
the Warrants, any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or
any part hereof.
Section 10.5. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed manually or by facsimile in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 10.6. Amendments.
Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified in
whole or in part at any time by an agreement in writing among the Company and
the Holder of the Warrant. No Failure on the part of either the Company or the
Holder of the Warrant to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right shall
operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise by either
the Company or the Holder of the Warrant of any right preclude any other or
future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
Section 10.7. Headings.
The descriptive headings of the several Sections of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the
meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
Section 10.8. Common Stock Legend.
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Unless and until the Common Stock purchasable upon the
exercise of the Warrants are registered under the Securities Act, or unless
otherwise agreed by the Company and the Holder thereof, such shares of Common
Stock will bear a legend to the following effect:
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SECURITIES ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF
THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Section 10.9. Termination.
Unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Agreement, this
Agreement shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Expiration
Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall terminate on any
earlier date as of which all Warrants have been exercised.
Section 10.10. Method of Payment.
The U.S. dollar is the sole currency of account and payment
for all sums payable by the Company or the Holders under or in connection with
the Warrants, including damages.
Section 10.11. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
New York. The Company and the Holders agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the
courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or
related to this Agreement or the Warrants.
(signature page follows)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed,
as of the day and year first above written.
AKORN, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
Argent Fund Management Ltd.
By: /s/ K.B. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: K.B. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE, EXCEPT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE WARRANT AGREEMENT.
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SECURITIES ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF
THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES.
AKORN, INC.
[___________]
No. _____
WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
This certifies that [___________] or its registered assigns,
is the owner of ______ Warrants, each of which represents the right to purchase
from Akorn, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), at any time beginning
___________ __, 200_ and prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Warrant
Agreement referred to below), _______ shares of the common stock, no par value
per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") at a per share exercise price
(the "Exercise Price") equal to $______ (subject to adjustment as provided in
the Warrant Agreement), upon surrender hereof at the Company, with the
Subscription Form on the reverse hereof duly executed with simultaneous payment
in full by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by certified or
official bank or bank cashier's check payable to the order of the Company. At
any time on or before the Expiration Date, any outstanding Warrants may be
exercised on any Business Day (as defined in the Warrant Agreement); provided
that the Holders of Warrants shall be able to exercise their Warrants only if
the exercise of such Warrants is exempt from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as reasonably determined by the Company,
and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under
the applicable securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions in which
such Holder resides.
This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance
with a Warrant
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Agreement dated as of October [ ], 2003 (the "Warrant Agreement"), between the
Company and [ ], and is subject to the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company and to the terms and provisions contained therein, to all of which terms
and provisions the holder of this Warrant Certificate consents by acceptance
hereof. The terms of the Warrant Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Reference is
hereby made to the Warrant Agreement for a full description of the rights,
limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the
Company and the Holders of the Warrants. The summary of the terms of the Warrant
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement contained in this Warrant
Certificate is subject to and qualified in its entirety by express reference to
the Warrant Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms
of this Warrant and the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the terms of the Warrant
Agreement shall govern. All terms used in this Warrant Certificate that are
defined in the Warrant Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement shall
have the meanings assigned to them in such agreements.
This Warrant Certificate shall be void and all rights
evidenced hereby shall cease on the Expiration Date, unless sooner terminated by
the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or as otherwise
provided in the Warrant Agreement upon the consolidation or merger of the
Company with, or sale of the Company to, another Person or unless such date is
extended as provided in the Warrant Agreement.
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The Warrant Agreement and the Warrants shall be governed by
the laws of the State of New York. The Company and the Holders agree to submit
to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or
proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Warrants.
AKORN, INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated: _________, 200_
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FORM OF REVERSE OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE
SUBSCRIPTION FORM
(To be executed only upon exercise of Warrant)
To: Akorn, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
The undersigned irrevocably exercises ________ of the Warrants
represented by this Warrant Certificate and herewith makes payment of $ _______
(such payment being in cash or by certified or official bank or bank cashier's
check payable to the order or at the direction of Akorn, Inc. or pursuant to a
Cashless Exercise on the terms and conditions specified in this Warrant
Certificate and in the Warrant Agreement referred to herein) and surrenders this
Warrant Certificate and all right, title and interest therein to and directs
that the common stock, no par value per share, of Akorn, Inc. (the "Common
Stock") deliverable upon the exercise of such Warrants be registered or placed
in the name and at the address specified below and delivered thereto.
Dated: ___________ _______________________________
(Signature of Owner)
_______________________________
(Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx)
_______________________________
(City) (State) (Zip Code)
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
The undersigned registered Holder of this Warrant Certificate
hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the Assignee(s) named below (including
the undersigned with respect to any Warrants constituting a part of the Warrants
evidenced by this Warrant Certificate not being assigned hereby) all of the
right of the undersigned under this Warrant Certificate, with respect to the
number of Warrants set forth below:
Name(s) of Assignee(s): _____________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
No. of Warrants: ____________________________________________
Please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee(s):
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Secretary of Akorn, Inc.
the undersigned's attorney to make such transfer on the books of Akorn, Inc.
maintained for the purposes, with full power of substitution in the premises.
In connection with any transfer of Warrants, the undersigned confirms that the
transfer of the Warrants is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and that the Assignee(s) is the Initial Holder or an Affiliate
of the Initial Holder. The undersigned understands that the Company shall not be
obligated to register the Warrants in the name of any Person other than the
Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of
registration set forth herein and in Article VIII of the Warrant Agreement shall
have been satisfied.
Dated: ___________ _______________________________
(Signature of Owner)
_______________________________
(Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx)
_______________________________
(City) (State) (Zip Code)
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