NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS
SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
DRINKS AMERICAS HOLDINGS, LTD.
Warrant Shares: ______ Initial Exercise Date: July __, 2007
Issue Date: January __, 2007
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the "Warrant") certifies that,
for value received, _____________ (the "Holder"), is entitled, upon the terms
and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set
forth, at any time on or after the six month anniversary of the date hereof (the
"Initial Exercise Date") and on or prior to the close of business on the 5 year
anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the "Termination Date") but not
thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Drinks Americas Holdings, Ltd., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), up to ______ shares (the "Warrant Shares")
of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the "Common
Stock"). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant
shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated January 30, 2007, among the Company
and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by
this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after
the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to
the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form
annexed hereto (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may
designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of such
Holder appearing on the books of the Company); and, within 3 Trading Days of the
date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have
received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased
by wire transfer or cashier's check drawn on a United States bank.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be
required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder
has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has
been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant
to the Company for cancellation within 3 Trading Days of the date the final
Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this
Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant
Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding
number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the
applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall
maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of
such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of
Exercise Form within 2 Business Days of receipt of such notice. The Holder and
any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by
reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion
of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for
purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the
face hereof.
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b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be $3.00, subject to adjustment hereunder (the "Exercise
Price").
c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after one year from the date of
issuance of this Warrant there is no effective Registration Statement
registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant
Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised at such time by
means of a "cashless exercise" in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive
a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
such election;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means
of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination
Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise
pursuant to this Section 2(c).
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d) Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this
Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this
Warrant, pursuant to Section 2(c) or otherwise, to the extent that after giving
effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of
Exercise, such Holder (together with such Holder's Affiliates, and any other
person or entity acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such
Holder's Affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, would
beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined
below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with
respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number
of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the
remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such
Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the
unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including, without limitation, any other Common Stock or Warrants) subject to a
limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set
forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d), beneficial
ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged
by a Holder that the Company is not representing to such Holder that such
calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and such
Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in
accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this
Section 2(d) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable
(in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any
Affiliates) and of which a portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in
the sole discretion of a Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise
shall be deemed to be each Holder's determination of whether this Warrant is
exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with
any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each
case subject to such aggregate percentage limitation, and the Company shall have
no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In
addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(d), in
determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely
on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the
Company's most recent Form 10-QSB or Form 10-KSB, as the case may be, (y) a more
recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company
or the Company's Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company
shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the
number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to
the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant,
by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The "Beneficial Ownership
Limitation" shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Beneficial Ownership
Limitation provisions of this Section 2(d) may be waived by such Holder, at the
election of such Holder, upon not less than 61 days' prior notice to the Company
to change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to 9.99% of the number of shares
of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance
of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, and the provisions of
this Section 2(d) shall continue to apply. Upon such a change by a Holder of the
Beneficial Ownership Limitation from such 4.99% limitation to such 9.99%
limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further waived by
such Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented
in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section
2(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or
inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained
or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect
to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a
successor holder of this Warrant.
e) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Authorization of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that all
Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase
rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase
rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges
created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes
in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
ii. Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for shares
purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the
Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder's prime
broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission ("DWAC") system if the Company is a participant in such
system, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the
Holder in the Notice of Exercise within 3 Trading Days from the delivery
to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant
(if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth
above ("Warrant Share Delivery Date"). This Warrant shall be deemed to
have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price is received by the
Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and
Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be
deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes,
as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of
the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes
required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(vii)
prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.
iii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall
have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder
and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of
the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to
Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the
unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant
shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
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iv. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause its transfer
agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing
the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2(e)(iv) by the Warrant Share
Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such
exercise.
v. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates
Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if
the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a
certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an
exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such
date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) or the Holder's brokerage firm otherwise
purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by
the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving
upon such exercise (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to
the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price
(including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock
so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number
of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder
in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the
sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2)
at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant
and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not
honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that
would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise
and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases
Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In
with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an
aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000,
under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall
be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company
written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of
the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of
such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other
remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without
limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with
respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver certificates
representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as
required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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vi. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be
entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall at its
election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction
in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or
round up to the next whole share.
vii. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for
Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or
transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of
such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the
Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder
or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided,
however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be
issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when
surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form
attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may require,
as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it
for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
viii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder
books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this
Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this
Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise make a
distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity
or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for
avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the
Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combines (including by way of
reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of
shares, or (D) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any
shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price
shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding
immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the
number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately
adjusted. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become
effective immediately after the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become
effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision,
combination or re-classification.
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c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. If the Company, at any time while the
Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders
of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase
shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP at the record
date mentioned below, then the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction,
of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number
of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and
of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number
of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so
offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable
upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP.
Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and
shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination
of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.
d) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time prior to the
Termination Date, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to
Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash
and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any
security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3(b)),
then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a
fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record
date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such
record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the
portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to
one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of
Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a
statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of
indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share
of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is
made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned
above.
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e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company
with or into another Person, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or
substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C)
any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is
completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or
exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company
effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share
exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or
exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a
"Fundamental Transaction"), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant,
the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would
have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of
such Fundamental Transaction, the number of shares of Common Stock of the
successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving
corporation, and any additional consideration (the "Alternate Consideration")
receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder of the number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such
event. For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise
Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration
based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share
of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion
the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner
reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate
Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the
securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then
the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it
receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental
Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any
successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction
shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions
and evidencing the Holder's right to exercise such warrant into Alternate
Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental
Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or
surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3(e) and insuring
that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted
upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental
Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a "Rule 13e-3 transaction"
as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a
national securities exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global
Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company or any successor entity shall pay
at the Holder's option, exercisable at any time concurrently with or within 30
days after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, an amount of cash
equal to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the
Black-Scholes option pricing formula using an expected volatility equal to the
100 day historical price volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg
Financial Markets as of the trading day immediately prior to the public
announcement of the Fundamental Transaction.
f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to
the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For
purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be
issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of
shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and
outstanding.
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g) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. The Company may at any time during the
term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and
for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
h) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is
adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall
promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price
after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts
requiring such adjustment. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate
Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), despite the
prohibition thereon in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed
to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest
possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be
converted or exercised.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Xxxxxx. If (A) the Company shall
declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the
Common Stock; (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash
dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall
authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any
class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the
Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the
Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party,
any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is
converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Company shall
authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding
up of the affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall
cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear
upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior
to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice
stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of
such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a
record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common
Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions,
redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on
which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or
share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as
of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall
be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities,
cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the
failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing
thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to
be specified in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this
Warrant during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice to
the effective date of the event triggering such notice.
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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities
laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions
of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder
(including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in
whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the
Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this
Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or
its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable
upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such
payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the
name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations
specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a
new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this
Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be
exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a
new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other
Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company,
together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which
new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney.
Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be
involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver
a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided
or combined in accordance with such notice.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records
to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the "Warrant Register"), in
the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and
treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the
purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all
other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant
in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant
shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the
Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that (i) the
Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company
a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and
scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the
effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities
Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, and (ii) the Holder
or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form
and substance acceptable to the Company, and (iii) the transferee be an
"accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or
(a)(8) promulgated under the Securities Act or a "qualified institutional buyer"
as defined in Rule 144A(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.
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Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle
the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company
prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(e)(ii).
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company
covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock
certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or
destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in
the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon
surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated,
the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like
tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock
certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the
taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein
shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be
exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is
outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common
Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of
the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under
this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of
this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are
charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and
issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the
exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will
take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that
such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without
violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any
requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may
be listed.
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the
Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without
limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary
action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any
of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith
assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of
all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the
rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will
(a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the
amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such
increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary
or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally
issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise
of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any
public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be
necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under
this Warrant.
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Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment
in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is
exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all
such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as
may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired
upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions
upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to
exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of
such right or otherwise prejudice Xxxxxx's rights, powers or remedies,
notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination
Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision
of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the
Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any
costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees,
including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any
amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers
or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to
be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in
accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant
Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall
give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock
or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the
Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights
granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific
performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary
damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a
breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and
not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy
at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this
Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors
and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to
be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be
enforceable by any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions
hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
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m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall
be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under
applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions
or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of
reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be
executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
indicated.
DRINKS AMERICAS HOLDINGS, LTD.
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: DRINKS AMERICAS HOLDINGS, LTD.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of
the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in
full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with
all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant
Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set
forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with
respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable
pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in
subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant
Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified
below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
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(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an "accredited investor" as
defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity:
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Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
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Name of Authorized Signatory:
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Title of Authorized Signatory:
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Date:
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute this form and supply
required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the
foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
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Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature: _____________________________
Holder's Address: _____________________________
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Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it
appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers
of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
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