Exhibit 10(aw)
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 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.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF
IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Expires September 21, 2006
No. W-1 New York, New York
September 21, 2001
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth, the
undersigned, IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (together
with its successors and assigns, the "Issuer"), hereby certifies that
XXXXXXXXXXX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
or its registered assigns is entitled to subscribe for and purchase, during the
period specified in this Warrant, up to 11,278,195 shares (subject to adjustment
as hereinafter provided) of the duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable Common Stock of the Issuer, at an exercise price per share equal
to the Warrant Price then in effect, subject, however, to the provisions and
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. Capitalized terms used in
this Warrant and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
specified in Section 8 hereof.
1. Term. The right to subscribe for and purchase shares of Warrant Stock
represented hereby shall commence on October 9, 2001 and shall expire at 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on September 21, 2006 (such period being the "Term").
2. Method of Exercise Payment: Issuance of New Warrant: Transfer and
Exchange.
(a) Time of Exercise. The purchase rights represented by this Warrant
may be exercised in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during
the Term commencing on October 9, 2001.
(b) Method of Exercise. The Holder hereof may exercise this Warrant, in
whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant (with the exercise form
attached hereto duly executed) at the principal office of the Issuer, and by the
payment to the Issuer of an amount of consideration therefor equal to the
Warrant Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of
shares of Warrant Stock with respect to which this Warrant is then being
exercised, payable by certified or official bank check.
(c) Issuance of Stock Certificates. In the event of any exercise of the
rights represented by this Warrant in accordance with and subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, (i) certificates for the shares of Warrant Stock so
purchased shall be dated the date of such exercise and delivered to the Holder
hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding three Trading Days after such
exercise, and the Holder hereof shall be deemed for all purposes to be the
Holder of the shares of Warrant Stock so purchased as of the date of such
exercise, and (ii) unless this Warrant has expired, a new Warrant representing
the number of shares of Warrant Stock, if any, with respect to which this
Warrant shall not then have been exercised (less any amount thereof which shall
have been cancelled in payment or partial payment of the Warrant Price as
hereinabove provided) shall also be issued to the Holder hereof at the Issuer's
expense within such time.
(d) Transferability of Warrant. This Warrant may not be transferred by
a Purchaser without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld. If transferred pursuant to this paragraph and
subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this Section 2, this Warrant may
be transferred on the books of the Issuer by the Holder hereof in person or by
duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office
of the Issuer, properly endorsed (by the Holder executing an assignment in the
form attached hereto) and upon payment of any necessary transfer tax or other
governmental charge imposed upon such transfer. This Warrant is exchangeable at
the principal office of the Issuer for Warrants for the purchase of the same
aggregate number of shares of Warrant Stock, each new Warrant to represent the
right to purchase such number of shares of Warrant Stock as the Holder hereof
shall designate at the time of such exchange. All Warrants issued on transfers
or exchanges shall be dated the Original Issue Date and shall be identical with
this Warrant except as to the number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable
pursuant hereto.
(e) Compliance with Securities Laws.
(i) The Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that
this Warrant and the shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise
hereof are being acquired solely for the Holder's own account and not as a
nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the Holder will
not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any shares of
Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof except
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pursuant to an effective registration statement, or an exemption from
registration, under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities
laws.
(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (iii) below, this Warrant and all
certificates representing shares of Warrant Stock issued upon exercise
hereof shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the
following form:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 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.
(iii) The restrictions imposed by this subsection (e) upon the transfer
of this Warrant and the shares of Warrant Stock to be purchased upon
exercise hereof shall terminate (A) when such securities shall have been
effectively registered under the Securities Act, (B) upon the Issuer's
receipt of an opinion of counsel, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Issuer, addressed to the Issuer to the effect that such
restrictions are no longer required to ensure compliance with the
Securities Act or (C) upon the Issuer's receipt of other evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer that such registration is not
required. Whenever such restrictions shall cease and terminate as to any
such securities, the Holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the
Issuer (or its transfer agent and registrar), without expense (other than
applicable transfer taxes, if any), new Warrants (or, in the case of shares
of Warrant Stock, new stock certificates) of like tenor not bearing the
applicable legends required by paragraph (ii) above relating to the
Securities Act and state securities laws.
(f) Continuing Rights of Xxxxxx. The Issuer will, at the time of or at
any time after each exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder
hereof or of any shares of Warrant Stock issued upon such exercise, acknowledge
in writing the extent, if any, of its continuing obligation to afford to such
Holder all rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such
exercise in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, provided that if any such
Holder shall fail to make any such request, the failure shall not affect the
continuing obligation of the Issuer to afford such rights to such Holder.
3. Stock Fully Paid: Reservation and Listing of Shares: Covenants.
(a) Stock Fully Paid. The Issuer represents, warrants, covenants and
agrees that all shares of Warrant Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of
this Warrant or otherwise hereunder will, upon issuance, be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and
charges created by or through Issuer. The Issuer further covenants and agrees
that during the period within which this Warrant may be exercised, the Issuer
will at all times have authorized and reserved for the purpose of the issue upon
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exercise of this Warrant a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to
provide for the exercise of this Warrant.
(b) Reservation. If any shares of Common Stock required to be reserved
for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder
require registration or qualification with any governmental authority under any
federal or state law before such shares may be so issued, the Issuer will in
good faith use its best efforts as expeditiously as possible at its expense to
cause such shares to be duly registered or qualified. If the Issuer shall list
any shares of Common Stock on any securities exchange or market it will, at its
expense, list thereon, maintain and increase when necessary such listing, of,
all shares of Warrant Stock from time to time issued upon exercise of this
Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder, and, to the extent permissible under
the applicable securities exchange rules, all unissued shares of Warrant Stock
which are at any time issuable hereunder, so long as any shares of Common Stock
shall be so listed. The Issuer will also so list on each securities exchange or
market, and will maintain such listing of, any other securities which the Holder
of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant
if at the time any securities of the same class shall be listed on such
securities exchange or market by the Issuer.
(c) Covenants. The Issuer shall not by any action including, without
limitation, amending the Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws of the
Issuer, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other action, avoid or
seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant,
but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms
and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to
protect the rights of the Holder hereof against dilution (to the extent
specifically provided herein) or impairment. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Issuer will (i) not permit the par value, if any, of its
Common Stock to exceed the then effective Warrant Price, (ii) not amend or
modify any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws of the
Issuer in any manner that would adversely affect in any way the powers,
preferences or relative participating, optional or other special rights of the
Common Stock or which would adversely affect the rights of the Holders of the
Warrants, (iii) take all such action as may be reasonably necessary in order
that the Issuer may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock, free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances and
restrictions (other than as provided herein) upon the exercise of this Warrant,
and (iv) use its best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or
consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be
reasonably necessary to enable the Issuer to perform its obligations under this
Warrant.
(d) Loss, Theft, Destruction of Warrants. Upon receipt of evidence
satisfactory to the Issuer of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation of any Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or
destruction, upon receipt of indemnity or security satisfactory to the Issuer
or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such
Warrant, the Issuer will make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and representing the
right to purchase the same number of shares of Common Stock.
(e) Rights and Obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement. The
Warrant Stock are entitled to the benefits and subject to the terms of the
Registration Rights
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Agreement dated as of even date herewith between the Issuer and the Holders
listed on the signature pages thereof (as amended from time to time, the
"Registration Rights Agreement"). The Issuer shall keep or cause to be kept a
copy of the Registration Rights Agreement, and any amendments thereto, at its
chief executive office and shall furnish, without charge, copies thereof to the
Holder upon request.
4. Adjustment of Warrant Price and Warrant Share Number. The number and
kind of Securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant
Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of
certain events as follows:
(a) Recapitalization, Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation,
Merger or Sale. (i) In case the Issuer after the Original Issue Date shall do
any of the following (each, a "Triggering Event") (a) consolidate with or merge
into any other Person and the Issuer shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation of such consolidation or merger, or (b) permit any other Person to
consolidate with or merge into the Issuer and the Issuer shall be the continuing
or surviving Person but, in connection with such consolidation or merger, any
Capital Stock of the Issuer shall be changed into or exchanged for Securities of
any other Person or cash or any other property, or (c) transfer all or
substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person, or (d) effect
a capital reorganization or reclassification of its Capital Stock, then, and in
the case of each such Triggering Event, proper provision shall be made so that,
upon the basis and the terms and in the manner provided in this Warrant, the
Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled (x) upon the exercise hereof at any
time after the consummation of such Triggering Event, to the extent this Warrant
is not exercised prior to such Triggering Event, or is redeemed in connection
with such Triggering Event, to receive at the Warrant Price in effect at the
time immediately prior to the consummation of such Triggering Event in lieu of
the Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of this Warrant prior to such
Triggering Event, the Securities, cash and property to which such Holder would
have been entitled upon the consummation of such Triggering Event if such Holder
had exercised the rights represented by this Warrant immediately prior thereto,
subject to adjustments and increases (subsequent to such corporate action) as
nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in Section 4
hereof or (y) to sell this Warrant (or, at such Holder's election, a portion
hereof) to the Person continuing after or surviving such Triggering Event, or to
the Issuer (if Issuer is the continuing or surviving Person) at a sales price
equal to the amount of cash, property and/or Securities to which a holder of the
number of shares of Common Stock which would otherwise have been delivered upon
the exercise of this Warrant would have been entitled upon the effective date or
closing of any such Triggering Event (the "Event Consideration"), less the
amount or portion of such Event Consideration having a fair value equal to the
aggregate Warrant Price applicable to this Warrant or the portion hereof so
sold.
(i) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Warrant to the contrary,
the Issuer will not effect any Triggering Event unless, prior to the
consummation thereof, each Person (other than the Issuer) which may be
required to deliver any Securities, cash or property upon the exercise of
this Warrant as provided herein shall assume, by written instrument
delivered to, and reasonably satisfactory to, the Holder of this Warrant,
(A) the obligations of the Issuer under this Warrant (and if the Issuer
shall survive the consummation of such Triggering Event, such assumption
shall be in addition to, and shall not release the Issuer from, any
continuing obligations of the Issuer under this
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Warrant) and (B) the obligation to deliver to such Holder such shares of
Securities, cash or property as, in accordance with the foregoing
provisions of this subsection (a), such Holder shall be entitled to
receive, and such Person shall have similarly delivered to such Holder an
opinion of counsel for such Person, which counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to such Holder, stating that this Warrant shall thereafter
continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof (including, without
limitation, all of the provisions of this subsection (a)) shall be
applicable to the Securities, cash or property which such Person may be
required to deliver upon any exercise of this Warrant or the exercise of
any rights pursuant hereto.
(ii) If with respect to any Triggering Event, the Holder of this
Warrant has exercised its right as provided in clause (y) of subparagraph
(i) of this subsection (a) to sell this Warrant or a portion thereof, the
Issuer agrees that as a condition to the consummation of any such
Triggering Event the Issuer shall secure such right of Holder to sell this
Warrant to the Person continuing after or surviving such Triggering Event
and the Issuer shall not effect any such Triggering Event unless upon or
prior to the consummation thereof the amounts of cash, property and/or
Securities required under such clause (y) are delivered to the Holder of
this Warrant. The obligation of the Issuer to secure such right of the
Holder to sell this Warrant shall be subject to such Holder's cooperation
with the Issuer, including, without limitation, the giving of customary
representations and warranties to the purchaser in connection with any such
sale. Prior notice of any Triggering Event shall be given to the Holder of
this Warrant in accordance with Section 11 hereof.
(b) Subdivision or Combination of Shares. If the Issuer, at any time
while this Warrant is outstanding, shall subdivide or combine any shares of
Common Stock, (i) in case of subdivision of shares, the Warrant Price shall be
proportionately reduced (as at the effective date of such subdivision or, if the
Issuer shall take a record of Holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of so
subdividing, as at the applicable record date, whichever is earlier) to reflect
the increase in the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as a
result of such subdivision, or (ii) in the case of a combination of shares, the
Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased (as at the effective date of
such combination or, if the Issuer shall take a record of Holders of its Common
Stock for the purpose of so combining, as at the applicable record date,
whichever is earlier) to reflect the reduction in the total number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding as a result of such combination.
(c) Certain Dividends and Distributions. If the Issuer, at any time
while this Warrant is outstanding, shall:
(i) Stock Dividends. Pay a dividend in, or make any other distribution
to its stockholders (without consideration therefor) of, shares of Common
Stock, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted, as at the date the Issuer shall
take a record of the Holders of the Issuer's Capital Stock for the purpose
of receiving such dividend or other distribution (or if no such record is
taken, as at the date of such payment or other distribution), to that price
determined by multiplying the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to
such record date (or if no such record is taken, then immediately prior to
such payment or other distribution), by a fraction (1) the numerator of
which shall be the total number of
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shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such dividend or
distribution, and (2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or
distribution (plus in the event that the Issuer paid cash for fractional
shares, the number of additional shares which would have been outstanding
had the Issuer issued fractional shares in connection with said dividends);
or
(ii) Other Dividends. Pay a dividend on, or make any distribution of
its assets upon or with respect to (including, but not limited to, a
distribution of its property as a dividend in liquidation or partial
liquidation or by way of return of capital), the Common Stock (other than
as described in clause (i) of this subsection (c)), or in the event that
the Company shall offer options or rights to subscribe for shares of Common
Stock, or issue any Common Stock Equivalents, to all of its holders of
Common Stock, then on the record date for such payment, distribution or
offer or, in the absence of a record date, on the date of such payment,
distribution or offer, the Holder shall receive what the Holder would have
received had it exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to the
record date of such payment, distribution or offer or, in the absence of a
record date, immediately prior to the date of such payment, distribution or
offer.
(d) Other Provisions Applicable to Adjustments Under this Section 4.
The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments in the
Warrant Price hereinbefore provided in Section 4:
(i) Computation of Consideration. The consideration received by the
Issuer shall be deemed to be the following: to the extent that any
Additional Shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents shall be
issued for a cash consideration, the consideration received by the Issuer
therefor, or if such Additional Shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents are offered by the Issuer for subscription, the subscription
price, or, if such Additional Shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents are sold to underwriters or dealers for public offering without
a subscription offering, the public offering price, in any such case
excluding any amounts paid or receivable for accrued interest or accrued
dividends and without deduction of any compensation, discounts,
commissions, or expenses paid or incurred by the Issuer for or in
connection with the underwriting thereof or otherwise in connection with
the issue thereof; to the extent that such issuance shall be for a
consideration other than cash, then, except as herein otherwise expressly
provided, the fair market value of such consideration at the time of such
issuance as determined in good faith by the Board. The consideration for
any Additional Shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to any Common Stock
Equivalents shall be the consideration received by the Issuer for issuing
such Common Stock Equivalents, plus the additional consideration payable to
the Issuer upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of such Common Stock
Equivalents. In case of the issuance at any time of any Additional Shares
of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents in payment or satisfaction of
any dividend upon any class of Capital Stock of the Issuer other than
Common Stock, the Issuer shall be deemed to have received for such
Additional Shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents a
consideration equal to the amount of such dividend so paid or satisfied. In
any case in which the consideration to be received or paid shall be other
than cash, the Board shall
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notify the Holder of this Warrant of its determination of the fair market
value of such consideration prior to payment or accepting receipt thereof.
If, within thirty days after receipt of said notice, the Majority Holders
shall notify the Board in writing of their objection to such determination,
a determination of the fair market value of such consideration shall be
made by an Independent Appraiser selected by the Majority Holders with the
approval of the Board (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld),
whose fees and expenses shall be paid by the Issuer.
(ii) Readjustment of Warrant Price. Upon the expiration or termination
of the right to convert, exchange or exercise any Common Stock Equivalent
the issuance of which effected an adjustment in the Warrant Price, if such
Common Stock Equivalent shall not have been converted, exercised or
exchanged in its entirety, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to
be issued and outstanding by reason of the fact that they were issuable
upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any such Common Stock Equivalent
shall no longer be computed as set forth above, and the Warrant Price shall
forthwith be readjusted and thereafter be the price which it would have
been (but reflecting any other adjustments in the Warrant Price made
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4 after the issuance of such
Common Stock Equivalent) had the adjustment of the Warrant Price been made
in accordance with the issuance or sale of the number of Additional Shares
of Common Stock actually issued upon conversion, exchange or issuance of
such Common Stock Equivalent and thereupon only the number of Additional
Shares of Common Stock actually so issued shall be deemed to have been
issued and only the consideration actually received by the Issuer (computed
as in clause (i) of this subsection (g)) shall be deemed to have been
received by the Issuer.
(iii) Outstanding Common Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock at
any time outstanding shall (A) not include any shares thereof then directly
or indirectly owned or held by or for the account of the Issuer or any of
its Subsidiaries, and (B) be deemed to include all shares of Common Stock
then issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any then outstanding
Common Stock Equivalents or any other evidences of Indebtedness, shares of
Capital Stock or other Securities which are or may be at any time
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or Other Common
Stock.
(e) Other Action Affecting Common Stock. In case after the Original
Issue Date the Issuer shall take any action affecting its Common Stock, other
than an action described in any of the foregoing subsections (a) through (d) of
this Section 4, inclusive, and the failure to make any adjustment would not
fairly protect the purchase rights represented by this Warrant in accordance
with the essential intent and principle of this Section 4, then the Warrant
Price shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as the Board may in good
faith determine to be equitable in the circumstances.
(f) Adjustment of Warrant Share Number. Upon each adjustment in the
Warrant Price pursuant to any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4, the
Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted, to the nearest one hundredth of a whole
share, to the product obtained by multiplying the Warrant Share Number
immediately prior to such adjustment in the Warrant Price by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the Warrant Price immediately before giving
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effect to such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Warrant
Price immediately after giving effect to such adjustment. If the Issuer shall be
in default under any provision contained in Section 3 of this Warrant so that
shares issued at the Warrant Price adjusted in accordance with this Section 4
would not be validly issued, the adjustment of the Warrant Share Number provided
for in the foregoing sentence shall nonetheless be made and the Holder of this
Warrant shall be entitled to purchase such greater number of shares at the
lowest price at which such shares may then be validly issued under applicable
law. Such exercise shall not constitute a waiver of any claim arising against
the Issuer by reason of its default under Section 3 of this Warrant.
(g) Form of Warrant after Adjustments. The form of this Warrant need
not be changed because of any adjustments in the Warrant Price or the number and
kind of Securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant.
5. Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the Warrant Price or Warrant Share
Number shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 4 hereof (for purposes of this
Section 5, each an "adjustment"), the Issuer shall cause its Chief Financial
Officer to prepare and execute a certificate setting forth, in reasonable
detail, the event requiring the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the
method by which such adjustment was calculated (including a description of the
basis on which the Board made any determination hereunder), and the Warrant
Price and Warrant Share Number after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall
cause copies of such certificate to be delivered to the Holder of this Warrant
promptly after each adjustment. Any dispute between the Issuer and the Holder of
this Warrant with respect to the matters set forth in such certificate may at
the option of the Holder of this Warrant be submitted to one of the national
accounting firms currently known as the "big five" selected by the Holder,
provided that the Issuer shall have ten days after receipt of notice from such
Holder of its selection of such firm to object thereto, in which case such
Holder shall select another such firm and the Issuer shall have no such right of
objection. The firm selected by the Holder of this Warrant as provided in the
preceding sentence shall be instructed to deliver a written opinion as to such
matters to the Issuer and such Holder within thirty days after submission to it
of such dispute. Such opinion shall be final and binding on the parties hereto.
The fees and expenses of such accounting firm shall be paid by the Issuer.
6. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Stock will be issued
in connection with and exercise hereof, but in lieu of such fractional shares,
the Issuer shall make a cash payment therefor equal in amount to the product of
the applicable fraction multiplied by the Per Share Market Value then in effect.
7. Warrant Exercise Restriction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set forth in this Warrant, at no time may a holder of this Warrant exercise this
Warrant, or a portion hereof, if the number of shares of Common Stock to be
issued pursuant to such exercise would exceed, when aggregated with all other
shares of Common Stock owned by such holder at such time, would result in such
holder owning more than 9.99% of all of the Common Stock issued and outstanding
at such time; provided, however, that upon a holder of this Warrant providing
the Issuer with 75 days notice (pursuant to Section 11 hereof) (the "Waiver
Notice") that such holder would like to waive Section 7 of this Warrant with
regard to any or all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrant, this Section 7 will be of no further force or effect
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with regard to the number of shares exercisable pursuant to the Warrant, or the
applicable portion thereof, referenced in the Waiver Notice.
8. Definitions. For the purposes of this Warrant, the following terms have
the following meanings:
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" means all shares of Common Stock
issued by the Issuer after the Original Issue Date, and all shares of Other
Common, if any, issued by the Issuer after the Original Issue Date, except
(i) Warrant Stock, (ii) any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (iii) any shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the promissory notes and exercise of the
warrants issued pursuant to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement dated
December 12, 2000, (iv) any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the promissory note and exercise of the warrant issued pursuant to the
Convertible Note Purchase Agreement dated July 26, 2001, (v) shares of
Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Agreement and Release, dated
March 1, 2001, by and among the Issuer, American Industries, Inc. and
various other parties thereto, (vi) shares of Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to the Second OEM Amendment, dated October 25, 2000, between the
Issuer and Artifex Software, Inc. and (vii) options or warrants or rights
to purchase stock issued to officers and/or directors of the Maker and any
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Stock Options.
"Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
"Capital Stock" means and includes (i) any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated)
corporate stock, including, without limitation, shares of preferred or
preference stock, (ii) all partnership interests (whether general or
limited) in any Person which is a partnership, (iii) all membership
interests or limited liability company interests in any limited liability
company, and (iv) all equity or ownership interests in any Person of any
other type.
"Certificate of Incorporation" means the Certificate of Incorporation
of the Issuer as in effect on the Original Issue Date, and as hereafter
from time to time amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof and pursuant to applicable law.
"Original Issue Date" means September 21, 2001.
"Common Stock" means the Common Stock, $.005 par value, of the Issuer
and any other Capital Stock into which such stock may hereafter be changed.
"Common Stock Equivalent" means any Convertible Security or warrant,
option or other right to subscribe for or purchase any Additional Shares of
Common Stock or any Convertible Security.
"Convertible Securities" means the Notes, evidences of Indebtedness,
shares of Capital Stock or other Securities which are or may be at any time
convertible into or
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exchangeable for Additional Shares of Common Stock. The term "Convertible
Security" means one of the Convertible Securities.
"Governmental Authority" means any governmental, regulatory or
self-regulatory entity, department, body, official, authority, commission,
board, agency or instrumentality, whether federal, state or local, and
whether domestic or foreign.
"Holders" mean the Persons who shall from time to time own any Warrant.
The term "Holder" means one of the Holders.
"Independent Appraiser" means a nationally recognized or major regional
investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public accountants
of recognized standing (which may be the firm that regularly examines the
financial statements of the Issuer) that is regularly engaged in the
business of appraising the Capital Stock or assets of corporations or other
entities as going concerns, and which is not affiliated with either the
Issuer or the Holder of any Warrant.
"Issuer" means Imaging Technologies Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and its successors.
"Majority Holders" means at any time the Holders of Warrants
exercisable for a majority of the shares of Warrant Stock issuable under
the Warrants at the time outstanding.
"NASDAQ" means the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System.
"Notes" means the convertible promissory notes issued pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement.
"Other Common" means any other Capital Stock of the Issuer of any class
which shall be authorized at any time after the date of this Warrant (other
than Common Stock) and which shall have the right to participate in the
distribution of earnings and assets of the Issuer without limitation as to
amount.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint
venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
"Per Share Market Value" means on any particular date (a) the closing
bid price per share of the Common Stock on such date on The Nasdaq
Small-Cap Market, the Nasdaq National Market or other registered national
stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or if there is no
such price on such date, then the closing bid price on such exchange or
quotation system on the date nearest preceding such date, or (b) if the
Common Stock is not listed then on The Nasdaq Small-Cap Market, the Nasdaq
National Market or any registered national stock exchange, the closing bid
price for a share of Common Stock in the over-the-counter market, as
reported by NASDAQ or in the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated or
similar organization or agency succeeding
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to its functions of reporting prices) at the close of business on such
date, or (c) if the Common Stock is not then reported by the National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or similar organization or agency succeeding
to its functions of reporting prices), then the average of the "Pink Sheet"
quotes for the relevant conversion period, as determined in good faith by
the holder, or (d) if the Common Stock is not then publicly traded the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an Independent
Appraiser selected in good faith by the Majority Holders; provided,
however, that the Issuer, after receipt of the determination by such
Independent Appraiser, shall have the right to select an additional
Independent Appraiser, in which case, the fair market value shall be equal
to the average of the determinations by each such Independent Appraiser;
and provided, further that all determinations of the Per Share Market Value
shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, stock splits or
other similar transactions during such period. The determination of fair
market value by an Independent Appraiser shall be based upon the fair
market value of the Issuer determined on a going concern basis as between a
willing buyer and a willing seller and taking into account all relevant
factors determinative of value, and shall be final and binding on all
parties. In determining the fair market value of any shares of Common
Stock, no consideration shall be given to any restrictions on transfer of
the Common Stock imposed by agreement or by federal or state securities
laws, or to the existence or absence of, or any limitations on, voting
rights.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement
dated as of September 21, 2001 among the Issuer and the purchaser named
therein.
"Registration Rights Agreement" has the meaning specified in Section
3(e) hereof.
"Securities" means any debt or equity securities of the Issuer, whether
now or hereafter authorized, any instrument convertible into or
exchangeable for Securities or a Security, and any option, warrant or other
right to purchase or acquire any Security. "Security" means one of the
Securities.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
similar federal statute then in effect.
"Stock Options" means options to purchase shares of Common Stock issued
by the Issuer on the Original Issue Date to certain members of the Issuer's
senior management, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified
or supplemented in accordance with their terms.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation at least 50% of whose outstanding
Voting Stock shall at the time be owned directly or indirectly by the
Issuer or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by the Issuer and one or
more of its Subsidiaries.
"Trading Day" means (a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on
The Nasdaq Small-Cap Market, the Nasdaq National Market or other registered
national stock exchange on which the Common Stock has been listed, or (b)
if the Common Stock is not listed on The Nasdaq Small-Cap Market, the
Nasdaq National Market or any registered
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national stock exchange, a day or which the Common Stock is traded in the
over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (c) if
the Common Stock is not quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day on which
the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by
the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or
agency succeeding its functions of reporting prices); provided, however,
that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set
forth in (a), (b) and (c) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean any day
except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day
on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or
required by law or other government action to close.
"Term" has the meaning specified in Section 1 hereof.
"Voting Stock", as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation,
means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) having
ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors (or other governing body) of such corporation, other
than Capital Stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a
contingency.
"Warrants" means the Warrants issued and sold pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, including, without limitation, this Warrant, and any other
warrants of like tenor issued in substitution or exchange for any thereof
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(c), 2(d) or 2(e) hereof or of any
of such other Warrants.
"Warrant Price" means initially $.038, as such price may be adjusted
from time to time as shall result from the adjustments specified in Section
4 hereof.
"Warrant Share Number" means at any time the aggregate number of shares
of Warrant Stock which may at such time be purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant, after giving effect to all prior adjustments and increases to such
number made or required to be made under the terms hereof.
"Warrant Stock" means Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any
Warrant or Warrants or otherwise issuable pursuant to any Warrant or
Warrants.
9. Other Notices. In case at any time:
(A) the Issuer shall make any distributions to the
holders of Common Stock; or
(B) the Issuer shall authorize the granting to all
holders of its Common Stock of rights to subscribe
for or purchase any shares of Capital Stock of any
class or of any Common Stock Equivalents or
Convertible Securities or other rights; or
(C) there shall be any reclassification of the Capital
Stock of the Issuer; or
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(D) there shall be any capital reorganization by the
Issuer; or
(E) there shall be any (i) consolidation or merger
involving the Issuer or (ii) sale, transfer or
other disposition of all or substantially all of
the Issuer's property, assets or business (except
a merger or other reorganization in which the
Issuer shall be the surviving corporation and its
shares of Capital Stock shall continue to be
outstanding and unchanged and except a
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other
disposition involving a wholly-owned Subsidiary);
or
(F) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the
Issuer or any partial liquidation of the Issuer or
distribution to holders of Common Stock;
then, in each of such cases, the Issuer shall give written notice to the Holder
of the date on which (i) the books of the Issuer shall close or a record shall
be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or (ii) such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, shall take place.
Such notice also shall specify the date as of which the holders of Common Stock
of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription
rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their certificates for Common Stock for
securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition, dissolution, liquidation
or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be given at least twenty
days prior to the action in question and not less than twenty days prior to the
record date or the date on which the Issuer's transfer books are closed in
respect thereto. The Issuer shall give to the Holder notice of all meetings and
actions by written consent of its stockholders, at the same time in the same
manner as notice of any meetings of stockholders is required to be given to
stockholders who do not waive such notice (or, if such requires no notice, then
two Trading Days written notice thereof describing the matters upon which action
is to be taken). The Holder shall have the right to send two representatives
selected by it to each meeting, who shall be permitted to attend, but not vote
at, such meeting and any adjournments thereof. This Warrant entitles the Holder
to receive copies of all financial and other information distributed or required
to be distributed to the holders of the Common Stock.
10. Amendment and Waiver. Any term, covenant, agreement or condition in
this Warrant may be amended, or compliance therewith may be waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), by a written instrument or written instruments executed by the
Issuer and the Majority Holders; provided, however, that no such amendment or
waiver shall reduce the Warrant Share number, increase the Warrant Price,
shorten the period during which this Warrant may be exercised or modify any
provision of this Section 9 without the consent of the Holder of this Warrant.
11. Governing Law. THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
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12. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earlier of (i) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified for notice prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone
number specified for notice later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any
date and earlier than 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on such date, (iii) the
Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized
overnight courier service or (iv) actual receipt by the party to whom such
notice is required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be
with respect to the Holder of this Warrant or of Warrant Stock issued pursuant
hereto, addressed to such Holder at its last known address or facsimile number
appearing on the books of the Issuer maintained for such purposes, or with
respect to the Issuer, addressed to:
Imaging Technologies Corporation
00000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any such
party may most recently have designated in writing to the other parties hereto
by such notice. Copies of notices to the Holder shall be sent to Xxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000,
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000.
13. Warrant Agent. The Issuer may, by written notice to each Holder of this
Warrant, appoint an agent having an office in New York, New York for the purpose
of issuing shares of Warrant Stock on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to
subsection (b) of Section 2 hereof, exchanging this Warrant pursuant to
subsection (d) of Section 2 hereof or replacing this Warrant pursuant to
subsection (d) of Section 3 hereof, 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.
14. Remedies. The Issuer stipulates that the remedies at law of the Holder
of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Issuer
in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant are
not and will not be adequate and that, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance
of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction against a violation of any
of the terms hereof or otherwise.
15. Successors and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of
the Issuer, the Holder hereof and (to the extent provided herein) the Holders of
Warrant Stock issued pursuant hereto, and shall be enforceable by any such
Holder or Holder of Warrant Stock
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16. Modification and Severability. If, in any action before any court or
agency legally empowered to enforce any provision contained herein, any
provision hereof is found to be unenforceable, then such provision shall be
deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable by such court or
agency. If any such provision is not enforceable as set forth in the preceding
sentence, the unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other
provisions of this Warrant, but this Warrant shall be construed as if such
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
17. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Warrant are for
convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part
of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this Warrant as of the day and
year first above written.
IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Chief Executive Officer
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EXERCISE FORM
IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
The undersigned _______________, pursuant to the provisions of the within
Warrant, hereby elects to purchase _____ shares of Common Stock of IMAGING
TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION covered by the within Warrant.
Dated: _________________ Signature ________________________
Address ________________________
________________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto __________________ the within Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby and
does irrevocably constitute and appoint _____________, attorney, to transfer the
said Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Dated: _________________ Signature ________________________
Address ________________________
________________________
PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto __________________ the right to purchase _________ shares of Warrant Stock
evidenced by the within Warrant together with all rights therein, and does
irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________, attorney, to transfer
that part of the said Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Dated: _________________ Signature ________________________
Address ________________________
________________________
FOR USE BY THE ISSUER ONLY:
This Warrant No. W-_____ cancelled (or transferred or exchanged) this _____
day of ___________, _____, shares of Common Stock issued therefor in the name of
_______________, Warrant No. W-_____ issued for ____ shares of Common Stock in
the name of _______________.
