Exhibit 4.3

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES

REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

The following description sets forth certain material terms and provisions of Replimune Group, Inc.’s (“we,” “us,” and “our”) securities that are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

The following description is a summary and does not purport to be complete. It is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (our “Certificate of Incorporation”), and our Amended and Restated By-laws (our “Bylaws”), each of which are incorporated by reference or filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.3 is a part.  The terms of these securities also may be affected by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).

 

Authorized Capital Stock

 

The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 150,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

 

Common Stock

 

Subject to any preferential rights that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock from time to time, holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The holders of our common stock do not have any cumulative voting rights. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, subject to any preferential dividend rights of any outstanding preferred stock. Our common stock has no preemptive rights, conversion rights or other subscription rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions.

 

In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all debts and other liabilities and any liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation, our board of directors has the authority, without further action by our stockholders, to designate up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof. These rights, preferences and privileges could include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting, or the designation of, such series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of common stock.

 

The DGCL provides that the holders of preferred stock will have the right to vote separately as a class on any proposal involving fundamental changes in the rights of holders of that preferred stock. This right is in addition to any voting rights that may be provided for in the applicable certificate of designation.

 

Pre-Funded Warrants

 

In November 2019, we issued and sold 8 pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,200,000 shares of our common stock at an offering price of $13.6099 per pre-funded warrant in an underwritten public offering pursuant to a shelf registration on Form S-3.

 











 

Each pre-funded warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The pre-funded warrants do not expire and may be exercised at any time after their original issuance. Under the pre-funded warrants, we may not effect the exercise of any pre-funded warrant, and a holder will not be entitled to exercise any portion of any pre-funded warrant, which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause (i) the aggregate number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder (together with its affiliates) to exceed 9.99% of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, or (ii) the combined voting power of our securities beneficially owned by the holder of the pre-funded warrant (together with its affiliates) to exceed 9.99% of the combined voting power of all of our securities then outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the pre-funded warrants. However, any holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to us. The exercise price of the pre-funded warrants and the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our common stock and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or other property to our stockholders. The exercise price will not be adjusted below the par value of our common stock.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

 

The provisions of Delaware law and of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control or an unsolicited acquisition proposal that a stockholder might consider favorable, including a proposal that might result in the payment of a premium over the market price for the shares held by stockholders. These provisions are summarized in the following paragraphs.

 

Classified Board of Directors.  Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that our board of directors is divided into three classes of directors, with the directors in each class serving staggered three-year terms and with the number of directors in each class to be as nearly equal as possible. The classification of our board of directors has the effect of requiring at least two annual stockholder meetings, instead of one, to replace a majority of the members of our board of directors.

 

Authorized but Unissued or Undesignated Capital Stock.  Our authorized capital stock consists of 150,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The authorized but unissued (and in the case of preferred stock, undesignated) stock may be issued by our board of directors in one or more transactions. In this regard, our Certificate of Incorporation grants our board of directors broad power to establish the rights and preferences of authorized and unissued preferred stock. The issuance of shares of preferred stock pursuant to our board of directors’ authority described above could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of common stock and adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of such holders and may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control. Our board of directors does not currently intend to seek stockholder approval prior to any issuance of preferred stock, unless otherwise required by law.

 

Special Meetings of Stockholders.  Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by or at the direction of our board of directors. Our Bylaws prohibit the conduct of any business at a special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such meeting.

 

Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals. Our Bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of our board of directors or a committee of our board of directors. In order for any matter to be “properly brought” before a meeting, a stockholder will have to comply with advance notice requirements and provide us with certain information. Additionally, vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled only by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, and not by the stockholders. Our Bylaws allow the presiding officer at a meeting of the stockholders to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings which may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the rules and regulations are not followed. These provisions may also defer, delay or discourage a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company.

 











 

Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Our Certificate of Incorporation prohibits the taking of any action of our stockholders by written consent without a meeting.

 

Amendments to Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The DGCL provides that, unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise, the affirmative vote of holders of shares constituting a majority of the votes of all shares entitled to vote may approve amendments to the certificate of incorporation. Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that the affirmative vote of holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of capital stock, voting together as a single class, and entitled to vote in the election of directors, will be required to amend, alter, change or repeal our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. This requirement of a supermajority vote to approve amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws could enable a minority of our stockholders to exercise veto power over such amendments.

 

No Cumulative Voting. The DGCL provides that stockholders are not entitled to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our Certificate of Incorporation does not expressly provide for cumulative voting.

 

Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute. We are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes mergers, asset sales or other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years of the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such person is an interested stockholder, did own, 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock. These provisions may have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in our control.

 

Registration Rights

 

Certain holders of our common stock, or their transferees, are entitled to registration rights with respect to registration of the resale of such shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the amended and restated investors’ rights agreement, by and among us and certain of our investors.

 

Stock Exchange Listing

 

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “REPL.”

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.