WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

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EX-10.15 5 dex1015.htm WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK (NO. 200809-010) Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (No. 200809-010)

Exhibit 10.15

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF A CURRENT AND EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES, OR AN OPINION SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

WARRANT NO. 200809-010 (Amended)    Date: September 25, 2008

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

AutoGenomics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that William Davidson (the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase, on the terms and conditions contained herein, 28,400 fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of common stock, no par value, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), at an initial exercise price of $7.00 per Warrant Share (the “Exercise Price”). This Warrant has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and is issued pursuant to the terms of that certain Subscription Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and the Holder (the “Subscription Agreement”). The number of Warrant Shares and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2 below.

This Warrant is subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Exercisability and Exercise.

1.1 Method of Exercise. This Warrant may be exercised in whole at the option of the Holder at any time and from time to time from the one (1) year anniversary of the date hereof through and including the five (5) year anniversary of the date hereof (the “Exercise Period”), by delivering to the Company payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares being purchased by check or wire transfer, together with an executed Notice of Exercise in the form attached as Exhibit I hereto.

1.2 Effectiveness of Exercise; Procedure. The exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which the Holder delivers the Notice of Exercise to the Company together with payment of the Exercise Price and satisfies all of the requirements of this Section 1. Upon such exercise, the Holder will be deemed a shareholder of record of the Warrant Shares with all rights of a shareholder (including, without limitation, all voting rights with respect to such Warrant Shares and all rights to receive any dividends with respect to such Warrant Shares). In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be delivered to

 

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the Holder within a reasonable time by the transfer agent of the Company by crediting the account of the Holder’s broker with The Depositary Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified in the Notice of Exercise. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional share to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, the Holder shall be entitled, at its option, to receive either (a) a cash payment equal to the excess of the fair market value, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith, for such fractional share above the Exercise Price for such fractional share (as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder) or (b) a whole share if the Holder tenders the Exercise Price for one whole share.

2. Adjustments.

2.1 Reorganizations, Mergers, Recapitalizations and Reclassifications.

(a) Change of Control. If at any time a Change of Control (as defined below) occurs and, pursuant to the terms of such Change of Control, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or any cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of any nature whatsoever (including warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or in lieu of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation (“Other Property”), are to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock of the Company, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive upon exercise of this Warrant (and this Warrant shall thereafter be exercisable only for) the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and Other Property receivable upon or as a result of such Change of Control by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Change of Control. In case of any such Change of Control, the successor or acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the due and punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and condition of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all the obligations and liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may be deemed appropriate (as determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company) in order to provide for adjustments of the Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent as practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 2.1(a). For purposes of this Section 2.1(a), “common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation” shall include stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and which is not subject to redemption. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.1(a) shall similarly apply to any successive Change of Control. As used in this Warrant, a “Change of Control” shall mean (i) a transaction or series of transactions (other than an offering of common stock of the Company to the general public through a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) whereby any “person” or related “group” of “persons” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”)) (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries, an employee benefit plan maintained by

 

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the Company or any of its subsidiaries or a “person” that, prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition; or (ii) the consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of (A) a merger, consolidation, reorganization or business combination, (B) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions or (C) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each case other than a transaction (1) which results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Successor Entity (as defined below)) directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction, and (2) after which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity; provided, however, that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this Section 2.1(a)(ii)(C)(2) as beneficially owning 50% or more of combined voting power of the Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company prior to the consummation of the transaction. As used in this Section 2.1(a)(ii)(C), the “Successor Entity” shall mean, as applicable, the Company or the person that, as a result of the Change of Control, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company.

(b) Other Events. If, at any time after the date of this Warrant, (i) the outstanding shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are changed into, or exchanged for, a different number or kind of shares or securities of the Company through a reorganization, merger, recapitalization or reclassification which does not constitute a Change of Control, or (ii) the number of outstanding shares of such Common Stock is changed through a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, stock consolidation or similar capital adjustment, an appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Board, if necessary, in the Exercise Price and in the number or kind of shares into which this Warrant is exercisable. In making such adjustments, or in determining that no such adjustments are necessary, the Board may rely upon the advice of counsel and accountants to the Company.

2.2 Notice of Adjustment. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Exercise Price or the number and kind of securities into which this Warrant is exercisable, the Company at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property for which this Warrant shall be exercisable and the Exercise Price) and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Company shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Holder a certificate setting forth (i) the

 

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Exercise Price then in effect and (ii) the number and kind of shares of capital stock and the amount, if any, of other securities, cash or property which then would be received upon the exercise of this Warrant.

3. Reservation of Stock. The Company shall at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of the issue upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock to provide for the exercise of this Warrant.

4. Notices of Record Date, etc. In the event the Company shall take a record of the holders of any of its Common Stock for the purpose (a) of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other right; (b) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the stock of the Company or any Change of Control; or (c) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company; then, and in each such case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the Holder a notice specifying, as the case may be, (x) the record date for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (y) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, Change of Control, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock of the Company shall be entitled to exchange their shares for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, Change of Control, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be mailed at least ten days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in such notice.

5. Exchange of Warrant. Upon the surrender by the Holder, properly endorsed, to the Company at the principal office of the Company, the Company will issue and deliver to or upon the order of such Holder, at the Company’s expense, a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the name of the Holder or as the Holder may direct, without charge for any issuance or transfer tax or other cost incurred by the Company, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of capital stock (or other securities, cash and/or property) then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against the transfer of the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant.

6. Replacement of Warrant. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) upon delivery of an indemnity agreement (with surety if reasonably required) in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will issue, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor. Any such new Warrant executed and delivered shall constitute an additional contractual obligation on the part of the Company, whether or not the Warrant so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

 

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7. Transfer of Warrant. This Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole, upon surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed assignment (in the form of Exhibit II hereto) at the principal office of the Company. However, as a condition to such transfer, either (a) this Warrant must be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and all applicable state securities laws with respect thereto or (b) the Company must first be furnished with an opinion of legal counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act.

8. Miscellaneous.

8.1 Expiration. This Warrant shall expire at the close of business on the date which is four (4) years from the date hereof.

8.2 Restrictive Legend. This Warrant, any Warrant issued upon transfer of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be imprinted with substantially the following legend, in addition to any legends required under applicable state securities laws:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF A CURRENT AND EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES, OR AN OPINION SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”

8.3 No Voting Rights. Nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as conferring upon Holder by virtue of holding this Warrant (i) the right to vote or to consent as a shareholder in respect of meetings of shareholders for the election of directors of the Company or any other matter, (ii) the right to receive dividends or (iii) any other rights as a shareholder of the Company.

8.4 Compliance with Securities Laws. Holder agrees to exercise and transfer (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 7 hereof) this Warrant in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws and agrees to cooperate with the Company in taking any and all action which may be deemed necessary or desirable to ensure such compliance, including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of one or more documents as requested by the Company representing as to certain matters and acknowledging the restricted nature of the Common Stock to be issued.

 

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8.5 Modification And Waiver. This Warrant and any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement is sought.

8.6 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday or a Sunday or shall be a legal holiday, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday or a Sunday or a legal holiday.

8.7 Successors and Assigns. This Warrant shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company.

8.8 Notices. All notices, requests, consents and demands with respect to this Warrant shall be made in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the Company at 2251 Rutherford Road, Carlsbad, CA 92008, and to Holder at the applicable address set forth on the applicable signature page to the Subscription Agreement or at such other address as the Company or Holder may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

8.9 Governing Law. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company, without regard to its principles of choice of law.

 

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[ Signature Page to Warrant to Purchase Common Stock ]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed and issued by its duly authorized representative on the date first above written.

 

AUTOGENOMICS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Fareed Kureshy

  Fareed Kureshy,
  Its President and CEO

 

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EXHIBIT I

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXERCISE

(To be signed only upon exercise of this Warrant)

The undersigned, the Holder of the within Warrant, hereby irrevocably elects to exercise such Warrant to purchase                                                               (                    ) shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, for a purchase price of                                          Dollars ($                    ) per share and a total purchase price of                                          Dollars ($                    ), to be paid by (check one):

             certified or official bank check; or

             wire transfer.

The undersigned is acquiring such shares of stock for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

 

Dated:                                         

 

 

 

Name of Holder (must conform precisely

to the name specified on the face of the Warrant)

 

 

  Signature of authorized representative of Holder
 

 

  Print or type name of authorized representative
Federal Identification Number of Holder:  

 

Address of Holder:  

 

 

 

Telephone Number:  

 

Facsimile Number:  

 

Email Address:  

 

 

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EXHIBIT II

ASSIGNMENT FORM

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,                                                                                   hereby sells, assigns and transfers all of the rights of the undersigned under the attached Warrant with respect to the number and kind of shares covered thereby set forth below, unto:

 

Name of Assignee:   

 

Address:   

 

  

 

Telephone Number:   

 

Facsimile Number:   

 

Email Address:   

 

Number and Kind of Shares:   

 

  

 

Dated:                                            *Signature:   

 

 

* The signature should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program) pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Signature Guaranteed: Title of Organization:     

 

    
    

 

Dated:                                         

  By:   

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:   

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:   

 

 

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Schedule to Exhibit 10.15

The following common stock warrants are substantially identical in all material respects to the representative warrant to which this schedule is attached and which is filed as an exhibit to AutoGenomics, Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-152512) (the “Registration Statement”), except as to the parties thereto, dates of issuance, number of warrant shares, exercise prices and expiration dates set forth below. These other common stock warrants are not being filed with the Registration Statement, pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Number

  

Holder

  

Date of Issuance

   Warrant Shares    Exercise Price
(per share)
  

Expiration Date

200903-007    National Healthcare Services    March 30, 2009    142,000    $ 7.00    October 20, 2012
200906-020    National Healthcare Services    June 26, 2009    142,000    $ 7.00    October 20, 2012
200912-001    National Healthcare Services    December 8, 2009    142,000    $ 4.00    December 8, 2014
200912-003    AR Properties    December 1, 2009    26,980    $ 4.00    December 1, 2014
200912-005    Shugart Corporation    December 31, 2009    142,000    $ 4.00    December 31, 2014
201002-001    AR Properties    February 9, 2010    28,400    $ 4.00    February 11, 2015
201002-002    Piercey Living Trust    February 12, 2010    71,000    $ 4.00    February 11, 2015
201002-003    R&M AutoGenomics Investors    February 16, 2010    14,200    $ 4.00    February 15, 2015
201002-004    J Piercey Trust    February 18, 2010    28,400    $ 4.00    February 17, 2015
201003-000    The Meyyapan – Kannappan Family Trust    March 2, 2010    7,100    $ 4.00    March 1, 2015
201004-001    Robert A. Levin and Mary B. Levin, Trustees of The Levin Family Recovable Trust    April 15, 2010    42,600    $ 5.00    March 3, 2015
201004-002    Heiligbrodt Family Partnership    April 15, 2010    142,000    $ 5.00    March 4, 2015
201004-003    Kentor Trust U/A dated 9/18/2002    April 15, 2010    71,000    $ 5.00    March 8, 2015
201004-004    God’s Gift    April 15, 2010    142,000    $ 5.00    March 11, 2015
201004-005    Belmont Insurance Company    April 15, 2010    28,400    $ 5.00    March 16, 2015
201004-006    Argus Reinsurance, Ltd    April 15, 2010    71,000    $ 5.00    March 19, 2015
201004-007    Strader Family Trust dated April 25, 2005    April 15, 2010    28,400    $ 5.00    March 25, 2015


201004-008    Bubalo Family Trust    April 15, 2010    28,400    $ 5.00    April 19, 2015
201004-009    Testman Trust    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    August 30, 2015
201004-010    Terence A. Noonan    April 15, 2010    7,100    $ 5.00    September 7, 2015
201004-011    Laurence M. Demers    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    September 6, 2015
201004-012    Zurlo Investment Trust    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    September 12, 2015
201004-013    Kentor Trust U/A dated 9/18/2002    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    September 20, 2015
201004-014    Linda Formo Brandes Revocable Trust    April 15, 2010    71,000    $ 5.00    September 27, 2015
201004-015    AR Properties    April 15, 2010    284,000    $ 5.00    September 28, 2015
201004-016    Helen Lovaas 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Theresa Bell    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    September 30, 2015
201004-017    Helen Lovaas 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Cindy Westwood    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    September 30, 2015
201004-018    Helen Lovaas 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Kathy Redenius    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    September 30, 2015
201004-019    Helen Lovaas 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Daniel Lovaas    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    September 30, 2015
201004-020    Helen Lovaas 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Frank Bartlett    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    September 30, 2015
201004-021    Helen Lovaas 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Christine Fennel    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    September 30, 2015
201004-022    Ulrich Frindt Family Trust U/T/A dated October 21, 2002    April 15, 2010    14,200    $ 5.00    October 4, 2015
201004-023    Jason Livingston and Paula Livingston Community Property    April 15, 2010    28,400    $ 5.00    October 8, 2015


201004-024    R&E Lunn Revocable Trust dated March 10, 2004    April 15, 2010    14,200    $5.00    October 13, 2015
201004-025    Levin Family Revocable Trust dated February 22, 2007    April 15, 2010    28,400    $5.00    October 29, 2015
201004-026    Rue Family Trust    April 15, 2010    71,000    $5.00    February 14, 2016
201004-027    IAS Management, LLC    April 15, 2010    71,000    $5.00    February 16, 2016
201004-028    Cyndy Reinking    April 15, 2010    71,000    $5.00    May 1, 2016
201004-029    Joseph P. Sullivan    April 15, 2010    2,840    $5.00    June 20, 2016
201004-030    Harold F. McGrath Trustee of the McGrath Family Trust    April 15, 2010    42,600    $5.00    March 11, 2015
201004-031    Van Fleet Family Trust    April 15, 2010    14,200    $5.00    October 8, 2015
201004-032    National Healthcare Services    April 15, 2010    284,000    $5.00    March 9, 2015
201004-033    The Testman Trust    April 15, 2010    15,620    $5.00    March 9, 2015