COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT YONGYE BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
EXHIBIT
4.7
FORM
OF INVESTOR WARRANT
Warrant
No.: YBI.___
NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM,
OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY
AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT
IS
AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
Warrant
Shares: _______
Initial
Exercise Date: September __, 2008
THIS
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”)
certifies that, for value received, __________________ (the “Holder“)
is
entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the
conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the
“Initial
Exercise Date”)
and on
or prior to the close of business on the five year anniversary of the Initial
Exercise Date (the “Termination
Date”)
but
not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Yongye Biotechnology
International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
up to
____________ shares (the “Warrant
Shares”)
of
Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant
shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
dated
of even date herewith, among the Company and the purchasers signatory
thereto.
Section
2. Exercise.
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(a) Exercise
of Warrant. Exercise
of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or
in
part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or
before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office
or
agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered
Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company)
of a
duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto;
and,
within 3 Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the
Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise
Price
of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a
United States bank. If the exercise is for less than all of the Warrant Shares,
then the Company shall return to the Holder, together with the certificate(s)
for the Warrant Shares, a new Warrant certificate for the balance of the Warrant
Shares.
(b) Exercise
Price.
The
exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $1.848,
subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise
Price”);
provided, however, after the Effective Date, the Company shall have the option
to reduce the then Exercise Price to any amount for up to 100% of all
outstanding Warrants.
(c) Cashless
Exercise.
If, at
any time after the first anniversary of the date that this Warrant is issued,
there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current
prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then
this Warrant may also be exercised at such time by means of a “cashless
exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the
number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B)
(X)]
by (A), where:
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(A)
=
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the
VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such
election;
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(B)
=
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the
Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted;
and
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(X)
=
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the
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise
rather than a cashless exercise.
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(d) Exercise
Limitations. The
Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not
have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section
2 or
otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after
exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together
with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group
together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially
own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For
purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number
of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect
to
which such determination is being made,
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but
shall
exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A)
exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially
owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion
of
the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject
to a
limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as
set
forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d), beneficial
ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged
by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such
calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the
Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in
accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this
Section 2(d) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable
(in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any
Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in
the
sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall
be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is
exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with
any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each
case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall
have
no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In
addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall
be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(d),
in
determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may
rely
on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the
Company’s most recent periodic or annual report, as the case may be, (B) a more
recent public announcement by the Company or (C) any other notice by the Company
or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall
within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number
of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect
to
the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant,
by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial
Ownership Limitation”
shall
be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately
after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice
to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation
provisions of this Section 2(d), provided that the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common
Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of
this Section 2(d) shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will
not be effective until the 61st
day
after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph
shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict
conformity with the terms of this Section 2(d) to correct this paragraph
(or
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any
portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended
Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or
supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.
The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder
of
this Warrant.
(d) [Alternate
provision for Black River investing entities in lieu of 4.99% blocker provision
above]
[Exercise
Limitations. The
Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not
have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section
2 or
otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after
exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together
with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group
together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially
own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For
purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number
of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect
to
which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares
of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining,
unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any
of
its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted
portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation,
any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or
exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by
the
Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence,
for purposes of this Section 2(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated
in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company
is
not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for
any
schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that
the
limitation contained in this Section 2(d) applies, the determination of whether
this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder
together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is
exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission
of
a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether
this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder
together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is
exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and
the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such
determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as
contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of
the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes
of this Section 2(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
as
reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report, as the
case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) any
other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number
of
shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a
Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing
to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any
case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be
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determined
after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company,
including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of
which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The
“Beneficial
Ownership Limitation”
shall
be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately
after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice
to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation
provisions of this Section 2(d) and the provisions of this Section 2(d) shall
continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until
the
61st
day
after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph
shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict
conformity with the terms of this Section 2(d) to correct this paragraph (or
any
portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended
Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or
supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.
The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder
of
this Warrant.]
(e) Mechanics
of Exercise.
(i) Delivery
of Certificates Upon Exercise.
Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer
Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with
the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission
(“DWAC”)
system
if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is
an
effective Registration Statement permitting the resale of the Warrant Shares
by
the Holder or (B) the shares are eligible for resale without volume or
manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical
delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within
3 Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form,
surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise
Price as set forth above (the “Warrant
Share Delivery Date”).
This
Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price
is
received by the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued,
and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed
to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the
date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be
paid
by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(vi) prior to the issuance of
such shares, have been paid. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver
to
the Holder certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of
Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the
Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000
of
Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock
on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day
(increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such
liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant
Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered. For purposes hereof,
the term “VWAP” shall
mean, for any date, the price determined
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by
the
first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then
listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price
of
the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading
Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by
Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. New York City time to
4:02
p.m. New York City time); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market,
the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the
nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock
is
not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices
for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets “ published by Pink
Sheets, LL.0 (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions
of
reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock
so
reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common
Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the
Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and
reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall
be
paid by the Company.
(ii) Delivery
of New Warrants Upon Exercise.
If this
Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request
of
a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery
of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to
Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased
Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other
respects be identical with this Warrant.
(iii) Rescission
Rights.
If the
Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a
certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to
Section 2(e)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then, the Holder will have
the right to rescind such exercise.
(iv) Compensation
for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon
Exercise.
In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails
to
cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the
certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or
before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is
required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise)
or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to
deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which
the
Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”),
then
the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the
Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required
to
deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the
price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was
executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion
of
the Warrant and
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equivalent
number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver
to
the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued
had
the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations
hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total
purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted
exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise
to
such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately
preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000.
The
Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable
to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company,
evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right
to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity
including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver
certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant
as
required pursuant to the terms hereof.
(v) No
Fractional Shares or Scrip.
No
fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at
its
election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in
an
amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up
to
the next whole share.
(vi) Charges.
Taxes and Expenses.
Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to
the
Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect
of
the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be
paid
by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder
or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however,
that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name
other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise
shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by
the
Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of
a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
(vii) Closing
of Books.
The
Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which
prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms
hereof.
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Section
3. Certain
Adjustments.
(a) Stock
Dividends and Splits.
If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock
dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its
Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in
shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any
shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant),
(ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of
shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by
reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock
of
the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a
fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
(excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event
and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable
upon
exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the
aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment
made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after
the
record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the
effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or
re-classification.
(b) Subsequent
Equity Sales.
If the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant
is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant
any
right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer,
sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock
or
Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock,
at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower
price, the “Base
Share Price”
and
such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive
Issuance”)
(if
the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall
at
any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions,
floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to
warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such
issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price
per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed
to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive
Issuance), then, (x) the Exercise Price shall be reduced to a price equal to
the
Base Share Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock
or
Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 3(b) in respect
of
an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall notify the Holder, in writing, no later
than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents subject to this Section 3(b), indicating therein the applicable
issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price
and
other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive
Issuance Notice”).
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(c) Subsequent
Rights Offerings.
If the
Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights,
options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders)
entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price
per share less than the VWAP at the record date mentioned below, then, the
Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator
shall
be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance
of such rights or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock
offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the
number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of
such
rights or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price
of the total number of shares so offered (assuming receipt by the Company in
full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or
warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever
such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately
after
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
rights, options or warrants.
(d) Pro
Rata Distributions.
If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to
all
holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its
Indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants
to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which
shall be subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the Exercise Price
shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP
determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator
shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market
value
at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness
so
distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as
determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the
adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the
portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment
shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective
immediately after the record date mentioned above.
(e) Fundamental
Transaction.
If, at
any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger
or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company
effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series
of
related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by
the
Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common
Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities,
cash or property or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common
Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is
effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property
(each “Fundamental
Transaction”),
then,
upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right
to
receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise
immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction,
the
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number
of
shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the
Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration
(the “Alternate
Consideration”)
receivable as a result of such merger, consolidation or disposition of assets
by
a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately prior to such event. For purposes of any such exercise,
the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to
apply
to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration
issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental
Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the
Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value
of
any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common
Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received
in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice
as
to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant
following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate
the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving entity
in
such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent
with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such
warrant into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to
which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any
such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section
3(e) and insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will
be
similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental
Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a
Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3
transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act, or (3) a
Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a national
securities exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market,
or the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company or any successor
entity shall pay at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently
with or within 30 days after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction,
an
amount of cash equal to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance
with the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on
Bloomberg L.P. using (A) a price per share of Common Stock equal to the VWAP
of
the Common Stock for the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (B) a risk-free interest
rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a 30 day period immediately
prior to the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) an
expected volatility equal to the 100 day volatility obtained from the “HVT”
function on Bloomberg L.P. determined as of the Trading Day immediately
following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction
and
(D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public
announcement of such transaction and the Termination Date.
(f) Calculations.
All
calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the
nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section
3,
the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as
of a
given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
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(g)
Notice
to Holder.
(i) Adjustment
to Exercise Price.
Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this
Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth
the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement
of
the facts requiring such adjustment. If the Company enters into a Future Priced
Securities Transaction, despite the prohibition thereon in the Purchase
Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which
such securities may be converted or exercised.
(ii) Notice
to Allow Exercise by Xxxxxx.
If (A)
the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever
form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring
cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall
authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants
to
subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any
rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required
in
connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation
or
merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange
whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property,
or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case,
the
Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall
appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days
prior
to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice
stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not
to
be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to
be
entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are
to
be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or
close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock
of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the
failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof
shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified
in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the
period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event
triggering such notice.
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Section
4. Transfer
of Warrant.
(a) Transferability.
Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth
in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, this
Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any
registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender
of
this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent,
together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form
attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds
sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer.
Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute
and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees,
as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations 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. The Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised
by a
new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant
issued.
(b) New
Warrants.
This
Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof
at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with
Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or
combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants
in
exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance
with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated
the original Issue Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as
to
the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
(c) Warrant
Register.
The
Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the
Company for that purpose (the “Warrant
Register”,
in the
name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and
treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for
the
purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all
other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
(d) Transfer
Restrictions.
If, at
the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of
this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and
under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale
without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, the Company
may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or
transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions
of
Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.
Section
5. Miscellaneous.
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(a) No
Rights as Stockholder until Exercise.
This
Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as
a
stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section
2(e)(i).
(b) Loss,
Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant.
The
Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant
or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss,
theft or destruction, of indemnity or security . reasonably satisfactory. to
it
(which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond),
and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate
of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or
stock certificate.
(c) Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc.
If the
last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any
right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action
may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business
Day.
(d) Authorized
Shares.
The
Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of
shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise
of
any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that
its
issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who
are
charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue
the
necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase
rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action
as
may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided
herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any
requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the
exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise
of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges
created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in
respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except
and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the 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, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of
all
such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against
impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will
(i) not increase the par value of any Warrant
Shares above the amount
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payable
therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value,
(ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that
the
Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any
public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to
enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before
taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant
Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the
Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents
thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
(e) Jurisdiction.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the
Purchase Agreement.
(f) Restrictions.
The
Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this
Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state
and federal securities laws.
(g) Nonwaiver
and Expenses.
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, notwithstanding the fact that all rights
hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and
knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results
in
any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts
as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate
proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto
or
in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies
hereunder.
(h) Notices.
Any
notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered
to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice
provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
(i) Limitation
of Liability.
No
provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise
this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights
or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the
purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether
such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the
Company.
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(j) Remedies.
The
Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law,
including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of
its
rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not
be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of
the
provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the
defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
(k) Successors
and Assigns.
Subject
to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations
evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors of the Company and the successors and permitted 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 the Holder or
holder of Warrant Shares.
(l) Amendment.
This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the
written consent of the Company and Holders holding Warrants at least equal
to
67% of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of all then outstanding
Warrants.
(m) Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining
provisions of this Warrant.
(n) Headings.
The
headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and
shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
indicated.
By:
__________________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxx Xx
Title:
CEO
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
(1) The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase __________ Warrant Shares of the Company
pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full),
and
tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all
applicable transfer taxes, if any. Payment shall take the form a wire transfer
or certified check in lawful money of the United States.
(2) Please
issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the
name
of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
___________________________
The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
(3) Accredited
Investor.
The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]
Name
of
Investing Entity:
________________________________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
__________________________________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Date:
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ASSIGNMENT
FORM
(To
assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this
form
and supply required information.
Do
not
use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, [_______] all of or [_________ ]
shares
of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned
to
____________________________ whose
address is
__________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Holder’s
Signature:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Holder’s
Address:
______________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature
Guaranteed:
___________________________________________________________________________________
NOTE:
The
signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears
on
the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or bust company. Officers of
corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing
Warrant.
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