SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-04-01

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.4 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this &#147;Agreement&#148;) is made and entered into as of March&nbsp;28, 2019 by and among Aileron
Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and the &#147;Investors&#148; named in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Investors (the &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;). Capitalized
terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The parties
hereby agree as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Certain Definitions</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Investors</U>&#148; means the Investors identified in the Purchase Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any
Investor who is a subsequent holder of Registrable Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Prospectus</U>&#148; means (i)&nbsp;the prospectus included in
any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and
supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii)&nbsp;any &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 under the 1933 Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Register</U>,&#148; &#147;<U>registered</U>&#148; and &#147;<U>registration</U>&#148; refer to a registration made by preparing and
filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Registrable Securities</U>&#148; means (i)&nbsp;the Shares, (ii)&nbsp;the Common Warrant Shares, (iii)&nbsp;the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Funded</FONT> Warrant Shares and (iv)&nbsp;any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in exchange for Shares, Common Warrant Shares or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Funded</FONT> Warrant Shares,
whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise, (v)&nbsp;shares of Common Stock held by trusts and other entities affiliated with Muneer A. Satter as of the date hereof and (vi)&nbsp;any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in
exchange for such shares of Common Stock, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise; provided, that, a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon (A)&nbsp;sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule&nbsp;144 under the 1933
Act, or (B)&nbsp;such security becoming eligible for sale without restriction or limitation by such Investor (and any of its Affiliates whose shares must be aggregated with those of such Investor under Rule 144) pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144 and without
the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Registration
Statement</U>&#148; means any registration statement of the Company under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration
Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Required Investors</U>&#148; means the Investors holding a majority of the
Registrable Securities outstanding from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148; means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Registration</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Registration Statements</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Promptly following the Closing Date but no l