NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF THE WARRANT SHARES, NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION IN EITHER, MAY BE IN ANY MANNER TRANSFERRED OR DISPOSED OF, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES...
NEITHER
THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF THE WARRANT SHARES, NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION IN
EITHER, MAY BE IN ANY MANNER TRANSFERRED OR DISPOSED OF, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
WARRANT
TO
PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF
LIGHTING
SCIENCE GROUP CORPORATION
This
Warrant, dated as of February 15, 2005, certifies that, for good and valuable
consideration, Lighting Science Group Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”),
hereby grants to Xxxxxxxx Capital Advisors LLC (“GCA”),
together with any permitted transferee (the “Holder” or
“Holders”) of
this Warrant or Warrant Shares (as defined below), subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the right to subscribe for and purchase from the
Company up to 1,650,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001
per share (the “Common
Stock”), as
set forth below (the “Warrant
Shares”), at
the purchase price of $0.60 per share (the “Exercise
Price”). The
Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares are subject to adjustment from
time to time as provided in Section 5. This Warrant is issued in consideration
and as a part of that certain engagement agreement, dated of even date herewith,
between the Company and GCA (the “Agreement”).
1. DURATION,
VESTING AND EXERCISE OF WARRANT; LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER; PAYMENT OF
TAXES.
1.1 |
EXERCISE
PERIOD. |
Except as
otherwise provided in Section 1.5(b), this Warrant may be exercised by the
Holder in whole or in part from time to time during the period from the date of
this Warrant to and including the date that is the five (5) year anniversary of
this Warrant.
1.2 VESTING.
This Warrant shall be fully vested and exercisable as of the date
hereof.
1.3 |
MANNER
OF EXERCISE. |
The
rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder, in whole or
in part from time to time, by delivery to the Company of (i) this Warrant, (ii)
a completed exercise form (in a
form designated by or otherwise acceptable to the Company) (the
“Exercise
Form”) duly
executed by the Holder and specifying the number of Warrant Shares to be
purchased, and (iii) payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant
Shares specified in the Exercise Form in the form of certified funds, wire
transfer or any combination of these forms of payment. The foregoing shall be
delivered to the Company at the notice address set forth in Section 7.7 during
normal business hours on any business day on or before the Expiration Date and
the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the
Holder the relevant number of Warrant Shares no later than three (3) business
days following such delivery.
1.4 |
NET
EXERCISE |
.
Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if the fair market value
of one share of the Company’s Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price
(at the date of calculation as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this
Warrant by payment as provided in Section 1.3, the Holder may elect (the
“Conversion
Right”) to
receive shares equal to the value (as determined below) of this Warrant (or the
portion thereof being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant to the Company at
the notice address set forth in Section 7.7 together with the properly endorsed
Exercise Form, in which event the Company shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to issue to the Holder, no later than three (3) business days following
such surrender and delivery, a number of shares of Common Stock computed using
the following formula:
Where
X
= the
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder
Y
= |
the
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable under the Warrant or, if only
a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion of the Warrant
being canceled (at the date of such
calculation) |
A
= |
the
fair market value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock (at the date
of such calculation) |
B
= |
Exercise
Price (as adjusted to the date of such
calculation) |
For
purposes of the above calculation, the fair market value of one share of Common
Stock shall be:
If the
Common Stock is traded on a national securities exchange or admitted to unlisted
trading privileges on such an exchange, or is listed on the National Market
System (the “National
Market System”) of the
Nasdaq, the Market Price as of a specified day shall be the last reported sale
price of Common Stock on such exchange or on the National Market System on such
date or if no such sale is made on such day, the mean of the closing bid and
asked prices for such day on such exchange or on the National Market System. If
the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges,
the Market Price as of a specified day shall be the mean of the last bid and
asked prices reported on such date (x) by the Nasdaq or (y) if reports are
unavailable under clause (x) above by the National Quotation Bureau
Incorporated. If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted
trading privileges and bid and ask prices are not reported, the Market Price as
of a specified day shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors
of the Company.
1.5 |
PAYMENT
OF TAXES. |
The
issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the
Holder for any stock transfer or other issuance tax in respect thereto;
provided,
however, that
the Holder shall be responsible for the payment of any and all taxes which may
be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of
any certificates for Warrant Shares in a name other than that of the then Holder
as reflected upon the books of the Company.
1.6 |
RESTRICTION
ON TRANSFER. |
(a) This
Warrant may not be transferred, in whole or in part, except to a successor to
the business of GCA or to an affiliate of GCA, including any parent, member or
subsidiary thereof, upon notice to, but without the consent of, the Company.
Upon notice of transfer duly executed by the Holder, the transferee shall become
the Holder of record of the Warrant or part thereof. The Company shall keep at
its principal office a register in which the Company shall provide for the
registration, transfer and exchange of this Warrant. The Company will not at any
time, except upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company,
close such register so as to prevent or delay the exercise or transfer of this
Warrant.
(b) Neither
this Warrant nor any of the Warrant Shares, nor any interest or participation in
either, may be in any manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part,
except in compliance with the Securities Act, and applicable state securities
laws.
(c) Each
certificate for Warrant Shares and any Warrant issued at any time in exchange or
substitution for any Warrant bearing such a legend shall bear a legend similar
in effect to the foregoing paragraph unless, in the reasonable opinion of
counsel for the Company, the Warrant need no longer be subject to the
restriction contained herein. The provisions of this Section 1.6 shall be
binding upon all subsequent holders of, this Warrant.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if, at the time of any transfer or exchange of this Warrant or
the Warrant Shares, this Warrant or the Warrant Shares shall not be registered
under the Securities Act, the Company may require that as a condition of
allowing such transfer or exchange, the Holder or transferee of this Warrant or
the Warrant Shares, as the case may be, furnish to the Company an opinion of
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company that opines upon such exemption
from registration.
2. RESERVATION,
REGISTRATION AND LISTING OF SHARES.
All
Warrant Shares which are issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by
this Warrant shall, upon issuance and payment of the Exercise Price, be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, security
interests, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof
other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with
such issuance. During the period within which this Warrant may be exercised, the
Company shall at all times have authorized and reserved, and keep available free
from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Warrant Shares to
provide for the exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall be entitled to
“piggy-back” registration rights on all registrations of the Company subject to
the right, however, of the Company and its underwriters to reduce the number of
shares proposed to be registered pro rata together with all other holders of
registration rights in view of market conditions. All expenses of such
registration shall be borne by the Company. The registration rights of the
Holder provided in this Section 2 shall terminate on the date that the shares of
Common Stock underlying this Warrant may be resold by the Holder without
registration by reason of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, or any other
rule of similar effect.
3. EXCHANGE,
LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF WARRANT.
Upon any
transfer permitted by Section 1.6, the Company, without charge to the Holder,
shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor in the name of the
assignee named in such instrument of assignment and this Warrant shall promptly
be canceled. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to
it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the
case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company
will execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor. The term “Warrant” as used
herein includes any Warrants issued in substitution or exchange of this
Warrant.
4. OWNERSHIP
OF WARRANT.
The
Company may deem and treat the person in whose name this Warrant is registered
as the holder and owner hereof for all purposes (notwithstanding any notations
of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone other than the Company) and shall
not be affected by any notice to the contrary, until presentation of this
Warrant for registration of transfer.
5. CERTAIN
ADJUSTMENTS.
The
Exercise Price at which Warrant Shares may be purchased and the number of
Warrant Shares to be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to
change or adjustment as follows:
5.1 |
GENERAL. |
If the
Company (i) pays a dividend in shares of Common Stock or makes a distribution in
shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides its outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, (iii) combines its outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock or (iv)
issues by reclassification of its shares of Common Stock other securities of the
Company (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation
or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation), the number of
Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted so
that the Holder shall be entitled to receive the kind and number of Warrant
Shares or other securities of the Company that the Holder would have owned or
have been entitled to receive after the happening of any of the events described
above, had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the happening of
such event or any record date with respect thereto. An adjustment made pursuant
to this Section 5.1 shall become effective immediately after the effective date
of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such
event.
5.2 |
ADJUSTMENT
FOR CAPITAL REORGANIZATION. |
If at any
time there shall be a capital reorganization of the Company or a merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of
all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets, then, as part
of such reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale, lawful provision shall be
made so that the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter be entitled to receive
on exercise of this Warrant during the period specified in this Warrant and on
payment of the Exercise Price then in effect, the number of shares of stock or
other securities or property of the Company, or of the successor corporation
resulting from such merger or consolidation, to which a holder of the Common
Stock deliverable on exercise of this Warrant would have been entitled on such
capital reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale if this Warrant had been
exercised immediately before that capital reorganization, merger, consolidation
or sale. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the
application of the provisions of this Warrant with respect to the rights and
interests of the Holder of this Warrant after the reorganization, merger,
consolidation or sale to the end that the provisions of this Warrant (including
adjustment of the number of shares purchasable on exercise of this Warrant)
shall be applicable after that event, as near as reasonably may be, in relation
to any shares or other securities or property deliverable after that event on
exercise of this Warrant. Upon any reorganization, consolidation, merger or
transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to in this
Section 5.2, this Warrant shall continue in full force and effect and the terms
hereof shall be applicable to the shares of stock and other securities property
receivable on the exercise of this Warrant after the consummation of such
reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of dissolution
following any such transfer, as the case may be.
5.3 |
CERTIFICATE
OF ADJUSTMENTS. |
Upon the
occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment pursuant to this Section 5, the
Company at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in
accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder a certificate
setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts
upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Company shall, upon the
written request, at any time, of any Holder, furnish or cause to be furnished to
such Holder, a like certificate setting forth: (i) such adjustments and
readjustments; (ii) the Exercise Price at the time in effect; and (iii) the
number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other property that
at the time would be received upon the exercise of the Warrant.
5.4 |
NOTICES
OF RECORD DATE. |
In the
event of any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of
securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled
to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend that is the same as cash
dividends paid in previous quarters) or other distribution, or any right to
subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any class or
any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or any capital
reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the
capital stock of the Company, or any voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding-up of the Company, then and in each such event the
Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the Holder of this Warrant a notice
specifying (i) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose
of such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the amount and character of
such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the amount and character of
such dividend, distribution or right, and (ii) the date on which any such
reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, transfer, consolidation,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any is
to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of any class of securities shall
be entitled to exchange their shares of securities for securities or other
property deliverable on such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization,
transfer, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.
6. NO
IMPAIRMENT.
The
Company will not, by amendment of 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.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
7.1 |
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT. |
This
Warrant and the Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Company
and the Holder with respect to this Warrant and the Warrant Shares.
7.2 |
WARRANT
HOLDER NOT SHAREHOLDER. |
Except as
otherwise provided herein, this Warrant does not confer upon the Holder any
right to vote or to consent to or receive notice as a shareholder of the
Company, as such, in respect of any matters whatsoever, or any other rights or
liabilities as a shareholder, prior to the exercise hereof.
7.3 |
BINDING
EFFECTS. |
This
Warrant shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company, the
Holder and Holders of Warrant Shares and their respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns. Nothing in this Warrant, expressed or
implied, is intended to or shall confer on any person other than the Company,
the Holder and Holders of Warrant Shares, or their respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors or assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Warrant or the Warrant
Shares.
7.4 |
AMENDMENTS
AND WAIVERS. |
This
Warrant may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed
by the Company and the Holder. The Company, the Holder or Holders of Warrant
Shares may, by an instrument in writing, waive compliance by the other party
with any term or provision of this Warrant on the part of such other party
hereto to be performed or complied with. The waiver by any such party of a
breach of any term or provision of this Warrant shall not be construed as a
waiver of any subsequent breach.
7.5 |
SECTION
AND OTHER HEADINGS. |
The
section and other headings contained in this Warrant are for reference purposes
only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Warrant or to affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Warrant.
7.6 |
FURTHER
ASSURANCES. |
Each of
the Company, the Holder and Holders of Warrant Shares shall do and perform all
such further acts and things and execute and deliver all such other
certificates, instruments and/or powers of attorney as may be necessary or
appropriate as any party hereto may, at any time and from time to time,
reasonably request in connection with the performance of any of the provisions
of this Warrant.
7.7 |
NOTICES. |
All
demands, requests, notices and other communications required or permitted to be
given under this Warrant shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given if delivered personally or sent by United States certified or
registered first class mail, postage prepaid, to the parties hereto at the
following addresses or at such other address as any party hereto shall hereafter
specify by notice to the other party hereto:
(a) if to the
Company, addressed to:
Lighting
Science Group Corporation
0000
XxXxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attn:
Chief Executive Officer
(b) if to the
Holder, addressed to the following address or to the address of the record
Holder appearing on the books of the Company.
Xxxxxxxx
Capital Advisors LLC
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
President
7.8 |
SEVERABILITY. |
Any term
or provision of this Warrant that is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
any other term or provision of this Warrant or affecting the validity or
enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Warrant in any other
jurisdiction.
7.9 |
FRACTIONAL
SHARES. |
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 the 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.
7.10 |
GOVERNING
LAW. |
This
Warrant 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 laws of such State applicable to contracts made and performed in New
York.
7.11 |
ARBITRATION. |
(a) Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the
breach, termination, enforceability or validity hereof shall be heard and
determined by arbitration in accordance with the arbitration provisions set
forth in attachment A to the Agreement.
(b) No
provision of or the exercise of any rights under this Section 7.11 shall limit
the right of any party to request and obtain from a court of competent
jurisdiction provisional remedies and relief. Each of the parties hereby
consents to the service of process upon it in connection with any proceeding
instituted under this Section 7.11(b) in the same manner as provided for the
giving of notice hereunder.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly
authorized officer as of the date first written above.
/s/
Xxx Xxxx
By: Xxx
Xxxx
Title:
Chairman & CEO