EXHIBIT 10.17
AVIATION GROUP, INC.
AND
RAS SECURITIES, INC.
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WARRANT AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 20, 1998
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WARRANT AGREEMENT
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This WARRANT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated as of October 20, 1998
between AVIATION GROUP, INC., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), and RAS
SECURITIES, a New York COMPANY and assigns (collectively, "RAS").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, under that certain Letter Agreement dated as of October 20, 1998
between the company, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, and RAS Securities Corp. ("RAS"), the Company
has issued to RAS warrants ("Warrants") to purchase an aggregate of 50,000
shares of Common Stock (as defined in Section 9.5), $.01 par value, of the
Company,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the agreements set forth
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Grant. Effective herewith, RAS is hereby granted the right to
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purchase, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., Dallas, Texas time on October 20,
2003, 50,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares"). One share of Common Stock is
hereinafter referred to as a "Warranty Security" and more than one collectively
referred to as the "Warrant Securities." The exercise price of each Warrant
shall be as follows (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9) subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement:
Number of Warrants Price
5,000 $3.00
5,000 3.50
10,000 4.50
10,000 5.50
10,000 6.50
5,000 7.50
5,000 8.00
2. Consideration. In return for the original grant of the Warrants, Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx and RAS will provide and have provided services as described in that
certain letter dated October 20, 1998 by and between the Company, Xxxx Xxxxxxx,
and RAS.
3. Warrant Certificates. The warrant certificates (the "Warrant
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Certificates") delivered and to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be
in the form set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, with
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such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations as
required or permitted by this Agreement.
4. Exercise of Warrant.
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4.1 Method of Exercise. The Warrants initially are exercisable at an
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aggregate initial exercise price (subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 9 hereof) per Warrant Security set forth in Section 7 hereof
payable by certified or official bank check, subject to
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adjustment as provided in Section 9 hereof. Upon surrender of a Warrant
Certificate with the annexed Form of Election to Purchase duly executed,
together with payment of the Exercise Price (as hereinafter defined) for
the Warrant Securities purchased at the Company's principal offices
(presently located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 75201) the
registered holder of a Warrant Certificate ("Holder" or "Holders") shall be
entitled to receive a certificate or certificates for the shares of Common
Stock so purchased. The purchase rights represented by each Warrant
Certificate are exercisable at the option of the Holders thereof, in whole
or part (but not as to fractional shares of the Common Stock). In the case
of the purchase of less than all Warrant Securities purchasable under any
Warrant Certificate, the Company shall cancel said Warrant Certificate upon
the surrender thereof and shall execute and deliver a new Warrant
Certificate of like tenor for the balance of the Warrant Securities
purchasable thereunder.
4.2 Exercise by Surrender of Warrant. In addition to the method of
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payment set forth in Section 3.1 and in lieu of any cash payment required
thereunder, the Holder(s) of the Warrants shall have the right at any time
and from time to time to exercise the Warrants in full or in part by
surrendering the Warrant Certificate in the manner specified in Section
4.1. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this
Section 4.2 shall be equal to the difference between (a) the number of
shares of Common Stock in respect of which the Warrants are exercised and
(b) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock in respect of which the Warrants are exercised multiplied by
the Exercise Price (as hereinafter defined) and the denominator of which
shall be the Market Price (as defined in Section 4.3).
4.3 Definition of Market Price. As used herein, the phrase "Market
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Price" at any date shall be deemed to be the last reported sale price, or,
in case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the average of the
last reported sale prices for the last three (3) trading days, in either
case as officially reported by the principal securities exchange on which
the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading or by The Nasdaq Stock
Market's National Market or Smallcap Market ("Nasdaq"), or, if the Common
Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities
exchange or quoted by Nasdaq, the average closing bid price as furnished by
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") through
Nasdaq or similar organization if Nasdaq is no longer reporting such
information, or if the Common Stock is not quoted by the NASD or such
similar organization, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as
determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company, based on the best information available to it. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, for purposes of Section 8, the Market Price of a share of Common
Stock shall be determined by reference to the relevant information set
forth above during the thirty (30) trading days immediately preceding the
date of the event requiring the determination of the Market Price (except
that, in the event of a public offering of shares of Common Stock, the
Market Price of a share of Common Stock shall be determined by reference to
the trading day immediately preceding the effective date of the public
offering and not such thirty (30) trading day period).
5. Issuance of Certificates. Upon the exercise of the Warrants, the
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issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock and/or other securities,
properties or rights underlying such Warrants shall be made forthwith (and in
any event within five (5) business days thereafter) without charge to the Holder
thereof including, without limitation, any tax which may be payable in respect
of the issuance thereof, and such certificates shall (subject to the provisions
of Sections 6 and 8 hereof) be issued in the name of, or in such names as may be
directed by, the Holder thereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not
be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer
involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificates in a name other
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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.
The Warrant Certificates and the certificates representing the Shares
(and/or other securities, property or rights issuable upon the exercise of the
Warrants) shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile
signature of the then present Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors or President or Vice President of the Company under its corporate seal
reproduced thereon, attested to by the manual or facsimile signature of the then
present Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company. Warrant Certificates
shall be dated the date of execution by the Company upon initial issuance,
division, exchange, substitution or transfer.
6. Restriction On Transfer of Warrants. The Holder of a Warrant
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Certificate, by its acceptance thereof, covenants and agrees that the Warrants
are being acquired as an investment and not with a view to the distribution
thereof. This Agreement is binding upon any Holder(s) of a Warrant Certificate
and their respective heirs, successors, and permitted assigns. The Holder may
assign interests granted by this Agreement, subject to the any other limitations
in the Agreement, provided that the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms
of this Agreement as if such transferee were a Holder and, provided further,
that the assignment is made pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act or a valid exemption from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). If requested by the
Company, the Holder shall have furnished to the Company an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Company to such effect.
7. Exercise Price.
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7.1 Initial and Adjusted Exercise Price. Except as otherwise
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provided in Section 8 hereof, the initial exercise price of each Warrant
shall be as described in Section 1 herein per Warrant Security. The
adjusted exercise price shall be the price which shall result from time to
time from any and all adjustments of the initial exercise price in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8 hereof.
7.2 Exercise Price. The term "Exercise Price" herein shall mean the
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initial exercise price or the adjusted exercise price, depending upon the
context.
8. Registration Rights.
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8.1 Piggyback Registration.
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(a) If, at any time prior to the seventh anniversary of the date
of this Agreement, the Company proposes to register any of its
securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
either for its own account or the account of any other security holder
or holders of the Company possessing registration rights ("Other
Stockholders") (other than pursuant to Form S-4, Form S-8 or
comparable registration statement), it shall give written notice, at
least thirty (30) days prior to the filing of each such registration
statement, to any Holder(s) of Registrable Securities (as hereinafter
defined), of its intention to do so. If such Holder(s) notify the
Company within twenty-one (21) days after the receipt of any such
notice of its or their desire to include any Registrable Securities in
such proposed registration statement, the Company shall afford such
Holder(s) of such Registrable Securities the opportunity to have any
such Registrable Securities registered for resale by the Holder(s)
under such registration statement. The term
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"Registrable Securities" means (i) all shares of Common Stock owned by
a Holder as a result of the exercise of a Warrant, and (ii) all shares
of Common Stock which a Holder has an option to purchase under a
Warrant, until, in the case of any such security described by (i) or
(ii), (a) such security is disposed of in accordance with an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, (b) such security is
saleable by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144(k), (c) such security is
saleable by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144 without regard to any
volume limitations, or (d) such security is distributed to the public
pursuant to Rule 144.
(b) If the registration of which the Company gives notice is for
a registered public offering involving an underwriting, the Company
shall so advise any Holder(s) as part of the written notice given
pursuant to Section 8.1(a) hereof. The right of any such Holder(s) to
registration pursuant to this Section 8.1 shall not be conditioned
upon their participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of
their Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent
hereinafter provided.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8.1, the
Company shall have the right at any time after it shall have given
written notice pursuant to Section 8.1(a) hereof (irrespective of
whether a written request for inclusion of any such securities shall
have been made) to elect not to file any such proposed registration
statement, or to withdraw the same after the filing but prior to the
effective date thereof.
8.2 Covenants of the Company with Respect to Registration. In
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connection with any registration under Section 8.1 hereof, the Company
covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) The Company shall use its best efforts to have any
registration statements declared effective at the earliest practicable
time and shall furnish each Holder desiring to sell Registrable
Securities such number of prospectuses as shall reasonably be
requested.
(b) The Company shall pay all costs, expenses and fees
(excluding fees and expenses of Holder(s)' counsel and any
underwriting or selling commissions), in connection with all
registration statements filed pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof
including, without limitation, the Company's legal and accounting
fees, printing expenses, blue sky fees and expenses. If the Company
shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 8.2(a), the
Company shall, in addition to any other equitable or other relief
available to the Holder(s), extend the exercise period of the Warrants
by such number of days as shall equal the delay caused by the
Company's failure.
(c) The Company will take all necessary action which may be
required in qualifying or registering the Registrable Securities
included in a registration statement for offering and sale under the
securities or blue sky laws of such states as reasonably are requested
by the Holder(s); provided that, the Company shall not be obligated to
execute or file any general consent to service of process or to
qualify as a foreign corporation to do business under the laws of any
such jurisdiction.
(d) The Company shall indemnify the Holder(s) of the Registrable
Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement and each
person, if any, who controls such Holders within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Act or Section 21(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), against
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all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all expenses
reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against
any claim whatsoever) to which any of them may become subject under
the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration
statement except for matters for which the Company is indemnified
under subsection 8.2(e) hereof.
(e) The Holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold
pursuant to a registration statement, and their successors and
assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the Company, its
officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Act or Section 21(a)
of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage or expense or
liability (including all expenses reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to
which they may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or
otherwise, arising from information furnished by or on behalf of such
Holders, or their successors or assigns, for specific inclusion in
such registration statement.
(f) For a period of ninety (90) days after the effectiveness of
any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof, the
Company shall not permit any other registration statement (other than
(1) a registration statement relating to the securities for which the
Company has made available to the Holder(s) of the Registrable
Securities piggyback registration rights hereunder and (2) a
registration statement filed on Forms S-4 or S-8 or a shelf
registration on Form S-3) to be or remain effective during the
effectiveness of a registration statement or a shelf registration on
Form S-3 filed pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof, without the prior
written consent of the Holders of the Registrable Securities
representing a majority of such securities.
(g) The Company shall furnish to each Holder participating in
the offering and to each underwriter, if any, a signed counterpart,
addressed to such Holder or underwriter, of (i) an opinion of counsel
to the Company, dated the effective date of such registration
statement (and, if such registration includes an underwritten public
offering, an opinion dated the date of the closing under the
underwriting agreement), and (ii) a "cold comfort" letter dated the
effective date of such registration statement (and, if such
registration includes an underwritten public offering, a letter dated
the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement) signed by
the independent public accountants who have issued a report on the
Company's financial statements included in such registration
statement, in each case covering substantially the same matters with
respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus included
therein) and, in the case of such accountants' letter, with respect to
events subsequent to the date of such financial statements, as are
customarily covered in opinions of issuer's counsel and in
accountants' letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten public
offerings of securities.
(h) The Company shall as soon as practicable after the effective
date of any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 8.1
hereof, and in any event within fifteen (15) months thereafter, make
"generally available to its security holders" (within the meaning of
Rule 158 under the Act) an earnings statement (which need not be
audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the act and covering a period
of at least twelve (12) consecutive months beginning after the
effective date of the registration statement.
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(i) The Company shall deliver promptly to each Holder
participating in the offering requesting the correspondence and
memoranda described below and to the managing underwriters, copies of
all written correspondence between the Commission and the Company, its
counsel or auditors and all memoranda relating to discussions with the
Commission or its staff with respect to the registration statement and
permit each Holder and underwriters to do such investigation, upon
reasonable advance notice, with respect to information contained in or
omitted from the registration statement as it deems reasonably
necessary to comply with applicable securities laws or rules of the
NASD. Such investigation shall include access to books, records and
properties and opportunities to discuss the business of the Company
with its officers and independent auditors, all to such reasonable
extent and at such reasonable times and as often as any such Holder or
underwriter shall reasonably request.
(j) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as
requiring the Holder(s) to exercise their Warrants prior to the
initial filing of any registration statement or the effectiveness
thereof.
8.3 Restrictive Legends. The Warrant Certificates, any certificates
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representing the Shares underlying the Warrants and any of the other
securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall bear the following
restrictive legend:
The securities represented by this certificate have not
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended ("Act"), and may not be offered or sold except
pursuant to (i) an effective registration statement
under the Act, (ii) to the extent applicable, Rule 144
under the Act (or any similar rule under such Act
relating to the disposition of securities), or (iii) an
opinion of counsel, if such opinion shall be reasonably
satisfactory to counsel to the issuer, that an
exemption from registration under such Act is
available.
9. Adjustments to Exercise Price and Number of Securities.
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9.1 Computation of Adjusted Exercise Price. Except as hereinafter
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provided, in the event the Company shall at any time after the date hereof
issue or sell any shares of Common Stock including shares held in the
Company's treasury (other than (i) the issuances or sales referred to in
Section 9.7 hereof, (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of
any options, rights or warrants to subscribe for shares of Common Stock, or
(iii) shares of Common Stock issued upon the direct or indirect conversion
or exchange of securities for shares of Common Stock), for a consideration
per share less than the Market Price in effect immediately prior to the
issuance or sale of such shares, or without consideration, then forthwith
upon such issuance or sale, the Exercise Price shall (until another such
issuance or sale) be reduced to the price (calculated to the nearest full
cent) equal to the quotient derived by dividing (i) an amount equal to the
sum of (a) the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the issuance or sale of such shares, multiplied by the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale, and
(b) the aggregate of the amount of all consideration, if any, received by
the Company upon such issuance or sale, by (ii) the total number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such issuance or sale;
provided, however, that in no event shall the Exercise Price be adjusted
pursuant to this computation to an amount in excess of the Exercise Price
in effect immediately prior to such computation, except in the case of a
combination of outstanding shares of Common Stock, as provided by Section
9.3 hereof.
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For the purposes of this Section 9 the term Exercise Price shall mean
the Exercise Price per share of Common Stock set forth in Section 7 hereof,
as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.
For the purposes of any computation to be made in accordance with this
Section 9.1, the following provisions shall be applicable:
(a) In case of the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock
for a consideration part or all of which shall be cash, the amount of
the cash consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the amount of
cash received by the Company for such shares (or, if shares of Common
Stock are offered by the Company for subscription, the subscription
price, or, if either of such securities shall be sold to underwriters
or dealers for public offering without a subscription offering, the
initial public offering price) before deducting therefrom any
compensation paid or discount allowed in the sale, underwriting or
purchase thereof by underwriters or dealers or others performing
similar services, or any expenses incurred in connection therewith.
(b) In case of the issuance or sale (other than as a dividend or
other distribution on any stock of the Company) of shares of Common
Stock for a consideration part or all of which shall be other than
cash, the amount of the consideration therefor other than cash shall
be deemed to be the value of such consideration as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors of the Company and shall include any
amounts payable to security holders or any affiliates thereof
including, without limitation, pursuant to any employment agreement,
royalty, consulting agreement, covenant not to compete, earnout or
contingent payment right or similar arrangement, agreement or
understanding, whether oral or written; all such amounts being valued
for the purposes hereof at the aggregate amount payable thereunder,
whether such payments are absolute or contingent, and irrespective of
the period or uncertainty of payment, the rate of interest, if any, or
the contingent nature thereof; provided, however, that if any
Holder(s) does not agree with such evaluation, a mutually acceptable
independent appraiser shall make such evaluation, the cost of which
shall be borne by the Company.
(c) Shares of Common Stock issuable by way of dividend or other
distribution on any stock of the Company shall be deemed to have been
issued immediately after the opening of business on the day following
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such dividend or other distribution and shall be deemed to
have been issued without consideration.
(d) The reclassification of securities of the Company other than
shares of Common Stock into securities including shares of Common
Stock shall be deemed to involve the issuance of such shares of Common
Stock for a consideration other than cash immediately prior to the
close of business on the date fixed for the determination of security
holders entitled to receive such shares, and the value of the
consideration allocable to such shares of Common Stock shall be
determined as provided in subsection (ii) of this Section 9.1.
(e) The number of shares of Common Stock at any one time
outstanding shall include the aggregate number of shares issued or
issuable (subject to readjustment upon the actual issuance thereof)
upon the exercise of options, rights,
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warrants and upon the conversion or exchange of convertible or
exchangeable securities.
9.2 Options, Rights, Warrants and Convertible and Exchangeable
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Securities. In case the Company shall at any time after the date hereof
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issue options, rights or warrants to subscribe for shares of Common Stock,
or issue any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
Common Stock, for a consideration per share less than the Market Price in
effect immediately prior to the issuance of such options, rights or
warrants, or such convertible or exchangeable securities, or without
consideration, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the
issuance of such options, rights or warrants, or such convertible or
exchangeable securities, as the case may be, shall be reduced to a price
determined by making a computation in accordance with the provisions of
Section 9.1 hereof, provided that:
(a) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock, as
the case may be, issuable under such options, rights or warrants shall
be deemed to be issued and outstanding at the time such options,
rights or warrants were issued, and for a consideration equal to the
minimum purchase price per share provided for in such options, rights
or warrants at the time of issuance, plus the consideration
(determined in the same manner as consideration received on the issue
or sale of shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrants), if
any, received by the Company for such options, rights or warrants.
(b) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion or exchange of any convertible or
exchangeable securities shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding
at the time of issuance of such securities, and for a consideration
equal to the consideration (determined in the same manner as
consideration received on the issue or sale of shares of Common Stock
in accordance with the terms of the Warrants) received by the Company
for such securities, plus the minimum consideration, if any,
receivable by the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof.
(c) If any change shall occur in the price per share provided
for in any of the options, rights or warrants referred to in
subsection (a) of this Section 9.2, or in the price per share at which
the securities referred to in subsection (b) of this Section 8.2 are
convertible or exchangeable, such options, rights or warrants or
conversion or exchange rights, as the case may be, shall be deemed to
have expired or terminated on the date when such price change became
effective in respect of shares not theretofore issued pursuant to the
exercise or conversion or exchange thereof, and the Company shall be
deemed to have issued upon such date new options, rights or warrants
or convertible or exchangeable securities at the new price in respect
of the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of such options,
rights or warrants or the conversion or exchange of such convertible
or exchangeable securities.
9.3 Subdivision and Combination. In case the Company shall at any
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time subdivide or combine 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.
9.4 Adjustment in Number of Securities. Upon each adjustment of the
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Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9, the number of
Warrant Securities issuable upon the exercise at the adjusted exercise
price of each Warrant shall be adjusted to the nearest full amount by
multiplying a number equal to the Exercise Price in effect
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immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Warrant Securities
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment
and dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted Exercise Price.
9.5 Definition of Common Stock. For the purpose of this Agreement,
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the term "Common Stock" shall mean (i) the class of stock designated as
Common Stock in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company as amended as
of the date hereof, or (ii) any other class of stock resulting from
successive changes or reclassifications of such Common Stock consisting
solely of changes in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from
no par value to par value. In the event that the Company shall after the
date hereof issue securities with greater or superior voting rights than
the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, the Holder,
at its option, may receive upon exercise of any Warrant either shares of
Common Stock or a like number of such securities with greater or superior
voting rights.
9.6 Merger or Consolidation. In case of any consolidation of the
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Company with, or merger of the Company with, or merger of the Company into,
another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger which does not
result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding Common Stock),
the corporation formed by such consolidation or merger shall execute and
deliver to the Holder a supplemental warrant agreement providing that the
holder of each Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the
right thereafter (until the expiration of such Warrant) to receive, upon
exercise of such Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other
securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or merger, by a
holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company for which
such Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such
consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such supplemental warrant
agreement shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the
adjustments provided in Section 9. The above provision of this subsection
shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or mergers.
9.7 No Adjustment of Exercise Price in Certain Cases. No adjustment
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of the Exercise Price shall be made:
(a) Upon the issuance or sale of the Warrants or the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants; or
(b) If the amount of such adjustment shall be less than two
cents ($.02) per Warrant Security, 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 which, together with any
adjustment so carried forward, shall amount to at least two cents
($.02) per Warrant Security; or
(c) If the Exercise Price would be less than the par value per
share of Common Stock.
9.8 Dividends and Other Distributions. In the event that the Company
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shall at any time prior to the exercise of all Warrants declare a dividend
(other than a dividend consisting solely of shares of Common Stock) or
otherwise distribute to its stockholders any assets, property, rights,
evidences of indebtedness, securities (other than shares of Common Stock),
whether issued by the Company or by another, or any other thing of value,
the Holders of the unexercised Warrants shall thereafter be entitled, in
addition to the shares of Common Stock or other securities and property
receivable upon the exercise thereof, to receive, upon the exercise of such
Warrants, the same property, assets, rights, evidences of
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indebtedness, securities or any other thing of value that they would have
been entitled to receive at the time of such dividend or distribution as if
the Warrants had been exercised immediately prior to such dividend or
distribution. At the time of any such dividend or distribution, the Company
shall make appropriate reserves to ensure the timely performance of the
provisions of this Section 9.8.
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9.9 Statement on Warrant Certificate. Irrespective of any
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adjustments in the Exercise Price or the number or kind of shares purchasable
upon the exercise of the Warrants, the Warrant Certificate or certificates
theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same price and
number and kind of shares as are stated in the Warrants initially issuable
pursuant to this Agreement.
10. Exchange and Replacement of Warrant Certificates. Each Warrant
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Certificate is exchangeable without expense, upon the surrender thereof by the
registered Holder at the principal executive office of the Company, for a new
Warrant Certificate of like tenor and date representing in the aggregate the
right to purchase the same number of Warrant Securities in such denominations as
shall be designed by the Holder thereof 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 any Warrant Certificate, and, in
case of loss, theft or destruction, 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 the Warrants, if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like
tenor, in lieu thereof.
11. Elimination of Fractional Interests. The Company shall not be
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required to issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of
Warrants. Warrants may only be exercised in such multiples as are required to
permit the issuance by the Company of one or more whole shares of Common Stock.
If one or more Warrants shall be presented for exercise in full at the same time
by the same Holder, the number of whole shares of Common Stock which shall be
issuable upon such exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock purchasable on exercise of the
Warrants so presented. If any fraction of a share of Common Stock would, except
for the provisions provided herein, be issuable on the exercise of any Warrant
(or specified portion thereof), the Company shall pay an amount in cash equal to
such fraction multiplied by the then current Market Price of a share of Common
Stock, determined in accordance with Section 4.3 hereof.
12. Reservation and Listing of Securities. The Company shall at all times
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reserve and keep available out of its authorized shares of Common Stock, solely
for the purpose of issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants, such number of
shares of Common Stock or other securities, properties or rights as shall be
issuable upon the exercise thereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon
exercise of the Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, all shares
of Common Stock and other Securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly
and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to the preemptive
rights of any stockholder.
13. Notices to Warrant Holders. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
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be construed as conferring upon the Holders 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 the Warrants and their exercise, any of the following events
shall occur:
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(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its shares of
Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or
distribution payable other than in cash, or a cash dividend or distribution
payable other than out of current or retained earnings, as indicated by the
accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the books of the
Company; or
(b) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its Common Stock
any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the
Company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor; or
(c) 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;
then, in any one or more of such events, the Company shall give written notice
of such event to the Holders 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, distribution, convertible or
exchangeable securities or subscription rights, or entitled to vote on such
proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notice shall specify
such record date or the date of closing the transfer book, 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 the declaration or payment of any such
dividend, or the issuance of any convertible or exchangeable securities, or
subscription rights, options or warrants, or any proposed dissolution,
liquidation, winding up or sale.
14. Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications
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hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made and
sent when delivered, or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested:
(a) If to the registered Holder of the Warrants, 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 in Section 4 hereof
or to such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the
Holders.
15. Supplements and Amendments. The Company and RAS may from time to time
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supplement or amend this Agreement without the approval of any Holders of the
Warrant Certificates in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement
any provision contained herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any
provisions herein, or to make any other provisions in regard to matters or
questions arising hereunder which the Company and RAS may deem necessary or
desirable and which the Company and RAS deem shall not adversely affect the
interests of the Holders of the Warrant Certificates. If RAS no longer owns any
Warrants, then this Agreement may be amended by the Company and the Holders of a
majority of the then outstanding Warrants.
16. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement shall
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be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Holders and their
respective successors and assigns hereunder.
17. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and each
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Warrant Certificate issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under
the laws of the State of
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Texas and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
such State without giving effect to the rules of such State governing the
conflicts of laws.
The Company, RAS and any other registered Holders hereby agree that any
action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in any way
to, this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of
Texas or of the United States of America for the Northern District of Texas, and
irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive.
The Company, RAS and any other registered Holders hereby irrevocably waive any
objection to such exclusive jurisdiction or inconvenient forum. Any such process
or summons to be served upon any of the Company, RAS and the Holders (at the
option of the party bringing such action, proceeding or claim) may be served by
transmitting a copy thereof, by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section
14 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and
binding upon the party so served in any action, proceeding or claim. The
Company, RAS and any other registered Holders agree that the prevailing
party(ies) in any such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover from
the other party(ies) all of its/their reasonable legal costs and expenses
relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the
preparation therefor.
18. Entire Agreement; Modification. This Agreement contains the entire
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understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and may not be modified or amended except by a writing duly signed by the
party against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is sought.
19. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be
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invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect
any other provision of this Agreement.
20. Captions. The caption headings of the Sections of this Agreement are
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for convenience of reference only and are not intended, nor shall they be
construed as, a part of this Agreement and shall be given no substantive effect.
21. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
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construed to give to any person or corporation other than the Company and RAS
and any other registered Holder(s) of the Warrant Certificates or Warrants
Securities any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement;
and this Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Company and RAS and any
other registered Holders of Warrant Certificates or Warrant Securities.
22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to
be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.
23. Replacement of Prior Warrant Agreement. The parties hereto agree that
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the Prior Warrant Agreement is no longer in force and effect and is superseded
and replaced in part by this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
AVIATION GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: CFO
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RAS SECURITIES
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THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE THEREOF MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO (i) AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, (ii) TO THE
EXTENT APPLICABLE, RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT (OR ANY SIMILAR RULE UNDER SUCH ACT
RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES), OR (iii) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IF
SUCH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO COUNSEL FOR THE ISSUER, THAT AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT IS AVAILABLE.
THE TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OF THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS
RESTRICTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WARRANT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
EXERCISABLE ON OR BEFORE
5:00 P.M., DALLAS, TEXAS TIME, OCTOBER 20, 2003
No. W- Warrants to Purchase
50,000 Shares of Common Stock
WARRANT CERTIFICATE
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This Warrant Certificate certifies that RAS SECURITIES, or registered
assigns, is the registered holder of 50,000 Warrants to purchase initially, at
any time, until 5:00 p.m. Dallas, Texas time on April 28, 2003 ("Expiration
Date"), up to 50,000 fully-paid and non-assessable shares of common stock, $.01
par value ("Common Stock") of AVIATION GROUP, INC., a Texas corporation (the
"Company"), at the initial exercise price, subject to adjustment in certain
events (the "Exercise Price"), at the following initial exercise prices, subject
to adjustment in certain events (the "Exercise Price").
Number of Warrants Price
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5,000 $3.00
5,000 3.50
10,000 4.50
10,000 5.50
10,000 6.50
5,000 7.50
5,000 8.00
The shares of Common Stock will be issued upon surrender of this Warrant
Certificate and payment of the Exercise Price at an office or agency of the
Company, but subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant
Agreement dated as of October 20, 1998 between the Company and RAS SECURITIES
(the "Warrant Agreement"). Payment of the Exercise Price shall be made by
certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or by
surrender of this Warrant Certificate.
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No Warrant may be exercised after 5:00 p.m., Dallas, Texas time, on the
Expiration Date, at which time all Warrants evidenced hereby, unless exercised
prior thereto, hereby shall thereafter be void.
The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly
authorized issue of Warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, which
Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation
of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company and the
holders (the words "holders" or "holder" meaning the registered holders or
registered holder) of the Warrants.
The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events
the Exercise Price and the type and/or number of the Company's securities
issuable thereupon may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. In such
event, the Company will, at the request of the holder, issue a new Warrant
Certificate evidencing the adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number
and/or type of securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants; provided,
however, that the failure of the Company to issue such new Warrant Certificates
shall not in any way change, alter, or otherwise impair, the rights of the
holder as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Warrant
Certificate at an office or agency of the Company, a new Warrant Certificate or
Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number
of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant
Certificate, subject to the limitations provided herein and in the Warrant
Agreement, without any charge except for any tax or other governmental charge
imposed in connection with such transfer.
Upon the exercise of less than all of the Warrants evidenced by this
Certificate, the Company shall forthwith issue to the holder hereof a new
Warrant Certificate representing such numbered unexercised Warrants.
The Company may deem and treat the registered holder(s) hereof as the
absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any
exercise hereof, and of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all
other purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary.
All terms used in this Warrant Certificate which are defined in the Warrant
Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Warrant Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be
duly executed under its corporate seal.
Dated as of ________________________.
AVIATION GROUP, INC.
[SEAL] By:___________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Attest: Title:________________________________
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