Exhibit 4.1
WARRANT
TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK
OF
RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICALS
CORP.
THIS WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD,
OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, OR UNLESS OFFERED,
SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS. THE
COMPANY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH OPINION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THAT
CERTAIN SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH THE SECURITIES
WERE ISSUED.
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No. ____________
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Warrant to Purchase __________ Shares of Common
Stock, $0.001 Par Value Per Share
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$0.60; $0.75
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WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON
STOCK
of
RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
Void after the date set forth in the
first paragraph hereof
This certifies that, for value
received, _______________, or registered assigns (“
Holder ”) is entitled, subject to the terms set forth
below, to purchase from Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), _________ shares
of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company (such class
of stock being referred to herein as “ Common Stock
”), as constituted on August 21, 2009 (the “Issue
Date”), upon surrender of this Warrant, at the principal
office of the Company referred to below, with the subscription form
attached hereto duly executed, and simultaneous payment therefor in
the form of consideration specified in Section 1 hereof, at
the price per share (the “ Purchase Price ”) as
follows: (i) if this Warrant is exercised in accordance herewith
and the Purchase Price therefor is paid on or before the first
anniversary of the Issue Date, then the Purchase Price per share
shall be $0.60, and (ii) if this Warrant is exercised in accordance
herewith and the Purchase Price therefor is paid after the first
anniversary of the Issue Date, but on or before the second
anniversary of the Issue Date, then the Purchase Price per share
shall be $0.75. This Warrant is one of a series of warrants being
issued pursuant to the terms of that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated August
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21, 2009, by and among the Company
and the original Holder of this Warrant and the other parties named
therein (the “ Purchase Agreement ”). This
Warrant must be exercised, if at all, prior to the earliest to
occur of (i) the second anniversary of the Issue Date,
(ii) the date of consummation of the acquisition of the
Company (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger
or consolidation) that results in the stockholders of the Company
immediately prior to such consummation date owning less than 50% of
the voting power of the surviving entity or the date of
consummation of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company or the date of dissolution or liquidation of the
Company (each a “ Change of Control Transaction
”), and (iii) the thirtieth (30th) day following the date on
which the Company delivers a WACP Notice (as defined herein) to the
Holder in accordance herewith. If at any time on or before the
second anniversary of the Issue Date, the volume weighted average
closing prices of the Common Stock on the Principal Securities
Exchange over ten (10) consecutive Trading Days (as defined herein)
exceeds $1.25, then, within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of
any such event, the Company shall have the right to deliver to the
Holder written notice to such effect (such notice, a “
WACP Notice ”). The shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are sometimes referred to as
the “ Warrant Shares .” The term “
Warrants ” as used herein shall include this Warrant
and any warrants delivered in substitution or exchange therefor as
provided herein. The term “ Principal Securities
Exchange ” as used herein means any United States
national stock exchange, automated inter-dealer quotation system,
or in the over-the-counter market upon which shares of the Common
Stock are listed or quoted. The term “ Trading Day
” as used herein means any day on which the exchange, listing
or quotation system on which shares of the Common Stock are listed
or quoted and which forms the primary trading market for shares of
the Common Stock is open for trading.
1.
Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised at any time or from
time to time, on any business day, for all or part of the full
number of Warrant Shares during the period of time described in the
preceding paragraph, by surrendering it at the principal office of
the Company, 9 Commercial Boulevard, Suite 200, Novato,
California 94949, with the subscription form in the form
attached hereto duly executed, together with payment for the
Warrant Shares to be purchased, payable in cash, cashier’s
check and/or wire transfer of immediately available funds. No other
form of consideration shall be acceptable for the exercise of this
Warrant. A Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised
immediately prior to the close of business on the date of its
surrender for exercise together with delivery of payment therefor
as provided above, and the person entitled to receive the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise shall be treated for all
purposes as the record holder of such shares as of the close of
business on such date. As soon as practicable on or after such
date, and in any event within 10 days thereof, the Company
shall issue and deliver to the person or persons entitled to
receive the same a certificate or certificates for the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise. Upon any
partial exercise, the Company will issue and deliver to Holder a
new Warrant with respect to the Warrant Shares not previously
purchased. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued
upon exercise of a Warrant. In lieu of any fractional share to
which Holder would be entitled upon exercise, the Company shall pay
cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the then
current fair market value of one share of Common Stock, as
determined in good faith by the Company.
2.
Payment of Taxes . All shares of Common Stock issued upon
the exercise of a Warrant shall be duly authorized, validly issued
and outstanding, fully paid and non-
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assessable. Holder shall pay all
taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed in respect
of the issue or delivery thereof and any tax or other charge
imposed in connection with any transfer involved in the issue of
any certificate for shares of Common Stock in any name other than
that of the registered Holder of this Warrant surrendered in
connection with the purchase of such shares, and in such case the
Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock
certificate until such tax or other charge has been paid or it has
been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no tax or
other charge is due.
3.
Transfer and Exchange . Subject to the restrictions set
forth in Section 8.1, this Warrant and all rights hereunder
are transferable, in whole but not in part, only with the prior
approval of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. If such a proposed transfer is so approved, this Warrant
is transferable on the books of the Company maintained for such
purpose at its principal office referred to above by Holder in
person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
Warrant properly endorsed and upon payment of any necessary
transfer tax or other governmental charge imposed upon such
transfer. Each taker and holder of this Warrant, by taking or
holding the same, consents and agrees that this Warrant, when
endorsed in blank, shall be deemed negotiable and that when this
Warrant shall have been so endorsed, the Holder hereof may be
treated by the Company and all other persons dealing with this
Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for any purpose and as the
person entitled to exercise the rights represented hereby or to the
transfer hereof on the books of the Company, any notice to the
contrary notwithstanding; but until such transfer on such books,
the Company may treat the registered Holder hereof as the owner for
all purposes.
4.1
Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger . Other
than in any case a Change of Control Transaction, in case of any
reclassification of the Common Stock, or other securities issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant, or in case of any reorganization of
the Company (or, in each case, any other corporation, the stock or
other securities of which are at the time receivable on the
exercise of this Warrant) after the Issue Date, or in case, after
such date, the Company (or any such other corporation) shall
consolidate with or merge into another corporation, then and in
each such case Holder, upon the exercise hereof as provided in
Section 1 at any time after the consummation of such
reorganization, consolidation, merger or conveyance, shall be
entitled to receive, in lieu of the stock receivable upon the
exercise of this Warrant prior to such consummation, the stock or
other securities or property to which such Holder would have been
entitled upon such consummation if such Holder had exercised this
Warrant immediately prior thereto.
4.2
Adjustments for Dividends in Common Stock . If the Company
at any time or from time to time after the Issue Date makes, or
fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common
Stock entitled to receive, a dividend payable in additional shares
of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Purchase Price
then in effect shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance
or, in the event such record date is fixed, as of the close of
business on such record date, by multiplying the Purchase Price
then in effect by a fraction (1) the numerator of which is the
total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of
business on such record date, and (2) the denominator of which
shall be the total number of shares of Common
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Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close
of