Exempt Securities

Exempt Securities. (i) Common Stock or options or other rights to purchase Common Stock or other awards issued to directors, officers, employees, consultants or other service providers of the Company in their capacity as such pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan, provided that (A) all such issuances (taking into account the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such options) after the date hereof during the Restricted Period pursuant to this clause (i) do not, in the aggregate, exceed more than 15% of the Common... Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the date hereof; provided however, that such issuances to consultants or other service providers do not, in each instance in the aggregate, exceed more than 5% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the date hereof, and (B) the exercise price of any such options is not lowered, none of such options are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder in each case other than pursuant to the terms hereof (including any anti-dilution provisions contained therein) and none of the terms or conditions of any such options are otherwise materially changed in any manner that adversely affects any of the holders of Warrants; (ii) Common Stock issued upon the conversion or exercise of Convertible Securities (other than options or other rights to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) issued prior to the date hereof, provided that the conversion price of any such Convertible Securities (other than options or other rights to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) is not lowered through the amendment or waiver of such Convertible Security, none of such Convertible Securities (other than options or other rights to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such Convertible Securities (other than options or other rights to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are otherwise materially changed in any manner that adversely affects any of the holders of Warrants; (iii) Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants; and (iv) securities issuable in connection with strategic license agreements, other partnering arrangements or acquisitions or mergers where the purchaser or acquirer of the securities in such issuance solely consists of (A) either (x) the actual participants in such strategic license, strategic alliance, strategic partnership or other partnering arrangements, (y) the actual owners of such assets or securities acquired in such acquisition or merger or (z) the stockholders, partners or members of the foregoing persons or entities and (B) number or amount of securities issued to such person or entity by the Company shall not be disproportionate (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) to either (x) the fair market value of such person's or entity's actual contribution to such strategic alliance or strategic partnership or (y) the proportional ownership of such assets or securities to be acquired by the Company, as applicable; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, such purchaser or acquirer of the securities in such issuance shall not include any person regularly engaged in the business of buying or selling securities View More