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EXHIBIT 4.3
NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF
THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION, AND THIS WARRANT CANNOT
BE EXERCISED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED, AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON
EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT CANNOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED, UNLESS AND UNTIL THEY
ARE SO REGISTERED OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION IS THEN AVAILABLE.
STARTRONIX INTERNATIONAL INC.
0000 XXXXXXXXX XXXXX
XXXXX 000
XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX 00000
WARRANT
Date of Issuance:
May 29, 1996
Expiration Date:
May 29, 1998
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, STOCKWORKS USA, INC., or any
registered assigns thereof (the "Registered Holder"), is entitled to subscribe
for and purchase from STARTRONIX INTERNATIONAL INC. (the "Company"), a Delaware
corporation, 22,500 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock, par value $.001 of
the Company (the "Common Stock"), at a price of $1.00 per Share, at any time and
from time to time after the date hereof and through the second anniversary of
the date hereof (the "Warrant Exercise Period").
This Warrant is subject to the following provisions, terms and
conditions:
1. EXERCISE; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES, ETC.
(a) The rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by the
Registered Holder hereof at any time and from time to time during the Warrant
Exercise Period in whole or in part (but not as to a fractional Share), by the
surrender of this Warrant (properly endorsed if required) accompanied by a
completed and executed copy of the Exercise Agreement in the form of Exhibit I
to this Warrant at the principal office of the Company (or at such other office
or agency of the Company as it may designate in accordance herewith) and upon
payment to it in immediately available funds of an amount equal to $1.00
multiplied by the number of Shares as to which this Warrant is then being
exercised (the "Warrant Exercise Price").
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(b) The Company agrees that the Shares purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be, and are deemed to be, issued to the holder hereof as the
record owner of such Shares as of the close of business on the date on which
this Warrant shall have been surrendered and payment of the Warrant Exercise
Price shall have been made for Shares as provided herein. Certificates for the
Shares purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be delivered to the holder
hereof within a reasonable time, not to exceed ten (10) days, after this Warrant
shall have been so exercised.
(c) The rights represented by this Warrant shall terminate upon the
earlier to occur of exercise of this Warrant in whole or the expiration of the
Warrant Exercise Period.
2. SHARES TO BE FULLY PAID; RESERVATION OF SHARES
(a) The Company covenants and agrees that all Shares that may be issued
upon the exercise of this Warrant will, upon issuance, be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges
with respect to the issue thereof.
(b) The Company further covenants and agrees that during the Warrant
Exercise Period, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved for
issuance pursuant to the exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of Shares
to provide for the exercise of this Warrant.
3. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES
The Company will not be obligated to issue any fractional Share or
Shares upon exercise of this Warrant. To the extent the holder of this Warrant
may be entitled to purchase a fractional Share, the Company shall make a cash
payment in respect of such fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction of
the per-Share Warrant Exercise Price as of the Warrant Exercise Date.
4. REORGANIZATIONS, RECLASSIFICATIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS, MERGERS
OR SALES
(a) In the event of any capital reorganization or reclassification of
the capital stock of the Company, or any consolidation or merger of the Company
with another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets to another corporation, which results in the holders of any
shares of Common Stock becoming entitled to receive stock, securities or assets
with respect to or in exchange for such shares, then, as a condition of such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale, lawful and
adequate provisions (in form reasonably satisfactory to the holder of the
Warrant) shall be made such that immediately following consummation of such
transaction, the holder of this Warrant shall have the right to purchase and
receive upon the basis and terms and conditions specified in this Warrant, and
in lieu of the Shares immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon
the exercise of this Warrant, such shares of stock, securities or assets as may
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be issued or payable with respect to, or in exchange for, the number of Shares
immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the
rights represented hereby had such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger or sale not taken place.
(b) If a purchase, tender or exchange offer is made to and accepted by
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common
Stock, the Company shall not effect any consolidation, merger or sale with the
individual or entity having made such offer or with any Affiliate of such
individual or entity, unless, prior to the consummation of such consolidation,
merger or sale, the holder of this Warrant shall have been given a reasonable
opportunity to elect to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant either the
Shares then issuable with respect to the Shares of Common Stock or the stock,
securities or assets issuable to a holder of the number of Shares for which this
Warrant may then be exercised in accordance with such offer.
5. NOTICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS
If at any time during the Warrant Exercise Period:
(a) the Company shall declare any cash dividend upon Shares of Common
Stock;
(b) the Company shall declare any dividend upon any Shares of Common
Stock payable in any class or category of securities or make any special
dividend or other distribution (other than regular cash dividends) to the
holders of any Shares of Common Stock;
(c) the Company shall offer for subscription to the holders of any
Shares of Common Stock any additional securities of any class or category or
other rights to acquire any such securities;
(d) there shall be any capital reorganization, or reclassification of
the capital stock of the Company, or any consolidation or merger of the Company
with, exchange of any of the securities of the Company for those of, or sale of
all or any substantial part of the assets of the Company to, another individual
or entity; or
(e) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of said cases, the Company shall give, in accordance
with SECTION 11(c) hereof, (i) at least twenty (20) days' prior written notice
of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be
taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or for determining
rights to vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up (which
notice shall also specify the date on which the holders of Shares shall be
entitled to such dividend, distribution or subscription rights), and (ii) in the
case of any such reorganization,
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reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or
winding up, at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of the date when the
same shall take place and the date on which the holders of Shares shall be
entitled to exchange their Shares for (or to receive in respect of their Shares)
securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or
winding up, as the case may be.
6. CLOSING OF BOOKS
The Company shall at no time close its transfer books against the
transfer of this Warrant or of any Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise
of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise of this
Warrant.
7. NO VOTING RIGHTS
This Warrant will not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or
other rights as an equity holder of the Company.
8. TRANSFERABILITY
This Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in
part, without charge to the Registered Holder, upon surrender of this Warrant
with a properly executed Assignment (in the form of Exhibit II hereto) at the
principal office of the Company, or at such other location as the Company shall
designate in accordance with SECTION 11(c) hereof. This Warrant and the Shares
issued upon exercise hereof may not be offered, sold, or transferred except in
compliance with the Act, and any applicable state securities laws, and then only
after receipt of an agreement of the offeree to whom such offer or sale is made
to comply with the provisions of this SECTION 8 with respect to any resale or
other disposition of such securities; provided that no such agreement shall be
required from any purchaser of this Warrant or any underlying security pursuant
to a registration statement effective under the Act. The Registered Holder of
this Warrant agrees that, prior to the disposition of any security purchased on
the exercise hereof under circumstances that might require registration of such
security under the Act, or any similar statute then in effect, the Registered
Holder shall give written notice to the Company, expressing the Registered
Holder's intention as to such disposition. Promptly upon receiving such notice,
the Company shall present a copy thereof to its securities counsel. If, in the
opinion of such counsel (or of other securities counsel reasonably acceptable to
the Company), the proposed disposition does not require registration of such
security under the Act, or any similar statute then in effect, the Company
shall, as promptly as practicable, notify the Registered Holder of such opinion,
whereupon the Registered Holder shall be entitled to dispose of such security in
accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by the Registered Holder to
the Company.
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9. EXCHANGEABLE FOR DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS
This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the
Registered Holder at the principal office of the Company, or at such other
location as the Company shall designate in accordance with SECTION 11(c) hereof,
for new Warrants of like tenor representing in the aggregate the purchase rights
hereunder, and each of such new Warrants, as set forth on the front page hereof,
will represent such portion of such rights as is designated by the Registered
Holder at the time of such surrender. The date the Company initially issued this
Warrant, which is set forth on the front page hereof, will be deemed to be the
"Date of Issuance" of this Warrant and any purchase warrant exchanged or
substituted herefor, regardless of the number of times (and dates on which) new
certificates representing the unexpired and unexercised rights formerly
represented by this Warrant are issued.
10. REPLACEMENT WARRANT
Upon receipt by the Company from any holder of this Warrant of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this instrument and an indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to it and, in case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation
hereof, the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant of
like tenor to such holder; provided that, in the case of mutilation, no
indemnity shall be required if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered
to the Company for cancellation.
11. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS. The descriptive headings of the several
sections of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute
a part of this Warrant.
(b) GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of
California, without giving effect to principles concerning conflicts of law.
(c) NOTICES. (i) All notices or other communications required or
permitted to be given or made by the terms of this Warrant shall be in writing
and delivered personally or sent by pre-paid, first class, certified or
registered air mail (or the functional equivalent in any foreign country),
return receipt requested, or by facsimile transmission to the intended recipient
thereof at its address or facsimile number set out below. Any such notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been duly given immediately (if given or
made by facsimile confirmed by mailing a copy thereof to the recipient in
accordance with this SECTION 11(c) on the date of such facsimile), or three days
after mailing (if given or made by mail addressed to a location within the
country in which it is posted) or seven days after mailing (if made or given by
mail addressed to a location outside the country in which it is posted), and in
proving the same it shall be sufficient to show that the envelope containing the
notice was duly
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addressed, stamped and posted, or that receipt of a facsimile was confirmed by
the recipient as provided above. The addresses and facsimile numbers of the
parties for purposes of this Warrant are:
A. If to the Company: StarTronix International Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
With a copy (which Xxxxxxxxxx & Cody
shall not constitute 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
notice hereunder) to: Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
B. If to the Registered Holder: Stockworks USA, Inc.
____________________________
____________________________
Attn:_______________________
Facsimile No.:______________
C. If to a holder other than the initial Registered Holder, to
such address as such holder shall provide to the Company in
writing; provided that if such holder does not provide the
Company with such holder's address, the Company shall have no
obligation to deliver any notices to such holder required
hereunder.
(ii) Any party may change the address to which notices or
other communications to such party shall be delivered or mailed by giving notice
thereof to the other parties hereto in the manner provided herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, StarTronix International Inc. has caused
this Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officers under its corporate
seal, and this Warrant to be dated as of this 29th day of May, 1996.
STARTRONIX INTERNATIONAL INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx, President
[CORPORATE SEAL]
Attest:
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT I
EXERCISE AGREEMENT
To: ______________________________ Dated:______________
______________________________
______________________________
The undersigned Registered Holder, pursuant to the provisions set forth
in the within Warrant, hereby subscribes for and purchases _____ Shares covered
by such Warrant and herewith makes full payment in immediately available funds
of $__________ for such Shares at the Warrant Exercise Price provided by such
Warrant.
___________________________________
(Signature of Registered Holder)
___________________________________
(Print or type name)
___________________________________
(Address)
___________________________________
___________________________________
NOTICE: The signature on this Exercise Agreement must correspond with
the name of the Registered Holder as written upon the face of the within
Warrant, or upon the Assignment thereof, if applicable, in every particular,
without alteration, enlargement, or any change whatsoever, and must be
guaranteed by a bank, other than a saving bank, having an office or
correspondent in New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, or Atlanta,
Georgia, or by a firm having membership on a registered national securities
exchange and an office in New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, or
Atlanta, Georgia.
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
Authorized Signature:______________________________________________________
Name of Bank or Firm:______________________________________________________
Dated:_____________________________________________________________________
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EXHIBIT II
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ________________, the undersigned Registered
Holder, hereby sells, assigns, and transfers all of the rights of the
undersigned under the within Warrant with respect to the number of Shares
covered thereby set forth below, unto the Assignee identified below, and does
hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ________________ to effect such
transfer of rights on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution:
Name of Assignee Address of Assignee Portion of Warrant
Dated:_____________________________ ___________________________________
(Signature of Registered Holder)
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(Print or type name)
NOTICE: The signature on this Assignment must correspond with the name
of the Registered Holder as written upon the face of the within Warrant, in
every particular, without alteration, enlargement, or any change whatsoever, and
must be guaranteed by a bank, other than a saving bank, having an office or
correspondent in New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, or Atlanta,
Georgia, or by a firm having membership on a registered national securities
exchange and an office in New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, or
Atlanta, Georgia.
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
Authorized Signature:______________________________________________________
Name of Bank or Firm:______________________________________________________
Dated:_____________________________________________________________________
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