Contract
Exhibit 4.3
THIS
WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF
MAY __, 2008, NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF SUCH SHARES MAY BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM,
SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE, CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE
TRANSACTIONS, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SUCH ACT.
Right to
Purchase ________ Shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
SERIES
A STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value
received, _________ or its registered assigns, is entitled to purchase from
Bonanza Oil & Gas,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), at any time or from time to
time during the period specified in Paragraph 2 hereof, ____________ fully
paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share (the “Common Stock”), at an exercise price per share equal to $0.75 (the
“Exercise Price”). The term “Warrant Shares,” as used herein, refers to the
shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder. The Warrant Shares and
the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 4
hereof. The term “Warrants” means this Warrant and the other warrants
issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May __,
2008, by and among the Company and the Buyers listed on the execution page
thereof (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”).
This
Warrant is subject to the following terms, provisions, and
conditions:
1. Manner of Exercise; Issuance
of Certificates; Payment for Shares.
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Subject
to the provisions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder
hereof, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant, together
with a completed exercise agreement in the form attached hereto (the
“Exercise Agreement”), to the Company during normal business hours on any
business day at the Company’s principal executive offices (or such other
office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the
holder hereof), and upon 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. The Warrant Shares so purchased shall be
deemed to be issued to the holder hereof or such holder’s designee, as the
record owner of such shares, as of the close of business on the date on
which this Warrant shall have been surrendered, the completed Exercise
Agreement shall have been delivered, and payment shall have been made
for such shares as set forth above. Certificates for the
Warrant Shares so purchased, representing the aggregate number of shares
specified in the Exercise Agreement, shall be delivered to the holder
hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding three (3) business days,
after this Warrant shall have been so exercised. 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.
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Warrant to the contrary, in no event shall the holder of this
Warrant be entitled to exercise a number of Warrants (or portions thereof) in
excess of the number of Warrants (or portions thereof) upon exercise of which
the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the
holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed
beneficially owned through the ownership of the unexercised Warrants and the
unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including the Notes (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement)) subject
to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein) and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants (or portions thereof) with respect to which the determination
described herein is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the
holder and its affiliates of more than 4.9% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial
ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13D-G thereunder, except as
otherwise provided in clause (i) of the preceding
sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the limitation on exercise of this Warrant set forth herein may not be amended
without (i) the written consent of the holder hereof and the Company and (ii)
the approval of a majority of shareholders of the Company.
2. Period of
Exercise.
This
Warrant is exercisable at any time or from time to time on or after the date on
which this Warrant is issued and delivered pursuant to the terms of the
Securities Purchase Agreement and before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on
the second (2nd)
anniversary of the date of issuance (the “Exercise
Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any
given date, the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant on such date shall equal (i) half of such number of shares of common
stock issued on or prior to such date upon conversion of the Convertible Note
issued to the holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, less (ii)
such number of Warrant Shares exercised hereunder prior to
such date. In the event that the holder does not convert the
Convertible Note into shares of common stock, then the holder shall not entitled
to exercise this Warrant at all.
3. Certain Agreements of the
Company.
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The
Company hereby covenants and agrees as
follows:
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(a) Shares to
be Fully Paid. All Warrant
Shares will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be
validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens,
and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
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(b) Reservation
of Shares. During the
Exercise Period, the Company shall at all times have authorized, and reserved
for the purpose of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of this
Warrant.
(c) Successors
and Assigns. This Warrant will
be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation,
or acquisition of all or substantially all the Company’s
assets.
4. Antidilution
Provisions.
During
the Exercise Period, the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall
be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Paragraph
4.
In the
event that any adjustment of the Exercise Price as required herein results in a
fraction of a cent, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the nearest
cent.
(a) Adjustment
of Exercise Price and Number of Shares upon Issuance of Common Stock. Except as
otherwise provided, for a period of one year following the date of issuance, the
Company issues or sells shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a
consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions
or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the
Conversion Price, as defined in the Convertible Note, on the date of issuance (a
“Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise
Price will be reduced to a price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance by a fraction, (i) the
numerator of which is an amount equal to the sum of (x) the number of shares of
Common Stock actually outstanding immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance,
plus (y) the quotient of the aggregate consideration received by the Company
upon such Dilutive Issuance divided by the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to the Dilutive Issuance, and (ii) the denominator of which is the total
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Dilutive
Issuance. No adjustment to the Exercise Price will be made for
Excepted Issuances as defined in the Convertible Note.
(b) Subdivision
or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at
any time subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the shares of Common Stock
acquirable hereunder into a greater number of shares, then, after the date of
record for effecting such subdivision, the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. If the
Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split, recapitalization,
reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the shares of Common Stock
acquirable hereunder into a smaller number of shares, then, after the date of
record for effecting such combination, the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to such combination will be proportionately increased.
(c) Adjustment
in Number of Shares. Upon each
adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph 4,
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant
shall be adjusted by multiplying a number equal to the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and
dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted Exercise
Price. Further, if the number of shares issuable upon conversion of
the Convertible Note (the “Note”) issued to the holder as of the date hereof is
adjusted as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Price, as defined in the
Note, in accordance with Section 1.2 of the Note, then the number of Warrant
Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted to equal the
number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note multiplied by
..5.
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(d) Consolidation,
Merger or Sale. In case of any
consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into any other
corporation, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company other than in connection with a plan of complete
liquidation of the Company, then as a condition of such consolidation, merger or
sale or conveyance, adequate provision will be made whereby the holder of this
Warrant will have the right to acquire and receive upon exercise of this Warrant
in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable upon
the exercise of this Warrant, such shares of stock, securities or assets as may
be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of shares of
Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon exercise of
this Warrant had such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance not taken
place. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision
to insure that the provisions of this Paragraph 4 hereof will thereafter be
applicable as nearly as may be in relation to any shares of stock or securities
thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant. The Company
will not effect any consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance unless prior to
the consummation thereof, the successor corporation (if other than the Company)
assumes by written instrument the obligations under this Paragraph 4 and the
obligations to deliver to the holder of this Warrant such shares of stock,
securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the holder
may be entitled to acquire.
5. Issue
Tax.
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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.
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6. No Rights or Liabilities as
a Shareholder.
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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, 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, provided,
however, that any transfer or assignment shall be subject to the conditions set
forth in Paragraph 7(f) hereof and to the applicable provisions of the
Securities Purchase 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 notice to the contrary.
(b) Warrant
Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Warrant is
exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the holder hereof at the office
or agency of the Company, for new Warrants of like tenor representing in the
aggregate the right to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which may
be purchased hereunder, each of such new Warrants to represent the right to
purchase such number of shares as shall be designated by the holder hereof at
the time of such surrender.
(c) Replacement
of Warrant. Upon receipt of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss,
theft, or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement
reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company, or, in the case
of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the
Company, at its expense, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new
Warrant of like tenor.
(d) Cancellation;
Payment of Expenses. Upon the
surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer, exchange, or
replacement as provided in this Paragraph 7, this Warrant shall be promptly
canceled by the Company. The Company shall pay all taxes (other than
securities transfer taxes) and all other expenses (other than legal expenses, if
any, incurred by the holder or transferees) and charges payable in connection
with the preparation, execution, and delivery of Warrants pursuant to this
Paragraph 7.
(e) Register. The Company shall
maintain, at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of
the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for
this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the
person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and
address of each transferee and each prior owner of this Warrant.
(f) Exercise
or Transfer Without Registration. If, at the time
of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any exercise, transfer, or
exchange of this Warrant, this Warrant (or, in the case of any exercise, the
Warrant Shares issuable hereunder), shall not be registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and under applicable state
securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing
such exercise, transfer, or exchange, (i) that the holder or transferee of this
Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of
counsel, which opinion and counsel are acceptable to the Company, to the effect
that such exercise, transfer, or exchange may be made without registration under
said Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the
holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in
form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities
Act; provided that no such opinion, letter or status as an “accredited investor”
shall be required in connection with a transfer pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act. The first holder of this Warrant, by taking and
holding the same, represents to the Company that such holder is acquiring this
Warrant for investment and not with a view to the distribution
thereof. In no event shall the Holder be permitted to assign the
Warrant unless provided with express written consent by the
Company.
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8. [Intentionally
Omitted]
9. Notices.
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All
notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted to be
given or delivered hereunder to the holder of this Warrant shall be in
writing, and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified
or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage
prepaid and addressed, to such holder at the address shown for such holder
on the books of the Company, or at such other address as shall have been
furnished to the Company by notice from such holder. All
notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted to be
given or delivered hereunder to the Company shall be in writing, and shall
be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail
or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and addressed, to
the office of the Company at the address set forth in the Purchase
Agreement, or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the
holder of this Warrant by notice from the Company. Any such
notice, request, or other communication may be sent by facsimile, but
shall in such case be subsequently confirmed by a writing personally
delivered or sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized
overnight mail courier as provided above. All notices,
requests, and other communications shall be deemed to have been given
either at the time of the receipt thereof by the person entitled to
receive such notice at the address of such person for purposes of
this Paragraph 9, or, if mailed by registered or certified mail or with a
recognized overnight mail courier upon deposit with the United States Post
Office or such overnight mail courier, if postage is prepaid and the
mailing is properly addressed, as the case may
be.
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10. Governing
Law.
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THIS
WARRANT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE
PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICT OF LAWS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW
YORK, NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT, THE
AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE DEFENSE
OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS
UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT
EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY’S RIGHT TO
SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH
PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS
BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LAWFUL MANNER. THE
PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT
SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES,
INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
DISPUTE.
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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) Descriptive
Headings. The descriptive
headings of the several paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for
purposes of reference only, and shall not affect the meaning or construction of
any of the provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized
officer.
| BONANZA OIL & GAS, INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ | ||
| Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||
Dated as
of May __, 2008
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FORM
OF EXERCISE AGREEMENT
Dated: ________ __,
20__
To: ______________________
The
undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the within Warrant, hereby
agrees to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, and
makes payment herewith in full therefor at the price per share provided by
such Warrant in cash or by certified or official bank check in the amount of
equal to $_________. Please issue a certificate or certificates
for such shares of Common Stock in the name of and pay any cash for any
fractional share to:
Name: ______________________________
Signature:
Address:
____________________________
____________________________
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Note:
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The
above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the face of the
within Warrant, if applicable.
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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
, 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: ________
__, 20__
In the
presence
of: ______________________________
Name:______________________________
Signature:_________________________
Title of
Signing Officer or Agent (if any):
______________________________
Address: ______________________________
______________________________
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Note:
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The
above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the face of the
within Warrant, if applicable.
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