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EXHIBIT 4.4
VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON AUGUST 27, 2003
(UNLESS EXTENDED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 HEREOF)
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE
UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS UNLESS OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS.
Right to Purchase __________ Shares of
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
Date: August 27, 1998
HEARx LTD.
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, _________________________, or
its registered assigns, is entitled to purchase from HEARx LTD., a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "COMPANY"), at any time
or from time to time during the period specified in Section 2 hereof,
_______________________ (__________) fully paid and nonassessable shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $.10 per share (the "COMMON STOCK"), at an
exercise price per share (the "EXERCISE PRICE") equal to $1.80. The number of
shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (the "WARRANT SHARES") and the
Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4 hereof. The
term "WARRANTS" means this Warrant and the other warrants of the Company issued
pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 27,
1998, by and among the Company and the other signatories thereto (the
"SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT") and that certain Placement Agency Agreement
dated as of the date hereof.
This Warrant is subject to the following terms, provisions and
conditions:
1. Manner of Exercise; Issuance of Certificates; Payment for Shares.
Subject to the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the limitations
contained in Section 7 hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder
hereof, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant, together with a
completed exercise agreement in the form attached hereto (the "EXERCISE
AGREEMENT"), to the Company by 11:59 p.m. New York time on any business day at
the Company's principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the
Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof). The Warrant Shares
so purchased shall be deemed
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to be issued to the holder hereof or such holder's designee, as the record owner
of such shares, as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant
shall have been surrendered and the completed Exercise Agreement shall have been
delivered or, if such date is not a business date, on the next succeeding
business date. The Warrant Shares so purchased, representing the aggregate
number of shares specified in the Exercise Agreement, shall be delivered to the
holder hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding three business days, after
this Warrant shall have been so exercised (the "DELIVERY PERIOD"). If the
Company's transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company
("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, and so long as the
certificates therefor do not bear a legend and the holder is not obligated to
return such certificate for the placement of a legend thereon, the Company shall
cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Warrant Shares so
purchased to the holder by crediting the account of the holder or its nominee
with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system ("DTC
TRANSFER"). If the aforementioned conditions to a DTC Transfer are not
satisfied, the Company shall deliver to the holder physical certificates
representing the Warrant Shares so purchased. Further, the holder may instruct
the Company to deliver to the holder physical certificates representing the
Warrant Shares so purchased in lieu of delivering such shares by way of DTC
Transfer. Any certificates so delivered shall be in such denominations as may be
reasonably requested by the holder hereof, shall be registered in the name of
such holder or such other name as shall be designated by such holder and,
following the date on which the Warrant Shares have been registered under the
Securities Act pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as
of August 27, 1998, by and between the Company and the other signatories thereto
(the "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT") or otherwise may be sold by the holder
pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or a successor rule),
shall not bear any restrictive legend. If this Warrant shall have been exercised
only in part, then, unless this Warrant has expired, the Company shall, at its
expense, at the time of delivery of such certificates, deliver to the holder a
new Warrant representing the number of shares with respect to which this Warrant
shall not then have been exercised.
If, at any time, a holder of this Warrant submits this Warrant and an
Exercise Agreement, and the Company fails for any reason to deliver, on or prior
to the fourth business day following the expiration of the Delivery Period for
such exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder is
entitled upon such exercise (an "EXERCISE DEFAULT"), then the Company shall pay
to the holder payments ("EXERCISE DEFAULT PAYMENTS") for an Exercise Default in
the amount of (a) (N/365), multiplied by (b) the Market Price (as defined in
Section 4(l) hereof) on the date the Exercise Agreement giving rise to the
Exercise Default is transmitted in accordance with this Section 1 (the "EXERCISE
DEFAULT DATE"), multiplied by (c) the number of shares of Common Stock the
Company failed to so deliver in such Exercise Default, multiplied by (d) .24,
where N ' the number of days from the Exercise Default Date to the date that the
Company effects the full exercise of this Warrant which gave rise to the
Exercise Default. The accrued Exercise Default Payment for each calendar month
shall be paid in cash or shall be convertible into Common Stock, at the holder's
option, as follows:
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(a) In the event holder elects to take such payment in cash,
cash payment shall be made to holder by the fifth day of the month following the
month in which it has accrued; and
(b) In the event holder elects to take such payment in Common
Stock, the holder may convert such payment amount into Common Stock (in
accordance with the terms contained in Article IV of the Certificate of
Designations, Rights and Preferences (the "CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION")
governing the Company's 1998 Convertible Preferred Stock (the "1998 PREFERRED
STOCK")) at the lower of the Exercise Price or the Market Price (as defined in
Section 4(l)) (as in effect at the time of conversion) at any time after the
fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued.
Nothing herein shall limit the holder's right to pursue
actual damages for the Company's failure to maintain a sufficient number of
authorized shares of Common Stock as required pursuant to the terms of Section
3(b) hereof or to otherwise issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this
Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof, and the holder shall have the right
to pursue all remedies available at law or in equity (including a decree of
specific performance and/or injunctive relief).
2. Period of Exercise.
(a) This Warrant is immediately exercisable, at any time or
from time to time on or after the date of initial issuance of this Warrant (the
"ISSUE DATE") and before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on that date which is
sixty (60) months after the Issue Date (the "EXERCISE PERIOD"). The Exercise
Period shall automatically be extended by one (1) day for each day (i) on which
the Company does not have a number of shares of Common Stock reserved for
issuance upon exercise hereof at least equal to the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise hereof and (ii) for so long as (A) a Redemption
Event (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) shall have occurred and be
continuing or (B) any event shall have occurred and be continuing which, with
the passage of time or the giving of notice and the failure to cure, would
result in a Redemption Event.
3. Certain Agreements of the Company. The Company hereby covenants
and agrees as follows:
(a) Shares to be Fully Paid. All Warrant Shares will, upon
issuance in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be validly issued, fully
paid, and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances.
(b) Reservation of Shares. During the Exercise Period, the
Company shall at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of
issuance upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock to provide for the exercise in full of this Warrant (without giving effect
to the limitations on exercise set forth in Section 7(g) hereof).
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(c) Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant upon each
national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which
shares of Common Stock are then listed or become listed (subject to official
notice of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant) and shall maintain, so long as
any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all shares
of Common Stock from time to time issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant;
and the Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or automated
quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any
other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this
Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such
national securities exchange or automated quotation system.
(d) Certain Actions Prohibited. The Company will not, by
amendment of its charter 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 to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in
good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and
in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of
this Warrant in order to protect the economic benefit inuring to the holder
hereof and the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution
or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) will not
increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the
exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will
take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the
Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
(e) Successors and Assigns. This Warrant will be binding
upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation, or
acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.
(f) Blue Sky Laws. The Company shall, on or before the date
of issuance of any Warrant Shares, take such actions as the Company shall
reasonably determine are necessary to qualify the Warrant Shares for, or obtain
exemption for the Warrant Shares for, sale to the holder of this Warrant upon
the exercise hereof under applicable securities or "blue sky" laws of the states
of the United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to
the holder of this Warrant prior to such date; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or file a
general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
4. Antidilution Provisions. During the Exercise Period, the
Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder and for which
this Warrant is then exercisable pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall be subject
to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 4.
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In the event that any adjustment of the Exercise Price as required
herein results in a fraction of a cent, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up
or down to the nearest cent.
(a) Adjustment of Exercise Price. Except as otherwise
provided in Sections 4(c) and 4(e) hereof, if and whenever during the Exercise
Period the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof is
deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock for no consideration
or for a consideration per share less than the Dilutive Price (as defined in
this subparagraph) on the date of issuance (a "DILUTIVE ISSUANCE"), then
effective immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price will be
adjusted in accordance with the following formula:
E' ' E x O + P/M
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CSDO
where:
E' ' the adjusted Exercise Price;
E ' the then current Exercise Price;
M ' the then current Market Price (as defined in
Section 4(1)(ii));
O ' the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance;
P ' the aggregate consideration, calculated as set
forth in Section 4(b) hereof, received by the
Company upon such Dilutive Issuance; and
CSDO ' the total number of shares of Common Stock deemed
outstanding immediately after the Dilutive
Issuance.
(b) Effect on Exercise Price of Certain Events. For purposes
of determining the adjusted Exercise Price under Section 4(a) hereof, the
following will be applicable:
(i) Issuance of Rights or Options. If the Company in
any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options, whether or not
immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other
securities exercisable, convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock
("CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES") (such warrants, rights and options to purchase Common
Stock or Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as "OPTIONS") and
the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such
Options is less than the Dilutive Price in effect on the date of issuance of
such Options ("BELOW MARKET OPTIONS"), then the maximum total number of shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Below Market Options
(assuming full exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities, if
applicable) will, as of the date of the issuance or grant of such Below Market
Options, be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the
Company for such price per share. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
Aprice per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such
Below Market Options@ is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any,
received or receivable by the Company as consideration for
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the issuance or granting of all such Below Market Options, plus the minimum
aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company
upon the exercise of all such Below Market Options, plus, in the case of
Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Below Market Options,
the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the
exercise, conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities
first become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Below
Market Options (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if
applicable). No further adjustment to the Exercise Price will be made upon the
actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Below Market
Options or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities
issuable upon exercise of such Below Market Options.
(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities.
(A) If the Company in any manner issues or sells
any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than
where the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options) and the price per
share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such exercise, conversion or
exchange (as determined pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii)(B) if applicable) is less
than the Dilutive Price in effect on the date of issuance of such Convertible
Securities, then the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities
will, as of the date of the issuance of such Convertible Securities, be deemed
to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company for such price
per share. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the "price per share for
which Common Stock is issuable upon such exercise, conversion or exchange" is
determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by
the Company as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such Convertible
Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if
any, payable to the Company upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof at
the time such Convertible Securities first become exercisable, convertible or
exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of all such Convertible
Securities. No further adjustment to the Exercise Price will be made upon the
actual issuance of such Common Stock upon exercise, conversion or exchange of
such Convertible Securities.
(B) If the Company in any manner issues or sells
any Convertible Securities with a fluctuating conversion or exercise price or
exchange ratio (a "VARIABLE RATE CONVERTIBLE SECURITY"), then the "price per
share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such exercise, conversion or
exchange" for purposes of the calculation contemplated by Section 4(b)(ii)(A)
shall be deemed to be the lowest price per share which would be applicable
(assuming all holding period and other conditions to any discounts contained in
such Convertible Security have been satisfied) if the Dilutive Price on the date
of issuance of such Convertible Security was 75% of the Dilutive Price on such
date (the "ASSUMED VARIABLE MARKET PRICE"). Further, if the Dilutive Price at
any time or times thereafter is less than or equal
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to the Assumed Variable Market Price last used for making any adjustment under
this Section 4 with respect to any Variable Rate Convertible Security, the
Exercise Price in effect at such time shall be readjusted to equal the Exercise
Price which would have resulted if the Assumed Variable Market Price at the time
of issuance of the Variable Rate Convertible Security had been 75% of the
Dilutive Price existing at the time of the adjustment required by this sentence.
(iii) Change in Option Price or Conversion Rate. If
there is a change at any time in (i) the amount of additional consideration
payable to the Company upon the exercise of any Options; (ii) the amount of
additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities; or (iii) the rate at which
any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock
(in each such case, other than under or by reason of provisions designed to
protect against dilution), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such
change will be readjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect
at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities still outstanding
provided for such changed additional consideration or changed conversion rate,
as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold.
(iv) Treatment of Expired Options and Unexercised
Convertible Securities. If, in any case, the total number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of any Option or upon exercise, conversion or
exchange of any Convertible Securities is not, in fact, issued and the rights to
exercise such Option or to exercise, convert or exchange such Convertible
Securities shall have expired or terminated, the Exercise Price then in effect
will be readjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at the
time of such expiration or termination had such Option or Convertible
Securities, to the extent outstanding immediately prior to such expiration or
termination (other than in respect of the actual number of shares of Common
Stock issued upon exercise or conversion thereof), never been issued.
(v) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any
Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued, granted or sold for
cash, the consideration received therefor for purposes of this Warrant will be
the amount received by the Company therefor, before deduction of reasonable
commissions, underwriting discounts or allowances or other reasonable expenses
paid or incurred by the Company in connection with such issuance, grant or sale.
In case any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold
for a consideration part or all of which shall be other than cash, the amount of
the consideration other than cash received by the Company will be the fair
market value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of
securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company
will be the Market Price thereof as of the date of receipt. In case any Common
Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued in connection with any
merger or consolidation in which the Company is the surviving corporation, the
amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair market value of
such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving corporation as
is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the
case may be. The fair market value of any consideration other than cash or
securities will be determined in good faith by an investment banker or other
appropriate
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expert of national reputation selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable
to the holder hereof, with the costs of such appraisal to be borne by the
Company.
(vi) Exceptions to Adjustment of Exercise Price. No
adjustment to the Exercise Price will be made (i) upon the exercise of any
warrants, options or convertible securities issued and outstanding on the Issue
Date and set forth on Schedule 3(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement in
accordance with the terms of such securities as of such date or (ii) upon the
grant or exercise of any stock or options which may hereafter be granted or
exercised under any employee benefit plan of the Company now existing or to be
implemented in the future, so long as the issuance of such stock or options is
approved by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of
the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee
directors established for such purpose; or (iii) upon the issuance of securities
pursuant to an underwritten public offering.
(c) Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the
Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, subdivides (by any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise)
its shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, then, after the date
of record for effecting such subdivision, the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. If the
Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, combines (by reverse stock
split, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) its
shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then, after the date of
record for effecting such combination, the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to such combination will be proportionately increased.
(d) Adjustment in Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment of
the Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4, the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and for which this
Warrant is or may become exercisable shall be adjusted by multiplying a number
equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable or for which this Warrant is or
may become exercisable (as applicable) upon exercise of this Warrant immediately
prior to such adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted
Exercise Price.
(e) Consolidation, Merger or Sale. In case of any
consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other
corporation, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company other than in connection with a plan of complete
liquidation of the Company at any time during the Exercise Period, then as a
condition of such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance, adequate
provision will be made whereby the holder of this Warrant will have the right to
acquire and receive upon exercise of this Warrant in lieu of the shares of
Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable upon the exercise of this
Warrant, such shares of stock, securities, cash or assets as may be issued or
payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of shares of Common Stock
immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant
had such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance not taken place. In any
such case, the Company will make
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appropriate provision to insure that the provisions of this Section 4 hereof
will thereafter be applicable as nearly as may be in relation to any shares of
stock or securities thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.
The Company will not effect any consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance
unless prior to the consummation thereof, the successor corporation (if other
than the Company) assumes by written instrument the obligations under this
Warrant and the obligations to deliver to the holder of this Warrant such shares
of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions,
the holder may be entitled to acquire. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into,
any other corporation, or the sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, the holder of
the Warrant shall, at its option, have the right to receive, in connection with
such transaction, cash consideration equal to the fair market value of this
Warrant as determined in accordance with customary valuation methodology used in
the investment banking industry.
(f) Distribution of Assets. In case the Company shall declare
or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to
holders of Common Stock as a partial liquidating dividend, stock repurchase by
way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to
the Company's shareholders of cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of
capital stock of a subsidiary) (a "DISTRIBUTION"), at any time during the
Exercise Period, then the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled upon exercise
of this Warrant for the purchase of any or all of the shares of Common Stock
subject hereto, to receive the amount of such assets (or rights) which would
have been payable to the holder had such holder been the holder of such shares
of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders
entitled to such Distribution.
(g) Notice of Adjustment. Upon the occurrence of any event
which requires any adjustment of the Exercise Price, then, and in each such
case, the Company shall give notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, which
notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the
increase or decrease in the number of Warrant Shares purchasable at such price
upon exercise, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and
the facts upon which such calculation is based. Such calculation shall be
certified by the chief financial officer of the Company.
(h) Minimum Adjustment of Exercise Price. No adjustment of
the Exercise Price shall be made in an amount of less than 1% of the Exercise
Price in effect at the time such adjustment is otherwise required to be made,
but any such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the
time and together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any
adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to not less than 1% of such
Exercise Price.
(i) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common
Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but the Company shall
pay a cash adjustment in respect
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of any fractional share which would otherwise be issuable in an amount equal to
the same fraction of the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the date of
such exercise.
(j) Other Notices. In case at any time:
(i) the Company shall declare any dividend upon the
Common Stock payable in shares of stock of any class or make any other
distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable in cash out of
retained earnings consistent with the Company's past practices with respect to
declaring dividends and making distributions) to the holders of the Common
Stock;
(ii) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata
to the holders of the Common Stock any additional shares of stock of any class
or other rights;
(iii) there shall be any capital reorganization of the
Company, or reclassification of the Common Stock, or consolidation or merger of
the Company with or into, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to,
another corporation or entity; or
(iv) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company;
then, in each such case, the Company shall give to the holder of this Warrant
(a) notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record
shall be taken for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive
any such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or for determining the
holders of Common Stock entitled to vote in respect of any such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up and (b) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, notice of
the date (or, if not then known, a reasonable estimate thereof by the Company)
when the same shall take place. Such notice shall also specify the date on which
the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividend,
distribution, or subscription rights or to exchange their Common Stock for stock
or other securities or property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation, or
winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be given at least seventy-five
(75) days prior to the record date or the date on which the Company's books are
closed in respect thereto. Failure to give any such notice or any defect therein
shall not affect the validity of the proceedings referred to in clauses (I),
(ii), (iii) and (iv) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall
publicly disclose the substance of any notice delivered hereunder prior to
delivery of such notice to the holder of this Warrant.
(k) Certain Events. If, at any time during the Exercise
Period, any event occurs of the type contemplated by the adjustment provisions
of this Section 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions, the Company
will give notice of such event as provided in Section 4(g) hereof, and the
Company's Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment
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in the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon
exercise of this Warrant so that the rights of the holder shall be neither
enhanced nor diminished by such event.
(l) Certain Definitions.
(i) "MARKET PRICE," as of any date, (i) means the
average of the closing bid prices for the shares of Common Stock as reported on
American Stock Exchange ("AMEX") by Bloomberg Financial Markets ("BLOOMBERG")
for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date, or (ii) if
AMEX is not the principal trading market for the shares of Common Stock, the
average of the closing bid prices as reported by Bloomberg on the principal
trading market for the Common Stock during the same period, or, if there is no
sale price for such period, the last reported bid price as reported by Bloomberg
for such period, or (iii) if market value cannot be calculated as of such date
on any of the foregoing bases, the Market Price shall be the average fair market
value as reasonably determined by an investment banking firm selected by the
Company and reasonably acceptable to the holder, with the costs of the appraisal
to be borne by the Company. The manner of determining the Market Price of the
Common Stock set forth in the foregoing definition shall apply with respect to
any other security in respect of which a determination as to market value must
be made hereunder.
(ii) "COMMON STOCK," for purposes of this Section 4,
includes the Common Stock and any additional class of stock of the Company
having no preference as to dividends or distributions on liquidation, provided
that the shares purchasable pursuant to this Warrant shall include only Common
Stock in respect of which this Warrant is exercisable, or shares resulting from
any subdivision or combination of such Common Stock, or in the case of any
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, or sale of the
character referred to in Section 4(e) hereof, the stock or other securities or
property provided for in such Section.
5. Issue Tax. The issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares upon
the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the holder of this
Warrant or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof,
provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any
certificate in a name other than the holder of this Warrant.
6. No Rights or Liabilities as a Shareholder. This Warrant shall
not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a
shareholder of the Company. No provision of this Warrant, in the absence of
affirmative action by the holder hereof to purchase Warrant Shares, and no mere
enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the holder hereof, shall give
rise to any liability of such holder for the Exercise Price or as a shareholder
of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by
creditors of the Company.
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7. Transfer, Exchange, Redemption and Replacement of Warrant.
(a) Restriction on Transfer. This Warrant and the rights
granted to the holder hereof are transferable, in whole or in part, upon
surrender of this Warrant, together with a properly executed assignment in the
form attached hereto, at the office or agency of the Company referred to in
Section 7(e) below, provided, however, that any transfer or assignment shall be
subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 7(f) and (g) hereof and to the
provisions of Sections 2(f) and 2(g) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. Until
due presentment for registration of transfer on the books of the Company, the
Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the owner and holder hereof
for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
registration rights described in Section 8 hereof are assignable only in
accordance with the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) Warrant Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This
Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the holder hereof at the
office or agency of the Company referred to in Section 7(e) below, for new
Warrants of like tenor of different denominations representing in the aggregate
the right to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which may be
purchased hereunder, each of such new Warrants to represent the right to
purchase such number of shares as shall be designated by the holder hereof at
the time of such surrender.
(c) Replacement of Warrant. Upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction, or
mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft, or
destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in
form and amount to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon
surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company, at its expense, will
execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
(d) Cancellation; Payment of Expenses. Upon the surrender of
this Warrant in connection with any transfer, exchange, or replacement as
provided in this Section 7, this Warrant shall be promptly canceled by the
Company. The Company shall pay all taxes (other than securities transfer taxes)
and all other expenses (other than legal expenses, if any, incurred by the
Holder or transferees) and charges payable in connection with the preparation,
execution, and delivery of Warrants pursuant to this Section 7. The Company
shall indemnify and reimburse the holder of this Warrant for all losses and
damages arising as a result of or related to any breach of the terms of this
Warrant, including costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by such
holder in connection with the enforcement of its rights hereunder.
(e) Warrant Register. The Company shall maintain, at its
principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it
may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in
which the Company shall record the name and address of
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the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and
address of each transferee and each prior owner of this Warrant.
(f) Exercise or Transfer Without Registration. If, at the
time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any exercise, transfer,
or exchange of this Warrant, this Warrant (or, in the case of any exercise, the
Warrant Shares issuable hereunder), shall not be registered under the Securities
Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may
require, as a condition of allowing such exercise, transfer, or exchange, (i)
that the holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to
the Company a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form,
substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable
transactions) to the effect that such exercise, transfer, or exchange may be
made without registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state
securities or blue sky laws (the cost of which shall be borne by the Company if
the Company's counsel renders such an opinion and up to $250 of such cost shall
be borne by the Company if the holder's counsel is requested to render such
opinion), (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company
an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii)
that the transferee be an "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" as defined in Rule 501(a)
promulgated under the Securities Act; provided that no such opinion, letter, or
status as an "accredited investor" shall be required in connection with a
transfer pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
(g) Additional Restrictions on Exercise or Transfer.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, unless the holder
hereof delivers a waiver in accordance with the last sentence of this Section
7(g), this Warrant shall not be exercisable by a holder hereof to the extent
(but only to the extent) that (a) the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by such holder and its affiliates (other than shares of
Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the
unexercised portion of the Warrants or the unexercised or unconverted portion of
any other securities of the Company (including the 1997 Preferred Stock) subject
to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein) and (b) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrant (or portion thereof) with respect to which the determination
described herein is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by such
holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock. To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether
and to what extent this Warrant shall be exercisable with respect to other
securities owned by such holder shall be in the sole discretion of the holder
and submission of this Warrant for full or partial exercise shall be deemed to
be the holder's determination of whether and the extent to which this Warrant is
exercisable, in each case subject to such aggregate percentage limitation. No
prior inability to exercise the Warrant pursuant to this Section shall have any
effect on the applicability of the provisions of this Section with respect to
any subsequent determination of exerciseability. For purposes of the immediately
preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation
13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (a) hereof. Except as
provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, the restrictions contained in
this Section 7(g) may not be amended without the consent
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of the holder of this Warrant and the holders of a majority of the Company's
then outstanding Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holder hereof
may, by providing written notice to the Company, adjust the restriction set
forth in this Section 7(g) so that the limitation on beneficial ownership of
4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock referred to above shall be
increased to 9.99%, which adjustment shall not take effect until the 61st day
after the date of such notice.
8. Registration Rights. The initial holder of this Warrant (and
certain assignees thereof) is entitled to the benefit of such registration
rights in respect of the Warrant Shares as are set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement, including the right to assign such rights to certain
assignees, as set forth therein.
9. Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the
terms of this Warrant shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return
receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier or by confirmed
telecopy, and shall be effective upon receipt or refusal of receipt, if
delivered personally or by courier, or by confirmed telecopy, in each case
addressed to a party. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
HEARx LTD.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, M.D.
Chairman of the Board
If to the holder, at such address as such holder shall have provided in writing
to the Company, or at such other address as such holder furnishes by notice
given in accordance with this Section 9.
10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Warrant shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware, without regard to
principles of choice of law or conflicts of law that would defer to the
substantive law of another jurisdiction. The Company irrevocably consents to the
jurisdiction of the United States federal courts and state courts located in the
State of New York in any suit or proceeding based on or arising under this
Warrant and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such suit or
proceeding shall be determined exclusively in such courts. The Company
irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue and the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit or proceeding. The Company
further agrees that service of process upon the Company mailed by certified or
registered mail shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process
upon the Company in any such suit or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect the
holder's right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The
Company agrees that a final non-appealable judgment in any such suit or
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proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on such judgment or in any other lawful manner.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments. This Warrant and any provision hereof may
only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holder
hereof.
(b) Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of the
several Sections of this Warrant are inserted for purposes of reference only,
and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions
hereof.
(c) Business Day. For purposes of this Warrant, the term
"business day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by
law, regulation or executive order to close.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by
its duly authorized officer.
HEARx LTD.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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FORM OF EXERCISE AGREEMENT
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE HOLDER IN ORDER TO EXERCISE THE WARRANT)
To: HEARx LTD.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, M.D.
Chairman of the Board
The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the right to purchase
_____________ shares of the Common Stock of HEARx LTD., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Texas (the "COMPANY"), evidenced by the attached
Warrant, in accordance with the conditions and provisions of said Warrant. The
undersigned shall submit as payment for such purchase, at the option of the
Company, either (i) an amount equal to the product of the Exercise Price
multiplied by the number of shares being purchased hereby, or (ii) forfeiture of
a number of shares of Common Stock which would have been issuable under the
Warrant equal to the aggregate Exercise Price payable for such exercise divided
by the Market Price. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Warrant.
The undersigned agrees not to offer, sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any Common Stock obtained on exercise of the Warrant,
except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws.
G The undersigned requests that the Company cause its transfer agent to
electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this
Exercise Agreement to the account of the undersigned or its nominee
(which is _________________) with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission System ("DTC TRANSFER").
G In lieu of receiving the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
this Exercise Agreement by way of DTC Transfer, the undersigned hereby
requests that the Company cause its transfer agent to issue and deliver
to the undersigned physical certificates representing such shares of
Common Stock.
The undersigned requests that a Warrant representing any unexercised
portion hereof be issued, pursuant to the Warrant, in the name of the Holder and
delivered to the undersigned at the address set forth below:
Dated:
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Signature of Holder
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Name of Holder (Print)
Address:
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and
transfers all the rights of the undersigned under the within Warrant,
with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby set forth
hereinbelow, to:
Name of Assignee Address No of Shares
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, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints___________________________ as
agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer said Warrant on the books of the
within-named corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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In the presence of
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Name:
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Signature:
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Title of Signing Officer or Agent (if any):
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Address:
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Note: The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on
