Aptevo Therapeutics (APVO) 8-K Other Events

Exhibit 4.1

APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

Warrant No.                     Original Issue Date: March 11, 2019

Aptevo Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for value received,                    or its permitted registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of                     shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (each such share, a “Warrant Share” and all such shares, the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price per share equal to $1.30 per share (as adjusted from time to time as provided inSection 8 herein, the “Exercise Price”), at any time and from time to time through and including 5:30 P.M., New York City time, on March 11, 2024 (the “Expiration Date”), and subject to the following terms and conditions:

This Warrant (this “Warrant”) is one of a series of similar warrants issued pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on FormS-3 (No.333-221499), as amended. All such Warrants are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Warrants.” Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. shall serve as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”) under this Warrant.

1. Registration of Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Warrant Agent for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder (which shall be the initial Holder set forth above or, as the case may be, any registered assignee to which this Warrant is permissibly assigned hereunder) from time to time. The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary. Subsequent to the issuance date of this Warrant and while this Warrant is outstanding, the Holder may request a physical Warrant from the Company in accordance withSection 11 of this Warrant and the Company shall deliver such physical Warrant to such Holder within three (3) business day of receipt of such request.

2.Registration of Transfers. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer of all or any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached asSchedule 2 hereto duly completed and signed, to it at the address listed on the signature page hereto. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new warrant to purchase Common Stock in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new warrant, a “New Warrant”) evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee, and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations in respect of the New Warrant that the Holder has in respect of this Warrant.

3. Exercise and Duration of Warrants.

(a) All or any part of this Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder in any manner permitted bySection 9 of this Warrant at any time and from time to time through and including 5:30 P.M. New York City time, on the Expiration Date. At 5:30 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value and this Warrant shall be terminated and no longer outstanding.

(b) The Holder may exercise this Warrant by (i) delivering to the Warrant Agent, an exercise notice, in the form attached asSchedule 1 hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), completed and duly signed or (ii) through the procedures established by The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) (the date on which the Exercise Notice is delivered (as determined in accordance with the notice provisions hereof) or such DTC procedures are completed, as applicable, an “Exercise Date”). If the Holder exercises this Warrant pursuant toclause (i) of thisSection 3(b), upon delivery of the Exercise Notice, the Holder shall deliver to the Warrant Agent payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (which may take the form of a “cashless exercise” if so indicated in the Exercise Notice and if a “cashless exercise” may occur at such time pursuant toSection 9 below, in which case no cash payment shall be required) by wire transfer or in good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Warrant Agent as provided on the Exercise Notice. The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. If the Holder exercises this Warrant pursuant toclause (ii) of thisSection 3(b), no ink original Exercise Notice shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or any other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Exercise Notice be required, except in the case of a transfer of ownership subject toSection 15(c) hereof. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a New Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares (if any).

4.Delivery of Warrant Shares.

(a) The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Company’s transfer agent to the Holder by (i) provided that the Company’s transfer agent is participating in DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, by crediting the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (ii) if the Company’s transfer agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, or if this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, by book-entry in the name of the Holder or its designee, in each case by the date that is two (2) Trading Days after the Exercise Date (the“Warrant Share Delivery Date”);provided, that the Holder delivers the payment to the Warrant Agent of the aggregate Exercise Price with respect to the Exercise Notice (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) on the Exercise Date;provided,further, that if the Holder fails to deliver such payment on the Exercise Date, such Warrant Share Delivery Date shall instead become the first Trading Day following the delivery of such payment. Upon the Exercise Date, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares; provided payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received on the Exercise Date. While this Warrant remains outstanding, the Company shall use a transfer agent that participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.

(b) If by the close of the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company fails to deliver to the Holder a certificate representing the required number of Warrant Shares (or such number of uncertificated Warrant Shares) in the manner required pursuant toSection 4(a), and if after such second (2nd) Trading Day and prior to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, the Holder (or a broker on behalf of the Holder) purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s sole discretion, either (1) pay in cash to the Holder an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price

(including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased, at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such Warrant Shares shall terminate or (2) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Warrant Shares (or such Warrant Shares in uncertificated form) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased in theBuy-In over the product of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock purchased in theBuy-In, times (B) the closing bid price of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date.

(c) In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to an Exercise Notice by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise.

(d) To the extent permitted by law, the Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with and subject to the terms hereof (including the limitations set forth in Section 14 below) are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance that might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing the Warrant Shares (or uncertificated Warrant Shares) as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

5.Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of certificates for Warrant Shares (or uncertificated Warrant Shares) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates (or uncertificated shares of Common Stock), all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company;provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares (or uncertificated Warrant Shares) or the Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder or an Affiliate thereof. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.

6.Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent to issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction (in such case) and, in each case, a customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested by the Company. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to instruct the Warrant Agent to issue the New Warrant.

7.Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares that are initially issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions ofSection 8). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable. The Company will take all such action as may be reasonably necessary to assure that such shares of Common Stock may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Common Stock may be listed.

8.Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in thisSection 8.

(a)Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of Common Stock any shares of capital of the Company, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective upon the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this paragraph shall become effective upon the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification.

(b)Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock for no consideration (i) evidences of its indebtedness, (ii) any security (other than a distribution of Common Stock covered by the preceding paragraph) or (iii) rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, or (iv) any other asset (in each case, “Distributed Property”), then, upon any exercise of this Warrant that occurs after the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution, the Holder shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the Warrant Shares otherwise issuable upon such exercise (if applicable), the Distributed Property that such Holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of such number of Warrant Shares had the Holder been the record holder of such Warrant Shares on such record date without regard to any limitation on exercise contained therein.

(c)Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, in which the Company is not the survivor or the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not own, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the voting securities of the surviving entity, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets or a majority of its Common Stock is acquired by a third party, in each case, in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any direct or indirect purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, or

(iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock covered bySection 8(a) above) (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant without regard to any limitations on exercise contained herein (the “Alternate Consideration”). The Company shall not effect any such Fundamental Transaction unless any successor to the Company, surviving entity or the corporation purchasing or otherwise acquiring such assets or other appropriate corporation or Person shall assume the obligation to deliver to the Holder, such Alternate Consideration as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Holder may be entitled to receive, and the other obligations under this Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, other than one in which a Successor Entity that is a publicly traded corporation (whose stock is quoted or listed for trading on a national securities exchange, including, but not limited to, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market) assumes this Warrant such that the Warrant shall be exercisable for the publicly traded common stock of such Successor Entity, at the request of the Holder delivered before the thirtieth (30th) day after such Fundamental Transaction, the Company (or the Successor Entity) shall purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder, within five (5) Business Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), an amount equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the effective date of such Fundamental Transaction, payable in cash; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity, as of the date of consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction. The provisions of this paragraph (c) shall similarly apply to subsequent transactions analogous of a Fundamental Transaction type.

(d)Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to paragraph (a) of thisSection 8, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the increased or decreased number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

(e)Calculations. All calculations under thisSection 8 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest share, as applicable.

(f)Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to thisSection 8, the Company will give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall set forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such notice to the Holder and to the Company’s transfer agent.

(g)Notice of Corporate Events. If, while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including, without limitation, any granting to its Common Stock holders of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, except if such notice and the contents thereof shall be deemed to constitute materialnon-public information, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice of such transaction at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction;provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material,non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form8-K.

9.Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder shall pay the Exercise Price in immediately available funds or, in the event that if, on any Exercise Date there is not an effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, satisfy its obligation to pay the Exercise Price through a “cashless exercise” in accordance with thisSection 9.If the Holder satisfies its obligation to pay the Exercise Price through a “cashless exercise,” the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:

X = Y[(A-B)/A]

where:

“X” equals the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder;

“Y” equals the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised;

“A” equals the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice; and

“B” equals the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

For purposes of this Warrant, “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date if a Trading Day (or, if not, the nearest preceding Trading Day) on such Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P., (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the purchasers of a majority in interest of the Warrant Shares then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the Company acknowledges and agrees that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. In addition, for purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant

Shares issued in a “cashless exercise” transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the original issuance date hereof (provided that the Commission continues to take the position that such treatment is proper at the time of such exercise).

10.No Fractional Shares. No fractional Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares that would otherwise be issuable, the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the next whole number and the Company shall pay the Holder in cash the fair market value (based on the VWAP) for any such fractional shares.

11.Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (other than an Exercise Notice pursuant toSection 3(b)(i)) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified below prior to 5:30 P.M., New York City time, on a Trading Day, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 P.M., New York City time, on any Trading Day, (iii) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service specifying next business day delivery, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the Person to whom such notice is required to be given, if by hand delivery. Any Exercise Notice pursuant toSection 3(b)(i) shall be deemed given and effective on (i) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service specifying next business day delivery, or (ii) upon actual receipt by the Person to whom such notice is required to be given, if by hand delivery. All such notices and/or communications shall be sent (i) to the Company at the address, facsimile number or email address listed on the signature page hereto, (ii) to the Holder at the address, facsimile number or email address listed on the Company records, or at such other address, facsimile number or email address as the Company or Holder may designate by two (2) Trading Days’ prior notice to the other Persons in accordance with thisSection 11, and (iii) to the Warrant Agent at Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717, Attention: IWS.

12.Warrant Agent. Upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged, any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party, or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business, shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act; provided, that the use of a third-party warrant agent shall not change any terms hereof. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be emailed and mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder’s last address as shown on the Warrant Register.

13.Certain Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.

(b)“Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day immediately following the first public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, or, if the Fundamental Transaction is not publicly announced, the date the Fundamental Transaction is consummated, for pricing

purposes and reflecting (i) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of this Warrant as of such date of request, (ii) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (iii) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the greater of (a) the highest VWAP during the five (5) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Fundamental Transaction and (b) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of anynon-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction, (iv) a zero cost of borrow and (v) a 360 day annualization factor.

(c) “Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

(d) “Control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

(e)“Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person, including such entity whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on a Trading Market (or, if so elected by the Holder, any other market, exchange or quotation system), or, if there is more than one such Person or such entity, the Person or such entity designated by the Holder or in the absence of such designation, such Person or entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

(f) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

(g) “Principal Trading Market” means the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the date hereof is the Nasdaq Global Market.

(h)“Successor Entity” means one or more Person or Persons (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Company or Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or one or more Person or Persons (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Company or the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

(i) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Trading Market.

(j) “Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

14.Limitations on Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to ensure that, coincident with or following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by the Holder (together with any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member (the foregoing, “Attribution Parties”)) does not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percent of the total number of then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise but excluding the number of shares that cannot be issued due to the operation of the limitation in this Section 11 or any other similar limitation on exercise to the extent that it limits the right to acquire underlying securities), it being

acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that such Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith; provided, that this limitation on exercise shall not be applicable to any Person that beneficially owns 10.0% or more of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock immediately following the issuance of this Warrant, excluding DTC or its nominee. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant subject to the Exercise Notice with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unconverted shares of Warrants beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties that, in the case of both (A) and (B), are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained herein. A determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of thisSection 11, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form10-Q or Form10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of the Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to an amount not to exceed 19.99% (or 9.99% if elected by a prospective Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants) of the number of shares of the Common Stock then outstanding; provided, that any notice to increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.

The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be 9.99% (or 4.99% if elected by a prospective Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants) of the number of shares of the Common Stock then outstanding Any purported delivery to any Holder or the Attribution Parties of a number of shares of Common Stock or any other security upon exercise of the Warrants shall be void and have no effect to the extent, but only to the extent, that before or after such delivery, the Holder and the Attribution Parties would have beneficial ownership of Common Stock or any other such class in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

15.Miscellaneous.

(a)No Rights as a Stockholder. The Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, amalgamation, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

(b)Authorized Shares. (i) The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the applicable certificates for the Warrant Shares (or uncertificated Warrant Shares) upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Principal Trading Market and such shares shall be listed for trading thereon. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

(ii) Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amend its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

(iii) Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

(c)Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant may be assigned by the Holder. This Warrant may not be assigned by the Company without the written consent of the Holder except to a successor in the event of a Fundamental Transaction. This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant.

(d)Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant may be amended only (i) in writing signed by the Company and the Holder, or their respective successors and assigns, or (ii) if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holders of Warrants representing no less than a majority of the Warrant Shares obtainable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding, and in either case the Company may thereafter take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, pursuant to the terms of any such amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of Warrant Shares subject to this Warrant, the Expiration Date of this Warrant and the Exercise Price of this Warrant may not be amended, and the right to exercise this Warrant, and the exercise procedures set forth herein, may not be amended or waived, without the written consent of the Holder. Further, if any amendment to, or waiver of, this Warrant results in a disproportionate adverse

effect to the Holder or any group of holders of warrants, the written consent of the Holder, or group of holders, as the case may be, shall be required to effect such amendment or waiver. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Holder of any amendment hereto or waiver hereunder that was effected without the Holder’s written consent. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any Warrant unless the same consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) also is offered to all other holders of Warrants.

(e)Acceptance. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.

(f)Governing Law; Jurisdiction. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTIONS5-1401 AND5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR WITH ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR DISCUSSED HEREIN (INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS), AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS AND CONSENTS TO PROCESS BEING SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF VIA REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL OR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY (WITH EVIDENCE OF DELIVERY) TO SUCH PERSON, IN THE CASE OF THE HOLDER, AT THE ADDRESS ON THE COMPANY RECORDS, AND FOR THE COMPANY, AT THE ADDRESS ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE HERETO, AND AGREES THAT SUCH SERVICE SHALL CONSTITUTE GOOD AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE OF PROCESS AND NOTICE THEREOF. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO LIMIT IN ANY WAY ANY RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

(g)Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

(h)Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the Company and the Holder will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.

APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

Address:

2401 4th Avenue, Suite 1050

Seattle, Washington 98121

WARRANT AGENT

BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS, INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

SCHEDULE 1

FORM OF EXERCISE NOTICE

[To be executed by the Holder to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Warrant]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

(1) The undersigned is the Holder of Warrant No.                  (the “Warrant”) issued by Aptevo Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

(2) The undersigned hereby exercises its right to purchase                  Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.

(3) The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):

☐ Cash Exercise

☐ “Cashless Exercise” underSection 9 of the Warrant

(4) If the Holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the Holder shall pay the sum of $                 in immediately available funds to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

(5) Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the Holder Warrant Shares determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

*** Checks should be payable to Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. Originals need to be mailed to Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717, ATTN: IWS . Wired funds for exercise should be wired to:

ABA/Routing number: 121000248

Bank: Wells Fargo

420 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94104 United States

Beneficiary Account Name: Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions

Account Number: 4124218686

Reference: Warrants

For Further Credit Name: APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC

For Further Credit Account Number: 4622299238

Dated:                                                             

Name of Holder:                                             

By:

Name:

Title:

(Signature must conform in all respects to name of Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)

SCHEDULE 2

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

[To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply the required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to:

Name:
	(Please print)
Address:
	(Please print)
Phone Number:
E-mail Address:
Dated:
	(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
	Address of Transferee
In the presence of: