EXHIBIT 4.3
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE
EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR
THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH
SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE
SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH
SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To Purchase __________ Shares of Common Stock of
RCG COMPANIES INCORPORATED
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the "Warrant") certifies
that, for value received, _____________ (the "Holder"), is entitled, upon the
terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter
set forth, at any time on or after the 181st day following the date hereof (the
"Initial Exercise Date") and on or prior to the close of business on the three
year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the "Termination Date") but not
thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from RCG Companies Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), up to ______ shares (the "Warrant Shares")
of Common Stock, par value $0.04 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock").
The Exercise Period shall be extended for the number of Trading Days during such
period in which (x) trading in the Common Stock is suspended by any Trading
Market, or (y) following the Effective Date, the Registration Statement is not
effective or the prospectus included in the Registration Statement may not be
used by the Purchasers for the resale of the Warrant Shares. The purchase price
of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise
Price, as defined under Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated September 13, 2004, among
the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by
this Warrant may be made at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise
Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly
executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such
other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing
to the registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of
the Company); provided, however, within 5 Trading Days of the date said Notice
of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Holder shall have surrendered this
Warrant to the Company and the Company shall have received payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or
cashier's check drawn on a United States bank.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price of each share of Common Stock
under this Warrant shall be $1.20, subject to adjustment hereunder (the
"Exercise Price").
c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after one year from the date of
issuance of this Warrant there is no effective Registration Statement
registering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant
may also be exercised at such time by means of a "cashless exercise" in which
the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant
Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
such election;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means
of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
d) Xxxxxx's Restrictions. The Holder shall not have the right to
exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2(c) or otherwise, to
the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise, the Holder
(together with the Holder's affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice
of Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares
of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such
issuance. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with
respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall
exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A)
exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially
owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of
the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including, without limitation, any other Preferred Stock or Warrants) subject
to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set
forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d), beneficial
ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act, it being acknowledged by Holder that the Company is not representing to
Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in
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accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this
Section 2(d) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable
(in relation to other securities owned by the Holder) and of which a portion of
this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of such Xxxxxx, and
the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be such Holder's
determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other
securities owned by such Holder) and of which portion of this Warrant is
exercisable, in each case subject to such aggregate percentage limitation, and
the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such
determination. For purposes of this Section 2(d), in determining the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company's most recent
Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public
announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or
the Company's Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall
within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number
of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to
the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant,
by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.
e) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Authorization of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that
all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes,
liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in
respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is
outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common
Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this
Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this
Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged
with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the
necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the
purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such
reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant
Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading
Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
ii. Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. If there is an
effective Registration Statement, certificates for shares purchased
hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to
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the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder's designated broker
with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent
Commission ("DWAC") system within 3 Trading Days from the delivery to
the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant
and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above
("Warrant Share Delivery Date"). This Warrant shall be deemed to have
been exercised on the date the Exercise Price is received by the
Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and
Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be
deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all
purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to
the Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by
the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(vii) prior to the issuance
of such shares, have been paid.
iii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant
shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the time of
delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant
Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder
to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant,
which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this
Warrant.
iv. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause its
transfer agent to transmit to the Holder through the DWAC system a
certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to
this Section 2(e)(iv) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the
Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise
v. Buy-In Compensation. In addition to any other rights
available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer
agent to transmit to the Holder through the DWAC system a certificate
or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise
on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date
the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the
Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a "Buy-In"), then the
Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the
Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any)
for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount
obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the
Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the
exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving
rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of
the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent
number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or
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deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would
have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and
delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases
Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In
with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an
aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of
$10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the
Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall
provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to
the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable
confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company.
Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other
remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including,
without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive
relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver
certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the
Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
vi. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or
scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise
of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall
pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount
equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.
vii. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for
Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue
or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance
of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by
the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the
Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder;
provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares
are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this
Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the
Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the
Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
viii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its
stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely
exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
f) Call Provision. Subject to the provisions of this Section 2(f), if
after the Effective Date the VWAP for each of 20 consecutive Trading Days (the
"Measurement Price", which period shall not have commenced until after the
Effective Date) exceeds 200% of the then Exercise Price (subject to adjustment
as set forth herein) (the "Threshold Price), then the Company may, within ten
Trading Days of such period, call for cancellation of all or any portion of this
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Warrant for which a Notice of Exercise has not yet been delivered (such right, a
"Call"). To exercise this right, the Company must deliver to the Holder an
irrevocable written notice (a "Call Notice"), indicating therein the portion of
unexercised portion of this Warrant to which such notice applies. If the
conditions set forth below for such Call are satisfied from the period from the
date of the Call Notice through and including the Call Date (as defined below),
then any portion of this Warrant subject to such Call Notice for which a Notice
of Exercise shall not have been received from and after the date of the Call
Notice will be cancelled at 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth Trading
Day after the date the Call Notice is received by the Holder (such date, the
"Call Date"). Any unexercised portion of this Warrant to which the Call Notice
does not pertain will be unaffected by such Call Notice. In furtherance thereof,
the Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Exercise with
respect to Warrant Shares subject to a Call Notice that are tendered from the
time of delivery of the Call Notice through 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on
the Call Date. The parties agree that any Notice of Exercise delivered following
a Call Notice shall first reduce to zero the number of Warrant Shares subject to
such Call Notice prior to reducing the remaining Warrant Shares available for
purchase under this Warrant. For example, if (x) this Warrant then permits the
Holder to acquire 100 Warrant Shares, (y) a Call Notice pertains to 75 Warrant
Shares, and (z) prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date the
Holder tenders a Notice of Exercise in respect of 50 Warrant Shares, then (1) on
the Call Date the right under this Warrant to acquire 25 Warrant Shares will be
automatically cancelled, (2) the Company, in the time and manner required under
this Warrant, will have issued and delivered to the Holder 50 Warrant Shares in
respect of the exercises following receipt of the Call Notice, and (3) the
Holder may, until the Termination Date, exercise this Warrant for 25 Warrant
Shares (subject to adjustment as herein provided and subject to subsequent Call
Notices). Subject again to the provisions of this Section 3(e), the Company may
deliver subsequent Call Notices for any portion of this Warrant for which the
Holder shall not have delivered a Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, the Company may not deliver a Call
Notice or require the cancellation of this Warrant (and any Call Notice will be
void), unless, from the beginning of the 20 consecutive Trading Days used to
determine whether the Common Stock has achieved the Threshold Price through the
Call Date, the Equity Conditions (as defined in the Certificate of Designation)
have been met. The Company's right to Call the Warrant shall be exercised
ratably among the Purchasers based on each Purchaser's initial purchase of
Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this
Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise make a
distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity
or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for
avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the
Company pursuant to this Warrant), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common
Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combines (including by way of reverse
stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares,
or (D) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of
capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be
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multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event
and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding after such event and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted. Any adjustment made
pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the
record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the
effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof,
as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell, grant
any option to purchase, sell or grant any right to reprice its securities, or
otherwise dispose of or issue any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price
per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the "Base Share
Price" and such issuances collectively, a "Dilutive Issuance"), as adjusted
hereunder (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so
issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments,
reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise,
or due to warrants, options or rights per share which is issued in connection
with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an
effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance
shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price), then, the
Exercise Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Share Price; provided,
however, in no event shall the Exercise Price be less than $1.00, subject to
adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after
the date of the Purchase Agreement. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. The Company shall notify
the Holder in writing, no later than the second Trading Day following the
issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this
section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or of applicable
reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms.
c) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time prior to the
Termination Date, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to
Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock
(which shall be subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the Exercise
Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the
VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the
numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair
market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of
indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common
Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the
adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holders of the
portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment
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shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective
immediately after the record date mentioned above.
d) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to
the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For
purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as
of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock
(excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding.
e) Notice to Holders.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price
is adjusted pursuant to this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail
to each Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such
adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring
such adjustment. If the Company issues a variable rate security,
despite the prohibition thereon in the Purchase Agreement, the Company
shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such
securities may be converted or exercised in the case of a Variable Rate
Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Xxxxxx. If (A) the Company
shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on the Common
Stock; (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash
dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall
authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of
any class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the
Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of
the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a
party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common
Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the
Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company; then, in each
case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last
addresses as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company,
at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective
date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a
record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution,
redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the
date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be
entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or
warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share
exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of
which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall
be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for
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securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share
exchange; provided, that the failure to mail such notice or any defect
therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the
corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder is
entitled to exercise this Warrant during the 20-day period commencing
the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering
such notice
f) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company
with or into another Person, in which the Company is not the surviving entity,
or the Company's then existing shareholders will own less than 51% of the
surviving entity, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all
of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer
or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed
pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange
their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects
any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange
pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged
for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a "Fundamental
Transaction"), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Warrant, the Holder
shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been
issuable upon such exercise absent such Fundamental Transaction, at the option
of the Holder, (a) upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares of Common
Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the
surviving corporation, and Alternate Consideration receivable upon or as a
result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or
disposition of assets by a Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event or (b) only in
the event the Company is acquired in an all cash acquisition, cash equal to the
value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes option
pricing formula (the "Alternate Consideration"). For purposes of any such
exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately
adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of
Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such
Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price
among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative
value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of
Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be
received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same
choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this
Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to
effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving
entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant
consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder's right to
exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration upon the payment thereof. The
terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected
shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply
with the provisions of this paragraph (f) and insuring that this Warrant (or any
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such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent
transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
g) Exempt Issuance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments,
Alternate Consideration nor notices shall be made, paid or issued under this
Section 3 in respect of an Exempt Issuance.
h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. The Company may at any time during
the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount
and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable
securities laws and the conditions set forth in Sections 5(a) and 4(d) hereof
and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of
this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, together with a written
assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly
executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any
transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender
and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new
Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the
denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and
shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant
not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if
properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant
Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other
Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company,
together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which
new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney.
Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be
involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver
a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided
or combined in accordance with such notice.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon
records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the "Warrant
Register"), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The
Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute
owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the
Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this
Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this
Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws,
the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the
Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company
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a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and
scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the
effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities
Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder
or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form
and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be an
"accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or
(a)(8) promulgated under the Securities Act or a qualified institutional buyer
as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) Title to Warrant. Prior to the Termination Date and subject to
compliance with applicable laws and Section 4 of this Warrant, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the office or
agency of the Company by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney,
upon surrender of this Warrant together with the Assignment Form annexed hereto
properly endorsed. The transferee shall sign an investment letter in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
b) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not
entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the
Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender of this Warrant and the
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (or by means of a cashless exercise),
the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed to be issued to such
Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the
later of the date of such surrender or payment.
c) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company
covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock
certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or
destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in
the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon
surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated,
the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like
tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock
certificate.
d) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for
the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then such action may be
taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday.
e) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is
outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common
Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this
Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this
Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged
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with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the
necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the
purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such
reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant
Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading
Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the
Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without
limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution,
issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary 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 Holder as set forth
in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any
Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise
immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all such
action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may
validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares
upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from
any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be
necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this
Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment
in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable
or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such
authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be
necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction
thereof.
f) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares
acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have
restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
h) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure
to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver
of such right or otherwise prejudice Xxxxxx's rights, powers or remedies,
notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination
Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision
of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the
Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any
costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees,
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including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Xxxxxx in collecting any
amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers
or remedies hereunder.
i) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted
to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in
accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
j) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant or purchase Warrant
Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall
give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock
or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the
Company or by creditors of the Company.
k) Remedies. Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that
monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by
reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to
waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law
would be adequate.
l) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this
Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors
and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to
be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be
enforceable by any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
m) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions
hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
n) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
o) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the 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 Company has caused this Warrant to be executed
by its officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September __, 2004
RCG COMPANIES INCORPORATED
By:
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Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: RCG Companies Incorporated
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares
of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised
in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together
with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is
necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in
subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the
maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the
cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said
Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is
specified below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:
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(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an "accredited investor" as
defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
[PURCHASER]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated:
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced
thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
__________________________________________________________________.
__________________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature: ________________________
Holder's Address: ________________________
________________________
Signature Guaranteed: _______________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it
appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers
of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
