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EXHIBIT 4.3
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH MAY BE COMPANY
COUNSEL) REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS.
WARRANT AGREEMENT
To Purchase Shares of the Series F Preferred Stock of
GADZOOX NETWORKS, INC
Dated as of July 30, 1997 (the "Effective Date")
WHEREAS, Gadzoox Networks, Inc., a California corporation (the
"Company") has entered into a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 28,
1997, and related Promissory Note(s) (collectively, the "Loans") with Comdisco,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Warrantholder"); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to Warrantholder, in consideration
for such Loans, the right to purchase shares of its Series F Preferred Stock;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Warrantholder executing and
delivering such Loans and in consideration of mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, the Company and Warrantholder agree as follows:
1. GRANT OF THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE PREFERRED STOCK. The Company hereby
grants to the Warrantholder, and the Warrantholder is entitled, upon the terms
and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to subscribe to and
purchase, from the Company, 12,552 fully paid and non-assessable shares of the
Company's Series F Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") at a purchase price of
$4.78 per share (the "Exercise Price"). The number and purchase price of such
shares are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof.
2. TERM OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT. Except as otherwise provided for
herein, the term of this Warrant Agreement and the right to purchase Preferred
Stock as granted herein shall commence on the Effective Date and shall be
exercisable for a period of (i) ten (10) years or (ii) five (5) years from the
effective date of the Company's initial public offering, whichever is longer.
3. EXERCISE OF THE PURCHASE RIGHTS. The purchase rights set forth in
this Warrant Agreement are exercisable by the Warrantholder, in whole or in
part, at any time, or from time to time, prior to the expiration of the term set
forth in Section 2 above, by tendering to the Company at its principal office a
notice of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the
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"Notice of Exercise"), duly completed and executed. Promptly upon receipt of the
Notice of Exercise and the payment of the purchase price in accordance with the
terms set forth below, and in no event later than twenty-one (21) days
thereafter, the Company shall issue to the Warrantholder a certificate for the
number of shares of Preferred Stock purchased and shall execute the
acknowledgment of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II (the
"Acknowledgment of Exercise") indicating the number of shares which remain
subject to future purchases, if any.
The Exercise Price may be paid at the Warrantholder's election
either (i) by cash or check, or (ii) by surrender of Warrants ("Net Issuance")
as determined below. If the Warrantholder elects the Net Issuance method, the
Company will issue Preferred Stock in accordance with the following formula:
X = Y(A-B)
A
Where: X = the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be
issued to the Warrantholder.
Y = the number of shares of Preferred Stock
requested to be exercised under this Warrant
Agreement.
A = the fair market value of one (1) share of
Preferred Stock.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of the above calculation, current fair market value
of Preferred Stock shall mean with respect to each share of Preferred Stock:
(i) if the exercise is in connection with an initial
public offering of the Company's Common Stock, and if the Company's Registration
Statement relating to such public offering has been declared effective by the
SEC, then the fair market value per share shall be the product of (x) the
initial "Price to Public" specified in the final prospectus with respect to the
offering and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of
Preferred Stock is convertible at the time of such exercise;
(ii) if this Warrant is exercised after, and not in
connection with the Company's initial public offering, and:
(a) if traded on a securities exchange, the fair market value
shall be deemed to be the product of (x) the average of the closing prices over
a twenty-one (21) day period ending three days before the day the current fair
market value of the securities is being determined and (y) the number of shares
of Common Stock into which each share of Preferred Stock is convertible at the
time of such exercise; or
(b) if actively traded over-the-counter, the fair market value
shall be deemed to be the product of (x) the average of the closing bid and
asked prices quoted on the NASDAQ system (or similar system) over the twenty-one
(21) day period ending three days before
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the day the current fair market value of the securities is being determined and
(y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Preferred
Stock is convertible at the time of such exercise;
(iii) if at any time the Common Stock is not listed on
any securities exchange or quoted in the NASDAQ System or the over-the-counter
market, the current fair market value of Preferred Stock shall be the product of
(x) the highest price per share which the Company could obtain from a willing
buyer (not a current employee or director) for shares of Common Stock sold by
the Company, from authorized but unissued shares, as determined in good faith by
its Board of Directors and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which
each share of Preferred Stock is convertible at the time of such exercise,
unless the Company shall become subject to a merger, acquisition or other
consolidation pursuant to which the Company is not the surviving party, in which
case the fair market value of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be the value
received by the holders of the Company's Preferred Stock on a common equivalent
basis pursuant to such merger or acquisition.
Upon partial exercise by either cash or Net Issuance, the Company
shall promptly issue an amended Warrant Agreement representing the remaining
number of shares purchasable hereunder. All other terms and conditions of such
amended Warrant Agreement shall be identical to those contained herein,
including, but not limited to the Effective Date hereof.
4. RESERVATION OF SHARES.
(a) Authorization and Reservation of Shares. During the term of
this Warrant Agreement, the Company will at all times have authorized and
reserved a sufficient number of shares of its Preferred Stock to provide for the
exercise of the rights to purchase Preferred Stock as provided for herein.
(b) Registration or Listing. If any shares of Preferred Stock
required to be reserved hereunder require registration with or approval of any
governmental authority under any Federal or State law (other than any
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), as then
in effect, or any similar Federal statute then enforced, or any state securities
law, required by reason of any transfer involved in such conversion), or listing
on any domestic securities exchange, before such shares may be issued upon
conversion, the Company will, at its expense and as expeditiously as possible,
use its best efforts to cause such shares to be duly registered, listed or
approved for listing on such domestic securities exchange, as the case may be.
5. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES OR SCRIP. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of the Warrant,
but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company shall make a cash payment
therefor upon the basis of the Exercise Price then in effect.
6. NO RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER. This Warrant Agreement does not
entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder
of the Company prior to the exercise of the Warrant.
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7. WARRANTHOLDER REGISTRY. The Company shall maintain a registry
showing the name and address of the registered holder of this Warrant Agreement.
8. ADJUSTMENT RIGHTS. The purchase price per share and the number
of shares of Preferred Stock purchasable hereunder are subject to adjustment, as
follows:
(a) Merger and Sale of Assets. If at any time there shall be a
capital reorganization of the shares of the Company's stock (other than a
combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of shares otherwise
provided for herein), or a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
another corporation whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation, or
the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's properties and assets to
any other person (hereinafter referred to as a "Merger Event"), then, as a part
of such Merger Event, lawful provision shall be made so that the Warrantholder
shall thereafter be entitled to receive, upon exercise of the Warrant, the
number of shares of preferred stock or other securities of the successor
corporation resulting from such Merger Event, equivalent in value to that which
would have been issuable if Warrantholder had exercised this Warrant immediately
prior to the Merger Event. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as
determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors) shall be made in
the application of the provisions of this Warrant Agreement with respect to the
rights and interest of the Warrantholder after the Merger Event to the end that
the provisions of this Warrant Agreement (including adjustments of the Exercise
Price and number of shares of Preferred Stock purchasable) shall be applicable
to the greatest extent possible.
(b) Reclassification of Shares. If the Company at any time shall,
by combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of securities or
otherwise, change any of the securities as to which purchase rights under this
Warrant Agreement exist into the same or a different number of securities of any
other class or classes, this Warrant Agreement shall thereafter represent the
right to acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been issuable
as the result of such change with respect to the securities which were subject
to the purchase rights under this Warrant Agreement immediately prior to such
combination, reclassification, exchange, subdivision or other change.
(c) Subdivision or Combination of Shares. If the Company at any
time shall combine or subdivide its Preferred Stock, the Exercise Price shall be
proportionately decreased in the case of a subdivision, or proportionately
increased in the case of a combination.
(d) Stock Dividends. If the Company at any time shall pay a
dividend payable in, or make any other distribution (except any distribution
specifically provided for in the foregoing subsections (a) or (b)) of the
Company's stock, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, from and after the
record date of such dividend or distribution, to that price determined by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such record date
by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the total number of all shares
of the Company's stock outstanding immediately prior to such dividend or
distribution, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the total number of all
shares of the Company's stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or
distribution. The Warrantholder shall thereafter be entitled to purchase, at the
Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment, the number of shares of Preferred
Stock (calculated to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of
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shares of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof immediately prior to
such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting
from such adjustment.
(e) Antidilution Rights. Additional antidilution rights
applicable to the Preferred Stock purchasable hereunder are as set forth in the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through the Effective Date, a
true and complete copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit __ (the
"Charter"). The Company shall promptly provide the Warrantholder with any
restatement, amendment, modification or waiver of the Charter. The Company shall
provide Warrantholder with prior written notice of any issuance of its stock or
other equity security to occur after the Effective Date of this Warrant, which
notice shall exclude all stock option grants but include (a) the price at which
such stock or security is to be sold, (b) the number of shares to be issued, and
(c) such other information as necessary for Warrantholder to determine if a
dilutive event has occurred.
(f) Notice of Adjustments. If: (i) the Company shall declare any
dividend or distribution upon its stock, whether in cash, property, stock or
other securities; (ii) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the
holders of any class of its Preferred or other convertible stock any additional
shares of stock of any class or other rights; (iii) there shall be any Merger
Event; (iv) there shall be an initial public offering; or (v) there shall be any
voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in
connection with each such event, the Company shall send to the Warrantholder:
(A) at least twenty (20) days' prior written notice of the date on which the
books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for such dividend,
distribution, subscription rights (specifying the date on which the holders of
Preferred Stock shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in
respect of such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up; (B) in the
case of any such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least
twenty (20) days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take
place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to exchange their Preferred Stock for securities or other property
deliverable upon such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up); and
(C) in the case of a public offering, the Company shall give the Warrantholder
at least twenty (20) days written notice prior to the effective date thereof.
Each such written notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail,
(i) the event requiring the adjustment, (ii) the amount of the adjustment, (iii)
the method by which such adjustment was calculated, (iv) the Exercise Price, and
(v) the number of shares subject to purchase hereunder after giving effect to
such adjustment, and shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to the Warrantholder, at the address as shown on the books of the
Company.
(g) Timely Notice. Failure to timely provide such notice required
by subsection (f) above shall entitle Warrantholder to retain the benefit of the
applicable notice period notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
any insufficient notice received by Warrantholder. The notice period shall begin
on the date Warrantholder actually receives a written notice containing all the
information specified above.
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9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a) Reservation of Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrantholder's rights has been duly and validly reserved
and, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant Agreement,
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free of any
taxes, liens, charges or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever; provided,
however, that the Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to this Warrant Agreement
may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state and/or Federal securities
laws. The Company has made available to the Warrantholder true, correct and
complete copies of its Charter and Bylaws, as amended. The issuance of
certificates for shares of Preferred Stock upon exercise of the Warrant
Agreement shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issuance tax
in respect thereof, or other cost incurred by the Company in connection with
such exercise and the related issuance of shares of Preferred Stock. The Company
shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any
transfer involved and the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name
other than that of the Warrantholder.
(b) Due Authority. The execution and delivery by the Company of
this Warrant Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Company
hereunder, including the issuance to Warrantholder of the right to acquire the
shares of Preferred Stock, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Company, and the Loans and this Warrant Agreement are
not inconsistent with the Company's Charter or Bylaws, do not contravene any law
or governmental rule, regulation or order applicable to it, do not and will not
contravene any provision of, or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, contract or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is
bound, and the Loans and this Warrant Agreement constitute legal, valid and
binding agreements of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms.
(c) Consents and Approvals. No consent or approval of, giving of
notice to, registration with, or taking of any other action in respect of any
state, Federal or other governmental authority or agency is required with
respect to the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its
obligations under this Warrant Agreement, except for the filing of notices
pursuant to Regulation D under the 1933 Act and any filing required by
applicable state securities law, which filings will be effective by the time
required thereby.
(d) Issued Securities. All issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock, Preferred Stock or any other securities of the Company have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. All
outstanding shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and any other securities
were issued in full compliance with all Federal and state securities laws. In
addition:
(i) The authorized capital of the Company consists of
(A) 4,969,453 shares of Common Stock, of which 4,969,453 shares are issued and
outstanding, (B) 856,600 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, of which 856,600
shares are issued and outstanding and convertible into 856,600 shares of Common
Stock, (C) 660,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, of which 660,000 shares
are issued and outstanding and convertible into 660,000 shares of Common Stock,
(D) 1,454,544 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, of which 1,454,544 shares are
issued and outstanding and are convertible into 1,454,544 shares of Common
Stock, (E) 2,720,000 shares of
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Series D Preferred Stock, of which 2,720,000 shares are issued and outstanding
and are convertible into 2,720,000 shares of Common Stock, (F) 4,444,444 shares
of Series E Preferred Stock, of which 4,444,444 shares are issued and
outstanding and are convertible into 4,444,444 shares of Common Stock, (G)
2,092,234 shares of Series F Preferred Stock, of which 2,092,234 shares are
issued and outstanding and are convertible into 2,092,234 shares of Common Stock
(ii) The Company has reserved 3,725,067 shares of Common
Stock for issuance under its Qualified Stock Option Plan, under which 3,263,370
options are outstanding at an average price of $0.174 per share. There are no
other options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights presently
outstanding to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized but unissued shares
of the Company's capital stock or other securities of the Company.
(iii) In accordance with the Company's Articles of
Incorporation, no shareholder of the Company has preemptive rights to purchase
new issuances of the Company's capital stock.
(e) Insurance. The Company has in full force and effect insurance
policies, with extended coverage, insuring the Company and its property and
business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are customary
for corporations engaged in a similar business and similarly situated and as
otherwise may be required pursuant to the terms of any other contract or
agreement.
(f) Other Commitments to Register Securities. Except as set forth
in the Fourth Amended Shareholder Agreement, the Company is not, pursuant to the
terms of any other agreement currently in existence, under any obligation to
register under the 1933 Act any of its presently outstanding securities or any
of its securities which may hereafter be issued.
(g) Exempt Transaction. Subject to the accuracy of the
Warrantholder's representations in Section 10 hereof, the issuance of the
Preferred Stock upon exercise of this Warrant will constitute a transaction
exempt from (i) the registration requirements of Section 5 of the 1933 Act, in
reliance upon Section 4(2) thereof, and (ii) the qualification requirements of
the applicable state securities laws.
(h) Compliance with Rule 144. At the written request of the
Warrantholder, who proposes to sell Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise
of the Warrant in compliance with Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Company shall furnish to the Warrantholder, within ten
days after receipt of such request, a written statement confirming the Company's
compliance with the filing requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission as set forth in such Rule, as such Rule may be amended from time to
time.
10. REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE WARRANTHOLDER. This Warrant
Agreement has been entered into by the Company in reliance upon the following
representations and covenants of the Warrantholder:
(a) Investment Purpose. The right to acquire Preferred Stock or
the Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrantholder's rights
contained herein will be acquired for
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investment and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof,
and the Warrantholder has no present intention of selling or engaging in any
public distribution of the same except pursuant to a registration or exemption.
(b) Private Issue. The Warrantholder understands (i) that the
Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant is not registered under
the 1933 Act or qualified under applicable state securities laws on the ground
that the issuance contemplated by this Warrant Agreement will be exempt from the
registration and qualifications requirements thereof, and (ii) that the
Company's reliance on such exemption is predicated on the representations set
forth in this Section 10.
(c) Disposition of Warrantholder's Rights. In no event will the
Warrantholder make a disposition of any of its rights to acquire Preferred Stock
or Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of such rights unless and until (i) it
shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition, and (ii) if
requested by the Company, it shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of
counsel (which counsel may either be inside or outside counsel to the
Warrantholder) satisfactory to the Company and its counsel to the effect that
(A) appropriate action necessary for compliance with the 1933 Act has been
taken, or (B) an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act is
available. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions imposed upon the
transferability of any of its rights to acquire Preferred Stock or Preferred
Stock issuable on the exercise of such rights do not apply to transfers from the
beneficial owner of any of the aforementioned securities to its nominee or from
such nominee to its beneficial owner, and shall terminate as to any particular
share of Preferred Stock when (1) such security shall have been effectively
registered under the 1933 Act and sold by the holder thereof in accordance with
such registration or (2) such security shall have been sold without registration
in compliance with Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (3) a letter shall have been
issued to the Warrantholder at its request by the staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission or a ruling shall have been issued to the Warrantholder at
its request by such Commission stating that no action shall be recommended by
such staff or taken by such Commission, as the case may be, if such security is
transferred without registration under the 1933 Act in accordance with the
conditions set forth in such letter or ruling and such letter or ruling
specifies that no subsequent restrictions on transfer are required. Whenever the
restrictions imposed hereunder shall terminate, as hereinabove provided, the
Warrantholder or holder of a share of Preferred Stock then outstanding as to
which such restrictions have terminated shall be entitled to receive from the
Company, without expense to such holder, one or more new certificates for the
Warrant or for such shares of Preferred Stock not bearing any restrictive
legend.
(d) Financial Risk. The Warrantholder has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of its investment, and has the ability to bear the economic
risks of its investment.
(e) Risk of No Registration. The Warrantholder understands that
if the Company does not register with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 12 of the 1934 Act (the "1934 Act"), or file reports
pursuant to Section 15(d), of the 1934 Act, or if a registration statement
covering the securities under the 1933 Act is not in effect when it desires to
sell (i) the rights to purchase Preferred Stock pursuant to this Warrant
Agreement, or (ii) the Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the right to
purchase, it may be required to hold such securities for an
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indefinite period. The Warrantholder also understands that any sale of its
rights of the Warrantholder to purchase Preferred Stock or Preferred Stock which
might be made by it in reliance upon Rule 144 under the 1933 Act may be made
only in accordance with the terms and conditions of that Rule.
(f) Accredited Investor. Warrantholder is an "accredited
investor" within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Rule 501 of
Regulation D, as presently in effect.
11. TRANSFERS. Subject to the terms and conditions contained in
Section 10 hereof, this Warrant Agreement and all rights hereunder are
transferable in whole or in part by the Warrantholder and any successor
transferee, provided, however, in no event shall the number of transfers of the
rights and interests in all of the Warrants exceed three (3) transfers. The
transfer shall be recorded on the books of the Company upon receipt by the
Company of a notice of transfer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit III (the
"Transfer Notice"), at its principal offices and the payment to the Company of
all transfer taxes and other governmental charges imposed on such transfer.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Effective Date. The provisions of this Warrant Agreement
shall be construed and shall be given effect in all respects as if it had been
executed and delivered by the Company on the date hereof. This Warrant Agreement
shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company.
(b) Attorney's Fees. In any litigation, arbitration or court
proceeding between the Company and the Warrantholder relating hereto, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to attorneys' fees and expenses and all costs
of proceedings incurred in enforcing this Warrant Agreement.
(c) Governing Law. This Warrant Agreement shall be governed by
and construed for all purposes under and in accordance with the laws of the
State of Illinois.
(d) Counterparts. This Warrant Agreement may be executed in two
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be
given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery,
facsimile transmission (provided that the original is sent by personal delivery
or mail as hereinafter set forth) or seven (7) days after deposit in the United
States mail, by registered or certified mail, addressed (i) to the Warrantholder
at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, attention: Xxxxx LabJ,
Venture Group, cc: Legal Department, attn.: General Counsel, (and/or, if by
facsimile, (000) 000-0000 and (000) 000-0000 and (ii) to the Company at 0000 Xxx
Xxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx (and/or if by
facsimile, (000) 000-0000 or at such other address as any such party may
subsequently designate by written notice to the other party.
(f) Remedies. In the event of any default hereunder, the
non-defaulting party may proceed to protect and enforce its rights either by
suit in equity and/or by action at law,
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including but not limited to an action for damages as a result of any such
default, and/or an action for specific performance for any default where
Warrantholder will not have an adequate remedy at law and where damages will not
be readily ascertainable. The Company expressly agrees that it shall not oppose
an application by the Warrantholder or any other person entitled to the benefit
of this Agreement requiring specific performance of any or all provisions hereof
or enjoining the Company from continuing to commit any such breach of this
Agreement.
(g) No Impairment of Rights. The Company will not, by amendment
of its Charter or through any other means, 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 in order to protect the rights
of the Warrantholder against impairment.
(h) Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and
conditions of the respective parties contained herein or made pursuant to this
Warrant Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Warrant
Agreement.
(i) Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions
of this Warrant Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Warrant Agreement shall be
unimpaired, and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be
replaced by a mutually acceptable valid, legal and enforceable provision, which
comes closest to the intention of the parties underlying the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision.
(j) Amendments. Any provision of this Warrant Agreement may be
amended by a written instrument signed by the Company and by the Warrantholder.
(k) Additional Documents. The Company, upon execution of this
Warrant Agreement, shall provide the Warrantholder with certified resolutions
with respect to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in
subparagraphs (a) through (d), (f) and (g) of Section 9 above. If the purchase
price for the Loans referenced in the preamble of this Warrant Agreement exceeds
$1,000,000, the Company will also provide Warrantholder with an opinion from the
Company's counsel with respect to those same representations, warranties and
covenants. The Company shall also supply such other documents as the
Warrantholder may from time to time reasonably request.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Warrant
Agreement to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized as of the
Effective Date.
Company: GADZOOX NETWORKS, INC.
By:
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Warrantholder: COMDISCO, INC.
By:
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EXHIBIT I
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: _________________
(1) The undersigned Warrantholder hereby elects to purchase _____
shares of the Series __ Preferred Stock of __________, pursuant
to the terms of the Warrant Agreement dated the ____ day of
__________, 19__ (the "Warrant Agreement") between
___________________ and the Warrantholder, and tenders herewith
payment of the purchase price for such shares in full, together
with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) In exercising its rights to purchase the Series __ Preferred
Stock of __________________, the undersigned hereby confirms and
acknowledges the investment representations and warranties made
in Section 10 of the Warrant Agreement.
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said
shares of Series __ Preferred Stock in the name of the
undersigned or in such other name as is specified below.
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(Name)
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(Address)
Warrantholder:
COMDISCO, INC.
By:
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EXHIBIT II
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EXERCISE
The undersigned __________________, hereby acknowledge receipt of the
"Notice of Exercise" from Comdisco, Inc., to purchase __________ shares of the
Series __ Preferred Stock of __________, pursuant to the terms of the Warrant
Agreement, and further acknowledges that __________ shares remain subject to
purchase under the terms of the Warrant Agreement.
Company:
By:
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EXHIBIT III
TRANSFER NOTICE
(TO TRANSFER OR ASSIGN THE FOREGOING WARRANT AGREEMENT EXECUTE THIS FORM AND
SUPPLY REQUIRED INFORMATION. DO NOT USE THIS FORM TO PURCHASE SHARES.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant Agreement and all rights
evidenced thereby are hereby transferred and assigned to
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whose address is
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Dated:
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Holder's Signature:
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Holder's Address:
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Signature Guaranteed:
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NOTE: The signature to this Transfer Notice must correspond with the name
as it appears on the face of the Warrant Agreement, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of
corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative
capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the
foregoing Warrant Agreement.
