Exhibit 10.2
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THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS WARRANT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES THAT IT
WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR ASSIGN THIS WARRANT EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED.
VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME, JULY 31, 2000.
WARRANT
For the Purchase of
750,000 Shares of Common Stock
of
FIRST PRIORITY GROUP, INC.
1. Warrant.
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, in consideration of $10.00 and other good and
valuable consideration, duly paid by or on behalf of Xxxxxx Securities, Inc.
("Holder"), as registered owner of this Warrant, to First Priority Group, Inc.
("Company"), Holder is entitled, at any time or from time to time at or after
the dates set forth below in this Section 1 (each a "Commencement Date"), and at
or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, July 31, 2000 ("Expiration Date"), but not
thereafter, to subscribe for, purchase and receive, in whole or in part, up to
Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand (750,000) shares of Common Stock of the Company
("Common Stock"). If the Expiration Date is a day on which banking institutions
are authorized by law to close, then this Warrant may be exercised on the next
succeeding day which is not such a day in accordance with the terms herein.
During the period ending on the Expiration Date, the Company agrees not to take
any action that would terminate the Warrant, except as expressly provided below
in this Section 1. This Warrant is initially exercisable at a price per share
of Common Stock purchased set forth below in this Section 1; provided, however,
that upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 6 hereof, the
rights granted by this Warrant, including the exercise price and the number of
shares of Common Stock to be received upon such exercise, shall be adjusted as
therein specified. The term "Exercise Price" shall mean the initial exercise
price or the adjusted exercise price, depending on the context, of a share of
Common Stock. The term "Securities" shall mean the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
This Warrant shall become exercisable as follows:
(A) The right to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock shall
become exercisable, at an initial exercise price per share of
$.25 upon the execution date of the Investment Banking Agreement
dated August 1, 1995 (the "Consulting Agreement") between the
Company and Xxxxxx Securities, Inc. ("Xxxxxx");
(B) The right to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock shall
become exercisable, at an initial exercise price per share of
$.125, on December 31, 1995, provided that prior to that date
the Company shall have not terminated the Consulting Agreement
with Xxxxxx;
(C) The right to purchase 350,000 shares of Common Stock shall
become exercisable, at an initial exercise price per share of
$.25, on
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January 31, 1997, provided that prior to that date the Company
shall have not terminated the Consulting Agreement;
(D) The right to purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock shall
become exercisable, at an initial exercise price of $.375, on
July 31, 1996, provided that prior to that date the Company
shall have not terminated the Consulting Agreement; and
(E) Notwithstanding (b), (c) and (d) above, should Xxxxxx
successfully complete the sale of 1,000,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock under the terms set forth in paragraph
4(b) of the Consulting Agreement, then at that time, the Holder
shall have the right to purchase all of the remaining shares
available under this Warrant that were not yet exercisable.
Once a portion of this Warrant has first become exercisable, it
shall remain exercisable until the Expiration Date.
2. Exercise.
2.1 Exercise Form. In order to exercise this Warrant, the exercise
form attached hereto must be duly executed and completed and delivered to the
Company, together with this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price for the
Securities being purchased. If the subscription rights represented hereby shall
not be exercised at or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Expiration Date,
this Warrant shall become and be void without further force or effect, and all
rights represented hereby shall cease and expire.
2.2 Legend. Each certificate for Securities purchased under this
Warrant shall bear a legend as follows, unless such Securities have been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act"):
"The securities represented by this certificate have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act") or
applicable state law. The securities may not be offered for sale,
sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Act, or pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Act and applicable state law."
2.3 Conversion Right.
2.3.1 Determination of Amount. In lieu of the payment of
the Exercise Price in cash, the Holder shall have the right (but not the
obligation) to convert this Warrant, in whole or in part, into Common Stock
("Conversion Right"), as follows: upon exercise of the Conversion Right, the
Company shall deliver to the Holder (without payment by the Holder of any of the
Exercise Price) that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing (x) the "Value" (as defined below) of the portion of the
Warrant being converted at the time the Conversion Right is exercised by (y) the
Market Price. The "Value" of the portion of the Warrant being converted shall
equal the remainder derived from subtracting (a) the Exercise Price multiplied
by the number of shares of Common Stock being converted from (b) the Market
Price of the Common Stock multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock
being converted. As used herein, the term "Market Price" at any date shall be
deemed to be the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on such date, or,
in case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the average of the last
reported sale prices for the immediately preceding three trading days, in either
case as officially reported by the principal securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or, if the Common Stock is not
listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or if any such
exchange on which the
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Common Stock is listed is not its principal trading market, the last reported
sale price as furnished by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("NASD") through the Nasdaq National Market or SmallCap Market, or, if
applicable, the OTC Bulletin Board, or if the Common Stock is not listed or
admitted to trading on any of the foregoing markets, or similar organization, as
determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company,
based on the best information available to it.
2.3.2 Exercise of Conversion Right. The Conversion Right may be
exercised by the Holder on any business day on or after the Commencement Date
and not later than the Expiration Date by delivering the Warrant with a duly
executed exercise form attached hereto with the conversion section completed to
the Company, exercising the Conversion Right and specifying the total number of
shares of Common Stock the Holder will purchase pursuant to such conversion.
3. Transfer.
3.1 General Restrictions. The registered Holder of this Warrant,
by its acceptance hereof, agrees that it will not sell, transfer or assign or
hypothecate this Warrant to anyone except upon compliance with, or pursuant to
exemptions from, applicable securities laws. In order to make any permitted
assignment, the Holder must deliver to the Company the assignment form attached
hereto duly executed and completed, together with this Warrant and payment of
all transfer taxes, if any, payable in connection therewith. The Company shall
immediately transfer this Warrant on the books of the Company and shall execute
and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor to the appropriate
assignee(s) expressly evidencing the right to purchase the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder or such portion of such number as
shall be contemplated by any such assignment.
3.2 Restrictions Imposed by the Securities Act. This Warrant and the
Securities underlying this Warrant shall not be transferred unless and until (i)
the Company has received the opinion of counsel for the Holder that such
securities may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act,
and applicable state law, the availability of which is established to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Company, or (ii) a registration statement
relating to such Securities has been filed by the Company and declared effective
by the Securities and Exchange Commission and compliance with applicable state
law.
4. New Warrants to be Issued.
4.1 Partial Exercise or Transfer. Subject to the restrictions in
Section 3 hereof, this Warrant may be exercised or assigned in whole or in
part. In the event of the exercise or assignment hereof in part only, upon
surrender of this Warrant for cancellation, together with the duly executed
exercise or assignment form and funds (or conversion equivalent) sufficient to
pay any Exercise Price and/or transfer tax, the Company shall cause to be
delivered to the Holder without charge a new Warrant of like tenor to this
Warrant in the name of the Holder evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and Warrants purchasable
hereunder as to which this Warrant has not been exercised or assigned.
4.2 Lost Certificate. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant
and of reasonably satisfactory indemnification, the Company shall execute and
deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date. Any such new Warrant executed and
delivered as a result of such loss, theft, mutilation or destruction shall
constitute a substitute contractual obligation on the part of the Company.
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5. Registration Rights.
5.1 "Piggy-Back" Registration.
5.1.1 Grant of Right. The Holders of this Warrant shall
have the right for a period of seven years from the Commencement Date to include
all or any part of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock underlying this
Warrant (collectively, the "Registrable Securities") as part of any registration
of securities filed by the Company (other than in connection with a transaction
contemplated by Rule 145(a) promulgated under the Act or pursuant to Form S-8 or
any equivalent form); provided, however, that if, in the written opinion of the
Company's managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, for such offering (the
"Underwriter"), the inclusion of the Registrable Securities, when added to the
securities being registered by the Company or the selling stockholder(s), will
exceed the maximum amount of the Company's securities which can be marketed (i)
at a price reasonably related to their then current market value, or (ii)
without materially and adversely affecting the entire offering, the Company
shall nevertheless register all or any portion of the Registrable Securities
required to be so registered but such Registrable Securities shall not be sold
by the Holders until 90 days after the registration statement for such offering
has become effective or for such longer period as the managing underwriter may
require; and provided further that, if any securities are registered for sale on
behalf of other stockholders in such offering and such stockholders have not
agreed to defer such sale until the expiration of such period, the number of
securities to be sold by all stockholders in such public offering during such
period shall be apportioned pro rata among all such selling stockholders,
including all holders of the Registrable Securities, according to the total
amount of securities of the Company owned by said selling stockholders,
including all holders of the Registrable Securities.
5.1.2 Terms. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses
attendant to registering the Registrable Securities, but the Holders shall pay
any and all underwriting commissions and the expenses of any legal counsel
selected by the Holders to represent them in connection with the sale of the
Registrable Securities. In the event of such a proposed regis- tration, the
Company shall furnish the then Holders of outstanding Registrable Securities
with not less than thirty days written notice prior to the proposed date of
filing of such registration state- ment. Such notice to the Holders shall
continue to be given for each registration statement filed by the Company until
such time as all of the Registrable Securities have been sold by the Holder.
The holders of the Registrable Securities shall exercise the "piggy-back" rights
provided for herein by giving written notice, within twenty days of the receipt
of the Company's notice of its intention to file a registration statement. The
Company shall cause any registration statement filed pursuant to the above
"piggyback" rights to remain effective for at least nine months from the date
that the Holders of the Registrable Securities are first given the opportunity
to sell all of such securities.
5.2 General Terms.
5.2.1 Indemnification.
(a) The Company shall indemnify the Holder(s) of the Registrable
Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement hereunder and each
person, if any, who controls such Holders within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Act or Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
("Exchange Act"), against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability
(including all
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reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which any
of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising
from such registration statement. The Holder(s) of the Registrable Securities
to be sold pursuant to such registration statement, and their successors and
assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the Company, against all
loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all reasonable attorneys'
fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending against any claim whatsoever) to which they may become subject under
the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from information furnished by or
on behalf of such Holders, or their successors or assigns, in writing, for
specific inclusion in such registration statement.
(b) If any action is brought against a party hereto,
("Indemnified Party") in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the
other party ("Indemnifying Party"), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify
Indemnifying Party in writing of the institution of such action and Indemnifying
Party shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees
of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and the payment of
actual expenses. Such Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its or
their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the employment of
such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by Indemnifying Party in
connection with the defense of such action, or (ii) Indemnifying Party shall not
have employed counsel to defend such action, or (iii) such Indemnified Party
shall have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses
available to it which may result in a conflict between the Indemnified Party and
Indemnifying Party (in which case Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to
direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnified Party), in any of
which events, the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one additional
firm of attorneys designated in writing by the Indemnified Party shall be borne
by Indemnifying Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, if Indemnified Party shall assume the defense of such action as provided
above, Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such
action effected without its written consent.
(c) If the indemnification or reimbursement provided for
hereunder is finally judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party (other than as a consequence of a
final judicial determination of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross
negligence of such Indemnified Party), then Indemnifying Party agrees, in lieu
of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, to contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such Indemnified Party (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative benefits received, or sought to be received, by
Indemnifying Party on the one hand and by such Indemnified Party on the other or
(ii) if (but only if) the allocation provided in clause (i) of this sentence is
not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
not only the relative benefits referred to in such clause (i) but also the
relative fault of Indemnifying Party and of such Indemnified Party; provided,
however, that in no event shall the aggregate amount contributed by a Holder
exceed the profit, if any, earned by such Xxxxxx as a result of the exercise by
him of the Warrants and the sale by him of the underlying shares of Common
Stock.
(d) The rights accorded to Indemnified Parties hereunder shall
be in addition to any rights that any Indemnified Party may have at common law,
by separate agreement or otherwise.
5.2.2 Exercise of Warrants. Nothing contained in this
Warrant shall be construed as requiring the Holder(s) to exercise their Warrants
prior to or after the initial filing of any registration statement or the
effectiveness thereof.
5.2.3 Documents Delivered to Holders. The Company shall
furnish to each Holder participating in any of the foregoing offerings and to
each Underwriter of any such offering, if any, a signed counterpart, addressed
to such Holder or Underwriter, of (i) an opinion of counsel to the Company,
dated the effective date of such registration statement (and, if such
registration includes an underwritten public offering, an opinion dated the date
of the closing under any underwriting agreement related thereto), and (ii) a
"cold comfort" letter dated the effective date of such registration statement
(and, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, a letter
dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement) signed by
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the independent public accountants who have issued a report on the Company's
financial statements included in such registration statement, in each case
covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration
statement (and the prospectus included therein) and, in the case of such
accountants' letter, with respect to events subsequent to the date of such
financial statements, as are customarily covered in opinions of issuer's counsel
and in accountants' letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten public
offerings of securities. The Company shall also deliver promptly to each Holder
participating in the offering requesting the correspondence and memoranda
described below and to the managing underwriter copies of all correspondence
between the Commission and the Company, its counsel or auditors and all
memoranda relating to discussions with the Commission or its staff with respect
to the registration statement and permit each Holder and underwriter to do such
investigation, upon reasonable advance notice, with respect to information
contained in or omitted from the registration statement as it deems reasonably
necessary to comply with applicable securities laws or rules of the NASD. Such
investigation shall include access to books, records and properties and
opportunities to discuss the business of the Company with its officers and inde-
pendent auditors, all to such reasonable extent and at such reasonable times and
as often as any such Holder shall reasonably request. The cost for the opinion
of counsel and the "cold comfort" letter referenced in this section shall be
borne equally by the Company and the Holder.
6. Adjustments.
6.1 Adjustments to Exercise Price and Number of Securities. The
Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock underlying this Warrant
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter set forth:
6.1.1 Stock Dividends - Recapitalization, Reclassification,
Split-Ups. If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section
6.2 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a
stock dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or by a
split-up, recapitalization or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or
other similar event, then, on the effective date thereof, the number of shares
of Common Stock issuable on exercise of this Warrant shall be increased in
proportion to such increase in outstanding shares.
6.1.2 Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, and
subject to the provisions of Section 6.3, the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock is decreased by a reverse stock split, consolidation, combination
or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, upon
the effective date thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on
exercise of this Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in
outstanding shares.
6.1.3 Adjustments in Exercise Price. Whenever the number
of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant is
adjusted, as provided in this Section 6.1, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted
(to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Exercise Price immediately prior to
such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately
prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number
of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
6.1.4 Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc.
In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock other than a change covered by Section 6.1.1 hereof or which solely
affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock, or in the case of any
merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other
than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing
corporation and which does not result in any reclassification or reorganization
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or
conveyance to another corporation or
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entity of the property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an
entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Holder of this
Warrant shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of the right of
exercise of this Warrant) to receive upon the exercise hereof, for the same
aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder immediately prior to such event, the
kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including
cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or
consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or other transfer,
by a Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company obtainable
upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such event; and if any
reclassification also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by
Sections 6.1.1 or 6.1.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections
6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3 and this Section 6.1.4. The provisions of this Section
6.1.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations,
mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.
6.1.5 Changes in Form of Warrant. This form of Warrant
need not be changed because of any change pursuant to this Section, and Warrants
issued after such change may state the same Exercise Price and the same number
of shares of Common Stock and Warrants as are stated in the Warrants initially
issued pursuant to this Agreement. The acceptance by any Holder of the issuance
of new Warrants reflecting a required or permissive change shall not be deemed
to waive any rights to a prior adjustment or the computation thereof.
6.2 Elimination of Fractional Interests. The Company shall not be
required to issue certificates representing fractions of shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of this Warrant, nor shall it be required to issue scrip or
pay cash in lieu of any fractional interests, it being the intent of the parties
that all fractional interests shall be eliminated by rounding any fraction up or
down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock or other securities,
properties or rights.
7. Reservation and Listing. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep
available out of its authorized shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose
of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant, such number of shares of Common Stock
or other securities, properties or rights as shall be issuable upon the exercise
thereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon exercise of the Warrants
and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, all shares of Common Stock and other
securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights of any
stockholder. As long as the Warrants shall be outstanding, the Company shall
use its best efforts to cause all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants to be listed (subject to official notice of issuance) on all
securities exchanges (or, if applicable on Nasdaq) on which the Common Stock is
then listed and/or quoted.
8. Certain Notice Requirements.
8.1 Holder's Right to Receive Notice. Nothing herein shall be construed
as conferring upon the Holders the right to vote or consent or to receive notice
as a stockholder for the election of directors or any other matter, or as having
any rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Company. If, however, at any time
prior to the expiration of the Warrants and their exercise, any of the events
described in Section 8.2 shall occur, then, in one or more of said events, the
Company shall give written notice of such event at least fifteen days prior to
the date fixed as a record date or the date of closing the transfer books for
the determination of the stockholders entitled to such dividend, distribution,
conversion or exchange of securities or subscription rights, or entitled to vote
on such proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notice
shall specify such record date or the date of the closing of the transfer books,
as the case may be.
8.2 Events Requiring Notice. The Company shall be required to give the
notice described in this Section 8 upon one or more of the following events: (i)
if the Company shall take
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a record of the holders of its shares of Common Stock for the purpose of
entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution payable otherwise than in
cash, or a cash dividend or distribution pay- able otherwise than out of
retained earnings, as indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or
distribution on the books of the Company, or (ii) the Company shall offer to all
the holders of its Common Stock any additional shares of capital stock of the
Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital
stock of the Company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor, or
(iii) a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company (other than in
connection with a consolidation or merger) or a sale of all or substantially all
of its property, assets and business shall be proposed.
8.3 Notice of Change in Exercise Price. The Company shall, promptly
after an event requiring a change in the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 6
hereof, send notice to the Holders of such event and change ("Price Notice").
The Price Notice shall describe the event causing the change and the method of
calculating same and shall be certified as being true and accurate by the
Company's Chief Financial Officer.
8.4 Transmittal of Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other
communications under this Warrant shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly made on the date of delivery if delivered personally or sent by
overnight courier, with acknowledgment of receipt to the party to which notice
is given, or on the fifth day after mailing if mailed to the party to whom
notice is to be given, by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid and properly addressed as follows: (i) if to the
registered Holder of this Warrant, to the address of such Holder as shown on the
books of the Company, or (ii) if to the Company, to its principal executive
office.
9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Headings. The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of
convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning
or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Warrant.
9.2 Entire Agreement. This Warrant (together with the other agreements
and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Warrant)
constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of
the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
9.3 Binding Effect. This Warrant shall inure solely to the benefit of
and shall be binding upon, the Holder and the Company and their respective
successors, legal representatives and assigns, and no other person shall have or
be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in
respect of or by virtue of this Warrant or any provisions herein contained.
9.4 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Warrant shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State
of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The Company hereby
agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or
relating in any way to this Warrant shall be brought and enforced in the courts
of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern
District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which
jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to
such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient
forum. Any process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by
transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section
8 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and
binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company agrees
that the prevailing party(ies) in any such
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action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses relating to such action or proceeding
and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefor.
9.5 Waiver, Etc. The failure of the Company or the Holder to at any
time enforce any of the provisions of this Warrant shall not be deemed or
construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the
validity of this Warrant or any provision hereof or the right of the Company or
any Holder to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Warrant. No
waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions
of this Warrant shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument
executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such
waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or
non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or
subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.
9.6 Execution in Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in one or
more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one
or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered
to each of the other parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed
by its duly authorized officer as of the 1st day of August, 1995.
FIRST PRIORITY GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Co-Chairman
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Form to be used to exercise Warrant:
First Priority Group, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Date: _________________
The undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to exercise the within Warrant
and to purchase ____ shares of Common Stock of First Priority Group, Inc. and
hereby makes payment of $____________ (at the rate of $_________ per share of
Common Stock) in payment of the Exercise Price pursuant thereto. Please issue
the Common Stock as to which this Warrant is exercised in accordance with the
instructions given below.
or
The undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to convert its right to purchase
___________ shares of Common Stock purchasable under the within Warrant into
_________ shares of Common Stock of ________________________________________
(based on a "Market Price" of $______ per share of Common Stock). Please issue
the Common Stock in accordance with the instructions given below.
______________________________
Signature
______________________________
Signature Guaranteed
NOTICE: The signature to this form must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Warrant in every particular without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a
bank, other than a savings bank, or by a trust company or by a firm having
membership on a registered national securities exchange.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Name ________________________________________________________
(Print in Block Letters)
Address ________________________________________________________
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Form to be used to assign Warrant:
ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered Holder to effect a transfer of the within
Warrant):
FOR VALUE RECEIVED,____________________________________ does hereby sell,
assign and transfer unto_______________________ the right to purchase
_______________________ shares of Common Stock of __________________________
("Company") evidenced by the within Warrant and does hereby authorize the
Company to transfer such right on the books of the Company.
Dated:___________________, 199_
______________________________
Signature
NOTICE: The signature to this form must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Warrant in every particular without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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