CYTOMEDIX,INC. WARRANT

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THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”) OR WITH ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND RULES, OR, UNLESS, IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE TIME SET FOR TRANSFER, SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND RULES.
 
CYTOMEDIX, INC.
 
WARRANT
 
Warrant No.  ___
Dated: April _, 2010
 
Cytomedix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for value received, _______ or its registered assigns (including permitted transferees, the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total number of _____ fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 9 hereof) and each such share, a “Warrant Share” and all such shares, the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price equal to $__ (or 110% of the volume weighted average prices for the 10-day period preceding the issuance date of the Preferred Stock in connection with this Offering (as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 9 hereof, the “Exercise Price”)), provided, however, in no event shall such price be less that $__; at any time and from time to time from and after the date of this Warrant (the “Initial Exercise Date”) through and including April 9, 2015 (the “Expiration Date”), and subject to the following terms and conditions.  This Warrant is one of a series of similar warrants (the “Warrants”) issued pursuant to one of several Subscription Agreements, dated as of April 9, 2010, by and among the Company and certain other investors (each, a “Subscription Agreement”), providing for the issuance and sale of the Preferred Stock and Warrants by the Company to the Holder and such other investors.  Capitalized terms used in this Warrant that are not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given such terms in the Subscription Agreement.
 
1.            Definitions.  The capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth below:
 
Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other person or entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person or firm, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
 
Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.
 
Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
 
 “Eligible Market” means any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex LLC, Nasdaq Stock Market or the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”).
 
Market Price” shall mean (i) if the principal trading market for such securities is an exchange, the last reported sale price per share on such exchange, (ii) if clause (i) is not applicable, the average of the closing bid price per share for the last five previous Trading Days as set forth by Nasdaq or (iii) if clauses (i) and (ii) are not applicable, the average of the closing bid price per share for the last five previous Trading Days as set forth in the Pink Sheets®.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is no reported sales price or closing bid price, as the case may be, on any of the ten (10) Trading Days preceding the event requiring a determination of Market Price hereunder, then the Market Price shall be determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, based on the best information available to it.

 
 

 

Original Issue Date” means April 9, 2010.
 
Other Securities” refers to any capital stock (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other Person that the Holder of this Warrant at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, upon the exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or that at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 9 hereof or otherwise.
 
Person” means any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
 
Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Subscription Agreement.
 
Required Holders” shall mean the holders of the then unexercised Warrants issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, which represent a majority of the Warrant Shares underlying such unexercised warrants.
 
Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted on any Eligible Market.
 
 “Warrant Shares” shall initially mean shares of Common Stock and in addition may include Other Securities and Distributed Property (as defined in Section 9(e) hereof) issued or issuable from time to time upon exercise of this Warrant.
 
Weighted Average Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the NYSE Amex LLC or any other national securities exchange (the “Trading Market”), the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the common stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b)  if Common Stock is then quoted on the OTCBB, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTCBB, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTCBB and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the 'Pink Sheets' published by Pink Sheets (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Preferred Stock then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split or other similar transaction during such period.
 
2.             Registration of Warrant.  The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time.  The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 
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3.             Registration of Transfers.  The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto as Appendix A duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration and transfer, a new warrant in substantially the form of a Warrant (any such new warrant, a “New Warrant”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder.  The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.
 
4.             Exercise and Duration of Warrant.
 
(a)           This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder at any time and from time to time on and after the Initial Exercise Date to and including the Expiration Date.  At 5:00 P.M. New York City time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value.
 
(b)           A Holder may exercise this Warrant by delivering to the Company (i) an exercise notice, in the form attached hereto as Appendix B (the “Exercise Notice”), appropriately completed and duly signed, and (ii) payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (as set forth in Section 4(d) below), and the date such items are received by the Company is an “Exercise Date.”  Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a New Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares.
 
(c)           The Holder shall pay the Exercise Price (i) in cash, by certified bank check payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s instructions or (ii) if on or after the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date (x) there is no effective Registration Statement registering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder and (y) the Market Price exceeds the Exercise Price, by means of a “cashless exercise”, by presenting and surrendering to the Company this Warrant, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:
 
X =  
Y [(A-B)/A] where:
X =
the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder upon such cashless exercise;
Y =
the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised;
A =
the Market Price on the Exercise Date; and
B =
the Exercise Price.

(d)           If an exercise of this Warrant is to be made in connection with a registered public offering or sale of the Company, such exercise may, at the election of the Holder, be conditioned on the consummation of the public offering or sale of the Company, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed effective until the consummation of such transaction.
 
(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Holder agrees that the aggregate number of shares of the Company common stock issuable upon any and all exercises of this Warrant or conversions of the Preferred Stock (as the term is defined under the Subscription Agreement) may not exceed 19.99% (the “Numeric Limitation”) of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company outstanding common stock on the Original Issue Date, unless such issuances in excess of the Numeric Limitation are approved by the Company’s common stockholders.. To the extent that such stockholders have not approved such issuance at the time of the exercise, the Warrant shall be exercised on a pari passu basis such that the aggregate number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise shall not exceed the Numeric Limitation.

 
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5.            Delivery of Warrant Shares.
 
(a)           Upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall within three Trading Days after receipt of the Exercise Notice attached hereto as Appendix B, issue or cause to be issued and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder, in such name or names as the Holder may designate, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise bearing (only if such legend is required by applicable law) the restrictive legend set forth in Section 3(f) of the Subscription Agreement.  The Holder, or any Person so designated by the Holder to receive the Warrant Shares, shall be deemed to have become holder of record of such Warrant Shares as of the Exercise Date.
 
(b)           This Warrant is exercisable, either in its entirety or, from time to time, for a portion of the number of Warrant Shares. Upon surrender of this Warrant following one or more partial exercises, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, at its expense, a New Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares.
 
6.            Charges, Taxes and Expenses.  Issuance and delivery of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company  shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrant in a name other than that of the Holder.  The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
 
7.             Replacement of Warrant.  If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and in substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested.
 
8.            Reservation of Warrant Shares.  The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares that are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from all taxes, liens, claims, encumbrances with respect to the issuance of such Warrant Shares and will not be subject to any pre-emptive rights or similar rights (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9 hereof).  The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued, fully paid and nonassessable.  The Company will take all such action as may be necessary to assure that such shares of Common Stock may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Common Stock may be listed or quoted, as the case may be.
 
9.            Certain Adjustments.  The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.
 
(a)           Stock Dividends.  If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding,  pays a dividend on its Common Stock payable in additional shares of Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the opening of business on the day after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitle to receive such dividend or distribution and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event.  Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 9(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution.

 
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(b)           Stock Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (ii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and (B) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event.  Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 9(b) shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
 
(c)           Reclassifications.  A reclassification of the Common Stock (other than any such reclassification in connection with a merger or consolidation to which Section 9(f) applies) into shares of any other class of stock shall be deemed:
 
(i)           a distribution by the Company to the holders of its Common Stock of such shares of such other class of stock for the purposes and within the meaning of this Section 9; and
 
(ii)           if the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into a larger or smaller number of shares of Common Stock as part of such reclassification, such change shall be deemed a subdivision or combination, as the case may be, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock for the purposes and within the meaning of Section 9(b) hereof.
 
(d)           Calculations.  All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable.  The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
 
(e)           Adjustments.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 9, no adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be required if such adjustment is less than $0.01; provided, however, that any adjustments that by reason of this Section 9(e) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account for purposes of any subsequent adjustment.
 
(f)           Notice of Adjustments.  Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company will promptly deliver to the Holder a certificate executed by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring such adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated, the adjusted Exercise Price and the adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable).  The Company will retain at its office copies of all such certificates and cause the same to be available for inspection at said office during normal business hours by the Holder or any prospective purchaser of the Warrant designated by the Holder.
 
(g)             Notice of Corporate Events. If the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including, without limitation, any granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice describing the material terms and conditions of such transaction at least 15 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction, and the Company will take all steps reasonably necessary in order to ensure that the Holder is given the practical opportunity to exercise this Warrant prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice.

 
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10.          Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or cause to be issued fractional Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant. If any fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section, be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall make a cash payment to the Holder equal to (a) such fraction multiplied by (b) the Market Price on the Exercise Date of one full Warrant Share.
 
11.          Restricted Securities.  The Holder represents and warrants that it (i) understands that the Warrant and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and (ii) understands the restrictions set forth on the legend printed on the face of this Warrant.
 
12.          Reserved.
 
13.          Remedies.  The Company stipulates that the remedies at law of the Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant are not and will not be adequate, and that such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or otherwise.
 
14.          Notices.  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including without limitation any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by a nationally recognized courier service or delivered (in person or by facsimile), against receipt to the party to whom such notice or other communication is to be given. The address for such notices or communications shall be as set forth in the Subscription Agreement entered into by the Holder and the Company.  Any notice or other communication given by means permitted by this Section 14 shall be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof.
 
15.          Warrant Agent.  The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant.  Upon a prompt written notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent.  Any Person into which any new warrant agent may be merged, any Person resulting from any consolidation to which any new warrant agent shall be a party or any Person to which any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act.  Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder’s last address as shown on the Warrant Register.
 
16.          Miscellaneous.
 
(a)           This Warrant may be assigned by the Holder. This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant.  This Warrant may be modified, revised or amended only in writing signed by the Company and at least __% of the Holders of such Warrants and their successors and assigns.
 
(b)           The Company will not, by amendment of its governing documents or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary 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 action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Holder against impairment.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) will not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon exercise thereof, (ii) will take all such action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant, free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances and (iii) will not close its shareholder books or records in any manner that interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant.

 
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(c)               The validity, construction and enforcement of this Warrant shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and jurisdiction is hereby vested in the Courts of said State in the event of the institution of any legal action under this Warrant.
 
(d)               Neither party shall be deemed in default of any provision of this Warrant, to the extent that performance of its obligations or attempts to cure a breach hereof are delayed or prevented by any event reasonably beyond the control of such party, including, without limitation, war, hostilities, acts of terrorism, revolution, riot, civil commotion, national emergency, strike, lockout, unavailability of supplies, epidemic, fire, flood, earthquake, force of nature, explosion, embargo, or any other Act of God, or any law, proclamation, regulation, ordinance, or other act or order of any court, government or governmental agency, provided that such party gives the other party written notice thereof promptly upon discovery thereof and uses reasonable best efforts to cure or mitigate the delay or failure to perform.
 
(e)               The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
 
(f)               In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
 
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The Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
 
Cytomedix, Inc.
   
By:
 
 
Name:
 
Title:

 

 

APPENDIX A
 
Form of Assignment
 
(to be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant)
 
For Value Received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto _________ the right represented by the within Warrant to purchase _____________ shares of Common Stock of Cytomedix, Inc. to which the within warrant relates and appoints __________________________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of Cytomedix, Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises.
 
Dated:____________________________
   
   
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of Holder as specified on face of the Warrant)
     
   
Address of Transferee:
     
     
     
     

 

 

APPENDIX B
 
Form of Exercise Notice
 
(To be executed by the Holder to exercise the right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the foregoing Warrant)

To:          Cytomedix, Inc.
 
The undersigned is the Holder of Warrant No. ____ (the “Warrant”) issued by Cytomedix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
 
1.
The Warrant is currently exercisable to purchase a total of ______ Warrant Shares.
2.
The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase ___ Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
3.
The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
Cash Exercise _______
Cashless Exercise _______
4.
If the Holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the Holder shall pay the sum of $________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
5.
If the Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise, a certificate shall be issued to the Holder for the number of shares equal to the whole number portion of the product of the calculation set forth below, which is ________.  The Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of the fractional portion of the product of the calculation set forth below in an amount equal to the product of the fractional portion of such product and the Market Price on the Exercise Day, which product is __________.
X = Y[(A-B)/A]
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Number of Warrant Shares being exercised:                                                                      (“Y”).
Market Price on the Exercise Day:                                                                         (“A”).
Exercise Price:                                            (“B”)
6.
Pursuant to this exercise, the Company shall deliver to the Holder Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
7.
Following this exercise, the Warrant shall be exercisable to purchase a total of __________ Warrant Shares.
Dated:__________________________
 
Name of Holder:
     
     
   
(Print)
     
   
By:
 
       
   
Name:
 
       
   
Title:
 
       
   
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)

 
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