UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders |
The information set forth in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On February 18, 2026, Jaguar Health, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the special one-time dividend. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 disclosure is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. In addition, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure shall not be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On February 18, 2026, the Company announced that its board of directors (the “Board”) declared a special one-time dividend of one-tenth of one share of Series O Preferred Stock (as defined below) for each share of voting common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) outstanding, plus each share issuable upon exercise of certain warrants to purchase, in aggregate, 2,400,765 shares of our Common Stock with dividend rights (the “Eligible Warrants”) outstanding, at the close of business on March 2, 2026 (the “Record Date”) (the “Preferred Stock Dividend”). The Preferred Stock Dividend is expected to be paid as of the close of business on March 4, 2026. Investors who trade during this period should consult with their broker with respect to the entitlement to the Preferred Stock Dividend.
The Company will file a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series O Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware prior to the issuance of the Preferred Stock Dividend. The Certificate of Designation will set forth the rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, and limitations of the Series O Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series O Preferred Stock”), and will be effective prior to issuance of the Preferred Stock Dividend. Below is a summary of certain of the provisions of the Certificate of Designation.
Series O Certificate of Designation
Issuance in Fraction
The Series O Preferred Stock may be issued in whole shares or in any fraction of a share that is one one-tenth (1/10th) of a share or any integral multiple of such fraction, which fractions shall entitle the Holder (as defined below), in proportion to such Holder’s fractional shares, to receive shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series O Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation (the “Conversion Shares”) upon a Conversion (as defined below), participate in distributions upon a Liquidation Event (as defined below) and have the benefit of any other rights of Holders as described herein.
Restrictions on Transfer
No shares of Series O Preferred Stock may be transferred, assigned or pledged by any Holder at any time without the prior written consent of the Company.
Dividends
Holders of shares of Series O Preferred Stock (the “Holders”) will not be entitled to receive any dividends on shares of Series O Preferred Stock.
Voting Rights
Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designation or as otherwise required by law, the Series O Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. For any matter in which the Holders are entitled to vote, such Holders shall be entitled to one vote per one-tenth of one share of Series O Preferred Stock.
Liquidation Rights
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined below) (each, a “Liquidation Event”), each share of Series O Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid, out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, before any distribution or payment out of the assets of the Company may be made to or set aside for the holders of Common Stock and subject to the rights of the Company’s depositors and other creditors, an amount per share of Series O Preferred Stock equal to $0.0001 (as applicable, the “Liquidation Amount”). If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company (other than a Chapter 7 bankruptcy) or Deemed Liquidation Event, the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the Liquidation Amount, the Holders shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. Following the payment of the Liquidation Amount, if there are any remaining assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, the Series O Preferred Stock shall not participate in such distributions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in the event of a dissolution or winding up of the Company in connection with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the Liquidation Amount, the Holders, with respect to their shares of Series O Preferred Stock, shall be entitled to receive out of such assets the same amount that each share of the Common Stock would receive as if each outstanding share of Series O Preferred Stock were, immediately prior to the applicable record date, fully converted (disregarding solely for such purposes any conversion or exchange limitations hereunder) to shares of Common Stock at the conversion ratio for each whole share of Preferred Stock (the “Conversion Ratio”), which is equal to the Stated Value (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) divided by the applicable Conversion Price.
For each share of Series O Preferred Stock, the “Conversion Price” shall be, unless otherwise provided in this Certificate of Designation, equal to the Minimum Price as of the applicable Conversion Date (as defined below). “Minimum Price” means, with respect to a given date, the lower of: (i) the Closing Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) of the Common Stock immediately preceding such date or (ii) the average Closing Price of the Common Stock for the five (5) Trading Days (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) immediately preceding such date.
Each of the following events shall be considered a “Deemed Liquidation Event”: (A) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a constituent party and in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to hold a majority of the voting power of the Company or any successor entity following such merger or consolidation; or (B) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Company if substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Conversion Rights
| • | Optional Conversion |
At any time prior to December 31, 2026, the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to convert all (and not part) of the then outstanding shares of Series O Preferred Stock to Conversion Shares at the Conversion Ratio (the “Optional Conversion”); provided, however, that in no event may Conversion Shares be issued to any Holder that would cause such Holder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Percentage (as defined below) immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the Conversion Shares. The Company shall effect the Optional Conversion by providing Holders with the Company Conversion Notice (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), which shall specify, inter alia, the date on which such conversion is to be effected (the “Optional Conversion Date”). On the Optional Conversion Date, each outstanding share of Series O Preferred Stock will automatically convert (subject to the Maximum Percentage limitation) into such whole number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by the Conversion Ratio.
| • | Automatic Conversion |
If no Optional Conversion occurs pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation, then on December 31, 2026 (the “Automatic Conversion Date” and together with an Optional Conversion Date, the “Conversion Date”), each outstanding share of Series O Preferred Stock will automatically convert (subject to the Maximum Percentage limitation) into such whole number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by the Conversion Ratio (the “Automatic Conversion” and together with the Optional Conversion, the “Conversion”).
For any issuance of Conversion Shares that would cause a breach of the Maximum Percentage limitation, the Company may issue, in lieu of such number of Conversion Shares in excess of the Maximum Percentage, one or more pre-funded warrants (each, a “Pre-Funded Warrant”) exercisable into, in aggregate, such number of Conversion Shares in excess of the Maximum Percentage to the Holder; provided, however, that the terms of such Pre-Funded Warrants shall provide that they may not be exercised to such extent as to cause the Holder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Percentage immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series O Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a Conversion Share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the closing price of a share of Common Stock as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Conversion Date.
Maximum Percentage
In no event may shares of Common Stock be issued to any Holder that would cause such Holder’s beneficial ownership to exceed the Maximum Percentage, which is 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a given date (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such issuance).
Trading Market
There is no established trading market for any of the Series O Preferred Stock, and we do not expect a market to develop. We do not intend to apply for a listing for any of the Series O Preferred Stock on any securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system. The Series O Preferred Stock will not trade with the Common Stock.
The foregoing description of the form of Certificate of Designation and the Pre-Funded Warrants does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Designation and the form of Pre-Funded Warrants, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 4.1, respectively, to this Current Report and are incorporated by reference herein.
The Company is also supplementing the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and other filings made with the SEC, with the risk factors relating to the Preferred Stock Dividend and certain other matters, filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibit Description | |
| 3.1 | Form of Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series O Convertible Preferred Stock. | |
| 4.1 | Form of Pre-Funded Warrant. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 18, 2026, related to the special dividend of Series O Preferred Stock. | |
| 99.2 | Supplemental Risk Factors. | |
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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.
| JAGUAR HEALTH, INC. | ||||||
| Date: February 18, 2026 | By: | /s/ Lisa A. Conte | ||||
| Lisa A. Conte | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer & President | ||||||
Exhibit 3.1
JAGUAR HEALTH, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES O CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
The undersigned, Lisa A. Conte and Carol R. Lizak, do hereby certify that:
1. They are the Chief Executive Officer/President and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Jaguar Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”).
2. The following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”):
WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, consisting of 4,475,074 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any series and the designation thereof, of any of them; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock as follows:
TERMS OF SERIES O CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
“Automatic Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
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“Automatic Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Closing Price” means the Nasdaq official closing price (as reflected on Nasdaq.com). If the Common Stock is not traded on the Nasdaq on a given date, the closing price of the Common Stock on such date means the closing sale price as reported in the composite transactions for the principal United States securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is so listed or quoted, or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price on the principal United States securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is so listed or quoted, or if the Common Stock is not so listed or quoted on a United States securities exchange or automated quotation system, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or any similar organization, or, if that bid price is not available, the market price of the Common Stock on that date as determined by an independent financial advisor retained by the Corporation for such purpose.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Company Conversion Notice” means a notice delivered by the Corporation to effect an Optional Conversion of the outstanding shares of Series O Preferred Stock.
“Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
“Conversion Price” for each share of Series O Preferred Stock shall be, unless otherwise provided in this Certificate of Designation, equal to the Minimum Price as of the applicable Conversion Date.
“Conversion Ratio” for each share of Series O Preferred Stock shall be equal to the Stated Value divided by the applicable Conversion Price.
“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series O Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Deemed Liquidation Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.
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“Delaware Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Holder” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.
“Liquidation Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.
“Maximum Percentage” means 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such issuance). For purposes of calculating the Maximum Percentage, beneficial ownership of Common Stock will be determined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
“Minimum Price” means, with respect to a given date, the lower of: (i) the Closing Price of the Common Stock immediately preceding such date or (ii) the average Closing Price of the Common Stock for the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding such date.
“Optional Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Optional Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“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.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Series O Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(i).
“Stated Value” means $[____].
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB, OTCQX or OTCID (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
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“Transfer Agent” means Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Corporation with a mailing address of 55 Challenger Road, Floor 2, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 and an electronic mailing address of [email protected], and any successor transfer agent of the Corporation.
Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par Value. This series of preferred stock shall be designated as Series O Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series O Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be [____] ([IN WORDS]) (each holder of the Series O Preferred Stock a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”). Each share of Series O Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share. The Series O Preferred Stock will initially be issued in book-entry form.
The Series O Preferred Stock may be issued in whole shares or in any fraction of a share that is one one-tenth (1/10th) of a share or any integral multiple of such fraction, which fractions shall entitle the Holder, in proportion to such Holder’s fractional shares, to receive Conversion Shares upon a Conversion, participate in distributions upon a Liquidation Event and have the benefit of any other rights of Holders as described herein.
No shares of Series O Preferred Stock may be transferred, assigned or pledged by any Holder at any time without the prior written consent of the Corporation.
Section 3. Dividends. Holders will not be entitled to receive any dividends on shares of Series O Preferred Stock.
Section 4. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the Series O Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. For any matter in which the Holders are entitled to vote, such Holders shall be entitled to one vote per one-tenth of one share of Series O Preferred Stock.
Section 5. Liquidation Event.
(a) Preferential Payments to Holders of Series O Preferred Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined below) (each, a “Liquidation Event”), each share of Series O Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid, out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, before any distribution or payment out of the assets of the Corporation may be made to or set aside for the holders of Common Stock and subject to the rights of the Corporation’s depositors and other creditors, an amount per share of Series O Preferred Stock equal to $0.0001 (as applicable, the “Liquidation Amount”). If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (other than a Chapter 7 bankruptcy) or Deemed Liquidation Event, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the Liquidation Amount, the Holders shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets
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available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. Following the payment of the Liquidation Amount, if there are any remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, the Series O Preferred Stock shall not participate in such distributions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in the event of a dissolution or winding up of the Corporation in connection with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the Liquidation Amount, the Holders, with respect to their shares of Series O Preferred Stock, shall be entitled to receive out of such assets the same amount that each share of the Common Stock would receive as if each outstanding share of Series O Preferred Stock were, immediately prior to the applicable record date, fully converted (disregarding solely for such purposes any conversion or exchange limitations hereunder) to shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Ratio.
(b) Deemed Liquidation Events.
| (i) | Definition. Each of the following events shall be considered a “Deemed Liquidation Event”: |
| (A) | a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is a constituent party and in which the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to hold a majority of the voting power of the Corporation or any successor entity following such merger or consolidation; or |
| (B) | the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation. |
(c) Effecting a Deemed Liquidation Event. The Corporation shall not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction (the “Merger Agreement’) provides that the consideration payable to the Series O Preferred Stock shall be allocated in accordance with Section 5(a).
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(d) Amount Deemed Paid or Distributed. The amount deemed paid or distributed to the Holders upon any such merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, exclusive license, or other disposition shall be the cash or the value of the property, rights or securities paid or distributed to such Holders by the Corporation or the acquiring person, firm or other entity. Unless otherwise provided in the merger agreement or other agreement related to such event, the value of such property, right or securities shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
(e) Allocation of Escrow and Contingent Consideration. In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event, if any portion of the consideration payable to the Holders is payable only upon satisfaction of contingencies (the “Additional Consideration”), the merger agreement or other agreement related to such event shall provide that (a) the portion of such consideration that is not Additional Consideration (such portion, the ‘‘Initial Consideration”) shall be allocated among the Holders in accordance with Section 5(a) as if the Initial Consideration were the only consideration payable in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event; and (b) any Additional Consideration which becomes payable to the Holders upon satisfaction of such contingencies shall be allocated among the Holders in accordance with Section 5(a) after taking into account the previous payment of the Initial Consideration as part of the same transaction.
Section 6. Conversion.
(a) Optional Conversion. At any time prior to December 31, 2026, the Corporation may, in its sole discretion, elect to convert all (and not part) of the then outstanding shares of Series O Preferred Stock to Conversion Shares at the Conversion Ratio (the “Optional Conversion”); provided, however, that in no event may Conversion Shares be issued to any Holder that would cause such Holder, together with its Affiliates, to beneficially own shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Percentage immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the Conversion Shares. The Corporation shall effect the Optional Conversion by providing Holders with the Company Conversion Notice, which shall specify, inter alia, the date on which such conversion is to be effected (the “Optional Conversion Date”). On the Optional Conversion Date, each outstanding share of Series O Preferred Stock will automatically convert (subject to the Maximum Percentage limitation set forth in this section) into such whole number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by the Conversion Ratio.
(b) Automatic Conversion. If no Optional Conversion occurs pursuant to Section 6(a), then on December 31, 2026 (the “Automatic Conversion Date” and together with an Optional Conversion Date, the “Conversion Date”), each outstanding share of Series O Preferred Stock will automatically convert (subject to the same Maximum Percentage limitation as set forth in Section 6(a)) into such whole number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by the Conversion Ratio (the “Automatic Conversion” and together with the Optional Conversion, the “Conversion”).
(c) For any issuance of Conversion Shares that would cause a breach of the Maximum Percentage limitation set forth in this Section 6, the Corporation may issue, in lieu of such number of Conversion Shares in excess of the Maximum Percentage, one or more pre-funded warrants exercisable into, in aggregate, such number of Conversion Shares in excess of the Maximum Percentage to the Holder; provided, however, that the terms of such pre-funded warrants shall provide that they may not be exercised to such extent as to cause the Holder, together with its Affiliates, to beneficially own shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Percentage immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
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(d) Mechanics of Conversion
(i) Delivery of Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. Not later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) after the Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to each Holder the Conversion Shares to be issued upon the conversion of the number of shares of Series O Preferred Stock to be converted pursuant to Sections 6(a) or 6(b). When delivering the Conversion Shares as provided herein, the Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the Conversion Shares required to be delivered by the Corporation under this Section 6 through the Transfer Agent. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Corporation’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the Conversion Date.
(ii) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series O Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a Conversion Share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the closing price of a share of Common Stock as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Conversion Date.
(iii) Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of Conversion Shares on conversion of the Series O Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such Conversion Shares.
Section 7. Reserved.
Section 8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to each Holder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or e-mail) and shall be given, at the discretion of the Corporation, either by issuing a press release, by filing a current report on Form 8-K with the Commission, or by delivering at the address of such Holder as shown on the books of the Corporation. A Holder may waive any notice required hereunder by a writing signed before or after the time required for notice or the action in question.
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(b) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. The rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Certificate of Designation or any amendments thereto. All legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Certificate of Designation (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Courts”).
(c) Uncertificated Shares. The shares of Series O Preferred Stock shall be uncertificated.
(d) Waiver. A waiver of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation consented to by the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series O Preferred Stock shall operate as and be construed to be a waiver by all of the Holders. Any waiver by the Corporation or Holders of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation. The failure of the Corporation or Holders to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or Holders must be in writing.
(e) Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
(f) Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made or other obligation performed on the next succeeding Business Day.
(g) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(h) Status of Converted or Redeemed Preferred Stock. Any shares of Series O Preferred Stock that are converted, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation shall be automatically and immediately cancelled and retired and shall not be reissued, sold or transfer as shares of Series O Preferred Stock, and shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Series O Preferred Stock accordingly.
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(i) Amendment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, while any shares of Series O Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be amended in any manner, including by merger or consolidation, which would alter, change or repeal the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series O Preferred Stock so as to affect them materially and adversely without the affirmative vote of the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series O Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.
(j) Maximum Percentage. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may shares of Common Stock be issued to any Holder that would cause such Holder’s beneficial ownership to exceed the Maximum Percentage.
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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this [___] day of [___], 2026.
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| Name: Lisa A. Conte | Name: Carol R. Lizak | |||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer and President | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 4.1
[NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAS 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.]
PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
JAGUAR HEALTH, INC.
| Warrant Shares: [_____] | Initial Exercise Date: [________] |
THIS PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “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”) until this Warrant is exercised in full (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Jaguar Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [______] shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“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. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which the Trading Market is authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Common Stock Equivalent” means any security or obligation which is by its terms, directly or indirectly, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any option, warrant or other subscription or purchase right with respect to Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalent.
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.
“Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market.
“Trading Market” means the principal securities exchange or securities market, including an over-the-counter market, on which the Common Stock is then traded in the United States.
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 PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person so executing such Notice of Exercise. 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 three (3) Trading Days of the date on which 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 within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. 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.
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b) Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.001 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Initial Exercise Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.001 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever, including in the event this Warrant shall not have been exercised prior to the Termination Date. The remaining unpaid exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.001, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
| (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) the highest Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) within two (2) hours of the time of the Holder’s delivery of the Notice of Exercise pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof if such Notice of Exercise is delivered during “regular trading hours,” or within two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day 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 two (2) hours following the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day; | ||
| (B) | = | the Exercise Price of this Warrant, 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).
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“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 the OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”), the OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”) or the OTCID Basic Market (“OTCID”) is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB, OTCQX or OTCID as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB, OTCQX or OTCID and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (“Pink Market”) operated by the OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the 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, OTCQX or OTCID is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB, OTCQX or OTCID as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB, OTCQX or OTCID and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the 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.
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery
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of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.
ii. 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 Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the 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.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
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iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above 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 (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) 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 (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) 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 (A) 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 shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. 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 the 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.
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vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of 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 Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares 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 that 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. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. 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.
e) Holder’s 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 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), 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 the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties 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 (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), 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 the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith and the calculations required under this Section 2(e). To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any
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Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of this Warrant that are in noncompliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. 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(e), 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 (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the 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 one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the 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 the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% 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 held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. 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(e) 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.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes 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), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) 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
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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 such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. 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 Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation); provided, that such Purchase Right shall terminate on, and shall not be held in abeyance for any period subsequent to the Termination Date.
c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in
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the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (ii) the Company (all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization 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, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each 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 (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the 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 as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on
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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. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 3(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Initial Exercise Date.
e) 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.
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f) 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 deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
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 (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (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 delivered by email to the Holder at its last email 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 deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. 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, as applicable, 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. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, 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. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
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.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
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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 issuing the necessary 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. 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 and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, 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).
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 Warrant Shares 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
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may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares 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.
e) Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of law (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction). Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. 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 or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. 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) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
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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 the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, 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 the 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 the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (a) personally served, (b) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (d) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or e-mail as a PDF, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (i) upon hand delivery or delivery by e-mail at the address designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (ii) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service or on the fifth business day after deposited in the mail, in each case, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur:
If to Company:
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If to the Holder:
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Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or e-mail for notices under this Section 5(h) by giving at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.
The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice at least seven (7) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any stock or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or other property, pro rata to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the 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.
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j) Remedies. The 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 and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the 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.
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: JAGUAR HEALTH, 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.
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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 purchase shares.)
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Exhibit 99.1
Jaguar Health Announces a Special One-time Stock Dividend
Dividend intended to provide dilution protection to Jaguar shareholders as company explores pathway to restructure debt
SAN FRANCISCO, CA / February 18, 2026 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAGX) (“Jaguar” or “the Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a one-time special stock dividend (the “Special Stock Dividend”) to holders of Jaguar Common Stock and certain outstanding warrants as of record on March 2, 2026. The Special Stock Dividend will consist of the Company’s Series O Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”).
Only persons who own shares of the Company’s voting common stock (the “Common Stock”), or certain warrants to purchase Common Stock with dividend rights (the “Warrants”) at the close of business on March 2, 2026 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to receive shares of the Preferred Stock. Each share of Preferred Stock will convert into shares of Common Stock at the Company’s election at any time as determined by the Board of Directors, provided, however, if the Preferred Stock has not converted by December 31, 2026, the Preferred Stock will automatically convert on that date. The conversion will be at a value based on the market price of the Common Stock at the time of conversion. The Board of Directors of the Company may elect to have the Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock based on several factors, including the potential reduction of debt in the Company and how that might affect risk of future dilution after conversion of the Preferred Stock into Common Stock.
“Jaguar is issuing the Special Stock Dividend to reward and recognize our passionate and supportive stockholders and provide protection against potential dilution as we explore pathways to repay and restructure our existing indebtedness,” said Lisa Conte, Jaguar’s founder, president, and CEO. “Jaguar has a sharp strategic focus on our ongoing global development program for our crofelemer powder-for-oral-solution formulation for intestinal failure. As announced, Jaguar was provided with meaningful non-dilutive capital in January 2026 upon entering a U.S. license agreement with Future Pak for Mytesi® – an agreement that is fully aligned with our strategy to concentrate Jaguar’s crofelemer development efforts on human rare-disease intestinal failure indications. Our intestinal failure program is expected to continue to provide clinical proof-of-concept milestones and is the subject of business development discussions with the potential to bring in non-dilutive funds from potential licensee partners. Jaguar is targeting Breakthrough Therapy designation for crofelemer for the indication of microvillus inclusion disease (MVID), with a planned filing of an NDA (New Drug Application) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for this indication in the first half of 2027. MVID is a lethal and ultrarare genetic pediatric disorder that causes intestinal failure. Crofelemer recently demonstrated groundbreaking benefit in the initial pediatric MVID patient treated – demonstrating a reduction in weekly parenteral support (PS) needs of up to 37%. The safety of locally acting crofelemer continues to be a hallmark of the drug and a critical factor in assessing the benefit-to-risk ratio of crofelemer for intestinal failure patients. Our crofelemer intestinal failure programs are also enhanced by clinical proof-of-concept data in pediatric patients with intestinal failure due to its effects in another rare disease short bowel syndrome with intestinal failure (SBS-IF). The Company has an ongoing randomized double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 2 study of crofelemer powder-for-oral solution in adult SBS-IF patients.”
The payment date for the Special Stock Dividend is March 4, 2026, two days after the Record Date. The Preferred Stock is not transferable and will not be listed for trading on any stock exchange and will not trade with the Common Stock.
Distribution of the Special Stock Dividend is a special one-time event. The payment of dividends in the future is subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors, which will evaluate the possibility of future dividend distributions from time to time based on factors that the Board of Directors deem relevant. However, no additional dividends have been authorized or are being contemplated at this time.
For additional information about the Special Stock Dividend and terms of the Preferred Stock and associated risk factors, please refer to the Form 8-K the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2026, which can be viewed on the Company’s website by clicking here.
About Crofelemer
Crofelemer is a novel, oral plant-based prescription medicine purified from the red bark sap, also referred to as “dragon’s blood,” of the Croton lechleri tree in the Amazon Rainforest. Napo Pharmaceuticals has established a sustainable harvesting program, under fair trade practices, for crofelemer to ensure a high degree of quality, ecological integrity, and support for indigenous communities.
About the Jaguar Health Family of Companies
Jaguar Health, Inc. (Jaguar) is a commercial stage pharmaceuticals company focused on developing novel proprietary prescription medicines sustainably derived from plants from rainforest areas for people and animals with gastrointestinal distress. Jaguar family companies Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Napo) and Napo Therapeutics S.p.A. focus on the development and commercialization of novel crofelemer powder for oral solution for the treatment of rare and orphan gastrointestinal disorders with intestinal failure, including microvillus inclusion disease and short bowel syndrome.
For more information about:
Jaguar Health, visit https://jaguar.health
Napo Pharmaceuticals, visit napopharma.com
Napo Therapeutics, visit napotherapeutics.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements.” These include statements regarding payment of dividends, conversion of the Preferred Stock, Jaguar’s expectation that its intestinal failure program will continue to provide clinical proof-of-concept milestones, Jaguar’s expectation that the opportunity may exist to bring in non-dilutive funds from potential licensee partners to support the intestinal failure program, Jaguar’s plans to pursue Breakthrough Therapy designation for crofelemer for the indication of MVID, and Jaguar’s expectation that the Company will file an NDA with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the MVID indication in the first half of 2027. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “aim,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are only predictions. Jaguar has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and are subject to several risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of which are beyond Jaguar’s control. Except as required by applicable law, Jaguar does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
Exhibit 99.2
Risk Factors
Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to “Jaguar,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Jaguar Health, Inc. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2026. (the “Current Report”). The risk factors discussed below contain description of the terms and conditions of the form of the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series O Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”). Such description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Designation, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 31 to the Current Report.
Risks Related to the Preferred Stock Dividend
The Series O Preferred Stock is not freely transferable and therefore provides limited liquidity to investors.
The Series O Preferred Stock provides limited liquidity since the Series O Preferred Stock may not be transferred, assigned or pledged by any holder without the prior written consent of the Company and are not certificated, listed on any exchange, or quoted on any quotation system. Moreover, the Series O Preferred Stock does not trade with our Common Stock.
The potential issuance of a large number of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of our Series O Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series O Preferred Stock”) may have a negative effect on the trading price of our Common Stock as well as a significant dilutive effect.
The Certificate of Designation provides that all of the then outstanding shares of Series O Preferred Stock shall convert, either as of December 31, 2026 or upon such earlier date, as determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion, to shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”) at a ratio, for each share of Series O Preferred Stock (the “Series O Conversion Ratio”), equal to (i) the Stated Value (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) of a share of Series O Preferred Stock, divided by (ii) the Minimum Price (as defined hereunder) as of the applicable conversion date (the “Series O Conversion Price”). The “Minimum Price” as defined in the form of the Certificate of Designation means, with respect to any given date, the lower of: (i) the closing price of our Common Stock immediately preceding such date or (ii) the average closing price of the Common Stock for the five trading days immediately preceding such date.
This conversion of all of the Series O Preferred Stock will result in the issuance of a substantial number of additional shares of our Common Stock and, as a result, the percentage ownership and voting power held by our stockholders who do not receive the Series O Preferred Stock as described below will be significantly reduced. Such stockholders will experience significant dilution.
A stockholder’s entitlement to the dividend of Series O Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock Dividend”) as declared by the Board is determined by whether such stockholder holds shares of our Common Stock as of the Record Date (as defined hereunder) for the Preferred Stock Dividend.
Our Board set March 2, 2026 as the record date (the “Record Date”) and March 4, 2026 as the dividend payment date (the “Dividend Payment Date”).
By way of example only, if a person acquires shares of our Common Stock on March 3, 2026, the day between the Record Date and the Dividend Payment Date, even though such person is a holder of record of our Common Stock when the Preferred Stock Dividend is paid, such dividend would be paid to the seller of the Common Stock who is the holder of record as of the Record Date rather than such person, because such person is not a holder of record of our Common Stock as of the Record Date.
As such, any person who trades our Common Stock in proximity to the Preferred Stock Dividend timeline may face negative unintended outcomes, and as such may not be able to receive, proportionally or at all, benefits from the Preferred Stock Dividend, even if they hold shares of our Common Stock on the Dividend Payment Date. Such persons will experience greater dilution compared to the stockholders who enjoy the rights and benefits from the Preferred Stock Dividend.
Because the Series O Conversion Ratio for a future conversion will be based on the Series O Conversion Price as of the time of such conversion, the exact magnitude of the dilutive effect of a future conversion cannot be conclusively determined as of this date but will very likely be material to those stockholders who do not receive our Preferred Stock Dividend. Potential future reverse stock splits and potential exchanges of our existing debt for our Common Stock after the Record Date pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for example, could result in significant future dilution to our holders of Common Stock acquired after the dates outlined above who do not benefit from holding our Series O Preferred Stock.
By way of example only, based on an assumed effective Series O Conversion Price of $0.40 per share (the “Assumed Series O Conversion Price”), and assuming (i) the Stated Value for one share of Series O Preferred Stock is $6.17, and (ii) there are 1,361,945 shares of Series O Preferred Stock outstanding, which is the total number of shares of Series O Preferred Stock that would be received by holders of record of the share of Common Stock outstanding as of February 17, 2026 and those certain warrants to purchase Common Stock with dividend rights (the “Eligible Warrants”) outstanding as of February 17, 2026 as the Preferred Stock Dividend, assuming February 17, 2026 is the record date for such dividend (the “Assumed Series O Share Amount”), all of which shall be converted, up to a maximum of 20,994,382 shares of our Common Stock will be issuable upon such conversion. Based on the shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of February 17, 2026 which was 11,218,677, the shares of Common Stock issued upon the full conversion of the Series O Preferred Stock would represent approximately 60.65% of our outstanding Common Stock (after giving effect to such conversion and assuming full exercise of the Eligible Warrants into shares of Common Stock). The Conversion Price in connection with a future conversion could be materially lower than the Assumed Series O Conversion Price, which, for example, would have an even greater material dilutive effect on those stockholders who do not receive our Preferred Stock Dividend.
For illustration purposes only, below is a table showing the number of shares of Common Stock that may potentially be issued upon full conversion of the shares of Series O Preferred Stock, based on the Assumed Series O Share Amount and three hypothetical conversion prices. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable will correspondingly increase or decrease depending on the actual Conversion Price for the Series O Preferred Stock.
| Scenario A | Scenario B | Scenario C | ||||||||||
| Hypothetical Series O Conversion Price |
$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 1.50 | ||||||
| Hypothetical Series O Conversion Ratio |
61.66 | 10.28 | 4.11 | |||||||||
| Hypothetical Aggregate Outstanding Shares of Series O Preferred Stock |
1,361,945 | 1,361,945 | 1,361,945 | |||||||||
| Total Number of Shares of Common Stock Issued Upon Full Conversion of Series O Preferred Stock |
83,977,529 | 13,996,255 | 5,598,502 | |||||||||
| Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock Represented by Shares of Common Stock Issued Upon Full Conversion of Series O Preferred Stock (After Giving Effect to Such Conversion and assuming full exercise of the Eligible Warrants into shares of Common Stock)* |
86.05 | % | 50.68 | % | 29.13 | % | ||||||
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| * | Calculated based on the shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of February 17, 2026 which was 11,218,677. |
The potential for the issuance of such a substantial number of shares of Common Stock may depress the price of our Common Stock regardless of our business performance. We may find it more difficult to raise additional equity capital while the Series O Preferred Stock is outstanding.
Further, it is possible that we will not have a sufficient number of available shares of Common Stock to satisfy the full conversion of the Series O Preferred Stock if the applicable Conversion Price is reduced. If we do not have a sufficient number of available shares for such conversion, we will be required to increase our authorized shares of Common Stock or conduct a reverse stock split with respect to issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, which may require additional stockholder approval and will be time consuming and expensive.
Holders of Eligible Warrants will not actually receive the Preferred Stock Dividend unless and until the exercise of the Eligible Warrants and will cease to be entitled to the Preferred Stock Dividend upon transfer of the Eligible Warrants.
In addition to the holders of record of shares of our Common Stock at the close of business on the Record Date, holders of certain warrants to purchase, in aggregate, 2,400,765 shares of our Common Stock with dividend rights (the “Eligible Warrants”) outstanding at the close of business on the Record Date will also be entitled to the Preferred Stock Dividend. However, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Eligible Warrants respectively, a holder of an Eligible Warrant will not actually receive shares of Series O Preferred Stock as a dividend (or alternatively, shares of our Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Series O Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, if the Series O Preferred Stock has been converted), in respect of any shares of our Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Eligible Warrant (the “Warrant Shares”), unless and until such holder exercises the Eligible Warrant at any time prior to the expiration of the Eligible Warrant.
Moreover, an Eligible Warrant may be transferrable by its holder, with the right to receive the Preferred Stock Dividend (or the Conversion Shares upon and after the conversion of Series O Preferred Stock, as described hereunder) transferrable along with such Eligible Warrant, pursuant to the terms of such Eligible Warrant (a “Transferrable Eligible Warrant”). In the event that a Transferrable Eligible Warrant is transferred by its holder in accordance with its terms after the Record Date, the transferee of such Transferrable Eligible Warrant shall become entitled to receive the Series O Preferred Stock as a dividend (or alternatively, the Conversion Shares issued upon conversion of the Series O Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, if the Series O Preferred Stock has been converted), in respect of the Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of the Transferrable Eligible Warrant by the transferee. The transferor of the Transferrable Eligible Warrant shall, upon such transfer, cease to have any right to receive the Preferred Stock Dividend (or the Conversion Shares upon and after the conversion of Series O Preferred Stock).
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our issuance of additional Common Stock and other securities to repay debt would dilute your proportionate ownership and voting rights and could have a negative impact on the market price of our Common Stock.
Since March 2020, we have sold royalty interests to certain lenders that entitle such lenders to receive future royalties on sales of our products. The royalty interests (as amended) require us to make minimum royalty payments beginning in April 2026, even if we do not sell a sufficient amount of products to cover such payments, which may strain our cash resources.
Pursuant to the terms of the royalty interests (as amended), we have the right, at our sole discretion and subject to certain limitations, to exchange from time to time, all or any portion of such royalty interests for shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a price per share equal to the Nasdaq Minimum Price (as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d)) as of the date of the applicable exchange. Since January 2025, we have conducted various debt-for-equity and equity-for-equity exchanges in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, whereby we issued, in the aggregate, approximately 1.27 million shares of Common Stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 13.39 million shares of Common Stock in exchange for a reduction in the outstanding balance of the royalty interests of approximately $12.17 million. As of February 17, 2026, approximately 4.22 million shares of Common Stock were issued upon exercise of the aforementioned pre-funded warrants.
In addition to the royalty interests, we also issued secured promissory notes to certain lenders in January 2021 and November 2025, respectively. The total outstanding balance of the royalty interests and the secured promissory notes as of February 17, 2026 was approximately $30 million.
Since our inception, we have incurred recurring operating losses and negative cash flows from operations. We expect to incur substantial losses and negative cash flows in future periods. At the present time, we have very limited cash resources to allocate to the repayment of outstanding debt when any part thereof becomes due. We have previously, as described above, issued equity securities including shares of our Common Stock and pre-funded warrants in exchange for debt, and we may continue to do so based upon such factors as the Board may deem relevant in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, our cash balances. It is very likely that we will continue to issue additional securities to reduce debt in the future.
Because the exchange ratio for a future exchange would be based on the Nasdaq Minimum Price as of the time of such exchange, the exact magnitude of the dilutive effect of a future exchange cannot be conclusively determined as of this date.
By way of example only, based on an assumed effective Nasdaq Minimum Price of $0.40 per share (the “Assumed Exchange Price”), and assuming the Company has $30,000,000 debt outstanding (the “Assumed Debt Amount”), all of which shall be exchanged, up to a maximum of 75,000,000 shares of our Common Stock would be issuable upon such exchange. Based on the shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of February 17, 2026 which was 11,218,677, the shares of Common Stock issued upon the full exchange of the Assumed Debt Amount would represent approximately 86.99% of our outstanding Common Stock (after giving effect to such exchange). The Nasdaq Minimum Price in connection with any future exchange could be materially lower than the Assumed Exchange Price, which, for example, would have a material dilutive effect on existing stockholders.
For illustration purposes only, below is a table showing the number of shares of Common Stock that may potentially be issued upon full exchange of the Assumed Debt Amount, based on three hypothetical exchange prices. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable will correspondingly increase or decrease depending on the actual Nasdaq Minimum Price for the exchange.
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| Hypothetical Nasdaq Minimum Price |
$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 1.50 | ||||||
| Assumed Debt Amount |
30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |||||||||
| Total Number of Shares of Common Stock Issued Upon Full Exchange of Assumed Debt Amount |
300,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 20,000,000 | |||||||||
| Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock Represented by Shares of Common Stock Issued Upon Full Exchange of Assumed Debt Amount (After Giving Effect to Such Exchange)* |
96.40 | % | 81.67 | % | 64.06 | % | ||||||
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| * | Calculated based on the shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of February 17, 2026 which was 11,218,677. |
The potential for the issuance of such a substantial number of shares of Common Stock may depress the price of our Common Stock regardless of our business performance.
Our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market could result in a delisting of our Common Stock.
Our Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “JAGX.” In order to maintain that listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other requirements, including, without limitation, the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement, the minimum bid price requirement and the market value of publicly held shares requirement.
There can be no assurances that we will be successful in maintaining, or if we fall out of compliance, in regaining compliance with the continued listing requirements and maintaining the listing of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Delisting from Nasdaq could adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing through the public or private sale of equity securities, and we would incur additional costs under requirements of state “blue sky” laws in connection with any sales of our securities. Delisting could also have other negative results, including the potential loss of confidence by employees, the loss of institutional investor interest, and fewer business development opportunities. If Nasdaq delists our Common Stock, the price of our Common Stock may decline, and our Common Stock may be eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-counter quotation system, or on the pink sheets, which would negatively affect the liquidity of our Common Stock and a person may find it more difficult to dispose of our Common Stock or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our Common Stock.
On May 10, 2023, the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC issued to the Company a notification citing its failure to comply with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was initially provided 180 calendar days, or until November 6, 2023, and was subsequently granted an additional 180 calendar day period, or until May 6, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. On February 15, 2024, the Company received a delisting determination letter from the Staff in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iii) due to the Company’s securities having a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for ten consecutive trading days. Accordingly, on February 29, 2024, the Company requested a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), which automatically stayed the delisting of the Company’s Common Stock from Nasdaq pending a decision from the Panel. Pursuant to a review process, the Panel provided notice on April 5, 2024, granting the Company’s request to extend the period for it to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement until August 13, 2024.
On May 23, 2024, we effected a 1-for-60 reverse stock split of our outstanding Common Stock. On June 25, 2024, we received a letter from the Nasdaq Office of General Counsel notifying the Company that the minimum bid price deficiency had been cured and that The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC had determined to continue the listing of the Company’s Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
During January and February 2025, the closing bid prices of our Common Stock were below $1.00 on most of the trading days. On March 24, 2025, we effected a 1-for-25 reverse stock split of our outstanding Common Stock, for purposes of increasing the price of our Common Stock in order to meet the Minimum Bid Price Requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
While Nasdaq rules do not impose a specific limit on the number of times a listed company may effect a reverse stock split to maintain or regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, Nasdaq has stated that a series of reverse stock splits may undermine investor confidence in securities listed on Nasdaq. Accordingly, if we fail to maintain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, Nasdaq may determine that it is not in the public interest to maintain the listing of our Common Stock, even if we should effect another reverse stock split for the purpose of regaining compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
In 2020, the SEC approved a Nasdaq rule change to expedite the delisting of securities of companies that have had one or more reverse stock splits with a cumulative ratio of one for 250 or more shares over the prior two-year period. Under the new rules, if a company falls out of compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price after completing reverse stock splits over the immediately preceding two years that cumulatively result in a ratio of one for 250 shares, the company will not be able to avail itself of any compliance periods. Nasdaq will instead require the issuance of a Staff delisting determination, which is appealable to a hearings panel. As of February 2026, we have exceeded this limitation on the cumulative ratio. Our ability to remain listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market may be negatively impacted by this Nasdaq rule.
In addition, while Listing Rule 5550(a)(5) currently requires the market value of publicly held shares of at least $1 million, Nasdaq has recently announced its intention to amend its rules to not only increase the market value of publicly held shares requirement to at least $5 million, but accelerate the suspension and delisting process for certain noncompliant companies. Specifically, assuming the proposed amendment to the rules as is adopted, if a company remains noncompliant with the $5 million market value of publicly held shares requirement for 30 consecutive trading days, it will be subject to immediate suspension and delisting without a compliance period.
We continue to actively monitor our performance with respect to the listing standards and will consider available options to resolve any deficiency and maintain compliance with the Nasdaq rules. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain compliance or, if we fall out of compliance, regain compliance with any deficiency, or if we implement an option that regains our compliance, maintain compliance thereafter. In addition, even if we are successful in maintaining compliance with applicable Nasdaq continued listing requirements, our Board may decide, in its sole discretion, that the costs of compliance and the demands of management time and our resources required to maintain our Nasdaq listing are greater than the benefits received by the Company and our stockholders from being a Nasdaq-listed company and that, accordingly, consistent with other cash management and cost reduction measures that we have implemented, we should voluntarily delist from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
If our Common Stock were delisted from Nasdaq voluntarily or involuntarily, trading of our Common Stock most likely will be conducted in the over-the-counter market on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as OTCID, OTCQX, OTCBX or OTC Pink which will reduce the market liquidity of our Common Stock. Delisting may result in lower levels of ownership and trading by institutional investors, who are generally guided by quantitative and qualitative investment standards such as market capitalization, minimum share price and liquidity, which in turn often produces lower trading volumes and reduced liquidity. As a result, an investor would find it more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate quotations for the price of, our Common Stock. Also, many brokers will not allow customers to hold non-listed securities in managed accounts or place restrictions which inhibit holding or trading, and it is generally understood that brokers will not recommend non-listed securities to retail clients, perhaps not as official policy but rather as a practical reality. We cannot assure you that our Common Stock, if delisted from Nasdaq voluntarily, or if they would be delisted involuntarily by Nasdaq, will be listed on another national securities exchange or quoted on an over-the counter quotation system.