Contract
EXHIBIT 10.5
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
XXXXXXXX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
WARRANT
Warrant No. CS -____
Original Issue Date: October 4, 2005
Xxxxxxxx Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies that, for value received, Greenfield Capital Partners LLC or its registered assigns (the "Holder"), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) shares of Common Stock (each such share, a "Warrant Share" and all such shares, the "Warrant Shares"), at any time and from time to time from the Original Issue Date and through and including February 10, 2010 (the "Expiration Date"), and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1.
Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section 1. Capitalized terms that are used and not defined in this Warrant that are defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) shall have the respective definitions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States 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.
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value $.0001 per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
"Exercise Price" means $.34.
"Fundamental Transaction" means any of the following: (1) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person in which the Company is not a surviving entity, (2) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (4) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
"Original Issue Date" means the Original Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant.
"New York Courts" means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan.
"Trading Day" means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, 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 to its functions of reporting prices), or (iii) in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i) or (ii) hereof, a Business Day.
2.
Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the "Warrant Register"), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
3.
Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a "New Warrant"), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.
4.
Exercise and Duration of Warrants. This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder at any time and from time to time after the Original Issue Date and through and including the Expiration Date. At 6:30 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. The Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the affected Holder.
5.
Delivery of Warrant Shares.
(a)
To effect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless the aggregate Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant is being exercised. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) by facsimile showing confirmation of receipt and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise.
(b)
If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
(c)
The Company's obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit a Xxxxxx's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
6.
Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
7.
Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8.
Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
9.
Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.
(a)
Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
(b)
Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the "Alternate Consideration"). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder's option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall, either (1) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder's right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (2) purchase the Warrant from the Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such request. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (c) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
(c)
Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 9, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.
(d)
Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(e)
Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company's Transfer Agent.
(f)
Notice of Corporate Events. If the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including without limitation any granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice describing the material terms and conditions of such transaction (but only to the extent such disclosure would not result in the dissemination of material, non-public information to the Holder) at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction, and the Company will take all steps reasonably necessary in order to insure that the Holder is given the practical opportunity to exercise this Warrant prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice.
10.
Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in one of the following manners:
(a)
Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available funds; or
(b)
Cashless Exercise. If an Exercise Notice is delivered at a time when a registration statement permitting the Holder to resell the Warrant Shares is not then effective or the prospectus forming a part thereof is not then available to the Holder for the resale of the Warrant Shares, then the Holder may notify the Company in an Exercise Notice of its election to utilize cashless exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised.
A = the average of the closing prices for the five Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued.
11.
Limitations on Exercise.
(a)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder's for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. By written notice to the Company, an Investor may waive the provisions of this Section 11(a) as to itself but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery thereof and such waiver shall have no effect on any other Investor.
(b)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder's for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. This restriction may not be waived.
12.
No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the closing price of one Warrant Share as reported by the applicable Trading Market on the date of exercise.
13.
Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to Xxxxxxxx Technologies, Inc., 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, #000, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Chief Financial Officer, or to facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 (or such other address as the Company shall indicate in writing in accordance with this Section), or (ii) if to the Holder, to the address or facsimile number appearing on the Warrant Register or such other address or facsimile number as the Holder may provide to the Company in accordance with this Section.
14.
Warrant Agent. The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon 10 days' notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder's last address as shown on the Warrant Register.
15.
Registration Rights
(a)
Definitions. For purposes of this Section 15, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(i)
A "Blackout Event" means any of the following: (a) the possession by the Company of material information that is not ripe for disclosure in a registration statement or prospectus, as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company or that disclosure of such information in the Registration Statement or the prospectus constituting a part thereof would be materially detrimental to the business and affairs of the Company; or (b) any material engagement or activity by the Company which would, in the reasonable and good faith determination of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company, be materially adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement or prospectus at such time.
(ii)
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(iii)
"Included Shares" shall mean any Registrable Shares included in a Registration.
(iv)
"Registrable Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock (or such stock or securities as at the time are receivable upon the exercise of these Warrants) issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and shares or securities issued as a result of stock split, stock dividend or reclassification of such shares.
(v)
"Registration" shall mean a registration of securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 15(b) of this Agreement.
(vi)
"Registration Period" with respect to any Registration Statement the period commencing the effective date of the Registration Statement and ending upon withdrawal or termination of the Registration Statement.
(vii)
"Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement, as amended from time to time, filed with the SEC in connection with a Registration.
(viii)
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b)
Piggyback Registration. Unless the Registrable Shares are then included in a Registration Statement or can be sold under the provisions of Rule 144 without limitation as to volume, whether pursuant to Rule 144(k) or otherwise, if the Company shall determine to register any Common Stock under the Securities Act for sale in connection with a public offering of Common Stock (other than pursuant to an employee benefit plan or a merger, acquisition or similar transaction), the Company will give written notice thereof to Holder and will include in such Registration Statement any of the Registrable Shares which Holder may request be included ("Included Shares") by a writing delivered to the Company within 15 days after the notice given by the Company to Holder; provided, however, that if the offering is to be firmly underwritten, and the representative of the underwriters of the offering refuse in writing to include in the offering all of the shares of Common Stock requested by the Company and others, the shares to be included shall be allocated first to the Company and any shareholder who initiated such Registration and then among the others based on the respective number of shares of Common Stock held by such persons. If the Company decides not to, and does not, file a Registration Statement with respect to such Registration, or after filing determines to withdraw the same before the effective date thereof, the Company will promptly so inform Xxxxxx, and will not be obligated to complete the registration of the Included Shares included therein.
(c)
Certain Covenants. In connection with any Registration:
(i)
the Company shall take all lawful action such that the Registration Statement, any amendment thereto and the prospectus forming a part thereof does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Upon becoming aware of the occurrence of any event or the discovery of any facts during the Registration Period that make any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the related prospectus untrue in any material respect or which material fact is omitted from the Registration Statement or related prospectus that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or related prospectus so that it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading (taking into account any prior amendments or supplements), the Company shall promptly notify Holder, and, subject to the provisions of Section 15 (e), as soon as reasonably practicable prepare (but, subject to Section 15 (e), in no event more than five business days in the case of a supplement or seven business days in the case of a post-effective amendment) and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or the related prospectus or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to a purchaser of Shares from Holder, such prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(ii)
At least three business days prior to the filing with the SEC of the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the prospectus forming a part thereof (or any supplement thereto), the Company shall provide draft copies thereof to Holder and shall consider incorporating into such documents such comments as Holder (and its counsel) may propose to be incorporated therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no prospectus supplement, the form of which has previously been provided to Holder, need be delivered in draft form to Holder.
(iii)
the Company shall promptly notify Holder upon the occurrence of any of the following events in respect of the Registration Statement or the prospectus forming a part thereof: (i) the receipt of any request for additional information from the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority, the response to which would require any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or (iii) the receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(iv)
Company shall furnish to Holder with respect to the Included Shares registered under the Registration Statement (and to each underwriter, if any, of such Shares) such number of copies of prospectuses and such other documents as Holder may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of all or any of the Included Shares by Holder pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(v)
In connection with any registration pursuant to Section 15 (b), the Company shall file or cause to be filed such documents as are required to be filed for normal Blue Sky clearance in states specified in writing by Holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business or consent to service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or has not so consented.
(vi)
the Company shall bear and pay all expenses incurred by it and Holder (other than underwriting discounts, brokerage fees and commissions and fees and expenses of more than one law firm) in connection with the registration of the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(vii)
As a condition to including Registrable Shares in a Registration Statement, Holder must provide to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Shares held by it and the intended method of distribution of such Shares as shall be required to effect the registration of the Registrable Shares and, if the offering is being underwritten, Holder must provide such powers of attorney, indemnities and other documents as may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter.
(viii)
Following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, upon receipt from the Company of a notice that the Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made, Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of Included Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement until the Company notifies Holder that it may resume sales of Included Shares and, if necessary, provides to Holder copies of the supplemental or amended prospectus.
(d)
Blackout Event. The Company shall not be obligated to file a post-effective amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the prospectus constituting a part thereof during the continuance of a Blackout Event; provided, however, that no Blackout Event may be deemed to exist for more than 60 days. Without the express written consent of Holder, if required to permit the continued sale of Shares by Xxxxxx, a post-effective amendment or supplement to Registration Statement or the prospectus constituting a part thereof must be filed no later than the 61st day following commencement of a Blackout Event.
(e)
Rule 144. With a view to making available to Holder the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees, until Xxxxxx can sell all remaining Registrable Shares under the provisions Rule 144(k), to:
(i)
comply with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 144; and
(ii)
file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act; and, if at any time it is not required to file such reports but in the past had been required to or did file such reports, it will, upon the request of a Purchaser, make available other information as required by, and so long as necessary to permit sales of its Shares pursuant to, Rule 144.
(f)
Indemnification by the Company. the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Holder, and its officers, directors and agents, and each person, if any, who controls Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by (i) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities laws, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Included Shares (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, or (iii) caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information furnished in writing to the Company by Xxxxxx or on Xxxxxx’s behalf expressly for use therein.
(g)
Indemnification by Xxxxxx. Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to Holder, but only with respect to information furnished in writing by Holder or on Holder’s behalf expressly for use in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Shares, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus.
(h)
Indemnification Procedures. In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Section 15, such person (an "Indemnified Party") shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses; provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent (and only to the extent that) that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such Indemnified Party representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such Indemnified Parties (including in the case of Holder, all of its officers, directors and controlling persons) and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate firm for the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties shall designate such firm in writing to the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Parties from and against any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such proceeding.
(i)
Contribution. To the extent any indemnification by an Indemnifying Party is prohibited or limited by law, the Indemnifying Party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which, he, she or it would otherwise be liable under this Section 15(i) to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that (i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where a party would not have been liable for indemnification under this Section 15 and (ii) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning used in the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any party who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. If the Company shall determine to register any Common Stock under the Securities Act for sale in connection with a public offering of Common Stock (other than pursuant to an employee benefit plan or a merger, acquisition or similar transaction), the Company will give written notice thereof to Holder and will include in such registration any of the Registrable Shares which Holder may request be included ("Included Shares") by a writing delivered to the Company within 15 days after the notice given by the Company to Holder; provided, however, that if the offering is to be firmly underwritten, and the representative of the underwriters of the offering refuse in writing to include in the offering all of the shares of Common Stock requested by the Company and others, the shares to be included shall be allocated first to the Company and any shareholder who initiated such registration and then among the others based on the respective number of shares of Common Stock held by such persons. If the Company decides not to, and does not, file a registration statement with respect to such registration, or after filing determines to withdraw the same before the effective date thereof, the Company will promptly so inform Xxxxxx, and the Company will not be obligated to complete the registration of the Included Shares included therein. The Company will pay all costs and expenses of such registration other than underwriting discounts or brokerage fees or commissions in connection with the sale of the Included Shares and fees and costs of accountants, attorneys or others retained by Xxxxxx. For purposes of this Agreement, "Registrable Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock (or such stock or securities as at the time are receivable upon the exercise of these Warrants) issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and any shares issued as a result of stock split, stock dividend or reclassification of such shares; provided, however, that any share shall cease to be a Registrable Share if and when (a) it has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of pursuant thereto, or (b) the holder may sell such share (or in the case of a share not yet issued under this Warrant, the holder may exercise this Warrant, including pursuant to Section 10 (b), and sell such share issued upon such exercise) in the market on which the Company common stock is then traded without registration under the Securities Act.
(j)
In connection with any registration under this Section 15, the Company will:
(i)
furnish to Holder a copy of the registration statement and each amendment to the registration statement and such number of copies of the final prospectus included in the registration statement as Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the distribution of the Included Shares owned by Holders; and
(iii)
notify Holder of the issuance of any stop order by the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration statement.
(k)
As a condition to including Registrable Shares in the registration statement, Holder must provide to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Shares held by it and the intended method of distribution of such Shares as shall be required to effect the registration of the Registrable Shares and, if the offering is being underwritten, Holder must provide such powers of attorney, indemnities and other documents as may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter.
(l)
Following the effectiveness of the registration statement, upon receipt from the Company of a notice that the registration statement contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made, Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of Included Shares pursuant to the registration statement until the Company notifies Holder that it may resume sales of Included Shares and, if necessary, provides to Holder copies of the supplemental or amended prospectus. In such event, Xxxxxx will deliver to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies then in Holder’s possession, of the most recent prospectus covering the Included Shares.
(m)
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Holder, and its officers, directors and agents, and each person, if any, who controls Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by (i) any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities laws, (ii) any materially untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Included Shares (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, or (iii) caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information furnished in writing to the Company by Holder or on Xxxxxx’s behalf expressly for use therein.
(n)
Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to Holder, but only with respect to information furnished in writing by Holder or on Holder’s behalf expressly for use in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Shares, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus.
(o)
In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Section 15, such person (an "Indemnified Party") shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses; provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent (and only to the extent that) that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such Indemnified Party representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such Indemnified Parties (including in the case of Holder, all of its officers, directors and controlling persons) and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate firm for the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties shall designate such firm in writing to the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Parties from and against any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such proceeding.
16.
Miscellaneous.
(a)
This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns.
(b)
All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York (except for matters governed by corporate law in the State of Delaware), without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of this Warrant and the transactions herein contemplated ("Proceedings") (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.
(c)
The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(d)
In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
(e)
Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Warrant Shares.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
XXXXXXXX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXERCISE NOTICE
XXXXXXXX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
WARRANT DATED [ ], 2005
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase _____________ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the above referenced Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
(1)
The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase _________________ Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
(2)
The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
____
"Cash Exercise" under Section 10
____
"Cashless Exercise" under Section 10
(3)
If the holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the holder shall pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(4)
Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the holder _______________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(5)
By its delivery of this Exercise Notice, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that in giving effect to the exercise evidenced hereby the Holder will not beneficially own in excess of the number of shares of Common Stock (determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) permitted to be owned under Section 11 of this Warrant to which this notice relates.
Dated: , | Name of Holder: | |
(Print) | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) |
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Warrant Shares Exercise Log
Date | Number of Warrant Shares Available to be Exercised | Number of Warrant Shares Exercised | Number of Warrant Shares Remaining to be Exercised |
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XXXXXXXX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
WARRANT ORIGINALLY ISSUED [ ], 2005
WARRANT NO. [ ]
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ________________________________ the right represented by the above-captioned Warrant to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock to which such Warrant relates and appoints ________________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
_______________, ____
_______________________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
_______________________________________
Address of Transferee
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
In the presence of:
__________________________
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