WARRANT AGREEMENT
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WARRANT AGREEMENT dated as of January 12, 2000, between HYPERDYNAMICS
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the undersigned
purchaser ("Purchaser") of shares of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock (the
"Preferred Stock").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to issue to Purchaser warrants ("Warrants")
to purchase up to 10,000 shares (the "Shares") of common stock of the Company,
$.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock") for each $100,000.00 of Series A
Preferred Stock subscribed for by the Purchaser pursuant to that certain
Regulation D Subscription Agreement executed by the Company and Purchaser (the
"Subscription Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement are being issued by
the Company to Purchaser and/or its designees, in consideration of the purchase
by Purchaser of Shares of Preferred Stock;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the agreements herein set
forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. GRANT.
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Purchaser and/or its designees are hereby granted the right to purchase, at
any time from the date of this Agreement until 5:00 P.M., Atlanta, Georgia time,
on January 6, 2005 (the "Warrant Exercise Term"), up to 80,000 shares at an
initial Exercise Price (subject to adjustment as provided in Article 7 hereof)
of $5.9125, being an amount equal to the Market Price (as defined in Section
7.1(vi)) measured from the date of Closing of the purchase of the Series A
Preferred Stock in accordance with the Subscription Agreement.
2. WARRANT CERTIFICATES.
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The warrant certificates (the "Warrant Certificates") delivered and to be
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be in the form set forth as Exhibit
A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as required or permitted by this
Agreement.
3. EXERCISE OF WARRANTS.
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The Exercise Price may be paid in cash or by check to the order of the
Company, or any combination of cash or check, subject to adjustment as provided
in Article 7 hereof. Upon surrender of the Warrant Certificate with the annexed
Form of Election to Purchase duly executed, together with payment of the
Exercise Price (as hereinafter defined) for the Shares purchased, at the
Company's executive offices (currently located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxxxx, XX 77054), the registered holder of a Warrant Certificate
("Holder" or "Holders") shall be entitled to receive a certificate or
certificates for the Shares so purchased. The purchase rights represented by
each Warrant Certificate are exercisable at the option of the Holder hereof, in
whole or in part (but not as to fractional shares of the Common Stock). In the
case of the purchase of less than all the Shares purchasable under any Warrant
Certificate, the Company shall cancel said Warrant Certificate upon the
surrender thereof and shall execute and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of
like tenor for the balance of the Shares to be purchased thereunder.
Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, in no event shall
the Holder of this Warrant be entitled to exercise this Warrant to purchase a
number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the sum of (i) the number of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates prior
to such exercise, 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.
The opinion of the Holder's legal counsel shall be conclusive in calculating the
Holder's beneficial ownership.
4. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES.
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Upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof, the
issuance of certificates for the Shares shall be made forthwith (and in any
event within five (5) business days thereafter) without charge to the Holder
thereof including, without limitation, any tax which may be payable in respect
of the issuance thereof, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of,
or in such names as may be directed by, the Holder thereof, provided, however,
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 such
certificates in a name other than that of the Holder and the Company shall not
be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or
persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the
amount of such tax or shall have established to satisfaction of the Company that
such tax has been paid.
The Warrant Certificates and the certificates representing the Shares shall
be executed on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of the
present or any future Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief
Executive Officer or President or Vice President of the Company under its
corporate seal reproduced thereon, attested to by the manual or facsimile
signature of the present or any future Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the
Company. Warrant Certificates shall be dated the date of execution by the
Company upon initial issuance, division, exchange, substitution or transfer.
The Warrant Certificates and, upon exercise of the Warrants, in part or in
whole, certificates representing the Shares shall bear a legend substantially
similar to the following:
"The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and may not be
offered or sold except (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Act, or (ii) upon the delivery by the holder to the Company of an
opinion of counsel. Reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the issuer,
stating that an exemption from registration under such Act is available."
5. PRICE.
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5.1. Initial and Adjusted Exercise Price. The initial
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Exercise Price of each Warrant shall be $5.9125 per Share. The adjusted Exercise
Price shall be the price which shall result from time to time from any and all
adjustments of the initial Exercise Price in accordance with the provisions of
Article 7 hereof.
5.2. Exercise Price. The term "Exercise Price" herein shall
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mean the initial Exercise Price or the adjusted Exercise Price, depending upon
the context.
6. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
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6.1. Not Registered Under the Securities Act of 1933. The
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Warrants and the Shares have not been registered as of the date of issuance of
the Warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the Act").
6.2. Registrable Securities. As used herein the term
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"Registrable Security" means each of the Warrants, the Shares and any shares of
Common Stock issued upon any stock split or stock dividend in respect of such
Shares; provided, however, that with respect to any particular Registrable
Security, such security shall cease to be a Registrable Security when, as of the
date of determination, (i) it has been effectively registered under the
Securities Act and disposed of pursuant thereto, (ii) registration under the
Securities Act is no longer required for the immediate public distribution of
such security or (iii) it has ceased to be outstanding. The term "Registrable
Securities" means any and/or all of the securities falling within the foregoing
definition of a "Registrable Security." In the event of any merger,
reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization or other change in corporate
structure affecting the Common Stock, such adjustment shall be made in the
definition of "Registrable Security" as is appropriate in order to prevent any
dilution or enlargement of the rights granted pursuant to this Article 6.
6.3. Registration Rights. Holders of Registrable Securities
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hereunder shall have the registration rights set forth in that certain
Registration Agreement by and among the Company and the purchasers of the
Preferred Stock.
7. ADJUSTMENTS OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF SHARES.
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7.1. Computation of Adjusted Price. Except as hereinafter
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provided, in case the Company shall at any time after the date hereof issue or
sell any shares of Common Stock (other than the issuances or sales referred to
in Section 7.6 hereof), including shares held in the Company's treasury and
shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of any options, rights or
warrants to subscribe for shares of Common Stock (other than the issuances or
sales of Common Stock pursuant to rights to subscribe for such Common Stock
distributed to all the shareholders of the Company and Holders of Warrants
pursuant to Section 7.8 hereof) and shares of Common Stock issued upon the
direct or indirect conversion or exchange of securities for shares of Common
Stock, for a consideration per share less than either the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to the issuance or sale of such shares or the "Market
Price" (as defined in Section 7.1 (vi) hereof) per share of Common Stock or
without consideration, then forthwith upon such issuance or sale, the Exercise
Price shall (until another such issuance or sale) be reduced to the price
(calculated to the nearest full cent) equal to the price determined by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or
sale by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance or sale
and the number of shares of Common Stock which the amount of all consideration,
if any, received by the Company upon such issuance or sale would purchase at the
Market Price, and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding immediately after such issuance or sale.
For the purposes of any computation to be made in accordance with this
Section 7.1, the following provisions shall be applicable:
(i) In case of the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock
after the date of this Agreement for a consideration part or all of which shall
be cash, the amount of the cash consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the
amount of cash received by the Company for such shares (or, if shares of Common
Stock are offered by the Company for subscription, the subscription price, or,
if such securities shall be sold to underwriters or dealers for public offering
without a subscription offering, the initial public offering price) before
deducting therefrom any compensation paid or discount allowed in the sale,
underwriting or purchase thereof by underwriters or dealers or others performing
similar services, or any expenses incurred in connection therewith.
(ii) In case of the issuance pr sale (otherwise than as a dividend
or other distribution on any stock of the Company) of shares of Common Stock for
a consideration part or all of which shall be other than cash, the amount of the
consideration therefor other than cash shall be deemed to be the value of such
consideration as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
(iii) Shares of Common Stock issuable by way of dividend or other
distribution on any stock of the Company shall be deemed to have been issued
immediately after the opening of business on the day following the record date
for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or other
distribution and shall be deemed to have been issued without consideration.
(iv) The reclassification of securities of the Company other than
shares of Common Stock into securities including shares of Common Stock shall be
deemed to involve the issuance of such shares of Common Stock for a
consideration other than cash immediately prior to the close of business on the
date fixed for the determination of security holders entitled to receive such
shares, and the value of the consideration allocable to such shares of Common
Stock shall be determined as provided in subsection (iii) of this Section 7.1.
(v) The number of shares of Common Stock at any one time
outstanding shall include the aggregate number of shares issued or issuable upon
the exercise of options, rights, warrants and upon the conversion or exchange of
convertible or exchangeable securities.
(vi) As used herein, the phrase "Market Price," at any date shall
be determined using the previous five day average closing bid price for the day
or, where no sale is made on that day, the average of the closing bid and asked
prices for that day on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the OTC Bulletin Board if the
securities are at the time listed or quoted thereon, respectively, or, if it is
not so listed or quoted, on any other national securities exchange selected by
the Company on which it is at the time listed. If at the
applicable time the Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the
foregoing calculations shall be based on a Trade and Quote Summary Report from
the OTC Bulletin Board Research Service if available, and if not, on any other
publicly available data reasonably deemed reliable by the Company.
7.2. Options. Rights. Warrants and Convertible and Exchangeable
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Securities. Except in the case of the Company issuing rights to subscribe for
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shares of Common Stock distributed to all the shareholders of the Company and
Holders of Warrants pursuant to Section 7.8 hereof, if the Company shall at any
time after the date hereof issue options, rights or warrants to subscribe for
shares of Common Stock, or issue any securities convertible into or exchangeable
for shares of Common Stock, (i) for a consideration per share less than (a) the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such options,
rights or warrants, or such convertible or exchangeable securities, or (b) the
Market Price, or (ii) without consideration, then the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to the issuance of such options, rights or warrants, or such
convertible or exchangeable securities, as the case may be, shall be reduced to
a price determined by making a computation in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7.1 hereof, provided that:
(a) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common
Stock, as the case may be, issuable under all the outstanding options, rights or
warrants shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding at the time all the
outstanding options, rights or warrants were issued, and for a consideration
equal to the minimum purchase price per share provided for in the options,
rights or warrants at the time of issuance, plus the consideration (determined
in the same manner as consideration received on the issue or sale of shares in
accordance with the terms of the Warrants), if any, received by the Company for
the options, rights or warrants, and if no minimum price is provided in the
options, rights or warrants, then the consideration shall be equal to zero;
provided, however, that upon the expiration or other termination of the options,
rights or warrants, if any thereof shall not have been exercised, the number of
shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding pursuant to this
subsection (a) (and for the purposes of subsection (v) of Section 7.1 hereof)
shall be reduced by such number of shares as to which options, warrants and/or
rights shall have expired or terminated unexercised, and such number of shares
shall no longer be deemed to be issued and outstanding, and the Exercise Price
then in effect shall forthwith be readjusted and thereafter be the price which
it would have been had adjustment been made on the basis of the issuance only of
shares actually issued or issuable upon the exercise of those options, rights or
warrants as to which the exercise rights shall not have expired or terminated
unexercised.
(b) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of any convertible or exchangeable
securities shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding at the time of
issuance of such securities, and for a consideration equal to the consideration
(determined in the same manner as consideration received on the issue or sale
of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Warrants) received
by the Company for such securities, plus the minimum consideration, if any,
receivable by the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof; provided,
however, that upon the termination of the right to convert or exchange such
convertible or exchangeable securities (whether by reason of redemption or
otherwise), the number of shares deemed to be issued and outstanding pursuant to
this subsection (b) (and for the purpose of subsection (v) of Section 7.1
hereof) shall be reduced by such number of shares as to which the conversion
or exchange rights shall have expired or temiinated unexercised, and such
number of shares shall no longer be deemed to be issued and outstanding and the
Exercise Price then in effect shall forthwith be readjusted and thereafter be
the price which it would have been had adjustment been made on the basis
of the issuance only of the shares actually issued or issuable upon the
conversion or exchange of those convertible or exchangeable securities as to
which the conversion or exchange rights shall not have expired or terminated
unexercised.
(c) If any change shall occur in the price per share
provided for in any of the options, rights or warrants referred to in subsection
(a) of this Section 7.2, or in the price per share at which the securities
referred to in subsection (b) of this Section 7.2 are convertible or
exchangeable, the options, rights or warrants or conversion or exchange rights,
as the case may be, shall be deemed to have expired or terminated on the date
when such price change became effective in respect of shares not theretofore
issued pursuant to the exercise or conversion or exchange thereof, and the
Company shall be deemed to have issued upon such date new options, rights or
warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities at the new price in respect
of the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of such options, rights or
warrants or the conversion or exchange of such convertible or exchangeable
securities.
7.3. Subdivision and Combination. In case the Company shall at any
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time subdivide or combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Exercise
Price shall forthwith be proportionately decreased in the case of subdivision or
increased in the case of combination.
7.4. Adiustment in Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment of the
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Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Article 7, the number of
Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be adjusted to the
nearest full Share by multiplying a number equal to the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the
product so obtained by the adjusted Exercise Price.
7.5. Reclassification, Consolidation. Merger. etc. In case of any
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reclassification or change of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than
a change in par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as
a result of a subdivision or combination), or in the case of any consolidation
of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, another corporation (other
than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation
and which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, except a change as a result of a subdivision or
combination of such shares or a change in par value, as aforesaid), or in the
case of a sale or conveyance to another corporation of the property of the
Company as an entirety, the Holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase
the kind and number of shares of stock and other securities and property
receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance as if the Holders were the owners of the shares of Common Stock
underlying the Warrants inmiediately prior to any such events at a price equal
to the product of (x) the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants and (y) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record
date for such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance as if such Holders had exercised the Warrants.
7.6. NoAdjustment of Exercise Price in Certain Cases. No
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adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made:
(a) Upon the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of the Warrants; or
(b) Upon (i) the issuance by the Company of any shares
of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion of shares of the Preferred Stock,
(II) the issuance of options pursuant to the Company's employee stock option
plans in effect on the date hereof or subsequently adopted or the issuance or
sale by the Company of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of
any such options, or (iii) the issuance or sale by the Company of any shares of
Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of any options or warrants previously
issued and outstanding on the date hereof; or
(C) Upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant
to contractual obligations existing on the date hereof;
(d) If the amount of said adjustment shall be less than
ten cents ($.10) per Share, provided however, that in such case any adjustment
that would otherwise be required then to be made shall be carried forward and
shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment
which, together with any adjustment so carried forward, shall amount to at
least ten cents ($.10) per Share; or
(e) The sale or issuance of shares of Common Stock if such
Common Stock constitutes "restricted securities" under Rule 144 of the Act,
Provided that such shares are sold for a consideration per share at least as
great as the initial Exercise Price.
7.7. Dividends and Other Distributions with Respect to Outstanding
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Securities. In the event that the Company shall at any time prior to the
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exercise of all Warrants declare a dividend (other than a dividend consisting
solely of shares of Common Stock or a cash dividend or distribution payable out
of current or retained earnings) or otherwise distribute to its shareholders any
monies, assets, property, rights, evidences of indebtedness, securities (other
than shares of Common Stock), whether issued by the Company or by another person
or entity, or any other thing of value, the Holder or Holders of the unexercised
Warrants shall thereafter be entitled, in addition to the shares of Common Stock
or other securities receivable upon the exercise thereof, to receive, upon the
exercise of such Warrants, the same monies, property, assets, rights, evidences
of indebtedness, securities or any other thing of value that they would have
been entitled to receive at the time of such dividend or distribution. At the
time of any such dividend or distribution, the Company shall make appropriate
reserves to ensure the timely performance of the provisions of this Subsection
7.7.
7.8. Subscription Rights for Shares of Common Stock or Other
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Securities. In the case the Company or an affiliate of the Company shall at any
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time after the date hereof and prior to the exercise of all the Warrants issue
any rights to subscribe for shares of Common Stock or any other securities of
the Company or of such affiliate to all the shareholders of the Company, the
Holders of the unexercised Warrants shall be entitled, in addition to the shares
of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company or of such affilitate
to all the shareholders of the Company, the holders of the unexericised Warrants
shall be entitled, in addition to the shares of common stock or other securities
receivable upon the exercise of the Warrants, to receive such rights at the
time such rights are distributed to the other shareholders of the Company.
8. EXCHANGE AND REPLACEMENT OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES.
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Each Warrant Certificate is exchangeable without expense, upon the
surrender hereof by the registered Holder at the principal executive office of
the Company, for a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor and date representing
in the aggregate the right to purchase the same number of Shares in such
denominations as shall be designated by the Holder thereof at the time of such
surrender.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant Certificate, and, in
case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to it, and reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses
incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of the Warrants, if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like
tenor, in lieu thereof.
9. ELIMINATION OF FRACTIONAL INTERESTS.
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The Company shall not be required to issue certificates representing
fractions of shares of Common Stock and shall not be required to issue scrip or
pay cash in lieu of fractional interests, it being the intent of the parties
that all fractional interests shall be eliminated by rounding any fraction up to
the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock.
10. RESERVATION OF SECURITIES.
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The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its
authorized shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the
exercise of the Warrants, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be
issuable upon the exercise thereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon
exercise of the Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, all shares
of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued,
fully paid, non- assessable and not subject to the preemptive rights of any
shareholder.
11. NOTICES TO WARRANT HOLDERS.
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Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon
the Holder or Holders the right to vote or to consent or to receive notice as a
shareholder in respect of any meetings of shareholders for the election of
directors or any other matter, or as having any rights whatsoever as a
shareholder of the Company. If, however, at any time prior to the expiration of
the Warrants and their exercise, any of the following events shall occur:
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of
its shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a
dividend or distribution payable otherwise than in cash, or a cash dividend or
distribution payable otherwise than out of current or retained earnings, as
indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the
books of the Company; or
(b) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its
Common Stock any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company, or
any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor; or
(c) a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company (other than in connection with a consolidation or merger) or a sale of
all or substantially all of its property, assets and business as an entirely
shall be proposed; then, in any one or more of said events, the Company shall
give written notice to the Holders of such event at least fifteen (15) days
prior to the date fixed as a record date or the date of closing the transfer
books for the determination of the shareholders entitled to such dividend,
distribution, convertible or exchangeable securities or subscription rights,
options or warrants, or entitled to vote on such proposed dissolution,
liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notice shall specify such record date or
the date of closing the transfer books, as the case may be. Failure to give
such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any action
taken in connection with the declaration or payment of any such dividend or
distribution, or the issuance of any convertible or exchangeable securities or
subscription rights, options or warrants, or any proposed dissolution,
liquidation, winding up or sale.
12. NOTICES.
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All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made when delivered, or two
days after it is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested:
(a) If to a registered Holder of the Warrants, to the
address of such Holder as shown on the books of the Company; or
(b) If to the Company, to the address set forth in
Section 3 of this Agreement or to such other address as the Company may
designate by notice to the Holders.
13. SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS.
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The Company and Purchaser may from time to time supplement or amend this
Agreement without the approval of any Holders of Warrant Certificates in order
to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision contained herein
which may be defective or inconsistent with any provisions herein, or to make
any other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising hereunder which
the Company and Purchaser may deem necessary or desirable and which the Company
and Purchaser deem not to adversely affect the interests of the Holders of
Warrant Certificates.
14. SUCCESSORS.
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All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of
the Company and the Holders inure to the benefit of their respective successors
and assigns hereunder.
15. TERMINATION.
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This Agreement shall terminate at the close of business on January 6, 2005.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement will terminate on any earlier date
when all Warrants have been exercised and all the Shares issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants have been resold to the public; provided, however, that the
provisions of Article 6 shall survive such termination until the close of
business on January 6, 2005.
16. GOVERNING LAW.
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This Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued hereunder shall be
deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all
purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State.
17. BENEFITS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give to any person or
corporation other than the Company and Purchaser and any other registered holder
or holders of the Warrant Certificates, Warrants or the Shares any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim und~r this Agreement; and this Agreement shall
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Compan~' and any other holder or
holders of the Warrant Certificates, Warrants or the Shares.
18. LIMITED TRANSFERABILITY.
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The Warrants shall be transferable or assignable by Purchaser, in whole or
in part, only (i) to any successor firm or corporation of Purchaser, (ii) to any
of the directors, officers, employees, attorneys, consultants, partners, agents
or subsidiaries of Purchaser or of any such successor firm or (iii) in the case
of an individual, pursuant to such individual's last will and testament or the
laws of descent and distribution and is so transferable only upon the books of
the Company which it shall cause to be maintained for the purpose. The Company
may treat the registered holder of the Warrants as he or it appears on the
Company's books at any time as the Holder for all purposes. The Company shall
permit any holder of a Warrant or his duly authorized attorney, upon wntten
request during ordinary business hours, to inspect and copy or make extracts
from its books showing the registered holders of the Warrants.
19. COUNTERPARTS.
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This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of
such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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1N WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXX
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Name: XXXX X. XXXXX
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Title:PRESIDENT
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Attest: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: VICE PRESIDENT
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PURCHASER:
CACHE CAPITAL USA L.P.
By:
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Attest:
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1N WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION
By:
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PURCHASER:
Cache Capital USA L.P.
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By: /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: Investment Manager
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Attest:
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EXHIBIT A
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THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER SECURITIES
ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED
OR SOLD EXCEPT (i) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE ACT, (ii) TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER
SUCH ACT (OR ANY SIMILAR RULE UNDER SUCH ACT RELATING TO THE
DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES), OR (iii) UPON THE DELIVERY BY THE HOLDER TO THE
COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
COUNSEL FOR THE ISSUER, STATING THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER SUCH ACT IS AVAILABLE.
THE TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OF THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WARRANT AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN.
EXERCISABLE ON OR BEFORE
5:00 P.M., AThANTA, GEORGIA TIME, JANUARY 6,2005
No.A-l _____ Warrants
WARRANT CERTIFICATE
This Warrant Certificate certifies that _______________________ is the
registered holder of _________ Warrants to purchase, at any time from , 2000
until 5:00 P.M. Atlanta, Georgia time on January 6, 2005 ("Expiration Date"), up
to _________ shares ("Shares") of fully-paid and non-assessable common stock,
$.00l par value ("Common Stock"), of Hyperdynamics Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), at the initial exercise price, subject to
adjustment in certain events (the "Exercise Price"), of $_____ per Share upon
surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Exercise Price at an
office or agency of the Company, but subject to the conditions set forth herein
and in the warrant agreement dated as of ________ ____ between the Company and
____________________ (the "Warrant Agreement"). Payment of the Exercise Price
may be made in cash, or by certified or official bank check in New York Clearing
House funds payable to the order of the Company, or any combination of cash or
check.
No Warrant may be exercised after 5:00 P.M., Atlanta, Georgia time, on the
Expiration Date, at which time all Warrants evidenced hereby, unless exercised
prior thereto, shall thereafter be void.
The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly
authorized issue of Warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, which
Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
instrument and is hereby referred to in a description of the rights, limitation
of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the
Company and the holders (the words "holders" or "holder" meaning the registered
holders or registered holder) of the Warrants.
The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events,
the Exercise Price and/or number of the Company's securities issuable thereupon
may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. In such event, the Company
will, at the, request of the holder, issue a new Warrant Certificate evidencing
the adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number and/or type of securities
issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants; provided, however, that the failure
of the Company to issue such new Warrant Certificates shall not in any way
change, alter, or otherwise impair, the rights of the holder as set forth in the
Warrant Agreement.
Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Warrant
Certificate at an office or agency of the Company, a new Warrant Certificate or
Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number
of Warrants shall be issued to the transferees) in exchange for this Warrant
Certificate, subject to the limitations provided herein and in the Warrant
Agreement, without any charge except for any tax, or other governmental charge
imposed in connection therewith.
Upon the exercise of less than all of the Warrants evidenced by this
Certificate, the Company shall forthwith issue to the holder hereof a new
Warrant Certificate representing such number of unexercised Warrants.
The Company may deem and treat the registered holder(s) hereof as the
absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any
exercise hereof, and of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all
other purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary.
All terms used in this Warrant Certificate which are defined in the Warrant
Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Warrant Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be
duly executed under its corporate seal.
Dated: HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Attest:
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Name:
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Title:
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[FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE]
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right,
represented by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase ___________ Shares and
herewith tenders in payment for such Shares cash or a certified or official bank
cheek payable to the order of ______________________________ in the amount
of $ _________ all in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned
requests that a certificate for such Shares be registered in the
name of __________________________________________________, whose address is
_________________________________________________________________and that such
Certificate be delivered to __________________________________, whose address is
Dated: _________________________ Signature: ____________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects
to name of holder as specified on the
face of the Warrant Certificate.)
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(Insert Social Security or
Other Identifying Number of
Holder)
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]
(To be executed by the registered holder if such holder
desires to transfer the Warrant Certificate.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED _______________________________ hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto_______________________________________________
(Please print name and address of transferee)
this Warrant Certificate, together with all right, title and interest therein,
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________________________,
Attorney, to transfer the within Warrant Certificate on the books of the
within-named Company, with full power of substitution.
Dated: _________________________ Signature: ____________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects
to name of holder as specified on the
face of the Warrant Certificate.)
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(Insert Social Security or
Other Identifying Number of
Holder)
