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EXHIBIT 4.2
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES
ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE
ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.
SERIES C-2 WARRANT TO
PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK
OF
AVICENA GROUP,
INC.
Expires September 23,
2008
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| No.:
W-C-2-07- __ |
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Number of Shares: ___________ |
| Date of
Issuance: September 24, 2007 |
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the
undersigned, AVICENA GROUP, INC. , a Delaware corporation
(together with its successors and assigns, the “
Issuer ” ), hereby certifies that
_____________________ or its registered assigns is entitled to
subscribe for and purchase, during the Term (as hereinafter
defined), up to ____________________________________ (
) shares (subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided) of the
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
Common Stock of the Issuer, at an exercise price per share equal to
the Warrant Price then in effect, subject, however, to the
provisions and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Capitalized terms used in this Warrant and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings specified in
Section 9 hereof.
1. Term . The term of
this Warrant shall commence on September 24, 2007 and shall
expire at 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on September 23, 2008 (such
period being the “ Term ” ).
2. Method of Exercise;
Payment; Issuance of New Warrant; Transfer and Exchange
.
(a) Time of Exercise .
The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in
whole or in part during the Term.
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(b) Method of Exercise
. The Holder hereof may exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part,
by the surrender of this Warrant (with the exercise form attached
hereto duly executed) at the principal office of the Issuer, and by
the payment to the Issuer of an amount of consideration therefor
equal to the Warrant Price in effect on the date of such exercise
multiplied by the number of shares of Warrant Stock with respect to
which this Warrant is then being exercised, payable at such
Holder’s election by certified or official bank check or by
wire transfer to an account designated by the Issuer.
(c) Issuance of Stock
Certificates . In the event of any exercise of this Warrant in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
certificates for the shares of Warrant Stock so purchased shall be
dated the date of such exercise and delivered to the Holder hereof
within a reasonable time, not exceeding three (3) Trading Days
after such exercise (the “ Delivery Date
”) or, at the request of the Holder (provided that a
registration statement under the Securities Act providing for the
resale of the Warrant Stock is then in effect or that the shares of
Warrant Stock are otherwise exempt from registration), issued and
delivered to the Depository Trust Company (“
DTC ”) account on the Holder’s behalf via
the Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System (“
DWAC ”) within a reasonable time, not exceeding
three (3) Trading Days after such exercise, and the Holder
hereof shall be deemed for all purposes to be the holder of the
shares of Warrant Stock so purchased as of the date of such
exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Issuer
or its transfer agent shall only be obligated to issue and deliver
the shares to the DTC on a holder’s behalf via DWAC if such
exercise is in connection with a sale or other exemption from
registration by which the shares may be issued without a
restrictive legend and the Issuer and its transfer agent are
participating in DTC through the DWAC system. The Holder shall
deliver this original Warrant, or an indemnification reasonably
acceptable to the Issuer undertaking with respect to such Warrant
in the case of its loss, theft or destruction, at such time that
this Warrant is fully exercised. With respect to partial exercises
of this Warrant, the Issuer shall keep written records for the
Holder of the number of shares of Warrant Stock exercised as of
each date of exercise.
(d) Compensation for
Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise
. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the
Issuer fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder
a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Stock
pursuant to an exercise on or before the second business day
following the Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is
required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction
or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of
a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Stock which the Holder
anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “
Buy-In ”), then the Issuer shall (1) pay
in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the
Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage
commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased
exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the
number of shares of Warrant Stock that the Issuer was required to
deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue
times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to
such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option
of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and
equivalent number of shares of Warrant Stock for which such
exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of
shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Issuer
timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations
hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having
a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to
an
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attempted exercise of shares of Common
Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase
obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately
preceding sentence the Issuer shall be required to pay the Holder
$1,000. The Holder shall provide the Issuer written notice
indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the
Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence
reasonably requested by the Issuer. Nothing herein shall limit a
Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it
hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a
decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with
respect to the Issuer’s failure to timely deliver
certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of
this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
(e) Transferability of
Warrant . Subject to Section 2(g) hereof,
this Warrant may be transferred by a Holder, in whole or in part,
without the consent of the Issuer. If transferred pursuant to this
paragraph, this Warrant may be transferred on the books of the
Issuer by the Holder hereof in person or by duly authorized
attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of
the Issuer, properly endorsed (by the Holder executing an
assignment in the form attached hereto) and upon payment of any
necessary transfer tax or other governmental charge imposed upon
such transfer. This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office
of the Issuer for Warrants to purchase the same aggregate number of
shares of Warrant Stock, each new Warrant to represent the right to
purchase such number of shares of Warrant Stock as the Holder
hereof shall designate at the time of such exchange. All Warrants
issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Original Issue
Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the
number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable pursuant
thereto.
(f) Continuing Rights of
Holder . The Issuer will, at the time of or at any time after
each exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder
hereof, acknowledge in writing the extent, if any, of its
continuing obligation to afford to such Holder all rights to which
such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant, provided
that if any such Holder shall fail to make any such request, the
failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Issuer to
afford such rights to such Holder.
(g) Compliance with
Securities Laws.
(i) The Holder of this
Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this Warrant and
the shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof are
being acquired solely for the Holder’s own account and not as
a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the
Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or
any shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof
except pursuant to an effective registration statement, or an
exemption from registration, under the Securities Act and any
applicable state securities laws.
(ii) Except as provided in
paragraph (iii) below, this Warrant and all certificates
representing shares of Warrant Stock issued upon exercise hereof
shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the
following form:
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT
BEEN
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REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES
ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR
THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.
(iii) The Issuer agrees to
reissue this Warrant or certificates representing any of the
Warrant Stock, without the legend set forth above, if at such time,
prior to making any transfer of any such securities, the Holder
shall give written notice to the Issuer describing the manner and
terms of such transfer and demonstrating that the following
conditions are satisfied. Such proposed transfer will not be
effected until: (a) either (i) the Issuer has received an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the
effect that the registration of such securities under the
Securities Act is not required in connection with such proposed
transfer, (ii) a registration statement under the Securities
Act covering such proposed disposition has been filed by the Issuer
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has become and
remains effective under the Securities Act, (iii) the Issuer
has received other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer
that such registration and qualification under the Securities Act
and state securities laws are not required, or (iv) the Holder
provides the Issuer with reasonable assurances that such security
can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; and
(b) either (i) the Issuer has received an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the effect that
registration or qualification under the securities or “blue
sky” laws of any state is not required in connection with
such proposed disposition, or (ii) compliance with applicable
state securities or “blue sky” laws has been effected
or a valid exemption exists with respect thereto. The Issuer will
respond to any such notice from a holder within three
(3) Trading Days. In the case of any proposed transfer under
this Section 2(g) , the Issuer will use
reasonable efforts to comply with any such applicable state
securities or “blue sky” laws, but shall in no event be
required, (x) to qualify to do business in any state where it
is not then qualified, (y) to take any action that would
subject it to tax or to the general service of process in any state
where it is not then subject, or (z) to comply with state
securities or “blue sky” laws of any state for which
registration by coordination is unavailable to the Issuer. The
restrictions on transfer contained in this
Section 2(g) shall be in addition to, and not by
way of limitation of, any other restrictions on transfer contained
in any other section of this Warrant. Whenever a certificate
representing the Warrant Stock is required to be issued to the
Holder without a legend, in lieu of delivering physical
certificates representing the Warrant Stock, the Issuer shall cause
its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Warrant Stock to
the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder or Holder’s
Prime Broker with DTC through its DWAC system (to the extent not
inconsistent with any provisions of this Warrant or the Purchase
Agreement).
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(h) Accredited Investor
Status . In no event may the Holder exercise this Warrant in
whole or in part unless the Holder is an “accredited
investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities
Act.
3. Stock Fully Paid;
Reservation and Listing of Shares; Covenants; Loss, Theft,
Destruction .
(a) Stock Fully Paid .
The Issuer represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that all
shares of Warrant Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of
this Warrant or otherwise hereunder will, when issued in accordance
with the terms of this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and
charges created by or through the Issuer. The Issuer further
covenants and agrees that during the period within which this
Warrant may be exercised, the Issuer will at all times have
authorized and reserved for the purpose of the issuance upon
exercise of this Warrant a number of authorized but unissued shares
of Common Stock equal to at least one hundred fifty percent
(150%) of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant without regard to any limitations on
exercise.
(b) Reservation . If
any shares of Common Stock required to be reserved for issuance
upon exercise of this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder
require registration or qualification with any Governmental
Authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be
so issued, the Issuer will in good faith use its best efforts as
expeditiously as possible at its expense to cause such shares to be
duly registered or qualified. If the Issuer shall list any shares
of Common Stock on any securities exchange or market it will, at
its expense, list thereon, and maintain and increase when necessary
such listing, of, all shares of Warrant Stock from time to time
issued upon exercise of this Warrant or as otherwise provided
hereunder (provided that such Warrant Stock has been registered
pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act then
in effect), and, to the extent permissible under the applicable
securities exchange rules, all unissued shares of Warrant Stock
which are at any time issuable hereunder, so long as any shares of
Common Stock shall be so listed. The Issuer will also so list on
each securities exchange or market, and will maintain such listing
of, any other securities which the Holder of this Warrant shall be
entitled to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant if at the
time any securities of the same class shall be listed on such
securities exchange or market by the Issuer.
(c) Covenants . The
Issuer shall not by any action including, without limitation,
amending the Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws of the
Issuer, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or
any other action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or
performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all
times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms
and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights of the Holder hereof against
dilution (to the extent specifically provided herein) or
impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Issuer will (i) not permit the par value, if any, of its
Common Stock to exceed the then effective Warrant Price,
(ii) not amend or modify any
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provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation or by-laws of the Issuer in any manner that would
adversely affect the rights of the Holders of the Warrants,
(iii) take all such action as may be reasonably necessary in
order that the Issuer may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Common Stock, free and clear of any liens,
claims, encumbrances and restrictions (other than as provided
herein) upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iv) use its
best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or
consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction
thereof as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Issuer to
perform its obligations under this Warrant.
(d) Loss, Theft,
Destruction of Warrants . Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory
to the Issuer of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation of any Warrant and, in the case of any such loss,
theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity or security
satisfactory to the Issuer or, in the case of any such mutilation,
upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant, the Issuer will
make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or
mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and representing the
right to purchase the same number of shares of Common
Stock.
4. Adjustment of Warrant
Price . The Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from
time to time as set forth in this Section 4 .
The Issuer shall give the Holder notice of any event described
below which requires an adjustment pursuant to this
Section 4 in accordance with the notice
provisions set forth in Section 5 .
(a) Recapitalization,
Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale
.
(i) In case the Issuer after
the Original Issue Date shall do any of the following (each, a
“ Triggering Event ”):
(a) consolidate or merge with or into any other Person and the
Issuer shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation of such
consolidation or merger, or (b) permit any other Person to
consolidate with or merge into the Issuer and the Issuer shall be
the continuing or surviving Person but, in connection with such
consolidation or merger, any Capital Stock of the Issuer shall be
changed into or exchanged for Securities of any other Person or
cash or any other property, or (c) transfer all or
substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person,
or (d) effect a capital reorganization or reclassification of
its Capital Stock, then, and in the case of each such Triggering
Event, proper provision shall be made to the Warrant Price and the
number of shares of Warrant Stock that may be purchased upon
exercise of this Warrant so that, upon the basis and the terms and
in the manner provided in this Warrant, the Holder of this Warrant
shall be entitled upon the exercise hereof at any time after the
consummation of such Triggering Event, to the extent this Warrant
is not exercised prior to such Triggering Event, to receive at the
Warrant Price in effect at the time immediately prior to the
consummation of such Triggering Event, in lieu of the Common Stock
issuable upon such exercise of this Warrant prior to such
Triggering Event, the Securities, cash and property to which such
Holder would have been entitled upon the consummation of such
Triggering Event if such Holder had exercised the rights
represented by this Warrant immediately prior to such Triggering
Event (including the right of a shareholder to elect the type of
consideration it will receive upon a Triggering Event), subject to
adjustments (subsequent to such corporate action) as nearly
equivalent as possible to the adjustments
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provided for elsewhere in
this Section 4 ; provided ,
however , the Holder at its option may elect to
receive an amount in cash equal to the value of this Warrant
calculated in accordance with the Black-Scholes formula.
Immediately upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Issuer
shall notify the Holder in writing of such Triggering Event and
provide the calculations used in determining the number of shares
of Warrant Stock issuable upon exercise of the new warrant and the
adjusted Warrant Price. Upon the Holder’s request, the
continuing or surviving corporation as a result of such Triggering
Event shall issue to the Holder a new warrant of like tenor
evidencing the right to purchase the adjusted number of shares of
Warrant Stock and the adjusted Warrant Price pursuant to the terms
and provisions of this Section 4(a)(i) .
Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, this
Section 4(a)(i) shall only apply if the
surviving entity pursuant to any such Triggering Event is a company
that has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and its common stock
is listed or quoted on a national securities exchange, national
automated quotation system or the OTC Bulletin Board. In the event
that the surviving entity pursuant to any such Triggering Event is
not a public company that is registered pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or its common stock is not listed
or quoted on a national securities exchange, national automated
quotation system or the OTC Bulletin Board, then the Holder shall
have the right to demand that the Issuer pay to the Holder an
amount in cash equal to the value of this Warrant calculated in
accordance with the Black-Scholes formula.
(ii) In the event that the
Holder has elected not to exercise this Warrant prior to the
consummation of a Triggering Event and has also elected not to
receive an amount in cash equal to the value of this Warrant
calculated in accordance with the Black-Scholes formula pursuant to
the provisions of Section 4(a)(i) above, so long
as the surviving entity pursuant to any Triggering Event is a
company that has a class of equity securities registered pursuant
to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and its common
stock is listed or quoted on a national securities exchange,
national automated quotation system or the OTC Bulletin Board, the
surviving entity and/or each Person (other than the Issuer) which
may be required to deliver any Securities, cash or property upon
the exercise of this Warrant as provided herein shall assume, by
written instrument delivered to, and reasonably satisfactory to,
the Holder of this Warrant, (A) the obligations of the Issuer
under this Warrant (and if the Issuer shall survive the
consummation of such Triggering Event, such assumption shall be in
addition to, and shall not release the Issuer from, any continuing
obligations of the Issuer under this Warrant) and (B) the
obligation to deliver to such Holder such Securities, cash or
property as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this
subsection (a), such Holder shall be entitled to receive, and the
surviving entity and/or each such Person shall have similarly
delivered to such Holder an opinion of counsel for the surviving
entity and/or each such Person, which counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to such Holder, or in the alternative, a written
acknowledgement executed by the President or Chief Financial
Officer of the Issuer, stating that this Warrant shall thereafter
continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof (including,
without limitation, all of the provisions of this subsection (a))
shall be applicable to the Securities, cash or property which the
surviving entity and/or each such Person may be required to deliver
upon any exercise of this Warrant or the exercise of any rights
pursuant hereto.
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(b) Stock Dividends,
Subdivisions and Combinations . If at any time the Issuer
shall:
(i) make or issue or set a
record date for the holders of the Common Stock for the purpose of
entitling them to receive a dividend payable in, or other
distribution of, shares of Common Stock,
(ii) subdivide its
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares
of Common Stock, or
(iii) combine its outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common
Stock,
then (1) the number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately
after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted to equal
the number of shares of Common Stock which a record holder of the
same number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately prior to the occurrence of such event would
own or be entitled to receive after the happening of such event,
and (2) the Warrant Price then in effect shall be adjusted to
equal (A) the Warrant Price then in effect multiplied by the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided by
(B) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this
Warrant is exercisable immediately after such
adjustment.
(c) Certain Other
Distributions . If at any time the Issuer shall make or issue
or set a record date for the holders of the Common Stock for the
purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend or other
distribution of:
(i) cash (other than a cash
dividend payable out of earnings or earned surplus legally
available for the payment of dividends under the laws of the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Issuer),
(ii) any evidences of its
indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities or property of any nature whatsoever (other than cash,
Common Stock Equivalents or Additional Shares of Common Stock),
or
(iii) any warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its
indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities or property of any nature whatsoever (other than cash,
Common Stock Equivalents or Additional Shares of Common
Stock),
then (1) the number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be
adjusted to equal the product of the number of shares of Common
Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to
such adjustment multiplied by a fraction (A) the numerator of
which shall be the Per Share Market Value of Common Stock at the
date of taking such record
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and (B) the denominator of which
shall be such Per Share Market Value minus the amount allocable to
one share of Common Stock of any such cash so distributable and of
the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board and
supported by an opinion from an investment banking firm mutually
agreed upon by the Issuer and the Holder) of any and all such
evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock, other securities or
property or warrants or other subscription or purchase rights so
distributable, and (2) the Warrant Price then in effect shall
be adjusted to equal (A) the Warrant Price then in effect
multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which this
Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided
by (B) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this
Warrant is exercisable immediately after such adjustment. A
reclassification of the Common Stock (other than a change in par
value, or from par value to no par value or from no par value to
par value) into shares of Common Stock and shares of any other
class of stock shall be deemed a distribution by the
Issu
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