EXHIBIT 4.1
THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS WARRANT
No. of Shares of Common Stock: 2,000,000 Warrant No. 1
Date of Issuance: November 17, 2004
WARRANT
To Purchase Common Stock of Branded Media Corporation
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, an individual residing at 000
Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx #00X, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (the "Executive"), as well as her
heirs, successors and assigns, in exchange for consideration the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, is entitled, at any time during the
Exercise Period (as hereinafter defined), to purchase from Branded Media
Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), 2,000,000 shares of common
stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock") (subject to
adjustment as provided herein,), in whole or in part, at a purchase price of
$.01 per share (subject to adjustment as provided herein) all on the terms and
conditions and pursuant to the provisions hereinafter set forth.
I.
DEFINITIONS
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The following terms have the meanings set forth below:
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" means all shares of Common Stock
issued by Company after the date of this Warrant other than the following
"Permitted Issuances":
(i) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon
conversion, exchange, or exercise of any Convertible Securities
outstanding on the issue date of this Warrant (other than Convertible
Securities included in the scope of clause (iii) below); and
(ii) shares of Common Stock issued, or issuable by reason of
a dividend, stock split, split-up or other distribution on shares of
Common Stock that are covered by Section 4.1 below.
"Affiliate" when used with reference to a specified Person, means any
Person that, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the specified
Person.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of Company.
"Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day
on which commercial banks are required or permitted by law to be closed in the
City of New York.
"Common Stock" means (except where the context otherwise indicates)
the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Company.
"Convertible Securities" means any option, warrant or share of
preferred stock of Company or any other security, in any case, which is
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Additional Shares of Common
Stock, either immediately or upon the occurrence of a specified date or a
specified event.
"Current Market Price" means, in respect of a share of Common Stock on
any date, either (a) if there shall then be a public market for the Common
Stock, the average of the daily market prices (determined as provided below) for
20 consecutive trading days commencing immediately before such date, or (b) if
there shall not then be a public market for the Common Stock, the fair market
value (determined as provided below) of the Common Stock as at such date. For
purposes of clause (a), the "daily market price" for any day shall be (i) if the
shares of such class of Common Stock then are listed and traded on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), the closing price on such day as reported on the
NYSE Composite Transactions Tape, (ii) if the shares of such class of Common
Stock then are not listed and traded on the NYSE, the last sale price on such
day on the principal stock exchange or the National Market of the NASD Automated
Quotation System on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading
("NASDAQ"), (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading
on any stock exchange or the NASDAQ, the average of the last reported closing
bid and ask prices on such day in the over-the-counter market as furnished by
the NASDAQ or the National Quotation Bureau, Inc., (iv) if neither such
corporation at the time is engaged in the business of reporting such prices, as
furnished by any similar firm then engaged in such business, or (v) if there is
no such firm, as finished by any member of the NASD selected by the Required
Holders and Company or, if they cannot agree upon such selection, as selected by
two such members of the NASO, one of which shall be selected by the Required
Holders and one of which shall be selected by Company. For purposes of clause
(b), "fair market value" shall be determined by the Board and shall be the price
that would reflect the economic value of such shares on a fully distributed
basis (that is, as if such shares were traded on a tree and active market on an
exchange or over-the-counter) giving effect to the exercise or conversion of all
Convertible Securities, if any (including the receipt by Company of the related
exercise or conversion price), in a sale by a willing seller under no compulsion
to sell and a willing buyer under no compulsion to buy. If within thirty (30)
days of receipt by the Required Holders of the Board's determination of fair
market value the Required Holders give written notice of their disagreement with
such determination, which notice shall include the Required Holders' statement
of the amount they would accept as fair market value, the Company shall engage
an investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing mutually acceptable
to and selected by Company and the Required Holders within thirty (30) days
after written notice of such challenge to determine fair market value in
accordance with the preceding sentence; provided, however, if Company and the
Required Holders cannot agree on a mutually acceptable investment banking firm
within such thirty (30) day period, Company and the Required Holders shall,
within such thirty (30) day period, each choose one investment banking firm of
recognized standing and the respective chosen firms shall, within five (5) days
after the later of such firms is chosen, agree on another investment banking
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firm which shall be engaged to make the determination of the fair market value.
The determination by the engaged firm shall be made as soon as practicable, but
not later than thirty (30) days after the date such firm is engaged. The cost of
the investment banking firm or firms selected shall be borne by Company if the
fair market value as determined by the engaged firm is higher than that posited
by the Required Holders or, if lower than that so posited, is closer in amount
thereto than to the amount determined by the Board, and shall be borne by the
Required Holders if the fair market value as determined by the engaged firm is
lower than that determined by the Board or, if higher than that so determined,
is closer in amount thereto than to the amount posited by the Required Holders;
otherwise, such cost shall be borne equally by Company and the Required Holders.
"Current Warrant Price" means, in respect of a share of Common Stock
on any date herein specified, the price at which a share of Common Stock may be
purchased pursuant to this Warrant on such date.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Expiration Date" means December 27, 2014.
"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or
other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, department or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government.
"Holder" means the Person in whose name the Warrant set forth herein
is registered on the books of Company maintained for such purpose.
"NASD" means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or
any successor entity thereto.
"Organic Change" means (a) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer
of all or substantially all of the property, assets or business of Company, (b)
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Company, whether voluntary or
involuntary, or (c) any merger or consolidation to which Company is a party and
which the holders of the voting securities of Company immediately prior thereto
own less than a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving
entity immediately following such transaction.
"Outstanding" means, when used with reference to Common Stock, on any
date, all issued shares of Common Stock on such date, except shares then owned
or held by or for the account of Company or any Subsidiary thereof, and shall
include all shares issuable in respect of outstanding scrip or any certificates
representing fractional interests in shares of Common Stock.
"Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization,
association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or
Governmental Authority.
"Required Holders" means the holders of Warrants exercisable for in
excess of 50% of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares then purchasable upon
exercise of all Warrants.
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"SEC" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
successor thereto.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation of
which an aggregate of more than 50% of the outstanding Stock having ordinary
voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation
is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such
Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and (b) any partnership or
other entity in which such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person
shall have an interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in
profits or capital contribution) of more than 50%.
"Transfer" means any disposition of any Warrant or Warrant Shares or
of any interest in either thereof, which would constitute a sale thereof within
the meaning of the Securities Act.
"Warrant" means this Warrant and all warrants issued upon transfer,
division or combination of, or in substitution for, this Warrant. All Warrants
shall at all times be identical as to terms and conditions and date, except as
to the number of shares of Common Stock for which they may be exercised.
"Warrant Price" means an amount equal to (i) the number of shares of
Common Stock being purchased upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section
2.1, multiplied by (ii) the Current Warrant Price as of the date of such
exercise.
"Warrant Shares" means any of the shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant.
II.
EXERCISE OF WARRANT
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2.1 Exercise Period. From and after the date of this Warrant and until 5:00
P.M., New York time, on the Expiration Date (the "Exercise Period"), Holder may
exercise this Warrant, on any Business Day, for all or any part of the Warrant
Shares.
2.2 Exercise Notice; Delivery of Certificates. In order to exercise this
Warrant, Holder shall deliver to Company at its principal office at 425 Madison
Avenue -- Penthouse, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 or at the office or agency designated by
Company pursuant to Section 14.2, (i) a written notice of Holder's election to
exercise this Warrant, specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be
purchased, (ii) payment of the Warrant Price, and (iii) this Warrant. Such
notice shall be substantially in the form of the subscription form appearing at
the end of this Warrant as Exhibit A, duly executed by Holder or its agent or
attorney. Upon receipt of such notice, Company shall, as promptly as
practicable, and, subject to receipt of any necessary regulatory approvals
(including expiration of any applicable waiting period), in any event within ten
(10) Business Days thereafter, deliver to Holder a duly executed certificate or
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certificates representing the aggregate number of full shares of Common Stock
issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a
share, as hereinafter provided. Such stock certificate or certificates shall be
in such denominations and registered in the name designated in the subscription
form, subject to Article IX. Holder shall be deemed to have become a holder of
record of such Warrant Shares for all purposes, as of the date on which all
items in clauses (i)-(iii) above have been received by Company and all taxes
required to be paid by Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2.4 have been paid.
If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, Company shall deliver to
Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the remaining
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, which new Warrant
shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if in connection with the exercise of a Warrant or acquisition of
shares of Common Stock, any regulatory approval shall be required, including
expiration of any applicable waiting period, then, if Holder attempts to
exercise during such restricted period and the Expiration Date shall fall within
that period, the Expiration Date shall be extended while any such regulatory
approval or waiting period is pending and promptly following receipt of such
approval or expiration of such waiting period (but in no event later than ten
(10) Business Days thereafter), the Warrant shall be surrendered and the Warrant
Price shall be paid as provided herein.
2.3 Payment of Warrant Price. Payment of the Warrant Price shall be made at
the option of the Holder by:
(i) (A) certified or official bank check or (B) wire transfer in
immediately available funds;
(ii) the surrender to Company of that number of Warrant Shares
(or the right to receive such number of Warrant Shares under this
Warrant) or shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Current Market
Price equal to or greater than the Current Warrant Price for all
shares then being purchased; or
(iii) any combination thereof.
2.4 Payment of Taxes. Company shall pay all expenses, taxes and other
governmental charges with respect to the issuance and delivery of the Warrant
Shares, unless such tax or charge is imposed by law upon Holder. Company shall
not be required, however, to pay any transfer tax or other similar charge
imposed in connection with the issuance of any certificate for shares of Common
Stock in any name other than that of Holder.
2.5 Fractional Shares. Company shall not be required to issue a fractional
share of Common Stock upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any fraction of a
share which the Holder of one or more Warrants would otherwise be entitled to
purchase upon such exercise Company shall pay a cash adjustment to Holder in
respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction of the
Current Market Price per share of Common Stock on the date of exercise.
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III.
TRANSFER
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3.1 Transfer. Subject to compliance with Article IX of this Warrant,
Transfer of this Warrant and all rights hereunder, in whole or in part, shall be
registered on the books of Company to be maintained for such purpose, upon
surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of Company referred to in
Section 2.2 or the office or agency otherwise designated by Company, together
with a duly executed written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the
form of Exhibit B hereto and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable
upon the making of such Transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such
payment, Company shall, subject to Article IX, execute and deliver a new Warrant
or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination
specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a
new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this
Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned in
compliance with Article IX, may be exercised by a new Holder for the purchase of
shares of Common Stock without having a new Warrant issued.
3.2 Expenses. Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its own expense
(other than transfer taxes) the new Warrant or Warrants under this Article III.
3.3 Maintenance of Books. Company agrees to maintain, or cause to be
maintained, at its aforesaid office or agency or other office so designated by
the Company, books for the registration of Warrants and the Transfer of the
Warrants. The Holder may change its address as shown on the registration by
written notice to the Company requesting such change.
IV.
ADJUSTMENTS
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The number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable,
or the price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this
Article IV. Company shall give each Holder notice of any event described below
which requires an adjustment pursuant to this Article IV at the time of such
event as required by Section 5.1.
4.1 Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations. If at any time Company
shall:
(a) subdivide or split its Outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
larger number of shares of Common Stock, or
(b) combine or reclassify its Outstanding shares of Common Stock into
a smaller number of shares of Common Stock,
then (i) the number of shares of then Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted
to equal the number of shares of Common Stock which a record holder of the same
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to the occurrence of such event or the record date therefor,
whichever is earlier, would own or be entitled to receive after the happening of
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such event, and (ii) the Current Warrant Price shall be adjusted to equal (A)
the Current Warrant Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided by
(B) the number of shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after
such adjustment.
4.2 Certain other Distributions and Adjustments. If at any time Company
shall declare, order, pay or make a dividend or other distribution on its Common
Stock payable in securities of the Company (other than dividends or
distributions of shares of Common Stock which are referred to in Section 4.1) or
payable in cash or other property (other than cash out of earnings or earned
surplus, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles), then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the
Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise hereof, in addition to the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the kind and amount of securities
of the Company and/or cash and other property which the Registered Holder would
have been entitled to receive had this Warrant been exercised for Common Stock
on the date of such event and had the Registered Holder thereafter, during the
period from the date of such event to and including the Exercise Date, retained
any such securities receivable, giving application to all adjustments called for
during such period under this Section 4.2 with respect to the rights of the
Registered Holder.
4.3 Intentionally Deleted.
4.4 Intentionally Deleted.
4.5 Intentionally Deleted.
4.6 Intentionally Deleted.
4.7 Other Provisions Applicable to Adjustments under Article IV. The
following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments of the
Current Warrant Price provided for in this Article IV:
(a) Computation of Consideration. To the extent that any Additional
Shares of Common Stock or any Convertible Securities or any warrants or
other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Additional Shares of Common
Stock or any Convertible Securities shall be issued for cash consideration,
the consideration received by Company therefor shall be the amount of the
cash received by Company therefor. To the extent that such issuance shall
be for a consideration other than cash, then, except as herein otherwise
expressly provided, the amount of such consideration shall be deemed to be
the fair market value of such consideration at the time of such issuance as
determined in good faith by the Board. In case any Additional Shares of
Common Stock or any Convertible Securities or any warrants or other rights
to subscribe for or purchase such Additional Shares of Common Stock or
Convertible Securities shall be issued in connection with any merger in
which Company issues any securities, the amount of consideration therefor
shall be deemed to be the fair value, as determined in good faith by the
Board, of such portion of the assets and business of the nonsurviving
corporation as the Board in good faith shall determine to be attributable
to such Additional Shares of Common Stock, Convertible Securities, warrants
or other rights, as the case may be. The consideration for any Additional
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Shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to any warrants or other rights to
subscribe for or purchase the same shall be the consideration received by
Company for issuing such warrants or other rights plus the additional
consideration payable to Company upon exercise of such warrants or other
rights. The consideration for any Additional Shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the terms of any Convertible Securities shall be the
consideration received by Company for issuing warrants or other rights to
subscribe for or purchase such Convertible Securities, plus the
consideration paid or payable to Company in respect of the subscription for
or purchase of such Convertible Securities, plus the additional
consideration, if any, payable to Company upon the exercise of the right of
conversion or exchange in such Convertible Securities. In case of the
issuance at any rime of any Additional Shares of Common Stock or
Convertible Securities in payment or satisfaction of any dividends upon any
class of stock other than Common Stock, Company shall be deemed to have
received for such Additional Shares of Common Stock or Convertible
Securities the consideration equal to the amount of such dividend so paid
or satisfied.
(b) When Adjustments to Be Made. No adjustment in the Current Warrant
Price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or
decrease of at least one percent in such price; provided that any
adjustments which by reason of this Secretion 4.7(b) are not required to be
made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent
adjustment. All calculations under this Article IV shall be made to the
nearest one tenth of a cent or to the nearest hundredth of a share, as the
case may be.
(c) Fractional Interests. In computing adjustments under this Article
IV, fractional interests in Common Stock shall be taken into account to the
nearest 1/10th of a share.
4.8 Challenge to Good Faith Determination. Whenever the Board shall be
required to make a determination in good faith of the fair market value of any
item under this Article IV, such determination may be challenged in good faith
by the Required Holders, and any dispute shall be resolved by any investment
banking or valuation firm of recognized national standing selected by Company
and acceptable to the Required Holders using the dispute resolution mechanism
established herein under the definition of "Current Market Price."
4.9 Organic Change. In case of any Organic Change (or any other merger or
consolidation to which Company is a party, which for purposes of this Section
4.9 shall be deemed an Organic Change), each Holder shall have the right
thereafter to receive, upon exercise of the Warrant, in lieu of the Common Stock
issuable upon such exercise prior to consummation of such Organic Change, the
kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable
(including cash) upon the consummation of such Organic Change by a holder of
that number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrant was exercisable
immediately prior to such Organic Change (including, on a pro rata basis, the
cash, securities or property received by holders of Common Stock in any tender
or exchange offer that is a step in such Organic Change). In case securities or
property other than Common Stock shall be issuable or deliverable upon
conversion as aforesaid, then all references in this Article IV shall be deemed
to apply, so far as appropriate and nearly as may be, to such other securities
or property. In case of any Organic Change, the successor or acquiring
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corporation (if other than Company) shall expressly assume the due and punctual
observance and performance of each covenant and condition of this Warrant to be
performed and observed by Company and all the obligations and liabilities
hereunder, subject to such modifications as may be deemed appropriate (as
determined by resolution of the Board) in order to provide for adjustments of
shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as
nearly equivalent as practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article
IV. For purposes of this Section 4.9, uncommon stock of the successor or
acquiring corporation shall include stock of such corporation of any class which
is not preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such
corporation and which is not subject to redemption and shall also include any
evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities which are
convertible into or exchangeable for any such stock, either immediately or upon
the arrival of a specified date or the happening of a specified event and any
warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 4.8 shall similarly apply to successive
reorganizations, reclassifications, mergers, consolidations or disposition of
assets.
V.
NOTICES TO WARRANT HOLDERS
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5.1 Notice of Adjustments. Whenever an adjustment to this Warrant is made
pursuant to Article IV, Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a
certificate executed by the chief financial officer of Company setting forth, in
reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment and the calculation
(including the method and information used therein) of such adjustment,
specifying the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable and (if such adjustment was made pursuant to Section 4.9) describing
the number and kind of any other shares of stock or other securities or property
for which this Warrant is exercisable, and any change in the purchase price or
prices thereof, after giving effect to such adjustment or change. Company shall
keep at its office or agency designated pursuant to Section 14.2 copies of all
such certificates and cause the same to be available for inspection at said
office during normal business hours by any Holder or any prospective purchaser
of a Warrant designated by a Holder thereof.
5.2 Notice of Corporate Action. If at any time:
(a) Company shall set a record date for purposes of determining the
holders of its Common Stock who shall be entitled to receive a dividend or
other distribution, or any right to subscribe for or purchase any evidences
of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities or property, or to receive any other right; or
(b) there shall be any capital reorganization of Company, any
reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of Company or any
consolidation or merger of Company with or into, or any sale, transfer or
other disposition of all or substantially all the property, assets or
business of Company to, another corporation; or
(c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of Company;
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then, in any one or more of such cases, Company shall give to Holder (i) at
least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record date if
applicable, shall be selected in respect of such event and (ii) in the case of
any such event, at least 60 days' prior written notice of the date when the same
shall take place; provided that in the case of an Organic Change to which
Section 4.9 applies, Company shall give at least 30 days' written notice as
aforesaid; provided further, however, that if the number of days specified for
notice as provided above shall be determined by the Board to be impracticable
under all the circumstances, then the prior written notice to be given shall be
the maximum number of days as shall be determined by the Board in good faith to
be reasonably practicable, and in no event less than ten (10) Business Days.
Such notice shall also specify (i) the date on which the holders of Common Stock
shall be entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount
and character thereof and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the time, if any
such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other
property deliverable upon such event.
VI.
NO IMPAIRMENT
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Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending
its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of
assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any
other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of
any of the terms of this Warrant. Company will take all such action as shall be
necessary or appropriate in order that Company may validly and legally issue
fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this
Warrant. Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all
authorizations, exemptions or consents from any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable Company to perform its
obligations under this Warrant.
VII.
RESERVATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF COMMON STOCK
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From and after the date of this Warrant, Company shall at all times reserve
and keep available for issuance upon the exercise of Warrants such number of its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit
the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants. All shares of Common Stock
which shall be so issuable, when issued upon exercise of any Warrant and payment
therefor in accordance with the terms of such Warrant, shall be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and not subject to preemptive or similar
rights.
VIII.
TAKING OF RECORD; STOCK AND WARRANT TRANSFER OF BOOKS
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In the case of all dividends or other distributions by Company to the
holders of its Common Stock with respect to which any provision of Article IV
refers to the taking of a record of such holders, Company will take such record
as of the close of business on a Business Day. Company will not at any time,
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except upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of Company, close its stock
transfer books or Warrant transfer books so as to prevent or delay the exercise
or transfer of any Warrant.
IX.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY
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The Warrants and the Warrant Shares shall not be transferred, hypothecated
or assigned before satisfaction of the conditions specified in this Article IX,
which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to the Transfer of any Warrant or any Warrant
Shares. Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to be bound by the
provisions of this Article IX.
9.1 Restrictive Legend. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article
IX, each certificate for Warrant Shares initially issued upon the exercise of
this Warrant, and each certificate for Warrant Shares issued to any subsequent
transferee of any such certificate, shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with
a legend in substantially the following form:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. SUCH
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, DELIVERED AFTER SALE, TRANSFERRED,
PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
COVERING SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION
IS NOT REQUIRED."
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Article IX, each Warrant
shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the
following form:
"THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AS
AmeNDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE THEREWITH AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS WARRANT."
9.2 Notice of Proposed Transfers; Requests for Registration. This Warrant
and the Warrant Shares shall not be sold or transferred unless either (i) they
first shall have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or (ii) the Company first shall have been furnished with au opinion of legal
counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such sale or
transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act. Each
certificate, if any, evidencing such shares of restricted Common Stock issued
upon such Transfer shall bear the restrictive legend set forth in Section
9.1(a), and each Warrant issued upon such Transfer shall bear the restrictive
legend set forth in Section 9.1(b), unless in the opinion of counsel to such
holder which is reasonably acceptable to Company such legend is not required in
order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act.
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9.3 Termination of Restrictions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
restrictions imposed by this Article IX upon the transferability of the Warrants
and the Warrant Shares, and the legend requirements of Section 9.1, shall
terminate as to any particular Warrant or Warrant Share (i) when and so long as
such security shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act
and disposed of pursuant thereto or (ii) when Company shall have received an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such Warrant or shares of
Warrant Shares may be transferred without registration thereof under the
Securities Act. Whenever the restrictions imposed by Article IX shall terminate
as to this Warrant, as hereinabove provided, the Holder shall be entitled to
receive from Company, at the expense of Company, a new Warrant without the
restrictive legend set forth in Section 9.1(b). Whenever the restrictions
imposed by this Article IX shall terminate as to any share of Warrant Shares, as
hereinabove provided, the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from
Company, at Company's expense, a new certificate representing such Warrant
Shares not bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section 9.1(a).
X.
SUPPLYING INFORMATION
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Company shall cooperate with each Holder of a Warrant and each holder of
restricted Common Stock issued upon exercise thereof in supplying such
information as may be reasonably necessary for such holder to complete and file
any information reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the SEC and
other regulatory authorities as a condition to the availability of an exemption
from the Securities Act for the sale of any Warrant or Warrant Shares.
XI.
LOSS OR MUTILATION
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Upon receipt by Company from any Holder of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Warrant and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being understood that
the written agreement of Executive shall be sufficient indemnity), and in case
of mutilation upon surrender and cancellation hereof, Company will execute and
deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant of like tenor to such Holder; provided, in
the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be required if this Warrant in
identifiable form is surrendered to Company for cancellation.
XII.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by Holder to
purchase shares of Common Stock, and no enumeration herein of the rights or
privileges of Holder hereof, shall give rise to any liability of such Holder for
the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of Company, whether
such liability is asserted by Company or by creditors of Company.
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XIII.
NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER
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Until the exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not have or exercise
any rights by virtue hereof as a stockholder of the Company.
XIV.
MISCELLANEOUS
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14.1 Nonwaiver. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise
any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such
right or otherwise prejudice Holder's rights, powers or remedies.
14.2 Notices. All notices and communications to be given or made under this
Warrant shall be in writing and delivered by hand-delivery, registered first
class mail (return receipt requested), facsimile, or air courier guaranteeing
overnight delivery, addressed as follows, or to such other Person or address as
the party named below may designate by notice:
If to any Holder or holder of Warrant Shares, at its last known address (or
facsimile number) appearing on the books of Company maintained for such purpose
or if different the address (or facsimile number) last provided by Holder to
Company in accordance with this Section 14.1.
If to Company at:
Branded Media Corporation
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President
(000) 000-0000
(000) 000-0000 (fax)
Each such notice or other communication shall be deemed effective (i)
acknowledged or if given by facsimile, when the facsimile is transmitted to the
number specified herein and the intended recipient confirms receipt of the
facsimile or the sender receives an electronic confirmation of successful
transmission or (ii) if given by any other means, when received at the address
specified herein.
14.3 Successors and Assigns. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1,
Section 14.8 and Article IX, this Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of Company and the
successors and assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to
be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be
enforceable by any such Holder. No other Person shall have any right, benefit or
obligation under this Warrant.
14.4 Amendment Waiver. Any provision of this Warrant may be amended or
waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in
the case of an amendment, by the Holder and Company, or in the case of a waiver,
by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No Warrant may be
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modified or amended to reduce the number of shares of Common Stock for which
such Warrant is exercisable or to increase the price at which such shares may be
purchased upon exercise of such Warrant (before giving effect to any adjustment
as provided therein) without the prior written consent of the Holder.
14.5 Severability. If one or more provisions of this Warrant are held to be
unenforceable to any extent under applicable law, such provision shall be
interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent
permitted by law so as to effectuate the parties' intent to the maximum extent,
and the balance of this Warrant shall be interpreted as if such provision were
so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms to the maximum
extent permitted by law.
14.6 Section and Other Headings. The section and headings contained in this
Warrant are for the convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Warrant.
14.7 Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to
the conflict of law principles of such state.
14.8 Remedies. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative
and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. In any action or
proceeding brought to enforce any provision of this Warrant or where any
provision hereof is validly asserted as a defense, the successful party shall be
entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees in addition to any other
available remedy.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed and
attested by its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.
Dated:
BRANDED MEDIA CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
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Attest:
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
SUBSCRIPTION FORM
[To be executed only upon exercise of Warrant]
The undersigned registered owner of this Warrant irrevocably exercises
this Warrant for the purchase of __________ Shares of Common Stock of Branded
Media Corporation and herewith makes payment therefor (in cash or otherwise
permitted in this Warrant), all at the price and on the terms and conditions
specified in this Warrant and requests that certificates for the Shares of
Common Stock hereby purchased (and any securities or other property issuable
upon such exercise) be issued in the name of and delivered to __________ whose
address is __________ and, if such shares of Common Stock shall not include all
of the shares of Common Stock issuable as provided in this Warrant, that a new
Warrant of like tenor and date for the balance of the shares of Common Stock
issuable hereunder be delivered to the undersigned.
___________________________________
(Name of Registered Owner)
___________________________________
(Signature of Registered Owner)
___________________________________
(Street Address)
___________________________________
(City) (State) (Zip Code)
NOTICE: The signature on this subscription must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Warrant in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered owner of this Warrant hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of
the undersigned under this Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of
Common Stock set forth below:
Name and Address of Assignee No. of Shares of Common Stock
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________ attorney-in-fact
to register such transfer on the books of Branded Media Corporation maintained
for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: __________ Print Name:________________________
Signature:_________________________
Witness:___________________________
NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Warrant in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
