Contract
EXHIBIT
4.4
THIS
WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF
HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS
IS NOT REQUIRED.
SERIES
C
WARRANT TO PURCHASE
SHARES
OF
COMMON STOCK
OF
Expires
on October 2, 2012
No.:
W-C-07-
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Number
of Shares: Up to __________
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Date
of Issuance: October 3, 2007
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FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned, Victory Divide Mining Company, a Nevada
corporation
(together with its successors and assigns, the “Issuer”),
hereby certifies that _____________
or
its
registered assigns (the “Holder”)
is
entitled to subscribe for and purchase, during the Term (as hereinafter
defined), up to __________
shares
(subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided) of the duly authorized,
validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock of the Issuer, at
an exercise
price per share equal to the Warrant Price then in effect, subject,
however, to
the provisions and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
1. Term.
The
term of this Warrant shall commence on October 3, 2007 and shall expire
at 6:00
p.m., Eastern Time, on October 2, 2012 (such period being the “Term”
and
such date, the “Termination
Date”).
2. Method
of Exercise; Payment; Issuance of New Warrant; Transfer and
Exchange.
(a) Time
of Exercise.
The
purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole
or in part
during the Term for such number of shares of Common Stock into which the
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock that have been exercised by the Holder
pursuant to the Series J Warrant issued by the Issuer to the Holder
pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement may be converted.
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(b) Method
of Exercise.
The
Holder hereof may exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by the
surrender
of this Warrant (with the exercise form attached hereto duly executed)
at the
principal office of the Issuer, and by the payment to the Issuer of
an amount of
consideration therefor equal to the Warrant Price in effect on the
date of such
exercise multiplied by the number of shares of Warrant Stock with respect
to
which this Warrant is then being exercised, payable at such Holder’s election
(i) by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer to an account
designated by the Issuer, (ii) by “cashless exercise” in accordance with Section
2(c), but only when a registration statement under the Securities Act
providing
for the resale of the Warrant Stock is not then in effect, or (iii)
by a
combination of the foregoing methods of payment selected by the Holder
of this
Warrant.
(c) Cashless
Exercise.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, and (i) the volume
weighted average price of one share of Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin
Board or
such other securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded
or
included for quotation, for any ten (10) consecutive Trading Days is
greater
than the Warrant Price (at or prior to the date of calculation as set
forth
below) and (ii) commencing eighteen (18) months following the Original
Issue
Date if a registration statement under the Securities Act providing
for the
resale of the Warrant Stock (A) has not been declared effective by
the
Securities and Exchange Commission by the date such registration statement
is
required to be effective pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement
(as
defined in Section 8), or (B) is not effective at the time of exercise
of this
Warrant, unless the registration statement is not effective as a result
of the
Issuer exercising its rights under Section 3(n) of the Registration
Rights
Agreement, in lieu of exercising this Warrant by payment of cash, the
Holder may
exercise this Warrant by a cashless exercise and shall receive the
number of
shares of Common Stock equal to an amount (as determined below) by
surrender of
this Warrant at the principal office of the Issuer together with the
properly
endorsed Notice of Exercise in which event the Issuer shall issue to
the Holder
a number of shares of Common Stock computed using the following
formula:
X
=
Y - (A)(Y)
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B
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Where
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X
=
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the
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the
Holder.
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Y
=
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the
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise
of all of the
Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised,
the
portion of the Warrant being exercised.
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A
=
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the
Warrant Price.
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B
=
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the
Per Share Market Value of one share of Common
Stock.
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(d) Issuance
of Stock Certificates.
In the
event of any exercise of this Warrant in accordance with and subject
to the
terms and conditions hereof, certificates for the shares of Warrant
Stock so
purchased shall be dated the date of such exercise and delivered to
the Holder
hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding three (3) Trading Days
after such
exercise (the “Delivery
Date”)
or, at
the request of the Holder (provided that a registration statement under
the
Securities Act providing for the resale of the Warrant Stock is then
in effect
or that the shares of Warrant Stock are otherwise exempt from registration),
issued and delivered to the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)
account on the Holder’s behalf via the Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission
System (“DWAC”)
within
a reasonable time, not exceeding three (3) Trading Days after such
exercise, and
the Holder hereof shall be deemed for all purposes to be the holder
of the
shares of Warrant Stock so purchased as of the date of such exercise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Issuer or its transfer
agent
shall only be obligated to issue and deliver the shares to the DTC
on a holder’s
behalf via DWAC if such exercise is in connection with a sale or other
exemption
from registration by which the shares may be issued without a restrictive
legend
and the Issuer and its transfer agent are participating in DTC through
the DWAC
system. The Holder shall deliver this original Warrant, or an indemnification
undertaking with respect to such Warrant in the case of its loss, theft
or
destruction, at such time that this Warrant is fully exercised. With
respect to
partial exercises of this Warrant, the Issuer shall keep written records
for the
Holder of the number of shares of Warrant Stock exercised as of each
date of
exercise.
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(e) Compensation
for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon
Exercise.
In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Issuer
fails to
cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or
certificates
representing the Warrant Stock pursuant to an exercise on or before
the Delivery
Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to
purchase
(in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock
to deliver
in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Stock which
the Holder
anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”),
then
the Issuer shall (1) 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 (A) the number of shares of Warrant Stock that the Issuer
was
required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at
issue times
(B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase
obligation
was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate
the portion
of the Warrant and equivalent number of shares of Warrant Stock 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 Issuer 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 (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Issuer shall be
required to
pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Issuer written
notice
indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In,
together
with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested
by the
Issuer. 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
Issuer’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms
hereof.
(f) Transferability
of Warrant.
Subject
to Section 2(h) hereof, this Warrant may be transferred by a Holder,
in whole or
in part, without the consent of the Issuer. If transferred pursuant
to this
paragraph, this Warrant may be transferred on the books of the Issuer
by the
Holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender
of this
Warrant at the principal office of the Issuer, properly endorsed (by
the Holder
executing an assignment in the form attached hereto) and upon payment
of any
necessary transfer tax or other governmental charge imposed upon such
transfer.
This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the Issuer
for Warrants
to purchase the same aggregate number of shares of Warrant Stock, each
new
Warrant to represent the right to purchase such number of shares of
Warrant
Stock as the Holder hereof shall designate at the time of such exchange.
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
shares of
Warrant Stock issuable pursuant thereto.
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(g) Continuing
Rights of Holder.
The
Issuer will, at the time of or at any time after each exercise of this
Warrant,
upon the request of the Holder hereof, acknowledge in writing the extent,
if
any, of its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder all rights
to which
such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance
with
the terms of this Warrant, provided that if any such Holder shall fail
to make
any such request, the failure shall not affect the continuing obligation
of the
Issuer to afford such rights to such Holder.
(h) Compliance
with Securities Laws.
(i) The
Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this
Warrant and
the shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof are being
acquired
solely for the Holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party,
and for investment, and that the Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise
dispose of this Warrant or any shares of Warrant Stock to be issued
upon
exercise hereof except pursuant to an effective registration statement,
or an
exemption from registration, under the Securities Act and any applicable
state
securities laws.
(ii) Except
as
provided in paragraph (iii) below, this Warrant and all certificates
representing shares of Warrant Stock issued upon exercise hereof shall
be
stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following
form:
THIS
WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF
HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS
IS NOT REQUIRED.
(iii) The
Issuer agrees to reissue this Warrant or certificates representing
any of the
Warrant Stock, without the legend set forth above if at such time,
prior to
making any transfer of any such securities, the Holder shall give written
notice
to the Issuer describing the manner and terms of such transfer. Such
proposed
transfer will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Issuer has
received an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the effect
that the
registration of such securities under the Securities Act is not required
in
connection with such proposed transfer, (ii) a registration statement
under the
Securities Act covering such proposed disposition has been filed by
the Issuer
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has become effective
under the
Securities Act, (iii) the Issuer has received other evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Issuer that such registration and qualification
under the
Securities Act and state securities laws are not required, or (iv)
the Holder
provides the Issuer with reasonable assurances that such security can
be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; and (b) either (i) the
Issuer has
received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer,
to the
effect that registration or qualification under the securities or “blue sky”
laws of any state is not required in connection with such proposed
disposition,
or (ii) compliance with applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws has been
effected or a valid exemption exists with respect thereto. The Issuer
will
respond to any such notice from a holder within three (3) Trading Days.
In the
case of any proposed transfer under this Section 2(h), the Issuer will
use
reasonable efforts to comply with any such applicable state securities
or “blue
sky” laws, but shall in no event be required, (x) to qualify to do business
in
any state where it is not then qualified, (y) to take any action that
would
subject it to tax or to the general service of process in any state
where it is
not then subject, or (z) to comply with state securities or “blue sky” laws of
any state for which registration by coordination is unavailable to
the Issuer.
The restrictions on transfer contained in this Section 2(h) shall be
in addition
to, and not by way of limitation of, any other restrictions on transfer
contained in any other section of this Warrant. Whenever a certificate
representing the Warrant Stock is required to be issued to the Holder
without a
legend, in lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the
Warrant
Stock, the Issuer shall cause its transfer agent to electronically
transmit the
Warrant Stock to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder
or Holder’s
Prime Broker with DTC through its DWAC system (to the extent not inconsistent
with any provisions of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement).
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(i) Accredited
Investor Status.
In no
event may the Holder exercise this Warrant in whole or in part unless
the Holder
is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities
Act.
3. Stock
Fully Paid; Reservation and Listing of Shares; Covenants.
(a) Stock
Fully Paid.
The
Issuer represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that all shares of
Warrant
Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant or otherwise
hereunder will, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Warrant,
be
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
free from all
taxes, liens and charges created by or through the Issuer. The Issuer
further
covenants and agrees that during the period within which this Warrant
may be
exercised, the Issuer will at all times have authorized and reserved
for the
purpose of the issuance upon exercise of this Warrant a number of authorized
but
unissued shares of Common Stock equal to at least one hundred percent
(100%) of
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant
without regard to any limitations on exercise.
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(b) Reservation.
If any
shares of Common Stock required to be reserved for issuance upon exercise
of
this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder require registration
or
qualification with any Governmental Authority under any federal or
state law
before such shares may be so issued, the Issuer will in good faith
use its best
efforts as expeditiously as possible at its expense to cause such shares
to be
duly registered or qualified. If the Issuer shall list any shares of
Common
Stock on any securities exchange or market it will, at its expense,
list
thereon, and maintain and increase when necessary such listing, of,
all shares
of Warrant Stock from time to time issued upon exercise of this Warrant
or as
otherwise provided hereunder (provided that such Warrant Stock has
been
registered pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities
Act then in
effect), and, to the extent permissible under the applicable securities
exchange
rules, all unissued shares of Warrant Stock which are at any time issuable
hereunder, so long as any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed.
The Issuer
will also so list on each securities exchange or market, and will maintain
such
listing of, any other securities which the Holder of this Warrant shall
be
entitled to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant if at the time
any
securities of the same class shall be listed on such securities exchange
or
market by the Issuer.
(c) Covenants.
The
Issuer shall not by any action including, without limitation, amending
the
Articles of Incorporation or the by-laws of the Issuer, or through
any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution,
issue or
sale of securities or any other 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
the Holder
hereof against dilution (to the extent specifically provided herein)
or
impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuer
will
(i) not permit the par value, if any, of its Common Stock to exceed
the then
effective Warrant Price, (ii) not amend or modify any provision of
the Articles
of Incorporation or by-laws of the Issuer in any manner that would
adversely
affect the rights of the Holders of the Warrants, (iii) take all such
action as
may be reasonably necessary in order that the Issuer may validly and
legally
issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, free and
clear of any
liens, claims, encumbrances and restrictions (other than as provided
herein)
upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iv) use its best efforts to
obtain all
such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory
body
having jurisdiction thereof as may be reasonably necessary to enable
the Issuer
to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
(d) Loss,
Theft, Destruction of Warrants.
Upon
receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of the ownership of
and the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant and, in the case of
any such
loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity or security satisfactory
to the Issuer or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender
and
cancellation of such Warrant, the Issuer will make and deliver, in
lieu of such
lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like
tenor and
representing the right to purchase the same number of shares of Common
Stock.
(e) Payment
of Taxes.
The
Issuer will pay any documentary stamp taxes attributable to the initial
issuance
of the Warrant Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant; provided,
however,
that
the Issuer shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes which may
be payable in
respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of any
certificates
representing Warrant Stock in a name other than that of the Holder
in respect to
which such shares are issued.
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4. Adjustment
of Warrant Price.
The
price at which such shares of Warrant Stock may be purchased upon exercise
of
this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set
forth in
this Section 4. The Issuer shall give the Holder notice of any event
described
below which requires an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4 in accordance
with
the notice provisions set forth in Section 5.
(a) Recapitalization,
Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.
(i) In
case
the Issuer after the Original Issue Date shall do any of the following
(each, a
“Triggering
Event”):
(a)
consolidate or merge with or into any other Person and the Issuer shall
not be
the continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger,
or (b)
permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge into the Issuer
and the
Issuer shall be the continuing or surviving Person but, in connection
with such
consolidation or merger, any Capital Stock of the Issuer shall be changed
into
or exchanged for Securities of any other Person or cash or any other
property,
or (c) transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets
to any
other Person, or (d) effect a capital reorganization or reclassification
of its
Capital Stock, then, and in the case of each such Triggering Event,
proper
provision shall be made to the Warrant Price and the number of shares
of Warrant
Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant so that,
upon the
basis and the terms and in the manner provided in this Warrant, the
Holder of
this Warrant shall be entitled upon the exercise hereof at any time
after the
consummation of such Triggering Event, to the extent this Warrant is
not
exercised prior to such Triggering Event, to receive at the Warrant
Price in
effect at the time immediately prior to the consummation of such Triggering
Event, in lieu of the Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of this
Warrant
prior to such Triggering Event, the Securities, cash and property to
which such
Holder would have been entitled upon the consummation of such Triggering
Event
if such Holder had exercised the rights represented by this Warrant
immediately
prior thereto (including the right of a shareholder to elect the type
of
consideration it will receive upon a Triggering Event), subject to
adjustments
(subsequent to such corporate action) as nearly equivalent as possible
to the
adjustments provided for elsewhere in this Section 4; provided,
however,
the
Holder at its option may elect to receive an amount in unregistered
shares of
the common stock of the surviving entity equal to the value of this
Warrant
calculated in accordance with the Black-Scholes formula; provided,
further,
such
shares of Common Stock shall be valued at a twenty percent (20%) discount
to the
VWAP of the Common Stock for the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately
prior to
the Triggering Event. Immediately upon the occurrence of a Triggering
Event, the
Issuer shall notify the Holder in writing of such Triggering Event
and provide
the calculations in determining the number of shares of Warrant Stock
issuable
upon exercise of the new warrant and the adjusted Warrant Price. Upon
the
Holder’s request, the continuing or surviving corporation as a result of such
Triggering Event shall issue to the Holder a new warrant of like tenor
evidencing the right to purchase the adjusted number of shares of Warrant
Stock
and the adjusted Warrant Price pursuant to the terms and provisions
of this
Section 4(a)(i). Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, this
Section
4(a)(i) shall only apply if the surviving entity pursuant to any such
Triggering
Event is a company that has a class of equity securities registered
pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
and
its common stock is listed or quoted on a national securities exchange,
national
automated quotation system or the OTC Bulletin Board. In the event
that the
surviving entity pursuant to any such Triggering Event is not a public
company
that is registered pursuant to the Exchange Act or its common stock
is not
listed or quoted on a national securities exchange, national automated
quotation
system or the OTC Bulletin Board, then the Holder shall have the right
to demand
that the Issuer pay to the Holder an amount in cash equal to the value
of this
Warrant calculated in accordance with the Black-Scholes
formula.
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(ii) In
the
event that the Holder has elected not to exercise this Warrant prior
to the
consummation of a Triggering Event and has also elected not to receive
an amount
in cash equal to the value of this Warrant calculated in accordance
with the
Black-Scholes formula pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(a)(i)
above, so
long as the surviving entity pursuant to any Triggering Event is a
company that
has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to the Exchange
Act and its
common stock is listed or quoted on a national securities exchange,
national
automated quotation system or the OTC Bulletin Board, the surviving
entity
and/or each Person (other than the Issuer) which may be required to
deliver any
Securities, cash or property upon the exercise of this Warrant as provided
herein shall assume, by written instrument delivered to, and reasonably
satisfactory to, the Holder of this Warrant, (A) the obligations of
the Issuer
under this Warrant (and if the Issuer shall survive the consummation
of such
Triggering Event, such assumption shall be in addition to, and shall
not release
the Issuer from, any continuing obligations of the Issuer under this
Warrant)
and (B) the obligation to deliver to such Holder such Securities, cash
or
property as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this subsection
(a),
such Holder shall be entitled to receive, and the surviving entity
and/or each
such Person shall have similarly delivered to such Holder an opinion
of counsel
for the surviving entity and/or each such Person, which counsel shall
be
reasonably satisfactory to such Holder, or in the alternative, a written
acknowledgement executed by the President or Chief Financial Officer
of the
Issuer, stating that this Warrant shall thereafter continue in full
force and
effect and the terms hereof (including, without limitation, all of
the
provisions of this subsection (a)) shall be applicable to the Securities,
cash
or property which the surviving entity and/or each such Person may
be required
to deliver upon any exercise of this Warrant or the exercise of any
rights
pursuant hereto.
(b) Stock
Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations.
If at
any time the Issuer shall:
(i) make
or
issue or set a record date for the holders of the Common Stock for
the purpose
of entitling them to receive a dividend payable in, or other distribution
of,
shares of Common Stock,
(ii) subdivide
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares
of Common
Stock, or
(iii) combine
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares
of Common
Stock,
then
(1)
the number of shares of 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 would own or be entitled to receive
after the
happening of such event, and (2) the Warrant Price then in effect shall
be
adjusted to equal (A) the Warrant Price then in effect 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 of Common
Stock for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such
adjustment.
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(c) Certain
Other Distributions.
If at
any time the Issuer shall make or issue or set a record date for the
holders of
the Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend
or
other distribution of:
(i) cash,
(ii) any
evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or
any other
securities or property of any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Common
Stock
Equivalents or Additional Shares of Common Stock), or
(iii) any
warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any evidences
of its
indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other securities
or
property of any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Common Stock Equivalents
or
Additional Shares of Common Stock),
then
(1)
the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
shall
be adjusted to equal the product of the number of shares of Common
Stock for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment
multiplied by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the Per
Share
Market Value of Common Stock at the date of taking such record and
(B) the
denominator of which shall be such Per Share Market Value minus the
amount
allocable to one share of Common Stock of any such cash so distributable
and of
the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors
of the
Issuer and supported by an opinion from an investment banking firm
mutually
agreed upon by the Issuer and the Holder) of any and all such evidences
of
indebtedness, shares of stock, other securities or property or warrants
or other
subscription or purchase rights so distributable, and (2) the Warrant
Price then
in effect shall be adjusted to equal (A) the Warrant Price then in
effect
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 of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately
after
such adjustment. A reclassification of the Common Stock (other than
a change in
par value, or from par value to no par value or from no par value to
par value)
into shares of Common Stock and shares of any other class of stock
shall be
deemed a distribution by the Issuer to the holders of its Common Stock
of such
shares of such other class of stock within the meaning of this Section
4(c) and,
if the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into a larger
or
smaller number of shares of Common Stock as a part of such reclassification,
such change shall be deemed a subdivision or combination, as the case
may be, of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock within the meaning of Section
4(b).
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(d) Issuance
of Additional Shares of Common Stock.
(i) For
the
period commencing on the Original Issue Date and ending on the two
(2) year
anniversary of the Original Issue Date, in the event the Issuer shall
issue any
Additional Shares of Common Stock (otherwise than as provided in the
foregoing
subsections (a) through (c) of this Section 4), at a price per share
less than
the Warrant Price then in effect or without consideration, then the
Warrant
Price upon each such issuance shall be adjusted to the price equal
to the
consideration per share paid for such Additional Shares of Common
Stock.
(ii) For
the
period commencing on the two (2) year anniversary of the Original Issue
Date and
ending on the Termination Date, in the event the Issuer shall issue
any
Additional Shares of Common Stock (otherwise than as provided in the
foregoing
subsections (a) through (c) of this Section 4), at a price per share
less than
the Warrant Price then in effect or without consideration, then the
Warrant
Price then in effect shall multiplied by a fraction (a) the numerator
of which
shall be equal to the sum of (x) the number of shares of outstanding
Common
Stock immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Shares of
Common
Stock plus (y) the number of shares of Common Stock (rounded to the
nearest
whole share) which the aggregate consideration for the total number
of such
Additional Shares of Common Stock so issued would purchase at a price
per share
equal to the Warrant Price then in effect and (b) the denominator of
which shall
be equal to the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock immediately
after
the issuance of such Additional Shares of Common Stock. For purposes
of this
Section, all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options
outstanding immediately prior to such issue or upon conversion of Convertible
Securities (as defined below) (including Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock of
the Company, par value $.001 per share) outstanding immediately prior
to such
issue are deemed outstanding. No adjustment of the number of shares
of Common
Stock for which this Warrant shall be exercisable shall be made pursuant
to this
Section 4(d)(ii) upon the issuance of any Additional Shares of Common
Stock
which are issued pursuant to the exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents,
if
any such adjustment shall previously have been made upon the issuance
of such
Common Stock Equivalents (or upon the issuance of any warrant or other
rights
therefor) pursuant to Section 4(e).
(e) Issuance
of Common Stock Equivalents.
In the
event the Issuer shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock
for the
purpose of entitling them to receive a distribution of, or shall in
any manner
(whether directly or by assumption in a merger in which the Issuer
is the
surviving corporation) issue or sell, any Common Stock Equivalents,
whether or
not the rights to exchange or convert thereunder are immediately exercisable,
and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such
conversion
or exchange shall be less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately
prior to
the time of such issue or sale, or if, after any such issuance of Common
Stock
Equivalents, the price per share for which Additional Shares of Common
Stock may
be issuable thereafter is amended or adjusted, and such price as so
amended
shall be less than the Warrant Price in effect at the time of such
amendment or
adjustment, then the Warrant Price then in effect shall be adjusted
as provided
in Section 4(d)(i) or (ii), as applicable. No further adjustments of
the number
of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and
the Warrant
Price then in effect shall be made upon the actual issue of such Common
Stock
upon conversion or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalents.
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(f) Other
Provisions Applicable to Adjustments under this Section.
The
following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments
of the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
and the
Warrant Price then in effect provided for in this Section 4:
(i) Computation
of Consideration.
To the
extent that any Additional Shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock
Equivalents (or any warrants or other rights therefor) shall be issued
for cash
consideration, the consideration received by the Issuer therefor shall
be the
amount of the cash received by the Issuer therefor, or, if such Additional
Shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are offered by the
Issuer for
subscription, the subscription price, or, if such Additional Shares
of Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are sold to underwriters or dealers
for public
offering without a subscription offering, the initial public offering
price (in
any such case subtracting any amounts paid or receivable for accrued
interest or
accrued dividends and without taking into account any compensation,
discounts or
expenses paid or incurred by the Issuer for and in the underwriting
of, or
otherwise in connection with, the issuance thereof). In connection
with any
merger or consolidation in which the Issuer is the surviving corporation
(other
than any consolidation or merger in which the previously outstanding
shares of
Common Stock of the Issuer shall be changed to or exchanged for the
stock or
other securities of another corporation), the amount of consideration
therefore
shall be, deemed to be the fair value, as determined reasonably and
in good
faith by the Board, and acceptable to the Holder, of such portion of
the assets
and business of the nonsurviving corporation as the Board may determine
to be
attributable to such shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents,
as the
case may be. The consideration for any Additional 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 the Issuer for issuing
such
warrants or other rights plus the additional consideration payable
to the Issuer
upon exercise of such warrants or other rights. The consideration for
any
Additional Shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of
any Common
Stock Equivalents shall be the consideration received by the Issuer
for issuing
warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase such Common Stock
Equivalents, plus the consideration paid or payable to the Issuer in
respect of
the subscription for or purchase of such Common Stock Equivalents,
plus the
additional consideration, if any, payable to the Issuer upon the exercise
of the
right of conversion or exchange in such Common Stock Equivalents. In
the event
of any consolidation or merger of the Issuer in which the Issuer is
not the
surviving corporation or in which the previously outstanding shares
of Common
Stock of the Issuer shall be changed into or exchanged for the stock
or other
securities of another corporation, or in the event of any sale of all
or
substantially all of the assets of the Issuer for stock or other securities
of
any corporation, the Issuer shall be deemed to have issued a number
of shares of
its Common Stock for stock or securities or other property of the other
corporation computed on the basis of the actual exchange ratio on which
the
transaction was predicated, and for a consideration equal to the fair
market
value on the date of such transaction of all such stock or securities
or other
property of the other corporation. In the event any consideration received
by
the Issuer for any securities consists of property other than cash,
the fair
market value thereof at the time of issuance or as otherwise applicable
shall be
as determined in good faith by the Board. In the event Common Stock
is issued
with other shares or securities or other assets of the Issuer for consideration
which covers both, the consideration computed as provided in this Section
4(g)(i) shall be allocated among such securities and assets as determined
in
good faith by the Board.
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(ii) When
Adjustments to Be Made.
The
adjustments required by this Section 4 shall be made whenever and as
often as
any specified event requiring an adjustment shall occur, except that
any
adjustment of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant
is
exercisable that would otherwise be required may be postponed (except
in the
case of a subdivision or combination of shares of the Common Stock,
as provided
for in Section 4(b)) up to, but not beyond the date of exercise if
such
adjustment either by itself or with other adjustments not previously
made adds
or subtracts less than one percent (1%) of the shares of Common Stock
for which
this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the making of such
adjustment.
Any adjustment representing a change of less than such minimum amount
(except as
aforesaid) which is postponed shall be carried forward and made as
soon as such
adjustment, together with other adjustments required by this Section
4 and not
previously made, would result in a minimum adjustment or on the date
of
exercise. For the purpose of any adjustment, any specified event shall
be deemed
to have occurred at the close of business on the date of its
occurrence.
(iii) Fractional
Interests.
In
computing adjustments under this Section 4, fractional interests in
Common Stock
shall be taken into account to the nearest one one-hundredth (1/100th)
of a
share.
(iv) When
Adjustment Not Required.
If the
Issuer shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the
purpose of
entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution or subscription
or purchase
rights and shall, thereafter and before the distribution to stockholders
thereof, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend,
distribution,
subscription or purchase rights, then thereafter no adjustment shall
be required
by reason of the taking of such record and any such adjustment previously
made
in respect thereof shall be rescinded and annulled.
(g) Form
of Warrant after Adjustments.
The
form of this Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustments
in the
Warrant Price or the number and kind of Securities purchasable upon
the exercise
of this Warrant.
(h) Escrow
of Warrant Stock.
If
after any property becomes distributable pursuant to this Section 4
by reason of
the taking of any record of the holders of Common Stock, but prior
to the
occurrence of the event for which such record is taken, and the Holder
exercises
this Warrant, any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by
reason of
such adjustment shall be deemed the last shares of Common Stock for
which this
Warrant is exercised (notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary
herein) and such shares or other property shall be held in escrow for
the Holder
by the Issuer to be issued to the Holder upon and to the extent that
the event
actually takes place, upon payment of the current Warrant Price. Notwithstanding
any other provision to the contrary herein, if the event for which
such record
was taken fails to occur or is rescinded, then such escrowed shares
shall be
cancelled by the Issuer and escrowed property returned.
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5. Notice
of Adjustments.
Whenever the Warrant Price or Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted
pursuant to
Section 4 hereof (for purposes of this Section 5, each an “adjustment”),
the
Issuer shall cause its Chief Financial Officer to prepare and execute
a
certificate setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring
the
adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such
adjustment
was calculated (including a description of the basis on which the Board
made any
determination hereunder), and the Warrant Price and Warrant Share Number
after
giving effect to such adjustment, and shall cause copies of such certificate
to
be delivered to the Holder of this Warrant promptly after each adjustment.
Any
dispute between the Issuer and the Holder of this Warrant with respect
to the
matters set forth in such certificate may at the option of the Holder
of this
Warrant be submitted to a national or regional accounting firm reasonably
acceptable to the Issuer and the Holder (the “Independent
Appraiser”),
provided
that the
Issuer shall have ten (10) days after receipt of notice from such Holder
of its
selection of such firm to object thereto, in which case such Holder
shall select
another such firm and the Issuer shall have no such right of objection.
The
Independent Appraiser selected by the Holder of this Warrant as provided
in the
preceding sentence shall be instructed to deliver a written opinion
as to such
matters to the Issuer and such Holder within thirty (30) days after
submission
to it of such dispute. Such opinion shall be final and binding on the
parties
hereto. The reasonable expenses of the Independent Appraiser in making
such
determination shall be paid by the Issuer, in the event the Holder's
calculation
was correct, or by the Holder, in the event the Issuer’s calculation was
correct, or equally by the Issuer and the Holder in the event that
neither the
Issuer's or the Holder's calculation was correct.
6. Fractional
Shares.
No
fractional shares of Warrant Stock will be issued in connection with
any
exercise hereof, but in lieu of such fractional shares, the Issuer
shall round
the number of shares to be issued upon exercise up to the nearest whole
number
of shares.
7. Ownership
Cap and Exercise Restriction.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant,
at no time
may a Holder of this Warrant exercise this Warrant if the number of
shares of
Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such exercise would exceed, when
aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by such
Holder at such time, the number of shares of Common Stock which would
result in
such Holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section
13(d)
of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of
the then
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided,
however,
that
upon a holder of this Warrant providing the Issuer with sixty-one (61)
days
notice (pursuant to Section 13 hereof) (the “Waiver
Notice”)
that
such Holder would like to waive this Section 7 with regard to any or
all shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, this Section
7 will be
of no force or effect with regard to all or a portion of the Warrant
referenced
in the Waiver Notice; provided,
further,
that
this provision shall be of no further force or effect during the sixty-one
(61)
days immediately preceding the expiration of the term of this
Warrant.
8. Registration
Rights.
The
Holder of this Warrant is entitled to the benefit of certain registration
rights
with respect to the shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon the exercise
of this
Warrant pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, of
even date
herewith, by and among the Company and Persons listed on Schedule I
thereto (the
“Registration
Rights Agreement”)
and
the registration rights with respect to the shares of Warrant Stock
issuable
upon the exercise of this Warrant by any subsequent Holder may only
be assigned
in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Registrations Rights
Agreement.
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9. Definitions.
For the
purposes of this Warrant, the following terms have the following
meanings:
“Additional
Shares of Common Stock”
means
all shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer after the Original
Issue Date,
and all shares of Other Common, if any, issued by the Issuer after
the Original
Issue Date, except: (i) securities issued pursuant to a bona fide firm
underwritten public offering of the Company’s securities, provided such
underwritten public offering has been approved in advance by the holders
of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding shares of Series A
(the
“Majority
Holders”),
(ii)
securities issued (other than for cash) in connection with a strategic
merger,
acquisition, or consolidation, provided that the issuance of such securities
in
connection with such strategic merger, acquisition, or consolidation
has been
approved in advance by the Majority Holders, (iii) securities issued
pursuant to
the conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities
issued or
outstanding on or prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement or issued
pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement (so long as the conversion or exercise price
in such
securities are not amended to lower such price and/or adversely affect
the
Holders), (iv) the Warrant Stock, (v) securities issued in connection
with bona
fide strategic license agreements or other partnering arrangements
so long as
such issuances are not for the purpose of raising capital and provided
that the
issuance of such securities in connection with such bona fide strategic
license
agreements or other partnering arrangements has been approved in advance
by the
Majority Holders, (vi) Common Stock issued or the issuance or grants
of options
to purchase Common Stock pursuant to the Issuer’s equity incentive plans
outstanding as they exist on the date of the Purchase Agreement, (vii)
the
issuance or grants of options to purchase Common Stock to employees,
officers or
directors of the Issuer pursuant to any equity incentive plan duly
adopted by
the Board or a committee thereof established for such purpose so long
as such
issuances in the aggregate do not exceed ten percent (10)% of the issued
and
outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the Original Issue Date and
the
specified price at which the options may be exercised is equal to or
greater
than the Per Share Market Value as of the date of such grant, and (viii)
any
warrants, shares of Common Stock or other securities issued to a placement
agent
and its designees for the transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement or
in any other sales of the Issuer’s securities and any securities issued in
connection with any financial advisory agreements of the Issuer and
the shares
of Common Stock issued upon exercise of any such warrants or conversions
of any
such other securities.
“Articles
of Incorporation”
means
the Articles of Incorporation of the Issuer as in effect on the Original
Issue
Date, and as hereafter from time to time amended, modified, supplemented
or
restated in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and pursuant
to
applicable law.
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“Board”
shall
mean the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
“Capital
Stock”
means
and includes (i) any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents of or interests in (however designated) corporate stock,
including,
without limitation, shares of preferred or preference stock, (ii) all
partnership interests (whether general or limited) in any Person which
is a
partnership, (iii) all membership interests or limited liability company
interests in any limited liability company, and (iv) all equity or
ownership
interests in any Person of any other type.
“Common
Stock”
means
the Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Issuer and any
other
Capital Stock into which such stock may hereafter be changed.
“Common
Stock Equivalent”
means
any Convertible Security or warrant, option or other right to subscribe
for or
purchase any Additional Shares of Common Stock or any Convertible
Security.
“Convertible
Securities”
means
evidences of Indebtedness, shares of Capital Stock or other Securities
which are
or may be at any time convertible into or exchangeable for Additional
Shares of
Common Stock. The term “Convertible Security” means one of the Convertible
Securities.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory entity, department,
body,
official, authority, commission, board, agency or instrumentality,
whether
federal, state or local, and whether domestic or foreign.
“Holders”
mean
the Persons who shall from time to time own any Warrant. The term “Holder” means
one of the Holders.
“Independent
Appraiser”
means
a
nationally recognized or major regional investment banking firm or
firm of
independent certified public accountants of recognized standing (which
may be
the firm that regularly examines the financial statements of the Issuer)
that is
regularly engaged in the business of appraising the Capital Stock or
assets of
corporations or other entities as going concerns, and which is not
affiliated
with either the Issuer or the Holder of any Warrant.
“Issuer”
means
Victory Divide Mining Company, a Nevada corporation, and its
successors.
“Majority
Holders”
means
at any time the Holders of Warrants exercisable for a majority of the
shares of
Warrant Stock issuable under the Warrants at the time outstanding.
“Original
Issue Date”
means
October 3, 2007.
“OTC
Bulletin Board”
means
the over-the-counter electronic bulletin board.
“Other
Common”
means
any other Capital Stock of the Issuer of any class which shall be authorized
at
any time after the date of this Warrant (other than Common Stock) and
which
shall have the right to participate in the distribution of earnings
and assets
of the Issuer without limitation as to amount.
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“Outstanding
Common Stock”
means,
at any given time, the aggregate amount of outstanding shares of Common
Stock,
assuming full exercise, conversion or exchange (as applicable) of all
options,
warrants and other Securities which are convertible into or exercisable
or
exchangeable for, and any right to subscribe for, shares of Common
Stock that
are outstanding at such time.
“Person”
means
an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, Governmental
Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Per
Share Market Value”
means
on any particular date (a) the last closing price per share of the
Common Stock
on such date on the OTC Bulletin Board or another registered national
stock
exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, or if there is no
closing
price on such date, then the closing bid price on such date, or if
there is no
closing bid price on such date, then the closing price on such exchange
or
quotation system on the date nearest preceding such date, or (b) if
the Common
Stock is not listed then on the OTC Bulletin Board or any registered
national
stock exchange, the last closing price for a share of Common Stock
in the
over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board or in
the
National Quotation Bureau Incorporated or similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) at the close of business
on
such date, or if there is no closing price on such date, then the closing
bid
price on such date, or (c) if the Common Stock is not then reported
by the OTC
Bulletin Board or the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices),
then
the average of the “Pink Sheet” quotes for the five (5) Trading Days preceding
such date of determination, or (d) if the Common Stock is not then
publicly
traded the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined
by an
Independent Appraiser selected in good faith by the Majority Holders;
provided,
however,
that
the Issuer, after receipt of the determination by such Independent
Appraiser,
shall have the right to select an additional Independent Appraiser,
in which
case, the fair market value shall be equal to the average of the determinations
by each such Independent Appraiser; and provided,
further,
that
all determinations of the Per Share Market Value shall be appropriately
adjusted
for any stock dividends, stock splits or other similar transactions
during such
period. The determination of fair market value by an Independent Appraiser
shall
be based upon the fair market value of the Issuer determined on a going
concern
basis as between a willing buyer and a willing seller and taking into
account
all relevant factors determinative of value, and shall be final and
binding on
all parties. In determining the fair market value of any shares of
Common Stock,
no consideration shall be given to any restrictions on transfer of
the Common
Stock imposed by agreement or by federal or state securities laws,
or to the
existence or absence of, or any limitations on, voting rights.
“Purchase
Agreement”
means
the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as
of October
3, 2007, among the Issuer and the Purchasers.
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“Purchasers”
means
the purchasers of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the
Warrants
issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
“Securities”
means
any debt or equity securities of the Issuer, whether now or hereafter
authorized, any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for Securities
or a
Security, and any option, warrant or other right to purchase or acquire
any
Security. “Security” means one of the Securities.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute
then in
effect.
“Subsidiary”
means
any corporation at least 50% of whose outstanding Voting Stock shall
at the time
be owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer or by one or more of
its
Subsidiaries, or by the Issuer and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“Term”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 1 hereof.
“Trading
Day”
means
(a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board,
or (b)
if the Common Stock is not traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day
on which the
Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by
the
National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization
or agency
succeeding its functions of reporting prices); provided,
however,
that in
the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth
in (a) or
(b) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday
and any
day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions
in the
State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government
action
to close.
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed
or quoted
for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the
Nasdaq
Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock
Exchange or
the OTC Bulletin Board.
“Voting
Stock”
means,
as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation, Capital Stock of
any class
or classes (however designated) having ordinary voting power for the
election of
a majority of the members of the Board of Directors (or other governing
body) of
such corporation, other than Capital Stock having such power only by
reason of
the happening of a contingency.
“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined 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 on the
OTC Bulletin
Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the "Pink
Sheets"
published by Pink Sheets, LLC (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 Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then
outstanding
and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of
which shall
be paid by the Company.
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“Warrants”
means
the Warrants issued and sold pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, including,
without limitation, this Warrant, and any other warrants of like tenor
issued in
substitution or exchange for any thereof pursuant to the provisions
of Section
2(c), 2(d) or 2(e) hereof or of any of such other Warrants.
“Warrant
Price”
initially means $3.03, as such price may be adjusted from time to time
as shall
result from the adjustments specified in this Warrant, including Section
4
hereto.
“Warrant
Share Number”
means
at any time the aggregate number of shares of Warrant Stock which may
at such
time be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant, after giving effect
to all
prior adjustments and increases to such number made or required to
be made under
the terms hereof.
“Warrant
Stock”
means
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any Warrant or Warrants or otherwise
issuable pursuant to any Warrant or Warrants.
10. Other
Notices.
In case
at any time:
(a) the
Issuer shall make any distributions to the holders of Common Stock;
or
(b) the
Issuer shall authorize the granting to all holders of its Common Stock
of rights
to subscribe for or purchase any shares of Capital Stock of any class
or other
rights; or
(c) there
shall be any reclassification of the Capital Stock of the Issuer;
or
(d) there
shall be any capital reorganization by the Issuer; or
(e) there
shall be any (i) consolidation or merger involving the Issuer or (ii)
sale,
transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Issuer’s
property, assets or business (except a merger or other reorganization
in which
the Issuer shall be the surviving corporation and its shares of Capital
Stock
shall continue to be outstanding and unchanged and except a consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer or other disposition involving a wholly-owned
Subsidiary); or
(f) there
shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up
of
the Issuer or any partial liquidation of the Issuer or distribution
to holders
of Common Stock;
then,
in
each of such cases, the Issuer shall give written notice to the Holder
of the
date on which (i) the books of the Issuer shall close or a record shall
be taken
for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or (ii) such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, shall take
place.
Such notice also shall specify the date as of which the holders of
Common Stock
of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription
rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their certificates for Common
Stock for
securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition, dissolution,
liquidation
or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be given at least
twenty
(20) days prior to the action in question and not less than ten (10)
days prior
to the record date or the date on which the Issuer’s transfer books are closed
in respect thereto. This Warrant entitles the Holder to receive copies
of all
financial and other information distributed or required to be distributed
to the
holders of the Common Stock.
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11. Amendment
and Waiver.
Any
term, covenant, agreement or condition in this Warrant may be amended,
or
compliance therewith may be waived (either generally or in a particular
instance
and either retroactively or prospectively), by a written instrument
or written
instruments executed by the Issuer and the Majority Holders; provided,
however,
that no
such amendment or waiver shall reduce the Warrant Share Number, increase
the
Warrant Price, shorten the period during which this Warrant may be
exercised or
modify any provision of this Section 11 without the consent of the
Holder of
this Warrant. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any person
to amend
or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Warrant
unless
the same consideration is also offered to all holders of the
Warrants.
12. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
This
Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws
of the State of New York, without giving effect to any of the conflicts
of law
principles which would result in the application of the substantive
law of
another jurisdiction. This Warrant shall not be interpreted or construed
with
any presumption against the party causing this Warrant to be drafted.
The Issuer
and the Holder agree that venue for any dispute arising under this
Warrant will
lie exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York
County, New
York, and the parties irrevocably waive any right to raise forum non
conveniens
or any other argument that New York is not the proper venue. The Issuer
and the
Holder irrevocably consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and
federal
courts of the state of New York. The Issuer and the Holder consent
to process
being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof to
such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant
and
agree that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service
of process
and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section 12 shall affect or limit
any right
to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The Issuer and
the Holder
hereby agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action or proceeding
arising
out of or relating to this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, shall
be entitled
to reimbursement for reasonable legal fees from the non-prevailing
party. The
parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury.
13. Notices.
All
notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications
to
be given or delivered or permitted under or by reason of the provisions
of this
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to be delivered and received by the intended
recipient as follows: (i) if personally delivered, on the business
day of such
delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the personal delivery service),
(ii) if
mailed certified or registered mail return receipt requested, two (2)
business
days after being mailed, (iii) if delivered by overnight courier (with
all
charges having been prepaid), on the business day of such delivery
(as evidenced
by the receipt of the overnight courier service of recognized standing),
or (iv)
if delivered by facsimile transmission, on the business day of such
delivery if
sent by 6:00 p.m. in the time zone of the recipient, or if sent after
that time,
on the next succeeding business day (as evidenced by the printed confirmation
of
delivery generated by the sending party’s telecopier machine). If any notice,
demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication cannot
be delivered
because of a changed address of which no notice was given (in accordance
with
this Section 13), or the refusal to accept same, the notice, demand,
consent,
request, instruction or other communication shall be deemed received
on the
second business day the notice is sent (as evidenced by a sworn affidavit
of the
sender). All such notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions
and other
communications will be sent to the following addresses or facsimile
numbers as
applicable.
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If
to the Issuer:
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x/x
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Soybean Group
Xx.
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Jixian
Town Heilongjiang
People’x
Xxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx 000000
Tel:
00-000-000-0000
Fax:
00-000-000-0000
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with
copies (which copies
shall
not constitute notice)
to:
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Guzov
Ofsink, LLC
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000, ext. 127
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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If
to any Holder:
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At
the address of such Holder set forth on Exhibit A to this
Agreement, with
copies to Holder’s counsel as set forth on Exhibit A or as specified in
writing by such Holder with copies to:
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with
copies (which copies
shall
not constitute notice)
to:
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Loeb
& Loeb LLP
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile:
212-407-4000
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Any
party
hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving
at least
ten (10) days written notice of such changed address to the other party
hereto.
14. Warrant
Agent.
The
Issuer may, by written notice to the Holder of this Warrant, appoint
an agent
having an office in New York, New York for the purpose of issuing shares
of
Warrant Stock on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to subsection
(b) of
Section 2 hereof, exchanging this Warrant pursuant to subsection (d)
of Section
2 hereof or replacing this Warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of Section
3
hereof, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance,
exchange or
replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such
agent.
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15. Remedies.
The
Issuer stipulates that the remedies at law of the Holder of this Warrant
in the
event of any default or threatened default by the Issuer in the performance
of
or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant are not and will
not be
adequate and that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such terms
may be
specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance of any
agreement
contained herein or by an injunction against a violation of any of
the terms
hereof or otherwise.
16. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit
of and be
binding upon the successors and assigns of the Issuer, the Holder hereof
and (to
the extent provided herein) the Holders of Warrant Stock issued pursuant
hereto,
and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or Holder of Warrant
Stock.
17. Modification
and Severability.
If, in
any action before any court or agency legally empowered to enforce
any provision
contained herein, any provision hereof is found to be unenforceable,
then such
provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make
it
enforceable by such court or agency. If any such provision is not enforceable
as
set forth in the preceding sentence, the unenforceability of such provision
shall not affect the other provisions of this Warrant, but this Warrant
shall be
construed as if such unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein.
18. Headings.
The
headings of the Sections of this Warrant are for convenience of reference
only
and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this Series C Warrant as of
the day and
year first above written.
By:
__/s/
Shulin Liu_________
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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EXERCISE
FORM
SERIES
C
WARRANT
The
undersigned _______________, pursuant to the provisions of the within
Warrant,
hereby elects to purchase _____ shares of Common Stock of
________________________________ covered by the within Warrant.
Dated:
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Signature | |||
Address
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Number
of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned
by the
Holder on the date of Exercise: _________________________
The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The
undersigned intends that payment of the Warrant Price shall be made
as (check
one):
Cash
Exercise_______
Cashless
Exercise_______
If
the
Holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the Holder shall pay the sum of
$________ by
certified or official bank check (or via wire transfer) to the Issuer
in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
If
the
Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise, a certificate shall be issued
to the
Holder for the number of shares equal to the whole number portion of
the product
of the calculation set forth below, which is ___________. The Company
shall pay
a cash adjustment in respect of the fractional portion of the product
of the
calculation set forth below in an amount equal to the product of the
fractional
portion of such product and the Per Share Market Value on the date
of exercise,
which product is ____________.
X
= Y -
(A)(Y)
B
Where:
The
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder
__________________(“X”).
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The
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of all of
the Warrant
or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion
of the
Warrant being exercised ___________________________ (“Y”).
The
Warrant Price ______________ (“A”).
The
Per
Share Market Value of one share of Common Stock _______________________
(“B”).
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the within Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby
and does
irrevocably constitute and appoint _____________, attorney, to transfer
the said
Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Dated:
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Signature | |||
Address
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PARTIAL
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the right to purchase _________ shares of Warrant
Stock
evidenced by the within Warrant together with all rights therein, and
does
irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________, attorney, to
transfer
that part of the said Warrant on the books of the within named
corporation.
Dated:
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Signature | |||
Address
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FOR
USE
BY THE ISSUER ONLY:
This
Warrant No. W-___ canceled (or transferred or exchanged) this _____
day of
___________, _____, shares of Common Stock issued therefor in the name
of
_______________, Warrant No. W-_____ issued for ____ shares of Common
Stock in
the name of _______________.
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