THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE OPTION BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR ASSIGN THIS PURCHASE OPTION EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE OPTION AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL,...
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THE
REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE OPTION BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES
THAT
IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR ASSIGN THIS PURCHASE OPTION EXCEPT AS HEREIN
PROVIDED AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE OPTION AGREES THAT IT WILL
NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE THIS PURCHASE OPTION FOR
A
PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE (DEFINED BELOW) TO ANYONE OTHER
THAN (I) XXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX, INCORPORATED (“XXXXXX”) OR AN UNDERWRITER OR A
SELECTED DEALER IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING, OR (II) A BONA FIDE OFFICER
OR
PARTNER OF XXXXXX OR OF ANY SUCH UNDERWRITER OR SELECTED
DEALER.
THIS
PURCHASE OPTION IS NOT EXERCISABLE PRIOR TO THE LATER OF THE CONSUMMATION BY
CROSSFIRE CAPITAL CORPORATION OF A MERGER, CAPITAL STOCK EXCHANGE, ASSET
ACQUISITION OR OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESS COMBINATION (“BUSINESS COMBINATION”) (AS
DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN THE COMPANY’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT (DEFINED HEREIN) OR
_____________, 2007. VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME, _____________,
2011.
UNIT
PURCHASE OPTION
For
the Purchase of
500,000
Units
of
CROSSFIRE
CAPITAL CORPORATION
1. Purchase
Option.
THIS
CERTIFIES THAT, in consideration of $100 duly paid by or on behalf of
____________________ (“Holder”), as registered owner of this Purchase Option, to
Crossfire Capital Corporation (“Company”), Holder is entitled, at any time or
from time to time upon the later of the consummation of a Business Combination
or _________, 2007 (“Commencement Date”), and at or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern
Time, ____________, 2011 (“Expiration Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe
for, purchase and receive, in whole or in part, up to Five Hundred Thousand
(500,000) units (“Units”) of the Company, each Unit consisting of one share of
common stock of the Company, par value $.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and
two warrants (“Warrant(s)”) expiring five years from the effective date
(“Effective Date”) of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1
(“Registration Statement”) pursuant to which Units are offered for sale to the
public (“Offering”). Each Warrant is the same as the warrant included in the
Units being registered for sale to the public by way of the Registration
Statement (“Public Warrants”) except that the Warrants included in the Purchase
Option have an exercise price of $6.25 per share (125% of the exercise price
of
the warrants included), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6 hereof.
If the Expiration Date is a day on which banking institutions are authorized
by
law to close, then this Purchase Option 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 Purchase Option. This Purchase Option is initially
exercisable at $7.50 per Unit (125% of the price of the Units sold in the
Offering) so purchased; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any
of
the events specified in Section 6 hereof, the rights granted by this Purchase
Option, including the exercise price per Unit and the number of Units (and
shares of Common Stock and Warrant) 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.
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2. Exercise.
2.1 Exercise
Form.
In
order to exercise this Purchase Option, the exercise form attached hereto must
be duly executed and completed and delivered to the Company, together with
this
Purchase Option and payment of the Exercise Price for the Units being purchased
payable in cash or by certified check or official bank check. If the
subscription rights represented hereby shall not be exercised at or before
5:00
p.m., Eastern time, on the Expiration Date this Purchase Option 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 the securities purchased under this Purchase Option 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 Cashless
Exercise.
2.3.1 Determination
of Amount.
In lieu
of the payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Units for
which
this Purchase Option is exercisable (and in lieu of being entitled to receive
Common Stock and Warrants) in the manner required by Section 2.1, the Holder
shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert any exercisable but
unexercised portion of this Purchase Option into Units (“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 in cash)
that
number of Units equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the “Value” (as
defined below) of the portion of the Purchase Option being converted by (y)
the
Current Market Value (as defined below). The “Value” of the portion of the
Purchase Option being converted shall equal the remainder derived from
subtracting (a) (i) the Exercise Price multiplied by (ii) the number of Units
underlying the portion of this Purchase Option being converted from (b) the
Current Market Value of a Unit multiplied by the number of Units underlying
the
portion of the Purchase Option being converted. As used herein, the term
“Current Market Value” per Unit at any date means the remainder derived from
subtracting (x) the exercise price of the Warrants multiplied by the number
of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants underlying one
Unit from (y) the Current Market Price of the Common Stock multiplied by the
number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants and the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of one Unit. The “Current Market Price” of a share of
Common Stock shall mean (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national
securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap
Market or NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor such as the Bulletin Board
Exchange), the last sale price of the Common Stock in the principal trading
market for the Common Stock as reported by the exchange, Nasdaq or the NASD,
as
the case may be; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities
exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market or
the
NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor such as the Bulletin Board Exchange),
but
is traded in the residual over-the-counter market, the closing bid price for
the
Common Stock on the last trading day preceding the date in question for which
such quotations are reported by the Pink Sheets, LLC or similar publisher of
such quotations; and (iii) if the fair market value of the Common Stock cannot
be determined pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, such price as the Board
of
Directors of the Company shall determine, in good faith.
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2.3.2 Mechanics
of Cashless Exercise.
The
Cashless Exercise 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 Purchase Option with a duly executed exercise form attached hereto with
the
cashless exercise section completed to the Company, exercising the Cashless
Exercise Right and specifying the total number of Units the Holder will purchase
pursuant to such Cashless Exercise Right.
3. Transfer.
3.1 General
Restrictions.
The
registered Holder of this Purchase Option agrees that it will not sell,
transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate this Purchase Option for a period of
one
year following the Effective Date to anyone other than (i) Xxxxxx or an
underwriter or a selected dealer in connection with the Offering, or (ii) a
bona
fide officer or partner of Xxxxxx or of any such underwriter or selected dealer.
On and after the Effective Date, transfers to others may be made subject to
compliance with or 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 the Purchase
Option and payment of all transfer taxes, if any, payable in connection
therewith. The Company shall within five business days transfer this Purchase
Option on the books of the Company and shall execute and deliver a new Purchase
Option or Purchase Options of like tenor to the appropriate assignee(s)
expressly evidencing the right to purchase the aggregate number of Units
purchasable hereunder or such portion of such number as shall be contemplated
by
any such assignment.
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3.2 Restrictions
Imposed by the Act.
The
securities evidenced by this Purchase Option shall not be transferred unless
and
until (i) the Company has received the opinion of counsel for the Holder that
the securities may be transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration
under the Act and applicable state securities laws, the availability of which
is
established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company (the Company hereby
agreeing that the opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP shall be deemed satisfactory
evidence of the availability of an exemption), or (ii) a registration statement
or a post-effective amendment to the 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
securities law has been established.
4. New
Purchase Options to be Issued.
4.1 Partial
Exercise or Transfer.
Subject
to the restrictions in Section 3 hereof, this Purchase Option 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 Purchase Option for cancellation,
together with the duly executed exercise or assignment form and funds sufficient
to pay any Exercise Price and/or transfer tax if exercised pursuant to Section
2.1 hereto, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Holder without charge
a new Purchase Option of like tenor to this Purchase Option in the name of
the
Holder evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase the number of Units
purchasable hereunder as to which this Purchase Option 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 Purchase Option and of reasonably satisfactory
indemnification or the posting of a bond, the Company shall execute and deliver
a new Purchase Option of like tenor and date. Any such new Purchase Option
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.
5. Registration
Rights.
5.1 Demand
Registration.
5.1.1 Grant
of Right.
The
Company, upon written demand (“Initial Demand Notice”) of the Holder(s) of at
least 51% of the Purchase Options and/or the underlying Units and/or the
underlying securities (“Majority Holders”), agrees to register on one occasion,
all or any portion of the Purchase Options requested by the Majority Holders
in
the Initial Demand Notice and all of the securities underlying such Purchase
Options, including the Units, Common Stock, the Warrants and the Common Stock
underlying the Warrants (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”). On such
occasion, the Company will file a registration statement or a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities
within sixty days after receipt of the Initial Demand Notice and use its best
efforts to have such registration statement or post-effective amendment declared
effective as soon as possible thereafter. The demand for registration may be
made at any time during a period of five years beginning on the Effective Date.
The Company covenants and agrees to give written notice of its receipt of any
Initial Demand Notice by any Holder(s) to all other registered Holders of the
Purchase Options and/or the Registerable Securities within ten days from the
date of the receipt of any such Initial Demand Notice.
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5.1.2 Terms.
The
Company shall bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the
Registrable Securities, including the reasonable expenses of any legal counsel
selected by the Holders to represent them in connection with the sale of the
Registrable Securities, but the Holders shall pay any and all underwriting
commissions, if any. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts
to
qualify or register the Registrable Securities in such States as are reasonably
requested by the Majority Holder(s); provided, however, that in no event shall
the Company be required to register the Registrable Securities in a State in
which such registration would cause (i) the Company to be obligated to qualify
to do business in such State, or would subject the Company to taxation as a
foreign corporation doing business in such jurisdiction or (ii) the principal
stockholders of the Company to be obligated to escrow their shares of capital
stock of the Company. The Company shall cause any registration statement or
post-effective amendment filed pursuant to the demand rights granted under
Section 5.1.1 to remain effective for a period of twelve consecutive months
from
the effective date of such registration statement or post-effective
amendment.
5.2 “Piggy-Back”
Registration.
5.2.1 Grant
of Right.
In
addition to the demand right of registration, the Holders of the Purchase
Options shall have the right for a period of seven years commencing on the
Effective Date, to include the Registrable Securities as part of any other
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); provided, however, that if, in the written opinion of the Company’s
managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, for such offering, 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, and (ii) without materially and adversely
affecting the entire offering, then the Company will still be required to
include the Registrable Securities, but may require the Holders to agree, in
writing, to delay the sale of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities
for a period of 90 days from the effective date of the offering, provided,
further, that if the sale of any Registrable Securities is so delayed, then
the
number of securities to be sold by all stockholders in such public offering
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, provided, further, that the number of
securities to be sold by persons making a demand for registration in such public
offering will not be required to reduce the number of shares being offered
for
sale on their behalf.
5.2.2 Terms.
The
Company shall bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the
Registrable Securities, including the expenses of any legal counsel selected
by
the Holders to represent them in connection with the sale of the Registrable
Securities but the Holders shall pay any and all underwriting commissions.
In
the event of such a proposed registration, the Company shall furnish the then
Holders of outstanding Registrable Securities with not less than fifteen days
written notice prior to the proposed date of filing of such registration
statement. Such notice to the Holders shall continue to be given for each
applicable registration statement filed (during the period in which the Purchase
Option is exercisable) by the Company until such time as all of the Registrable
Securities have been registered and sold. The holders of the Registrable
Securities shall exercise the “piggy back” rights provided for herein by giving
written notice, within ten business 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 twelve months from the date that the Holders of the
Registrable Securities are first given the opportunity to sell all of such
securities.
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5.3 Damages.
Should
the registration or the effectiveness thereof required by Sections 5.1 and
5.2
hereof be delayed by the Company or the Company otherwise fails to comply with
such provisions, the Company shall, in addition to any other equitable or other
relief available to the Holder(s), be liable for any and all incidental, special
and consequential damages sustained by the Holder(s), including, but not limited
to, the loss of any profits that might have been received by the holder upon
the
sale of shares of Common Stock or Warrants (and shares of Common Stock
underlying the Warrants) underlying this Purchase Option.
5.4 General
Terms.
5.4.1 Indemnification.
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 reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating,
preparing or defending against litigation, commenced or threatened, or any
claim
whatsoever whether arising out of any action between the underwriters and the
Company or between the underwriters and any third party or otherwise) to which
any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise,
arising from such registration statement but only to the same extent and with
the same effect as the provisions pursuant to which the Company has agreed
to
indemnify the underwriters contained in Section 5 of the Underwriting Agreement.
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, its officers and directors and each person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act
or
Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, 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 to the same extent and with the same effect as the
provisions contained in Section 5 of the Underwriting Agreement pursuant to
which the underwriters have agreed to indemnify the Company.
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5.4.2 Exercise
of Purchase Options.
Nothing
contained in this Purchase Option shall be construed as requiring the Holder(s)
to exercise their Purchase Options or Warrants underlying such Purchase Options
prior to or after the initial filing of any registration statement or the
effectiveness thereof.
5.4.3 Documents
Delivered to Holders.
The
Company shall furnish Xxxxxx, as representative of the Holders participating
in
any of the foregoing offerings, a signed counterpart, addressed to the
participating Holders, 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 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 Xxxxxx, as representative
of the Holders participating in the offering, the correspondence and memoranda
described below and 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 Xxxxxx, as representative of the Holders, 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 National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”). Such investigation shall include access to books,
records and properties and opportunities to discuss the business of the Company
with its officers and independent auditors, all to such reasonable extent and
at
such reasonable times and as often as Xxxxxx, as representative of the Holders,
shall reasonably request. The Company shall not be required to disclose any
confidential information or other records to Xxxxxx, as representative of the
Holders, or to any other person, until and unless such persons shall have
entered into reasonable confidentiality agreements (in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company), with the Company with respect
thereto.
5.4.4 Underwriting
Agreement.
The
Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement with the managing
underwriter(s), if any, selected by any Holders whose Registrable Securities
are
being registered pursuant to this Section 5, which managing underwriter shall
be
reasonably acceptable to the Company. Such agreement shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Company, each Holder and such managing
underwriters, and shall contain such representations, warranties and covenants
by the Company and such other terms as are customarily contained in agreements
of that type used by the managing underwriter. The Holders shall be parties
to
any underwriting agreement relating to an underwritten sale of their Registrable
Securities and may, at their option, require that any or all the
representations, warranties and covenants of the Company to or for the benefit
of such underwriters shall also be made to and for the benefit of such Holders.
Such Holders shall not be required to make any representations or warranties
to
or agreements with the Company or the underwriters except as they may relate
to
such Holders and their intended methods of distribution. Such Holders, however,
shall agree to such covenants and indemnification and contribution obligations
for selling stockholders as are customarily contained in agreements of that
type
used by the managing underwriter. Further, such Holders shall execute
appropriate custody agreements and otherwise cooperate fully in the preparation
of the registration statement and other documents relating to any offering
in
which they include securities pursuant to this Section 5. Each Holder shall
also
furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities
as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of the Registrable
Securities.
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5.4.5 Rule
144 Sale.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5 to the contrary, the
Company shall have no obligation pursuant to Sections 5.1 or 5.2 for the
registration of Registrable Securities held by any Holder (i) where such Holder
would then be entitled to sell under Rule 144 within any three-month period
(or
such other period prescribed under Rule 144 as may be provided by amendment
thereof) all of the Registrable Securities then held by such Holder, and (ii)
where the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder is within the
volume limitations under paragraph (e) of Rule 144 (calculated as if such Holder
were an affiliate within the meaning of Rule 144).
5.4.6 Supplemental
Prospectus.
Each
Holder agrees, that upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening
of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact
or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing, such Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable
Securities until such Xxxxxx’s receipt of the copies of a supplemental or
amended prospectus, and, if so desired by the Company, such Holder shall deliver
to the Company (at the expense of the Company) or destroy (and deliver to the
Company a certificate of such destruction) all copies, other than permanent
file
copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such
Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such
notice.
6. Adjustments.
6.1 Adjustments
to Exercise Price and Number of Securities.
The
Exercise Price and the number of Units underlying the Purchase Option shall
be
subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter set forth:
6.1.1 Stock
Dividends; Split Ups.
If
after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 below,
the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend
payable in shares of Common Stock or by a split up of shares of Common Stock
or
other similar event, then, on the effective day thereof, the number of shares
of
Common Stock underlying each of the Units purchasable hereunder shall be
increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares. In such case,
the number of shares of Common Stock, and the exercise price applicable thereto,
underlying the Warrants underlying each of the Units purchasable hereunder
shall
be adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Warrants. For example, if the
Company declares a two-for-one stock dividend and at the time of such dividend
this Purchase Option is for the purchase of one Unit at $7.50 per whole Unit
(the Warrant underlying the Units is exercisable for $6.25 per share), upon
effectiveness of the dividend, this Purchase Option will be adjusted to allow
for the purchase of one Unit at $7.50 per Unit, each Unit entitling the holder
to receive two shares of Common Stock and four Warrants (each Warrant
exercisable for $3.125 per share).
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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 consolidation,
combination or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar
event, then, on the effective date thereof, the number of shares of Common
Stock
underlying each of the Units purchasable hereunder shall be decreased in
proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares. In such case, the number
of
shares of Common Stock, and the exercise price applicable thereto, underlying
the Warrants underlying each of the Units purchasable hereunder shall be
adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Warrants.
6.1.3 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 or 6.1.2 hereof or that
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 that 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 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 Purchase Option shall have the right thereafter
(until the expiration of the right of exercise of this Purchase Option) 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 transfer, by a Holder of the number of shares of
Common Stock of the Company obtainable upon exercise of this Purchase Option
and
the underlying Warrants immediately prior to such event; and if any
reclassification also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered
by
Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections
6.1.1, 6.1.2 and this Section 6.1.3. The provisions of this Section 6.1.3 shall
similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or
consolidations, sales or other transfers.
6.1.4 Changes
in Form of Purchase Option.
This
form of Purchase Option need not be changed because of any change pursuant
to
this Section, and Purchase Options issued after such change may state the same
Exercise Price and the same number of Units as are stated in the Purchase
Options initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. The acceptance by any
Holder of the issuance of new Purchase Options reflecting a required or
permissive change shall not be deemed to waive any rights to an adjustment
occurring after the Commencement Date or the computation thereof.
6.2 Substitute
Purchase Option.
In case
of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company with, or
merger of the Company into, another corporation (other than a consolidation
or
merger which does not result in any reclassification or change of the
outstanding Common Stock), the corporation formed by such consolidation or
merger shall execute and deliver to the Holder a supplemental Purchase Option
providing that the holder of each Purchase Option then outstanding or to be
outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the stated expiration of
such
Purchase Option) to receive, upon exercise of such Purchase Option, the kind
and
amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon
such
consolidation or merger, by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock
of
the Company for which such Purchase Option might have been exercised immediately
prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such supplemental
Purchase Option shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the
adjustments provided in Section 6. The above provision of this Section shall
similarly apply to successive consolidations or mergers.
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6.3 Elimination
of Fractional Interests.
The
Company shall not be required to issue certificates representing fractions
of
shares of Common Stock or Warrants upon the exercise of the Purchase Option,
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 to the nearest whole number
of
Warrants, 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
the
Purchase Options or the Warrants underlying the Purchase Option, 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 Purchase Options 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. The Company further covenants and agrees
that upon exercise of the Warrants underlying the Purchase Options and payment
of the respective Warrant 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 Purchase Options shall be outstanding, the
Company shall use its best efforts to cause all (i) shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Options, (ii) Warrants issuable upon
exercise of the Purchase Options and (iii) shares of Common Stock issuable
upon
exercise of the Warrants included in the Units issuable upon exercise of the
Purchase Option to be listed (subject to official notice of issuance) on all
securities exchanges (or, if applicable on the Nasdaq National Market, SmallCap
Market, OTC Bulletin Board or any successor trading market) on which the Units,
Common Stock or the Public Warrants issued to the public in connection herewith
may then be 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 Purchase
Options 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall deliver to each Holder
a
copy of each notice given to the other stockholders of the Company at the same
time and in the same manner that such notice is given to the
stockholders.
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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 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 payable 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 President and Chief Financial
Officer.
8.4 Transmittal
of Notices.
All
notices, requests, consents and other communications under this Purchase Option
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made when hand
delivered, or mailed by express mail or private courier service: (i) If to
the
registered Holder of the Purchase Option, to the address of such Holder as
shown
on the books of the Company, or (ii) if to the Company, to following address
or
to such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Holders:
Crossfire
Capital Corporation
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
New
York,
NY 10022
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Amendments.
The
Company and Xxxxxx may from time to time supplement or amend this Purchase
Option without the approval of any of the Holders in order to cure any
ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision contained herein that may
be
defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, or to make any
other
provisions in regard to matters or questions arising hereunder that the Company
and Xxxxxx may xxxx necessary or desirable and that the Company and Xxxxxx
xxxx
shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders. All other modifications
or amendments shall require the written consent of and be signed by the party
against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is
sought.
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9.2 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 Purchase Option.
10. Entire
Agreement.
This
Purchase Option (together with the other agreements and documents being
delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Purchase Option) 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.
10.1 Binding
Effect.
This
Purchase Option shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon,
the Holder and the Company and their permitted assignees, respective successors,
legal representative 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 Purchase Option or any provisions herein
contained.
10.2 Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.
This
Purchase Option shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Maryland, 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 Purchase Option shall be brought
and enforced in the courts of the State of Maryland or of the United States
of
America for the Southern District of Maryland, 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 and the Holder agree that the prevailing party(ies) in any such 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.
10.3 Waiver,
Etc.
The
failure of the Company or the Holder to at any time enforce any of the
provisions of this Purchase Option shall not be deemed or construed to be a
waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this
Purchase Option or any provision hereof or the right of the Company or any
Holder to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Purchase Option.
No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the
provisions of this Purchase Option 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.
10.4 Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Purchase Option 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.
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10.5 Exchange
Agreement.
As a
condition of the Holder’s receipt and acceptance of this Purchase Option, Xxxxxx
agrees that, at any time prior to the complete exercise of this Purchase Option
by Holder, if the Company and Xxxxxx enter into an agreement (“Exchange
Agreement”) pursuant to which they agree that all outstanding Purchase Options
will be exchanged for securities or cash or a combination of both, then Holder
shall agree to such exchange and become a party to the Exchange Agreement.
10.6 Underlying
Warrants.
At any
time after exercise by the Holder of this Purchase Option, the Holder may
exchange its Warrants (with a $6.25 exercise price) for Public Warrants (with
a
$5.00 exercise price) upon payment to the Company of the difference between
the
aggregate exercise price of the Warrants being exchanged and the aggregate
exercise price of the Public Warrants for which Warrants are being
exchanged.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Purchase Option to be signed by
its
duly authorized officer as of the ___ day of __________, 2006.
CROSSFIRE CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Its: President
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Form
to be used to exercise Purchase Option:
Crossfire
Capital Corporation
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
New
York,
NY 10022
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Date:_________________,
200__
The
undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to exercise the within Purchase Option
and
to purchase ____ Units of Crossfire Capital Corporation and hereby makes payment
of $____________ (at the rate of $_________ per Unit) in payment of the Exercise
Price pursuant thereto. Please issue the Common Stock and Warrants as to which
this Purchase Option is exercised in accordance with the instructions given
below.
or
The
undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to convert its right to purchase _________
Units purchasable under the within Purchase Option by surrender of the
unexercised portion of the attached Purchase Option (with a “Value” based of
$_______ based on a “Market Price” of $_______). Please issue the securities
comprising the Units as to which this Purchase Option is exercised in accordance
with the instructions given below.
Signature |
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Signature Guaranteed |
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Name
____________________________________________________________________________________________
(Print
in
Block Letters)
Address
__________________________________________________________________________________________
NOTICE:
The signature to this form must correspond with the name as written upon the
face of the within Purchase Option 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.
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Form
to be used to assign Purchase Option:
ASSIGNMENT
(To
be
executed by the registered Holder to effect a transfer of the within Purchase
Option):
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED,_________________________________________ does hereby sell, assign
and
transfer unto___________________________________________ the right to purchase
__________ Units of Crossfire Capital Corporation (“Company”) evidenced by the
within Purchase Option and does hereby authorize the Company to transfer
such
right on the books of the Company.
Dated:___________________,
200_
Signature |
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Signature Guaranteed |
NOTICE:
The signature to this form must correspond with the name as written upon the
face of the within Purchase Option 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.
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