Description of the Registrant's Securities
Exhibit 4.3
DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANTS’ SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
The following description summarizes selected information regarding our capital stock, as well as provisions of; (i) our amended and restated certificate of incorporation; (ii) our amended and restated bylaws; and (iii) the general Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). The following summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the amended and restated bylaws, copies of which have been filed as exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K to which this exhibit is attached, and the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
Authorized Capital Stock
Our authorized capital stock consists of 490,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
Common Stock
Voting Rights
Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2∕3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock, voting as a single class, is required to amend certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, including provisions relating to amending our amended and restated bylaws, the classified board, the size of our board, removal of directors, director liability, vacancies on our board, special meetings, stockholder notices, actions by written consent and exclusive jurisdiction.
Dividends
Subject to preferences that may apply to any outstanding preferred stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends that our board of directors may declare out of funds legally available for that purpose on a non-cumulative basis.
Liquidation
In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities, subject to the satisfaction of any liquidation preference granted to the holders of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Rights and Preferences
Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.
Preferred Stock
Under the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our board of directors have the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix the rights, preferences and privileges of the shares of each wholly unissued series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.
Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control that may otherwise benefit holders of our common stock and may adversely affect the market price of the common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock. We have no current plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.
Common Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of Warrants
Pursuant to private placements completed in December 2023 and October 2024, we have issued the following warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”):
General
Fractional Shares
No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of any Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which a holder of a Warrant would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, we shall, at our election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price of such Warrant or round down to the next whole share.
Exercise Limitations
Under the terms of the Warrants, we may not give effect to the exercise of any such Warrant, and a holder will not be entitled to exercise any portion of any such Warrant, if, upon giving effect to such exercise, the aggregate number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the holder (together with its affiliates, any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s affiliates, and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of common stock would or could be aggregated with the holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, would exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise, which percentage may be increased or
decreased at the holder’s election upon notice to us, up to 19.99% upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to us.
Transferability
Subject to applicable laws, the Warrants may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without our consent.
Exchange Listing
There is no established trading market for the Warrants, and we do not expect a market to develop. We do not intend to apply for the listing of Warrants on the Nasdaq Stock Market, any other national securities exchange or any other nationally recognized trading system.
No Rights as a Stockholder
Except by virtue of such holder’s ownership of shares of our common stock, the holder of a Warrant does not have the rights or privileges of a holder of our common stock, including any voting rights, until such holder exercises the Warrant.
Pre-Funded Warrants
Exercise Price
Each Pre-Funded Warrant has an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. In lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon exercise of a Pre-Funded Warrant in payment of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number of shares of common stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Pre-Funded Warrants.
Term
Each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable immediately and is exercisable until the Pre-Funded Warrant is exercised in full.
Fundamental Transactions
Upon the consummation of a fundamental transaction (as described in the Pre-Funded Warrants, and generally including the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock or any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our common stock), the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be entitled to receive, for each share of common stock that would have been issuable upon exercise of a Pre-Funded Warrant immediately prior to the occurrence of such fundamental transaction, at the option of the holder of such Pre-Funded Warrant, the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration receivable as a result of such fundamental transaction by a holder of the number of shares of common stock for which such Pre-Funded Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to such fundamental transaction.
Series A Warrants
Exercise Price
Each Series A Warrant was issued with an exercise price of $1.25 per share. On October 4, 2024, we amended certain of our outstanding Series A Warrants (the “Amended Series A Warrants”), representing
approximately 11,734,076 shares of our common stock, to, among other things, reduce the exercise price from $1.25 to $0.45 per share.
Mandatory Exercise
We have the option to cause the Series A Warrants to be exercised at a strike price of $1.25 per share upon our public announcement of INB-100 clinical data for the ten currently enrolled patients, should they remain alive and evaluable, covering a period of at least 11 months, along with certain stock price and trading volume requirements.
Term
The Series A Warrants are exercisable immediately and were initially issued with a termination date of June 13, 2025. On October 4, 2024, the termination date of the Amended Series A Warrants was extended to October 4, 2025.
Fundamental Transactions
Upon the consummation of a fundamental transaction (as described in the Series A Warrants, and generally including the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock or any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our common stock), the holders of the Series A Warrants will be entitled to receive, for each share of common stock that would have been issuable upon exercise of a Series A Warrants immediately prior to the occurrence of such fundamental transaction, at the option of the holder of such Series A Warrant, the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration receivable as a result of such fundamental transaction by a holder of the number of shares of common stock for which such Series A Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a fundamental transaction, the holder of a Series A Warrant may require the Company to repurchase such Series A Warrant at a price equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined in the Series A Warrant) of the remaining unexercised portion of the Series A Warrant, within 30 days after the consummation of the fundamental transaction.
Series B Warrants
Exercise Price
Each Series B Warrant has an exercise price of $1.50 per share.
Redemption
The Series B Warrants allow us to redeem such warrants at a price of $0.01 per Series B Warrant upon our public announcement of its INB-100 data for all enrolled patients covering a period of at least 22 months, along with certain stock price and trading volume requirements. Holders of Class B Warrants may choose to exercise such warrants at a purchase price of $1.50 per share prior to such redemption.
Term
The Series B Warrants are exercisable immediately and will expire on December 13, 2028.
Fundamental Transactions
Upon the consummation of a fundamental transaction (as described in the Series B Warrants, and generally including the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our
outstanding common stock, any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock or any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our common stock), the holders of the Series B Warrants will be entitled to receive, for each share of common stock that would have been issuable upon exercise of a Series B Warrants immediately prior to the occurrence of such fundamental transaction, at the option of the holder of such Series B Warrant, the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration receivable as a result of such fundamental transaction by a holder of the number of shares of common stock for which such Series B Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a fundamental transaction, the holder of a Series B Warrant may require the Company to repurchase such Series B Warrant at a price equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined in the Series B Warrant) of the remaining unexercised portion of the Series B Warrant, within 30 days after the consummation of the fundamental transaction.
Series C Warrants
Exercise Price
Each Series C Warrant has an exercise price of $0.27 per share.
Term
The Series C Warrants are exercisable immediately and will expire on October 4, 2027.
Fundamental Transactions
Upon the consummation of a fundamental transaction (as described in the Series C Warrants, and generally including the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock or any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our common stock), the holders of the Series C Warrants will be entitled to receive, for each share of common stock that would have been issuable upon exercise of a Series C Warrants immediately prior to the occurrence of such fundamental transaction, at the option of the holder of such Series C Warrant, the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration receivable as a result of such fundamental transaction by a holder of the number of shares of common stock for which such Series C Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a fundamental transaction, the holder of a Series C Warrant may require the Company to repurchase such Series C Warrant at a price equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined in the Series C Warrant) of the remaining unexercised portion of the Series C Warrant, within 30 days after the consummation of the fundamental transaction.
Anti-takeover provisions
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Among other things, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws:
The amendment of any of these provisions would require approval by the holders of at least 66 2∕3% of the voting power of all of our then-outstanding common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
The combination of these provisions will make it more difficult for our existing stockholders to replace our board of directors as well as for another party to obtain control of us by replacing our board of directors. Because our board of directors has the power to retain and discharge our officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect a change in management. In addition, the authorization of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change our control.
These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of our board of directors and its policies and to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to reduce our vulnerability to hostile takeovers and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares and may have the effect of delaying changes in our control or management. As a consequence, these provisions may also inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our stock that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts. We believe that the benefits of these provisions, including increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure our
company, outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover proposals, because negotiation of takeover proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, which prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, with the following exceptions:
In general, Section 203 defines a “business combination” to include the following:
In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as an entity or person who, together with the person’s affiliates and associates, beneficially owns, or within three years prior to the time of determination of interested stockholder status did own, 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation.
The statute could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us even though such a transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their stock at a price above the prevailing market price.
A Delaware corporation may “opt out” of these provisions with an express provision in its certificate of incorporation. We have not opted out of these provisions, which may as a result, discourage or prevent mergers or other takeover or change of control attempts of us.
Choice of Forum
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if and only if, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any state court located within the State of Delaware or, if and only if, all such state courts lack subject matter jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) and any appellate court therefrom shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the following claims or causes of action brought under Delaware statutory or common law: (1) any derivative claim or action brought on our behalf; (2) any claim or cause of action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty by any of our current or former director, officer or other employee; (3) any claim or cause of action asserting a claim against us arising out of, or pursuant to, the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws; (4) any claim or cause of action seeking to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws (including any right, obligation, or remedy thereunder); (5) any claim or cause of action as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; or (6) any claim or cause of action asserting a claim against us or any of our directors, officers or other employees, that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the court having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. The aforementioned provision will not apply to claims or causes of action brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, unless we consent writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, for resolving any complaint asserting a cause or causes of action arising under the Securities Act, including all causes of action asserted against any defendant to such complaint. For the avoidance of doubt, this provision is intended to benefit and may be enforced by us, our officers and directors, the underwriters to any offering giving rise to such complaint, and any other professional entity whose profession gives authority to a statement made by that person or entity and who has prepared or certified any part of the documents underlying the offering.
The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies’ certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that, in connection with one or more actions or proceedings described above, a court could find the choice of forum provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable.