EXHIBIT 4.3
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE
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. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE
SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
INSIGNIA SYSTEMS, INC.
WARRANT
Warrant No. __ Date of Original Issuance: December 18, 2002
Insignia Systems, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "COMPANY"), hereby
certifies that, for value received, _________________________ or its registered
assigns (the "HOLDER"), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total
of ______ shares of common stock, $.01 par value (the "COMMON STOCK"), of the
Company (each such share, a "WARRANT SHARE" and all such shares, the "WARRANT
SHARES") at an exercise price equal to $12.44 per share (as adjusted from time
to time as provided in Section 9, the "EXERCISE PRICE"), at any time and from
time to time from and after the date hereof and through and including December
18, 2007 (the "EXPIRATION DATE"), and subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this
Warrant, capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings given to such terms in the Securities Purchase Agreement of even date
herewith to which the Company and the original Holder are parties (the "PURCHASE
AGREEMENT").
2. Registration of Warrant. 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.
3. Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer
of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this
Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed,
to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or
transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of
this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a "NEW WARRANT"), evidencing the portion of
this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant
evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any,
shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by
the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all
of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.
4. Exercise and Duration of Warrants.
(a) This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder at
any time and from time to time on or after the date hereof to and including the
Expiration Date. At 6:30 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date, the
portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and
of no value.
(b) Subject to the provisions of this Section 4(b), at any time
after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, if the: (i) the closing bid
price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market or any other Trading
Market for 30 consecutive Trading Days is greater than 175% of the Exercise
Price (as the same may be adjusted pursuant to Section 9), (ii) the Warrant
Shares are either registered for resale pursuant to an effective registration
statement naming the Holder as a selling stockholder thereunder (and the
prospectus thereunder is available for use by the Holder as to all then
available Warrant Shares) or freely transferable without volume restrictions
pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act, as determined by
counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter addressed and in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Holder and the transfer agent
for the Common Stock, and (iii) the Company shall have honored in accordance
with the terms of this Warrant all Forms of Election to Purchase delivered prior
to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date (as defined below), then the
Company may call for cancellation all, but not less than all, of this Warrant
for which a Form of Election to Purchase has not been delivered by 6:30 p.m. on
the Call Date. To exercise this right, the Company must deliver to the Holder an
irrevocable written notice (a "CALL NOTICE"), indicating therein that this
Warrant shall be cancelled. If the conditions for such Call are satisfied from
the period from the date of the Call Notice through and including the Call Date,
then this Warrant shall be deemed to be automatically exercised in full (without
a requirement to deliver a Form of Election to Purchase) at 6:30 p.m. (New York
City time) on the tenth Trading Day after the date the Call Notice is received
by the Holder (such date, the "CALL DATE"), on a cash basis, provided, that the
delivery of such exercise price shall not be a condition to a valid automatic
exercise, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein but shall be
a condition to the Company's obligation to deliver Warrant Shares in respect
thereof. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Forms of
Election to Purchase with respect to Warrant Shares that are tendered from the
time of delivery of the Call Notice through 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on
the Call Date.
5. Delivery of Warrant Shares.
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(a) To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be
required to physically surrender this Warrant unless the aggregate Warrant
Shares represented by this Warrant is being exercised. Upon delivery of the Form
of Election to Purchase to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares
Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the
Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder
intends to purchase hereunder, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later
than three Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue
and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon
such exercise, which, unless otherwise required by the Purchase Agreement, shall
be free of restrictive legends. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder
and subsequent to the date on which a registration statement covering the resale
of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, use its best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder
electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established
clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available, provided, that,
the Company may, but will not be required to change its transfer agent if its
current transfer agent cannot deliver Warrant Shares electronically through the
Depository Trust Corporation. A "DATE OF EXERCISE" means the date on which the
Holder shall have delivered to Company: (i) the Form of Election to Purchase
attached hereto (with the Warrant Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately
completed and duly signed and (ii) if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless
exercise provisions set forth in this Warrant, payment of the Exercise Price for
the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased.
(b) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the
Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner
required pursuant to Section 5(a), then the Holder will have the right to
rescind such exercise.
(c) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the
Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner
required pursuant to Section 5(a), and if after such third Trading Day and prior
to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, the Holder purchases (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) 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 by (B) the closing bid price of the Common Stock at the time
of the obligation giving rise to such purchase obligation 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.
The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts
payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.
(d) The Company's obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares
in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective
of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or
consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment
against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged
breach
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by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any
violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and
irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such
obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of
Warrant Shares. 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.
6. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of certificates
for shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without
charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer
agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such
certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which
may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any
certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the
Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may
arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant
Shares upon exercise hereof.
7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen
or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution
for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and
reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested.
Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with
such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable
third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as
a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such
mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company's
obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at
all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but
unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of
enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein
provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable
upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any
other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder (taking into
account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants
that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the
payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be
duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
9. Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to
time as set forth in this Section 9.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while
this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or
otherwise makes a
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distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common
Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number
of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied
by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator
shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such
event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become
effective immediately after the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any
adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become
effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or
combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this paragraph occurs
during the period that an Exercise Price is calculated hereunder, then the
calculation of such Exercise Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect
such event.
(b) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this
Warrant is outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock (i) evidences
of its indebtedness, (ii) any security (other than a distribution of Common
Stock covered by the preceding paragraph), (iii) rights or warrants to subscribe
for or purchase any security, or (iv) any other asset (in each case,
"DISTRIBUTED PROPERTY"), then, at the request of any Holder delivered before the
90th day after the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled
to receive such distribution, the Company will deliver to such Holder, within
five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of
such distribution), the Distributed Property that such Holder would have been
entitled to receive in respect of the Warrant Shares for which such Xxxxxx's
Warrant could have been exercised immediately prior to such record date. If such
Distributed Property is not delivered to a Holder pursuant to the preceding
sentence, then upon any exercise of the Warrant that occurs after such record
date, such Holder shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the Warrant
Shares otherwise issuable upon such conversion, the Distributed Property that
such Holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of such number of
Warrant Shares had the Holder been the record holder of such Warrant Shares
immediately prior to such record date.
(c) Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant
is outstanding, (1) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into another Person, (2) the Company effects any sale of all or
substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3)
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 (4) 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 the Holder shall have the right thereafter to
receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities,
cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence
of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such
Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then
issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the "ALTERNATE CONSIDERATION").
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
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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. At the Holder's option and request, any
successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction
shall, either (1) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of
this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the
Holder's right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate
Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (2) purchase the Warrant from the
Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such
request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction),
equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this
Warrant on the date of such request. 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
paragraph (c) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security)
will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a
Fundamental Transaction.
(d) Future Issuances. (1) If the Company or any subsidiary
thereof, as applicable with respect to Common Stock Equivalents (as defined
below), at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall issue shares of
Common Stock or rights, warrants, options or other securities or debt that are
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock ("COMMON STOCK
EQUIVALENTS"), entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at a price
per share less than the Exercise Price (subject to equitable adjustment for
stock splits, recombinations and similar transactions) (if the holder of the
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent so issued shall at any time, whether by
operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion,
exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights
issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common
Stock at a price less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to
have occurred for less than the Exercise Price), then, at the option of the
Holder: (A) if such issuance shall take place during the period between the
Closing Date and the 180th day following the Effective Date, for such exercises
as the Holder shall indicate, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to mirror the
conversion, exchange or purchase price for such Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents (including any reset provisions thereof) at issue, or (B) if such
issuance shall occur at any time following the 180th day following the Effective
Date, the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the issuance of such shares of Common Stock or such Common Stock
Equivalents plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the offering price
for such shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents would purchase at
the Exercise Price, and the denominator of which shall be the sum of the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance plus
the number of shares of Common Stock so issued or issuable. For purposes hereof,
all shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon conversion, exercise or
exchange of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed outstanding immediately
after the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalents. Such adjustment shall be
made whenever such shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are
issued. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the
Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalent subject
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to this section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or of
applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing
terms.
(2) The adjustment of the Exercise Price described in Section
9(c)(1) above shall not apply to: (i) the issuance of securities upon the
exercise or conversion of any Common Stock Equivalents issued by the Company
prior to the original issuance date of this Warrant, (ii) the grant of options
or warrants, or the issuance of additional securities, under any duly authorized
Company stock option, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan in existence
on the original issue date of this Warrant (but not as to any amendments or
other modifications to the number of Common Stock issuable thereunder, the terms
set forth therein, or the exercise price set forth therein).
(e) Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment
to the Exercise Price pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (d) of this Section,
the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant
shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment
the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of
Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment.
(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be
made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include
shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition
of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(g) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment
pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will promptly compute
such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a
certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted
Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the
transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts
upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will
promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the
Company's Transfer Agent.
(h) Notice of Corporate Events. If the Company (i) declares a
dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in
respect of its Common Stock, including without limitation any granting of rights
or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any
Subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating
or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii)
authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs
of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice describing
the material terms and conditions of such transaction, at least 20 calendar days
prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to
hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such
transaction, and the Company will take all steps reasonably necessary in order
to insure that the Holder is given the practical opportunity to exercise this
Warrant prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with respect to such
transaction; provided, however, that the
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failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the
validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice.
10. Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in
one of the following manners:
(a) Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available
funds; or
(b) Cashless Exercise. At any time after the earlier to occur of:
(x) the date the registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant
Shares and filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is declared
effective by the Commission and (y) the Effectiveness Date (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) related to such registration statement, when a
registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares and naming the
Holder as a selling stockholder thereunder is not then effective, the Holder may
notify the Company in a Form of Election to Purchase of its election to utilize
cashless exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the
number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the
Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares with
respect to which this Warrant is being
exercised.
A = the average of the closing prices for
the five Trading Days immediately prior to
(but not including) the Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended,
understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless
exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and
the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on
the date this Warrant was originally issued.
11. Limitation on Exercise.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by the Holder upon any
exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to
the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other
issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by
such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership
of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder's for purposes of Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial
ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each
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delivery of an Exercise Notice hereunder will constitute a representation by the
Holder that it has evaluated the limitation set forth in this paragraph and
determined that issuance of the full number of Warrant Shares requested in such
Exercise Notice is permitted under this paragraph. By written notice to the
Company, the Holder may waive the provisions of this Section but (i) any such
waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered
to the Company, and (ii) any such waiver will apply only to the Holder and not
to any other holder of Warrants. This provision shall not restrict the number of
shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order
to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder
may receive in the event of a merger or other business combination or
reclassification involving the Company as contemplated in Section 9 of this
Warrant.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by the Holder upon any
exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to
the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other
issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by
such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership
of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder's for purposes of Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial
ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each delivery of an
Exercise Notice hereunder will constitute a representation by the Holder that it
has evaluated the limitation set forth in this paragraph and determined that
issuance of the full number of Warrant Shares requested in such Exercise Notice
is permitted under this paragraph. This provision shall not restrict the number
of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in
order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such
Holder may receive in the event of a merger or other business combination or
reclassification involving the Company as contemplated in Section 9 of this
Warrant.
(c) If the Company has not obtained the Shareholder Approval (as
defined below), then the Company may not issue in excess of 1,372,675 shares of
Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement) (such number of shares of Common Stock, the "ISSUABLE MAXIMUM"). Each
holder of Warrants shall be entitled to a portion of the Issuable Maximum equal
to the quotient obtained by dividing: (x) the purchase price paid by it pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement by (y) the purchase price paid by all holders pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement. If a holder of Warrants shall no longer hold its
Warrant due to exercise or cancellation of its Warrant, then such holder's
remaining portion of the Issuable Maximum shall be allocated pro-rata among the
remaining holders of the Warrants. If on any Date of Exercise: (A) the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock that would then be issuable upon exercise in
full of this Warrant would exceed the Issuable Maximum, and (B) the Company
shall not have previously obtained the vote of shareholders (the "SHAREHOLDER
APPROVAL"), if any, as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations
of the Nasdaq National Market (or any successor entity) applicable to approve
the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable Maximum
pursuant to the terms hereof, then the Company shall issue to the Holder a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Issuable Maximum and, with respect
to the remainder of the Warrant Shares then issuable under the
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Warrant for which an exercise in accordance with the applicable exercise price
would result in an issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable
Maximum (the "EXCESS WARRANT SHARES"), the Holder shall have the option to
require the Company to use its best efforts to obtain the Shareholder Approval
applicable to such issuance as soon as is possible, but in any event not later
than the 90th day after such request. The Company and the Holder understand and
agree that shares of Common Stock issued to and then held by the Holder as a
result of exercise of this Warrant shall not be entitled to cast votes on any
resolution to obtain Shareholder Approval pursuant hereto. If the Company shall
succeed in obtaining the Shareholder Approval, the Excess Warrant Shares shall
again become fully exercisable by the Holder.
12. No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will
be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any
fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash
equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the closing price of one
Warrant Share as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of exercise.
13. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
hereunder (including without limitation any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City
time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or
later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the Trading
Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight
courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is
required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to
the Company, to Insignia Systems, Inc., Facsimile No. (000) 000-0000 , Attn:
Chief Financial Officer, or (ii) if to the Holder, to the address or facsimile
number appearing on the Warrant Register or such other address or facsimile
number as the Holder may provide to the Company in accordance with this Section.
14. Warrant Agent. The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this
Warrant. Upon 30 days' notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new
warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent
may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the
Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which
the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its
corporate trust or shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant
agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant
agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be
mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder's last
address as shown on the Warrant Register.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the
preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any
Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right,
remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be
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amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their
successors and assigns.
(b) All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party
agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement
and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought
against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers,
shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. Each party hereto
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and
federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to
the enforcement of this Warrant), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not
to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or
proceeding is improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action
or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or
overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in
effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process
in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto (including its affiliates,
agents, officers, directors and employees) hereby irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury
in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the
transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence an action or
proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party
in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its
attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
(c) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any
of the provisions hereof.
(d) In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant
shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and
enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good
faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a
commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall
incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly
executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
INSIGNIA SYSTEMS, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
To INSIGNIA SYSTEMS, INC.:
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to purchase _____________
shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Insignia Systems, Inc.
("COMMON STOCK"), pursuant to Warrant No. 2, original issued December 18, 2002
(the "WARRANT"), and, if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless exercise
provisions set forth in the Warrant, encloses herewith $________ in cash,
certified or official bank check or checks or other immediately available funds,
which sum represents the aggregate Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrant)
for the number of shares of Common Stock to which this Form of Election to
Purchase relates, together with any applicable taxes payable by the undersigned
pursuant to the Warrant.
By its delivery of this Form of Election To Purchase, the undersigned
represents and warrants to the Company that in giving effect to the exercise
evidenced hereby the Holder will not beneficially own in excess of the number of
shares of Common Stock (determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) permitted to be owned under Section 11 of this
Warrant to which this notice relates.
The undersigned requests that certificates for the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon this exercise be issued in the name of
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
(Please print name and address)
Warrant Shares Exercise Log
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Date Number of Warrant Number of Warrant Number of Warrant
Shares Available Shares Exercised Shares Remaining to
to be Exercised be Exercised
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto ________________________________ the right represented by the within
Warrant to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock of Insignia Systems,
Inc. to which the within Warrant relates and appoints ________________ attorney
to transfer said right on the books of Insignia Systems, Inc. with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated: _______________, ____
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(Signature must conform in all respects to
name of holder as specified on the face of
the Warrant)
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Address of Transferee
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In the presence of:
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