Exhibit 10.3

 

The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or registered or qualified under any
state securities laws.  The securities may not be sold, transferred, pledged or
hypothecated unless such sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation is in
accordance with such Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

WARRANT

 

to Purchase Series A Preferred Stock of

 

GENAISSANCE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

THIS WARRANT IS TO CERTIFY THAT RAM TRADING, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempted
company (the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase from Genaissance
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), 190,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) for the
Exercise Price described herein upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

SECTION 1.  CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

 

(A)  UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED IN THIS WARRANT, CAPITALIZED TERMS USED BUT NOT
DEFINED HEREIN SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SERIES A STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE
HOLDER.

 

(B)  AS USED IN THIS WARRANT, CAPITALIZED TERMS USED HEREIN SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

 

“Expiration Date” shall mean December 31, 2005.

 

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Warrant” shall mean this Warrant and any warrant(s) issued in substitution for
this Warrant.

 

“Warrantholder” shall mean RAM Trading, Ltd., as the initial holder of this
Warrant, and any Affiliate of RAM Trading, Ltd. to whom this Warrant has been
transferred in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

 

SECTION 2.  WARRANT SHARES; EXERCISE PRICE.

 

(A)  THIS WARRANT MAY BE EXERCISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3 FOR 190,000
SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK (SUCH SHARES, AS MAY BE ADJUSTED FROM TIME TO
TIME PURSUANT TO SECTION 4, ARE REFERRED TO HEREIN AS THE “WARRANT SHARES”).

 

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(B)  THE EXERCISE PRICE FOR EACH WARRANT SHARE IS $22.50 (SUCH PRICE, AS MAY BE
ADJUSTED FROM TIME TO TIME PURSUANT TO SECTION 4, IS REFERRED TO HEREIN AS THE
“EXERCISE PRICE”).

 

SECTION 3.  EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

 

(A)  SUBJECT TO SECTIONS 3(B) AND 3(C), THE WARRANTHOLDER MAY EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, AT ANY TIME BEGINNING ON THE DATE HEREOF
UNTIL AND INCLUDING THE EXPIRATION DATE.

 

(B)  IF AT ANY TIME AFTER THE DATE HEREOF THE MARKET PRICE OF THE COMMON STOCK
IS GREATER THAN $4.00 (AS ADJUSTED FOR ANY STOCK SPLIT, STOCK DIVIDEND,
RECAPITALIZATION OR OTHERWISE) FOR TWENTY THREE (23) CONSECUTIVE BUSINESS DAYS,
THE WARRANTHOLDER SHALL EXERCISE THIS WARRANT ON OR PRIOR TO THE EARLIER OF (I)
THE DATE THAT IS SIX (6) MONTHS FOLLOWING THE LAST DAY OF SUCH 23 BUSINESS DAY
TRADING PERIOD OR (II) THE EXPIRATION DATE.

 

(C)  THE WARRANTHOLDER SHALL EXERCISE THIS WARRANT BY DELIVERING TO THE COMPANY
AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE HERETO (I) THE EXERCISE NOTICE
SET OUT AT THE END OF THIS WARRANT, (II) THIS WARRANT AND (III) A CASH PAYMENT
EQUAL TO THE AGGREGATE EXERCISE PRICE BY WIRE TRANSFER TO AN ACCOUNT OF THE
COMPANY DESIGNATED IN WRITING BY THE COMPANY TO THE WARRANTHOLDER.

 

(D)  UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT AND DELIVERY OF THE EXERCISE NOTICE WITH
PROPER PAYMENT RELATING THERETO, THE COMPANY SHALL ISSUE AND DELIVER AS SOON AS
PRACTICABLE (AND IN ANY CASE WITHIN FOUR (4) BUSINESS DAYS THEREAFTER) TO THE
WARRANTHOLDER A STOCK CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATES, DULY EXECUTED BY THE COMPANY,
REPRESENTING THE WARRANT SHARES.

 

(E)  THE STOCK CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATES FOR THE WARRANT SHARES TO BE
DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 3 SHALL BE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
THE WARRANTHOLDER OR SUCH OTHER PERSON AS SHALL BE DESIGNATED IN THE EXERCISE
NOTICE.  SUCH CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATES SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED
AND THE WARRANTHOLDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON SO DESIGNATED TO BE NAMED THEREIN
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BECOME THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF SUCH SHARES, INCLUDING TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW THE RIGHT TO VOTE SUCH SHARES OR TO CONSENT OR TO
RECEIVE NOTICE AS STOCKHOLDERS, AS OF THE TIME SAID NOTICE IS DELIVERED TO THE
COMPANY AS AFORESAID.

 

(F)  THE COMPANY SHALL PAY ALL EXPENSES PAYABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PREPARATION, ISSUE AND DELIVERY OF STOCK CERTIFICATES UNDER THIS SECTION 3,
INCLUDING ANY TRANSFER TAXES RESULTING FROM THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT BY THE
HOLDER AND THE ISSUANCE OF THE WARRANT SHARES TO THE HOLDER HEREUNDER.

 

(G)  UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS HEREOF, THE
WARRANT SHARES SHALL BE VALIDLY ISSUED, FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE, AND FREE
FROM ALL LIENS, OTHER THAN LIENS CREATED BY THE WARRANTHOLDER.

 

SECTION 4.  ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND WARRANT SHARES.

 

(A)  IF, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE, THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING
SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK IS (I) INCREASED BY A STOCK DIVIDEND PAYABLE
IN SHARES OF SERIES A

 

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Preferred Stock or by a subdivision or split-up of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock or (ii) decreased by a combination of shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
then, following the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Series
A Preferred Stock entitled to receive the benefits of such stock dividend,
subdivision, split-up, or combination, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a
new amount equal to the product of (I) the Exercise Price in effect on such
record date and (II) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the number of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on such record date (without giving
effect to the event referred to in the foregoing clause (i) or (ii)), by (y) the
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock which would be outstanding
immediately after the event referred to in the foregoing clause (i) or (ii), if
such event had occurred immediately following such record date.

 

(B)  UPON EACH ADJUSTMENT OF THE EXERCISE PRICE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 4(A), THE
WARRANTHOLDER SHALL THEREAFTER BE ENTITLED TO PURCHASE, AT THE EXERCISE PRICE
RESULTING FROM SUCH ADJUSTMENT, THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF (I) THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
THAT THE WARRANTHOLDER WAS ENTITLED TO PURCHASE PRIOR TO SUCH ADJUSTMENT AND
(II) THE QUOTIENT OBTAINED BY DIVIDING (X) THE EXERCISE PRICE EXISTING PRIOR TO
SUCH ADJUSTMENT BY (Y) THE NEW EXERCISE PRICE RESULTING FROM SUCH ADJUSTMENT.

 

SECTION 5.  RECLASSIFICATION, ETC.

 

(A)  IN CASE OF ANY RECLASSIFICATION OR CHANGE OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK (OTHER THAN AS A RESULT OF A SUBDIVISION, COMBINATION
OR STOCK DIVIDEND), OR IN CASE OF ANY CONSOLIDATION OF THE COMPANY WITH, OR
MERGER OF THE COMPANY INTO, ANOTHER CORPORATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
(OTHER THAN A CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER IN WHICH THE COMPANY IS THE CONTINUING
CORPORATION AND WHICH DOES NOT RESULT IN ANY RECLASSIFICATION OR MATERIAL CHANGE
OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK) AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION DATE, THEN, AS A CONDITION OF SUCH RECLASSIFICATION, REORGANIZATION,
CHANGE, CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER, LAWFUL PROVISION SHALL BE MADE, AND DULY
EXECUTED DOCUMENTS EVIDENCING THE SAME FROM THE COMPANY OR ITS SUCCESSOR SHALL
BE DELIVERED TO THE WARRANTHOLDER, SO THAT THE WARRANTHOLDER SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE TO PURCHASE, AT A PRICE NOT TO EXCEED THE
AGGREGATE EXERCISE PRICE, THE KIND AND AMOUNT OF SHARES OF STOCK AND OTHER
SECURITIES AND PROPERTY RECEIVABLE UPON SUCH RECLASSIFICATION, REORGANIZATION,
CHANGE, CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER BY A HOLDER OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES A
PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASABLE BY THE WARRANTHOLDER IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SUCH
RECLASSIFICATION, REORGANIZATION, CHANGE, CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER, AND IN ANY
SUCH CASE APPROPRIATE PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE RIGHTS AND
INTEREST OF THE WARRANTHOLDER TO THE END THAT THE PROVISIONS HEREOF SHALL
THEREAFTER BE APPLICABLE IN RELATION TO ANY SHARES OF STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES
AND PROPERTY THEREAFTER DELIVERABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF.

 

(B)  IF, PRIOR TO THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT, ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK ARE CONVERTED INTO COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF THE COMPANY,
THEN, EFFECTIVE UPON SUCH CONVERSION, (I) THIS WARRANT SHALL THEREAFTER BE
EXERCISABLE FOR SUCH NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AS IS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER
OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK THAT THE SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ISSUABLE HEREUNDER WOULD BE CONVERTIBLE INTO, (II) THE
EXERCISE PRICE SHALL BE THE AGGREGATE EXERCISE PRICE IN EFFECT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR
TO SUCH CONVERSION DIVIDED BY

 

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the number of shares of Common Stock then so issuable hereunder, and (iii) all
references in this Warrant to “Series A Preferred Stock” or “Warrant Shares”
shall thereafter be deemed to refer to “Common Stock.”

 

SECTION 6.  RESERVATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK.  THE
COMPANY SHALL AT ALL TIMES RESERVE AND KEEP AVAILABLE FOR ISSUANCE SUCH NUMBER
OF ITS AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK AS WILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT.

 

SECTION 7.  STOCK BOOKS.  THE COMPANY WILL NOT AT ANY TIME, EXCEPT UPON
DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION OR WINDING UP OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5, CLOSE
ITS STOCK BOOKS SO AS TO RESULT IN PREVENTING OR DELAYING THE EXERCISE OF THIS
WARRANT DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.

 

SECTION 8.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3(B), NO
PROVISIONS HEREOF, IN THE ABSENCE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BY THE WARRANTHOLDER TO
PURCHASE THE WARRANT SHARES HEREUNDER, SHALL GIVE RISE TO ANY LIABILITY OF THE
WARRANTHOLDER TO PAY THE EXERCISE PRICE OR AS A STOCKHOLDER OF THE COMPANY
(WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS ASSERTED BY THE COMPANY OR CREDITORS OF THE COMPANY).

 

SECTION 9.  LEGEND. EACH STOCK CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING WARRANT SHARES SHALL
BEAR A LEGEND SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FOLLOWING FORM:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT OR IN A TRANSACTION
WHICH QUALIFIES AS AN EXEMPT TRANSACTION UNDER THE ACT, THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AND THE SECURITIES LAW OF ANY APPLICABLE
STATE.”

 

SECTION 10.  TRANSFER.  SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE
APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, THE HOLDER MAY TRANSFER
THIS WARRANT, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, TO ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.  ANY SUCH TRANSFER SHALL BE MADE AT THE OFFICE OR AGENCY
OF THE COMPANY AT WHICH THIS WARRANT IS EXERCISABLE, BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER
HEREOF IN PERSON OR BY ITS DULY AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY, UPON SURRENDER OF THIS
WARRANT TOGETHER WITH THE ASSIGNMENT HEREOF PROPERLY ENDORSED, AND PROMPTLY
THEREAFTER A NEW WARRANT SHALL BE ISSUED AND DELIVERED BY THE COMPANY,
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE.  UNTIL REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER HEREOF
ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY MAY TREAT THE HOLDER AS THE OWNER
HEREOF FOR ALL PURPOSES.

 

SECTION 11.  LOSS, DESTRUCTION, ETC. OF WARRANT.  UPON RECEIPT OF EVIDENCE
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY OF THE LOSS, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR
MUTILATION OF THIS WARRANT AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY SUCH MUTILATION, UPON
SURRENDER AND CANCELLATION OF THIS WARRANT, THE COMPANY WILL MAKE AND DELIVER,
IN LIEU OF SUCH LOST, STOLEN, DESTROYED OR MUTILATED WARRANT, A NEW WARRANT OF
LIKE TENOR AND REPRESENTING THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE THE WARRANT SHARES.

 

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SECTION 12.  AMENDMENTS.  THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE AMENDED, AND THE
OBSERVANCE OF ANY TERM HEREIN MAY BE WAIVED, BUT ONLY WITH THE WRITTEN CONSENT
OF THE COMPANY AND THE WARRANTHOLDER.

 

SECTION 13.  NOTICES.  ALL NOTICES OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED
HEREUNDER SHALL BE IN WRITING AND SHALL BE DEEMED GIVEN OR DELIVERED (A) WHEN
DELIVERED PERSONALLY, (B) IF TRANSMITTED BY FACSIMILE WHEN CONFIRMATION OF
TRANSMISSION IS RECEIVED, (C) IF SENT BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE
PREPAID, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, THREE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER MAILING OR (D) IF
SENT BY REPUTABLE OVERNIGHT COURIER SERVICE, ONE BUSINESS DAY AFTER DELIVERY TO
SUCH SERVICE; AND SHALL BE ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS:

 

If to the Company, to:

 

with a copy to:

 

 

 

Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Five Science Park
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
Attention:  Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile:  (203) 786-3567

 

Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Attention:  Steven D. Singer, Esq.
Facsimile:  (617) 526-5000

 

 

 

If to the Holder, to:

 

with a copy to:

 

 

 

RAM Trading, Ltd.
c/o Ritchie Capital Management, LLC
2100 Enterprise Avenue
Geneva, Illinois 60134
Attention:  Jon Lewis, General Counsel
Facsimile:  (630) 232-4407

 

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
Bank One Plaza
10 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois  60603
Attention:  Jon A. Ballis, Esq.
Facsimile:  (312) 853-7036

 

SECTION 14.  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  THIS WARRANT SHALL BIND AND INURE TO THE
BENEFIT OF AND BE ENFORCEABLE BY THE PARTIES HERETO AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
PERMITTED SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

 

SECTION 15.  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS WARRANT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF DELAWARE (OTHER THAN ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS).

 

SECTION 16.  NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO WARRANT SHARES.  UNTIL THE
WARRANT SHARES SUBJECT TO THIS WARRANT ARE ISSUED TO THE WARRANTHOLDER UPON
EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT, THE WARRANTHOLDER SHALL HAVE NO RIGHT TO VOTE THE
WARRANT SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MATTERS TO WHICH HOLDERS OF SERIES A
PREFERRED STOCK ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE AND SHALL HAVE NO RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER
OF THE COMPANY WITH RESPECT TO THE WARRANT SHARES.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE COMPANY HAS CAUSED THIS WARRANT TO BE EXECUTED BY A DULY
AUTHORIZED OFFICER AS OF OCTOBER 29, 2003.

 

 

GENAISSANCE PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Ben D. Kaplan

 

 

 

Name:  Ben D. Kaplan

 

 

Title:  Senior VP & CFO

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

Five Science Park
New Haven, Connecticut 06511

 

Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

 

Fax: (203) 786-3567

 

 

 

 

AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED

 

AS OF OCTOBER 29, 2003:

 

 

 

RAM TRADING, LTD.,

 

a Cayman Islands exempted company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James R. Park

 

 

 

Name:  James R. Park

 

 

Title:  VP Ritchie Capital Management, LLC

           Investment Advisor to RAM Trading, Ltd.

 

 

Signature page
to the
Warrant

 

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EXERCISE NOTICE

 

(to be executed only upon exercise of Warrant)

 

To:

 

Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

Five Science Park
New Haven, Connecticut 06511

 

 

Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant,
hereby irrevocably elects to purchase all of the Warrant Shares covered by such
Warrant and herewith makes payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as provided
for in such Warrant.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be registered in the name of the following Person:

                                                                              .

 

 

Dated:

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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