EX-4.16





 EXHIBIT 4.16 
  


			
	RIGHTS CERTIFICATE #:	  	NUMBER OF RIGHTS:                        

 THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING ARE SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY’S PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH [•], 2019 (THE
“PROSPECTUS”) AND ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS, INC., THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE RIGHTS OFFERING. 

Galectin Therapeutics Inc. 

Incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada 

NON-TRANSFERABLE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATE 

Evidencing Non-Transferable Subscription Rights to Purchase Units of Galectin Therapeutics Inc. Subscription Price: to
be determined as set forth below 
 THE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE IF NOT EXERCISED BEFORE 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON [•], 2019, UNLESS EXTENDED
BY THE COMPANY 
 THIS CERTIFIES THAT 
 the registered owner
whose name is inscribed hereon is the owner of the number of non-transferable subscription rights set forth above (the “Rights”). Each Right gives the holder thereof the right to purchase from
Galectin Therapeutics Inc. a unit (the “Unit”) consisting of 0.3 shares of its common stock and a warrant to purchase 0.075 shares of its common stock (representing 25% warrant coverage) (the “Basic Subscription
Right”), at a subscription price (the “Subscription Price”) for each share of common stock in the offering and the related warrant equal to the lesser of (i) [•] (the “Initial Price”) and (ii) [•]
([•]% of the volume weighted average of our common stock for the five trading day period through and including the expiration date of the Rights as established by the Company (the “Alternate Price”). In addition, a Rights
holder that timely and fully exercises its Basic Subscription Rights will be eligible to subscribe (the “Over-Subscription Right”), at the Subscription Price, for any Units not purchased by other Rights holders through the exercise
of their Basic Subscription Right (the “Unsubscribed Units”). If the over-subscription requests exceed the available Unsubscribed Units, we will allocate the Unsubscribed Units as described in the Prospectus. The Rights represented
by this Certificate may be exercised by completing Form 1 and any other appropriate forms on the reverse side hereof and by returning payment of the full Subscription Price for each Unit in accordance with the Instructions for Use of Subscription
Rights Certificates that accompany this Certificate. 
 This Subscription Rights Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the subscription agent and
registered by the registrar. Witness the seal of Galectin Therapeutics Inc. and the signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
  

							
	COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:	  		  	
			
	  
 Harold H. Shlevin,
President and CEO
	  		  	  
 Jack W. Callicutt, Chief Financial
Officer

				
	By:	 	  
	  		  	
		 	Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company	  		  	













 DELIVERY OPTIONS FOR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATE 

Delivery other than to the address listed below will not constitute valid delivery. 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street Plaza - 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004, Attn: Reorganization Department 

PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY 

FORM 1 – EXERCISE OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS 
 To
subscribe for Units pursuant to your Basic Subscription Right, please complete lines (a) and (c) and sign under Form 2 below. To subscribe for Units pursuant to your Over-Subscription Right, please also complete line (b) and sign under
Form 2 below. To the extent you subscribe for more Units than you are entitled under either the Basic Subscription Right or the Over-Subscription Right, you will be deemed to have elected to purchase the maximum number of Units for which you are
entitled to subscribe under the Basic Subscription Right or the Over-Subscription Right, as applicable. 
 (a) EXERCISE OF BASIC SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT

  

															
	 I exercise
	  		  	x	  	1	  	=	  		  		  	
		  	  
	  		  	  
	  		  	  
	  		  	
		  	(no. of Rights)	  		  	(ratio)	  		  	(no. of Units)	  		  	
								
	 Therefore, I apply for
	  		  	x	  	$[•]	  	x	  	0.3	  	=	  	$
		  	  
	  		  	  
	  		  	  
	  		  	  

		  	(no. of Units)	  		  	(initial price)	  		  	(ratio)	  		  	(amount enclosed)

 (b) EXERCISE OF OVER-SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT 

If you have exercised your Basic Subscription Right in full, you may subscribe for additional Units in the Rights Offering pursuant to your Over-Subscription
Right: 
  

															
	 I apply for
	  		  	x	  	$[•]	  	x	  	0.3	  	=	  	$
		  	  
	  		  	  
	  		  	  
	  		  	  

		  	(no. of Units)	  		  	(initial price)	  		  	(ratio)	  		  	(additional amount enclosed)

 (c) Total Amount of Payment Enclosed (sum of amounts listed under lines (a) and (b)):
$                    . 
 METHOD OF PAYMENT
(CHECK ONE) 
  

	☐	 Cashier’s or certified check or bank draft drawn on a U.S. bank payable to “Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as Subscription Agent for Galectin Therapeutics Inc.”; 


  

	☐	 U.S. postal, telegraphic or express money order; or 



 

	☐	 wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the account maintained by “Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company as agent for Galectin Therapeutics Inc.”; at Bank Name: JP Morgan Chase; ABA #: 021000021; Account #:
                    , with reference to the rights holder’s name and the account number listed on the Subscription Rights Certificate or
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. 


 FORM 2 – SIGNATURE 

TO SUBSCRIBE: 
 I acknowledge that I have received the Prospectus
for this Rights Offering and I hereby irrevocably subscribe for the number of Units indicated above on the terms and conditions specified in the Prospectus. 
  

					
		 	  
 Signature of Owner
	 	
			
		 	  
 Signature of Joint Owner(s)
	 	

 If you wish for the Units issuable to you to be delivered to an address different than that shown on the face of this
Certificate, please enter the alternate address below and have your signature guaranteed as set forth below. 

                          
                                         
                                         
                         

IMPORTANT: The signature(s) must correspond with the name(s) as printed on the reverse of this Certificate in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement, or any other change whatsoever. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners must each sign personally. 

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE 
  

					
		 	 Signature of Owner
	 	
			
		 	 Signature of Joint Owner(s)
	 	

 IMPORTANT: The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (bank, stock broker, savings &
loan association or credit union) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program (STAMP, MSP, OR SEMP) pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15. 

FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON THE USE OF GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC. SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATES, CONSULT BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS, INC., THE
INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE RIGHTS OFFERING, BY EMAIL AT SHAREHOLDER@BROADRIDGE.COM OR BY TELEPHONE AT 1-888-789-8409.