Published on March 27, 2007
AMENDMENT
TO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) is entered into as of the 26th
day of
March, 2007, by and between eXegenics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent (the
“Rights Agent”).
RECITALS
A. The
Company and the Rights Agent are parties to a Rights Agreement dated as of
June
9, 2003, as amended on July 15, 2003 and December 4, 2006 (the “Rights
Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Rights Agreement.
B. On
March
23, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company determined it is in the best
interest of the Company’s stockholders to amend the Rights Agreement to change
the Final Expiration Date to the close of business on March 26, 2007, it being
the intent that the Rights Agreement shall have no further force and effect
from
and after that date.
C.
The
Company desires to amend the Rights Agreement in accordance with Section 27
of
the Rights Agreement.
Accordingly,
the parties agree that:
1. Amendment
to Definition of “Final Expiration Date” set forth in Section 1(r).
The
definition of “Final Expiration Date” in Section 1(r) of the Rights Agreement is
hereby amended by substituting the following for Section 1(r):
“Final
Expiration Date shall mean the close of business on March 26,
2007.”
2. Amendment
of Section 7.
Section
7 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following provisions immediately following clause (e) thereof:
“(f) The
Rights shall expire on the Expiration Date, and upon such expiration, all rights
pertaining thereto shall be extinguished.”
3. Amendment
of Exhibits.
The
Exhibits to the Rights Agreement shall be restated to reflect this Amendment,
including all conforming changes.
4. Miscellaneous.
This
Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date first written above, as
if
executed on such date.
[SIGNATURE
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to the
Stockholder Rights Agreement to be executed and attested, all as of the day
and
year first above written.
EXEGENICS, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ John Paganelli | |
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Name:
Title:
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John Paganelli Interim
Chief Executive Officer
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AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY | ||
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By: | /s/ Herbert J. Lemmer | |
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Name:
Title:
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Herbert
J. Lemmer
Vice
President
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