AmeriResource Technologies, Inc. Las Vegas, NV 89120
Exhibit 10.05
AmeriResource
Technologies, Inc.
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Xxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxx, XX 00000
THIS
WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN A SECURITIES FINANCING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF
DECEMBER 1, 2008, NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF SUCH SHARES MAY BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM,
SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE, CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE
TRANSACTIONS, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SUCH ACT.
Right to
Purchase 16,125,000 Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per
share
STOCK
PURCHASE WARRANT
THIS CERTIFIES
THAT, for value received, AJW Master Fund, Ltd. or its registered
assigns, is entitled to purchase from AmeriResource Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), at any time or from time to time during
the period specified in Paragraph 2 hereof, 16,125,000 fully paid and
nonassessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share
(the “Common Stock”), at an exercise price per share equal to $.001 (the
“Exercise Price”). The term “Warrant Shares,” as used herein, refers
to the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder. The Warrant
Shares and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph
4 hereof. The term “Warrants” means this Warrant and the other
warrants issued pursuant to that certain Securities Financing Agreement, dated
December 1, 2008, by and among the Company and the Buyers listed on the
execution page thereof (the “Securities Financing
Agreement”).
This
Warrant is subject to the following terms, provisions, and
conditions:
1. Manner of
Exercise; Issuance of Certificates; Payment for
Shares.
Subject to the provisions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder
hereof, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant, together with a
completed exercise agreement in the form attached hereto (the “Exercise
Agreement”), to the Company during normal business hours on any business day at
the Company’s principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the
Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), and upon (i)
payment to the Company in cash, by certified or official bank check or by
wire transfer for the account of the Company of the Exercise Price for the
Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise Agreement or (ii) if the resale of the
Warrant Shares by the holder is not then registered pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), delivery to the Company of a written notice of an election to
effect a “Cashless Exercise” (as defined in Section 11(c) below) for the Warrant
Shares specified in the Exercise Agreement. The Warrant Shares so
purchased shall be deemed to be issued to the holder hereof or such holder’s
designee, as the record owner of such shares, as of the close of business on the
date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered, the completed Exercise
Agreement shall have been delivered, and payment shall have been made for
such shares as set forth above. Certificates for the Warrant
Shares so purchased, representing the aggregate number of shares specified in
the Exercise Agreement, shall be delivered to the holder hereof within a
reasonable time, not exceeding three (3) business days, after this Warrant shall
have been so exercised. The certificates so delivered shall be in
such denominations as may be requested by the holder hereof and shall be
registered in the name of such holder or such other name as shall be designated
by such holder. If this Warrant shall have been exercised only in
part, then, unless this Warrant has expired, the Company shall, at its expense,
at the time of delivery of such certificates, deliver to the holder a new
Warrant representing the number of shares with respect to which this Warrant
shall not then have been exercised. In addition to all other
available remedies at law or in equity, if the Company fails to deliver
certificates for the Warrant Shares within three (3) business days after this
Warrant is exercised, then the Company shall pay to the holder in cash a penalty
(the “Penalty”) equal to 2% of the number of Warrant Shares that the holder is
entitled to multiplied by the Market Price (as hereinafter defined) for each day
that the Company fails to deliver certificates for the Warrant
Shares. For example, if the holder is entitled to 100,000 Warrant
Shares and the Market Price is $2.00, then the Company shall pay to the holder
$4,000 for each day that the Company fails to deliver certificates for the
Warrant Shares. The Penalty shall be paid to the holder by the fifth
day of the month following the month in which it has accrued.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Warrant to the contrary, in no event shall the holder of this
Warrant be entitled to exercise a number of Warrants (or portions thereof) in
excess of the number of Warrants (or portions thereof) upon exercise of which
the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the
holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed
beneficially owned through the ownership of the unexercised Warrants and the
unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including the Notes (as defined in the Securities Financing Agreement)) subject
to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein) and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants (or portions thereof) with respect to which the determination
described herein is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the
holder and its affiliates of more than 4.9% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial
ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13D-G thereunder, except as
otherwise provided in clause (i) of the preceding
sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the limitation on exercise of this Warrant set forth herein may not be amended
without (i) the written consent of the holder hereof and the Company and (ii)
the approval of a majority of shareholders of the Company.
2. Period of
Exercise. This Warrant is exercisable at any time or from time to
time on or after the date on which this Warrant is issued and delivered pursuant
to the terms of the Securities Financing Agreement and before 6:00 p.m., New
York, New York time on the seventh (7th)
anniversary of the date of (the “Exercise
Period”).
3. Certain
Agreements of the Company. The
Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) Shares
to be Fully Paid. All
Warrant Shares will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Warrant,
be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens,
and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(b) Reservation
of Shares. During
the Exercise Period, the Company shall at all times have authorized, and
reserved for the purpose of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant, a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of
this Warrant.
(c) Listing. The
Company shall promptly secure the listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrant upon each national securities exchange or automated
quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed
(subject to official notice of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant) and shall
maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such
listing of all shares of Common Stock from time to time issuable upon the
exercise of this Warrant; and the Company shall so list on each national
securities exchange or automated quotation system, as the case may be, and shall
maintain such listing of, any other shares of capital stock of the Company
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the
same class shall be listed on such national securities exchange or automated
quotation system.
(d) Certain
Actions Prohibited. The
Company will not, by amendment of its charter 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 to be
observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith
assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the
taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this
Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant
against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose
of this Warrant. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company (i) will not increase the par value of any shares of
Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise
Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid
and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this
Warrant.
(e) Successors
and Assigns. This
Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger,
consolidation, or acquisition of all or substantially all the Company’s
assets.
4. Antidilution
Provisions. During
the Exercise Period, the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall
be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Paragraph
4.
In the event that any adjustment of the Exercise Price as required herein
results in a fraction of a cent, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the
nearest cent.
(a) Adjustment
of Exercise Price and Number of Shares upon Issuance of Common Stock. Except
as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 4(c) and 4(e) hereof, if and whenever on or
after the date of issuance of this Warrant, the Company issues or sells, or in
accordance with Paragraph 4(b) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, any
shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share
(before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting
discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the Market Price on
the date of issuance (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive
Issuance, the Exercise Price will be reduced to a price determined by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Dilutive
Issuance by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is an amount equal to the sum
of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding immediately
prior to the Dilutive Issuance, plus (y) the quotient of the aggregate
consideration, calculated as set forth in Paragraph 4(b) hereof, received by the
Company upon such Dilutive Issuance divided by the Market Price in effect
immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance, and (ii) the denominator of which is
the total number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding (as defined below)
immediately after the Dilutive Issuance.
(b) Effect
on Exercise Price of Certain Events. For
purposes of determining the adjusted Exercise Price under Paragraph 4(a) hereof,
the following will be applicable:
(i) Issuance
of Rights or Options. If
the Company in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options,
whether or not immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common
Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock
(“Convertible Securities”) (such warrants, rights and options to purchase Common
Stock or Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as “Options”) and
the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such
Options is less than the Market Price on the date of issuance or grant of such
Options, then the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise of all such Options will, as of the date of the issuance or grant
of such Options, be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by
the Company for such price per share. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the
exercise of such Options” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if
any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance or
granting of all such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional
consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such
Options, plus, in the case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise
of such Options, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration
payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible
Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options
(assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if
applicable). No further adjustment to the Exercise Price will be made
upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options
or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon
exercise of such Options.
(ii) Issuance
of Convertible Securities. If
the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities, whether or
not immediately convertible (other than where the same are issuable upon the
exercise of Options) and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable
upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Market Price on the date of
issuance, then the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities will, as of the
date of the issuance of such Convertible Securities, be deemed to be outstanding
and to have been issued and sold by the Company for such price per
share. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per
share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is
determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by
the Company as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such Convertible
Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if
any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time
such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii)
the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion
or exchange of all such Convertible Securities. No further adjustment
to the Exercise Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock
upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(iii) Change
in Option Price or Conversion Rate. If
there is a change at any time in (i) the amount of additional consideration
payable to the Company upon the exercise of any Options; (ii) the amount of
additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or
exchange of any Convertible Securities; or (iii) the rate at which any
Convertible Securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock
(other than under or by reason of provisions designed to protect against
dilution), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change will be
readjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time
had such Options or Convertible Securities still outstanding provided for such
changed additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be,
at the time initially granted, issued or sold.
(iv) Treatment
of Expired Options and Unexercised Convertible Securities. If,
in any case, the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of any Option or upon conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities is
not, in fact, issued and the rights to exercise such Option or to convert or
exchange such Convertible Securities shall have expired or terminated, the
Exercise Price then in effect will be readjusted to the Exercise Price which
would have been in effect at the time of such expiration or termination had such
Option or Convertible Securities, to the extent outstanding immediately prior to
such expiration or termination (other than in respect of the actual number of
shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise or conversion thereof), never been
issued.
(v) Calculation
of Consideration Received. If
any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued, granted or sold
for cash, the consideration received therefor for purposes of this Warrant will
be the amount received by the Company therefor, before deduction of reasonable
commissions, underwriting discounts or allowances or other reasonable expenses
paid or incurred by the Company in connection with such issuance, grant or
sale. In case any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are
issued or sold for a consideration part or all of which shall be other than
cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Company
will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration
consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by
the Company will be the Market Price thereof as of the date of
receipt. In case any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities
are issued in connection with any acquisition, merger or consolidation in which
the Company is the surviving corporation, the amount of consideration therefor
will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and
business of the non-surviving corporation as is attributable to such Common
Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The
fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.
(vi) Exceptions
to Adjustment of Exercise Price. No
adjustment to the Exercise Price will be made (i) upon the exercise of any
warrants, options or convertible securities granted, issued and outstanding on
the date of issuance of this Warrant; (ii) upon the grant or exercise of any
stock or options which may hereafter be granted or exercised under any employee
benefit plan, stock option plan or restricted stock plan of the Company now
existing or to be implemented in the future, so long as the issuance of such
stock or options is approved by a majority of the independent members of the
Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of
independent directors established for such purpose; or (iii) upon the exercise
of the Warrants.
(c) Subdivision
or Combination of Common Stock. If
the Company at any time subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the shares of
Common Stock acquirable hereunder into a greater number of shares, then, after
the date of record for effecting such subdivision, the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately
reduced. If the Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split,
recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the shares of
Common Stock acquirable hereunder into a smaller number of shares, then, after
the date of record for effecting such combination, the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately
increased.
(d) Adjustment
in Number of Shares. Upon
each adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this
Paragraph 4, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be adjusted by multiplying a number equal to the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such
adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted Exercise
Price.
(e) Consolidation,
Merger or Sale. In
case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into any
other corporation, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company other than in connection with a plan of
complete liquidation of the Company, then as a condition of such consolidation,
merger or sale or conveyance, adequate provision will be made whereby the holder
of this Warrant will have the right to acquire and receive upon exercise of this
Warrant in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable
upon the exercise of this Warrant, such shares of stock, securities or assets as
may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of shares
of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon exercise
of this Warrant had such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance not taken
place. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision
to insure that the provisions of this Paragraph 4 hereof will thereafter be
applicable as nearly as may be in relation to any shares of stock or securities
thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant. The Company
will not effect any consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance unless prior to
the consummation thereof, the successor corporation (if other than the Company)
assumes by written instrument the obligations under this Paragraph 4 and the
obligations to deliver to the holder of this Warrant such shares of stock,
securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the holder
may be entitled to acquire.
(f)
Distribution
of Assets. In
case the Company shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (including
cash) to holders of Common Stock as a partial liquidating dividend, by way of
return of capital or otherwise, then, after the date of record for determining
shareholders entitled to such distribution, but prior to the date of
distribution, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled upon exercise of this
Warrant for the purchase of any or all of the shares of Common Stock subject
hereto, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to
the holder had such holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the
record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such
distribution.
(g) Notice
of Adjustment. Upon
the occurrence of any event which requires any adjustment of the Exercise Price,
then, and in each such case, the Company shall give notice thereof to the holder
of this Warrant, which notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such
adjustment and the increase or decrease in the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable at such price upon exercise, setting forth in reasonable detail the
method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is
based. Such calculation shall be certified by the Chief Financial
Officer of the Company.
(h) Minimum
Adjustment of Exercise Price. No
adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made in an amount of less than 1% of
the Exercise Price in effect at the time such adjustment is otherwise required
to be made, but any such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be
made at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment which,
together with any adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to not less than
1% of such Exercise Price.
(i) No
Fractional Shares. No
fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant, but the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of any
fractional share which would otherwise be issuable in an amount equal to the
same fraction of the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the date of such
exercise.
(j) Other
Notices. In
case at any time:
(i) the
Company shall declare any dividend upon the Common Stock payable in shares of
stock of any class or make any other distribution (including dividends or
distributions payable in cash out of retained earnings) to the holders of the
Common Stock;
(ii) the
Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of the Common Stock
any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights;
(iii) there
shall be any capital reorganization of the Company, or reclassification of
the Common Stock, or consolidation or merger of the Company with or into, or
sale of all or substantially all its assets to, another corporation or
entity; or
(iv) there
shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up
of the Company;
then, in
each such case, the Company shall give to the holder of this Warrant (a) notice
of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be
taken for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive any such
dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or for determining the
holders of Common Stock entitled to vote in respect of any such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up and (b) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, notice of
the date (or, if not then known, a reasonable approximation thereof by the
Company) when the same shall take place. Such notice shall also
specify the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or to exchange their
Common Stock for stock or other securities or property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution,
liquidation, or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be
given at least 30 days prior to the record date or the date on which the
Company’s books are closed in respect thereto. Failure to give any
such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the
proceedings referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.
(k) Certain
Events. If
any event occurs of the type contemplated by the adjustment provisions of this
Paragraph 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions, the Company will
give notice of such event as provided in Paragraph 4(g) hereof, and the
Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise
Price and the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this
Warrant so that the rights of the holder shall be neither enhanced nor
diminished by such event.
(l) Certain
Definitions.
(i) “Common
Stock Deemed Outstanding” shall mean
the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding (not including shares
of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company), plus (x) pursuant to
Paragraph 4(b)(i) hereof, the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of Options, as of the date of such issuance or grant
of such Options, if any, and (y) pursuant to Paragraph 4(b)(ii) hereof, the
maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities, as of the date of issuance of such
Convertible Securities, if any.
(ii) “Market
Price,” as of any
date, (i) means the average of the last reported sale prices for the shares of
Common Stock on the OTCBB for the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding
such date as reported by Bloomberg, or (ii) if the OTCBB is not the principal
trading market for the shares of Common Stock, the average of the last reported
sale prices on the principal trading market for the Common Stock during the same
period as reported by Bloomberg, or (iii) if market value cannot be calculated
as of such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Market Price shall be the
fair market value as reasonably determined in good faith by (a) the Board of
Directors of the Company or, at the option of a majority-in-interest of the
holders of the outstanding Warrants by (b) an independent investment bank of
nationally recognized standing in the valuation of businesses similar to the
business of the corporation. The manner of determining the Market Price of the
Common Stock set forth in the foregoing definition shall apply with respect to
any other security in respect of which a determination as to market value must
be made hereunder.
(iii) “Common
Stock,” for
purposes of this Paragraph 4, includes the Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share, and any additional class of stock of the Company having no preference as
to dividends or distributions on liquidation, provided that the shares
purchasable pursuant to this Warrant shall include only shares of Common Stock,
par value $.001 per share, in respect of which this Warrant is exercisable, or
shares resulting from any subdivision or combination of such Common Stock, or in
the case of any reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, or sale
of the character referred to in Paragraph 4(e) hereof, the stock or other
securities or property provided for in such Paragraph.
5. Issue
Tax. The
issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant
shall be made without charge to the holder of this Warrant or such shares for
any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company
shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any
transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name
other than the holder of this Warrant.
6. No Rights
or Liabilities as a Shareholder. This
Warrant shall not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights
as a shareholder of the Company. No provision of this Warrant, in the
absence of affirmative action by the holder hereof to purchase Warrant Shares,
and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the holder hereof,
shall give rise to any liability of such holder for the Exercise Price or as a
shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or
by creditors of the Company.
7. Transfer,
Exchange, and Replacement of Warrant.
(a) Restriction
on Transfer. This
Warrant and the rights granted to the holder hereof are transferable, in whole
or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant, together with a properly executed
assignment in the form attached hereto, at the office or agency of the Company
referred to in Paragraph 7(e) below, provided, however, that any
transfer or assignment shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Paragraph
7(f) hereof. Until due presentment for registration of transfer on
the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as
the owner and holder hereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
(b) Warrant
Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This
Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the holder hereof at
the office or agency of the Company referred to in Paragraph 7(e) below, for new
Warrants of like tenor representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the
number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased hereunder, each of such
new Warrants to represent the right to purchase such number of shares as shall
be designated by the holder hereof at the time of such
surrender.
(c) Replacement
of Warrant. Upon
receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss,
theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such
loss, theft, or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement
reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company, or, in the case
of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the
Company, at its expense, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new
Warrant of like tenor.
(d) Cancellation;
Payment of Expenses. Upon
the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer, exchange, or
replacement as provided in this Paragraph 7, this Warrant shall be promptly
canceled by the Company. The Company shall pay all taxes (other than
securities transfer taxes or any capital gains or other income related taxes
belonging to the Holder) and all other expenses (other than legal expenses, if
any, incurred by the holder or transferees) and charges payable in connection
with the preparation, execution, and delivery of Warrants pursuant to this
Paragraph 7.
(e) Register. The
Company shall maintain, at its principal executive offices (or such other office
or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a
register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and
address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the
name and address of each transferee and each prior owner of this
Warrant.
(f) Exercise
or Transfer Without Registration. If,
at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any exercise,
transfer, or exchange of this Warrant, this Warrant (or, in the case of any
exercise, the Warrant Shares issuable hereunder), shall not be registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and under
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a
condition of allowing such exercise, transfer, or exchange, (i) that the holder
or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a
written opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel are acceptable to the
Company, to the effect that such exercise, transfer, or exchange may be made
without registration under said Act and under applicable state securities or
blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the
Company an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company and
(iii) that the transferee be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)
promulgated under the Securities Act; provided that no such opinion, letter or
status as an “accredited investor” shall be required in connection with a
transfer pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The first
holder of this Warrant, by taking and holding the same, represents to the
Company that such holder is acquiring this Warrant for investment and not with a
view to the distribution thereof.
8. Notices.
All
notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted to be given or
delivered hereunder to the holder of this Warrant shall be in writing, and shall
be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail or by
recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and addressed, to such holder
at the address shown for such holder on the books of the Company, or at such
other address as shall have been furnished to the Company by notice from such
holder. All notices, requests, and other communications required or
permitted to be given or delivered hereunder to the Company shall be in writing,
and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered
mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and addressed, to
the office of the Company at 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
00000, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address
as shall have been furnished to the holder of this Warrant by notice from the
Company. Any such notice, request, or other communication may be sent
by facsimile, but shall in such case be subsequently confirmed by a writing
personally delivered or sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized
overnight mail courier as provided above. All notices, requests, and
other communications shall be deemed to have been given either at the time of
the receipt thereof by the person entitled to receive such notice at the
address of such person for purposes of this Paragraph 9, or, if mailed by
registered or certified mail or with a recognized overnight mail courier upon
deposit with the United States Post Office or such overnight mail courier, if
postage is prepaid and the mailing is properly addressed, as the case may
be.
9. Governing
Law.
THIS WARRANT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED
ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF
LAWS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
OF THE COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING
UNDER THIS WARRANT, THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE
DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A
PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE
SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY’S RIGHT TO SERVE
PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT
A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE
CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT
OR IN ANY OTHER LAWFUL MANNER. THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN
ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND
EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES, INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN
CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISPUTE.
10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments. This
Warrant and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing
signed by the Company and the holder hereof.
(b) Descriptive
Headings. The
descriptive headings of the several paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted
for purposes of reference only, and shall not affect the meaning or construction
of any of the provisions hereof.
(d) Remedies. The
Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause
irreparable harm to the holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the
transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company
acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this
Warrant will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened
breach by the Company of the provisions of this Warrant, that the holder shall
be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity,
and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or
injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Warrant and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of
showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being
required.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly
authorized officer.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Chief
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Dated as
of December 1, 2008
FORM
OF EXERCISE AGREEMENT
Dated: ________ __, 200_
To: ______________________
The
undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the within Warrant, hereby
agrees to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, and
makes payment herewith in full therefor at the price per share provided by
such Warrant in cash or by certified or official bank check in the amount of,
or, if the resale of such Common Stock by the undersigned is not currently
registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, by surrender of securities issued by the Company
(including a portion of the Warrant) having a market value (in the case of a
portion of this Warrant, determined in accordance with Section 11(c) of the
Warrant) equal to $_________. Please issue a certificate or
certificates for such shares of Common Stock in the name of and pay any
cash for any fractional share to:
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Address:
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Note:
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The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the face of
the within Warrant, if applicable.
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and, if
said number of shares of Common Stock shall not be all the shares purchasable
under the within Warrant, a new Warrant is to be issued in the name of said
undersigned covering the balance of the shares purchasable thereunder less any
fraction of a share paid in cash.
FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers all the
rights of the undersigned under the within Warrant, with respect to the number
of shares of Common Stock covered thereby set forth hereinbelow,
to:
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of Assignee
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Address
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No of
Shares
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hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ___________________________________
as agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer said Warrant on the books of the
within-named corporation, with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Dated: _________
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the presence of:
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