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Soligenix Inc | NASDAQ:SNGX | NASDAQ | Common Stock |
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UNITED STATES
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Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 9, 2024, Soligenix, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a warrant inducement agreement (the “Inducement Agreement”) with certain holders (the “Holders”) of the Company’s existing Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (“Existing Warrants”) to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company. Pursuant to the Inducement Agreement, the Holders agreed to exercise for cash their Existing Warrants to purchase up to 703,125 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share during the period from the date of the Inducement Agreement until 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on July 9, 2024. The aggregate gross proceeds to be received by the Company will depend on the number of Existing Warrants actually exercised by the Holders. If all of the Existing Warrants are exercised in connection with the Inducement Agreement, the Company would anticipate receiving aggregate gross proceeds of up to approximately $4,218,750 from the exercise of the Existing Warrants before deducting financial advisory fees and other expenses payable by us. There is, however, no guarantee that all of the Existing Warrants will be exercised by the Holder in accordance with the Inducement Agreement.
In consideration of the Holder’s agreement to exercise the Existing Warrants in accordance with the Inducement Agreement, the Company agreed to issue new unregistered Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (the “New Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 150% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Existing Warrants (the “New Warrant Shares”). The New Warrants will be immediately exercisable and have a term of exercise of five years.
The Company agreed in the Inducement Agreement to file a registration statement on Form S-1 to register the resale of the New Warrant Shares upon exercise of the New Warrants (the “Resale Registration Statement”) by July 25, 2024, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to have such Resale Registration Statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission within ninety (90) days following the date of filing the Resale Registration Statement and to keep the Resale Registration Statement effective at all times until no holder of the New Warrants owns any New Warrants or New Warrant Shares. In the event that the Company fails to timely deliver to the Holder the New Warrant Shares without restrictive legends, the Company has agreed to pay certain liquidated damages to the Holder.
The Company expects to use the net proceeds from these transactions for the continued clinical development of its product candidates and for working capital, and other general corporate purposes.
The New Warrants will have an exercise price of $6.00 per share. The exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each New Warrant are subject to appropriate adjustments in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting the Common Stock. In addition, in certain circumstances, upon a fundamental transaction, a holder of New Warrants will be entitled to receive, upon exercise of the New Warrants, the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that such holder would have received had they exercised the New Warrants immediately prior to the fundamental transaction.
The Company may not affect the exercise of New Warrants, and the applicable Holder will not be entitled to exercise any portion of any such New Warrant, which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder of such New Warrant (together with its affiliates) to exceed 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of such New Warrants.
The Company engaged A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (“A.G.P.”) to provide exclusive financial services in connection with the transactions summarized above and, pursuant to a Financial Advisory Agreement between the Company and A.G.P., have agreed to pay A.G.P. a financial advisory fee equal to 6.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received from the Holder’s exercise of their Existing Warrants. In addition, we have also agreed to reimburse A.G.P. for its accountable legal expenses in connection with the exercise of the Existing Warrants and the issuance of the New Warrants of up to $40,000. We expect to use the net proceeds from these transactions for general corporate purposes.
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The foregoing descriptions of the Inducement Agreement, Financial Advisory Agreement and the New Warrants do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Inducement Agreement and form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 4.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The securities described herein have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
Item 3.02Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The disclosure required by this Item and included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference. Neither the New Warrants nor the New Warrant Shares have been registered under the Securities Act, and may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
SOLIGENIX, INC.
Warrant Shares: [__] | Original Issuance Date: July 10, 2024 |
THIS WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (this “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [__], or its assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on July 10, 2029 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Soligenix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [__] shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one Warrant Share under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (x) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (y) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
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(B) = the Exercise Price, as adjusted hereunder; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“Bid 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 a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (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 OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the VWAP of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of 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 Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“VWAP” 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 a 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 (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 OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of 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 Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
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Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation 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 actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly
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and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
SOLIGENIX, INC.
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| Name: Christopher J. Schaber |
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: SOLIGENIX, INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
◻ in lawful money of the United States; or
◻ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
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EXHIBIT 10.1
SOLIGENIX, INC.
29 Emmons Drive, Suite B-10
Princeton, NJ 08540
July 9, 2024
To the Holder of April 2024 Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Re: | Inducement Offer to Exercise Existing Common Stock Purchase Warrants |
Dear Holder:
SOLIGENIX, INC. (the “Company”) is pleased to offer (this “Inducement Offer”) to you (“Holder”, “you” or similar terminology) the opportunity to receive new warrants to purchase up to a number of shares (the “New Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), equal to 150% of the number of Warrant Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants currently held by you and issued to you on April 22, 2024 (“Existing Warrants”), as more particularly set forth on the signature page hereto, in consideration for exercising for cash any or all such Existing Warrants. The issuance, or resale, of shares of Common Stock underlying the Existing Warrants have been registered pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-276511). The shares of Common Stock underlying the Existing Warrants are referred to herein as the “Warrant Shares” and the registration statement referenced in the foregoing sentence is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement.” The Registration Statement is currently effective and, upon exercise of the Existing Warrants pursuant to this letter agreement (the “Inducement Agreement” and together with the Existing Warrants and the New Warrants, the “Transaction Documents”), will be effective for the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares, as applicable. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the New Warrants (as defined hereinafter).
The Company is making you this offer during the period from the date of this Inducement Offer set forth above and until 1:00 pm, Eastern Time, on July 9, 2024 (the “Exercise Period”). Exercise of the Existing Warrants may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times during the Exercise Period by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise attached to the Existing Warrants, as applicable; provided, that the exercise of Existing Warrants will be accompanied by payment in full of the Reduced Exercise Price to the Company.
The Company desires to reduce the Exercise Price of the Existing Warrants to $6.00 per share (which includes the $0.125 charge for the New Warrants in compliance with the Nasdaq rules) (the “Reduced Exercise Price”). In consideration for exercising Existing Warrants held by Holder and each time that the Holder exercises Existing Warrants pursuant to the terms of this Inducement Offer (the “Warrant Exercise”), the Company hereby offers to issue you or your designees:
(a) for exercising Existing Warrants, new unregistered Class A Common Stock purchase warrants ( “New Warrant”) pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to purchase up to a number of shares (the “New Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock equal to 150% of the number of Warrant Shares issued pursuant to such exercise of Existing Warrants, which New Warrants shall be substantially in the form as set forth in Exhibit B hereto, will be exercisable at any time on or after the Closing Date, and have a term of exercise of five (5) years at an exercise price per share equal to $[6.00] per share.
(b) The New Warrant certificates will be delivered within one (1) Trading Day following the Warrant Exercise, and such New Warrants, together with any underlying shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the New Warrants, shall, unless and until registered, contain customary restrictive legends and other language typical for an unregistered warrant and unregistered shares. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any Warrant Exercise would otherwise cause the Holder to exceed the beneficial ownership limitations (“Beneficial Ownership Limitation”) set forth in Section 2(e) of the Existing Warrants (or, if applicable and at the Holder’s election, 9.99%), the Company shall only issue such number of Warrant Shares to the Holder that would not cause the Holder to exceed the maximum number of Warrant Shares permitted thereunder, as directed by the Holder, with the balance to be held in abeyance until notice from the Holder that the balance (or portion thereof) may be issued in compliance
with such limitations, which abeyance shall be evidenced through the Existing Warrants which shall be deemed prepaid thereafter (including the payment in full of the exercise price), and exercised pursuant to a Notice of Exercise in the Existing Warrants (provided no additional exercise price shall be due and payable). The parties hereby agree that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation for purposes of the Existing Warrants is as set forth on the Holder’s signature page hereto.
Expressly subject to the paragraph immediately following this paragraph below, Holder may accept this offer by signing this letter below, which constitutes the Holder’s acceptance to exercise Existing Warrants at the Holder’s own discretion subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 2(e) of the Existing Warrants.
The Company agrees to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth on Annex A attached hereto.
The Holder represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, the Holder is fully aware of, and has reviewed all of the Company's public filings and acknowledges that the Company's Common Stock may be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market at a future date if the Company does not regain compliance with the continued listing requirements under Nasdaq rules. For more information, please see the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2023.
Holder represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any New Warrants it will be, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, and agrees that the New Warrants will contain restrictive legends when issued, and neither the New Warrants nor the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the New Warrants will be registered under the Securities Act, except as provided in Annex A attached hereto. Also, Holder represents and warrants that it is acquiring the New Warrants as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of the New Warrants or the New Warrant Shares (this representation is not limiting Holder’s right to sell the New Warrant Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).
The Holder understands that the New Warrants and the New Warrant Shares are not, and may never be, registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state and, accordingly, each certificate, if any, representing such securities shall bear a legend substantially similar to the following:
“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”
Upon the Holder’s exercise of the New Warrants, certificates evidencing the New Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth above), (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such New Warrant Shares is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such New Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (iii) if such New Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the New Warrants), without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 as to such New Warrant Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, (iv) if such New Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the New Warrants) and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 as to such New Warrant Shares, or (v) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and the earliest of clauses (i) through (v), the “Delegend Date”)). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly after the Delegend Date if required by the Company and/or the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, or at the request of the Holder, which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Holder. From and after the Delegend Date, such New Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends, provided that, upon request of the Company (which request shall also include a form of customary representation letter), the Holder has delivered in advance to the Company a
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customary representation letter that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its counsel. The Company agrees that following the Delegend Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section, it will, no later than two (2) Trading Days following the delivery by the Holder to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing the New Warrant Shares issued with a restrictive legend (such second (2nd) Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends or, at the request of the Holder, shall credit the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by the Holder.
In addition to the Holder’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Holder, in cash, (i) as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of New Warrant Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such New Warrant Shares are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend and (ii) if the Company fails to (a) issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder by the Legend Removal Date a certificate representing the New Warrant Shares free from all restrictive and other legends and (b) if after the Legend Removal Date the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, an amount equal to the excess of the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In Price”) over the product of (A) such number of New Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder by the Legend Removal Date and for which the Holder was required to purchase shares to timely satisfy delivery requirements, multiplied by (B) the weighted average price at which the Holder sold that number of shares of Common Stock.
If this offer is accepted and the transaction documents are executed, then on or before 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Trading Day hereof, the Company shall issue a press release and/or file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder, including this letter agreement as an exhibit thereto with the Commission. From and after the issuance of such press release or filing of such of such Current Report on Form 8-K, as applicable, the Company represents to you that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to you by the Company, or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release and/or filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and you and your Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company represents, warrants and covenants that, upon acceptance of this offer, and upon issuance of the Warrant Shares, the Warrant Shares shall be issued free of any legends or restrictions on resale by Holder.
No later than the first (1st) Trading Day following the date hereof, the closing (“Closing”) shall occur at such location as the parties shall mutually agree. Unless otherwise directed by A.G.P. (the “Placement Agent”), settlement of the Warrant Shares shall occur via “Delivery Versus Payment” (“DVP”) (i.e., on the Closing Date, the Company shall issue the Warrant Shares registered in the Holder’s name and address provided to the Company in writing and released by the Transfer Agent directly to the account(s) at the Placement Agent identified by the Holder; upon receipt of such Warrant Shares, the Placement Agent shall promptly electronically deliver such Warrant Shares to the Holder, and payment therefor shall concurrently be made to the Company by the Placement Agent (or its clearing firm) by wire transfer to the Company). The date of the Closing of the exercise of the Existing Warrants shall be referred to as the “Closing Date”.
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Accepted and Agreed to:
Name of Holder: _________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________
Number of Existing Warrants: _________________________________________________
Aggregate Warrant Exercise Price at the Reduced Exercise Price being exercised contemporaneously with signing this letter agreement: _________________________________________________
Existing Warrants Beneficial Ownership Blocker: 4.99% or 9.99%
New Warrants: (150% of total Existing Warrants being exercised):_________________________________________________
New Warrants Beneficial Ownership Blocker: 4.99% or 9.99%
DTC Instructions: _________________________________________________
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Annex A
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Holder:
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a. | From the date hereof until 30 days after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall (A) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or (B) file any registration statement or any amendment or supplement to any existing registration statement (other than (x) the Resale Registration Statement referred to herein, or (y) prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement to reflect the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section (h)(i) shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance. “Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this letter agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this letter agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period this Section (h)(i), and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the |
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equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, and (d) any securities pursuant to transactions that qualify as “exempt issuances” that are as defined and permitted pursuant to any currently outstanding agreements of the Company. “Person” means an 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, for purposes of this Section (h)(i). |
j) | Form D; Blue Sky Filings. If required, the Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the New Warrants and New Warrant Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the New Warrants and New Warrant Shares for, sale to the Holder at Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Holder. |
k) | Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth on Schedule K, which Schedule K shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. Since the Company’s most recently filed quarterly report under the Exchange Act on May 10, 2024, the Company has not issued any capital stock, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans, and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and as set forth on Schedule K, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may |
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become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers and the Placement Agent) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. Other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders. For purposes hereof, “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock. |
l) | Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth on Schedule L, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock incentive plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule L, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made. For purposes hereof, “Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document. |
m) | Registration Rights. Except as set forth on Schedule M, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act, of any securities of the Company or any subsidiary. |
n) | Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act |
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nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth on Schedule N, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in material compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer. |
o) | Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the closing of the Inducement Offer. Schedule 3.1(aa) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes hereof, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness. |
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: SOLIGENIX, INC.
The undersigned hereby elects to purchase the number of Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Existing Warrant set forth below and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
Name of Holder: _________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________
Number of Existing Warrants Exercised: _________________________________________________
Reduced Exercise Price: __________________________
Aggregate Warrant Exercise Price at the Reduced Exercise Price being exercised contemporaneously with signing this letter agreement: _________________________________________________
Existing Warrants Beneficial Ownership Blocker: 4.99% or 9.99%
New Warrants: (200% of total Existing Warrants being exercised): _________________________________________________
New Warrants Beneficial Ownership Blocker: 4.99% or 9.99%
DTC Instructions: _________________________________________________
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF NEW WARRANT
(See Attachment)
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July 9, 2024
CONFIDENTIAL
Soligenix, Inc.
29 Emmons Drive, Suite B-10
Princeton, NJ 08540
Attention: Dr. Christopher J. Schaber Ph.D., CEO
Re: Soligenix, Inc.– Financial Advisory Agreement
Dear Dr. Schaber,
The purpose of this letter (this “Agreement”) is to confirm the engagement of A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (“A.G.P.”) by Soligenix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to render Financial Services (as defined below) to the Company.
i. | providing introductions to or strategic advice with respect to potential investors or other sources of capital to finance the Company’s business objectives; |
ii. | providing other general corporate finance or strategic financial consultancy services as required by the Company; |
iii. | providing consultancy services in connection with capital raising, recapitalization, or restructuring by the Company, including, raising capital by means of senior secured debt, unsecured or subordinated debt, preferred stock or common equity; and |
iv. | additional services incidental to the above, as directed by the Company. |
i. | Promptly after receipt by A.G.P. of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action or proceeding with respect to which A.G.P. is entitled to indemnity hereunder, A.G.P. will notify the Company in writing of such claim or of the commencement of such action or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from any obligation it may have |
hereunder, except and only to the extent such failure results in the forfeiture by the Company of substantial rights and defenses. If the Company so elects or is requested by A.G.P., the Company will assume the defense of such action or proceeding and will employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to A.G.P. and will pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, A.G.P. will be entitled to employ counsel separate from counsel for the Company and from any other party in such action if counsel for A.G.P. reasonably determines that it would be inappropriate under the applicable rules of professional responsibility for the same counsel to represent both the Company and A.G.P. In such event, the reasonable fees and disbursements of no more than one such separate counsel will be paid by the Company, in addition to local counsel. The Company will have the exclusive right to settle the claim or proceeding provided that the Company will not settle any such claim, action or proceeding without the prior written consent of A.G.P., which will not be unreasonably withheld.
ii. | The Company agrees to notify A.G.P. promptly of the assertion against it or any other person of any claim or the commencement of any action or proceeding relating to a transaction and/or the services contemplated by this Agreement. |
iii. | If for any reason the foregoing indemnity is unavailable to A.G.P. or insufficient to hold A.G.P. harmless, then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by A.G.P. as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and A.G.P. on the other, but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and A.G.P. on the other that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any relevant equitable considerations. The amounts paid or payable by a party in respect of losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees and expenses incurred in defending any litigation, proceeding or other action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof, A.G.P.’s share of the liability hereunder shall not be in excess of the amount of fees actually received, or to be received, by A.G.P. under this Agreement (excluding any amounts received as reimbursement of expenses incurred by A.G.P.). |
iv. | These indemnification provisions shall remain in full force and effect whether or not the transaction and/or services contemplated by this Agreement is completed and shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and shall be in addition to any liability that the Company might otherwise have to any indemnified party under this Agreement or otherwise. |
v. | The Company represents that it is free to enter into this engagement letter and the transactions contemplated hereby, that it will act in good faith, and that it will not hinder A.G.P.’s efforts hereunder. Notwithstanding any provision of this engagement letter to the contrary, the Company agrees that neither A.G.P. nor its affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents and |
representatives of A.G.P., its affiliates and each other person, if any, controlling A.G.P. or any of its affiliates, will have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company for or in connection with the engagement and transaction described herein except for any such liability for losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred by us that are finally judicially determined to have resulted from the bad faith or gross negligence of such individuals or entities. A.G.P. will act under this engagement letter as an independent contractor with duties to the Company.
[Signature Page Follows]
In acknowledgment that the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding reached by A.G.P. and the Company, please sign and return to us one copy of this engagement letter. This engagement letter may be executed in counterparts (including facsimile or .pdf counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Yours truly,
A.G.P./ALLIANCE GLOBAL PARTNERS
By: /s/ Thomas J. Higgins ________________________
Name: Thomas J. Higgins
Title: Managing Director
Accepted and agreed to as of
the date first written above:
SOLIGENIX, INC.
By: /s/ Christopher J. Schaber
_________________________
Name: Dr. Christopher J. Schaber
Title: Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 10.2
Exhibit A
Wire Instructions
Bank Name: Chase
Bank Address:45 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Bank Phone Number: 212-495-1085
ABA Number: 021000021 (For U.S. Domestic Wires)
SWIFT:CHASUS33 (For International Wires)
Account Number: 306900777
Beneficiary Name: A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners Corp.
Beneficiary Address: 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Document and Entity Information |
Jul. 09, 2024 |
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Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | |
Document Type | 8-K |
Document Period End Date | Jul. 09, 2024 |
Entity File Number | 001-14778 |
Entity Registrant Name | Soligenix, Inc. |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 41-1505029 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 29 Emmons Drive |
Entity Address, Adress Line Two | Suite B-10 |
Entity Address, City or Town | Princeton |
Entity Address, State or Province | NJ |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 08540 |
City Area Code | 609 |
Local Phone Number | 538-8200 |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $.001 per share |
Trading Symbol | SNGX |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000812796 |
Amendment Flag | false |
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