EXHIBIT 4.2
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS
SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To Purchase 791,139 Shares of Common Stock of
SILVERSTAR HOLDINGS, LTD.
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the "Warrant") certifies
that, for value received, DKR SoundShore Oasis Holding Fund Ltd. (the "Holder"),
is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the
conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after October 31, 2005 (the
"Initial Exercise Date") and on or prior to the close of business on the fifth
anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the "Termination Date") but not
thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Silverstar Holdings, Ltd., a
Bermuda corporation (the "Company"), up to 791,139 shares (the "Warrant Shares")
of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock").
The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be
equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated October 21, 2005, among the
Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by
this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or
after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by
delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of
Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such other office or agency of the Company
as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the
address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company);
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provided, however, within 5 Trading Days of the date said Notice of
Exercise is delivered to the Company, if this Warrant is exercised in full,
the Holder shall have surrendered this Warrant to the Company and the
Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the
shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier's check drawn on a
United States bank. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the
Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available
hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full. Partial exercises of
this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of
Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the
outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount
equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and
the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares
purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any
objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within 2 Business Days of receipt
of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant,
acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph,
following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the
number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time
may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price of the Common Stock under this
Warrant shall be $1.896 subject to adjustment hereunder (the "Exercise
Price").
c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after one year from the date of
issuance of this Warrant there is no effective Registration Statement
registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the
Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised at
such time by means of a "cashless exercise" in which the Holder shall be
entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to
the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the
date of such election;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this
Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a
cashless exercise.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the
Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via
cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).
d) Exercise Limitations.
i. Holder's Restrictions. The Company shall not effect any
exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to
exercise any portion of
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this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2(c) or otherwise, to the extent
that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise, such Holder
(together with such Holder's affiliates, and any other person or
entity acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such
Holder's affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of
Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of
shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect
to such issuance. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number
of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its
affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination
of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares
of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the
remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by
such Holder or any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of
the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the
Company (including, without limitation, any other Debentures or
Warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous
to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by such Holder
or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding
sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d)(i), beneficial ownership
shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being
acknowledged by a Holder that the Company is not representing to such
Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act and such Holder is solely responsible for any
schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent
that the limitation contained in this Section 2(d) applies, the
determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to
other securities owned by such Holder) and of which a portion of this
Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of a Holder,
and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be each
Holder's determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in
relation to other securities owned by such Holder) and of which
portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to such
aggregate percentage limitation, and the Company shall have no
obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In
addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above
shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes
of this Section 2(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company's most recent Form
10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public
announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or
the Company's Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a
Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and
in writing to such
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Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any
case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be
determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of
securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by such Holder or
its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock was reported. The provisions of this Section
2(d) may be waived by such Xxxxxx, at the election of such Holder,
upon not less than 61 days' prior notice to the Company, and the
provisions of this Section 2(d) shall continue to apply until such
61st day (or such later date, as determined by such Holder, as may be
specified in such notice of waiver). The provisions of this paragraph
shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity
with the terms of this Section 2(d) to correct this paragraph (or any
portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the
intended 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to
make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give
effect to such 4.99% limitation. The limitations contained in this
paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. The
holders of Common Stock of the Company shall be third party
beneficiaries of this Section 2(d) and the Company may not waive this
Section 2(d) without the consent of holders of a majority of its
Common Stock.
ii. Trading Market Restrictions. If the Company has not obtained
Shareholder Approval (as defined below), then the Company may not
issue upon exercise of this Warrant a number of shares of Common
Stock, which, when aggregated with any shares of Common Stock issued
(A) upon conversion of or as payment of interest on the Debentures
issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (B) upon prior exercise
of this or any other Warrant issued pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, would exceed 19.999% of the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Closing
Date (such number of shares, the "Issuable Maximum"). If on any
attempted exercise of this Warrant, the issuance of Warrant Shares
would exceed the Issuable Maximum and the Company shall not have
previously obtained the vote of shareholders to approve the issuance
of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable Maximum pursuant
to the terms hereof (the "Shareholder Approval"), then the Company
shall issue to the Holder requesting a Warrant exercise such number of
Warrant Shares as may be issued below the Issuable Maximum and, with
respect to the remainder of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares,
this Warrant shall not be exercisable until and unless Shareholder
Approval has been obtained.
e) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Authorization of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that
all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized,
validly
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issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens
and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in
respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
ii. Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for
shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent
of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder's
prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit
Withdrawal Agent Commission ("DWAC") system if the Company is a
participant in such system, and otherwise by physical delivery to the
address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within 3
Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of
Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of
the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above ("Warrant Share
Delivery Date"). This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised
on the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company. The Warrant
Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other
person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have
become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the
date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the
Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if
any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(vii) prior to the issuance of such
shares, have been paid.
iii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant
shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request
of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the
time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing
Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights
of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by
this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be
identical with this Warrant.
iv. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause its transfer
agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2(e)(iv) by
the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right
to rescind such exercise.
v. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver
Certificates Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available
to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to
transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the
Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share
Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its
broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares
of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of
the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such
exercise (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the
Holder the amount by which (x) the
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Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if
any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the
amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that
the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with
the exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order
giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the
option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and
equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not
honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock
that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its
exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the
Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000
to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of
Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase
obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding
sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The
Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts
payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with
applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by
the Company. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any
other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity
including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely
deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise
of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
vi. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of
this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company
shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an
amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.
vii. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for
Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any
issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the
issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be
paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name
of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the
Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant
Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder,
this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the
Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the
Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
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viii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its
stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely
exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this
Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise make a
distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other
equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock
(which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common
Stock issued by the Company pursuant to this Warrant), (B) subdivides
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C)
combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by
reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock
of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by
a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before
such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the number of
shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately
adjusted. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become
effective immediately after the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall
become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a
subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof,
as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall offer,
sell, grant any option to purchase or offer, sell or grant any right to
reprice its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue any Common Stock
or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of
Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise
Price (such lower price, the "Base Share Price" and such issuances
collectively, a "Dilutive Issuance"), as adjusted hereunder (if the holder
of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any
time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions,
floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to
warrants, options or rights per share which is issued in connection with
such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an
effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such
issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price
on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be
reduced by multiplying the Exercise Price by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance plus the number of shares of
Common Stock which the offering price for such Dilutive Issuance would
purchase at the then Exercise Price, and the denominator of which shall be
the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance plus the number of shares of
Common Stock so issued or issuable in connection with the Dilutive Issuance
and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such
that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into
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account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate
Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. Such adjustment shall be made
whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued
under this Section 3(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall
notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the
issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this
section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or of applicable
reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such
notice the "Dilutive Issuance Notice"). For purposes of clarification,
whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to
this Section 3(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the
date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is entitled to receive a number
of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the
Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
c) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time prior to the
Termination Date, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not
to Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its indebtedness or assets
(including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for
or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be
subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall
be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be
the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the
numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share
fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or
evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share
of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.
In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided
to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so
distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common
Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made
and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned
above.
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company effects any sale of
all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related
transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the
Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common
Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other
securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any
reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange
pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or
exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a
"Fundamental Transaction"), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this
Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share
that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the
occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder,
(a) upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares of Common Stock of
the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the
surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the "Alternate
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Consideration") receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a
Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately prior to such event or (b) if the Company is
acquired in an all cash transaction, cash equal to the value of this
Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes option pricing
formula. For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the
Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate
Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in
respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and
the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate
Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any
different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common
Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be
received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the
same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise
of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent
necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the
Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to
the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and
evidencing the Holder's right to exercise such warrant into Alternate
Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental
Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or
surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3(d) and
insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be
similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a
Fundamental Transaction.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to
the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For
purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to
be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number
of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and
outstanding.
f) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. The Company may at any time during
the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any
amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of
Directors of the Company.
g) Notice to Holders.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is
adjusted pursuant to this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail
to each Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such
adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring
such adjustment. If the Company issues a variable rate security,
despite the prohibition thereon in the Purchase Agreement, the Company
shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at
which such securities may be converted or exercised in the case of a
Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
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ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Xxxxxx. If (A) the Company shall
declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on the Common Stock;
(B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on
or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall authorize
the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or
of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company
shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the
Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a
party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common
Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the
Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company; then, in each
case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last
address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company,
at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective
date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a
record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution,
redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the
date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be
entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or
warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share
exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of
which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall
be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share
exchange; provided, that the failure to mail such notice or any defect
therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the
corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder
is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the 20-day period
commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the
event triggering such notice.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable
securities laws and the conditions set forth in Sections 5(a) and 4(d)
hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this
Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part,
upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company,
together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the
form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney
and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of
such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the
Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of
the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations
specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor
a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and
this Warrant
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shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be
exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having
a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other
Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company,
together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in
which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or
attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which
may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute
and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or
Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon
records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the "Warrant
Register"), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The
Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the
absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any
distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual
notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this
Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of
this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or
blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such
transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may
be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel (which opinion
shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in
comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be made
without registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state
securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and
deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance
acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be an "accredited
investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or (a)(8)
promulgated under the Securities Act or a qualified institutional buyer as
defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) Title to Warrant. Prior to the Termination Date and subject to
compliance with applicable laws and Section 4 of this Warrant, this Warrant
and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the
office or agency of the Company by the Holder in person or by duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together with the
Assignment Form annexed hereto properly endorsed. The transferee shall sign
an investment letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Company.
b) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not
entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of
the Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender of this
Warrant and the payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (or by means of a
cashless exercise), the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed
to be issued to such Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the
close of business on the later of the date of such surrender or payment.
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c) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company
covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in
case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include
the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such
Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and
deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of
such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
d) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for
the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then such action may
be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a
Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
e) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is
outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock
a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The
Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall
constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of
executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary
certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase
rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action
as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as
provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or
of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may
be listed.
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the
Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending
its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of
assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or
any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or
performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in
good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking
of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the
rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase
the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon
such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all
such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company
may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares
upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any
public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to
enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
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Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the
number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the
Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or
exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any
public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
f) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares
acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have
restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
h) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure
to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a
waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Xxxxxx's rights, powers or
remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on
the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to
comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material
damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as
shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, including those of appellate
proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant
hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies
hereunder.
i) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted
to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in
accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
j) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant or purchase Warrant
Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder,
shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any
Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is
asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
k) Remedies. Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees
that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and
hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance
that a remedy at law would be adequate.
l) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this
Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the
successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant
are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders
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from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such
Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
m) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions
hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
n) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by
or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
o) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience
of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this
Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed
by its officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 31, 2005
SILVERSTAR HOLDINGS, LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: SILVERSTAR HOLDINGS, LTD.
(1)______The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant
Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if
exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full,
together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2)______Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is
necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection
2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number
of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise
procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3)______Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said
Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is
specified below:
_________________________________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an "accredited investor" as
defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ______________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced
thereby are hereby assigned to _________________________________________________
whose address is _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature:_____________________
Holder's Address:_______________________
________________________________________
Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it
appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers
of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
