Exhibit 10.3
THIS
WARRANT (THIS “WARRANT”) AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED
FOR SALE OR SOLD UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT
THERETO, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION
WITH SUCH OFFER OR SALE. THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE HEREOF MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED TO ANY
PERSON EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS.
WARRANT
TO PURCHASE COMMON
STOCK
OF
ECHO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Warrant No.
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THIS WARRANT of ECHO THERAPEUTICS,
INC., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Company
”), certifies that
., a
company, and its successors and permitted assigns (the “
Holder ”), has the right to purchase up to
shares (such
shares, the number of which may be adjusted hereunder, are referred
to herein as the “ Warrant Shares ”) of
the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
“ Common Stock ”). The per share purchase
price payable by the Holder for the Warrant Shares shall be $2.00
(such price, as may be adjusted hereunder, is referred to herein as
the “ Exercise Price ”). The Holder may
exercise this Warrant at any time and from time to time beginning
on the Issue Date and ending at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date or, if such day is not a
Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day.
This Warrant has been issued pursuant
to a Securities Purchase and Loan Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement
”), by and between the Company and the Holder.
1. DEFINITIONS
.
(a) Defined Terms . The
following terms shall apply to this Warrant:
“
Assumed Variable Market Price ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 4(d)(ii)
(B) of this Warrant.
“
Cash Exercise ” and “ Cashless
Exercise ” have the respective meanings set forth in
Section 2(c) of this Warrant.
“
Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Warrant.
“
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Warrant.
“
Convertible Securities ” means any stock or
securities (other than Options) of the Company convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock .
“
Delivery Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3(a) of this
Warrant.
“
Determination Date ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4(b) of this
Warrant.
“
Dilutive Issuance ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4(d)(i) of this
Warrant.
“
Dispute Procedure ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2(b) of this
Warrant.
“
Distribution ”, “ Distribution
Date ” and Distribution Notice ”
have the respective meanings set forth in Section
4(b) of this Warrant.
“
Distribution Per Share Value ” means, with
respect to a Distribution, the aggregate fair market value of the
assets to be so distributed divided by the number of shares
of Common Stock as to which such Distribution is to be made. For
purposes of this definition, the fair market value of any
distributed assets shall be the value agreed to by the Company and
the Holder in good faith. If the Company and the Holder are unable
to agree on such fair market value within three Business Days, the
Company shall submit such dispute to an independent investment
banking firm of national reputation reasonably acceptable to the
Holder, and shall cause such investment banking firm to perform
such determination and notify the Company and the Holder of the
results of determination no later than five Business Days from the
time such dispute was submitted to it by the Company. Such
investment bank’s determination shall be deemed conclusive
absent manifest error. The fees of any such investment bank shall
be borne by the party whose calculations were most at variance with
those of such investment bank.
“
DTC ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3(b) of this
Warrant.
“
Excluded Securities ” means (i) issuances
of shares of Common Stock or Options to employees, officers,
directors or consultants of the Company duly approved by a majority
of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors or a
majority of the disinterested
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members
of a committee of the Board of Directors established for such
purpose; (ii) issuances of securities upon the exercise or
exchange of or conversion of any securities exercisable or
exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding on the Issue Date, provided that such
securities have not been amended since the Issue Date to increase
the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange
or conversion price of any such securities; (iii) securities
issued at fair market value in connection with acquisitions or
strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested
members of the Board of Directors, but not including a transaction
with an entity whose primary business is investing in securities or
a transaction, the primary purpose of which is to raise capital;
(iv) the exercise of this Warrant or any portion hereof;
(v) the issuance of securities at fair market value pursuant
to any equipment financing or commercial business arrangement with
one or more banks or similar financial or lending institutions
approved by the Board of Directors to the extent such issuances do
not, in the aggregate, exceed two percent (2%) of the issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock on the date hereof;
(vi) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Convertible
Securities as payment of interest in connection with the
Company’s 8% Senior Convertible Promissory Notes, due
February 12, 2011, in accordance with the terms of such notes
as in effect as of the Execution Date; (vii) securities issued
in any transaction that is approved in writing by the Holder; and
(viii) shares of Common Stock issued in connection with any
subdivision of Common Stock covered by
Section 4(a) .
“
Exercise Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a) of this
Warrant.
“
Exercise Default ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3(c) of this
Warrant.
“
Exercise Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a) of this
Warrant.
“
Exercise Price ” has the meaning set forth in
the preamble to this Warrant.
“
Holder ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Warrant.
“
Issue Date ” means the Issue Date set forth on
the front page of this Warrant.
“
Major Transaction ” means the existence,
occurrence or public announcement of, or entering into an agreement
contemplating, a merger, consolidation, business combination,
tender offer, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization,
redemption or other similar event, as a result of which shares of
Common Stock shall be changed into, or exchanged or tendered for,
the same or a different number of shares of the same or another
class or classes of stock or securities or other assets of the
Company or another entity, or the Company shall sell all or
substantially all of its assets. A subdivision or combination of
Common Stock that is covered by Section 4(a)
shall not constitute a “Major Transaction”.
“
Market Price ” means, as of a particular date,
the highest daily VWAP during the period of 20 consecutive Trading
Days occurring immediately prior to (but not including) such
date.
“
Options ” means any rights, warrants or options
to subscribe for, purchase or receive Common Stock or Convertible
Securities.
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“
Record Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4(b) of this
Warrant.
“
Securities Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble to this Warrant.
“
VWAP ” means, with respect to a Trading Day,
the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such
Trading Day on the Principal Market as reported by Bloomberg
Financial Markets or, if Bloomberg Financial Markets is not then
reporting such prices, by a comparable reporting service of
national reputation selected by the Company and reasonably
satisfactory to the Holder. If VWAP cannot be calculated for the
Common Stock on such Trading Day on the foregoing bases, then the
Company shall, at its sole cost and expense, submit such
calculation to an independent investment banking firm of national
reputation reasonably acceptable to the Holder, and shall cause
such investment banking firm to perform such determination and
notify the Company and the Holder of the results of determination
no later than five Business Days from the time such calculation was
submitted to it by the Company.
“
Warrant Shares ” has the meaning set forth in
the preamble to this Warrant.
(b) Terms Defined in the
Securities Purchase Agreement . Any capitalized term used but
not defined herein has the meaning specified in the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
(c) Usage . All
definitions contained in this Warrant are equally applicable to the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined. The words
“hereof”, “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this
Warrant as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Warrant.
2.
EXERCISE OF WARRANT .
(a) Exercise Notice . In
order to exercise this Warrant, the Holder shall (i) deliver
to the Company a completed exercise notice in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Exercise
Notice ”) and (ii) pay the Exercise Price in
accordance with Section 2(c) . The Holder shall
promptly thereafter deliver this Warrant to the Company for
cancellation (and replacement with a new Warrant if exercised in
part) pursuant to Section 2(e) . The Holder
shall be deemed to have exercised this Warrant on the date (the
“ Exercise Date ”) on which the
applicable Exercise Notice was deemed delivered under
Section 5(b) .
(b) Disputes . In the
case of a dispute as to the calculation of the Exercise Price or
the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder (including, without
limitation, the calculation of any adjustment pursuant to
Section 4 ), the Company shall promptly issue to
the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and
shall submit the disputed calculations to a certified public
accounting firm of national recognition (other than the
Company’s independent accountants and reasonably acceptable
to the Holder) within three Business Days following the applicable
Exercise Date. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such
accountant to calculate the Exercise Price and/or the number of
Warrant Shares issuable hereunder and to
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notify
the Company and the Holder of the results in writing no later than
three Business Days following the day on which such accountant
received the disputed calculations (the “ Dispute
Procedure ”). Such accountant’s calculation
shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error. The fees of any
such accountant shall be borne by the party whose calculations were
most at variance with those of such accountant.
(c) Payment of Exercise
Price; Cashless Exercise . The Holder may pay the Exercise
Price in either of the following forms or, at the election of
Holder, a combination thereof:
(i) through
a cash exercise (a “ Cash Exercise ”) by
delivering immediately available funds, or
(ii) if
an effective Registration Statement is not available for the resale
of all of the Warrant Shares issuable hereunder at the time an
Exercise Notice is delivered to the Company, through a cashless
exercise (a “ Cashless Exercise ”), as
hereinafter provided. The Holder may effect a Cashless Exercise by
surrendering this Warrant to the Company and noting on the Exercise
Notice that the Holder wishes to effect a Cashless Exercise, upon
which the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant
Shares determined as follows:
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