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EXHIBIT 10.20
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN VIOLATION OF SUCH ACT, THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS THEREUNDER OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS WARRANT.
No. of Shares of Common Stock: 200,000
WARRANT
To Purchase Common Stock of
IBiz Technology Corp.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT GLOBE UNITED HOLDINGS, INC., a British
Virgin Islands corporation, or registered assigns, is entitled, at any time from
the Warrant Issuance Date (as hereinafter defined) to the Expiration Date (as
hereinafter defined), to purchase from IBiz Technology Corp., a Florida
corporation (the "Company"), 200,000 shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter
defined and subject to adjustment as provided herein), in whole or in part,
including fractional parts, at a purchase price per share equal to $ 0.94
(subject to any adjustments made to such amount pursuant to Section 4 hereto) on
the terms and conditions and pursuant to the provisions hereinafter set forth.
1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the respective
meanings set forth below:
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" shall mean all shares of Common
Stock issued by the Company after the Closing Date, other than Warrant Stock.
"Book Value" shall mean, in respect of any share of Common Stock on
any date herein specified, the consolidated book value of the Company as of the
last day of any month immediately preceding such date, divided by the number of
Fully Diluted Outstanding shares of Common Stock as determined in accordance
with GAAP (assuming the payment of the exercise prices for such shares) by a
firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing
selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Holder.
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"Business Day" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday
or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of
New York.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act and other federal
securities laws.
"Common Stock" shall mean (except where the context otherwise
indicates) the Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Company as constituted on
the Closing Date, and any capital stock into which such Common Stock may
thereafter be changed, and shall also include (i) capital stock of the Company
of any other class (regardless of how denominated) issued to the holders of
shares of Common Stock upon any reclassification thereof which is also not
preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class of stock of the Company
and which is not subject to redemption and (ii) shares of common stock of any
successor or acquiring corporation received by or distributed to the holders of
Common Stock of the Company in the circumstances contemplated by Section 4.4.
"Convertible Securities" shall mean evidences of indebtedness,
shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable,
with or without payment of additional consideration in cash or property, for
shares of Common Stock, either immediately or upon the occurrence of a specified
date or a specified event.
"Current Warrant Price" shall mean, $ 0.94 subject to any
adjustments to such amount made in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
"Exercise Period" shall mean the period during which this Warrant is
exercisable pursuant to Section 2.1.
"Expiration Date" shall mean December 28, 2004.
"Fully Diluted Outstanding" shall mean, when used with reference to
Common Stock, at any date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be
determined, all shares of Common Stock Outstanding at such date and all shares
of Common Stock issuable in respect of this Warrant, outstanding on such date,
and other options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into,
shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date which would be deemed
outstanding in
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accordance with GAAP for purposes of determining book value or net income per
share.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America as from time to time in effect.
"Holder" shall mean the Person in whose name the Warrant or Warrant
Stock set forth, herein is registered on the books of the Company maintained for
such purpose.
"Market Price" per Common Share means the average of the closing bid
prices of the Common Shares as reported on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System for the National Market,
("NASDAQ") or, if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on the
NASDAQ, on the principal national security exchange or quotation system on which
such security is quoted or listed or admitted to trading, or, if not quoted or
listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or quotation
system, the closing bid price of such security on the over-the-counter market on
the day in question as reported by the National Association of Security Dealers,
Inc., or a similar generally accepted reporting service, as the case may be, for
the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of determination.
"Other Property" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
"Outstanding" shall mean, when used with reference to Common Stock,
at any date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be determined, all
issued shares of Common Stock, except shares then owned or held by or for the
account of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, and shall include all shares
issuable in respect of outstanding scrip or any certificates representing
fractional interests in shares of Common Stock.
"Person" shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship,
partnership, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization, association,
corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government
(whether federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including,
without limitation, any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department
thereof).
"Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the Registration Rights
Agreement dated a date even herewith by and between the Company and Globe United
Holdings, Inc., as it may be amended from time to time.
"Restricted Common Stock" shall mean shares of Common Stock which
are, or which upon their issuance on the exercise of this Warrant would be,
evidenced by a certificate bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section
9.1(a).
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"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"Securities Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated as of a date even herewith by and between the Company and Globe
United Holdings, Inc., as it may be amended from time to time.
"Transfer" shall mean any disposition of any Warrant or Warrant
Stock or of any interest in either thereof, which would constitute a sale
thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act.
"Transfer Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
"Warrant Issuance Date" shall mean any date on which Warrants are
issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
"Warrants" shall mean this Warrant and all warrants issued upon
transfer, division or combination of, or in substitution for, any thereof. All
Warrants shall at all times be identical as to terms and conditions and date,
except as to the number of shares of Common Stock for which they may be
exercised.
"Warrant Price" shall mean an amount equal to (i) the number of
shares of Common Stock being purchased upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to
Section 2.1, multiplied by (ii) the Current Warrant Price as of the date of such
exercise.
"Warrant Stock" shall mean the shares of Common Stock purchased by
the holders of the Warrants upon the exercise thereof.
2. EXERCISE OF WARRANT
2.1. Manner of Exercise. From and after the Warrant Issuance Date
and until 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, Holder may
exercise this Warrant, on any Business Day, for all or any part of the number of
shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder.
In order to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, Holder shall
deliver to the Company at the office or agency designated by the Company
pursuant to Section 12, (i) a written notice of Holder's election to exercise
this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock to
be purchased, (ii) payment by cash, check or bank draft payable to the Company
of the Warrant Price in cash or by wire transfer or cashier's check drawn on a
United States bank or by the Holder's surrender of Warrant Stock (or the right
to receive such number of shares) having an aggregate Market Price equal to the
Warrant Price for all shares then being
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purchased and (iii) this Warrant. Such notice shall be substantially in the form
of the subscription form appearing at the end of this Warrant as Exhibit A, duly
executed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Upon receipt of the items referred
to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the Company shall, as promptly as
practicable, and in any event within three (3) Business Days thereafter, execute
or cause to be executed and deliver or cause to be delivered to Holder a
certificate or certificates representing the aggregate number of full shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any
fraction of a share, as hereinafter provided. The stock certificate or
certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in such denomination
or denominations as Holder shall request in the notice and shall be registered
in the name of Holder or, subject to Section 9, such other name as shall be
designated in the notice. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised
and such certificate or certificates 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 Warrant Price.
If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the
time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Stock,
deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the
unpurchased shares of Common Stock called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant
shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
The Holder shall be entitled to exercise the Warrant notwithstanding
the commencement of any case under 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. (the
"Bankruptcy Code"). In the event the Company is a debtor under the Bankruptcy
Code, the Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any rights to
relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. Section 362 in respect of the Holder's
exercise right. The Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any
rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. Section 362 in respect of the
exercise of the Warrant. The Company agrees, without cost or expense to the
Holder, to take or consent to any and all action necessary to effectuate relief
under 11 U.S.C. Section 362.
2.2. Payment of Taxes and Charges. All shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and without any preemptive rights.
The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other
governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issue or delivery
thereof.
Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue a
fractional share of Common Stock upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any
fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon
such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final
fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Market Price per share
of Common Stock on the relevant exercise date.
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Continued Validity. A holder of shares of Common Stock issued
upon the exercise of this Warrant, in whole or in part (other than a holder who
acquires such shares after the same have been publicly sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement under the Securities Act or sold pursuant to Rule 144
thereunder), shall continue to be entitled with respect to such shares to all
rights to which it would have been entitled as Holder under Sections 9, 10 and
14 of this Warrant. The Company will, at the time of exercise of this Warrant,
in whole or in part, upon the request of Holder, acknowledge in writing, in form
reasonably satisfactory to Holder, its continuing obligation to afford Holder
all such rights; provided, however, that if Holder shall fall to make any such
request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company
to afford to Holder all such rights.
3. TRANSFER, DIVISION AND COMBINATION
3.1 Transfer. Subject to compliance with Sections 9, transfer of
this Warrant and all rights hereunder, in whole or in part, shall be registered
on the books of the Company to be maintained for such purpose, upon surrender of
this Warrant at the principal office of the Company referred to in Section 2.1
or the office or agency designated by the Company pursuant to Section 12,
together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form of
Exhibit B hereto duly executed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Upon such
surrender, the Company shall, subject to Section 9, execute and deliver a new
Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the
denomination 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 in
compliance with Section 9, may be exercised by a new Holder for the purchase of
shares of Common Stock without having a new Warrant issued.
3.2 Division and Combination. Subject to Section 9, this Warrant may
be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the
aforesaid office or agency of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section
3.1 and with Section 9, 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.
3.3 Expenses. The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its
own expense the new Warrant or Warrants under this Section 3.
3.4 Maintenance of Books. The Company agrees to maintain, at its
aforesaid office or agency, books for the registration and the registration of
transfer of the Warrants.
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4. ADJUSTMENTS
The number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable, or the price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise of
this Warrant, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in
this Section 4. The Company shall give Holder notice at the time of such event.
4.1. Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations. If at any time
the Company shall:
(a) take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the
purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend payable in, or other
distribution of, Additional Shares of Common Stock,
(b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
larger number of shares of Common Stock, or
(c) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares of Common Stock,
then (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted
to equal the number of shares of Common Stock which a record holder of the same
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to the occurrence of such event would own or be entitled to
receive after the happening of such event, and (ii) the Current Warrant Price
shall be adjusted to equal (A) the Current Warrant Price multiplied by the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to the adjustment divided by (B) the number of shares for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such adjustment.
4.2. Certain Other Distributions.
(a) If at any time prior to the Expiration Date the Company
shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of
entitling them to receive any dividend or other distribution of.
(i) cash,
(ii) any evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of
its stock or any other securities or property of any nature
whatsoever (other than cash, Convertible Securities or Additional
Shares of Common Stock), or
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(iii) any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or
purchase any evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of its stock
or any other securities or property of any nature whatsoever (other
than cash, Convertible Securities or Additional Shares of Common
Stock),
then Holder shall be entitled to receive such dividend or distribution as if
Holder had exercised the Warrant. A reclassification of the Common Stock (other
than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value or from no par
value to par value) into shares of Common Stock and shares of any other class of
stock shall be deemed a distribution by the Company to the holders of its Common
Stock of such shares of such other class of stock within the meaning of this
Section 4.2 and, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into
a larger or smaller number of shares of Common Stock as a part of such
reclassification, such change shall be deemed a subdivision or combination, as
the case may be, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock within the meaning of
Section 4.1.
(b) In case the Company shall issue any Common Stock or any rights,
options or warrants to all holders of record of its Common Stock entitling all
holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share
less than the Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the date fixed for
such issue, the Current Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the close
of business on the date fixed for such determination shall be reduced to the
amount determined by multiplying such Current Warrant Price by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such
determination plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate of
the offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so offered for
subscription or purchase would purchase at such Market Price and the denominator
of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination plus the
number of shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase, such
reduced amount to become effective immediately after the close of business on
the date fixed for such determination. For the purposes of this clause (b), (i)
the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include
shares held in the treasury of the Company and (ii) in the case of any rights,
options or warrants which expire by their terms not more than 60 days after the
date of issue, sale, grant or assumption thereof, no adjustment of the Current
Warrant Price shall be made until the expiration or exercise of all rights,
options or warrants, whereupon such adjustment shall be made in the manner
provided in this clause (b), but only with respect to the shares of Common Stock
actually issued pursuant thereto. Such adjustment shall be made successively
whenever any event specified above shall occur. In the event that any or all
rights, options or warrants covered by this clause (b) are not so issued or
expire or terminate before being exercised, the Current Warrant Price then in
effect shall be appropriately readjusted.
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4.3. Other Provisions Applicable to Adjustments under this Section.
The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments of the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and the
Current Warrant Price provided for in this Section 4:
(a) When Adjustments to Be Made. The adjustments required by
this Section 4 shall be made whenever and as often as any specified event
requiring an adjustment shall occur. For the purpose of any adjustment, any
specified event shall be deemed to have occurred at the close of business on the
date of its occurrence.
(b) Fractional Interests. In computing adjustments under this
Section 4, fractional interests in Common Stock shall be taken into account to
the nearest 1/10th of a share.
(c) When Adjustment Not Required. If the Company shall take a
record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to
receive a dividend or distribution or subscription or purchase rights and shall,
thereafter and before the distribution to stockholders thereof, legally abandon
its plan to pay or deliver such dividend, distribution, subscription or purchase
rights, then thereafter no adjustment shall be required by reason of the taking
of such record and any such adjustment previously made in respect thereof shall
be rescinded and annulled.
(d) Challenge to Good Faith Determination. Whenever the Board
of Directors of the Company shall be required to make a determination in good
faith of the fair value of any item under this Section 4, such determination may
be challenged in good faith by the Holder, and any dispute shall be resolved by
an investment banking firm of recognized national standing selected by the
Holder.
4.4. Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger, Consolidation or
Disposition of Assets. In case the Company shall reorganize its capital,
reclassify its capital stock, consolidate or merge with or into another
corporation (where the Company is not the surviving corporation or where there
is a change in or distribution with respect to the Common Stock of the Company),
or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its property,
assets or business to another corporation and, pursuant to the terms of such
reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of
assets, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or any
cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of any nature whatsoever
(including warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or
in lieu of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation ("Other
Property"), are to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock
of the Company, then Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon
exercise of the Warrant, the number of shares of common stock of the successor
or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation,
and Other
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Property 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. In case of any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets, the successor
or acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the
due and punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and
condition of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all
the obligations and liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may
be deemed appropriate, subject to the Holder's consent, in order to provide for
adjustments of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
which shall be as nearly equivalent as practicable to the adjustments provided
for in this Section 4. For purposes of this Section 4.4, "common stock of the
successor or acquiring corporation" shall include stock of such corporation of
any class which is not preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class
of stock of such corporation and which is not subject to redemption and shall
also include any evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities
which are convertible into or exchangeable for any such stock, either
immediately or upon the arrival of a specified date or the happening of a
specified event and any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase
any such stock. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly
apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, mergers, consolidations
or disposition of assets.
4.5. Other Action Affecting Common Stock. In case at any time or
from time to time the Company shall take any action in respect of its Common
Stock, other than any action taken in the ordinary course of the Company's
business or any action described in this Section 4, which would, in the opinion
of an unaffiliated investment bank selected by Holder, have a materially adverse
effect upon the rights of the Holder, the number of shares of Common Stock
and/or the purchase price thereof shall be adjusted in such manner as may be
equitable in the circumstances, as determined in good faith by an unaffiliated
investment bank selected by Holder.
4.6. Certain Limitations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Company agrees not to enter into any transaction which, by reason
of any adjustment hereunder, would cause the Current Warrant Price to be less
than the par value per share of Common Stock.
4.7. No Voting Rights. This Warrant shall not entitle its Holder to
any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company.
5. NOTICES TO HOLDER
5.1. Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the number of shares of Common
Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable, or whenever the price at which a
share of such Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of the Warrants, shall
be adjusted pursuant to Section 4, the Company shall forthwith prepare a
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certificate to be executed by an executive officer of the Company setting forth,
in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment and the method by which
such adjustment was calculated, specifying the number of shares of Common Stock
for which this Warrant is exercisable and (if such adjustment was made pursuant
to Section 4.4 or 4.5) describing the number and kind of any other shares of
stock or Other Property for which this Warrant is exercisable, and any change in
the purchase price or prices thereof, after giving effect to such adjustment or
change. The Company shall promptly cause a signed copy of such certificate to be
delivered to the Holder in accordance with Section 14.2. The Company shall keep
at its office or agency designated pursuant to Section 12 copies of all such
certificates and cause the same to be available for inspection at said office
during normal business hours by the Holder or any prospective purchaser of a
Warrant designated by the Holder.
5.2. Notice of Corporate Action. If at any time
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its
Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other
distribution, or any right to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its
indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or
property, or to receive any other right, or
(b) there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company,
any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company or
any consolidation or merger of the Company with, or any sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all the property, assets or business of the
Company to, another corporation, or
(c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder (i) at
least 30 Business Days' prior written notice of the date on which a record date
shall be selected for such dividend, distribution or right or for determining
rights to vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up, and (ii) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up, at least 30 Business Days prior written notice of the date when the same
shall take place. Such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause also shall
specify (i) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of
such dividend, distribution or right, the date on which the holders of Common
Stock shall be entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the
amount and character thereof, and (ii) the date on which any such
reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer,
disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the
time, if any such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock
shall be entitled to exchange their shares of
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Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer,
disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Each such written notice
shall be sufficiently given if addressed to Holder at the last address of Holder
appearing on the books of the Company and delivered in accordance with Section
14.2.
6. NO IMPAIRMENT
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
against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company will (a) not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock
receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant 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 shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use its best 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.
Upon the request of Holder, the Company will at any time during the
period this Warrant is outstanding acknowledge in writing, in form reasonably
satisfactory to Holder, the continuing validity of this Warrant and the
obligations of the Company hereunder.
7. RESERVATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF COMMON STOCK
From and after the Closing Date, the Company shall at all times
reserve and keep available for issue upon the exercise of Warrants such number
of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to
permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants. All shares of Common
Stock which shall be so issuable, when issued upon exercise of any Warrant and
payment therefor in accordance with the terms of such Warrant, shall be duly and
validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and not subject to preemptive
rights.
Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing
the Current Warrant Price below the then par value, if any, of the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall take any
corporate action which may be necessary in order that the Company may validly
and legally
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issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted
Current Warrant Price.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the
Current Warrant 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
8. TAKING OF RECORD: STOCK AND WARRANT TRANSFER BOOKS
In the case of all dividends or other distributions by the Company
to the holders of its Common Stock with respect to which any provision of
Section 4 refers to the taking of a record of such holders, the Company will in
each such case take such a record and will take such record as of the close of
business on a Business Day. The Company will not at any time close its stock
transfer books or Warrant transfer books so as to result in preventing or
delaying the exercise or transfer of any Warrant.
9. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY
The Warrants and the Warrant Stock shall not be transferred,
hypothecated or assigned before satisfaction of the conditions specified in this
Section 9, which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the Transfer of any Warrant or
any Warrant Stock. Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to be bound by
the provisions of this Section 9.
9.1. Restrictive Legend. The Holder by accepting this Warrant
and any Warrant Stock agrees that this Warrant and the Warrant Stock issuable
upon exercise hereof may not be assigned or otherwise transferred unless and
until (i) the Company has received an opinion of counsel for the Holder that
such securities may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act or (ii) a registration statement relating to such securities has
been filed by the Company and declared effective by the Commission.
Each certificate for Warrant Stock issuable hereunder shall bear a
legend substantially worded as follows unless such securities have been sold
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act:
"The securities represented by this certificate have not
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") or any state securities laws. The securities may
not be offered for sale, sold, assigned, offered, transferred
or otherwise distributed for value except (i) pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Act or any state
securities laws
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or (ii) pursuant to an exemption from registration or
prospectus delivery requirements under the Act or any state
securities laws in respect of which the Company has received
an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to such
effect. Copies of the agreement covering both the purchase of
the securities and restricting their transfer may be obtained
at no cost by written request made by the holder of record of
this certificate to the Secretary of the Company at the
principal executive offices of the Company."
a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9, the Warrant
shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the
following form:
"This Warrant and the securities represented hereby have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any state securities laws and may not be
transferred in violation of such Act, the rules and
regulations thereunder or any state securities laws or the
provisions of this Warrant."
9.2. Notice of Proposed Transfers. Prior to any Transfer or
attempted Transfer of any Warrants or any shares of Restricted Common Stock, the
Holder shall give five days' prior written notice (a "Transfer Notice") to the
Company of Holder's intention to effect such Transfer, describing the manner and
circumstances of the proposed Transfer, and obtain from counsel to Holder an
opinion that the proposed Transfer of such Warrants or such Restricted Common
Stock may be effected without registration under the Securities Act or state
securities laws. After the Company's receipt of the Transfer Notice and opinion,
such Holder shall thereupon be entitled to Transfer such Warrants or such
Restricted Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Transfer Notice.
Each certificate, if any, evidencing such shares of Restricted Common Stock
issued upon such Transfer and the Warrant issued upon such Transfer shall bear
the restrictive legends set forth in Section 9.1, unless in the opinion of such
counsel such legend is not required in order to ensure compliance with the
Securities Act.
9.3. Required Registration. Pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file
with the Commission not later than the 45th day after the Closing Date, a
Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and shall cause the Commission to declare
such Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act as promptly as
practicable but no later than 90 days after the Closing Date.
9.4. Termination of Restrictions. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of Section 9, the restrictions imposed by this Section upon the
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transferability of the Warrants, the Warrant Stock and the Restricted Common
Stock (or Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants) and the
legend requirements of Section 9.1 shall terminate as to any particular Warrant
or share of Warrant Stock or Restricted Common Stock (or Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of the Warrants) (i) when and so long as such security shall
have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws and disposed of pursuant thereto or (ii) when the Company shall
have received an opinion of counsel that such shares may be transferred without
registration thereof under the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws.
All Warrants issued upon registration of transfer, division or combination of,
or in substitution for, any Warrant or Warrants entitled to bear such legend
shall have a similar legend endorsed thereon. Whenever the restrictions imposed
by this Section shall terminate as to any share of Restricted Common Stock, as
hereinabove provided, the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the
Company, at the Company's expense, a new certificate representing such Common
Stock not bearing the restrictive legends set forth in Section 9.1.
9.5. Listing on Securities Exchange. If the Company shall list any
shares of Common Stock on any securities exchange, it will, at its expense, list
thereon, maintain and, when necessary, increase such listing of, all shares of
Common Stock issued or, to the extent permissible under the applicable
securities exchange rules, issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant so long as
any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed during any such Exercise Period.
10. SUPPLYING INFORMATION
The Company shall cooperate with Holder in supplying such
information as may be reasonably necessary for Holder to complete and file any
information reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the Commission as
a condition to the availability of an exemption from the Securities Act for the
sale of any Warrant or Restricted Common Stock.
11. LOSS OR MUTILATION
Upon receipt by the Company from Holder of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of this Warrant and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being
understood that the written agreement of the Holder shall be sufficient
indemnity), and in case of mutilation upon surrender and cancellation hereof,
the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant of like tenor
to Holder; provided, in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be required
if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Company for
cancellation.
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12. OFFICE OF THE COMPANY
As long as any of the Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall
maintain an office or agency (which may be the principal executive offices of
the Company) where the Warrants may be presented for exercise, registration of
transfer, division or combination as provided in this Warrant, such office to be
initially located at 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, fax:
000-000-0000, provided, however, that the Company shall provide prior written
notice to Holder of a change in address no less than 30 days prior to such
change.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by Holder
to purchase shares of Common Stock, and no enumeration herein of the rights or
privileges of Holder hereof, 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.
14. MISCELLANEOUS
14.1. 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 Holder's rights, powers or remedies,
notwithstanding all rights hereunder terminate on the Expiration Date. If the
Company fails to make, when due, any payments provided for hereunder, or fails
to comply with any other provision of this Warrant, the Company shall pay to
Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any direct and indirect
losses, damages, 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.
14.2. Notice Generally. Except as may be otherwise provided herein,
any notice or other communication or delivery required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by certified mail,
postage prepaid, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, and
shall be deemed given when so delivered personally or by overnight courier
service, or, if mailed, three (3) days after the date of deposit in the United
States mails, as follows:
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(1) if to the Company, to:
iBiz Technology Corp.
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Fax: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, President
(2) if to the Holder, to:
Globe United Holdings, Inc.
Akara Building
Wickhams Cay #1
Road Town Tortola
British Virgin Islands
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP
00 Xxxxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax:(000) 000-0000
The Company or the Holder may change the foregoing address by notice given
pursuant to this Section 14.2.
14.3. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless Holder from and against any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses
and disbursements of any kind which may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted
against Holder in any manner relating to or arising out of any failure by the
Company to perform or observe in any respect any of its covenants, agreements,
undertakings or obligations set forth in this Warrant.
14.4. Remedies. Holder in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that
monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by
reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to
waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law
would be adequate.
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14.5. Successors and Assigns. Subject to the provisions of Sections
3.1 and 9, this Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors
and 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, with respect to
Section 9 hereof, holders of Warrant Stock, and shall be enforceable by any such
Holder or holder of Warrant Stock.
14.6. Amendment. This Warrant and all other Warrants may be modified
or amended or the provisions hereof waived only with the prior written consent
of the Company and the Holder.
14.7. 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
provision or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
14.8. 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.
14.9. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to the provisions thereof relating to
conflict of laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly
executed and its corporate seal to be impressed hereon and attested by its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.
Dated: December 29, 1999
iBIZ TECHNOLOGY CORP.
By:______________________________
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: President/CEO
Attest:
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
SUBSCRIPTION FORM
[To be executed only upon exercise of Warrant]
The undersigned registered owner of this Warrant irrevocably exercises this
Warrant for the purchase of _______ Shares of Common Stock of IBiz Technology
Corp. and herewith makes payment therefor in cash or by check or bank draft made
payable to the Company, all at the price and on the terms and conditions
specified in this Warrant and requests that certificates for the shares of
Common Stock hereby purchased (and any securities or other property issuable
upon such exercise) be issued in the name of and delivered to _______________
whose address is _________________ and, if such shares of Common Stock shall not
include all of the shares of Common Stock issuable as provided in this Warrant,
that a new Warrant of like tenor and date for the balance of the shares of
Common Stock issuable hereunder be delivered to the undersigned.
________________________________________
(Name of Registered Owner)
________________________________________
(Signature of Registered Owner)
________________________________________
(Street Address)
________________________________________
(City) (State) (Zip Code)
NOTICE: The signature on this subscription must correspond with the name
as written upon the face of the within Warrant in every
particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever.
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered owner of this Warrant
hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the
rights of the undersigned under this Warrant, with respect to the number of
shares of Common Stock set forth below:
Name and Address of Assignee No. of Shares of
Common Stock
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________
attorney-in-fact to register such transfer on the books of IBiz Technology Corp.
maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ______________________ Print Name:_____________________
Signature:______________________
Witness:________________________
NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Warrant in every particular,
without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
