THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK FOR WHICH IT MAY BE EXERCISED HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS THEREOF, AND
SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT COVERING SUCH SECURITIES OR THE COMPANY
RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH MAY BE COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY) REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO IT STATING THAT SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE
REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT.
IMSCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CLASS "A" COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
In consideration of good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged by IMSCO TECHNOLOGIES, Inc., (the "Company"), FIRST
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC., (the "Holder") is hereby granted the right to
purchase at any time from the date hereof until 5:00 P.M., New York City time,
on July 31, 2001 (the "Expiration Date"), 242,273 fully paid and nonassessable
shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock").
This Warrant is exercisable at the Exercise Price (as hereinafter defined)
per share of Common Stock issuable hereunder, payable in cash or by certified
or official bank check. Upon surrender of this Warrant with the annexed
Subscription Form duly executed, together with payment of the Exercise Price for
the shares of Common Stock purchased, at the Company's principal executive
offices presently located at 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
00000, the registered holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive a
certificate or certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased.
1. Exercise of Warrant.
The purchase rights represented by this Warrant are exercisable at the
option of the holder hereof, in whole or in part (but not as to fractional
shares of Common Stock), during the period in which this Warrant may be
exercised as set forth above. In the case of the purchase of less than all the
shares of Common Stock purchasable under this Warrant, the Company shall cancel
this Warrant upon the surrender hereof and shall execute and deliver a new
Warrant of like tenor for the balance of the shares of Common Stock purchasable
hereunder.
2. Issuance of Stock Certificate.
The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise
of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the holder hereof including,
without limitation, any tax that may be payable in respect thereof, and such
certificates shall (subject to the provisions of Section 3 hereof) be issued in
the name of, or in such names as may be directed by, the holder hereof;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any income tax
to which the holder hereof may be subject in connection with the issuance of
this Warrant or of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant; and
provided further, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may
be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of
any such certificate in a name other than that of the holder and the Company
shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the
person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company
the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the
Company that such tax has been paid.
3. Restrictions on Transfer.
3.1 Restrictions on Transfer. The holder of this Warrant, by acceptance
hereof, agrees that, absent an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), covering the disposition of the
Warrant or Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise hereof (the "Warrant
Shares"), such holder will not sell or
transfer any or all of such Warrant or Warrant Shares, as the case may be,
without first providing the Company with an opinion of counsel (which may be
counsel for the Company) reasonably acceptable to it to the effect that such
sale or transfer will be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Act. Such holder consents to the Company making a notation
on its records giving instructions to any transfer agent of the Warrant or
Warrant Shares in order to implement such restrictions on transferability.
3.2 Transfer Restrictions Legend. Each certificate representing Warrant
Shares, unless at the time of exercise such Warrant Shares are registered under
the Act, shall bear a legend in substantially the following form on the face
thereof:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT, UNLESS
IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS
AVAILABLE.
Any certificate issued at any time in exchange or substitution for any
certificate bearing such legend (except a new certificate issued upon completion
of a distribution under a registration statement covering the securities
represented thereby) shall also bear such legend unless, in the opinion of
counsel to the Company, the securities represented thereby may be transferred as
contemplated by such holder without violation of the registration requirements
of the Act.
4. Exercise Price and Redemption.
4.1 Initial and Adjusted Exercise Prices. The initial exercise price shall
be $1.45 per share of Common Stock from the date hereof through July 31, 2001.
The adjusted exercise price shall be the price that shall result from time to
time from any and all adjustments of the initial exercise price in accordance
with the provisions of Section 6 hereof.
4.2 Exercise Price. The term "Exercise Price" herein shall mean the initial
exercise price or the adjusted exercise price depending upon the context.
5. Adjustments of Exercise Price and Number of Shares.
5.1 Subdivision and Combination of Common Stock. In case the Company shall
at any time subdivide (by any stock split, stock dividend or otherwise) or
combine (by any reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of
Common Stock, the Exercise Price shall forthwith be proportionately decreased in
the case of subdivision or increased in the case of combination.
5.2 Adjustment in Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment of the Exercise
Price pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant (and of all
the Warrants) shall be obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (and of all the Warrants) immediately
prior to such adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted
Exercise Price.
5.3 Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case of any
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another entity, or the sale
of all or substantially all of its assets to another entity shall be effected,
or in case of any capital reorganization or reclassification of the Common Stock
of the Company, then, as a condition of such consolidation, merger or sale,
reorganization or reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, lawful
and adequate provision shall be made whereby the Warrant holder shall thereafter
have the right to receive upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions
specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company
immediately theretofore receivable upon the exercise of the Warrants, such
shares of stock, or of securities, interests or assets (other than cash) as may
be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for a number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock immediately
theretofore so receivable by the Warrant
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holder had such consolidation, merger, sale, reorganization or reclassification
not taken place, and in any such case appropriate provision shall be made with
respect to the rights and interests of the Warrant holder to the end that the
provisions hereof (including without limitation provisions for adjustment of the
Exercise Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be in relation
to any shares of stock, securities, interests or assets thereafter deliverable
upon the exercise of such Warrant rights.
5.4 No Adjustment of Exercise Price in Certain Cases. No adjustment of the
Exercise Price shall be made:
(a) Upon the issuance or sale of this Warrant or, of any Warrant Shares;
(b) If the amount of said adjustment shall be less than one cent ($.01)
per share, provided, however, that in such case any adjustment that
would otherwise be required then to be made shall be carried forward
and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent
adjustment that, together with any adjustment so carried forward,
shall amount to at least one cent ($.01) per share.
6. Exchange and Replacement of Warrant.
Subject to Section 3 hereof, this Warrant is exchangeable without expense,
upon the surrender hereof by the registered holder at the principal executive
office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor and date
representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the same number of shares as
are purchasable hereunder in such denominations as shall be designated by the
registered holder hereof at the time of such surrender.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in case of
loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to it, and reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses
incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor, in
lieu of this Warrant.
7. Elimination of Fractional Interests.
The Company shall not be required upon the exercise of this Warrant to
issue stock certificates representing fractions of shares of Common Stock, but
shall instead pay in cash, in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock to
which such holder would be entitled if such fractional share were issuable, in
an amount equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as of the
date of such exercise.
8. Reservation of Shares.
The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its
authorized shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the
exercise of this Warrant, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be
issuable upon the exercise hereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon
exercise of this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, all shares
of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.
9. Notices to Holders.
Nothing contained in this warrant shall be construed as conferring upon the
holder hereof the right to vote or to consent or to receive notice as a
stockholder in respect of any meetings of stockholders for the election of
directors or any other matter/ or as having any rights whatsoever as a
stockholder of the Company. If, however, at any time prior to the expiration of
this warrant and prior to its exercise, any of the following events shall occur:
(a) The Company shall take a record of the holders of its shares of Common
Stock for the purpose of effecting a transaction described in Section
5.1;
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(b) A dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company (other than in
connection with a consolidation or merger) or a sale of all or
substantially all of its property, assets and business as an entirety
shall be proposed to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company;
or
(c) A merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other
company shall be proposed to be voted upon by the stockholders of the
Company;
then, in any one or more of said events, the Company shall give written notice
of such event to the holder of this warrant at least fifteen (15) days prior to
the date fixed as a record date or the date of closing the transfer books for
the determination of the stockholders entitled to such dividend or distribution
resulting from such event, or entitled to vote on such proposed transaction,
dissolution, liquidation, winding up, sale, merger or consolidation. Such notice
shall specify such record date or the date of closing the transfer books, as the
case may be. Failure to give such notice or any defect therein shall not affect
the validity of any action taken in connection with any such proposed
transaction, dissolution, liquidation, winding up, sale, merger or
consolidation.
10. Notices.
All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made when delivered, or mailed
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested:
(a) If to the registered holder of this Warrant, to the address of such
holder as shown on the books of the Company; or
(b) If to the Company, to the address set forth on the first page of this
Warrant; or at such other address as the registered holder or the
Company may hereafter have advised the other.
11. Successors.
All the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained in
this Warrant shall bind the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, distributees, successors and assigns.
12. Headings.
The Section headings in this Warrant have been inserted for purposes of
convenience only and shall have no substantive effect.
13. Law Governing.
This Warrant is delivered in the State of New York and shall be construed
and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of New
York regardless of the jurisdiction of creation or domicile of the Company or
its successors or of the holder at any time hereof.
WITNESS the signature of the duly authorized officer of the Company.
IMSCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: Xxx X. Xxxx
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Title: President
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SUBSCRIPTION FORM
(To Be Executed By The Registered Holder
In Order To Exercise The Warrant)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right to purchase
_____________shares of Common Stock of IMSCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. covered by this
Warrant according to the conditions hereof and herewith makes payment of the
Exercise Price of such shares in full.
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Signature
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Address
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