WARRANT AGREEMENT Dated as of May __, 2007 by and between RCN CORPORATION and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Warrant Agent
Exhibit
(d)(1)
Dated
as of May __,
2007
by
and
between
RCN
CORPORATION
and
HSBC
Bank USA, National Association,
as
Warrant Agent
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
SECTION
1.
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Appointment
of Warrant Agent
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1
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SECTION
2.
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Warrant
Certificates
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1
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SECTION
3.
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Issuance
of Warrants
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1
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SECTION
4.
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Execution
of Warrant Certificates
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2
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SECTION
5.
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Registration
and Countersignature
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2
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SECTION
6.
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Registration
of Transfers and Exchanges
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3
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SECTION
7.
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Terms
of Warrants; Exercise of Warrants
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3
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SECTION
8.
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Payment
of Taxes
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6
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SECTION
9.
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Mutilated
or Missing Warrant Certificates
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6
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SECTION
10.
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Reservation
of Shares of the Common Stock
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6
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SECTION
11.
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Registration;
Obtaining Stock Exchange Listings
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7
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SECTION
12.
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Adjustment
of Exercise Price and the Number of Shares of Common Stock
Issuable
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7
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(a)
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Adjustment
of Exercise Price
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7
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(b)
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Exercise
Price Reductions
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15
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(c)
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De
Minimus Exception
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15
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(d)
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Deferral
of Issuable Common Stock or Cash in Lieu of any Fraction
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16
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(e)
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Shares
Held in Treasury
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16
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(f)
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Effect
of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale of the
Company.
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17
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(g)
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Notice
of Adjustment.
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18
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(h)
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The
Company Determination Final; Warrant Agent Disclaimer.
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18
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(i)
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When
Issuance or Payment May Be Deferred.
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18
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(j)
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Adjustment
in Number of Shares.
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19
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(k)
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Form
of Warrant Certificate.
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19
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(l)
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Mandatory
Exercise of Warrants.
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19
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SECTION
13.
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Priority
Adjustments, Further Actions
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20
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SECTION
14.
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Fractional
Interests
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20
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SECTION
15.
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Notices
to Warrant Holders
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21
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SECTION
16.
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Merger,
Consolidation or Change of Name of Warrant Agent
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22
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SECTION
17.
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Warrant
Agent
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23
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SECTION
18.
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Expenses
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26
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SECTION
19.
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Change
of Warrant Agent
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26
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SECTION
20.
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Notices
to the Company and Warrant Agent
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27
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SECTION
21.
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Supplements
and Amendments
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27
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SECTION
22.
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Successors
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28
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SECTION
23.
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction
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28
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SECTION
25.
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Benefits
of this Warrant Agreement
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28
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SECTION
26.
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Counterparts
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28
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SECTION
27.
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Further
Assurances
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28
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SECTION
28.
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Entire
Agreement
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29
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EXHIBIT A |
Form
of Warrant Certificate
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EXHIBIT
B
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Form
of Registration Rights Agreement
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____________________________________________________________
This
Table of Contents does not constitute a part of this Warrant Agreement or
have
any bearing upon the interpretation of any of its terms or
provisions.
i
WARRANT
AGREEMENT (this "Warrant
Agreement")
dated
as of May __, 2007, between RCN CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"),
and
HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association,
a
national banking association, as Warrant Agent (the "Warrant
Agent").
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase and Consent
Solicitation Statement, dated April 27, 2007, the Company is offering to
purchase any and all of its $125,000,000 outstanding 7.375% Convertible Second
Lien Notes due 2012 (the "Notes")
at a
purchase price for each $1,000 of principal amount of Notes so tendered equal
to
(i) $1,133.00 in cash, (ii) an additional amount in cash equal to the
accrued unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the date on which
the
Notes are purchased, and (iii) 42.63 warrants (the "Warrants");
WHEREAS,
each Warrant represents the right to purchase one share of common stock,
par
value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common
Stock");
WHEREAS,
the Company desires HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association
to act
as the Warrant Agent on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing
so to act, in connection with the issuance of Warrant certificates and other
matters as provided herein; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein
set
forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Appointment
of Warrant Agent.
The
Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as warrant agent for the
Company in accordance with the express (and no implied) instructions set
forth
hereinafter in this Warrant Agreement, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts
such
appointment.
SECTION
2. Warrant
Certificates.
The
certificates evidencing the Warrants to be delivered pursuant to this Warrant
Agreement shall be in registered form only and shall be substantially in
the
form set forth in Exhibit A
attached
hereto ("Warrant
Certificates")
and
may have such letters, numbers, or other marks of identification or designation
and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon
as
the officers of the Company executing the same may approve (with execution
thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Warrant Agreement, or as may be required to comply
with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto
or
with any rule or regulation of any exchange, inter-dealer quotation system
or
regulated quotation service on which the Warrants may be listed or quoted,
as
the case may be.
SECTION
3. Issuance
of Warrants.
Upon
issuance in accordance with Section 5,
each
Warrant Certificate shall evidence one or more Warrants. Each Warrant evidenced
thereby entitles the holder, upon proper exercise, to receive from the Company,
as adjusted as provided herein, one share of the Common Stock at the Exercise
Price (as defined in Section 7).
SECTION
4. Execution
of Warrant Certificates.
Warrant
Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of
the
Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or any Vice President and by the
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary under its corporate seal. The seal of
the
Company may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed,
imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Warrant Certificates. Each such
signature upon any Warrant Certificate may be in the form of a facsimile
signature of the present or any future Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer, President, Vice President, Secretary or Assistant Secretary and
may be
imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Warrant Certificates and for that
purpose the Company may adopt and use the facsimile signature of any person
who
shall have been Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President,
Vice
President, Secretary or Assistant Secretary at the time of entering into
this
Warrant Agreement, notwithstanding the fact that at the time any Warrant
Certificate shall be countersigned by the Warrant Agent and delivered or
disposed of by the Company he shall have ceased to hold such office, so long
as,
and the Company hereby represents that, under the Company's charter and by-laws,
any Warrants or shares of the Common Stock so issued would be validly issued.
Any Warrant Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by any person
who, at the actual date of the execution of such Warrant Certificate, shall
be a
proper officer of the Company to sign such Warrant Certificate, although
at the
date of the execution of this Warrant Agreement any such person was not such
officer, so long as, and the Company hereby represents that, under the Company's
charter and by-laws, any Warrants or shares of the Common Stock so issued
would
be validly issued. For purposes hereof, "person"
shall
be interpreted broadly to include an individual, corporation, partnership,
joint
venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited
liability partnership, national banking association, trust, trustee, estate,
unincorporated organization, government, governmental unit, agency, or political
subdivision thereof, or other entity.
Warrant
Certificates shall be dated the date of countersignature by the Warrant Agent
and shall represent one or more whole Warrants.
SECTION
5. Registration
and Countersignature.
The
Warrant Agent, on behalf of the Company, shall number and register the Warrant
Certificates in a Warrant register as they are issued by the Company. The
Warrant register will show the names and addresses of the respective holders
of
the Warrants, the numbers of Warrants evidenced on the face of each Warrant
Certificate and the date of each Warrant Certificate.
Warrant
Certificates shall be manually countersigned by the Warrant Agent upon written
instructions of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President,
Vice President, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company and shall
not be
valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. The Warrant Agent shall, upon
written instructions of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
President, Vice President, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company,
initially countersign and deliver Warrant Certificates entitling the
holders thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock per Warrant (but subject
to adjustment as hereinafter provided) and shall countersign and deliver
Warrant
Certificates as otherwise provided in this Warrant Agreement.
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The
Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder(s)
of the
Warrant Certificates as the absolute owner(s) thereof (notwithstanding any
notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by anyone), for all
purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected
by any
notice to the contrary.
SECTION
6. Registration
of Transfers and Exchanges.
The
Warrant Agent shall from time to time register the transfer of any outstanding
Warrant Certificates upon the records to be maintained by it for that purpose,
upon surrender thereof accompanied by a written instrument or instruments
of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Warrant Agent and the Company, duly
executed by the registered holder or holders thereof or by the duly appointed
legal representative thereof or by a duly authorized attorney. Upon any such
registration of transfer, a new Warrant Certificate shall be issued to the
transferee(s) and the surrendered Warrant Certificate shall be cancelled
by the
Warrant Agent. Cancelled Warrant Certificates shall thereafter be disposed
of by
or at the direction of the Company in accordance with applicable
law.
Warrant
Certificates may be exchanged at the option of the registered holder(s) thereof,
when surrendered to the Warrant Agent at the Warrant Agent Office (as defined
in
Section 7) during normal business hours for another Warrant Certificate or
other
Warrant Certificates of like tenor and representing in the aggregate a like
number of Warrants. Warrant Certificates surrendered for exchange shall be
cancelled by the Warrant Agent. Such cancelled Warrant Certificates shall
then
be disposed of by or at the direction of the Company in accordance with
applicable law.
The
Warrant Agent is hereby directed and authorized to countersign, in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 6,
the new
Warrant Certificates issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.
SECTION
7. Terms
of Warrants; Exercise of Warrants.
Subject
to the terms of this Warrant Agreement, each Warrant holder shall have the
right, which may be exercised from the date of the original issuance of the
Warrant Certificates and prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City Time, on
June 21, 2012 (the "Expiration
Date"),
to
exercise each Warrant and receive from the Company the number of fully paid
and
nonassessable shares of the Common Stock which the holder may at the time
be
entitled to receive on exercise of such Warrants and payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price then in effect for such shares of the Common Stock. In addition,
prior to the delivery of any shares of the Common Stock that the Company
shall
be obligated to deliver upon proper exercise of the Warrants, the Company
shall
comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations
which
require action to be taken by the Company. Each Warrant, when exercised,
will
entitle the holder thereof to purchase one share of the Common Stock at the
Exercise Price, in each case as adjusted from time to time as herein provided.
Each Warrant not exercised prior to the Expiration Date shall become void
and
all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Warrant
Agreement shall cease as of such time.
NO
WARRANT OR ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK RECEIVED ON EXERCISE OF A WARRANT MAY
BE
OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT (A)(1) TO A PERSON
WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN
THE
MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT
OF
FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING
THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN ACCREDITED
INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION
D
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (3) IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT PURSUANT TO RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF
AVAILABLE) OR (4) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS
OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM. WARRANTS AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK RECEIVED
ON
EXERCISE OF A WARRANT MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED THEREBY.
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A
Warrant
may be exercised upon surrender to the Company at the Warrant Agent Office
referred to in Section 20
(the "Warrant
Agent Office")
of the
Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates evidencing the Warrants to be
exercised with the form of election to purchase on the reverse thereof
(the "Exercise
Notice")
duly
and properly completed and signed, which signature shall be guaranteed by
an
"Eligible Guarantor Institution" as defined in Rule 17Ad-15(2) promulgated
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange
Act"),
and
upon payment to the Warrant Agent for the account of the Company of the exercise
price of $25.16 (the "Exercise
Price"),
as
adjusted from time to time as herein provided, for each Warrant then exercised.
Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for all shares of the Common Stock
being
exercised in respect of a Warrant Certificate shall be made (a) in United
States Dollars or (b) by certified or official bank check for United States
Dollars made payable to the order of "RCN Corporation". In lieu of payment
of
the aggregate Exercise Price as aforesaid and subject to applicable law,
the
holder of a Warrant may elect to receive from the Company a number of shares
of
the Common Stock equal to the "Spread" by indicating such election in the
Exercise Notice delivered by such Warrant holder. The "Spread"
shall,
subject to Section 14,
be paid
by the Company by delivering to such Warrant holder a number of shares of
the
Common Stock equal to (a)(i) the product of (x) the current market
price per share of the Common Stock (as of the date of receipt of the Exercise
Notice by the Company) multiplied by (y) the number of shares of the Common
Stock underlying the Warrants being exercised, minus (ii) the product of
(x) the Exercise Price, multiplied by (y) the number of shares of the
Common Stock underlying the Warrants being exercised, divided by (b) the
current market price per share of the Common Stock (as of the date of receipt
of
the Exercise Notice by the Company).
Subject
to the provisions of Section 8,
upon
such exercise of Warrants and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price, the
Company shall issue and cause to be delivered promptly to or upon the written
order of the Warrant holder and in such name or names, as the Warrant holder
may
designate, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of
the
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants together with cash
as
provided in Section 14;
provided,
however,
that if
any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in Section 12(f))
is
proposed to be effected by the Company or there is pending any tender offer
or
an exchange offer for shares of the Common Stock, upon such exercise of Warrants
and payment of the Exercise Price as aforesaid, the Company shall, as soon
as
possible, but in any event not later than two business days thereafter, issue
and cause to be delivered the full number of shares of the Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of such Warrants in the manner described in this sentence
together with any cash as provided in Section 14.
For
purposes of this Warrant Agreement, a "business
day"
means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions
in
New York City are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive
order
to close or remain closed. Such certificate or certificates shall be deemed
to
have been issued and any person so designated to be named therein shall be
deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares of the Common Stock
as
of the close of business on the date of the exercise of such Warrants and
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price. No fractional shares shall be issued
upon exercise of any Warrants in accordance with Section 14.
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The
Warrants shall be exercisable, at the election of the holders thereof, either
in
full or from time to time in part (in whole shares of the Common Stock) and,
in
the event that a Warrant Certificate evidencing Warrants is exercised in
respect
of fewer than all of the shares of the Common Stock issuable on such exercise
at
any time prior to the Expiration Date, a new Certificate evidencing the
remaining Warrant or Warrants will be promptly issued, and the Warrant Agent
is
hereby irrevocably authorized and directed to countersign and to deliver
the
required new Warrant Certificate or Certificates pursuant to the provisions
of
this Section 7
and of
Section 5,
and the
Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent or under this Warrant Agreement,
will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrant Certificates duly executed on
behalf
of the Company for such purpose.
All
Warrant Certificates surrendered upon exercise of Warrants shall be cancelled
by
the Warrant Agent. Such cancelled Warrant Certificates shall then be disposed
of
by or at the direction of the Company in accordance with applicable law.
The
Warrant Agent shall (x) advise an authorized representative of the Company
as directed by the Company by the end of each day on which Warrants were
exercised (i) the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of
a Warrant and the number of Warrants exercised, (ii) delivery of Warrant
Certificates evidencing the balance, if any, of the Warrants after such exercise
of the Warrants represented by each Warrant Certificate and (iii) such
other information as the Company shall reasonably require and
(y) concurrently pay to the Company all funds received by it in payment of
the aggregate Exercise Price. The Warrant Agent shall promptly confirm such
information to the Company in writing.
The
Warrant Agent shall keep copies of this Warrant Agreement and any notices
given
or received hereunder available for inspection by the holders of the Warrants
during normal business hours at the Warrant Agent Office. The Company shall
supply the Warrant Agent from time to time with such numbers of copies of
this
Warrant Agreement as the Warrant Agent may request.
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SECTION
8. Payment
of Taxes.
No
service charge shall be made to any holder of a Warrant for any exercise,
exchange or registration of transfer of Warrant Certificates, and the Company
will pay all documentary stamp taxes attributable to the initial issuance
of
shares of the Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants; provided,
however,
that
neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be required to pay any tax
or
taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue
of
any Warrant Certificates or any certificates for shares of the Common Stock
in a
name other than that of the registered holder of a Warrant Certificate
surrendered upon the exercise of a Warrant, and the Company shall not be
required to issue or deliver such Warrant Certificates or the certificates
representing the shares of the Common Stock unless or until the person or
persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the
amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company
that such tax has been paid.
SECTION
9. Mutilated
or Missing Warrant Certificates.
If any
of the Warrant Certificates shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed,
the
Company shall issue and the Warrant Agent shall countersign, in exchange
and
substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Warrant Certificate,
or
in lieu of and substitution for the Warrant Certificate lost, stolen or
destroyed, a new Warrant Certificate of like date and tenor and representing
an
equivalent number of Warrants, but only upon receipt of evidence satisfactory
to
the Company and the Warrant Agent of such loss, theft or destruction of such
Warrant Certificate and such indemnity and security therefor as is customary
and
reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent. Applicants
for
such substitute Warrant Certificate shall also comply with such other reasonable
regulations and pay such other reasonable charges as the Company or the Warrant
Agent may prescribe.
SECTION
10. Reservation
of Shares of the Common Stock.
The
Company will at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive
rights, out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued shares of the
Common
Stock, for the purpose of enabling it to satisfy any obligation to issue
shares
of the Common Stock upon exercise of Warrants, the maximum number of shares
of
the Common Stock which may then be deliverable upon the exercise of all
outstanding Warrants.
The
Company or the transfer agent for the Common Stock and every subsequent transfer
agent for any shares of the Company's capital stock issuable upon the exercise
of any of the rights of purchase represented by the Warrants as aforesaid
(the "Transfer
Agent")
will
be irrevocably authorized and directed at all times to reserve such number
of
authorized shares as shall be required for such purpose. The Company will
keep a
copy of this Warrant Agreement on file with the Transfer Agent for any shares
of
the Company's capital stock issuable upon the exercise of the rights of purchase
represented by the Warrants. The Warrant Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized
and directed to requisition from time to time from such Transfer Agent the
stock
certificates required to honor outstanding Warrants upon exercise thereof
in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant Agreement. The Company will supply
such Transfer Agent with duly executed certificates for such purposes and
will,
upon request, provide or otherwise make available any cash which may be payable
as provided in Section 14.
The
Company will furnish such Transfer Agent a copy of all notices of adjustments
and certificates related thereto, transmitted to the Warrant Agent and each
holder pursuant to Section 15.
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Before
taking any action which would cause an adjustment pursuant to Section 12
to
reduce the Exercise Price below the then par value per share (if any) of
a share
of the Common Stock, the Company will take all corporate action necessary,
in
the opinion of its counsel (which may be counsel employed by the Company),
in
order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable shares of the Common Stock at the Exercise Price as so
adjusted.
The
Company covenants that all shares of the Common Stock which may be issued
upon
exercise of Warrants will be, upon payment of the aggregate Exercise Price
and
issuance thereof, fully paid, nonassessable, free of preemptive rights and
free
from all taxes, liens, charges and security interests with respect to the
issue
thereof (other than any liens, charges and security interests created by
the
Warrant holder or the person to which the shares of the Common Stock are
to be
issued).
SECTION
11. Registration;
Obtaining Stock Exchange Listings.
The
Warrants and the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the
Warrants shall be registered under the Securities Act in accordance with
the
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company
and the holders named therein, a form of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit B.
The
Company shall use its best efforts to promptly secure the listing of the
shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants upon each national
securities exchange and automated quotation system, as the case may be, upon
which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice
of
issuance upon exercise of such Warrant) and shall use its best efforts to
maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed,
such
listing of all shares of Common Stock from time to time issuable upon the
exercise of all then outstanding Warrants; and the Company shall use its
best
efforts to list on each national securities exchange or automated quotation
system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any other
shares
of capital stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of the Warrants if
and so
long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such national securities
exchange or automated quotation system. The Company shall pay all fees and
expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 11.
SECTION
12. Adjustment
of Exercise Price and the Number of Shares of Common Stock
Issuable.
The
Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of each Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time upon
the
occurrence of the events enumerated in this Section 12.
For
purposes of this Section 00,
"xxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx"
means
the Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Company, however designated,
for which the Warrants may be exercisable from time to time.
(a) Adjustment
of Exercise Price:
The
Exercise Price shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company as
follows:
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(i)
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In
case the Company shall hereafter pay a dividend or make a distribution
to
all holders of the outstanding Common Stock in shares of Common
Stock, the
Exercise Price in effect at the opening of business on the date
following
the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to
receive
such dividend or other distribution shall be reduced by multiplying
such
Exercise Price by a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business
on
the Record Date (as defined in Section 12(a)(vi)(5)) fixed for
such
determination and (B) the denominator shall be the sum of such number
of shares and the total number of shares constituting such dividend
or
other distribution, such reduction in the Exercise Price to become
effective immediately after the opening of business on the day
following
the Record Date. If any dividend or distribution of the type described
herein is declared but not so paid or made, the Exercise Price
shall again
be adjusted to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect
if such
dividend or distribution had not been
declared.
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(ii)
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In
case the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided
into a
greater number of shares of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in
effect at
the opening of business on the day following the day upon which
such
subdivision becomes effective shall be proportionately reduced,
and
conversely, in case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be
combined
into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the Exercise Price
in
effect at the opening of business on the day following the day
upon which
such combination becomes effective shall be proportionately increased,
such reduction or increase, as the case may be, to become effective
immediately after the opening of business on the day following
the day
upon which such subdivision or combination becomes
effective.
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(iii)
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In
case the Company shall issue rights or warrants to all holders
of its
outstanding shares of Common Stock entitling them to subscribe
for or
purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than
the Current
Market Price (as defined Section 12(a)(vi)(3)) on the "ex" date
fixed for
the distribution, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted so that
the same
shall equal the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price
in
effect at the opening of business on the date after such "ex" date
by a
fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the sum of the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on
the "ex"
date plus the number of shares that the aggregate offering price
of the
total number of shares so offered for subscription or purchase
would
purchase at such Current Market Price, and of which (B) the
denominator shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common
Stock
outstanding at the close of business on the "ex" date plus the
total
number of additional shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription
or
purchase. Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after
the
opening of business on the day following the "ex" date fixed for
the
distribution. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not
delivered
pursuant to such rights or warrants, upon the expiration or termination
of
such rights or warrants the Exercise Price shall be readjusted
to the
Exercise Price that would then be in effect had the adjustments
made upon
the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis
of delivery
of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered.
In the
event that such rights or warrants are not so issued, the Exercise
Price
shall again be adjusted to be the Exercise Price that would then
be in
effect if such date fixed for the distribution had not been fixed.
In
determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the holders
to
subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such
Current
Market Price, and in determining the aggregate offering price of
such
shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any
consideration received for such rights or warrants, the value of
such
consideration, if other than cash, to be determined in good faith
by the
Company's Board of Directors.
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(iv)
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In
case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to
all
holders of its Common Stock shares of any class of capital stock
of the
Company (other than any dividends or distributions to which Section 12(a)(i)
applies) or evidences of its indebtedness or other assets (including
securities, but excluding (1) any rights or warrants referred to in
Section 12(a)(iii)
and (2) dividends and distributions paid exclusively in cash (except
as set forth in Section 12(a)(v))
(the foregoing hereinafter in this Section 12(a)(iv)
called the "Additional
Securities"),
unless the Company elects to reserve such Additional Securities
for
distribution to the Warrant holders upon exercise of the Warrants
so that
any such Warrant holder exercising Warrants will receive upon such
exercise, in addition to the shares of Common Stock to which such
Warrant
holder is entitled, the amount and kind of such Additional Securities
which such Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder
had
exercised its Warrants immediately prior to the "ex" date for such
distribution of the Additional Securities then, in each such case,
the
Exercise Price shall be reduced so that the same shall be equal
to the
price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to the close of business on the "ex" date with respect to
such
distribution by a fraction of which (i) the numerator shall be the
Current Market Price (determined as provided in Section 12(a)(v))
on such date less the fair market value (as determined in good
faith by
the Company's Board of Directors, whose determination shall be
conclusive
and described in a Board Resolution) on such date of the portion
of the
Additional Securities so distributed applicable to one share of
Common
Stock and (ii) the denominator shall be such Current Market Price,
such reduction to become effective immediately prior to the opening
of
business on the day following the "ex" date; provided,
however,
that in the event the then fair market value (as so determined)
of the
portion of the Additional Securities so distributed applicable
to one
share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Current Market
Price
on the “ex”
date, in
lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made
so that
each Warrant holder shall have the right to receive upon exercise
of a
Warrant (or any portion thereof) the amount of Common Stock such
Warrant
holder would have received had such Warrant holder exercised such
Warrant
(or portion thereof) immediately prior to such "ex" date. In the
event
that such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the
Exercise
Price shall again be adjusted to be the Exercise Price which would
then be
in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
If the
Company's Board of Directors determines the fair market value of
any
distribution for purposes of this Section 12(a)(iv)
by
reference to the actual or when issued trading market for any securities
comprising all or part of such distribution, it must in doing so
consider
the prices in such market over the same period (the "Reference
Period")
used in computing the Current Market Price pursuant to Section 12(a)(v)
to
the extent possible, unless the Company's Board of Directors in
a Board
Resolution determines in good faith that determining the fair market
value
during the Reference Period would not be in the best interest of
the
Warrant holder.
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In
the
event that the Company implements a new shareholder rights plan, such rights
plan shall provide that upon exercise of the Warrants the Warrant holders
will
receive, in addition to the Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, the
rights
issued under such rights plan as if the Warrant holders had exercised the
Warrants prior to implementing the rights plan and notwithstanding the
occurrence of an event causing such rights to separate from the Common Stock
at
or prior to the time of exercise. Any distribution of rights or warrants
pursuant to a shareholder rights plan complying with the requirements set
forth
in the immediately preceding sentence of this paragraph shall not constitute
a
distribution of rights or warrants for the purposes of this Section 12(a)(iv).
Rights
or
warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common Stock entitling
the
holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company's capital
stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or
warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events ("Trigger
Event"):
(A) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock;
(B) are not exercisable; and (C) are also issued in respect of future
issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for
purposes of this Section 12(a)(iv)
(and no
adjustment to the Exercise Price under this Section 12(a)(iv)
will be
required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event. If such right
or
warrant is subject to subsequent events, upon the occurrence of which such
right
or warrant shall become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences
of indebtedness or other assets or entitles the Warrant holder to purchase
a
different number or amount of the foregoing or to purchase any of the foregoing
at a different purchase price, then the occurrence of each such event shall
be
deemed to be the date of issuance and record date with respect to a new right
or
warrant (and a termination or expiration of the existing right or warrant
without exercise by the holder thereof). In addition, in the event of any
distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger
Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with
respect thereto, that resulted in an adjustment to the Exercise Price under
this
Section 12(a)(iv),
(1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been
redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Exercise
Price shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give
effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though
it
were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase
price
received by a holder of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants
(assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all
holders
of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in
the case of such rights or warrants all of which shall have expired or been
terminated without exercise, the Exercise Price shall be readjusted as if
such
rights and warrants had never been issued.
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For
purposes of this Section 12(a)(iv)
and
Sections 12(a)(i)
and
(iii),
any
dividend or distribution to which this Section 12(a)(iv)
is
applicable that also includes shares of Common Stock, or rights or warrants
to
subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock to which Section 12(a)(i)
or
12(a)(iii)
applies
(or both), shall be deemed instead to be (1) a dividend or distribution of
the evidences of indebtedness, assets, shares of capital stock, rights or
warrants other than such shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants to
which
Section 12(a)(iii)
applies
(and any Exercise Price reduction required by this Section 12(a)(iv)
with
respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made) immediately
followed by (2) a dividend or distribution of such shares of Common Stock
or such rights or warrants (and any further Exercise Price reduction required
by
Sections 12(a)(i)
and
(iii) with
respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made, except (A) the
Record Date of such dividend or distribution shall be substituted as "the
date
fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend
or
other distribution", "Record Date fixed for such determination" and "Record
Date" within the meaning of Section 12(a)(i)
and as
"the Record Date fixed for the determination of the shareholders entitled
to
receive such rights or warrants" and "such Record Date" within the meaning
of
Section 12(a)(iii)
and
(B) any shares of Common Stock included in such dividend or distribution
shall not be deemed "outstanding at the close of business on the Record Date
fixed for such determination" within the meaning of Section 12(a)(i)).
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(v)
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In
case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to
all
holders of its Common Stock cash (excluding any cash that is distributed
upon a merger or consolidation to which Section 12(f)
applies or as part of a distribution referred to in any other paragraph
of
this Section 12(a)),
then immediately after the close of business on the "ex" date for
the
distribution, the Exercise Price shall be reduced so that the same
shall
equal the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in
effect
immediately prior to the close of business on such "ex" date by
a fraction
(A) the numerator of which shall be equal to the Current Market Price
on the "ex" date less an amount equal to the quotient of (x) the
aggregate amount of cash so distributed and (y) the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding on the "ex" date and (B) the denominator
of which shall be equal to the Current Market Price on the "ex"
date;
provided,
however,
that in the event the portion of the cash so distributed applicable
to one
share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Current Market
Price
of the Common Stock on the "ex" date, in lieu of the foregoing
adjustment,
adequate provision shall be made so that each Warrant holder shall
have
the right to receive upon exercise of a Warrant (or any portion
thereof)
the amount of cash such Warrant holder would have received had
such holder
exercised such Warrant (or portion thereof) immediately prior to
such
Record Date. In the event that such dividend or distribution is
not so
paid or made, the Exercise Price shall again be adjusted to be
the
Exercise Price that would then be in effect if such dividend or
distribution had not been declared.
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The
Company may make such reductions in the Exercise Price, in addition to those
required by Sections 12(a)(i),
(ii),
(iii)
or
(iv)
as the
Company's Board of Directors considers to be advisable to avoid or diminish
any
income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock
resulting from any dividend or distribution of stock (or rights to acquire
stock) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes.
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(vi)
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For
purposes of Section 12,
the following terms shall have the meaning
indicated:
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(1)
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"Board
Resolution"
shall mean a copy of the resolution certified by Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board
of
Directors of the Company, and to be in full force and effect on
the date
of such certification and delivered to the Warrant
Agent.
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(2)
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"Closing
Price"
with respect to any securities on any day shall mean the closing
sale
price regular way on such day or, in case no such sale takes place
on such
day, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices,
regular
way, in each case on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or New York
Stock
Exchange, as applicable, or, if such security is not listed or
admitted to
trading on such National Market or Exchange, on the principal national
security exchange or quotation system on which such security is
quoted or
listed or admitted to trading, or, if not quoted or listed or admitted
to
trading on any national securities exchange or quotation system,
the
average of the closing bid and asked prices of such security on
the
over-the-counter market on the day in question as reported by the
National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated, or a similar generally accepted
reporting
service, or if not so available, in such manner as furnished by
any NASDAQ
Global Select Market member firm selected from time to time by
the
Company's Board of Directors for that purpose, or a price determined
in
good faith by the Company's Board of Directors, whose determination
shall
be conclusive and described in a Board
Resolution.
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(3)
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"Current
Market Price"
shall mean the average of the daily Closing Prices per share of
Common
Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to the
date in question; provided,
however,
that (1) if the "ex" date (as hereinafter defined) for any event
(other than the issuance or distribution requiring such computation)
that
also requires an adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 12(a)(i),
(ii),
(iii) or
(iv) occurs
during such 10 consecutive Trading Days, the Closing Price for each
Trading Day prior to the "ex" date for such other event shall be
adjusted
by multiplying such Closing Price by the same fraction by which
the
Exercise Price is so required to be adjusted as a result of such
other
event, (2) if the "ex" date for any event (other than the issuance or
distribution requiring such computation) that also requires an
adjustment
to the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 12(a)(i),
(ii),
(iii) or
(iv) occurs
on or after the "ex" date for the issuance or distribution for which
such computation is being made and prior to the day in question,
the
Closing Price for each Trading Day on and after the "ex" date for
such
other event shall be adjusted by multiplying such Closing Price
by the
reciprocal of the fraction by which the Exercise Price is so required
to
be adjusted as a result of such other event, and (3) if the "ex" date
for the issuance or distribution requiring such computation is
prior to
the day in question, after taking into account any adjustment required
pursuant to clause (1) or (2) of this proviso, the Closing Price
for each Trading Day on or after such "ex" date shall be adjusted
by
adding thereto the amount of any cash and the fair market value
(as
determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors in
a manner
consistent with any determination of such value for purposes of
Section 12(a)(iv),
whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board
Resolution) of the evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital
stock or
assets being distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock
as of the
close of business on the day before such "ex" date. For purposes
of this
section, the term "ex"
date, (1) when used with respect to any issuance or distribution,
means the first date on which the Common Stock trades regular way
on the
relevant exchange or in the relevant market from which the Closing
Price
was obtained without the right to receive such issuance or distribution
and (2) when used with respect to any subdivision or combination of
shares of Common Stock, means the first date on which the Common
Stock
trades regular way on such exchange or in such market after the
time at
which such subdivision or combination becomes
effective.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, whenever successive adjustments to the Exercise Price are
called
for pursuant to this Section 12(a),
such
adjustments shall be made to the Current Market Price as may be necessary
or
appropriate to effectuate the intent of this Section 12(a)
and to
avoid unjust or inequitable results as determined in good faith by the Company's
Board of Directors.
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(4)
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"fair
market value"
shall mean the amount which a willing buyer would pay a willing
seller in
an arm's length transaction.
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(5)
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"Record
Date"
shall mean, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other
transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock have
the right
to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the
Common
Stock (or other applicable security) is exchanged for or converted
into
any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date
fixed for
determination of shareholders entitled to receive such cash, securities
or
other property (whether such date is fixed by the Company's Board
of
Directors or by statute, contract or
otherwise).
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(6)
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"Trading
Day"
shall mean (x) if the applicable security is listed or admitted for
trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or another national
security
market or exchange, a day on which the NASDAQ Global Select Market
or such
other national security market or exchange, as applicable, is open
for
business or (y) if the applicable security is quoted on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market, a day on which trades may be made thereon
or
(z) if the applicable security is not so listed, admitted for trading
or quoted, a Business Day.
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(b)
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Exercise
Price Reductions.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company from time
to time
may reduce the Exercise Price by any amount for any period of time
if the
period is at least 20 days, the reduction is irrevocable during the
period and the Company's Board of Directors shall have made a
determination that such reduction would be in the best interests
of the
Company, which determination shall be conclusive and described
in a Board
Resolution. Whenever the Exercise Price is reduced pursuant to
the
preceding sentence, the Company shall mail to each Warrant holder
at its
last address appearing on the Warrant register a notice of the
reduction
at least five days prior to the date the reduced Exercise Price
takes
effect, and such notice shall state the reduced Exercise Price
and the
period during which it will be in
effect.
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(c)
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De
Minimus
Exception.
No adjustment in the Exercise Price shall be required under this
Section 12
unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of
at least
1% in such price; provided,
however,
that any adjustments which by reason of this Section 12(c)
are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken
into
account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this
Section 12
shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest cent
or to
the nearest one hundredth of a share, as the case may be.
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No
adjustment need be made for a change in the par value or no par value of
the
Common Stock.
No
adjustment need be made under this Section 12
if all
Warrant holders participate in such transaction on a basis and with notice
that
the Company's Board of Directors determines to be fair and appropriate in
light
of the basis and notice on which holders of the Common Stock participate
in the
transaction.
No
adjustment need be made for rights to purchase the Common Stock purchased
at the
fair market value thereof (determined by the Company's Board of Directors)
pursuant to any of the Company's plans for reinvestment of dividends or
interest.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 12,
no
adjustment to the Exercise Price shall result in zero or in a negative number
or
shall reduce the Exercise Price below the then par value per share of the
Common
Stock, and any such purported adjustment shall instead reduce the Exercise
Price
to such par value (unless the Common Stock then has no par value in which
case
such purported adjustment shall instead reduce the Exercise Price to $0.001
per
share).
To
the
extent the Warrants become exercisable for cash, no adjustment need be made
thereafter as to the cash. Interest will not accrue on the cash.
(d)
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Deferral
of Issuable Common Stock or Cash in Lieu of any Fraction.
In any case in which this Section 12
provides that an adjustment shall become effective immediately
after a
Record Date for an event, the Company may defer until the occurrence
of
such event (i) issuing to the holder of any Warrant exercised after
such Record Date and before the occurrence of such event the additional
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise by reason of
the
adjustment required by such event over and above the Common Stock
issuable
upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment and
(ii) paying to such holder any amount in cash in lieu of any fraction
pursuant to Section 14.
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(e)
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Shares
Held in Treasury.
For purposes of this Section 12,
the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall
not
include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include
shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu
of
fractions of shares of Common Stock. The Company will not pay any
dividend
or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the
treasury of
the Company.
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(f)
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Effect
of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale of the
Company.
If
any of the following events occur, namely (i) any reclassification or
change of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a
change in
par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value
to par
value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination), (ii) any
consolidation, merger or combination of the Company with another
person as
a result of which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive
stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash)
with
respect to or in exchange for such Common Stock (other than as
a result of
a change in name, a change in par value or a change in the jurisdiction
of
incorporation), (iii) any statutory exchange as a result of which
holders of Common Stock generally shall be entitled to receive
stock,
securities or other property or assets (including cash) with respect
to or
in exchange for such Common Stock (such transaction, a "Statutory
Exchange"),
or (iv) any sale or conveyance of the properties and assets of the
Company as, or substantially as, an entirety to any other person
as a
result of which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive
stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash)
with
respect to or in exchange for such Common Stock (each a "Fundamental
Transaction"),
then the Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the
case may
be, shall execute with the Warrant Agent (acting at the Company's
written
request and upon receipt of an officers, certificate of the Company
certifying that such supplemental warrant agreement is authorized
by and
complies with the terms of this Warrant Agreement) a supplemental
warrant
agreement providing that such Warrant shall be exercisable for
the kind
and amount of shares of stock and other securities or property
or assets
(including cash) receivable upon such Fundamental Transaction by
a holder
of a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
such
Warrants (assuming, for such purposes, a sufficient number of authorized
shares of Common Stock available to exercise all such Warrants)
immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, provided
that, such holder of Common Stock did not exercise its rights of
election,
if any, that holders of Common Stock who were entitled to vote
or consent
to such transaction had as to the kind or amount of securities,
cash or
other property receivable upon such Fundamental Transaction (provided
that, if the kind or amount of securities, cash or other property
receivable upon such Fundamental Transaction is not the same for
each
share of Common Stock in respect of which such rights of election
shall
not have been exercised ("non-electing
share"),
then for the purposes of this Section 12(f)
the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property receivable
upon
such Fundamental Transaction for each non-electing share shall
be deemed
to be the kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality
of the
non-electing shares). Such supplemental warrant agreement shall
provide
for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable
to the adjustments provided in this Section 12.
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If,
in
the case of any such Fundamental Transaction, the stock or other securities
and
assets receivable thereupon by a holder of shares of Common Stock include
shares
of stock or other securities and assets of a person other than the successor
or
purchasing person, as the case may be, in Fundamental Transaction, then such
supplemental warrant agreement shall also be executed by such other person
and
shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the
holders
of the Warrants as the Company's Board of Directors shall reasonably consider
necessary by reason of the foregoing.
The
Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental warrant
agreement to be mailed to each Warrant holder, at its address appearing on
the
Warrant register, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to
deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such
supplemental warrant agreement.
The
above
provisions of this Section 12(f)
shall
similarly apply to successive Fundamental Transactions.
(g)
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Notice
of Adjustment.
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Whenever
the Exercise Price is adjusted, the Company shall provide the notices required
by Section 15.
(h)
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The
Company Determination Final; Warrant Agent
Disclaimer.
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Any
determination that the Company or the Company's Board of Directors must make
pursuant to this Section 12
is
(absent manifest error) conclusive if such determination is made in good
faith.
The
Warrant Agent has no duty to determine when an adjustment under this
Section
12
should
be made (if at all), how it should be made or what it should be. The Warrant
Agent has no duty to determine whether any provisions of a supplemental warrant
agreement under Section
12(f)
are
correct. The Warrant Agent makes no representation as to the validity or
value
of any securities or assets issued upon exercise of Warrants. The Warrant
Agent
shall not be responsible for the Company's failure to comply with this
Section
12.
The
Warrant Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment under
this
Section
12
until it
has received notice thereof pursuant to Section
15.
(i)
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When
Issuance or Payment May Be
Deferred.
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In
any
case in which this Section 12
shall
require that an adjustment in the Exercise Price be made effective as of
a
Record Date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the
occurrence of such event (i) issuing to the holder of any Warrant exercised
after such Record Date the shares of the Common Stock and other capital stock
of
the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise over and above the shares
of
the Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company, if any, issuable
upon
such exercise on the basis of the Exercise Price and (ii) paying to such
holder any amount in cash in lieu of a fractional share pursuant to Section 14;
provided,
however,
that
the Company shall deliver to such holder a due xxxx or other appropriate
instrument evidencing such holder's right to receive such additional shares
of
the Common Stock, other capital stock and cash (if any) upon the occurrence
of
the event requiring such adjustment.
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(j)
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Adjustment
in Number of Shares.
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Upon
each
adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 12,
each
Warrant outstanding prior to the making of the adjustment in the Exercise
Price
shall thereafter evidence the right to receive upon payment of the adjusted
aggregate Exercise Price that number of shares of the Common Stock (calculated
to the nearest hundredth) obtained from the following formula:
N'
=
N
x
E
E'
where:
N'
=
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the
adjusted number of shares of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of a
Warrant by payment of the adjusted aggregate Exercise
Price.
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N
=
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the
number of shares of the Common Stock previously issuable upon exercise
of
a Warrant by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price prior to
adjustment.
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E'
=
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the
adjusted Exercise Price.
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E
=
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the
Exercise Price prior to adjustment.
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(k)
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Form
of Warrant Certificate.
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The
Company may, but shall not be required to, issue new certificates or make
a
notation on any outstanding certificates to reflect any adjustment under
this
Section 12.
Irrespective of any adjustments in the Exercise Price or the number or kind
of
shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants, Warrants theretofore
or
thereafter issued may continue to express the same price and number and kind
of
shares as are stated in the Warrants initially issuable pursuant to this
Warrant
Agreement
(l)
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Mandatory
Exercise of Warrants.
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If
and
only if the Common Stock has a Closing Price of at least 150% of the Exercise
Price (as adjusted from time to time) for 30 consecutive Trading Days
ending on the Trading Day on or after December 21, 2007, the Company
shall have the right, at its option, to cause all of the Warrants to be
exercised in accordance with Section 7
by
delivering to the holders of Warrants a written notice of its election to
cause
all of the Warrants to be exercised pursuant to this Section 12(l),
which
notice shall be not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days
prior to the effectiveness of the date upon which such exercise shall become
effective (the "Forced
Exercise Date").
On
the Forced Exercise Date, the Company shall deliver to the holders of Warrants
a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the "Spread" as determined on the
Forced Exercise Date; provided,
however,
that
the Company may not cause such exercise of the Warrants if at the time of
such
exercise the Closing Price is not at least 150% of the Exercise Price (as
adjusted from time to time) for 30 consecutive Trading Days.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company may
not
cause any or all of the Warrants to be exercised pursuant to the provisions
of
this Section 12(l)
at any
time that the registration statement to be filed pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement is not effective.
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SECTION
13. Priority
Adjustments, Further Actions.(a)
If any
single action would require adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to
more
than one subsection of Section 12,
only
one adjustment shall be made and such adjustment shall be the amount of
adjustment that has the highest absolute value.
(b)
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The
Company will not, by amendment of its charter or through any Fundamental
Transaction or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid
the
observance or performance of any of the terms of the Warrants,
but will at
all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such
terms.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
(i) will take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in
order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid
and
nonassessable shares of the Common Stock on the exercise of the
Warrants
from time to time outstanding and (ii) will not take any action which
results in any adjustment of the Exercise Price if the total number
of
shares of the Common Stock issuable after the action upon the exercise
of
all of the Warrants would exceed the total number of shares of
the Common
Stock then authorized by the Company's charter and available for
the
purposes of issue upon such exercise. A Fundamental Transaction
involving
the Company covered by Section 12(f)
shall not be prohibited by or require any adjustment under this
Section 13.
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SECTION
14. Fractional
Interests.
The
Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares of the Common Stock
on
the exercise of Warrants. If more than one Warrant shall be presented for
exercise in full at the same time by the same holder, the number of full
shares
of the Common Stock which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall
be
computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock
purchasable on exercise of all of the Warrants so presented. If any fraction
of
a share of the Common Stock would, except for the provisions of this
Section 14,
be
issuable on the exercise of any Warrants (or specified portion thereof),
the
Company shall notify the Warrant Agent in writing of the amount to be paid
in
lieu of the fraction of a share of the Common Stock and concurrently pay
or
provide to the Warrant Agent for repayment to the Warrant holder an amount
in
cash equal to the product of (i) such fraction of a Warrant Share and
(ii) the excess of the current market price of a share of the Common Stock
for the day the Warrant was presented for exercise over the Exercise
Price.
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SECTION
15. Notices
to Warrant Holders.
Upon
any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 12,
the
Company shall within 25 days thereafter (i) cause to be delivered to
the Warrant Agent a certificate of a firm of independent public accountants
selected by the Company's Board of Directors or other knowledgeable expert
selected by the Company's Board of Directors setting forth the Exercise Price
after such adjustment and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of
calculation and the facts upon which such calculations are based and setting
forth the number of shares of the Common Stock (or portion thereof) issuable
after such adjustment in the Exercise Price, upon exercise of a Warrant and
payment of the adjusted aggregate Exercise Price, which certificate shall
be
conclusive evidence of the correctness of the matters set forth therein and
(ii) cause to be given to each of the registered holders of the Warrant
Certificates at such registered holder's address appearing on the Warrant
register written notice of such adjustments by first-class mail, postage
prepaid. Where appropriate, such notice may be given in advance and included
as
a part of the notice required to be mailed under the other provisions of
this
Section 15.
In
case:
(a)
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the
Company shall authorize the issuance to all holders of shares of
the
Common Stock of options, warrants or other rights (howsoever classified)
to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock or of any
other
subscription rights or warrants; or
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(b)
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the
Company shall authorize the distribution to all holders of shares
of the
Common Stock of evidences of its indebtedness or assets (other
than cash
dividends or cash distributions payable out of consolidated earnings
or
earned surplus or dividends payable in shares of the Common Stock
or
distributions referred to in Section 12(a));
or
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(c)
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of
any Fundamental Transaction or a tender offer or exchange offer
for shares
of the Common Stock; or
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(d)
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of
the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding
up of the
Company; or
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(e)
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the
Company proposes to take any action (other than actions of the
character
described in Section 12(a))
which would require an adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant
to
Section 12;
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then,
in
each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Warrant Agent and
shall cause to be given to each of the registered holders of the Warrant
Certificates at its address appearing on the Warrant register, at least
20 days (or 10 days in any case specified in clauses (a) or
(b) above) prior to the applicable record date hereinafter specified, or
promptly in the case of events for which there is no record date, by first-class
mail, postage prepaid, a written notice stating (i) the date as of which
the holders of record of shares of the Common Stock to be entitled to receive
any such rights, options, warrants or distribution are to be determined or
(ii) the initial expiration date set forth in any tender offer or exchange
offer for shares of the Common Stock or (iii) the date on which any such
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or
winding
up is expected to become effective or consummated, and the date as of which
it
is expected that holders of record of shares of the Common Stock shall be
entitled to exchange such shares for securities or other property, if any,
deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance,
transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. The failure to give the
notice
required by this Section 15
or any
defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of any distribution,
right, option, warrant, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or the vote upon any
action.
Nothing
contained in this Warrant Agreement or in any of the Warrant Certificates
shall
be construed as conferring upon the holders thereof the right to vote or
to
consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of
stockholders or the election of Directors of the Company or any other matter,
or
any rights whatsoever as stockholders of the Company.
SECTION
16. Merger,
Consolidation or Change of Name of Warrant Agent.
Any
person into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or converted or with which
it
may be consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion
or
consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any person
succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust or agency business
of the Warrant Agent, shall be the successor to the Warrant Agent hereunder
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part
of
any of the parties hereto. If, at the time such successor to the Warrant
Agent
by merger or consolidation succeeds to the agency created by this Warrant
Agreement, any of the Warrant Certificates shall have been countersigned
but not
delivered, any such successor to the Warrant Agent may adopt the
countersignature of the original Warrant Agent; and if, at that time any
of the
Warrant Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any such successor
to
the Warrant Agent may countersign such Warrant Certificates either in the
name
of the predecessor Warrant Agent or in the name of the successor to the Warrant
Agent; and in all such cases such Warrant Certificates shall have the full
force
and effect provided in the Warrant Certificates in this Warrant
Agreement.
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SECTION
17. Warrant
Agent.
The
Warrant Agent undertakes only the duties and obligations imposed by this
Warrant
Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company
and the holders of Warrants, by their acceptance thereof, shall be
bound:
(a)
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The
statements contained herein and in the Warrant Certificates shall
be taken
as statements of the Company. The Warrant Agent assumes no responsibility
for the correctness of any of the same except such as describe
the Warrant
Agent or action taken or to be taken by it. The Warrant Agent assumes
no
responsibility with respect to the distribution of the Warrant
Certificates except as herein otherwise
provided.
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(b)
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Whenever
in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement the
Warrant
Agent deems it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be
proved or
established by the Company prior to taking, suffering or omitting
to take
any action hereunder, such fact or matter may be deemed to be conclusively
proved and established by a certificate signed by the Company's
Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or any Vice President
and
delivered to the Warrant Agent; and in reliance upon such certificate,
the
Warrant Agent shall take any action or omit to take any action
authorized
under the provisions of this Warrant Agreement. In the event the
Warrant
Agent reasonably believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder
or
in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication,
paper or document received by the Warrant Agent hereunder, or is
uncertain
of any action to take hereunder, the Warrant Agent, may, following
prior
written notice to the Company, refrain from taking any action,
and shall
be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Company
or
any other person or entity for refraining from taking such action,
unless
the Warrant Agent receives written instructions signed by the Company
which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Warrant Agent.
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(c)
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The
Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company
to
comply with any of the covenants contained in this Warrant Agreement
(including, without limitation, any adjustment of Exercise Price
pursuant
to Section 12,
the authorization or reservation of shares of Common Stock pursuant
to
Section 10
or
the due execution and delivery by the Company of this Warrant Agreement
or
any Warrant Certificate) or in the Warrant Certificates to be complied
with by the Company.
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(d)
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The
Warrant Agent may consult at any time with counsel satisfactory
to it (who
may be counsel for the Company or an employee of the Warrant Agent)
and
the Warrant Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to
the
Company or to any holder of any Warrant Certificate in respect
of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith
and in
accordance with the opinion or the advice of such
counsel.
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(e)
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The
Warrant Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to the
Company or
to any holder of any Warrant Certificate for any action taken in
reliance
on any Warrant Certificate, certificate of shares, notice, resolution,
waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or
instrument believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed,
sent or
presented by the proper party or parties. The Warrant Agent shall
not be
bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver, modification, termination
or
revision of this Warrant Agreement or any of the terms hereof,
unless
evidenced by a writing between the Company and the Warrant Agent.
The
Warrant Agent shall not be required to take instructions or directions
except those given in accordance with this Warrant
Agreement.
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(f)
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The
Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers
hereby
vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by
or through
its attorneys, accountants, agents or other experts, and the Warrant
Agent
will not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect
or
unintentional misconduct of any such attorneys or agents or for
any loss
to the Company or the holders of the Warrants resulting from any
such act,
default, neglect or unintentional misconduct, absent gross negligence,
willful misconduct or bad faith (as each is determined by a final
non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction) in the
selection and continued employment
thereof.
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(g)
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The
Warrant Agent will not be under any duty or responsibility to ensure
compliance with any applicable federal or state securities laws
in
connection with the issuance, transfer or exchange of the Warrants
and/or
Warrant Certificates.
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(h)
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The
Warrant Agent shall not incur any liability for not performing
any act,
duty, obligation or responsibility by reason of any occurrence
beyond the
control of the Warrant Agent (including without limitation any
act or
provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental
authority, any act of God, war, civil disorder or failure of any
means of
communication).
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(i)
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The
Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation
for all
services rendered by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this
Warrant
Agreement, to reimburse the Warrant Agent for all expenses (including
reasonable counsel fees), taxes (including withholding taxes) and
governmental charges and other charges of any kind and nature actually
incurred by the Warrant Agent in the execution, delivery and performance
of its responsibilities under this Warrant Agreement and to indemnify
the
Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities,
including judgments, costs and counsel fees, for anything done
or omitted
by the Warrant Agent in the execution, delivery and performance
of its
responsibilities under this Warrant Agreement except as a result
of its
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as each is determined
by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent
jurisdiction).
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(j)
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The
Warrant Agent shall be under no obligation to institute any action,
suit
or legal proceeding or to take any other action likely to involve
expense
unless the Company or one or more registered holders of Warrant
Certificates shall furnish the Warrant Agent with reasonable security
and
indemnity for any costs and expenses which may be
incurred.
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(k)
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Except
as otherwise prohibited by applicable law, the Warrant Agent, and
any
stockholder, director, officer or employee of the Warrant Agent,
may buy,
sell or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the
Company or
become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company
may
be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or
otherwise
act as fully and freely as though it were not Warrant Agent under
this
Warrant Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent
from
acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal
entity.
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(l)
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The
Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company,
and its
duties shall be determined solely by the express provisions hereof.
The
Warrant Agent shall not be liable for anything which it may do
or refrain
from doing in connection with this Warrant Agreement, except for
its own
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as each is determined
by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction);
provided
that in no event shall the Warrant Agent be liable for special,
indirect
or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including
but not
limited to lost profits), even if the Warrant Agent has been advised
of
the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form
of
action. This Warrant Agreement shall not be deemed to create a
fiduciary
relationship between the parties hereto or between the Warrant
Agent and
the holders of the Warrants under state or federal
law.
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(m)
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The
Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility
to
any holder of any Warrant Certificate to make or cause to be made
any
adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of the shares of
Common
Stock or other securities or property deliverable as provided in
this
Warrant Agreement, or to determine whether any facts exist which
may
require any of such adjustments, or with respect to the nature
or extent
of any such adjustments, when made, or with respect to the method
employed
in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable
with
respect to the validity or value or the kind or amount of any shares
of
the Common Stock or of any securities or property which may at
any time be
issued or delivered upon the exercise of any Warrant or with respect
to
whether any such shares of the Common Stock or other securities
will when
issued be validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and
makes no
representation with respect thereto. The Warrant Agent shall not
be
accountable with respect to the calculation of the "Spread" pursuant
to
Section 7.
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(n)
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All
rights and obligations contained in this Section 17
and Section 18
shall survive the termination of this Warrant Agreement and the
resignation or removal of the Warrant
Agent.
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(o)
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The
Warrant Agent shall never be required to use or advance its own
funds or
otherwise incur personal liability in the performance of any of
its duties
or the exercise of any of its rights and powers
hereunder.
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SECTION
18. Expenses.
All
expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance with this
Warrant Agreement will be borne by the Company, including without limitation:
(i) all expenses of printing Warrant Certificates; (ii) messenger and
delivery services and telephone calls; (iii) all fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company; (iv) all fees and disbursements of independent
certified public accountants or knowledgeable experts selected by the Company;
and (v) the Company's internal expenses (including, without limitation, all
salaries and expenses of their officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties).
SECTION
19. Change
of Warrant Agent.
If the
Warrant Agent shall become incapable of acting as Warrant Agent or shall
resign
as provided below, the Company shall appoint a successor to such Warrant
Agent.
If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of
30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or
incapacity by the Warrant Agent, then the registered holder of any Warrant
Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment
of a successor to the Warrant Agent. Pending appointment of a successor to
such
Warrant Agent, either by the Company or by such a court, the duties of the
Warrant Agent shall be carried out by the Company. The registered holders
of a
majority of the unexercised Warrants shall be entitled at any time to remove
the
Warrant Agent for cause and appoint a successor to such Warrant Agent;
provided
that the
Warrant Agent so appointed shall be acceptable to the Company. After
appointment, the successor to the Warrant Agent shall be vested with the
same
powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally
named
as Warrant Agent without further act or deed; but the former Warrant Agent
shall
deliver and transfer to the successor to the Warrant Agent any property at
the
time held by it hereunder and execute and deliver any further assurance,
conveyance, act or deed necessary for the purpose. Failure to give any notice
provided for in this Section 19,
however, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity
of the
appointment of a successor to the Warrant Agent.
The
Warrant Agent may resign at any time and be discharged from the obligations
hereby created by so notifying the Company in writing at least 30 days in
advance of the proposed effective date of its resignation. If no successor
Warrant Agent accepts the engagement hereunder by such time, the Company
shall
act as Warrant Agent.
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SECTION
20. Notices
to the Company and Warrant Agent.
Any
notice or demand authorized or permitted by this Warrant Agreement to be
given
or made by the Warrant Agent or by the registered holder of any Warrant
Certificate to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made when
and if
deposited in the mail, first class or registered, postage prepaid, addressed
(until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant
Agent), as follows:
RCN
Corporation
000
Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, General Counsel
with
a
copy to (which shall not constitute notice to the Company):
Milbank,
Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP
0
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Any
notice pursuant to this Warrant Agreement to be given by the Company or by
the
registered holder(s) of any Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent shall
be
sufficiently given when and if deposited in the mail, first-class or registered,
postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by
the
Warrant Agent with the Company) to the Warrant Agent at the Warrant Agent
Office
as follows:
HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association, as Warrant Agent
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Corporate Trust and Loan Agency
SECTION
21. Supplements
and Amendments.
The
Company and the Warrant Agent (acting at the Company's written request and
upon
receipt of an officers, certificate of the Company certifying that such
supplemental warrant agreement is authorized by and complies with the terms
of
this Warrant Agreement) may from time to time supplement or amend this Warrant
Agreement without the approval of any holders of Warrant Certificates in
order
to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained
herein
which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or
to
make any other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising hereunder
which the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem necessary or desirable and
which shall not in any way adversely affect the interests of the holders
of
Warrant Certificates. Any amendment or supplement to this Warrant Agreement
that
has an adverse effect on the interests of holders of the Warrants shall require
the written consent of registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding
Warrants (excluding Warrants held by the Company or any of its controlled
affiliates). The consent of each holder of a Warrant affected shall be required
for any amendment of this Warrant Agreement pursuant to which the Exercise
Price
would be increased or the number of shares of the Common Stock purchasable
upon
exercise of the Warrants would be decreased. The Warrant Agent shall have
no
duty to determine whether any such amendment would have an adverse effect
on the
interests of the holders of the Warrants, and may rely conclusively on the
certificate of the Company delivered pursuant to this Section 21
as to
whether or not the consent of the holders is required and whether or not
any
amendment would have an adverse effect. The Warrant Agent may, but shall
not be
obligated to, execute any amendment or supplement which adversely affects
the
rights or increases the duties or obligations of the Warrant Agent.
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SECTION
22. Successors.
All the
covenants and provisions of this Warrant Agreement by or for the benefit
of the
Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their
respective successors and assigns hereunder.
SECTION
23. Termination.
This
Warrant Agreement shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Warrant Agreement will
terminate on such earlier date on which all outstanding Warrants have been
exercised. The provisions of Section 11
and
17
shall
survive such termination.
SECTION
24. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
This
Warrant Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued hereunder shall be
deemed
to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and for all
purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws
of said State. The parties hereto irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction
of the
state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York in connection with
any
action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant
Agreement.
SECTION
25. Benefits
of this Warrant Agreement.
Nothing
in this Warrant Agreement shall be construed to give to any person other
than
the Company, the Warrant Agent and the registered holders of the Warrant
Certificates any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Warrant
Agreement; but this Warrant Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the registered holders of the
Warrant Certificates.
SECTION
26. Counterparts.
This
Warrant Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and each
of such
counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all
such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
SECTION
27. Further
Assurances.
From
time to time on and after the date hereof, the Company shall deliver or cause
to
be delivered to the Warrant Agent such further documents and instruments
and
shall do and cause to be done such further acts as the Warrant Agent shall
reasonably request (it being understood that the Warrant Agent shall have
no
obligation to make such request) to carry out more effectively the provisions
and purposes of this Warrant Agreement, to evidence compliance herewith or
to
assure itself that it is protected hereunder.
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SECTION
28. Entire
Agreement.
This
Warrant Agreement and the Warrant Certificates constitute the entire agreement
of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the registered holders of the Warrant
Certificates with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior
agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Company, the
Warrant Agent and the registered holders of the Warrant Certificates with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Warrant Agreement to
be
duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
RCN
CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as
Warrant Agent
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Exhibit A
Form
of Warrant Certificate
THIS
WARRANT AND ANY SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK ACQUIRED UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT
BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY
STATE
SECURITIES LAW. NEITHER THIS WARRANT, SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST
THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
EXCEPT
(A)(1) TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OF FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
RULE
144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN
THE
MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT, (3) IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT PURSUANT TO RULE 144 THEREUNDER
(IF
AVAILABLE) OR (4) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM. WARRANTS AND THE SHARES
OF
COMMON STOCK RECEIVED ON EXERCISE OF A WARRANT MAY BE PLEDGED IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED
THEREBY.
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[Face
of
Warrant Certificate]
EXERCISABLE
ON OR AFTER THE DATE OF THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE AND
PRIOR
TO 5:00 P.M.,
NEW YORK CITY TIME,
ON JUNE 21, 2012
AND
ONLY
IF COUNTERSIGNED BY THE WARRANT AGENT
RCN
CORPORATION
INCORPORATED
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
No.
NIW _____ CUSIP No. [ ] __________ Warrants
WARRANTS
This
certifies that __________________________, or registered assigns, is the
registered holder of ____________ warrants (the "Warrants"),
to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), of RCN Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). Each
Warrant entitles the holder upon exercise at any time on or after the date
of
this Warrant Certificate and prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on
June 21, 2012 to receive from the Company its pro rata portion, as
determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement (as defined below), of fully
paid
and nonassessable shares of Common Stock for each Warrant at the initial
exercise price (the "Exercise Price") of $25.16 per share payable
(i) in United States dollars or (ii) by certified or official bank
check for United States Dollars made payable to the order of "RCN Corporation."
In lieu of payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as aforesaid and subject
to
applicable law, the holder of a Warrant may request the payment by the Company
of the "Spread", which shall, subject to Section 14
of the
Warrant Agreement, dated as of May___, 2007, by and between the Company and
HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association,
as
Warrant Agent (the "Warrant Agreement"), be delivered by the Company by
delivering to such Warrant holder a number of shares of Common Stock equal
to
(a)(i) the product of (x) the current market price per share of Common
Stock (as of the date of receipt of the request by the Company), multiplied
by
(y) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants being
exercised, minus (ii) the product of (x) the Exercise Price,
multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the
Warrants being exercised, divided by (b) the current market price per share
of Common Stock (as of the date of receipt of the request by the Company).
The
Exercise Price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of
the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events
set
forth in the Warrant Agreement. No Warrant may be exercised after 5:00 p.m.,
New
York City Time, on June 21, 2012, and to the extent not exercised by such
time
such Warrants shall become void. This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid
unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant
Agreement. Reference is made to the further provisions of this Warrant
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall
for
all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This
Warrant Certificate shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, RCN Corporation has caused this Warrant Certificate to be
signed by the undersigned President and the undersigned Secretary of the
Company
and has caused its corporate seal to be imprinted hereon.
Dated:
RCN
CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
Secretary
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Countersigned:
(seal)
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HSBC
Bank USA, National Association,
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as
Warrant Agent
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Reverse
of Warrant Certificate]
RCN
CORPORATION (WARRANT)
By
accepting a Warrant Certificate, each holder shall be bound by all of the
terms
and provisions of the Warrant Agreement (a copy of which is available on
request
to the Secretary of the Company) and any amendments thereto as fully and
effectively as if such holder had signed the same.
The
Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized
issue of Warrants by the Company expiring at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time,
on
June 21, 2012, entitling the holder upon proper exercise to receive shares
of Common Stock and are issued or to be issued pursuant to the Warrant
Agreement, which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in
and
made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description
of
the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder
of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words "holders" or
"holder" meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the
Warrants.
The
holder of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise
them
by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase
set forth below on this Warrant Certificate properly completed and executed,
together with payment of the aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with
the
provisions set forth on the face of this Warrant Certificate. In the event
that
upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised
shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall
be
issued to the holder hereof or its assignee a new Warrant Certificate evidencing
the number of Warrants not exercised.
The
Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the
Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, in each case,
set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted.
If
the Exercise Price is adjusted, the Warrant Agreement provides that the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant may
be
adjusted. No fractions of a share of Common Stock will be issued upon the
exercise of any Warrant, but the Company will pay the cash value in lieu
thereof
determined as provided in the Warrant Agreement.
Warrant
Certificates, when surrendered at the Warrant Agent Office by the registered
holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized
in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations
provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge,
for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing
in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.
Upon
due
presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at
the
Warrant Agent Office, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of
like
tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be
issued
to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant
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Certificate,
subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge
except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection
therewith.
The
Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder(s)
hereof
as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any
notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose
of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and
for all
other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected
by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate
entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the
Company.
The
Warrant Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
supplementing or amendment thereof at any time by the Company and the Warrant
Agent with the written consent of registered holders of a majority of the
then
outstanding unexercised Warrants (excluding Warrants held by the Company
or any
of its controlled affiliates). Any such consent by or on behalf of a holder
of a
Warrant shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future
holders of this Warrant Certificate and any Warrant Certificate issued upon
the
registration of transfer thereof or in exchange thereof whether or not notation
of such consent is made upon such Warrant Certificate or any other Warrant
Certificate.
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Form
of Assignment
[Form
of
Assignment to be Executed if Holder Desires to Transfer Warrants Evidenced
Hereby]
ASSIGNMENT
(To
Be
Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Assign Warrants)
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
______________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE
INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY
OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
______________________________________________________________________________
(PLEASE
PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS,
INCLUDING
POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)
of
the
Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints ____________________________________________________
Attorney to transfer this Warrant Certificate on the books of the Company,
with
full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated __________, ___ ___________________________________
Signature(s)*
___________________________________
___________________________________
Security
or Taxpayer Identification Number)
_______________
Signature(s)
Guaranteed*
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Form
of
Election to Purchase
[To
Be
Executed Upon Exercise Of Warrant]
NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
(To
Be
Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Exercise Warrants)
The
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented
by this
Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of the Common Stock and herewith tenders
payment for such shares to the order of RCN Corporation in the amount of
$25.16
per share of the Common Stock (subject to adjustment) in accordance with
the
terms of the Warrant Agreement, in cash or by certified or official bank
check
made payable to the order of the Company.
______________________________________________________________________________
REQUEST
FOR PAYMENT OF SPREAD
[
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Please
check if the undersigned, in lieu of tendering the cash payment,
as
aforesaid, hereby requests the payment of the "Spread" within the
meaning
of Section 7 of the Warrant
Agreement.
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______________________________________________________________________________
The
undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares be registered in
the
name of:
______________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE
INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY
OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER
and
be
delivered to:_______________________________________________ (PLEASE PRINT
OR
TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING
POSTAL ZIP CODE)
and,
if
such number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant
Certificate, that a new Warrant Certificate for the balance of such Warrants
be
registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder at the
address stated below:
______________________________________________________________________________
(PLEASE
PRINT OR TYPE ADDRESS)
Dated __________, ___ ___________________________________
Signature(s)*
___________________________________
___________________________________
Security
or Taxpayer Identification Number)
_______________
Signature(s)
Guaranteed*
*
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THE
SIGNATURE TO THE ASSIGNMENT OR THE SUBSCRIPTION FORM MUST CORRESPOND
TO THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE
IN EVERY
PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER,
AND MUST BEAR A SIGNATURE GUARANTEED BY AN "ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR
INSTITUTION" AS DEFINED IN RULE 17Ad-15(2) PROMULGATED UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
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