THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE OPTION BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR ASSIGN THIS PURCHASE OPTION EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE OPTION AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL,...
EXHIBIT
4.5
THE
REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE OPTION BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF,
AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR ASSIGN THIS PURCHASE OPTION EXCEPT
AS
HEREIN PROVIDED AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE OPTION AGREES THAT
IT
WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE THIS PURCHASE OPTION
FOR
A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE (DEFINED BELOW) TO ANYONE
OTHER THAN (I) XXXXXX & XXXXXXX, LLC (“XXXXXX”) OR AN UNDERWRITER OR A
SELECTED DEALER IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING, OR (II) A BONA FIDE OFFICER
OR
PARTNER OF XXXXXX OR OF ANY SUCH UNDERWRITER OR SELECTED
DEALER.
THIS
PURCHASE OPTION IS NOT EXERCISABLE PRIOR TO THE LATER OF THE
CONSUMMATION BY PHOENIX INDIA ACQUISITION CORP. OF A MERGER, CAPITAL STOCK
EXCHANGE, ASSET ACQUISITION OR OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESS COMBINATION (“BUSINESS
COMBINATION”) (AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN THE COMPANY’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT
(DEFINED HEREIN) OR _____________, 2007. VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME,
_____________, 2011.
UNIT
PURCHASE OPTION
For
the Purchase of
437,500
Units
of
1.
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Purchase
Option.
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THIS
CERTIFIES THAT, in consideration of $100 duly paid by or on behalf
of ____________________ (“Holder”), as registered owner of this Purchase Option,
to Phoenix India Acquisition Corp. (“Company”), Holder is entitled, at any time
or from time to time upon the later of the consummation of a Business
Combination or _________, 2006 (“Commencement Date”), and at or before 5:00
p.m., Eastern Time, ____________, 2011 (“Expiration Date”), but not thereafter,
to subscribe for, purchase and receive, in whole or in part, up to Four
Hundred
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Thirty-Seven
Thousand Five Hundred (437,500) units (“Units”) of the
Company, each Unit consisting of one share of common stock of the Company,
par
value $.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and one warrant (“Warrant(s)”) expiring
five years from the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-1 (“Registration Statement”) pursuant to which
Units are offered for sale to the public (“Offering”). Each Warrant is the
same as the warrant included in the Units being registered for sale to the
public by way of the Registration Statement (“Public Warrants”), except that the
Warrants included in the Purchase Option have an exercise price of $5.50 per
share, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6 hereof. If the Expiration
Date is a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close,
then
this Purchase Option may be exercised on the next succeeding day which is not
such a day in accordance with the terms herein. During the period ending on
the
Expiration Date, the Company agrees not to take any action that would terminate
the Purchase Option. This Purchase Option is initially exercisable at $8.80
per
Unit (110% of the price of the Units sold in the Offering) so purchased;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any of the events specified
in
Section 6 hereof, the rights granted by this Purchase Option, including the
exercise price per Unit and the number of Units (and shares of Common Stock
and
Warrant) to be received upon such exercise, shall be adjusted as therein
specified. The term “Exercise Price” shall mean the initial exercise price or
the adjusted exercise price, depending on the context.
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Exercise.
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2.1 Exercise
Form. In order to exercise this Purchase
Option, the exercise form attached hereto must be duly executed and completed
and delivered to the Company, together with this Purchase Option and payment
of
the Exercise Price for the Units being purchased payable in cash or by certified
check or official bank check. If the subscription rights represented hereby
shall not be exercised at or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Expiration
Date this Purchase Option shall become and be void without further force or
effect, and all rights represented hereby shall cease and expire.
2.2 Legend.
Each certificate for the securities
purchased under this Purchase Option shall bear a legend as follows unless
such
securities have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(“Act”):
“The
securities represented by this certificate have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) or applicable state law.
The securities may not be offered for sale, sold or otherwise transferred except
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, or pursuant
to an
exemption from registration under the Act and applicable state
law.”
2.3
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Cashless
Exercise.
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2.3.1 Determination
of Amount. In lieu of the payment of the Exercise Price
multiplied by the number of Units for which this Purchase Option is exercisable
(and in lieu of being entitled to receive Common Stock and Warrants) in the
manner required by Section 2.1, the Holder shall have the right (but not the
obligation) to convert any exercisable but unexercised portion of this Purchase
Option into Units (“Conversion Right”) as follows: upon exercise of the
Conversion Right, the Company shall deliver to the Holder (without payment
by
the Holder of any of the Exercise Price in cash) that number of Units equal
to
the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the “Value” (as defined below) of the
portion of the Purchase Option being converted by (y)
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the
Current Market Value (as defined below). The “Value” of the portion
of the Purchase Option being converted shall equal the remainder derived from
subtracting (a) (i) the Exercise Price multiplied by (ii) the number of Units
underlying the portion of this Purchase Option being converted from (b) the
Current Market Value of a Unit multiplied by the number of Units underlying
the
portion of the Purchase Option being converted. As used herein, the term
“Current Market Value” per Unit at any date means the remainder derived from
subtracting (x) the exercise price of the Warrants multiplied by the number
of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants underlying one
Unit from (y) the Current Market Price of the Common Stock multiplied by the
number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants and the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of one Unit. The “Current Market Price” of a share of
Common Stock shall mean (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national
securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap
Market or NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor such as the Bulletin Board
Exchange), the last sale price of the Common Stock in the principal trading
market for the Common Stock as reported by the exchange, Nasdaq or the NASD,
as
the case may be; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities
exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market or
the
NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor such as the Bulletin Board Exchange),
but
is traded in the residual over-the-counter market, the closing bid price for
the
Common Stock on the last trading day preceding the date in question for which
such quotations are reported by the Pink Sheets, LLC or similar publisher of
such quotations; and (iii) if the fair market value of the Common Stock cannot
be determined pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, such price as the Board
of
Directors of the Company shall determine, in good faith.
2.3.2 Mechanics
of
Cashless Exercise. The Cashless Exercise Right may be
exercised by the Holder on any business day on or after the Commencement Date
and not later than the Expiration Date by delivering the Purchase Option with
a
duly executed exercise form attached hereto with the cashless exercise section
completed to the Company, exercising the Cashless Exercise Right and specifying
the total number of Units the Holder will purchase pursuant to such Cashless
Exercise Right.
3.
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Transfer.
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3.1 General
Restrictions. The registered Holder of
this Purchase Option agrees that it will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge
or
hypothecate this Purchase Option for a period of one year following the
Effective Date to anyone other than (i) Xxxxxx or an underwriter or a selected
dealer in connection with the Offering, or (ii) a bona fide officer or partner
of Xxxxxx or of any such underwriter or selected dealer. On and after the
Effective Date, transfers to others may be made subject to compliance with
or
exemptions from applicable securities laws. In order to make any permitted
assignment, the Holder must deliver to the Company the assignment form attached
hereto duly executed and completed, together with the Purchase Option and
payment of all transfer taxes, if any, payable in connection therewith. The
Company shall within five business days transfer this Purchase Option on the
books of the Company and shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Option or
Purchase Options of like tenor to the appropriate assignee(s) expressly
evidencing the right to purchase the aggregate number of Units purchasable
hereunder or such portion of such number as shall be contemplated by any such
assignment.
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3.2 Restrictions
Imposed by the Act. The securities
evidenced by this Purchase Option shall not be transferred unless and until
(i)
the Company has received the opinion of counsel for the Holder that the
securities may be transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration under
the Act and applicable state securities laws, the availability of which is
established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company (the Company hereby
agreeing that the opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP shall be deemed satisfactory
evidence of the availability of an exemption), or (ii) a registration statement
or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement relating to such
securities has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the
Securities and Exchange Commission and compliance with applicable state
securities law has been established.
4.
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New
Purchase Options to be Issued.
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4.1 Partial
Exercise or Transfer. Subject to the
restrictions in Section 3 hereof, this Purchase Option may be exercised or
assigned in whole or in part. In the event of the exercise or assignment hereof
in part only, upon surrender of this Purchase Option for cancellation, together
with the duly executed exercise or assignment form and funds sufficient to
pay
any Exercise Price and/or transfer tax if exercised pursuant to Section 2.1
hereto, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Holder without charge
a
new Purchase Option of like tenor to this Purchase Option in the name of the
Holder evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase the number of Units
purchasable hereunder as to which this Purchase Option has not been exercised
or
assigned.
4.2 Lost
Certificate. Upon receipt by the Company of
evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Purchase Option and of reasonably satisfactory indemnification or the
posting of a bond, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Option
of like tenor and date. Any such new Purchase Option executed and delivered
as a
result of such loss, theft, mutilation or destruction shall constitute a
substitute contractual obligation on the part of the Company.
5.
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Registration
Rights.
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5.1
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Demand
Registration.
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5.1.1 Grant
of
Right. The Company, upon written demand (“Initial Demand
Notice”) of the Holder(s) of at least 51% of the Purchase Options and/or the
underlying Units and/or the underlying securities (“Majority Holders”), agrees
to register on one occasion, all or any portion of the Purchase Options
requested by the Majority Holders in the Initial Demand Notice and all of the
securities underlying such Purchase Options, including the Units, Common Stock,
the Warrants and the Common Stock underlying the Warrants (collectively, the
“Registrable Securities”). On such occasion, the Company will file a
registration statement or a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement covering the Registrable Securities within sixty days after receipt
of
the Initial Demand Notice and use its best efforts to have such registration
statement or post-effective amendment declared effective as soon as possible
thereafter. The demand for registration may be made at any time during a period
of five years beginning on the Effective Date. The Company covenants and agrees
to give written notice of its receipt of any Initial Demand Notice by any
Holder(s) to all other registered Holders of the
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Purchase
Options and/or the Registerable Securities within ten days from
the date of the receipt of any such Initial Demand Notice.
5.1.2 Terms.
The Company shall bear all fees and
expenses attendant to registering the Registrable Securities, including the
reasonable expenses of any legal counsel selected by the Holders to represent
them in connection with the sale of the Registrable Securities, but the Holders
shall pay any and all underwriting commissions, if any. The Company agrees
to
use its reasonable best efforts to qualify or register the Registrable
Securities in such States as are reasonably requested by the Majority Holder(s);
provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be required to register
the Registrable Securities in a State in which such registration would cause
(i)
the Company to be obligated to qualify to do business in such State, or would
subject the Company to taxation as a foreign corporation doing business in
such
jurisdiction or (ii) the principal stockholders of the Company to be obligated
to escrow their shares of capital stock of the Company. The Company shall cause
any registration statement or post-effective amendment filed pursuant to the
demand rights granted under Section 5.1.1 to remain effective for a period
of
twelve consecutive months from the effective date of such registration statement
or post-effective amendment.
5.2
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5.2.1 Grant
of
Right. In addition to the demand right of registration,
the Holders of the Purchase Options shall have the right for a period of seven
years commencing on the Effective Date, to include the Registrable Securities
as
part of any other registration of securities filed by the Company (other than
in
connection with a transaction contemplated by Rule 145(a) promulgated under
the
Act or pursuant to Form S-8); provided, however, that if, in the written opinion
of the Company’s managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, for such
offering, the inclusion of the Registrable Securities, when added to the
securities being registered by the Company or the selling stockholder(s), will
exceed the maximum amount of the Company’s securities which can be marketed (i)
at a price reasonably related to their then current market value, and (ii)
without materially and adversely affecting the entire offering, then the Company
will still be required to include the Registrable Securities, but may require
the Holders to agree, in writing, to delay the sale of all or any portion of
the
Registrable Securities for a period of 90 days from the effective date of the
offering, provided, further, that if the sale of any Registrable Securities
is
so delayed, then the number of securities to be sold by all stockholders in
such
public offering shall be apportioned pro rata among all such selling
stockholders, including all holders of the Registrable Securities, according
to
the total amount of securities of the Company owned by said selling
stockholders, including all holders of the Registrable Securities, provided,
further, that the number of securities to be sold by persons making a demand
for
registration in such public offering will not be required to reduce the number
of shares being offered for sale on their behalf.
5.2.2 Terms.
The Company shall bear all fees and
expenses attendant to registering the Registrable Securities, including the
expenses of any legal counsel selected by the Holders to represent them in
connection with the sale of the Registrable Securities but the Holders shall
pay
any and all underwriting commissions. In the event of such a proposed
registration, the Company shall furnish the then Holders of outstanding
Registrable Securities with not less than fifteen days written notice prior
to
the proposed date of filing of such
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registration
statement. Such notice to the Holders shall continue to be
given for each applicable registration statement filed (during the period in
which the Purchase Option is exercisable) by the Company until such time as
all
of the Registrable Securities have been registered and sold. The holders of
the
Registrable Securities shall exercise the “piggy back” rights provided for
herein by giving written notice, within ten business days of the receipt of
the
Company’s notice of its intention to file a registration statement. The Company
shall cause any registration statement filed pursuant to the above “piggyback”
rights to remain effective for at least twelve months from the date that the
Holders of the Registrable Securities are first given the opportunity to sell
all of such securities.
5.3 Damages.
Should the registration or the
effectiveness thereof required by Sections 5.1 and 5.2 hereof be delayed by
the
Company or the Company otherwise fails to comply with such provisions, the
Company shall, in addition to any other equitable or other relief available
to
the Holder(s), be liable for any and all incidental, special and consequential
damages sustained by the Holder(s), including, but not limited to, the loss
of
any profits that might have been received by the holder upon the sale of shares
of Common Stock or Warrants (and shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants)
underlying this Purchase Option.
5.4
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Terms.
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5.4.1 Indemnification.
The Company shall indemnify the
Holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration
statement hereunder and each person, if any, who controls such Holders within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), against all loss, claim, damage,
expense or liability (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other
expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against
litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever whether arising
out
of any action between the underwriters and the Company or between the
underwriters and any third party or otherwise) to which any of them may become
subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such
registration statement but only to the same extent and with the same effect
as
the provisions pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify the
underwriters contained in Section 5 of the Underwriting Agreement. The Holder(s)
of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to such registration
statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and not jointly,
indemnify the Company, its officers and directors and each person, if any,
who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section
20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability
(including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred
in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which
they may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising
from information furnished by or on behalf of such Holders, or their successors
or assigns, in writing, for specific inclusion in such registration statement
to
the same extent and with the same effect as the provisions contained in Section
5 of the Underwriting Agreement pursuant to which the underwriters have agreed
to indemnify the Company.
5.4.2 Exercise
of
Purchase Options. Nothing contained in this Purchase
Option shall be construed as requiring the Holder(s) to exercise their Purchase
Options or Warrants underlying such Purchase Options prior to or after the
initial filing of any registration statement or the effectiveness
thereof.
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5.4.3 Exclusivity.
Subject to the rights set forth in
that certain Registration Rights Agreement attached to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No.: 333-128008) as Exhibit 10.7 thereof in respect
of holders of securities of the Company who are a party to such agreement,
the
Company shall not permit the inclusion of any securities other than the
Registrable Securities to be included in any registration statement filed
pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof without the prior written consent of the Majority
Holders of the Registrable Securities.
5.4.4 Documents
Delivered to Holders. The Company shall furnish Rodman,
as representative of the Holders participating in any of the foregoing
offerings, a signed counterpart, addressed to the participating Holders, of
(i)
an opinion of counsel to the Company, dated the effective date of such
registration statement (and, if such registration includes an underwritten
public offering, an opinion dated the date of the closing under any underwriting
agreement related thereto), and (ii) a “cold comfort” letter dated the effective
date of such registration statement (and, if such registration includes an
underwritten public offering, a letter dated the date of the closing under
the
underwriting agreement) signed by the independent public accountants who have
issued a report on the Company’s financial statements included in such
registration statement, in each case covering substantially the same matters
with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus included
therein) and, in the case of such accountants’ letter, with respect to events
subsequent to the date of such financial statements, as are customarily covered
in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ letters delivered to
underwriters in underwritten public offerings of securities. The Company shall
also deliver promptly to Xxxxxx, as representative of the Holders participating
in the offering, the correspondence and memoranda described below and copies
of
all correspondence between the Commission and the Company, its counsel or
auditors and all memoranda relating to discussions with the Commission or its
staff with respect to the registration statement and permit Xxxxxx, as
representative of the Holders, to do such investigation, upon reasonable advance
notice, with respect to information contained in or omitted from the
registration statement as it deems reasonably necessary to comply with
applicable securities laws or rules of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”). Such investigation shall include access to books,
records and properties and opportunities to discuss the business of the Company
with its officers and independent auditors, all to such reasonable extent and
at
such reasonable times and as often as Xxxxxx, as representative of the Holders,
shall reasonably request. The Company shall not be required to disclose any
confidential information or other records to Xxxxxx, as representative of the
Holders, or to any other person, until and unless such persons shall have
entered into reasonable confidentiality agreements (in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company), with the Company with respect
thereto.
5.4.5 Underwriting
Agreement. The Company shall enter into an underwriting
agreement with the managing underwriter(s), if any, selected by any Holders
whose Registrable Securities are being registered pursuant to this Section
5,
which managing underwriter shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. Such
agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company,
each Holder and such managing underwriters, and shall contain such
representations, warranties and covenants by the Company and such other terms
as
are customarily contained in agreements of that type used by the managing
underwriter. The Holders shall be parties to any underwriting agreement relating
to an underwritten sale of their Registrable Securities and may, at their
option, require that any or all the representations, warranties and covenants
of
the Company to or for the benefit of such underwriters shall also be
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to and for the benefit of such Holders. Such Holders shall not be
required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the
Company or the underwriters except as they may relate to such Holders and their
intended methods of distribution. Such Holders, however, shall agree to such
covenants and indemnification and contribution obligations for selling
stockholders as are customarily contained in agreements of that type used by
the
managing underwriter. Further, such Holders shall execute appropriate custody
agreements and otherwise cooperate fully in the preparation of the registration
statement and other documents relating to any offering in which they include
securities pursuant to this Section 5. Each Holder shall also furnish to the
Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held
by
it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be
reasonably required to effect the registration of the Registrable
Securities.
5.4.6 Rule
144
Sale. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section
5 to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation pursuant to Sections
5.1
or 5.2 for the registration of Registrable Securities held by any Holder (i)
where such Holder would then be entitled to sell under Rule 144 within any
three-month period (or such other period prescribed under Rule 144 as may be
provided by amendment thereof) all of the Registrable Securities then held
by
such Holder, and (ii) where the number of Registrable Securities held by such
Holder is within the volume limitations under paragraph (e) of Rule 144
(calculated as if such Holder were an affiliate within the meaning of Rule
144).
5.4.7 Supplemental
Prospectus. Each Holder agrees, that upon receipt of any
notice from the Company of the happening of any event as a result of which
the
prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes
an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, such Holder will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Xxxxxx’s
receipt of the copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus, and, if so
desired by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the expense
of the Company) or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of such
destruction) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s
possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current
at
the time of receipt of such notice.
6.
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Adjustments.
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6.1 Adjustments
to Exercise Price and Number of Securities. The Exercise Price and the number of Units underlying
the Purchase
Option shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter set
forth:
6.1.1 Stock
Dividends
Split Ups. If after the date hereof, and subject to the
provisions of Section 6.3 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or
by a
split up of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the
effective day thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock underlying each
of
the Units purchasable hereunder shall be increased in proportion to such
increase in outstanding shares. In such case, the number of shares of Common
Stock, and the exercise price applicable thereto, underlying the Warrants
underlying each of the Units
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purchasable
hereunder shall be adjusted in accordance with the terms of
the Warrants. For example, if the Company declares a two-for-one stock dividend
and at the time of such dividend this Purchase Option is for the purchase of
one
Unit at $8.80 per whole Unit (the Warrant underlying the Units is exercisable
for $5.50 per share), upon effectiveness of the dividend, this Purchase Option
will be adjusted to allow for the purchase of one Unit at $8.80 per Unit, each
Unit entitling the holder to receive two shares of Common Stock and two Warrants
(each Warrant exercisable for $2.75 per share).
6.1.2 Aggregation
of
Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the
provisions of Section 6.3, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
is
decreased by a consolidation, combination or reclassification of shares of
Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date thereof, the
number of shares of Common Stock underlying each of the Units purchasable
hereunder shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding
shares. In such case, the number of shares of Common Stock, and the exercise
price applicable thereto, underlying the Warrants underlying each of the Units
purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted in accordance with the terms of the
Warrants.
6.1.3 Replacement
of
Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any
reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
other than a change covered by Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 hereof or that solely
affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock, or in the case of any
merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other
than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing
corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or
conveyance to another corporation or entity of the property of the Company
as an
entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company
is
dissolved, the Holder of this Purchase Option shall have the right thereafter
(until the expiration of the right of exercise of this Purchase Option) to
receive upon the exercise hereof, for the same aggregate Exercise Price payable
hereunder immediately prior to such event, the kind and amount of shares of
stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such
reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution
following any such sale or transfer, by a Holder of the number of shares of
Common Stock of the Company obtainable upon exercise of this Purchase Option
and
the underlying Warrants immediately prior to such event; and if any
reclassification also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered
by
Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections
6.1.1, 6.1.2 and this Section 6.1.3. The provisions of this Section 6.1.3 shall
similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or
consolidations, sales or other transfers.
6.1.4 Changes
in Form
of Purchase Option. This form of Purchase Option need
not be changed because of any change pursuant to this Section, and Purchase
Options issued after such change may state the same Exercise Price and the
same
number of Units as are stated in the Purchase Options initially issued pursuant
to this Agreement. The acceptance by any Holder of the issuance of new Purchase
Options reflecting a required or permissive change shall not be deemed to waive
any rights to an adjustment occurring after the Commencement Date or the
computation thereof.
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6.2 Substitute
Purchase Option. In case of any
consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company with, or merger
of
the Company into, another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger
which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding
Common Stock), the corporation formed by such consolidation or merger shall
execute and deliver to the Holder a supplemental Purchase Option providing
that
the holder of each Purchase Option then outstanding or to be outstanding shall
have the right thereafter (until the stated expiration of such Purchase Option)
to receive, upon exercise of such Purchase Option, the kind and amount of shares
of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation
or
merger, by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company
for
which such Purchase Option might have been exercised immediately prior to such
consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such supplemental Purchase Option
shall
provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided
in
Section 6. The above provision of this Section shall similarly apply to
successive consolidations or mergers.
6.3 Elimination
of Fractional Interests. The Company
shall not be required to issue certificates representing fractions of shares
of
Common Stock or Warrants upon the exercise of the Purchase Option, nor shall
it
be required to issue scrip or pay cash in lieu of any 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 Warrants,
shares of Common Stock or other securities, properties or rights.
7. Reservation
and Listing. 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 exercise of the Purchase Options or
the
Warrants underlying the Purchase Option, such number of shares of Common Stock
or other securities, properties or rights as shall be issuable upon the exercise
thereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon exercise of the Purchase
Options and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, all shares of Common Stock
and other securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights
of
any stockholder. The Company further covenants and agrees that upon exercise
of
the Warrants underlying the Purchase Options and payment of the respective
Warrant exercise price therefor, all shares of Common Stock and other securities
issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights of any stockholder. As
long
as the Purchase Options shall be outstanding, the Company shall use its best
efforts to cause all (i) shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Purchase Options, (ii) Warrants issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Options
and (iii) shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants included
in the Units issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Option to be listed (subject
to official notice of issuance) on all securities exchanges (or, if applicable
on the Nasdaq National Market, SmallCap Market, OTC Bulletin Board or any
successor trading market) on which the Units, Common Stock or the Public
Warrants issued to the public in connection herewith may then be listed and/or
quoted.
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8.1 Holder’s
Right to Receive Notice. Nothing herein
shall be construed as conferring upon the Holders the right to vote or consent
or to receive notice as a stockholder for the election of directors or any
other
matter, or as having any rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Company.
If,
however, at any time prior to the expiration of the Purchase Options and
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their
exercise, any of the events described in Section 8.2 shall occur,
then, in one or more of said events, the Company shall give written notice
of
such event at least fifteen days prior to the date fixed as a record date or
the
date of closing the transfer books for the determination of the stockholders
entitled to such dividend, distribution, conversion or exchange of securities
or
subscription rights, or entitled to vote on such proposed dissolution,
liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notice shall specify such record date
or
the date of the closing of the transfer books, as the case may be.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall deliver to each Holder a copy
of each notice given to the other stockholders of the Company at the same time
and in the same manner that such notice is given to the
stockholders.
8.2 Events
Requiring Notice. The Company shall be
required to give the notice described in this Section 8 upon one or more of
the
following events: (i) if 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 retained earnings, as indicated
by
the accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the books of the
Company, or (ii) 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 (iii) 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 shall be proposed.
8.3 Notice
of Change in Exercise Price. The Company
shall, promptly after an event requiring a change in the Exercise Price pursuant
to Section 6 hereof, send notice to the Holders of such event and change (“Price
Notice”). The Price Notice shall describe the event causing the change and the
method of calculating same and shall be certified as being true and accurate
by
the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer.
8.4 Transmittal
of Notices. All notices, requests,
consents and other communications under this Purchase Option shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly made when hand delivered, or mailed by
express mail or private courier service: (i) If to the registered Holder of
the
Purchase Option, to the address of such Holder as shown on the books of the
Company, or (ii) if to the Company, to following address or to such other
address as the Company may designate by notice to the Holders:
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
New
York, NY
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, President and Chief Strategy Officer
9.
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9.1 Amendments.
The Company and Xxxxxx may from time
to time supplement or amend this Purchase Option without the approval of any
of
the Holders in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other
provisions herein, or to make any other provisions in regard to
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matters
or questions arising hereunder that the Company and Xxxxxx may
xxxx necessary or desirable and that the Company and Xxxxxx xxxx shall not
adversely affect the interest of the Holders. All other modifications or
amendments shall require the written consent of and be signed by the party
against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is
sought.
9.2 Headings.
The headings contained herein are for
the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit
or
affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this
Purchase Option.
10. Entire
Agreement. This Purchase Option (together
with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in
connection with this Purchase Option) constitutes the entire agreement of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
10.1 Binding
Effect. This Purchase Option shall inure solely to the
benefit of and shall be binding upon, the Holder and the Company and their
permitted assignees, respective successors, legal representative and assigns,
and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Purchase
Option or any provisions herein contained.
10.2 Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Purchase Option
shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of
the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The Company
hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of,
or
relating in any way to this Purchase Option shall be brought and enforced in
the
courts of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the
Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction,
which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection
to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient
forum. Any process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by
transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section
8 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal
and
binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company and
the
Holder agree that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action shall be entitled
to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection
with the preparation therefor.
10.3 Waiver,
Etc. The failure of the Company or the Holder to at
any
time enforce any of the provisions of this Purchase Option shall not be deemed
or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect
the
validity of this Purchase Option or any provision hereof or the right of the
Company or any Holder to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this
Purchase Option. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment
of
any of the provisions of this Purchase Option shall be effective unless set
forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom
or
which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach,
non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver
of
any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.
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10.4 Execution
in Counterparts. This Purchase Option may be executed in
one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become
effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties
hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto.
10.5 Exchange
Agreement. As a condition of the Holder’s receipt and
acceptance of this Purchase Option, Xxxxxx agrees that, at any time prior to
the
complete exercise of this Purchase Option by Holder, if the Company and Xxxxxx
enter into an agreement (“Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which they agree that
all outstanding Purchase Options will be exchanged for securities or cash or
a
combination of both, then Holder shall agree to such exchange and become a
party
to the Exchange Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Purchase Option to be
signed by its duly authorized officer as of the ___ day of __________,
2006.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Its:
President and Chief Strategy Officer
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Form
to be used to exercise Purchase Option:
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Suite
401
New
York, NY
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Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Date:_________________,
200__
The
undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to exercise the within Purchase
Option and to purchase ____ Units of Phoenix India Acquisition Corp. and hereby
makes payment of $____________ (at the rate of $_________ per Unit) in payment
of the Exercise Price pursuant thereto. Please issue the Common Stock and
Warrants as to which this Purchase Option is exercised in accordance with the
instructions given below.
or
The
undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to convert its right to
purchase _________ Units purchasable under the within Purchase Option by
surrender of the unexercised portion of the attached Purchase Option (with
a
“Value” based of $_______ based on a “Market Price” of $_______). Please issue
the securities comprising the Units as to which this Purchase Option is
exercised in accordance with the instructions given below.
______________________________
Signature
______________________________
Signature
Guaranteed
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Name_____________________________________________________________
(Print
in Block Letters)
Address__________________________________________________________
NOTICE:
The signature to this form must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Purchase Option in every particular without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed
by a
bank, other than a savings bank, or by a trust company or by a firm having
membership on a registered national securities exchange.
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Form
to be used to assign Purchase Option:
ASSIGNMENT
(To
be executed by the registered Holder to effect a transfer of the
within Purchase Option):
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED,___________________________________________ does
hereby sell, assign and transfer unto___________________________________________
the right to purchase __________ Units of Phoenix India Acquisition Corp.
(“Company”) evidenced by the within Purchase Option and does hereby authorize
the Company to transfer such right on the books of the Company.
Dated:___________________,
200_
______________________________
Signature
______________________________
Signature
Guaranteed
NOTICE:
The signature to this form must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Purchase Option in every particular without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed
by a
bank, other than a savings bank, or by a trust company or by a firm having
membership on a registered national securities exchange.
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