COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
EXHIBIT
10.3
THIS
WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT
BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
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COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
WARRANT
This
Warrant is issued to ____________________________ by KL Energy Corp., a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”), pursuant
to the terms of that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
of even date herewith, in connection with the Company’s issuance to the holder
of this Warrant of a Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”). Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined in this Warrant shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Purchase Agreement and the Note.
1. Purchase of
Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth and set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the holder of this Warrant is
entitled, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company
(or at such other place as the Company shall notify the holder hereof in
writing), to purchase from the Company up to the number of fully paid and
nonassessable Shares (as defined below), that equals the quotient obtained by
dividing (a) the Warrant Coverage Amount (as defined below) by (b) the Exercise
Price (as defined below).
2. Definitions.
(a) Exercise
Price. The exercise price for the Shares shall be the price
per share of equity securities sold to investors in a Qualified Equity
Financing; provided, however, in the event
that Prepayment, maturity of the Note or the Conversion of the Note occurs prior
to a Qualified Equity Financing, then the exercise shall be $1.10 per share
(such price, as adjusted from time to time, is herein referred to as the “Exercise
Price”). Notwithstanding the immediately foregoing sentence,
in the event that the Company consummates a Qualified Equity Financing at any
time during the 24-month period following the Prepayment Date, the Maturity Date
or the conversion date of the Note, and the purchase price per share of the
securities in such Qualified Equity Financing is less than $1.10, then the
Exercise Price shall be adjusted to equal to the purchase price per share in
such Qualified Equity Financing.
(b) Exercise
Period. This Warrant shall be exercisable, in whole or in
part, during the term commencing on the earlier of the Prepayment Date or the
Maturity Date (the “Commencement Date”)
and ending on the four-year anniversary of the Commencement Date.
(c) Warrant Coverage
Amount. The term “Warrant Coverage
Amount” shall mean that amount which equals 140% of the number of shares
convertible under the Note upon the earlier to occur of the Prepayment Date or
the Maturity Date; provided, however, if the Note is converted, either in whole
or in part, at any time during the term of the Note or upon the Maturity Date,
then the 140% used in the calculation of the Warrant Coverage Amount shall be
increased to 170%.
(d) The
Shares. The term “Shares” shall mean
shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
3. Method of
Exercise. While this Warrant remains outstanding and
exercisable in accordance with Section 2 above, the holder may exercise, in
whole or in part, the purchase rights evidenced hereby. Such exercise
shall be effected by:
(a) the
surrender of the Warrant, together with a notice of exercise to the Secretary of
the Company at its principal offices; and
(b) the
payment to the Company of an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for
the number of Shares being purchased.
4. Net
Exercise. In lieu of cash exercising this Warrant, the holder
of this Warrant may elect to receive shares equal to the value of this Warrant
(or the portion thereof being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant at the
principal office of the Company together with notice of such election, in which
event the Company shall issue to the holder hereof a number of Shares computed
using the following formula:
Y (A - B)
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Where
X
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The
number of Shares to be issued to the holder of this
Warrant.
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Y
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The
number of Shares purchasable under this Warrant.
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A
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The
fair market value of one Share.
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B
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The
Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such
calculations).
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For
purposes of this Section 4, the fair market value of a Share shall mean the
average of the closing bid and asked prices of Shares quoted in the
over-the-counter market in which the Shares are traded or the closing price
quoted on any exchange on which the Shares are listed, whichever is applicable,
as published in the Western Edition of The Wall Street
Journal for the ten (10) trading days prior to the date of determination
of fair market value (or such shorter period of time during which such stock was
traded over-the-counter or on such exchange). If the Shares are not
traded on the over-the-counter market or on an exchange, the fair market value
shall be the price per Share that the Company could obtain from a willing buyer
for Shares sold by the Company from authorized but unissued Shares, as such
prices shall be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of
Directors.
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5. Certificates for
Shares. Upon the exercise of the purchase rights evidenced by
this Warrant, one or more certificates for the number of Shares so purchased
shall be issued as soon as practicable thereafter, and in any event within
thirty (30) days of the delivery of the subscription notice.
6. Issuance of
Shares. The Company covenants that the Shares, when issued
pursuant to the exercise of this Warrant, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, and charges with respect
to the issuance thereof.
7. Adjustment of Exercise Price
and Number of Shares. The number of and kind of securities
purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(a) Subdivisions, Combinations
and Other Issuances. If the Company shall at any time prior to
the expiration of this Warrant subdivide the Shares, by split-up or otherwise,
or combine its Shares, or issue additional shares of its Shares as a dividend,
the number of Shares issuable on the exercise of this Warrant shall forthwith be
proportionately increased in the case of a subdivision or stock dividend, or
proportionately decreased in the case of a combination. Appropriate
adjustments shall also be made to the purchase price payable per share, but the
aggregate purchase price payable for the total number of Shares purchasable
under this Warrant (as adjusted) shall remain the same. Any
adjustment under this Section 7(a) shall become effective at the close of
business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective, or as of
the record date of such dividend, or in the event that no record date is fixed,
upon the making of such dividend.
(b) Reclassification,
Reorganization and Consolidation. In case of any
reclassification, capital reorganization, or change in the capital stock of the
Company (other than as a result of a subdivision, combination, or stock dividend
provided for in Section 7(a) above), then the Company shall make appropriate
provision so that the holder of this Warrant shall have the right at any time
prior to the expiration of this Warrant to purchase, at a total price equal to
that payable upon the exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of
stock and other securities and property receivable in connection with such
reclassification, reorganization, or change by a holder of the same number of
Shares as were purchasable by the holder of this Warrant immediately prior to
such reclassification, reorganization, or change. In any such case
appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interest of
the holder of this Warrant so that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be
applicable with respect to any shares of stock or other securities and property
deliverable upon exercise hereof, and appropriate adjustments shall be made to
the purchase price per share payable hereunder, provided the aggregate purchase
price shall remain the same.
(c) Notice of
Adjustment. When any adjustment is required to be made in the
number or kind of shares purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant, or in the
Exercise Price, the Company shall promptly notify the holder of such event and
of the number of Shares or other securities or property thereafter purchasable
upon exercise of this Warrant.
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8. No Fractional Shares or
Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional
shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but in lieu of such
fractional shares the Company shall make a cash payment therefor on the basis of
the Exercise Price then in effect.
9. Representations of the
Company. The Company represents that all corporate actions on
the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for
the sale and issuance of this Warrant have been taken.
10. Representations and
Warranties by the Holder. The Holder represents and warrants
to the Company as follows:
(a) This
Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise thereof are being acquired for its
own account, for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection
with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Upon
exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall, if so requested by the Company,
confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the securities
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are being acquired for investment and not
with a view toward distribution or resale.
(b) The
Holder understands that the Warrant and the Shares have not been registered
under the Act, or any applicable state securities laws, by reason of their
issuance in a transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, or any applicable
state securities laws, and that they must be held by the Holder indefinitely,
and that the Holder must therefore bear the economic risk of such investment
indefinitely, unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the
Act or is exempted from such registration.
(c) The
Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that
it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of this Warrant
and the Shares purchasable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and of
protecting its interests in connection therewith.
(d) The
Holder is able to bear the economic risk of the purchase of the Shares pursuant
to the terms of this Warrant.
(e) The
Holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of
Regulation D promulgated under the Act.
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11. Restrictive
Legend.
The
Shares (unless registered under the Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a
legend in substantially the following form:
THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT
WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF
SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. COPIES OF THE AGREEMENT COVERING THE PURCHASE
OF THESE SHARES AND RESTRICTING THEIR TRANSFER MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY
WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE
COMPANY.
12. Warrants
Transferable. Subject to compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Section 12, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are
transferable, in whole, without charge to the holder hereof (except for transfer
taxes), upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed or accompanied by
written instructions of transfer. With respect to any offer, sale or
other disposition of this Warrant or any Shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise of this Warrant prior to registration of such Warrant or Shares, the
holder hereof agrees to give written notice to the Company prior thereto,
describing briefly the manner thereof, together with a written opinion of such
holder's counsel, or other evidence, if requested by the Company, to the effect
that such offer, sale or other disposition may be effected without registration
or qualification (under the Act as then in effect or any federal or state
securities law then in effect) of this Warrant or the Shares and indicating
whether or not under the Act certificates for this Warrant or the Shares to be
sold or otherwise disposed of require any restrictive legend as to applicable
restrictions on transferability in order to ensure compliance with such
law. Upon receiving such written notice and reasonably satisfactory
opinion or other evidence, if so requested, the Company, as promptly as
practicable, shall notify such holder that such holder may sell or otherwise
dispose of this Warrant or such Shares, all in accordance with the terms of the
notice delivered to the Company. If a determination has been made
pursuant to this Section 12 that the opinion of counsel for the holder or other
evidence is not reasonably satisfactory to the Company, the Company shall so
notify the holder promptly with details thereof after such determination has
been made. Each certificate representing this Warrant or the Shares
transferred in accordance with this Section 12 shall bear a legend as to the
applicable restrictions on transferability in order to ensure compliance with
such laws, unless in the aforesaid opinion of counsel for the holder, such
legend is not required in order to ensure compliance with such
laws. The Company may issue stop transfer instructions to its
transfer agent in connection with such restrictions.
13. Rights of
Stockholders. No holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, as
a Warrant holder, to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of the
Shares or any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable
on the exercise hereof for any purpose, nor shall anything contained herein be
construed to confer upon the holder of this Warrant, as such, any of the rights
of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of
directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof,
or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether upon any
recapitalization, issuance of stock, reclassification of stock, change of par
value, consolidation, merger, conveyance, or otherwise) or to receive notice of
meetings, or to receive dividends or subscription rights or otherwise until the
Warrant shall have been exercised and the Shares purchasable upon the exercise
hereof shall have become deliverable, as provided herein.
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14. Liquidation
Event.
(a) Upon
the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the Company shall have the right, in its
sole discretion, to require the holder to exercise this Warrant. If
the Company calls the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 14(a),
then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to equal 80% of the Exercise Price
immediately prior to such call.
(b) The
Company shall provide at least 30 days prior written notice of the event set
forth in Section 14(a). Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Warrant to the contrary, in the event this Warrant is not exercised within this
30-day period, then this Warrant shall automatically expire immediately upon the
end of such 30-day period and shall be of no force and effect.
15. Notices. All
notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing, shall be effective when given, and shall in any event be deemed to be
given upon receipt or, if earlier, (a) five (5) days after deposit with the
U.S. Postal Service or other applicable postal service, if delivered
by first class mail, postage prepaid, (b) upon delivery, if delivered by hand,
(c) one business day after the business day of deposit with Federal Express or
similar overnight courier, freight prepaid or (d) one business day after the
business day of facsimile transmission, if delivered by facsimile transmission
with copy by first class mail, postage prepaid, and shall be addressed (i) if to
the Holder, at the Holder's address as set forth on the Schedule of Investors to
the Note Purchase Agreement, and (ii) if to the Company, at the address of its
principal corporate offices (attention: President) or at such other address as a
party may designate by ten days advance written notice to the other party
pursuant to the provisions above.
16. Governing
Law. This Warrant and all actions arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the conflicts of law
provisions of the State of Nevada or of any other state.
17. Rights and Obligations
Survive Exercise of Warrant. Unless otherwise provided herein,
the rights and obligations of the Company, of the holder of this Warrant and of
the holder of the Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant, shall survive the
exercise of this Warrant.
[Signature
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This
Warrant is issued this ___th day of November, 2010.
By:
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[Signature
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EXHIBIT
A
NOTICE OF
EXERCISE
TO:
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Attention:
President
1. The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase __________ Shares of _____________
pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant.
2. Method
of Exercise (Please initial the applicable blank):
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The
undersigned elects to exercise the attached Warrant by means of a cash
payment, and tenders herewith payment in full for the purchase price of
the shares being purchased, together with all applicable transfer taxes,
if any.
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The
undersigned elects to exercise the attached Warrant by means of the net
exercise provisions of Section 4 of the
Warrant.
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3. Please
issue a certificate or certificates representing said Shares in the name of the
undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
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(Name)
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(Address)
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4. The
undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the aforesaid Shares are being
acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment and not with a view
to, or for resale, in connection with the distribution thereof, and that the
undersigned has no present intention of distributing or reselling such shares
and all representations and warranties of the undersigned set forth in Section
10 of the attached Warrant (including Section 10 (e) thereof) are true and
correct as of the date hereof.
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF TRANSFER
(To be
signed only upon transfer of Warrant)
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
_______________________________________________ the right represented by the
attached Warrant to purchase ____________ shares
of ________________________ of KL Energy Corp. to which the attached
Warrant relates, and appoints ______________ Attorney to transfer such right on
the books of __________, with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Dated:
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(Signature
must conform in all respects to name of Holder as specified on the face of
the Warrant)
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Address:
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Signed in
the presence of:
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