THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF
THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON
STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED
FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS WARRANT UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO CONVERSION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
Right to Purchase 12,000,000 Shares of Common Stock of
Conversion Services International, Inc.
(subject to adjustment as provided herein)
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
No. _________________ Issue Date: August 16, 2004
CONVERSION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware ("CSII"), hereby certifies that, for value
received, LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD., or assigns (the "Holder"), is entitled,
subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company (as defined
herein) from and after the Issue Date of this Warrant and at any time or from
time to time before 5:00 p.m., New York time, through the close of business
August 15, 2011 (the "Expiration Date"), up to 12,000,000 fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined), $0.001 par value
per share, at the applicable Exercise Price per share (as defined below). The
number and character of such shares of Common Stock and the applicable Exercise
Price per share are subject to adjustment as provided herein.
As used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires,
have the following respective meanings:
(a) The term "Company" shall include CSII and any corporation which
shall succeed, or assume the obligations of, CSII hereunder.
(b) The term "Common Stock" includes (i) the Company's Common Stock,
par value 0.01 per share; and (ii) any other securities into which or for
which any of the securities described in (a) may be converted or exchanged
pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization, merger, sale of
assets or otherwise.
(c) The term "Other Securities" refers to any stock (other than
Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other person
(corporate or otherwise) which the holder of the Warrant at any time shall
be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of the
Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time
shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in
replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 4 or
otherwise.
(d) The "Exercise Price" applicable under this Warrant shall be as
follows:
(i) a price of $0.29 [125% of the average closing price of
Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days immediately prior to the
date hereof] for the first 6,000,000 shares acquired hereunder;
(ii) a price of $0.31 [135% of the average closing price of
Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days immediately prior to the
date hereof] for the next 3,000,000 shares acquired hereunder; and
(iii) a price of $0.35 [150% of the average closing price of
Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days immediately prior to the
date hereof] for any additional shares acquired hereunder.
1. Exercise of Warrant.
1.1 Number of Shares Issuable upon Exercise. From and after the date
hereof through and including the Expiration Date, the Holder shall be entitled
to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole or in part, by delivery of an
original or fax copy of an exercise notice in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the "Exercise Notice"), shares of Common Stock of the Company,
subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.
1.2 Company Acknowledgment. The Company will, at the time of the
exercise of the Warrant, upon the request of the holder hereof acknowledge in
writing its continuing obligation to afford to such holder any rights to which
such holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with
the provisions of this Warrant. If the holder shall fail to make any such
request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company
to afford to such holder any such rights.
1.3 Trustee for Warrant Holders. In the event that a bank or trust
company shall have been appointed as trustee for the holders of the Warrant
pursuant to Subsection 3.2, such bank or trust company shall have all the powers
and duties of a warrant agent (as hereinafter described) and shall accept, in
its own name for the account of the Company or such successor person as may be
entitled thereto, all amounts otherwise payable to the Company or such
successor, as the case may be, on exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this
Section 1.
2. Procedure for Exercise.
2.1 Delivery of Stock Certificates, Etc., on Exercise. The Company
agrees that the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant
shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder as the record owner of such shares as
of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been
surrendered and payment made for such shares in accordance herewith. As soon as
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practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in full or in part, and in any
event within three (3) business days thereafter, the Company at its expense
(including the payment by it of any applicable issue taxes) will cause to be
issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder, or as such Holder (upon
payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct in
compliance with applicable securities laws, a certificate or certificates for
the number of duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Common Stock (or Other Securities) to which such Holder shall be entitled on
such exercise, plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which such holder would
otherwise be entitled, cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then Fair
Market Value of one full share, together with any other stock or other
securities and property (including cash, where applicable) to which such Holder
is entitled upon such exercise pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise.
Exercise. Payment may be made either in cash, certified or
official bank check or by wire transfer payable to
the order of the Company equal to the applicable
aggregate Exercise Price.
3. Effect of Reorganization, Etc.; Adjustment of Exercise Price.
3.1 Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Etc. In case at any time
or from time to time, the Company shall (a) effect a reorganization, (b)
consolidate with or merge into any other person, or (c) transfer all or
substantially all of its properties or assets to any other person under any plan
or arrangement contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each such
case, as a condition to the consummation of such a transaction, proper and
adequate provision shall be made by the Company whereby the Holder of this
Warrant, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1 at any time after the
consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective
date of such dissolution, as the case may be, shall receive, in lieu of the
Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such
consummation or such effective date, the stock and other securities and property
(including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such
consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the case may be, if such
Holder had so exercised this Warrant, immediately prior thereto, all subject to
further adjustment thereafter as provided in Section 4.
3.2 Dissolution. In the event of any dissolution of the Company
following the transfer of all or substantially all of its properties or assets,
the Company, concurrently with any distributions made to holders of its Common
Stock, shall at its expense deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder the
stock and other securities and property (including cash, where applicable)
receivable by the Holder of the Warrant pursuant to Section 3.1, or, if the
Holder shall so instruct the Company, to a bank or trust company specified by
the Holder and having its principal office in New York, NY as trustee for the
Holder of the Warrant.
3.3 Continuation of Terms. Upon any reorganization, consolidation,
merger or transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to in
this Section 3, this Warrant shall continue in full force and effect and the
terms hereof shall be applicable to the shares of stock and other securities and
property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant after the consummation of
such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of
dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may be, and shall be
binding upon the issuer of any such stock or other securities, including, in the
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case of any such transfer, the person acquiring all or substantially all of the
properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such person shall have
expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant as provided in Section 4. In the
event this Warrant does not continue in full force and effect after the
consummation of the transactions described in this Section 3, then the Company's
securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable by the
Holders of the Warrant will be delivered to Holder or the Trustee as
contemplated by Section 3.2.
4. Extraordinary Events Regarding Common Stock. In the event that the
Company shall (a) issue additional shares of the Common Stock as a dividend or
other distribution on outstanding Common Stock, (b) subdivide its outstanding
shares of Common Stock, or (c) combine its outstanding shares of the Common
Stock into a smaller number of shares of the Common Stock, then, in each such
event, the Exercise Price shall, simultaneously with the happening of such
event, be adjusted by multiplying the then Exercise Price by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall be the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the
product so obtained shall thereafter be the Exercise Price then in effect. The
Exercise Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the
happening of any successive event or events described herein in this Section 4.
The number of shares of Common Stock that the holder of this Warrant shall
thereafter, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, be entitled to
receive shall be increased to a number determined by multiplying the number of
shares of Common Stock that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this
Section 4) be issuable on such exercise by a fraction of which (a) the numerator
is the Exercise Price that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this
Section 4) be in effect, and (b) the denominator is the Exercise Price in effect
on the date of such exercise.
5. Certificate as to Adjustments. In each case of any adjustment or
readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on the
exercise of the Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its
Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment
or readjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a
certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail
the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a
statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any
additional shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or sold or deemed
to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other
Securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Exercise Price
and the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this
Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as
adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith
mail a copy of each such certificate to the holder of the Warrant and any
Warrant agent of the Company (appointed pursuant to Section 11 hereof).
6. Reservation of Stock, Etc., Issuable on Exercise of Warrant. The
Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and
delivery on the exercise of the Warrant, shares of Common Stock (or Other
Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of the Warrant.
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7. Assignment; Exchange of Warrant. Subject to compliance with applicable
securities laws, this Warrant, and the rights evidenced hereby, may be
transferred by any registered holder hereof (a "Transferor") in whole or in
part. On the surrender for exchange of this Warrant, with the Transferor's
endorsement in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the "Transferor
Endorsement Form") and together with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Company demonstrating compliance with applicable securities laws, which shall
include, without limitation, a legal opinion from the Transferor's counsel that
such transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of applicable
securities laws, the Company at its expense but with payment by the Transferor
of any applicable transfer taxes) will issue and deliver to or on the order of
the Transferor thereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the
Transferor and/or the transferee(s) specified in such Transferor Endorsement
Form (each a "Transferee"), calling in the aggregate on the face or faces
thereof for the number of shares of Common Stock called for on the face or faces
of the Warrant so surrendered by the Transferor.
8. Replacement of Warrant. On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant
and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on
delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form
and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender
and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense will execute and
deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
9. Registration Rights. The Holder of this Warrant has been granted
certain registration rights by the Company. These registration rights are set
forth in a Registration Rights Agreement entered into by the Company and
Purchaser dated as of even date of this Warrant.
10. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder
shall not be entitled to convert pursuant to the terms of the Warrant an amount
that would be convertible into that number of shares of Common Stock which, when
added to the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise beneficially owned by
such Holder including those issuable upon conversion of any note held by such
Holder would exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company at the time of conversion. For the purposes of the immediately preceding
sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. The conversion
limitation described in this Section 10 shall automatically become null and void
without any notice to the Company upon the occurrence and during the continuance
beyond any applicable grace period of an Event of Default (as defined in each of
(x) that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the
Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company and the Holder (as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Security Agreement" and (y)
that certain Secured Convertible Term Note, dated the date hereof, made by the
Company to the Holder), or upon 75 days prior notice to the Company, except that
at no time shall the beneficial ownership exceed 19.99% of the Common Stock.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, following the listing
of the Company on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq National Market or the
American Stock Exchange, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable by the
Company and acquirable by the Holder at a price below $[insert market price] per
share pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, the Security Agreement, any
Ancillary Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement) or any other
agreement between the Company and the Holder, shall not exceed an aggregate of
153,149,330 shares of the Company's Common Stock (subject to appropriate
adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, or other similar recapitalizations
affecting the Common Stock) (the "MAXIMUM COMMON STOCK ISSUANCE"), unless the
issuance of shares hereunder in excess of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance
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shall first be approved by the Company's shareholders. If at any point in time,
following the listing of the Company on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq
National Market or the American Stock Exchange the number of shares of Common
Stock issued pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, the Security Agreement, any
Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and the Holder,
together with the number of shares of Common Stock that would then be issuable
by the Company to the Holder in the event of a conversion or exercise pursuant
to the terms of this Warrant, the Security Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or
any other agreement between the Company and the Holder, would exceed the Maximum
Common Stock Issuance but for this Section 10, the Company shall promptly call a
shareholders meeting to solicit shareholder approval for the issuance of the
shares of Common Stock hereunder in excess of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance
11. Warrant Agent. The Company may, by written notice to the each Holder
of the Warrant, appoint an agent for the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or
Other Securities) on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 1,
exchanging this Warrant pursuant to Section 7, and replacing this Warrant
pursuant to Section 8, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such
issuance, exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such
office by such agent.
12. Transfer on the Company's Books. Until this Warrant is transferred on
the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as
the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary.
13. Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications from the Company to
the Holder of this Warrant shall be mailed by first class registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, at such address as may have been furnished to
the Company in writing by such Holder or, until any such Holder furnishes to the
Company an address, then to, and at the address of, the last Holder of this
Warrant who has so furnished an address to the Company.
14. Miscellaneous. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed,
waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the
party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination
is sought. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
Any action brought concerning the transactions contemplated by this Warrant
shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts
located in the state of New York; provided, however, that the Holder may choose
to waive this provision and bring an action outside the state of New York. The
individuals executing this Warrant on behalf of the Company agree to submit to
the jurisdiction of such courts and waive trial by jury. The prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees
and costs. In the event that any provision of this Warrant is invalid or
unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision
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shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and
shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such
provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Warrant.
The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not
limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision. The Company acknowledges that legal
counsel participated in the preparation of this Warrant and, therefore,
stipulates that the rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved
against the drafting party shall not be applied in the interpretation of this
Warrant to favor any party against the other party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Warrant as of the date
first written above.
CONVERSION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
WITNESS:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: President and CEO
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION
(To Be Signed Only On Exercise Of Warrant)
TO: Conversion Services International, Inc.
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached
Warrant (No.____), hereby irrevocably elects to purchase (check applicable box):
______ _______ shares of the Common Stock covered by such Warrant; or
______ the maximum number of shares of Common Stock covered by such
Warrant pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth
in Section 2.
The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full Exercise Price for such
shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant, which is
$___________. Such payment takes the form of (check applicable box or boxes):
_____ $__________ in lawful money of the United States; and/or
_____
_____
The undersigned requests that the certificates for such shares be issued
in the name of, and delivered to ______________________________________________
whose address is ______________________________________.
The undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and sales by the
undersigned of the securities issuable upon exercise of the within Warrant shall
be made pursuant to registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act.
Dated:
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(Signature must conform to name
of holder as specified on the
face of the Warrant)
Address:
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF TRANSFEROR ENDORSEMENT
(To Be Signed Only On Transfer Of Warrant)
For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers
unto the person(s) named below under the heading "Transferees" the right
represented by the within Warrant to purchase the percentage and number of
shares of Common Stock of Conversion Services International, Inc. into which the
within Warrant relates specified under the headings "Percentage Transferred" and
"Number Transferred," respectively, opposite the name(s) of such person(s) and
appoints each such person Attorney to transfer its respective right on the books
of Conversion Services International, Inc.with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Percentage Number
Transferees Address Transferred Transferred
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Dated:
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(Signature must conform to name of holder as specified on
the face of the Warrant)
Address:
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SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF:
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(Name)
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
[TRANSFEREE]
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(Name)
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