-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Rjjrv7mN/77UoEm+ULgBF1NrcnlXTGffkbxSHNK+9YaH8Y8pWFnstc01S+cbsEA7 YIyYlxc7GcwLNh1ZW02IdA== 0000713275-09-000017.txt : 20090413 0000713275-09-000017.hdr.sgml : 20090413 20090413112947 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000713275-09-000017 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090407 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090413 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090413 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OXIS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000109657 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 941620407 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-08092 FILM NUMBER: 09746063 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 468 N. CAMDEN DR. STREET 2: 2ND FLOOR CITY: BEVERLY HILLS STATE: CA ZIP: 90210 BUSINESS PHONE: (310) 860-5184 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 468 N. CAMDEN DR. STREET 2: 2ND FLOOR CITY: BEVERLY HILLS STATE: CA ZIP: 90210 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DDI PHARMACEUTICALS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DIAGNOSTIC DATA INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850312 8-K 1 oxis8k040709.htm OXIS FORM 8-K 4-7-09 oxis8k040709.htm


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 7, 2009

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware
 
94-1620407
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA  90210
 (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 310-860-5184

Copies to:
Stephen M. Fleming, Esq.
Law Offices of Stephen M. Fleming PLLC
110 Wall Street
11th Floor
New York, NY  10005
Phone: (516) 833-5034
Fax: (516) 977-1209

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



 
 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On April 7, 2009, Oxis International, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a convertible demand promissory note with Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. (“Bristol”) pursuant to which Bristol purchased an aggregate principal amount of $156,875.00 of convertible demand promissory notes for an aggregate purchase price of $125,000 (the “Bristol Note”). The Bristol Note will be convertible at the option of the holder at any time into shares of common stock (the “Conversion Shares”), at a price equal to the lesser of (i) $0.01 and (ii) 60% of the average of the three (3) lowest trading prices occurring at any time during the twenty (20) trading days preceding the date that Bristol notifies the Company that it elects to effectuate a conversion (the “Conversion Price”). 

Simultaneously with the issuance of the Bristol Note, the Company issued Bristol a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase such number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon full conversion of the principal amount of the Bristol Note at a price equal to the lesser of (i) $0.01 and (ii) 60% of the average of the three (3) lowest trading prices occurring at any time during the 20 trading days preceding the issue date of the Bristol Note (the “Exercise Price”).  Bristol may exercise the Warrant on a cashless basis if the shares of common stock underlying the Warrant are not then registered pursuant to an effective registration statement. In the event Bristol exercises the Warrant on a cashless basis, we will not receive any proceeds.

 The Conversion Price and the Exercise Price are subject to full ratchet and anti-dilution adjustment for subsequent lower price issuances by the Company, as well as customary adjustments provisions for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like.

The Company shall have the ability to pay the entire outstanding principal balance under the Bristol Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at anytime, in the Company’s sole discretion, on or before the date that Bristol makes demand without penalty. 
 
Simultaneously with the issuance of the Bristol Note, the Company assigned to Bristol all of the Company’s rights, title and interest under a 6% Secured Promissory Note in the principal amount of $250,000 (the “Percipio Note”) issued by Percipio Biosciences, Inc. (“Percipio”) to the Company in connection with that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated December 11, 2008, by and between the Company and Percipio. 
 
The Company has agreed to grant “piggyback” registration rights to Bristol such that at any time the Company determines to file with the Securities and Exchange  Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended (the  "Securities Act"), of any of its equity securities (other than on Form S-4, Form S-8 or their then equivalents), the Company shall provide Bristol with written notice of such determination and, if requested by Bristol, the Company shall include in such registration statement all of the Conversion Shares.

Bristol has contractually agreed to restrict its ability to exercise the Warrant such that the number of shares of the Company common stock held by the Bristol and its affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding shares of common stock.


The securities were offered and sold to Bristol in a private placement transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated under Regulation D thereunder. Bristol is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.

 
 

 



The foregoing information is a summary of each of the agreements involved in the transactions described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those agreements, each of which is attached an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  Readers should review those agreements for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this financing transaction.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number
 
Description
4.1
 
Convertible Demand Promissory Note, dated April 7, 2009 issued in the name of Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd.
 
4.2
 
Warrant, dated April 7, 2009, issued in the name of Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd.
     
99.1
 
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated April 7, 2009, by and between Oxis International, Inc. and Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd.

SIGNATURES

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.


 
 OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
     
Date:  April 10, 2009
By:
/s/ Anthony Cataldo
   
Anthony Cataldo
   
Chief Executive Officer 




EX-4.1 2 exhibit41.htm PROMISSORY NOTE DATED 4-7-09 exhibit41.htm


 
EXHIBIT 4.1

 
THIS NOTE HEREOF HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT WITH A VIEW FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RESALE, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS IT HAS BEEN SO REGISTERED OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.
 
CONVERTIBLE DEMAND PROMISSORY NOTE
 
Principal Amount:  $156,875.00                                                                                                                                    Issue Date:   April 7, 2009
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Oxis International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower” or the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. (together with each of their said heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and any such bearer, being hereinafter referred to collectively as  the “Holder”), on demand (the date on which demand is made is the “Maturity Date”), the principal sum of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Fifty Dollars ($156,875.00) (the “Note”).  For purposes of this Note, “Borrower” shall mean all successors in interest and assignees, including, without limitation, pursuant to a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar restructuring event (collectively, a “Reorganization”), and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors and any other person liable or to become liable with respect to the Note.

1.           Original Issue Discount.   This Note is issued with an original issue discount of 20.3187% and has been issued to Holder upon funding of $125,000 by Holder to Borrower.
 
2.           Payment of Principal.  The Borrower shall pay the Holder the entire principal amount due under this Note upon demand by Holder.
 
3.           Conversion.  At any time while this Note is outstanding, the Holder may convert any portion of this Note that is outstanding, whether such portion represents principal or interest, into shares of common stock of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”) at a price (the “Conversion Price”) equal to the lesser of (i) $0.01 and (ii) 60% of the average of the three (3) lowest trading prices occurring at any time during the twenty (20) trading days preceding the date that the Holder notifies the Company that it elects to effectuate a conversion (the “Conversion Date”).  The Company must deliver the Conversion Shares to the Holder no later than the third (3rd) business day after the Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”).
 
4.           Prepayment.  Borrower shall pay the entire outstanding principal balance under this Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (collectively, the “Indebtedness”), at anytime, in the Borrower’s sole discretion, on or before the date that Holder makes demand without penalty.  The Borrower shall give at least 5 days’ notice to the Holder prior to such repayment (the fifth (5th) day following such notice is the “Prepayment Date”).  In the event that Borrower fails to make complete payment of all amounts due under this Note on the Prepayment Date, the Holder may immediately demand payment of all amounts due under this Note at any time following such Prepayment Date.
 
5.           Warrant.    Simultaneously with the issuance of this Note, Borrower shall issue to the Holder a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase such number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon full conversion of the principal amount of this Note at a price (the “Warrant Issue Price”) equal to the lesser of (i) $0.01 and (ii) 60% of the average of the three (3) lowest trading prices occurring at any time during the 20 trading days preceding the issue date of this Note.  Such Warrant shall be exercisable for common stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to the Warrant Issue Price, subject to full-ratchet anti-dilution adjustment as more fully described in the form of Warrant to be provided by Holder and signed by the Company.
 

 
 

 

6.           Acknowledgement by the Holder.  The Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Borrower that the Holder has sufficient knowledge and experience of financial and business matters so that the Holder is able to evaluate the merits and risks of purchasing this Note and the Holder has had substantial experience in previous private and public purchases of securities.  The Holder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
 
7.           Anti-dilution Adjustment.  If at any time this Note is outstanding, the Company issues common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock at a price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price (a “Dilutive Issuance”), or adjusts the price per share at which any of its outstanding securities can be converted into or exercised for common stock to a price that is lower than the Conversion Price (a “Dilutive Adjustment”), the Conversion Price shall automatically be adjusted to equal the lower price granted in such Dilutive Issuance or Dilutive Adjustment (the “Adjusted Conversion Price”).  The Company must provide written notice to the Holder of a Dilutive Issuance or a Dilutive Adjustment (the “Adjustment Notice”) within three (3) trading days of such occurrence, provided however that the Adjusted Conversion Price shall be deemed to be in effect automatically upon any Dilutive Issuance or Dilutive Adjustment regardless of whether the Company provides the Adjustment Notice. The Company must honor any conversions requested by the Holder at the Adjusted Conversion Price following any Dilutive Issuance or Dilutive Adjustment.
 
8.           Piggyback Registration Rights.  If at any time this Note is outstanding, the Company files a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Registration Statement”) the Company must include the shares underlying this Note in such Registration Statement.  The Company shall notify the Holder of its intent to file such Registration Statement at least thirty (30) days prior the filing of the Registration Statement and provide the Holder an opportunity to review and comment on such Registration Statement.
 
9.           Event of Default.  Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Note, and shall give rise to the remedies provided in Section 6 herein:
 
 
(a)
The failure by the Borrower to pay the Indebtedness or otherwise to satisfy when due, as contemplated in Section 2;
 
 
(b)
The failure by the Borrower to deliver the Conversion Shares by the Share Delivery Date, as contemplated in Section 3;
 
 
(c)
The failure by the Borrower to provide the Adjustment Notice or honor conversions at the Adjusted Conversion Price following a Dilutive Issuance or Dilutive Adjustment, as contemplated in Section 6;
 
 
(d)
The failure by the Borrower to comply with the registration obligations as contemplated in Section 7;
 
 
(e)
The failure by the Borrower to timely file and keep current periodic reports with the SEC;
 

 
 

 

 
(f)
If the Borrower:  (i) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent; (iii) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; (iv) takes advantage, as against its creditors, of any bankruptcy law or statute of the United States of America or any state or subdivision thereof now or hereafter in effect; (v) has a petition or proceeding filed against it under any provision of any bankruptcy or insolvency law or statute of the United States of America or any state or subdivision thereof, which petition or proceeding is not dismissed within 30 days after the date of the commencement thereof; (vi) has a receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian, conservator, sequestrator or other such person appointed by any court to take charge of its affairs or assets or business and such appointment is not
 
 
(g)
vacated or discharged within 30 days thereafter; or (vii) takes any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing;
 
 
(h)
Any merger, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower or its business or any sale of all or substantially all of the Borrower’s capital stock or assets; provided, however, the merger or sale of the Borrower with a successor entity that acknowledges and expressly assumes in writing the Borrower’s obligations hereunder shall not be considered an “Event of Default” for purposes hereof; or
 
 
(i)
The Borrower attempts to effectuate or effectuates a reverse stock split of its common stock without first obtaining the prior written consent of the Holder.
 
10.           Remedies on Default.  If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing for a period of seven (7) calendar days, the Holder shall, in addition to any and all other available rights and remedies, have the right, at the Holder’s option unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of a subsequent default), to:  (a) declare the entire unpaid principal balance of this Note, together with all interest accrued thereon and all other sums due by the Borrower hereunder (the “Default Amount”), along with a default premium equal to 10% of the Default Amount, to be immediately due and payable; and (b) pursue any and all available remedies for the collection of such principal and interest to enforce its rights as described herein; and in such case the Holder may also recover all costs of suit and other expenses in connection therewith, including reasonable attorney’s fees for collection and the right to equitable relief (including, but not limited to, injunctions) to enforce the Holder’s rights as set forth herein.
 
11.           Participation in Future Financing.  From the date hereof until the date that is the later of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) 360 days after the Indebtedness is paid to Holder, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (a “Subsequent Financing”), the Holder shall have the right to participate in a Subsequent Financing for up to an amount  equal to 100% of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation Maximum”) on the same terms and conditions provided for in the Subsequent Financing at a 25% discount to the price of the securities issued in such Subsequent Financing or elect to increase by 25% the principal amount of existing notes then currently held by the Holder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holder may exchange this Note for securities issued in a Subsequent Financing (the "Subsequent Securities") at a 25% discount to the price of the Subsequent Securities.  If the Holder elects to exchange the Note for the Subsequent Securities, and such exchange is not accompanied by any cash consideration, Borrower's counsel shall provide a legal opinion stating that the Subsequent Securities are deemed to have been issued on the issue date of this Note.

12.           Certain Waivers.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Note, the Borrower hereby waives diligence, demand, presentment for payment, protest, dishonor, nonpayment and default with respect to the Indebtedness evidenced hereby.  The Borrower hereby expressly agrees that this Note, or any payment hereunder, may be extended, modified or subordinated (by forbearance or otherwise) from time to time, without in any way affecting the liability of the Borrower.
 

 
 

 

13.           Waivers and Amendments; Cumulative Remedies.  Neither any provision of this Note nor any performance hereunder may be waived orally, but only by an agreement in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver or discharge is sought.  No right or remedy conferred upon the parties under this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy contained herein or in any instrument or document delivered in connection herewith, and every such right or remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other such right or remedy contained herein and/or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.
 
14.           Governing Law.  This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law.  If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this Note, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
 
15.           Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process.  The Borrower by execution, and the Holder by acceptance, hereof each consent to the jurisdiction of any federal district court in the State of New York having competent jurisdiction.  The Borrower waives personal service of any summons, complaint or other process in connection with any such action or proceeding and agrees that service thereof may be made, as the Holder may elect, by certified mail directed to the Borrower at the location provided for in Section 13 hereof, or, in the alternative, in any other form or manner permitted by law.
 
16.           Additional Documents.  From time to time the Holder will execute and deliver to the Borrower such additional instruments as the Borrower may reasonably request to effectuate the purposes of this Note.
 
17.           Notices.  All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid, or delivered personally by hand or by nationally recognized overnight courier or sent via facsimile addressed to:
 
If to the Borrower:

Oxis International, Inc.
468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA  90210
Attn:  Maurice Spitz, CEO

If to the Holder:
 
Bristol Investment Fund Ltd.
c/o Bristol Capital Advisors LLC
Attn: Amy Wang, Esq.
10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1410
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Facsimile: (310) 696-0334
 
or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the other party in writing.  All such notices and other written communications shall be effective:  (a) if mailed, five days after mailing; (b) if delivered, upon delivery; and (c) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt.
 

 
 

 

18.           Wiring Instructions.  Any amount wired to the Borrower hereunder shall be wired in accordance with the following wiring instructions:
 
 Bank Name:  City National Bank
 Account Name:  Oxis International, Inc.
 Account Number:  0096 32 174
 Routing number:  122 016 066
                          
19.           Severability.  If any provision of this Note is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, it shall be ineffective in such jurisdiction only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability, and such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the balance of such provision to the extent it is not prohibited or unenforceable nor the remaining provisions hereof, nor render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
 
20.           Assignment.  This Note shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the Borrower and the Holder and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Neither party hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party.
 
21.           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  A facsimile signature of any party shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as an original signature.
 
22.           No Stockholder Rights.  Nothing contained in this Note shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder or any other person the right to vote or to consent or to receive notice as a stockholder in respect of meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the Borrower or any other matters or any rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Borrower; and no dividends shall be payable or accrued in respect of this Note.
 
23.           JURY WAIVER.  THE BORROWER BY EXECUTION, AND THE HOLDER BY ACCEPTANCE, HEREOF EACH CONSENT THAT IN ANY CIVIL ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM, OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHICH ARISES OUT OF, CONCERNS, OR RELATES TO THIS NOTE, ANY AND ALL TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS NOTE, THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS NOTE, OR THE RELATIONSHIP CREATED BY THIS NOTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, TRIAL SHALL BE TO A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND NOT TO A JURY.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY.  ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS NOTE WITH ANY COURT, AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES TO THIS NOTE OF THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
 

 

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Note on and as of the date first set forth above.



 
 Oxis International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower
     
 
By:
/s/ Anthony Cataldo
   
Name:
   
Title: 

EX-4.2 3 exhibit42.htm WARRANT DATED 4-7-09 exhibit42.htm



EXHIBIT 4.2
 
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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.  THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
Warrant Shares: _______                                                                                                                 Initial Exercise Date:  April ___, 2009

 
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, BRISTOL INVESTMENT FUND, LTD. (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 April ___, 2009 (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the April ___, 2016 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Oxis International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ____________ shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”).  The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
 
Section 1.                                Definitions.  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Convertible Demand Promissory Note (the “Note”), dated April ___, 2009, issued by the Company to the Holder.
 
Section 2.                                Exercise.
 
a)           Exercise of Warrant.  Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed  hereto (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the
 

 
 

 

registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company); and, within 3 Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received  payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within 3 Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company.  Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased.  The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases.  The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within 1 Business Day of receipt of such notice.  In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
 
b)           Exercise Price.  The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.01, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
 
c)           Cashless Exercise.  This Warrant may also be exercised at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
 
 
(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such election;

 
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and

 
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c) and (ii) this Warrant may be exercised via a cashless exercise during the 30 Trading Days immediately prior to the Termination Date if there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder.

 
 

 


d)           Exercise Limitations  The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a  Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2(c) or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Debentures or Warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by a Holder that the Company is not representing to such Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and such Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith.   To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(d)(i) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which a portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of a Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be each Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to such aggregate percentage limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.   In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  For purposes of this Section 2(d)(i), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-QSB or Form 10-KSB, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common
 

 
 

 

Stock was reported.  The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.  The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(d)(i) may be waived by such Holder, at the election of such Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company to change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, and the provisions of this Section 2(d) shall continue to apply.  Upon such a change by a Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation from such 4.99% limitation to such 9.99% limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further waived by such Holder.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(d)(i) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
 
e)           Mechanics of Exercise.
 
i.      Authorization of Warrant Shares.  The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
 
ii.           Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise.  Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within 3 Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (“Warrant Share Delivery Date”).  This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company.  The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(vii) prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.
 

 
 

 

iii.           Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise.  If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
 
iv.           Rescission Rights.  If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2(e)(iv) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
 
v.      Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise.  In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder.  For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss.  Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure
 

 
 

 

to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
vi.           No Fractional Shares or Scrip.  No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.  As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
 
vii.           Charges, Taxes and Expenses.  Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
 
viii.           Closing of Books.  The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
Section 3.                                Certain Adjustments.
 
a)           Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted.  Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or
 

 
 

 

distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
 
b)           Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase or sell or grant any right to reprice its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive .Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment.  Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 3(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance.  The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”).  For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
 
c)           Subsequent Rights Offerings.  If the Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP at the record date mentioned below, then the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP.  Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become
 

 
 

 

effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.
 
d)           Pro Rata Distributions.  If the Company, at any time prior to the Termination Date, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.  In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock.  Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
 
e)           Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder, (a) upon exercise of this 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 (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event or (b) if the Company is acquired in an all cash transaction, cash equal to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes option pricing formula.  For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration.  If holders of Common Stock are
 

 
 

 

given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction.  To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3(e) and insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
 
f)           Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
 
g)           Voluntary Adjustment By Company. The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
h)           Notice to Holder.
 
i.      Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. If the Company issues a variable rate security, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised in the case of any transaction in which securities are issued at a variable price.
 
ii.           Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock; (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Company shall
 

 
 

 

authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.  The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice.
 

Section 4.                                Transfer of Warrant.
 
a)           Transferability.  Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer.  Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.  A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
 
b)           New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney.  Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.
 

 
 

 

c)           Warrant Register. 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.
 
d)           Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or (a)(8) promulgated under the Securities Act or a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.
 
Section 5.                                Miscellaneous.
 
a)           No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise.  This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(e)(ii).
 
b)           Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
 
c)           Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc.  If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
 
d)           Authorized Shares.
 
The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient
 

 
 

 

number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant.  The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant.  The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
 
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 (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) 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.
 
e)           Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Note.
 
f)           Restrictions.  The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
 
g)           Nonwaiver and Expenses.  No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date.  If the Company willfully and
 

 
 

 

knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
 
h)           Notices.  Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Note.
 
i)           Limitation of Liability.  No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
 
j)           Remedies.  Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant.  The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
 
k)           Successors and Assigns.  Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder.  The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
 
l)           Amendment.  This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
 
m)           Severability.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
 
n)           Headings.  The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
 

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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.
 

  OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Anthony Cataldo  
    Name:   
    Title:  
       


 
 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

TO:           OXIS INTERNATIONAL, 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 a certificate or certificates representing 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 or by physical delivery of a certificate to:

_______________________________

_______________________________

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(4)  Accredited Investor.  The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________




 
 

 


 
ASSIGNMENT FORM

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)



FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
 

_______________________________________________ whose address is

_______________________________________________________________.



_______________________________________________________________

Dated:  ______________, _______


Holder’s Signature:                                           _____________________________

Holder’s Address:                                           _____________________________

_____________________________



Signature Guaranteed:  ___________________________________________


NOTE:  The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company.  Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

EX-99.1 4 exhibit991.htm ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT exhibit991.htm


 
EXHIBIT 99.1
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of April 7, 2009, by and among BRISTOL INVESTMENT FUND, LTD., a _________ company (“Assignee”), and OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Assignor”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, in connection with an Asset Purchase Agreement between Assignor and the Percipio Biosciences, Inc. (“Percipio”), dated December 11, 2008, Percipio issued to Assignor a 6% Secured Promissory Note in the principal amount of $250,000 (“Note”) secured pursuant to a grant of a first priority security interest in all of the assets of Percipio (the “Security Interest”); and

WHEREAS, Assignor has agreed to issue a convertible demand promissory note, dated as of the date hereof, to Assignee (the “Convertible Note”), pursuant to which the Assignee has agreed to lend to the Company and the Company has agreed to borrow from the Assignee an aggregate of $125,000 under certain terms and conditions set forth in the Convertible Note; and

WHEREAS, as a condition to the obligation of the Assignee to fund the Convertible Note, Assignor desires to assign to Assignee all of Assignor’s rights, title and interest under the Note and Assignee is willing to accept assignment of such rights and obligations thereunder.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the parties acknowledge, Assignor and Assignee, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1.      Defined Terms; Interpretation. Except as otherwise set forth herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Note.

2.      Assignment and Assumption. Effective as of the date hereof, (a) Assignor hereby conveys, assigns, and transfers to Assignee, its successors and permitted assigns, all of Assignor’s rights, title and interest in and to the Note and the Security Interest and delegates to Assignee all of its duties and obligations to be performed, or arising on or after the date hereof under the Note, and (b) Assignee hereby accepts the above assignment of all of Assignor’s rights, title and interest to the Note and the Security Interest and the rights and delegation of duties and obligations and agrees to be bound by and to assume such duties and obligations.

3.      Consent.  Percipio acknowledges the foregoing assignment and assumption as set forth in Section 2 above and in accordance with Section 16 of the Note, consents to the assignment of Assignor’s rights, title and interest in the Note to Assignee.  Percipio hereby agrees to reasonably cooperate with Assignor and Assignee to fulfill the objective of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and further recognizes that, following execution of this Agreement, Assignee shall be deemed as successors to the Assignor as to all rights pertinent to the Note and the Security Interest.

 
 

 



4.      Representations and Warranties of Assignor. Assignor represents and warrants to Assignee as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:

a.      Assignor has the legal right and requisite power and authority to make and enter into this Agreement, and to perform its obligations hereunder and to comply with the provisions hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Assignor have been duly authorized by all necessary company action on its part. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Assignor do not and will not contravene the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of Assignor. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and constitute the valid and binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except that the availability of equitable remedies, including specific performance, is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

b.      The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Assignor and the compliance by Assignor with the provisions hereof, do not and will not (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation under any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Assignor or any of its properties or assets, other than any such conflicts, violations, defaults, or other effects which, individually or in the aggregate, do not and will not prevent, restrict or impede Assignor’s performance of its obligations under and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the other transaction documents executed in connection herewith.

c.      No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any governmental or regulatory authority or any other person or entity (other than any of the foregoing which have been obtained and, at the date in question, are then in effect) is required under existing laws as a condition to the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Assignor.

5.      Representations and Warranties of Assignee. Assignee represents and warrants to Assignor as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:

a.      Assignee has the legal right and requisite power and authority to make and enter into this Agreement, and to perform its obligations hereunder and to comply with the provisions hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Assignee have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Assignee do not and will not contravene the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of Assignee. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,

 
 

 

insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except that the availability of equitable remedies, including specific performance, is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

b.      The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Assignee and the compliance by Assignee with the provisions hereof and thereof, do not and will not (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation under any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Assignee or any of its properties or assets, other than any such conflicts, violations, defaults, or other effects which, individually or in the aggregate, do not and will not prevent, restrict or impede Assignee’s performance of its obligations under and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the other transaction documents executed in connection herewith.

c.      No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any governmental or regulatory authority or any other person or entity (other than any of the foregoing which have been obtained and, at the date in question, are then in effect) is required under existing laws as a condition to the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the Station Purchase Agreement by Assignee.

6.      Further Assurances. Each party to this Agreement agrees to execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record, and to cause to be executed, acknowledged, delivered, filed and recorded, such further certificates, instruments, and documents and to do, and cause to be done, all such other acts and things, including the filing or any amendment or other documentation in the appropriate jurisdiction to transfer the Security Interest to Assignee, as may be required by law, or as may, in the reasonable opinion of the other party hereto, be necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.

7.      Binding Effect; Amendments. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, successors and assigns. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of, or consent or approval required by, this Agreement, nor any consent to or approval of any departure herefrom, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such modification, amendment, waiver, consent or approval is sought.

8.      Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal

 
 

 

service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery). Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the documents contemplated herein, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

9.      Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by Assignee without the prior written consent of Assignor, such consent to be in its sole and absolute discretion. Without the consent of Assignee, Assignor may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any other party or parties; provided that Assignor shall not thereby be released of its obligations hereunder.

10.                 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

11.                 Notices.  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Agreement later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

12.                 Entire Agreement.  The Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules

13.                 Survival.  The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing.

14.                 No Waiver.   The waiver by any party of the breach of any of the terms and conditions of, or any right under, this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute the waiver of any other breach of the same or any other term or condition or of any similar right.  No such waiver shall be binding or effective unless expressed in writing and signed by the party giving such waiver.

15.                 Execution.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission in PDF format, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or electronic signature page were an original thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Assumption Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

ASSIGNOR:

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


By: /s/Anthony Cataldo
Name:
Title:



ASSIGNEE:


BRISTOL INVESTMENT FUND, LTD.

By: /s/Paul Kessler
Name:
Title:



ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: (with respect to Section 3)


PERCIPIO BIOSCIENCES, INC.


By: /s/Robert Brooke
Name:
Title:


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