DISCOVERY LABORATORIES, INC. Form of Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC.
Form
of Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
Warrant
No.:
Number of
Shares of Common Stock:_____________
Date of
Issuance: [ ], 2010 ("Issuance Date")
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies
that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, [INVESTOR NAME], the registered holder hereof or its
permitted assigns (the "Holder"), is entitled, subject
to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise
Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon surrender of this Warrant to
Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in
exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the "Warrant"), at any time or
times on or after the date hereof (the “Exercisability Date”), but not
after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below),
[______________ (_____________)]1
fully paid nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the "Warrant
Shares"). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized
terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section
15. This Warrant is the Warrant to purchase Common Stock (this
"Warrant") issued
pursuant to (i) Sections 1 and 2 of
that certain Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated as of
February 18, 2010 (the "Pricing
Date"), by and between the Company and Lazard Capital Markets LLC, as
underwriter and (ii) the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File
number 333-151654) (the “Registration
Statement”).
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Insert a number of shares equal to 50% of the number of shares of
common stock purchased under the Underwriting Agreement.
(a) Mechanics of
Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this
Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Exercisability
Date, in whole or in part, by (i) delivery of a written notice, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Exercise Notice"), of the
Holder's election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) (A) payment to the
Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the
number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the "Aggregate Exercise Price") in
cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds or (B) provided the
conditions for cashless exercise set forth in Section 1(d) are
satisfied, by notifying the Company that this Warrant is being exercised
pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section
1(d)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the
original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution
and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant
Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and
issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number
of Warrant Shares. On or before the first (1st)
Business Day following the date on which the Company has received each of the
Exercise Notice and the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless
Exercise) (collectively, the "Exercise Delivery Documents"),
the Company shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail an acknowledgment of
receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Holder and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company (the Company’s "Transfer
Agent"). On or before the third (3rd)
Business Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the
Exercise Delivery Documents (the "Share Delivery Date"), the
Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The
Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated
Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit such
aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to
such exercise to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through
its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian (“DWAC”) system, or (Y) if the
Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities
Transfer Program or the Holder does not request delivery of the Warrant Shares
via DWAC, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in
the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company's share register
in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to
which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery
of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate
purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect
to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant
Shares are credited to the Holder's DTC account or the date of delivery of the
certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. If
this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the
number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is
greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then
the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three
Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in
accordance with Section 7(d))
representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable
immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of
Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. No
fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be
rounded down to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any
and all taxes which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of
Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
(b) Exercise
Price. For purposes of this Warrant, "Exercise Price" means $0.85,
subject to adjustment as provided herein.
(c) Company's Failure to Timely
Deliver Securities. If the Company shall fail for any reason
or for no reason to issue to the Holder within three (3) Business Days of
receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents in compliance with the terms of this
Section 1, a
certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is
entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company's share
register or to credit the Holder's balance account with DTC for such number of
shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder's
exercise of this Warrant, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder
purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to
deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the
Company (a "Buy-In"),
then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder's
request and in the Holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an
amount equal to the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage
commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the "Buy-In Price"), at which
point the Company's obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such
Warrant Shares) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to
deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Warrant
Shares and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of
the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock,
times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the date of exercise.
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(d) Cashless Exercise.
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, if and only if neither (i) a
registration statement covering the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the
Exercise Notice (the "Unavailable Warrant Shares"),
nor (ii) an exemption from registration, is
available for the resale of such Unavailable Warrant Shares, the Holder may, in
its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of
making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon
such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to
receive upon such exercise the "Net Number" of shares of Common Stock determined
according to the following formula (a "Cashless
Exercise"):
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Net Number =
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(A x B) - (A x C)
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B
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For purposes of the foregoing
formula:
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A=
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the
total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being
exercised.
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B=
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the
arithmetic average of the Closing Sale Prices of the shares of Common
Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.
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C=
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the
Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the
time of such
exercise.
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(e) Rule
144. For purposes of Rule 144(d) promulgated under the
Securities Act, as in effect on the date hereof, it is intended that the Warrant
Shares issued in a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by
the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to
have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued pursuant to the
Underwriting Agreement.
(f) Disputes. In
the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the
arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue
to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed, and all such
disputes shall be resolved pursuant to Section
12.
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(g) Beneficial
Ownership. The Company shall not effect the exercise of this
Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to
the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Person (together with
such Person's affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the "Maximum Percentage") of the
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such
exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its
affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such
sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be
issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant
beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or
conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of
the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including,
without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or
warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the
limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding
sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be
calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number
of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company's most
recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more
recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company
or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 1(g) applies,
the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other
securities owned by such Holder) and of which a portion of this Warrant is
exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of a Holder, and the submission of
an Exercise Notice of shall be deemed to be each Holder’s determination of
whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by
such Holder) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case
subject to such aggregate percentage limitation, and the Company shall have no
obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such
determination. For any reason at any time, upon the written or
oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days
confirm to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then
outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of
securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder and its
affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the
Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any
other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such
increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day
after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or
decrease will apply only to the Holder. The provisions of this
paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in
strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(g) to
correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or
inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained
or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect
to such limitation.
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2. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE
AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES. The Exercise Price and the
number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as
follows:
(a) Adjustment upon Subdivision
or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on
or after the Pricing Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more
classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of
shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will
be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be
proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the
Pricing Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise
Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately
increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately
decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(a) shall
become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or
combination becomes effective.
(b) Other
Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the
provisions of this Section 2 but not
expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the
granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with
equity features), then the Company's Board of Directors will make an appropriate
adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares so as to
protect the rights of the Holder; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to
this Section
2(b) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant
Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section
2.
3. RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF
ASSETS. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or
other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all
holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise
(including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other
securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off,
reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other
similar transaction) (a "Distribution"), at any time
after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
(a) any
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the
record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock
entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close
of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such
Exercise Price by a fraction of which (i) the numerator shall be the Closing Bid
Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding
such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good
faith by the Company's Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common
Stock, and (ii) the denominator shall be the Closing Bid Price of the shares of
Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date;
and
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(b) the
number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the
number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of
business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of
Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal
of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph (a); provided that in the event
that the Distribution is of shares of Common Stock (or common stock) ("Other Shares of Common Stock")
of a company whose shares of common stock are traded on a national securities
exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the Holder may elect to
receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an
increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical
to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the
number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to
the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant
immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal
to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was
decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the
immediately preceding paragraph (a) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated
in accordance with the first part of this paragraph (b).
(a) Purchase
Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if
at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible
Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property
pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the
"Purchase Rights"), then
the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such
Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have
acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable
upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the
exercise of this Warrant) immediately before the date on which a record is taken
for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record
is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are
to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase
Rights.
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(b) Fundamental
Transactions. The Company shall not enter into or be party to
a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes this Warrant in
accordance with the provisions of this Section (4)(b),
including agreements to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such
Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument
substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without
limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to the value for the shares of
Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and
exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to
the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this
Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant)
prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and satisfactory to the
Holder. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the
Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and
after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant
referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may
exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the
obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such
Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon
consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver
to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this
Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in
lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or
other property) purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such
Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any
other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription
rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening
of such Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been converted immediately
prior to such Fundamental Transaction, as adjusted in accordance with the
provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other
rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction
pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive
securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common
Stock (a “Corporate
Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the
Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this
Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction but
prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or
other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise
of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock,
securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or
other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled
to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had the Warrant
been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. If
holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or
property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be
given the same choice as to the consideration it receives upon any exercise of
this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The
provisions of this Section 4 shall apply
similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate
Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of
this Warrant.
5. NONCIRCUMVENTION. The
Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of
its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer
of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or
sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the
observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all
times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all
action as may be required to protect the rights of the
Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
(i) shall 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, (ii) shall 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, and
(iii) shall, so long as this Warrant is outstanding, take all action necessary
to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of
Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant,
100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on
exercise).
6. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A
STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
the Holder, solely in such Person's capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall
not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share
capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this
Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person's capacity
as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company
or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether
any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation,
merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends
or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the
Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due
exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this
Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase
any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder
of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by
creditors of the Company.
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(a) Transfer of
Warrant. If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder
shall surrender this Warrant to the Company together with a written assignment
of this Warrant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly
executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney, whereupon the Company will
forthwith, subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, issue and
deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)),
registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the
number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the
total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being
transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder
representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being
transferred.
(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated
Warrant. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Warrant, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any
indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and,
in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the
Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance
with Section
7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then
underlying this Warrant.
(c) Exchangeable for Multiple
Warrants. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender
hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant
or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d))
representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares
then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right
to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder
at the time of such surrender; provided, however, that no Warrants for
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.
(d) Issuance of New
Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new
Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of
like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of
such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this
Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the
Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of
shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection
with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying
this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of
such new Warrant, which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have
the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.
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8. NOTICES. The
Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken
pursuant to this Warrant, including in reasonable detail a description of such
action and the reason therefore. Whenever notice is required to be
given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be
given in writing, will be mailed (a) if within the domestic United States by
first-class registered or certified airmail, or nationally recognized overnight
express courier, postage prepaid, or by facsimile or (b) if delivered from
outside the United States, by International Federal Express or facsimile, and
(c) will be deemed given (i) if delivered by first-class registered or certified
mail domestic, three business days after so mailed, (ii) if delivered by
nationally recognized overnight carrier, one business day after so mailed, (iii)
if delivered by International Federal Express, two business days after so mailed
and (iv) if delivered by facsimile, upon electronic confirmation of receipt, and
will be delivered and addressed as follows:
(a)
if to the Company,
to:
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc.
▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
Warrington,
Pennsylvania 18976
Attention: ▇▇▇▇
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Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with copies
to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
Two World
Financial Center
Attention: ▇▇▇
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Facsimile: 212-768-6800
(b) if to the Holder, at
its address on the Exercise Notice in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, or
at such other address or addresses as may have been furnished to the Company in
writing.
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9.
AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of
this Warrant may be amended only with the written consent of the Company and the
Holder, and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to
perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only with the written
consent of the Holder.
10.
GOVERNING
LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction,
validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by,
the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice
of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or
any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of New York.
11.
CONSTRUCTION;
HEADINGS. This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted
by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any person as
the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience
of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Warrant.
12.
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination
of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the
Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via
facsimile or electronic mail within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the
Exercise Notice giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the
Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such
determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within
three Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation
being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Business
Days submit via facsimile or electronic mail (a) the disputed determination of
the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the
Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of
the Warrant Shares to the Company's independent, outside
accountant. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment
bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or
calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than
ten Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or
calculations. Such investment bank's or accountant's determination or
calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent
demonstrable error.
13.
REMEDIES, OTHER
OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies
provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other
remedies available under this Warrant, at law or in equity (including a decree
of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein
shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by
the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant.
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14.
TRANSFER. Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant may be offered
for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the
Company.
15.
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
(a)
"Bloomberg" means
Bloomberg Financial Markets.
(b)
"Business Day" means any
day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The
City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain
closed.
(c)
"Change of Control"
means any Fundamental Transaction other than (A) any reorganization,
recapitalization or reclassification of the Common Stock, in which holders of
the Company's voting power immediately prior to such reorganization,
recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization,
recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and,
directly or indirectly, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities
necessary to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or their
equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities, or (B)
pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company.
(d)
"Closing Bid Price" and
"Closing Sale Price"
means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last
closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an
extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing
trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade
price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal
securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid
price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal
securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as
reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid
price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the
over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price,
respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid
prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security
as reported in the "pink sheets" by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National
Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale
Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the
foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case
may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in the exercise of its good
faith judgment. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted
for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar
transaction during the applicable calculation period.
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(e)
"Common Stock" means
(i) the Company's shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and
(ii) any share capital into which such Common Stock shall have been changed
or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common
Stock.
(f)
RESERVED
(g)
"Convertible Securities"
means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common
Stock.
(h)
"Eligible Market" means
the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The American Stock
Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Capital
Market.
(i)
"Expiration Date" means
the date five (5) years following the Date of Issuance or, if such date falls on
a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take place on the
Principal Market (a "Holiday"), the next date that
is not a Holiday.
(j)
"Fundamental
Transaction" means that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one
or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or
not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell,
assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the
properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another
Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the
holders of more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not
including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or
party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such
purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase
agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a
reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with
another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than the 50% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock
held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or
affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase
agreement or other business combination), (v) reorganize, recapitalize or
reclassify its Common Stock, or (vi) any "person" or "group" (as these terms are
used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall
become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power
represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.
(k)
“Options" means any
rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock
or Convertible Securities.
(l)
"Parent Entity" of a
Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable
Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed
on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent
Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market
capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental
Transaction.
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(m)
"Person" means an
individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a
corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a
government or any department or agency thereof.
(n)
"Principal Market" means
The NASDAQ Global Market.
(o)
RESERVED
(p)
"Successor Entity" means
the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by,
resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so
elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental
Transaction shall have been entered into.
(q)
"Trading Day" means any
day on which the Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the
Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then
on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common
Stock are then traded; provided that "Trading Day"
shall not include any day on which the Common Stock are scheduled to trade on
such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock
are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or
market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing
time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at
4:00:00 p.m., New York time).
(r)
"Weighted Average Price"
means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price
for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01
a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, as
reported by Bloomberg through its "Volume at Price" function or, if the
foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such
security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for
such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time,
and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if
no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by
Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the
lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as
reported in the "pink sheets" by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National
Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Weighted Average Price cannot be
calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the
Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market
value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the
Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such
security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12 with the
term "Weighted Average Price" being substituted for the term "Exercise Price."
All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend,
share split or other similar transaction during such period.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as
of the Issuance Date set out above.
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LABORATORIES, INC.
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EXHIBIT
A
EXERCISE
NOTICE
TO
BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT
TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC.
The undersigned holder hereby exercises
the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock ("Warrant Shares") of Discovery
Laboratories, Inc, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), evidenced by the
attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the "Warrant"). Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings
set forth in the Warrant.
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a
"Cash
Exercise" with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares;
and/or
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a
"Cashless
Exercise" with respect to _______________ Warrant
Shares.
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_______________________________
_______________________________
Date:
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of Registered Holder
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Title:
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company hereby acknowledges this
Exercise Notice and hereby directs Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in
accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated
[ ], 2010 from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to
by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
B
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
(To
assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form
and supply required information.
Do not
use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all
rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________
whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________,
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Address:
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Signature
Guaranteed:
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