Contract
Exhibit 4.1
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN Sections 6.1 and 6.2 BELOW, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS OR IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Company: | BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation |
Class of Stock: | Common Stock |
Number of Shares: | 4,533,333, subject to adjustment as set forth herein. |
Warrant Price: | $0.45 subject to adjustment as set forth herein. |
Issue Date: | November 8, 2022 |
Expiration Date: | 4 years from the Issue Date |
Loan Agreement: | This Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (“Warrant”) is issued in connection with, and as consideration of the commitment pursuant to, that certain Loan and Guaranty Agreement of even date herewith among the Company and certain other borrowers and guarantors from time to time party thereto, JGB Collateral LLC, as administrative agent for the lenders, and the lenders party thereto (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition, shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement. |
This WARRANT TO PURCHASE Common STOCK certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, [JGB] (together with any successor or permitted assignee or transferee of this Warrant or of any shares issued upon exercise hereof, “Holder”) is entitled to purchase the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the above-stated class, series and type of stock of the above-named company (the “Company”) at the above-stated Warrant Price, all as set forth above and as adjusted pursuant to Section 2 of this Warrant, subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant.
SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Acknowledgement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“Aggregate Warrant Price” means, with respect to any exercise of this Warrant, an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares in respect of which this Warrant is then being exercised pursuant to Section 3 hereof, multiplied by (ii) the applicable Warrant Price in effect as of the Exercise Date.
“Assignment” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
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“Business Day” means any day which is neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a legal holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in New York, New York.
“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, participations in, or other equivalents of, in each case however designated, the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at the time.
“Common Stock” means the class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, and any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been converted, exchanged or reclassified following the date hereof.
“Common Stock Change Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Convertible Securities” means any securities, whether debt, equity or other securities (directly or indirectly) convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding Options.
“Covered Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
“Disqualification Events” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Ex-Dividend Date” means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, the first date on which shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Stock under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.
“Exercise Date” means, for any given exercise of this Warrant, the date on which the conditions to such exercise as set forth in Section 3 shall have been satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day, including, without limitation, the receipt by the Company of a Subscription Agreement, the Warrant and the Aggregate Warrant Price.
“Exercise Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Expiration Date” has the meaning set for in the preamble.
“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations), (b) securities to employees, officers, directors, advisors or independent contractor, provided, that such issuance is approved by a majority of the board of directors, (c) securities issued pursuant to any acquisition, joint venture, collaboration, marketing, technology license, or other strategic transaction or similar agreement, provided that the purpose of such transaction in which the Company is issuing securities is not primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (d) securities issued to financial institutions or lessors in connection with credit arrangements, equipment financings, lease arrangements, etc., (e) securities issued to unaffiliated third parties for compensatory purposes, (f) securities issuable pursuant to any contractual anti-dilution obligations in effect as of the date of this Agreement, provided, that such obligations have not been amended since the date of this Agreement, and (g) securities pursuant to sales under a customary at-the-market facility.
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“Fair Market Value” means, as of any particular date: (i) the volume weighted average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock for such day on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed; (ii) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on any such exchange on any such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock on all such exchanges at the end of such day; (iii) if on any such day the Common Stock is not listed on a domestic securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on the OTCQX, the OTCQB, the Pink Market or similar quotation system or association for such day; or (iv) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on the OTCQX, the OTCQB, the Pink Market or similar quotation system or association on such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock quoted on the OTCQX, the OTCQB, the Pink Market or similar quotation system or association at the end of such day, in each case, averaged over twenty (20) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately prior to the day as of which “Fair Market Value” is being determined; provided, that if the Common Stock is listed on any domestic securities exchange, the term “Business Day” as used in this sentence means Business Days on which such exchange is open for trading. If at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any domestic securities exchange or quoted on the OTCQX, the OTCQB, the Pink Market or similar quotation system or association, the “Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock shall be the fair market value per share as determined jointly by the Board and the Holder, subject to Section 3.10 hereof.
“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.2.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.2.
“Inspectors” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(h).
“Last Reported Sale Price” of the Capital Stock for any Business Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Capital Stock on such Business Day as reported in composite transactions on the principal national securities exchange on which the Capital Stock is listed. If the Capital Stock is not listed on a U.S. national securities exchange on such Business Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Capital Stock on such Business Day on the OTCQX, the OTCQB, the Pink Market or similar quotation system or association for such day. If the Capital Stock is not so quoted on such Business Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share of Capital Stock on such Business Day from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by (and at the cost of) the Company; provided such firm shall be reasonably acceptable to the Holder.
“Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
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“Options” means any warrants or other rights or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization or government or department or agency thereof.
“Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).
“Prospectus” means the prospectus or prospectuses included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post- effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus or prospectuses.
“Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(h).
“Registrable Securities” means (x) any Warrant Shares held by a Person at any time, and (y) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to any shares described in subsection (x) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization (it being understood that for purposes of this Warrant, a Person shall be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to then acquire or obtain from the Company any Registrable Securities, whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected). As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement covering such securities has been declared effective by the Commission and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such securities are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act are met, (iii) such securities are otherwise transferred and such securities may be resold without subsequent registration under the Securities Act, or (iv) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post- effective amendments, all exhibits and all materials incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Solicitor” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
“Spin-Off” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
“Spin-Off Valuation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
“Subscription Agreement” means a subscription agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Warrant” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Warrant Price” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Warrant Shares” means shares of the Common Stock of the Company purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant.
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SECTION 2 TERM OF WARRANT.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof up to and including 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day) (such period, the “Exercise Period”), the Holder of this Warrant may exercise this Warrant for all or any part of the Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment as provided herein).
SECTION 3 EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) surrender of this Warrant (if, but only if, this Warrant is being exercised in full) to the Company at its then principal executive offices (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction), together with one or more Subscription Agreements, duly completed (including specifying the number and type of Warrant Shares to be purchased) and executed; and
(b) payment to the Company of the Aggregate Warrant Price in accordance with Section 3.2; or
(c) in exchange for the applicable portion of the principal amount outstanding under the Term Loans, at the option of the Holder.
(a) by delivery to the Company of a certified bank check payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company, in the amount of such Aggregate Warrant Price;
(b) if at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, by instructing the Company to withhold a number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to such Aggregate Warrant Price; or
(c) any combination of the foregoing.
In the event of any withholding of Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (b) above where the number of Warrant Shares whose value is equal to the Aggregate Warrant Price is not a whole number, the number of Warrant Shares withheld by the Company shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
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(a) This Warrant is, and any Warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, duly authorized and validly issued.
(b) All Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be, upon issuance, and the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that such Warrant Shares are, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, issued without violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any stockholder of the Company and free and clear of all taxes, liens and charges.
(c) The Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to ensure that all such Warrant Shares are issued without violation by the Company of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares may be listed at the time of such exercise (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Company upon each such issuance).
(d) Without in any way limiting Section 5 hereof, the Company shall cause the Warrant Shares, immediately upon such exercise, to be listed on any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock are listed at the time of such exercise.
(e) The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed with respect to any applicable withholding or the issuance or delivery of the Warrant Shares to any Person other than the Holder, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issuance has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax, if any, or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
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3.9 No “Bad Actor” Disqualification. The Company has exercised reasonable care, in accordance with Commission rules and guidance, to determine whether any Covered Person (as defined below) is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act (“Disqualification Events”). To the Company’s knowledge, no Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with all disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e) under the Securities Act. “Covered Persons” are those persons specified in Rule 506(d)(1) under the Securities Act, including the Company, any predecessor or affiliate of the Company, any director, executive officer, other officer participating in the offering, general partner or managing member of the Company, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, any promoter (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of the exercise of this Warrant, and any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any securities of the Company (a “Solicitor”), any general partner or managing member of any Solicitor, and any director, executive officer or other officer participating in the offering of any Solicitor or general partner or managing member of any such Solicitor.
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SECTION 4 ADJUSTMENT TO WARRANT PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES.
The Warrant Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 4.
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where: | |||
EP0 | = | the Exercise Price in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off; | |
EP1 | = | the Exercise Price in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; | |
FMV | = | the product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share or unit of the Capital Stock or equity interests distributed in such Spin-Off over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Spin-Off Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, such Ex-Dividend Date; and (y) the number of shares or units of such Capital Stock or equity interests distributed per share of Common Stock in such Spin-Off; and | |
SP | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for each Trading Day in the Spin-Off Valuation Period. |
The adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 4.5 will be calculated as of the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period but will be given effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off, with retroactive effect. If this Warrant is exercised and the Exercise Date occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Warrant, the Company will, if necessary, delay the settlement of such exercise until the second (2nd) Trading Day after the last day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period.
4.7 Certificate as to Adjustment.
(a) Promptly following any adjustment of the Warrant Price, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer setting forth in reasonable detail such adjustment and the facts upon which it is based and certifying the calculation thereof.
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(b) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the receipt by the Company of a written request by the Holder, but in any event not later than five (5) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate (in substantially the form of Exhibit B) of an executive officer certifying the Warrant Price then in effect and the number and type of Warrant Shares or the amount, if any, of other shares of stock, securities or assets then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
(a) that the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, to vote at a meeting (or by written consent), to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other security; or
(b) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person; or
(c) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company;
then, and in each such case, the Company shall send or cause to be sent to the Holder at least five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable record date or the applicable expected effective date, as the case may be, for the event, a written notice specifying, as the case may be, (A) the record date for such dividend, distribution, meeting or consent or other right or action, and a description of such dividend, distribution or other right or action to be taken at such meeting or by written consent, or (B) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and the date, if any is to be fixed, as of which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken with respect to which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per share and character of such exchange applicable to the Warrant and the Warrant Shares.
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SECTION 5 REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
(a) Whenever the Company proposes to register any shares of its Common Stock under the Securities Act (other than (i) registration effected solely to implement an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 of the Securities Act is applicable, (ii) a Registration Statement on Form X-0, Xxxx X-0 or any successor form thereto or another form not available for registering the Registrable Securities for sale to the public or (iii) a Registration Statement for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders), whether for its own account or for the account of one or more stockholders of the Company and the form of Registration Statement to be used may be used for any registration of Warrant Shares (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event no later than five (5) days prior to the filing of such Registration Statement) to the Holder of its intention to effect such a registration and shall include in such registration all Warrant Shares with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion from the Holder within five (5) days after the Company’s notice has been given to the Holder.
(b) If a Piggyback Registration is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company and the managing underwriter advises the Company and the Holder (if the Holder has elected to include Warrant Shares in such Piggyback Registration) in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, including all Registrable Securities and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in any such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Common Stock to be sold in such offering, the Company shall include in such registration (A) first, the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company proposes to sell; (B) second, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by the Holder together with such number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by other holders of Common Stock with similar piggyback registration rights; and (C) third, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by other holders of Common Stock (other than shares subject to (B)).
(c) If a Piggyback Registration is initiated as an underwritten offering on behalf of one or more holders of Common Stock other than Warrant Shares, and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, including all Warrant Shares and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in any such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Common Stock to be sold in such offering, the Company shall include in such registration the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by the Holder (on a fully diluted, as converted basis) and the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by other holders of Common Stock on a pro rata basis.
(d) If any Piggyback Registration is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, the Company shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering.
(a) at least three (3) Business Days before filing such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto, furnish to the Holder copies of such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and comment of such counsel;
(b) notify the Holder, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such Registration Statement has been declared effective or a supplement to any Prospectus forming a part of such Registration Statement has been filed;
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(c) furnish to the Holder such number of copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits and documents incorporated by reference therein) and such other documents as the Holder may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Warrant Shares;
(d) utilize commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify such Warrant Shares under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as any selling holder requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition; provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business, subject itself to general taxation or consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to do so but for this Section 5.2(f);
(e) notify the Holder, at any time when a Prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, at the request of any such holder, the Company shall prepare a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Warrant Shares, such Prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
(f) make available for inspection by the Holder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holder or any such underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement;
(g) cause such Warrant Shares to be listed on each securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;
(h) in connection with an underwritten offering, enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and lock-up agreements in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as the Holder or the managing underwriter of such offering request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Warrant Shares (including, without limitation, making appropriate officers of the Company available to participate in “road show” and other customary marketing activities, including one-on-one meetings with prospective purchasers of the Warrant Shares);
(i) otherwise comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and make available to its stockholders an earnings statement (in a form that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder) no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the 12-month period beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full fiscal quarter after the effective date of such Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall cover said 12-month period, and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act;
(j) if such Piggyback Registration is an underwritten offering, furnish to the Holder and each underwriter, if any, with (i) a legal opinion of the Company’s outside counsel, dated the effective date of such Registration Statement (and, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), in form and substance as is customarily given in opinions of the Company’s counsel to underwriters in underwritten public offerings; and (ii) a “comfort” letter signed by the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given in accountants’ letters to underwriters in underwritten public offerings;
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(k) without limiting Section 5.2(d) above, cause such Warrant Shares to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition of such Warrant Shares in accordance with their intended method of distribution thereof;
(l) notify the Holder promptly of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of such Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; and
(m) advise the Holder, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order should be issued.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.2, the Company shall not be required to file a Piggyback Registration, or if a Piggyback Registration is filed, obtain or maintain the effectiveness of, such Piggyback Registration, provided, however, that the Company shall provide written notice to the Holders in the event that after the date of effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration, the Company elects to no longer maintain the effectiveness of such Piggyback Registration.
SECTION 6 TRANSFERS.
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SECTION 7 REPLACEMENT ON LOSS; DIVISION AND COMBINATION.
7.4 Compliance with the Securities Act. The parties hereto agree as follows:
(a) The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 7.4 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this Warrant and further agrees that such Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act.
(b) This Warrant and all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Securities Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
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“THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW OR (ii) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW.”
SECTION 8 REPRESENTATIONS OF THE HOLDER.
In connection with the issuance of this Warrant, the Holder specifically represents, as of the date hereof, to the Company by acceptance of this Warrant as follows:
8.1 The Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Holder is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof for investment for its own account and not with a current view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
8.2 The Holder understands and acknowledges that this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that, under such laws and applicable regulations, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In addition, the Holder represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.
8.3 The Holder acknowledges that it can bear the economic and financial risk of its investment for an indefinite period, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Warrant and the Warrant Shares. The Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Warrant and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company.
SECTION 9 WARRANT REGISTER.
The Company shall keep and properly maintain at its principal executive offices books for the registration of the Warrant and any transfers thereof. The Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name the Warrant is registered on such register as the Holder thereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except any assignment, division, combination or other transfer of the Warrant effected in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.
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SECTION 10 NOTICES.
All notices and other communications provided hereunder shall be in writing and mailed, delivered or transmitted, if to the Company or the Holder, to the applicable party at its address or email address set forth on the signature pages hereto, or at such other address or email address as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted by email, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of receipt thereof is received by the transmitter. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the time of a day shall refer to New York City time.
SECTION 11 CUMULATIVE REMEDIES.
The rights and remedies provided in this Warrant are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise.
SECTION 12 EQUITABLE RELIEF.
Each of the Company and the Holder acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Warrant would give rise to irreparable harm to the other party hereto for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, the other party hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 13 FINDER’S FEE.
Each party represents to the other party that it is not and will not be obligated for any finder’s fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Warrant. The Holder agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Holder or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Holder from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.
SECTION 14 EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION.
14.1 The Company will reimburse the reasonable fees and expenses of the Holder, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, with respect to the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Warrant as provided in Section 2.4(b) of the Loan Agreement.
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14.2 In further consideration of the Holder’s acquiring the Warrant hereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations hereunder, the Company will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Holder and each other holder of the Warrant and all of their shareholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to any actions, suits or claim brought by third parties alleging (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Warrant or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Warrant or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (iii) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (A) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Warrant or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (B) the status of the Holder or holder of the Warrant as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company will make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
SECTION 15 HEADINGS.
The headings in this Warrant are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Warrant.
SECTION 16 AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION; WAIVER.
Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by the Company or the Holder of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Warrant shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder.
SECTION 17 SEVERABILITY.
If any term or provision of this Warrant is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Warrant or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
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SECTION 18 GOVERNING LAW.
This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York.
SECTION 19 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts of the State of New York, in either case sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party’s address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
SECTION 20 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Warrant is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues and, therefore, each such party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any legal action arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 21 COUNTERPARTS.
This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Warrant delivered by e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Warrant.
SECTION 22 NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION.
This Warrant shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has duly executed this Warrant on the Issue Date.
BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Accepted and agreed,
[JGB]
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
(To be signed only upon exercise of Warrant)
To:
The undersigned, as holder of a right to purchase shares of Common Stock of BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to that certain Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Warrant”), dated as of [____________], hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the purchase right represented by such Warrant for, and to purchase thereunder, _________ (_____) shares of Common Stock of the Company and herewith makes payment of ________ Dollars ($_____) therefor by the following method:
(Check all that apply):
___________ | (check if applicable) | The undersigned hereby elects to make payment of the Aggregate Warrant Price of _________________________________ Dollars ($ _________) in cash for ______________ (_____) shares of Common Stock using the method described in Section 3.2(a) of the Warrant. |
___________ | (check if applicable) | The undersigned hereby elects to make payment of the Aggregate Warrant Price of _________________________________ Dollars ($ _________) for ______________ (_____) shares of Common Stock using the method described in Section 3.2(b) of the Warrant. |
Requested Denomination of
Common Stock: | ___________ shares |
Registered Holder: | ___________ |
In order to induce the issuance of such securities the undersigned makes to the Company, as of the date hereof, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8 of the Warrant. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms have the meanings provided in the Warrant.
DATED: |
[HOLDER] | ||
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Name: | ||
Title: |
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
To: [JGB]
The undersigned hereby acknowledges that as of the date hereof ______________ (_____) shares of Common Stock remain subject to the right of purchase in favor of [HOLDER] pursuant to that certain Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC. in favor of [HOLDER], dated as of [____________________]
DATED: |
BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
EXHBIT C
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
REFERENCE IS MADE to that certain Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC. (the “Warrant”), dated as of [______________], in favor of [HOLDER]. Unless otherwise defined, terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Warrant.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Holder of record of this Warrant of BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC. (the “Company”), hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights, including, without limitation, the Purchase Rights (as such term is defined in this Warrant) of the undersigned under the within Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below:
Name of Transferee/Assignee Address [No. of Shares]1
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Secretary of the Company to make such transfer on the books of the Company, maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Attached hereto, if and to the extent requested by the Company, is an opinion of counsel that the assignment is in compliance with or is exempt from, applicable federal and state securities laws. As provided in the Warrant, including but not limited to Section 6.2 of the Warrant, the Company may, in its reasonable discretion, decide whether such opinion is satisfactory, and Assignee and Holder agree to any reasonable delay in transfer caused by such evaluation.
The Assignee acknowledges and agrees that the Warrant and the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise thereof or conversion thereof are being acquired for investment and that the Assignee will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of the Warrant or any shares of stock to be issued upon exercise thereof or conversion thereof except under circumstances which will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or any applicable state securities laws.
ACCORDINGLY, THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIVE LEGEND IS MADE APPLICABLE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT (AND TO THE WARRANT AND SECURITIES COVERED BY THE WARRANT AS ASSIGNED HEREBY TO ASSIGNEE):
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND THE WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES UNDERLYING THE WARRANT AS ASSIGNED HEREBY, HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SUCH ACT, ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.
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