WARRANT AGREEMENT
This Warrant Agreement ("Agreement") made as of , 2005
between Platinum Energy Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 ("Company"), and
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, with offices at
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 ("Warrant Agent").
WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in a public offering ("Public Offering")
of Units ("Units") and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and
deliver up to 20,700,000 Warrants ("Public Warrants") to the investors in the
Public Offering, each of such Public Warrants evidencing the right of the holder
thereof to purchase one share of common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of
the Company's Common Stock ("Common Stock") for $6.00, subject to adjustment as
described herein; and
WHEREAS, the Company has determined to issue and deliver up to 900,000
warrants ("Underwriters' Warrants") to Casimir Capital L.P. ("Casimir") and
Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. ("Cantor"; Casimir and Cantor together the
"Representatives") or their respective designees, each of such Underwriters'
Warrants evidencing the right of the holder thereof to purchase one share of
Common Stock for $7.50, subject to adjustment as described herein (the
Underwriters' Warrants together with the Public Warrants, being referred to
herein as the "Warrants"),
WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
a Registration Statement, No. 333-125687 on Form S-1 (as the same may be amended
from time to time) ("Registration Statement") for the registration, under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act") of, among other securities, the
Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the
Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the
issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the
Warrants; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the
Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the
respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the
Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are
necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and
countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the
valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the
execution and delivery of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant
Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent
hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. Warrants.
2.1 Form of Warrant. Each Public Warrant and Underwriters' Warrant shall
be issued in registered form only, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit
A and Exhibit B hereto, respectively, the provisions of which are incorporated
herein and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman
of the Board or Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of the Company and shall bear a facsimile of the Company's seal. In
the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant
shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the
Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as
if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.
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2.2 Effect of Countersignature. Unless and until countersigned by the
Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no
effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.
2.3 Registration.
2.3.1 Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books ("Warrant
Register"), for the registration of original issuance and the registration of
transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant
Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective
holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with
instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.
2.3.2 Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of
transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat
the person in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon the Warrant
Register ("registered holder"), as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of
each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or
other writing on the Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than the Company
or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all
other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected
by any notice to the contrary.
2.4 Detachability of Warrants. The securities comprising the Units will
not be separately transferable until 90 days after the date hereof unless the
Representatives inform the Company of their decision to allow earlier separate
trading, but in no event will the Representatives allow separate trading of the
securities comprising the Units until (i) the Company files a Current Report on
Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt by the
Company of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering including the proceeds
received by the Company from the exercise of the Underwriter's over-allotment
option, if the over-allotment option is exercised prior to the filing of the
Form 8-K and (ii) the business day following the earlier to occur of the
expiration of the underwriters' over-allotment option or its exercise in full.
2.5 Warrants and Underwriters' Warrants. The Underwriters' Warrants shall
have the same terms and be in the same form as the Public Warrants except with
respect to the Warrant Price as set forth below in Section 3.1.
3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants.
3.1 Warrant Price. Each Public Warrant shall, when countersigned by the
Warrant Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions
of such Public Warrant and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the
Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of
$6.00 per whole share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof
and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. Each Underwriters' Warrant shall,
when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof,
subject to the provisions of such Underwriters' Warrant and of this Warrant
Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock
stated therein, at the price of $7.50 per whole share, subject to the
adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this
Section 3.1. The term "Warrant Price" as used in this Warrant Agreement refers
to the price per share at which Common Stock may be purchased at the time a
Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant
Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date; provided that any such reduction
shall be identical in percentage terms among all of the Warrants.
3.2 Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the
period ("Exercise Period") commencing on the later of the consummation by the
Company of a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar
business combination ("Business Combination") (as described more fully in the
Company's Registration Statement) or , 2006 and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New
York City time on the earlier to occur of (i) , 2009 or (ii) the date fixed for
redemption of the Warrants as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement
("Expiration Date"). Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption
Price (as set forth in Section 6 hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on or
before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all
rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of
business on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend
the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided that any
such extension shall be identical in duration among all of the Warrants.
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3.3 Exercise of Warrants.
3.3.1 Payment. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Warrant
Agreement, a Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may be exercised
by the registered holder thereof by surrendering it, at the office of the
Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, in the
Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, with the subscription form, as
set forth in the Warrant, duly executed, and by paying in full, in lawful money
of the United States, in cash, good certified check or good bank draft payable
to the order of the Company (or as otherwise agreed to by the Company), the
Warrant Price for each full share of Common Stock as to which the Warrant is
exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise
of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the Common Stock, and the
issuance of the Common Stock.
3.3.2 Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the exercise
of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price,
the Company shall issue to the registered holder of such Warrant a certificate
or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which he is
entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it,
and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new countersigned
Warrant for the number of shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been
exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to
deliver any securities pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant unless (i) a
registration statement under the Act with respect to the Common Stock is
effective or (ii) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, the exercise of the
Warrants is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and such
securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under applicable
securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions in which the registered
holders reside. Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any
registered holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful.
3.3.3 Valid Issuance. All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper
exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.
3.3.4 Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any such certificate for
shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become
the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant was
surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date
of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the date of such surrender and
payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such
person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of
business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.
3.3.5 Warrant Solicitation and Warrant Solicitation Fee.
(a) The Company has engaged Casimir, on a non-exclusive basis, as its
agent for the solicitation of the exercise of the Warrants. The Company, at its
cost, will (i) assist Casimir with respect to such solicitation, if requested by
Casimir, and (ii) provide Casimir, and direct the Company's transfer agent and
the Warrant Agent to deliver to Casimir, lists of the record and, to the extent
known, beneficial owners of the Company's Warrants. The Company hereby instructs
the Warrant Agent to cooperate with Casimir in every respect in connection with
Casimir's solicitation activities, including, but not limited to, providing to
Casimir, at the Company's cost, a list of record and beneficial holders of the
Warrants and circulating a prospectus or offering circular disclosing the
compensation arrangements referenced in Section 3.3.5(b) below to holders of the
Warrants at the time of exercise of the Warrants. In addition to the conditions
set forth in Section 3.3.5(b), Casimir shall accept payment of the warrant
solicitation fee provided in Section 3.3.5(b) only if it has provided bona fide
services to the Company in connection with the exercise of the Warrants and only
to the extent that an investor who exercises his Warrants specifically
designates, in writing, that Casimir solicited his exercise. In addition to
soliciting, either orally or in writing, the exercise of Warrants by a Warrant
holder, such services may also include disseminating information, either orally
or in writing, to Warrant holders about the Company or the market for the
Company's securities, or assisting in the processing of the exercise of
Warrants.
(b) In each instance in which a Warrant is exercised, the Warrant Agent
shall promptly give written notice of such exercise to the Company and Casimir
("Warrant Agent's Exercise Notice"). If, upon the exercise of any Warrant more
than one year from the effective date of the Registration
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Statement, (i) the market price of the Company's Common Stock is greater than
the Warrant Price, (ii) disclosure of compensation arrangements between the
Company and Casimir with respect to the solicitation of the exercise of the
Warrants was made both at the time of the Public Offering and at the time of
exercise (by delivery of the Prospectus or as otherwise required by applicable
law, rule or regulation), (iii) the holder of the Warrant confirms in writing
that the exercise of the Warrant was solicited by Casimir, (iv) the Warrant was
not held in a discretionary account, and (v) the solicitation of the exercise of
the Warrant was not in violation of Regulation M (as such rule or any successor
rule may be in effect as of such time of exercise) promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, then the Warrant Agent,
simultaneously with the distribution of the Common Stock underlying the Warrants
so exercised in accordance with the instructions from the Company following
receipt of the proceeds to the Company received upon exercise of such
Warrant(s), shall, on behalf of the Company, pay a fee of 5% of the Warrant
Price to Casimir, provided that Casimir delivers to the Warrant Agent within ten
(10) business days from the date on which Casimir has received the Warrant
Agent's Exercise Notice, a certificate that the conditions set forth in the
preceding clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) have been satisfied. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no fee will be paid to Casimir with respect to the exercise by the
Underwriters or their affiliates or the Company's officers or directors of
Warrants purchased by it or them and still held by them for its or their own
account. Casimir and the Company may at any time during business hours, examine
the records of the Warrant Agent, including its ledger of original Warrant
certificates returned to the Warrant Agent upon exercise of Warrants.
(c) The provisions of this Section 3.3.5. may not be modified, amended or
deleted without the prior written consent of Casimir.
4. Adjustments.
4.1 Stock Dividends - Split-Ups. If after the date hereof, and subject to
the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by
a split-up of shares of Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the
effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased
in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.
4.2 Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the
provisions of Section 4.6, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is
decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or
reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the
effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split,
reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
4.3 Adjustments in Exercise Price. Whenever the number of shares of Common
Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in
Section 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest
cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by
a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such
adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
4.4 Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any
reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
(other than a change covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely affects
the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a
consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and
that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to
another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as
an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company
is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase
and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the
Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately
theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights
represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities
or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification,
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any
such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such
Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to
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event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in shares of Common
Stock covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant
to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section
4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations,
mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.
4.5 Notices of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant
Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company
shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state
the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease,
if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a
Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the
facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event
specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, then, in any such event, the Company
shall give written notice to the Warrant holder, at the last address set forth
for such holder in the warrant register, of the record date or the effective
date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not
affect the legality or validity of such event.
4.6 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this
Warrant Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares
upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this
Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of
such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall,
upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of the
shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.
4.7 Form of Warrant. The forms of Public Warrant and Underwriters' Warrant
need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and
Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the
same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to
this Agreement. However, the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make
any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that
does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or
countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or
otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.
4.8 Notice of Certain Transactions. In the event that the Company shall
propose to (a) offer the holders of its Common Stock rights to subscribe for or
to purchase any securities convertible into shares of Common Stock or shares of
stock of any class or any other securities, rights or options, (b) issue any
rights, options or warrants entitling the holders of Common Stock to subscribe
for shares of Common Stock or (c) make a tender offer or exchange offer with
respect to the Common Stock, the Company shall send to the Warrant holders a
notice of such proposed action or offer. Such notice shall be mailed to the
registered holders at their addresses as they appear in the Warrant Register,
which shall specify the record date for the purposes of such dividend,
distribution or rights, or the date such issuance or event is to take place and
the date of participation therein by the holders of Common Stock, if any such
date is to be fixed, and shall briefly indicate the effect of such action on the
Common Stock and on the number and kind of any other shares of stock and on
other property, if any, and the number of shares of Common Stock and other
property, if any, issuable upon exercise of each Warrant and the Warrant Price
after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this Article 4 which would be
required as a result of such action. Such notice shall be given as promptly as
practicable after the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has
determined to take any such action and (x) in the case of any action covered by
clause (a) or (b) above at least 10 days prior to the record date for
determining the holders of the Common Stock for purposes of such action or (y)
in the case of any other such action at least 20 days prior to the date of the
taking of such proposed action or the date of participation therein by the
holders of Common Stock, whichever shall be the earlier.
4.9 Other Events. If any event occurs as to which the foregoing provisions
of this Article 4 are not strictly applicable or, if strictly applicable, would
not, in the good faith judgment of the Board, fairly and adequately protect the
purchase rights of the registered holders of the Warrants in accordance with the
essential intent and principles of such provisions, then the Board shall make
such adjustments in the application of such provisions, in accordance with such
essential intent and principles, as shall be reasonably necessary, in the good
faith opinion of the Board, to protect such purchase rights as aforesaid.
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5. Transfer and Exchange of Warrants.
5.1 Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the
transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant
Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with
signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for
transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate
number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the
Warrant Agent. The Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent
to the Company from time to time upon request.
5.2 Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to
the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and
thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new
Warrants as requested by the registered holder of the Warrants so surrendered,
representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that in
the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend,
the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in
exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for
the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the
new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.
5.3 Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect
any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance of a
warrant certificate for a fraction of a warrant.
5.4 Service Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or
registration of transfer of Warrants.
5.5 Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby
authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply
the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such
purpose.
6. Redemption.
6.1 Redemption. Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, not less than all of the
outstanding Warrants may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time
after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of
the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2., at the price of
$.01 per Warrant ("Redemption Price"), provided that the last sales price of the
Common Stock has been at least $11.50 per share, on each of twenty (20) trading
days within any thirty (30) trading day period ending on the third business day
prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given. The provisions of this
Section 6.1 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written
consent of the Representatives.
6.2 Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption. In the event the Company
shall elect to redeem all of the Warrants, the Company shall fix a date for the
redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage
prepaid, by the Company not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for
redemption to the registered holders of the Warrants to be redeemed at their
last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed
in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly
given whether or not the registered holder received such notice.
6.3 Exercise After Notice of Redemption. The Warrants may be exercised in
accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement at any time after notice of
redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2. hereof
and prior to the time and date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption
date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to
receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the Redemption Price.
6.4 Outstanding Warrants Only. The Company understands that the redemption
rights provided for by this Section 6 apply only to outstanding Warrants. To the
extent a person holds rights to purchase Warrants, such purchase rights shall
not be extinguished by redemption. However, once such purchase rights are
exercised, the Company may redeem the Warrants issued upon such exercise
provided that the criteria for
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redemption is met, including, without limitation, the opportunity of the Warrant
holder to exercise prior to redemption pursuant to Section 6.3. The provisions
of this Section 6.4 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior
written consent of the Representatives.
7. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.
7.1 No Rights as Stockholder. A Warrant does not entitle the registered
holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including,
without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions,
exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as
stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of
directors of the Company or any other matter.
7.2 Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is
lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on
such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose
(which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender
thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the
Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall
constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not
the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time
enforceable by anyone.
7.3 Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve
and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding
Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
7.4 Registration of Common Stock. The Company agrees that prior to the
commencement of the Exercise Period, it shall file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, or
a new registration statement, for the registration, under the Act, of, and it
shall take such action as is necessary to qualify for sale, in those states in
which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. In either case, the Company will use its
best efforts to cause the same to become effective on or prior to the
commencement of the Exercise Period and to maintain the effectiveness of such
registration statement until the expiration of the Public Warrants and
Underwriters' Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The
provisions of this Section 7.4 may not be modified, amended or deleted without
the prior written consent of the Representatives.
8. Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.
8.1 Payment of Taxes. The Company will from time to time promptly pay all
taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in
respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise
of Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in
respect of the Warrants or such shares.
8.2 Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.
8.2.1 Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any
successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged
from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days'
notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes
vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall
appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If
the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after
it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant
Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his
Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply
to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the
appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company's cost. Any successor
Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in
good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City
and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate
trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with
all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its
predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as
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if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed;
but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor
Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an
instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority,
powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request
of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and
deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually
vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority,
powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.
8.2.2 Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant
Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the
predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Common Stock not later
than the effective date of any such appointment.
8.2.3 Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any corporation into which
the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any
corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant
Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement
without any further act.
8.3 Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.
8.3.1 Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable
remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and will reimburse
the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may
reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.
8.3.2 Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute,
acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and
delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may
reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing
of the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4 Liability of Warrant Agent.
8.4.1 Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its
duties under this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary
or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company
prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless
other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be
deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the
President or Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant
Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or
suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4.2 Indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its
own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify
the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities,
including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or
omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a
result of the Warrant Agent's negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith.
8.4.3 Exclusions. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with
respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or
execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be
responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained
in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any
adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for
the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the
existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any
act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the
authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant
to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock
will when issued be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.
8.5 Acceptance of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency
established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and
conditions herein set forth and among other things,
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shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and
concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all moneys received by the
Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of the Company's Common Stock through
the exercise of Warrants.
9. Miscellaneous Provisions.
9.1 Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or
for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the
benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
9.2 Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant
Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any
Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by
hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier
service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid,
addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the
Warrant Agent), as follows:
Platinum Energy Resources, Inc.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Chairman
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made
by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall
be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if
sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit
of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in
writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Compliance Department
with a copy in each case to:
Xxxxxxx Krooks LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
and
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
and
Casimir Capital LP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
and
Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx, Global Head of
Investment Banking
9.3 Applicable law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this
Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of
the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The Company
hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or
relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the
courts of the State of New York or the United States
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to
such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby
waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts
represent an inconvenience forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon
the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at
the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed
personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action,
proceeding or claim.
9.4 Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement
expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is
intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or
corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered holders of the
Warrants and, for the purposes of Sections 3.3.5, 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof,
the Representatives, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this
Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or
agreement hereof. The Representatives shall be deemed to be a third-party
beneficiaries of this Agreement with respect to Sections 3.3.5 (Casimir only),
6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises,
and agreements contained in this Warrant Agreement shall be for the sole and
exclusive benefit of the parties hereto (and the Representatives with respect to
the Sections 3.3.5 (Casimir only), 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof) and their
successors and assigns and of the registered holders of the Warrants.
9.5 Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall
be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the
Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the
registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder
to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.
9.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to
be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and
the same instrument.
9.7 Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience
only and are not part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the
interpretation thereof.
9.8 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto
without the consent of any registered holder for the purpose of curing any
ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision
contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to
matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem
necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the
interest of the registered holders. All other modifications or amendments,
including any amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise
Period, shall require the written consent of each of the Representatives and the
registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend
the duration of the Exercise Period in accordance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2,
respectively, without such consent.
9.9 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the
invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or
provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term
or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of
this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto
as of the day and year first above written.
Attest PLATINUM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER
Attest & TRUST COMPANY
By:
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Name:
Title:
