EXHIBIT 4.3
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DEPOMED, INC.
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NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
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REPRESENTATIVE'S
WARRANT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF ____________, 1997
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REPRESENTATIVE'S WARRANT AGREEMENT dated as of _______________, 1997 between
DEPOMED, INC., a California corporation (the "Company"), and NATIONAL SECURITIES
CORPORATION (hereinafter referred to variously as the "Holder" or the
"Representative").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Company proposes to issue to the Representative warrants
("Warrants") to purchase up to an aggregate 117,917 units (the "Units") each
Unit consisting of one share of Common Stock, no par value, of the Company and
one redeemable Common Stock purchase warrant of the Company ("Redeemable
Warrants"), each Redeemable Warrant to purchase one additional share of Common
Stock; and
WHEREAS, the Representative has agreed pursuant to the underwriting
agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") dated as of the date hereof between the
Company and the several Underwriters listed therein to act as the Representative
in connection with the Company's proposed public offering of up to 1,200,000
Units, each Unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one Redeemable
Warrant (the "Public Warrants") at a public offering price of $______ per Unit
(the "Public Offering"); and
WHEREAS, the Warrants to be issued pursuant to this Agreement will be
issued on the Closing Date (as such term is defined in the Underwriting
Agreement) by the Company to the Representative in consideration for, and as
part of the Representative's compensation in connection with, the Representative
acting as the Representative pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the payment by the
Representative to the Company of an aggregate twelve dollars ($12.00), the
agreements herein set forth and other good and valuable consideration, hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Grant. The Representative (or its designees) is hereby granted
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the right to purchase, at any time from _____________, 1998 [one year after date
of this Agreement], until 5:30 P.M., New York time, on ___________, 2002 [five
years after date of this Agreement], up to an aggregate of 117,917 Units at an
initial exercise price (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof)
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of $_____ per Unit [125% of initial public offering price of Unit], subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. One Redeemable Warrant is
exercisable to purchase one additional share of Common Stock at an initial
exercise price of $______ [125% of initial public offering price of Unit] from
________, 1998 [one year after date of this Agreement] until 5:30 p.m. New York
time on ________, 2002 [5 years after date of this Agreement], at which time the
Redeemable Warrants shall expire. Except as set forth herein, the Units, shares
of Common Stock and the Redeemable Warrants issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants are in all respects identical to the Units, shares of Common Stock and
the Public Warrants being purchased by the Underwriters for resale to the public
pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Underwriting Agreement. The Units,
shares of Common Stock and the Redeemable Warrants issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants are sometimes hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Securities."
2. Warrant Certificates. The warrant certificates (the "Warrant
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Certificates") delivered and to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be
in the form set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, with
such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations as
required or permitted by this Agreement.
3. Exercise of Warrant.
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3.1 Method of Exercise. The Warrants initially are exercisable at
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an aggregate
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initial exercise price (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof)
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per Unit set forth in Section 6 hereof payable by certified or official bank
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check in New York Clearing House funds, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 8 hereof. Upon surrender of a Warrant Certificate with the annexed Form
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of Election to Purchase duly executed, together with payment of the Exercise
Price (as hereinafter defined) for the Units purchased at the Company's
principal executive offices in New York (presently located at 0000 X Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 94404) the registered holder of a Warrant
Certificate ("Holder" or "Holders") shall be entitled to receive a certificate
or certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased and a certificate or
certificates for the Redeemable Warrants so purchased. The purchase rights
represented by each Warrant Certificate are exercisable at the option of the
Holder thereof, in whole or in part (but not as to fractional shares of the
Common Stock and Redeemable Warrants underlying the Warrants). In the event the
Company redeems all of the Public Warrants (other than the Redeemable Warrants
underlying the Warrants), then the Warrants may only be exercised if such
exercise is accompanied by the simultaneous exercise of the Redeemable
Warrant(s) underlying the Warrants being so exercised. Warrants may be exercised
to purchase all or part of the shares of Common Stock together with an equal or
unequal number of the Redeemable Warrants represented thereby. In the case of
the purchase of less than all the Units purchasable under any Warrant
Certificate, the Company shall cancel said Warrant Certificate upon the
surrender thereof and shall execute and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of
like tenor for the balance of the Units purchasable thereunder.
3.2 Exercise by Surrender of Warrant. In addition to the method of
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payment set forth in Section 3.1 and in lieu of any cash payment required
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thereunder, the Holder(s) of the Warrants shall have the right at any time and
from time to time to exercise the Warrants in full or in part by surrendering
the Warrant Certificate in the manner specified in Section 3.1 hereof.
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The number of Units to be issued pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be equal to
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the difference between (a) the number of Units in respect of which the Warrants
are exercised and (b) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of
Units in respect of which the Warrants are exercised multiplied by the Exercise
Price and the denominator of which shall be the Market Price (as defined in
Section 3.3 hereof) of the Units. In the event that, at the time of the exercise
of the Representative's Warrants pursuant to this Section 3.2, the Market Price
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per Unit is unavailable, such Market Price shall be equal to the sum of the
respective Market Prices per share of Common Stock and per Public Warrant.
Solely for the purposes of this paragraph, Market Price shall be calculated
either (i) on the date on which the form of election attached hereto is deemed
to have been sent to the Company pursuant to Section 14 hereof ("Notice Date")
or (ii) as the average of the Market Prices for each of the five trading days
preceding the Notice Date, whichever of (i) or (ii) is greater.
3.3 Definition of Market Price. As used herein, the phrase "Market
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Price" at any date shall be deemed to be (i) when referring to the Units or the
Common Stock, the last reported sale price, or, in case no such reported sale
takes place on such day, the average of the last reported sale prices for the
last three (3) trading days, in either case as officially reported by the
principal securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to
trading or by the Nasdaq SmallCap Market ("Nasdaq SmallCap") or by the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("Nasdaq"), or, if
the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities
exchange or quoted by Nasdaq, the average closing bid price as furnished by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") through Nasdaq or
similar organization if Nasdaq is no longer reporting such information, or if
the Common Stock is not quoted on Nasdaq, as determined in good faith (using
customary valuation methods) by resolution of the members of the Board of
Directors of the
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Company, based on the best information available to it or (ii) when
referring to a Redeemable Warrant, the last reported sales price, or, in the
case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the average of the last
reported sale prices for the last three (3) trading days, in either case as
officially reported by the principal securities exchange on which the Redeemable
Warrants are listed or admitted to trading or by Nasdaq, or, if the Redeemable
Warrants are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities
exchange or quoted by Nasdaq, the average closing bid price as furnished by the
NASD through Nasdaq or similar organization if Nasdaq is no longer reporting
such information, or if the Redeemable Warrants are not quoted on Nasdaq or are
no longer outstanding, the Market Price of a Redeemable Warrant shall equal the
difference between the Market Price of the Common Stock and the Exercise Price
of the Redeemable Warrant.
4. Issuance of Certificates. Upon the exercise of the Warrants, the
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issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock and Redeemable Warrants
and/or other securities, properties or rights underlying such Warrants and, upon
the exercise of the Redeemable Warrants, the issuance of certificates for shares
of Common Stock and/or other securities, properties or rights underlying such
Redeemable Warrants shall be made forthwith (and in any event within five (5)
business days thereafter) without charge to the Holder thereof including,
without limitation, any tax which may be payable in respect of the issuance
thereof, and such certificates shall (subject to the provisions of Sections 5
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and 7 hereof) be issued in the name of, or in such names as may be directed by,
the Holder thereof; provided, however, 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 such certificates in a name other than that of the
Holder, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such
certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance
thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount
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of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that
such tax has been paid.
The Warrant Certificates and the certificates representing the shares
of Common Stock and the Redeemable Warrants underlying the Warrants and the
shares of Common Stock underlying the Redeemable Warrants (and/or other
securities, property or rights issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants or the
Redeemable Warrants) shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the manual or
facsimile signature of the then Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors or President or Vice President of the Company. Warrant Certificates
shall be dated the date of execution by the Company upon initial issuance,
division, exchange, substitution or transfer. Certificates representing the
shares of Common Stock and Redeemable Warrants, and the shares of Common Stock
underlying each Redeemable Warrant (and/or other securities, property or rights
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) shall be dated as of the Notice Date
(regardless of when executed or delivered) and dividend bearing securities so
issued shall accrue dividends from the Notice Date.
5. Restriction On Transfer of Warrants. The Holder of a Warrant
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Certificate, by its acceptance thereof, covenants and agrees that the Warrants
are being acquired as an investment and not with a view to the distribution
thereof; that the Warrants may not be sold, transferred, assigned, hypothecated
or otherwise disposed of, in whole or in part, for a period of one (1) year from
the date hereof, except to officers of the Representative.
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6. Exercise Price.
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6.1 Initial and Adjusted Exercise Price. Except as otherwise
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provided in Section 8 hereof, the initial exercise price of each Warrant shall
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be $_____ per Unit [125% of the initial public offering price of the Unit]. The
adjusted exercise price shall be the price which shall result from time to time
from any and all adjustments of the initial exercise price in accordance with
the provisions of Section 8 hereof. Any transfer of a Warrant shall constitute
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an automatic transfer and assignment of the registration rights set forth in
Section 7 hereof with respect to the Securities or other securities, properties
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or rights underlying the Warrants.
6.2 Exercise Price. The term "Exercise Price" herein shall mean the
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initial exercise price or the adjusted exercise price, depending upon the
context or unless otherwise specified.
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7. Registration Rights.
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7.1 Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933. The Warrants, the
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shares of Common Stock and Redeemable Warrants included in the Units or other
securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and the shares of Common
Stock or other securities issuable upon exercise of the Redeemable Warrants
(collectively, the "Warrant Securities") have been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") pursuant to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-25445) (the
"Registration Statement"). All of the representatives and warranties of the
Company contained in the Underwriting Agreement relating to the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus (as such terms are defined
in the Underwriting Agreement) and made as of the dates provided therein, are
incorporated by reference herein. The Company agrees and covenants promptly to
file post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be
necessary in order to maintain its effectiveness and otherwise to take such
action as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement as long as any Warrants are outstanding. In the event that, for any
reason, whatsoever, the Company shall fail to maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, the certificates representing the Warrant Securities
shall bear the following legend:
The securities represented by this certificate have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act"), and
may not be offered or sold except pursuant to (i) an effective
registration statement under the Act, (ii) to the extent applicable,
Rule 144 under the Act (or any similar rule under such Act relating to
the disposition of securities), or (iii) an opinion of counsel, if
such opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the
issuer, that an exemption from registration under such Act is
available.
7.2 Piggyback Registration. If, at any time commencing after the
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date hereof and expiring seven (7) years thereafter, the Company proposes to
register any of its securities
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under the Act (other than pursuant to Form X-0, Xxxx X-0 or a comparable
registration statement) it will give written notice by registered mail, at least
thirty (30) days prior to the filing of each such registration statement, to the
Representative and to all other Holders of the Warrants and/or the Warrant
Securities of its intention to do so. If the Representative or other Holders of
the Warrants and/or Warrant Securities notify the Company within twenty (20)
business days after receipt of any such notice of its or their desire to include
any such securities in such proposed registration statement, the Company shall
afford the Representative and such Holders of the Warrants and/or Warrant
Securities the opportunity to have any such Warrant Securities registered under
such registration statement.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7.2, the Company shall
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have the right at any time after it shall have given written notice pursuant to
this Section 7.2 (irrespective of whether a written request for inclusion of any
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such securities shall have been made) to elect not to file any such proposed
registration statement, or to withdraw the same after the filing but prior to
the effective date thereof.
7.3 Demand Registration.
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(a) At any time commencing after the date hereof and expiring five
(5) years thereafter, the Holders of the Warrants and/or Warrant Securities
representing a "Majority" (as hereinafter defined) of such securities (assuming
the exercise of all of the Warrants) shall have the right (which right is in
addition to the registration rights under Section 7.2 hereof), exercisable by
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written notice to the Company, to have the Company prepare and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), on one occasion, a
registration statement and such other documents, including a prospectus, as may
be necessary in the opinion of both counsel for the Company and counsel for the
Representative and Holders, in order to comply with the provisions of the Act,
so as to permit a public offering and sale of their
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respective Warrant Securities for six (6) consecutive months by such Holders and
any other Holders of the Warrants and/or Warrant Securities who notify the
Company within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the Company of such
request.
(b) The Company covenants and agrees to give written notice of any
registration request under this Section 7.3 by any Holder or Holders to all
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other registered Holders of the Warrants and the Warrant Securities within ten
(10) days from the date of the receipt of any such registration request.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the
Company shall not have filed a registration statement for the Warrant Securities
within the time period specified in Section 7.4(a) hereof pursuant to the
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written notice specified in Section 7.3(a) of a Majority of the Holders of the
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Warrants and/or Warrant Securities, the Company may, at its option, upon the
written notice of election of a Majority of the Holders of the Warrants and/or
Warrant Securities requesting such registration, repurchase (i) any and all
Warrant Securities of such Holders at the higher of the Market Price per Unit on
(x) the date of the notice sent pursuant to Section 7.3(a) or (y) the expiration
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of the period specified in Section 7.4(a) and (ii) any and all Warrants of such
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Holders at such Market Price less the Exercise Price of such Warrant. Such
repurchase shall be in immediately available funds and shall close within two
(2) days after the later of (i) the expiration of the period specified in
Section 7.4(a) or (ii) the delivery of the written notice of election specified
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in this Section 7.3(c).
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(d) If all of the Holders are able to sell the Warrant Securities
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and without
regard to the volume limitations thereunder, the Holders' rights under Section
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7.2 and 7.3(a) shall terminate.
7.4 Covenants of the Company With Respect to Registration. In
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connection with any registration under Section 7.2 or 7.3 hereof, the Company
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covenants and agrees as
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follows:
(a) The Company shall use its best efforts to file a registration
statement within thirty (30) days of receipt of any demand therefor, shall use
its best efforts to have any registration statements declared effective at the
earliest possible time, and shall furnish each Holder desiring to sell Warrant
Securities such number of prospectuses as shall reasonably be requested.
(b) The Company shall pay all costs (excluding fees and expenses of
Holder(s)' counsel and any underwriting or selling commissions), fees and
expenses in connection with all registration statements filed pursuant to
Sections 7.2 and 7.3(a) hereof including, without limitation, the Company's
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legal and accounting fees, printing expenses, blue sky fees and expenses.
(c) The Company will take all necessary action which may be required
in qualifying or registering the Warrant Securities included in a registration
statement for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such
states as reasonably are requested by the Holder(s), provided that the Company
shall not be obligated to execute or file any general consent to service of
process or to qualify as a foreign corporation to do business under the laws of
any such jurisdiction.
(d) The Company shall indemnify the Holder(s) of the Warrant
Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement and each person, if
any, who controls such Holders within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or
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Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange
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Act"), against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all
expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against
any claim whatsoever) to which any of them may become subject under the Act, the
Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement but only to
the same extent and with the
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same effect as the provisions pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
indemnify each of the Underwriters contained in Section 7 of the Underwriting
Agreement.
(e) The Holder(s) of the Warrant Securities to be sold pursuant to a
registration statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and
not jointly, indemnify the Company, its officers and directors and each person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or
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Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or
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liability (including all expenses reasonably incurred in investigating,
preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which they may become
subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from information
furnished by or on behalf of such Holders, or their successors or assigns, for
specific inclusion in such registration statement to the same extent and with
the same effect as the provisions contained in Section 7 of the Underwriting
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Agreement pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to indemnify the
Company.
(f) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as
requiring the Holder(s) to exercise their Warrants prior to the initial filing
of any registration statement or the effectiveness thereof.
(g) The Company shall not permit the inclusion of any securities
other than the Warrant Securities to be included in any registration statement
filed pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof, or permit any other registration statement
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to be or remain effective during the effectiveness of a registration statement
filed pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof (other than (i) shelf registrations
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effective prior thereto and (ii) registrations on Form S-4 or S-8), without the
prior written consent of the Holders of the Warrants and Warrant Securities
representing a Majority of such securities.
(h) The Company shall furnish to each Holder participating in the
offering and
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to each underwriter, if any, a signed counterpart, addressed to such Holder or
underwriter, of (i) an opinion of counsel to the Company, dated the effective
date of such registration statement (and, if such registration includes an
underwritten public offering, an opinion dated the date of the closing under the
underwriting agreement) relating to the due incorporation of the Company, the
validity of the shares being issued, the due execution and delivery of the
underwriting agreement and Rule 10b-5, and (ii) a "cold comfort" letter dated
the effective date of such registration statement (and, if such registration
includes an underwritten public offering, a letter dated the date of the closing
under the underwriting agreement) signed by the independent public accountants
who have issued a report on the Company's financial statements included in such
registration statement, covering substantially the same matters with respect to
such registration statement (and the prospectus included therein) and, with
respect to events subsequent to the date of such financial statements, as are
customarily covered in accountants' letters delivered to underwriters in
underwritten public offerings of securities.
(i) The Company shall as soon as practicable after the effective date
of the registration statement, and in any event within 15 months thereafter,
make "generally available to its security holders" (within the meaning of Rule
158 under the Act) an earnings statement (which need not be audited) complying
with Section 11(a) of the Act and covering a period of at least 12 consecutive
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months beginning after the effective date of the registration statement.
(j) The Company shall deliver promptly to each Holder participating in
the offering requesting the correspondence and memoranda described below and to
the managing underwriters, copies of all correspondence between the Commission
and the Company, its counsel or auditors and all memoranda relating to
discussions with the Commission or its staff with respect to the registration
statement and permit each Holder and underwriter to do such investigation, upon
reasonable advance notice, with respect to information contained in or
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omitted from the registration statement as it deems reasonably necessary to
comply with applicable securities laws or rules of the NASD. Such investigation
shall include access to books, records and properties and opportunities to
discuss the business of the Company with its officers and independent auditors,
all to such reasonable extent and at such reasonable times and as often as any
such Holder or underwriter shall reasonably request.
(k) The Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement with the
managing underwriters selected for such underwriting by Holders holding a
Majority of the Warrant Securities requested pursuant to Section 7.3(a) to be
included in such underwriting, which may be the Representative. Such agreement
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Company, each Holder and such
managing underwriter(s), and shall contain such representations, warranties and
covenants by the Company and such other terms as are customarily contained in
agreements of that type used by the managing underwriter(s). The Holders shall
be parties to any underwriting agreement relating to an underwritten sale of
their Warrant Securities whether pursuant to Section 7.2 or Section 7.3(a) and
may, at their option, require that any or all of the representations, warranties
and covenants of the Company to or for the benefit of such underwriter(s) shall
also be made to and for the benefit of such Holders. Such Holders shall not be
required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the
Company or the underwriter(s) except as they may relate to such Holders and
their intended methods of distribution.
(l) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Majority" in reference
to the Holders of Warrants or Warrant Securities, shall mean in excess of fifty
percent (50%) of the then outstanding Warrants or Warrant Securities that (i)
are not held by the Company, an affiliate, officer, creditor, employee or agent
thereof or any of their respective affiliates, members of their family, persons
acting as nominees or in conjunction therewith and (ii) have
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not been resold to the public pursuant to a registration statement filed with
the Commission under the Act.
8. Adjustments to Exercise Price and Number of Securities.
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8.1 Subdivision and Combination. In case the Company shall at any
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time subdivide or combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Exercise
Price shall forthwith be proportionately decreased in the case of subdivision or
increased in the case of combination.
8.2 Stock Dividends and Distributions. In case the Company shall
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pay a dividend in, or make a distribution of, shares of Common Stock or of the
Company's capital stock convertible into Common Stock, the Exercise Price shall
forthwith be proportionately decreased. An adjustment made pursuant to this
Section 8.2 shall be made as of the record date for the subject stock dividend
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or distribution.
8.3 Adjustment in Number of Securities. Upon each adjustment of the
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Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8, the number of
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Warrant Securities issuable upon the exercise at the adjusted exercise price of
each Warrant shall be adjusted to the nearest full amount by multiplying a
number equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
adjustment by the number of Warrant Securities issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product so
obtained by the adjusted Exercise Price.
8.4 Definition of Common Stock. For the purpose of this Agreement,
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the term "Common Stock" shall mean (i) the class of stock designated as Common
Stock in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as may be amended as of
the date hereof, or (ii) any other class of stock resulting from successive
changes or reclassifications of such Common Stock consisting solely of changes
in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no
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par value to par value.
8.5 Merger or Consolidation. In case of any consolidation of the
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Company with, or merger of the Company with, or merger of the Company into,
another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger which does not result
in any reclassification or change of the outstanding Common Stock), the
corporation formed by such consolidation or merger shall execute and deliver to
the Holder a supplemental warrant agreement providing that the holder of each
Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the right thereafter
(until the expiration of such Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such
Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and
property receivable upon such consolidation or merger, by a holder of the number
of securities of the Company for which such Warrant might have been exercised
immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such
supplemental warrant agreement shall provide for adjustments which shall be
identical to the adjustments provided in Section 8. The above provision of this
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subsection shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or mergers.
8.6 No Adjustment of Exercise Price in Certain Cases. No adjustment
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of the Exercise Price shall be made if the amount of said adjustment shall be
less than two cents (24) per Warrant Security, provided, however, that in such
case any adjustment that would otherwise be required then to be made shall be
carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next
subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustment so carried forward,
shall amount to at least two cents (24) per Warrant Security.
9. Exchange and Replacement of Warrant Certificates. Each Warrant
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Certificate is exchangeable without expense, upon the surrender thereof by the
registered Holder at the principal executive office of the Company, for a new
Warrant Certificate of like tenor and date representing in the aggregate the
right to purchase the same number of Warrant
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Securities in such denominations as shall be designated by the Holder thereof at
the time of such surrender.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it
of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant Certificate, and,
in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to it, and reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses
incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of the Warrants, if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like
tenor, in lieu thereof.
10. Elimination of Fractional Interests. The Company shall not be
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required to issue certificates representing fractions of shares of Common Stock
or Redeemable Warrants upon the exercise of the Warrants, nor shall it be
required to issue scrip or pay cash in lieu of fractional interests, it being
the intent of the parties that all fractional interests shall be eliminated by
rounding any fraction up to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock
or Redeemable Warrants or other securities, properties or rights.
11. Reservation and Listing of Securities. The Company shall at all
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times reserve and keep available out of its authorized shares of Common Stock,
solely for the purpose of issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants and the
Redeemable Warrants, such number of shares of Common Stock or other securities,
properties or rights as shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof. The
Company covenants and agrees that, upon exercise of the Warrants and payment of
the Exercise Price therefor, all shares of Common Stock, Redeemable Warrants and
other securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued,
fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to the preemptive rights of any
stockholder. The Company further covenants and agrees that upon exercise of the
Redeemable Warrants underlying the Warrants and payment of the respective
Redeemable Warrant exercise price therefor, all shares
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of Common Stock and other securities issuable upon such exercises shall be duly
and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to the preemptive
rights of any stockholder. As long as the Warrants shall be outstanding, the
Company shall use its best efforts to cause all shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of the Warrants and Redeemable Warrants and all Redeemable
Warrants underlying the Warrants to be listed (subject to official notice of
issuance) on all securities exchanges on which the Common Stock or the Public
Warrants issued to the public in connection herewith may then be listed and/or
quoted on Nasdaq SmallCap or Nasdaq.
12. Notices to Warrant Holders. Nothing contained in this Agreement
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shall be construed as conferring upon the Holders the right to vote or to
consent or to receive notice as a stockholder in respect of any meetings of
stockholders for the election of directors or any other matter, or as having any
rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Company. If, however, at any time
prior to the expiration of the Warrants and their exercise, any of the following
events shall occur:
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its shares
of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a
dividend or distribution payable otherwise than in cash, or a cash
dividend or distribution payable otherwise than out of current or
retained earnings or capital surplus (in accordance with applicable
law), as indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or
distribution on the books of the Company; or
(b) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its Common
Stock any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital
stock of the Company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe
therefor; or
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(c) a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company
(other than in connection with a consolidation or merger) or a sale of
all or substantially all of its property, assets and business as an
entirety shall be proposed;
then, in any one or more of said events, the Company shall give written notice
of such event at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed as a record date
or the date of closing the transfer books for the determination of the
stockholders entitled to such dividend, distribution, convertible or
exchangeable securities or subscription rights, or entitled to vote on such
proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notice shall
specify such record date or the date of closing the transfer books, as the case
may be. Failure to give such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the
validity of any action taken in connection with the declaration or payment of
any such dividend, or the issuance of any convertible or exchangeable
securities, or subscription rights, options or warrants, or any proposed
dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale.
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13. Redeemable Warrants. The form of the certificate representing
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Redeemable Warrants (and the form of election to purchase shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of Redeemable Warrants and the form of assignment printed on
the reverse thereof) shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit "A" to the
Warrant Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and between the Company and
Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company (the "Redeemable Warrant
Agreement"). Each Redeemable Warrant issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
shall evidence the right to initially purchase a fully paid and non-assessable
share of Common Stock at an initial purchase price of $____ per share [125% of
the initial public offering price per Unit] from _________, 1998 [one year after
date of Prospectus] until 5:30 p.m. New York time on _________, 2002 [five years
after date of Prospectus] at which time the Redeemable Warrants, unless the
exercise period has been extended, shall expire. The exercise price of the
Redeemable Warrants and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the Redeemable Warrants are subject to adjustment, whether or not
the Warrants have been exercised and the Redeemable Warrants have been issued,
in the manner and upon the occurrence of the events set forth in Section 8 of
the Redeemable Warrant Agreement, which is hereby incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof as if set forth in its entirety herein.
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and upon issuance of the Redeemable
Warrants underlying the Warrants, each registered holder of such Redeemable
Warrant shall have the right to purchase from the Company (and the Company shall
issue to such registered holders) up to the number of fully paid and non-
assessable shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided herein and
in the Redeemable Warrant Agreement), free and clear of all preemptive rights of
stockholders, provided that such registered holder complies with the terms
governing exercise of the Redeemable Warrant set forth in the Redeemable Warrant
Agreement, and pays the applicable exercise price, determined in accordance with
the terms of the Redeemable Warrant Agreement. Upon exercise of the
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Redeemable Warrants, the Company shall forthwith issue to the registered holder
of any such Redeemable Warrant in his name or in such name as may be directed by
him, certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock so purchased. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Redeemable Warrants underlying the
Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the terms of the Redeemable
Warrant Agreement. The Redeemable Warrants shall be transferable in the manner
provided in the Redeemable Warrant Agreement, and upon any such transfer, a new
Redeemable Warrant Certificate shall be issued promptly to the transferee. The
Company covenants to, and agrees with, the Holder(s) that without the prior
written consent of the Holder(s), which will not be unreasonably withheld, the
Redeemable Warrant Agreement will not be modified, amended, canceled, altered or
superseded, and that the Company will send to each Holder, irrespective of
whether or not the Warrants have been exercised, any and all notices required by
the Redeemable Warrant Agreement to be sent to holders of Redeemable Warrants.
14. Notices.
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All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made and sent when
delivered, or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested:
(a) If to the registered Holder of the Warrants, to the address
of such Holder as shown on the books of the Company; or
(b) If to the Company, to the address set forth in Section 3
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hereof or to such other address as the Company may designate by notice
to the Holders.
15. Supplements and Amendments. The Company and the Representative
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may from time to time supplement or amend this Agreement without the approval of
any Holders of Warrant Certificates (other than the Representative) in order to
cure any ambiguity, to correct
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or supplement any provision contained herein which may be defective or
inconsistent with any provisions herein, or to make any other provisions in
regard to matters or questions arising hereunder which the Company and the
Representative may deem necessary or desirable and which the Company and the
Representative deem shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of
Warrant Certificates.
16. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement
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shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Holders and
their respective successors and assigns hereunder.
17. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate at the close of
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business on__________, 2004. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification
provisions of Section 7 shall survive such termination until the close of
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business on_________, 2010.
18. Governing Law; Legal Costs and Expenses. This Agreement and each
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Warrant Certificate issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under
the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of said State without giving effect to the rules of
said State governing the conflicts of laws.
The Company, the Representative and the Holders agree that the
prevailing party(ies) in any action, proceeding or claim arising out of, or
relating in any way to this Agreement shall be entitled to recover from the
other party(ies) all of its/their reasonable legal costs and expenses relating
to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation
therefor.
19. Entire Agreement; Modification. This Agreement (including the
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Underwriting Agreement and the Redeemable Warrant Agreement to the extent
portions thereof are referred to herein) contains the entire understanding
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not
be modified or amended except by a writing duly
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signed by the party against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is
sought.
20. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held
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to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision of this Agreement.
21. Captions. The caption headings of the Sections of this Agreement
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are for convenience of reference only and are not intended, nor should they be
construed as, a part of this Agreement and shall be given no substantive effect.
22. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
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construed to give to any person or corporation other than the Company and the
Representative and any other registered Holder(s) of the Warrant Certificates or
Warrant Securities any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Agreement; and this Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Company and
the Representative and any other registered Holders of Warrant Certificates or
Warrant Securities.
23. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to
be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
DEPOMED, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest:
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Secretary
NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE]
THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE THEREOF MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO (i) AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, (ii) TO THE
EXTENT APPLICABLE, RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT (OR ANY SIMILAR RULE UNDER SUCH ACT
RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES), OR (iii) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IF
SUCH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO COUNSEL FOR THE ISSUER, THAT AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT IS AVAILABLE.
THE TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OF THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS
RESTRICTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WARRANT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
EXERCISABLE ON OR BEFORE
5:30 P.M., NEW YORK TIME, ___________, 2002
No. W- Warrants to Purchase
____ Units
WARRANT CERTIFICATE
This Warrant Certificate certifies that __________, or registered
assigns, is the registered holder of _____________ Warrants to purchase
initially, at any time from_________, 1998 until 5:30 p.m. New York time on
__________, 2002 ("Expiration Date"), up to __________ Units, each Unit
consisting of one fully-paid and non-assessable share of common stock, no par
value ("Common Stock"), of DEPOMED, INC., a California corporation (the
"Company"), and one Redeemable Warrant of the Company (one Redeemable Warrant
entitling the owner to purchase one fully-paid and non-assessable share of
Common Stock) at the initial exercise price, subject to adjustment in certain
events (the "Exercise Price"), of $_____ per Unit upon surrender of this Warrant
Certificate and payment of the Exercise Price at an office or agency of the
Company, but subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the warrant
agreement dated as of_________, 1997 between the Company and NATIONAL SECURITIES
CORPORATION (the "Warrant Agreement"). Payment of the Exercise Price shall be
made by certified or official bank check in New York Clearing House funds
payable to the order of the Company or by surrender of this Warrant Certificate.
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Xx Xxxxxxx may be exercised after 5:30 p.m., New York time, on the
Expiration Date, at which time all Warrants evidenced hereby, unless exercised
prior thereto, hereby shall thereafter be void.
The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly
authorized issue of Warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, which
Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation
of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company and the
holders (the words "holders" or "holder" meaning the registered holders or
registered holder) of the Warrants.
The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain
events the Exercise Price and the type and/or number of the Company's securities
issuable thereupon may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. In such
event, the Company will, at the request of the holder, issue a new Warrant
Certificate evidencing the adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number
and/or type of securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants; provided,
however, that the failure of the Company to issue such new Warrant Certificates
shall not in any way change, alter, or otherwise impair, the rights of the
holder as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Warrant
Certificate at an office or agency of the Company, a new Warrant Certificate or
Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number
of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant
Certificate, subject to the limitations provided herein and in the Warrant
Agreement, without any charge except for any tax or other governmental charge
imposed in connection with such transfer.
Upon the exercise of less than all of the Warrants evidenced by this
Certificate, the Company shall forthwith issue to the holder hereof a new
Warrant Certificate representing such number of unexercised Warrants.
The Company may deem and treat the registered holder(s) hereof as the
absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any
exercise hereof, and of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all
other purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary.
All terms used in this Warrant Certificate which are defined in the
Warrant Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Warrant
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to
be duly executed under its corporate seal.
Dated as of_____________, 1997
DEPOMED, INC.
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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[FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.1]
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right,
represented by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase:
[_] _______________________ shares of Common Stock;
[_] _______________________ Redeemable Warrants;
[_] _______________________ shares of Common Stock together with an
equal number of Redeemable Warrants; or
[_] _______________________ shares of Common Stock together with
_______________________ Redeemable Warrants.
and herewith tenders in payment for such securities a certified or official bank
check payable in New York Clearing House Funds to the order of DepoMed, Inc. in
the amount of $_______________________, all in accordance with the terms of
Section 3.1 of the Representative's Warrant Agreement dated as of _________,
1997 between DepoMed, Inc. and National Securities Corporation. The undersigned
requests that a certificate for such securities be registered in the name of
_________________________________ whose address is_________________________
and that such Certificate be delivered to _______________________________
whose address is ______________________________________________.
Dated:
Signature __________________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of
holder as specified on the face of the Warrant
Certificate.)
____________________________________________
(Insert Social Security or Other Identifying
Number of Holder)
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[FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.2]
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented
by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase:
[_] _______________________ shares of Common Stock;
[_] _______________________ Redeemable Warrants;
[_] _______________________ shares of Common Stock together with an
equal number of Redeemable Warrants; or
[_] _______________________ shares of Common Stock together with
_______________________ Redeemable Warrants.
and herewith tenders in payment for such securities ________ Warrants all in
accordance with the terms of Section 3.2 of the Representative's Warrant
Agreement dated as of ________, 1997 between DepoMed, Inc. and National
Securities Corporation. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such
securities be registered in the name of _____________________________________
whose address is __________________________________________ and that such
Certificate be delivered to ______________________________________ whose
address is __________________________________________________.
Dated:
Signature____________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects
to name of holder as specified on the
face of the Warrant Certificate.)
_____________________________________
(Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying Number of Holder)
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[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]
(To be executed by the registered holder if such holder
desires to transfer the Warrant Certificate.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED ____________________________________ hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto
___________________________________________________________________________
(Please print name and address of transferee)
this Warrant Certificate, together with all right, title and interest therein,
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _______________ Attorney, to
transfer the within Warrant Certificate on the books of the within-named
Company, with full power of substitution.
Dated:__________________________ Signature:_____________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects
to name of holder as specified on the
face of the Warrant Certificate.)
_______________________________________
(Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying Number of Assignee)
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