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Exhibit 10.69
No. __________
VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY
TIME ON JANUARY 4, 2003
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO
AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS.
Right to Purchase _____ Shares of
Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share
Date: January 5, 1998
NATIONAL MEDIA CORPORATION
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT-D
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, __________________________ or its
registered assigns, is entitled to purchase from NATIONAL MEDIA CORPORATION, a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"),
at any time or from time to time during the period specified in Section 2
hereof, _______________________________________________________________________
(__________) fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company's common stock,
par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), at an initial exercise price per
share (the "Exercise Price") equal to $6.82. The Exercise Price shall be
adjustable as provided in paragraph 4, and shall be further adjustable as
follows: the Exercise Price otherwise applicable shall remain in effect until
the Adjustment Date, on and after which date the Exercise Price shall be lowest
of (x) 101% of the closing bid price of the Common Stock on June 1, 1998, (y)
101% of the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the first trading day after
the Merger Termination Date provided for in the Merger Agreement, or (z) the
Exercise Price of the close of business on the trading date immediately
preceding the Adjustment Date, and further provided that upon the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the adjustment to the
Exercise Price provided for in the foregoing clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall be
nullified and voided, and the Exercise Price shall be readjusted to $6.82 per
share, (or to such other price as would have been in effect had the price
adjustment referred to in subparagraphs (x) through (z) above not taken place as
long as such other price was not adjusted as a result of the execution and
delivery of the Merger Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined
in the Merger Agreement) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby or the public announcement of any of the foregoing). The number of
shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (the "WARRANT SHARES") and the
Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4 hereof. The
term "WARRANTS" means this Warrant and the other warrants of the company issued
pursuant to that certain redemption and Consent Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, by and among the Company and the other signatories thereto (the
"REDEMPTION AND CONSENT AGREEMENT").
This Warrant is subject to the following terms, provisions, and conditions:
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1. MANNER OF EXERCISE; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES; PAYMENT FOR SHARES.
Subject to the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the limitations
contained in Section 7 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 holder is permitted to
effect a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 11(c) hereof) pursuant to
Section 11(c) hereof, delivery to the Company of a written notice of an election
to effect a Cashless Exercise for the Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise
Agreement. The Warrant Shares so purchased shall be deemed to be issued to the
holder hereof, 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 or, if such date is not a business date, on
the next succeeding business date. 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 two (2) business days, after this Warrant shall have been so exercised
(the "DELIVERY PERIOD"). 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.
If, at any time, a holder of this Warrant submits this Warrant, an Exercise
Agreement and payment to the Company of the Exercise Price for each of the
Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise Agreement, and the Company fails for
any reason to deliver, on or prior to the fourth business day following the
expiration of the Delivery Period for such exercise, the number of shares of
Common Stock to which the holder is entitled upon such exercise (an "EXERCISE
DEFAULT"), then the Company shall pay to the holder payments ("EXERCISE DEFAULT
PAYMENTS") for an Exercise Default in the amount of (a) (N/365), multiplied by
(b) the amount by which the Market Price (as defined in Section 4(l) below) on
the date the Exercise Agreement giving rise to the Exercise Default is
transmitted in accordance with Section 1 (the "EXERCISE DEFAULT DATE") exceeds
the Exercise Price, multiplied by (c) the number of shares of Common Stock the
Company failed to so deliver in such Exercise Default, multiplied by (d) .24,
where N - the number of days from the Exercise Default Date to the date that the
Company effects the full exercise of this Warrant which gave rise to the
Exercise Default. The accrued Exercise Default Payment for each calendar month
shall be paid in cash or shall be convertible into Common stock at the Exercise
Price, at the holder's option, as follows:
a. In the event holder elects to take such payment in cash, cash
payment shall be made to holder by the fifth (5th) day of the month following
the month in which it has accrued: and
b. In the event holder elects to take such payment in Common Stock,
the holder may convert such payment amount into Common Stock (in accordance with
the terms contained in Article IV of the Certificate of Designations,
Preferences and Rights (the "C CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION") governing the
Company's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the "SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK")
or, if no Series C Preferred Stock is outstanding, in accordance with Article IV
of the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights (the "D CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATION" governing the Company's Series D Convertible Preferred Stock,
(the "SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK"), at the lower of the Exercise Price of the
Market Price (as defined in Section 4(l)) (as in effect at the time of
conversion) at any time after the fifth (5th) day of the month following the
month in which it has accrued.
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Nothing herein shall limit the holder's right to pursue actual damages for
the Company's failure to maintain a sufficient number of authorized shares of
Common Stock as required pursuant to the terms of Section 3(b) or to otherwise
issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with
the terms hereof, and each holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies
available at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance
and/or injunctive relief).
2. Period of Exercise.
a. This Warrant is immediately exercisable, at any time or from
time to time on or after January 5, 1998, the date of initial issue of this
Warrant (the "Issue Date"), and before 5:00 p.m., New York City time on January
4, 2003 (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, claims and encumbrances.
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 in full of this Warrant (without giving effect to the
limitations on exercise set forth in Section 7(g) hereof).
c. Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant upon each national
securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of
Common Stock are then listed or become 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 of the Company's assets.
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4. Antidilution Provisions. During the Exercise Period, the Exercise Price
and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder and for which this Warrant
is then exercisable pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall be subject to adjustment
from time to time as provided in this Section 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
or down to the nearest cent.
a. Adjustment of Exercise Price. Except as otherwise provided in
Sections 4(c) and 4(e) hereof, if and whenever during the Exercise Period the
Company issues or sells, or in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof is deemed to
have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a
consideration per share less than the Dilutive Market Price (as hereinafter
defined) on the date of issuance (a "DILUTIVE ISSUANCE"), then effective
immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price will be adjusted in
accordance with the following formula:
E(1) = E x O + P/M
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CSDO
where:
E(1) = the adjusted Exercise Price;
E = the then current Exercise Price;
M = the then current Dilutive Market Price (as defined in Section
4(1));
O = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Dilutive Issuance;
P = the aggregate consideration, calculated as set forth in
Section 4(b) hereof, received by the Company upon such
Dilutive Issuance; and
CSDO = the total number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding
(as defined in Section 4(l)) immediately after the Dilutive
Issuance.
b. Effect on Exercise Price of Certain Events. For purposes of
determining the adjusted Exercise Price under Section 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
exercisable, 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 ("BELOW MARKET OPTIONS"),
then the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of all such Below Market Options (assuming full exercise, conversion
or exchange of Convertible Securities, if applicable) will, as of the date of
the issuance or grant of such Below Market 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 Below Market 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 Below Market Options,
plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable
to the Company upon the exercise of all such Below Market Options, plus, in the
case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Below Market
Options, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon
the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible
Securities first become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the
maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
all such Below Market 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
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Below Market Options or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of
Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Below Market Options.
ii. Issuance of Convertible Securities.
(A) 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 exercise, conversion or exchange (as
determined pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii)(B) if applicable) is less than the
Market Price on the date of issuance, then the maximum total number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, 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 exercise,
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 exercise,
conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first
become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, 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
exercise, conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(B) If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible
Securities with a fluctuating conversion or exercise price or exchange ratio to
any person or entity other than the holder hereof (a "VARIABLE RATE CONVERTIBLE
SECURITY"), then the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon
such exercise, conversion or exchange for purposes of the calculation
contemplated by Section 4(b)(ii)(A) shall be deemed to be the lowest price per
share which would be applicable (assuming all holding period and other
conditions to any discounts contained in such Convertible Security have been
satisfied) if the Market Price on the date of issuance of such Convertible
Security was 75% of the Market Price on such date (the "ASSUMED VARIABLE MARKET
PRICE"). Further, if the Market Price at any time or times thereafter is less
than or equal to the Assumed Variable Market Price last used for making any
adjustment under this Section 4 with respect to any Variable Rate Convertible
Security, the Exercise Price in effect at such time shall be readjusted to equal
the Exercise Price which would have resulted if the Assumed Variable Market
Price at the time of issuance of the Variable Rate Convertible Security had been
75% of the Market Price existing at the time of the adjustment required by this
sentence.
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 exercise, 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 exercise, conversion or exchange
of any Convertible Securities is not, in fact, issued and the rights to
exercise such Option or to exercise, 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
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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
market 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
merger or consolidation in which the Company is the surviving corporation, the
amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair market 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 market value of any consideration other than cash or
securities will be determined in good faith by an investment banker or other
appropriate expert of national reputation selected by the Company and
reasonably acceptable to the holder hereof, with the costs of such appraisal to
be borne by 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 issued and outstanding on September 18, 1997, and set
forth in Schedule 3(c) of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as
of September 4, 1997 among the Company and the other signatories thereto (the
"Securities Purchase Agreement"), in accordance with the terms of such
securities as of such date; (ii) upon the grant or exercise of any stock or
options which may hereafter be granted or exercised under any employee benefit
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
non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of
the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such
purposes; (iii) upon the issuance of any shares of Series D Preferred Stock or
Warrants issued or issuable pursuant to the terms of the Redemption and Consent
Agreement; (iv) upon the issuance of Common stock upon conversion of the Series
C Preferred Stock or the Series D Preferred Stock or exercise of the Warrants
and the warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement; and (v)
as a result of the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated thereby.
c. Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company, at any
time during the Exercise Period, subdivides (by any stock split, stock
dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) its
shares of Common Stock 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 during the Exercise Period, combines (by reverse stock split,
recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) its share of
Common Stock 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 Section 4, the number of shares of
Common stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and for which this Warrant
is or may become exercisable 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 or for which this Warrant is or may become
exercisable (as
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applicable) 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 cash 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 at any time during the Exercise Period, 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, cash or assets as were 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 Section 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 Warrant 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 (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders
of Common Stock as a partial liquidating dividend, stock repurchase by way of
return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the
Company's shareholders of cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of
capital stock of a subsidiary) (a "Distribution"), at any time during the
Exercise Period, then 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 (or rights) 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 (other
than dividends or distributions payable in cash out of retained earnings
consistent with the Company's past practices with
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respect to declaring dividends and making distributions) 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 of 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 estimate
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, at any time during the Exercise Period, any event
occurs of the type contemplated by the adjustment provisions of this Section 4
but not expressly provided for by such provisions, the Company will give notice
of such event as provided in Section 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) in the case of any
adjustment required by Section 4(a) resulting from the issuance of any Options,
the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
of the Options for which the adjustment is required (including any Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of Convertible Securities issuable upon the
exercise of such Options), and (y) in the case of any adjustment required by
Section 4(a) resulting from the issuance of any Convertible Securities, the
maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange of the Convertible Securities for which the adjustment
is required, as of the date of issuance of such Convertible Securities, if any.
ii. "DILUTIVE MARKET PRICE." as of any date, (i) means the closing
sale price for the shares of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange for the trading day immediately preceding such date, or (ii) if the New
York Stock Exchange is not the principal trading market for the shares of Common
Stock, the closing sale prices on the principal trading market for the Common
Stock for the trading day immediately preceding such date, or (iii) if market
value cannot be calculated as of such date on any of the foregoing bases, the
Dilutive Market Price shall be the average fair market value as reasonably
determined by an investment banking firm selected by the Company and
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reasonably acceptable to the holder, with the costs of the appraisal to be
borne by the Company. The manner of determining the Dilutive 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. "MARKET PRICE," as of any date, (i) means the volume weighted
average sale price for the shares of Common Stock as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange for the trading day immediately preceding such date, or (ii) if
the New York Stock Exchange is not the principal trading market for the shares
of Common Stock, the volume weighted average sale prices on the principal
trading market for the Common Stock for the trading day immediately preceding
such date, or (iii) if market value cannot be calculated as of such date on any
of the foregoing bases, the Market Price shall be the average fair market value
as reasonably determined by an investment banking firm selected by the Company
and reasonably acceptable to the holder, with the costs of the appraisal to be
borne by the Company. 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 at to market value must be
made hereunder.
iv. "COMMON STOCK," for purposes of this Section 4, includes the
Common Stock 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 Common Stock 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 Section 4(e) hereof, the stock or other securities or
property provided for in such Section.
v. "ADJUSTMENT DATE" means the earliest to occur of (w) June 1,
1998, (x) the date it is publicly announced that ValueVision International,
Inc. ("VVI") is unwilling to proceed with the transactions contemplated by the
"Merger Agreement" on the terms set forth therein; (y) the Merger Termination
Date as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (z) the date on which demand is
made upon the Corporation for payment of principal pursuant to the Demand Note
issued by the Corporation to VVI pursuant to the Merger Agreement; provided,
however, that the date set forth in subparagraph (w) above shall be extended to
August 31, 1998 if on or before the close of business on June 1, 1998 the
Corporation and VVI shall deliver to each of the holders of the Warrants who
are parties to the Redemption and Consent Agreement, and their permitted
transferees, a certification executed by the chief executive officer of each of
the Corporation and VVI to the effect that all conditions precedent to
completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement have been
satisfied or waived except only the consent required pursuant to Section 6.1(c)
of the Merger Agreement.
vi. "MERGER AGREEMENT" means that certain Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization and Merger dated as of January 5, 1998 among the Corporation,
ValueVision International, Inc., and X-X Holdings Corp.
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 of 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.
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7. Transfer, Exchange, Redemption 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 Section 7(e)
below, provided, however, that any transfer or assignment shall be subject to
the conditions set forth in Section (f) and (g) hereof and to the provisions
of Sections 2(f) and 2(g) of the Redemption and Consent Agreement. 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 notices to the
contrary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
registration rights described in Section 8 hereof are assignable only in
accordance with the provisions of that certain Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of September 4, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and among the
Company and the other signatories thereto (the "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT").
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 Section 7(e) below, for new Warrants of
like tenor of different denominations 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 Section 7, this Warrant shall be promptly canceled by the Company. The
Company shall pay all taxes (other than securities transfer taxes) and all
other expenses (other than the 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 Section 7. The Company
shall indemnify and reimburse the holder of this Warrant for all costs and
expenses (including legal fees) incurred by such holder in connection with the
enforcement of its rights hereunder.
e. Warrant 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 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 shall be
in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable
transactions) to the effect that such exercise, transfer, or exchange may be
made without registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state
securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and
deliver to the Company an
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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,
status as an "accredited investor" shall be required in connection with a
transfer pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
g. Additional Restrictions on Exercise or Transfer. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, unless the holder hereof delivers a
waiver in accordance with the last sentence of this Section 7(g), in no event
shall the holder hereof exercise Warrants to the extent that (a) the number of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such holder and its affiliates
(other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned
through the ownership of the unexercised portion of the Warrants or the
unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including the Series C Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock and
including the Warrants issued pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement
among the Company and the other signatories thereto dated September 4, 1998)
subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation
contained herein) and (b) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants (or portion thereof) with respect to which the
determination described herein is being made, would result in beneficial
ownership by such 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 (a) hereof. Except as provided in the
immediately succeeding sentence, the restrictions contained in this Section 7(g)
may not be amended without the consent of the holder of this Warrant and the
holders of a majority of the Company's then outstanding Common Stock. The holder
hereof may waive the restrictions set forth in this Section 7(g) by written
notice to the Company upon not less than sixty one (61) days prior notice (with
such waiver taking effect only upon the expiration of such sixty one (61) day
notice period).
8. Registration Rights. The initial holder of this Warrant (and certain
assignees thereof) is entitled to the benefit of such registration rights in
respect of the Warrant Shares as are set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement, including the right to assign such rights to certain assignees, as
set forth therein.
9. Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the
terms of this Warrant shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return
receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier or by confirmed
telecopy, and shall be effective five days after being placed in the mail, if
mailed, or upon receipt or refusal of receipt, if delivered personally or by
courier, or by confirmed telecopy, in each case addressed to a party. The
addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
National Media Corporation
Eleven Penn Center
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer, and
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
If to the holder, at such address as such holder shall have provided in writing
to the Company, or at such other address as such holder furnishes by notice
given in accordance with this Section 9.
10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Warrant shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware. The Company
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the United States federal
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courts and state courts located in the State of Delaware in any suit or
proceeding based on or arising under this Agreement and irrevocably agrees that
all claims in respect of such suit or proceeding may be determined in such
courts. The Company irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue and
the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit or
proceeding. The Company further agrees that service of process upon the Company
mailed by certified or registered mail shall be deemed in every respect
effective service of process upon the Company in any such suit or proceeding.
Nothing herein shall affect the holder's right to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law. The Company agrees 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.
11. 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. Description Headings. The descriptive headings of the several
Sections of this Warrant are inserted for purposes of reference only, and shall
not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
c. Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Warrant, if the resale of the Warrant Shares by the holder is
not then registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, this Warrant may be exercised at any time after the first
anniversary of the Issue Date until the end of the Exercise Period, by
presentation and surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its principal
executive offices with a written notice of the holder's intention to effect a
cashless exercise, including a calculation of the number of shares of Common
Stock to be issued upon such exercise in accordance with the terms hereof (a
"CASHLESS EXERCISE"). In the event of a Cashless Exercise, in lieu of paying the
Exercise Price in cash, the holder shall surrender this Warrant for that number
of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the number of Warrant Shares
to which it would otherwise be entitled by a fraction, the numerator of which
shall be the difference between the Market Price of a share of the Common Stock
on the date of exercise and the Exercise Price, and the denominator of which
shall be such Market Price per share of Common Stock.
d. Business Day. For purposes of this Warrant, the term "business
day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law,
regulation or executive order to close.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its
duly authorized officer.
NATIONAL MEDIA CORPORATION
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
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FORM OF EXERCISE AGREEMENT
(To be Executed by the Holder in order to Exercise the Warrant)
To: National Media Corporation
Eleven Penn Center
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, and
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
The Undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the right to purchase
___________ shares of the Common Stock of National Media Corporation, a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"),
evidenced by the attached Warrant, and herewith makes payment of the Exercise
Price with respect to such shares in full, all in accordance with the conditions
and provisions of said Warrant.
i. The undersigned agrees not to offer, sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any Common Stock obtained on exercise of the Warrant, except under
circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and agrees that the following
legend may be affected to the stock certificate for the Common Stock hereby
subscribed for if resale of such Common Stock is not registered or if Rule 144
is unavailable.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS OFFERED,
SOLD OR TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS.
(a) The undersigned requests that stock certificates for such shares be
issued, and a Warrant representing any unexercised portion hereof be issued,
pursuant to the Warrant in the name of the Holder and delivered to the
undersigned at the address set forth below:
Dated:
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Signature of Holder
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Name of Holder (Print)
Address
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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:
Name of Assignee Address No. of Shares
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, and 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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In the presence of
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Name:
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Signature:
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Title of Signing Officer or Agent (if any):
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Address:
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Note: The above signature should
correspond exactly with the name on
the face of the within Warrant.
