Exhibit 4.21
PLACEMENT AGENT
WARRANT
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.
SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
Warrant To Purchase Common
Stock
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Warrant No.: SNT-PA-1
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Number of Shares:
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116,667
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Warrant Exercise Price:
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$0.90
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Expiration Date:
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, 2012
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Date of Issuance:
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2008
Senesco Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby
certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, H.C.
Wainwright & Co., Inc. (the “ Holder
”), the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is
entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from
the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times
after the six month anniversary after the date hereof, but not
after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as
defined herein) up to 116,667 fully paid and nonassessable shares
of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the Company (the “
Warrant Shares ”) at the exercise price per share
provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently
adjusted; provided, however, that in no event shall the holder be
entitled to exercise this Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in
excess of that number of Warrant Shares which, upon giving effect
to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to
exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock
following such exercise, except within sixty (60) days of the
Expiration Date (however, such restriction may be waived by Holder
(but only as to itself and not to any other holder) upon not less
than 65 days prior notice to the Company). For purposes of
the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall
include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such
proviso is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock
which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining,
unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by the holder and its
affiliates and
(ii) exercise or conversion of
the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of
the Company beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates
(including, without limitation, any convertible notes or preferred
stock) 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 a holder may rely on
the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in
(1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or
Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public
announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the
Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of any
holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than one
(1) Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm
in writing to any such 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 exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its
affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock was reported.
Section 1.
(a)
This Warrant is
one of the warrants issued pursuant the Engagement Letter and
Proposal (“ Letter Agreement ”) dated
April 28, 2006, as amended on August 3, 2007 between the
Company and the H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc. or issued
in exchange or substitution thereafter or replacement
thereof. Each Capitalized term used, and not otherwise
defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the
Securities Purchase Agreement (“ Securities Purchase
Agreement ”) dated August 1, 2007 between the
Company and the Buyers listed on Schedule I thereto..
(b)
Definitions
. The
following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the
following meanings:
(i)
“ Approved Stock Plan
” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company prior to the date of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the
Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee,
officer or director for services provided to the
Company.
(ii)
“ Business Day
” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in the State of New Jersey are authorized or
required by law to remain closed.
(iii)
“ Closing Bid Price
” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on
the Principal Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets
(“ Bloomberg ”) through its “Volume at
Price” function).
(iv)
“ Common Stock
” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value
$0.01 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such
Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting
from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
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(v)
“ Debenture(s)
” means the convertible debentures issued pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
(vi)
“ Event of Default
” means an event of default under the Securities Purchase
Agreement or the Debentures issued in connection
therewith.
(vii)
“ Excluded Securities
” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued
by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan (b) shares
of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon
the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option,
obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such
right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise
modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise
price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise
modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in
accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on
or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
(c) shares issued in connection with any (i) acquisition
by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger
of any business, assets or technologies, leasing arrangement or any
other transaction the primary purpose of which is not to raise
equity capital, or (ii) license agreement, consulting
agreement, strategic partnership or similar business arrangement,
and (d) the shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be
issued by the Company upon conversion of the Debenture or the
Warrants.
(viii)
“ Expiration Date
” means
,
2013.
(ix)
“ Issuance Date
” means the date hereof.
(x)
“ Options ”
means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase
Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(xi)
“ Person ”
means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a
joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and a government or any department or agency
thereof.
(xii)
“ Primary Market
” means on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange,
(b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Select
Market, (d) the Nasdaq Global Market, (e) the Nasdaq
Capital Market, or (e) the NASD Over-the-Counter Bulletin
Board (“ OTCBB ”).
(xiii)
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xiv)
“ Warrant ”
means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or
replacement thereof.
(xv)
“ Warrant Exercise
Price ” shall be equal to $0.90.
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(c)
Other
Definitional Provisions.
(i)
Except as otherwise specified
herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be
deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to
any applicable law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed
references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may
be amended or supplemented from time to time.
(ii)
When used in this Warrant, the
words “ herein ”, “ hereof ”,
and “ hereunder ” and words of similar import, shall refer to
this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant,
and the words “ Section ”, “
Schedule ”, and “ Exhibit ” shall
refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant
unless otherwise specified.
(iii)
Whenever the context so requires,
the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the
singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.
Section 2.
Exercise of
Warrant .
(a)
Subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the
holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata
as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or
after the opening of business on such Business Day, commencing with
the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M.
Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (i) by delivery of a
written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached as
Exhibit A hereto (the “ Exercise Notice
”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant,
which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be
purchased, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the
Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares
being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant
Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which
this Warrant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or
transfer taxes) (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price
”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds
and the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification
undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss,
theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to
the Company as soon as practicable following such date (“
Cash Basis ”) or (ii) if at the time of exercise,
the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration
statement, by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making
payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer,
elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net
Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the
following formula (the “ 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:
A = the total number of Warrant
Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being
exercised.
B = the Closing Bid Price of the
Common Stock on the date of exercise of the Warrant.
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C = the Warrant Exercise Price then
in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such
exercise.
In the event of
any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in
compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before
the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of receipt of
the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant
(or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in
the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the receipt of the
representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof,
if requested by the Company (the “ Exercise Delivery
Documents ”), and if the Common Stock is DTC eligible,
credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the
holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its
designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company;
provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice
requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares,
or, if the Common Stock is not DTC eligible then the Company shall,
on or before the fifth (5 th ) Business Day following
receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to
a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in
the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the
holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the
holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request. Upon
delivery of the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price
referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, the holder
of this Warrant 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. In the case of a
dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the
Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant
Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number
of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and shall submit the
disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the holder
via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the
holder’s Exercise Notice.
(b)
If the holder and
the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the
Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic calculation of the Warrant
Shares within one (1) day of such disputed determination or
arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the
Company shall immediately submit via facsimile (i) the
disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Closing
Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm or
(ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares
to its independent, outside accountant. The Company shall
cause the investment banking firm 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 forty-eight
(48) hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or
calculations. Such investment banking firm’s or
accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may
be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.
(c)
Unless the rights
represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been
fully exercised, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in
no event later than five (5) Business Days after any exercise
and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all
respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights
to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately
prior to such exercise under this Warrant exercised, less the
number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is
exercised.
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(d)
No fractional
Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata exercise of this
Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares issued upon such
exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest
whole number.
(e)
RESERVED.
(f)
RESERVED.
Section 3.
Covenants as
to Common Stock . The Company hereby
covenants and agrees as follows:
(a)
This Warrant is,
and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this
Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly
issued.
(b)
All Warrant
Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights
represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and
charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(c)
During the period
within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be
exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and
reserved at least one hundred percent (100%) of the number of
shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of the
rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of said
shares will at all times be less than or equal to the applicable
Warrant Exercise Price. If at any time the Company does not
have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and
available, then the Company shall call and hold a special meeting
of its stockholders within sixty (60) days of that time for
the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock.
(d)
If at any time
after the date hereof the Company shall file a registration
statement, the Company shall include the Warrant Shares issuable to
the holder, pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and shall
maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so
listed, such listing of all Warrant Shares from time to time
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant; and the Company shall
so list on each national securities exchange or automated quotation
system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any
other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the
exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same
class shall be listed on such national securities exchange or
automated quotation system.
(e)
The Company will
not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary
action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any
of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will
at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the
provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as
may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order
to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant
against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and
purpose of this Warrant. The Company will not increase the
par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the
exercise of this Warrant above the Warrant Exercise Price then in
effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be
necessary or appropriate in order that
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the Company may
validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
(f)
This Warrant will
be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger,
consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets.
Section 4.
Taxes . The Company shall pay
any and all taxes, except any applicable withholding, which may be
payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares
upon exercise of this Warrant.
Section 5.
Warrant Holder
Not Deemed a Stockholder . Except as otherwise
specifically provided herein, no holder, as such, of this Warrant
shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the
holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose,
nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer
upon the holder hereof, as such, 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 this Warrant of the Warrant Shares which he or she 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 such 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.
Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the
holder of this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other
information given to the stockholders of the Company generally,
contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the
stockholders.
Section 6.
Representations of
Holder . The holder of this
Warrant, by the acceptance hereof, represents that it is acquiring
this Warrant and the Warrant Shares for its own account for
investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in
connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or
the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted
under the Securities Act; p
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