COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT To Purchase 2,100,000 Shares of Common Stock of WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC.
Exhibit
4.5
NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS 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 TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY
AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH
SECURITIES.
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To
Purchase 2,100,000 Shares of Common Stock of
THIS
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”)
certifies that, for value received, Platinum Long Term Growth V, LLC (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 July 27, 2007 (the
“Initial
Exercise Date”)
and on
or prior to the close of business on the fifth anniversary of the Initial
Exercise Date (the “Termination
Date”)
but
not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Wits Basin Precious Minerals
Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”),
up to
2,100,000 shares (the “Warrant
Shares”)
of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common
Stock”).
The
purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal
to
the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth on Exhibit A hereto.
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Section
2. Exercise.
a) Exercise
of Warrant.
Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in
whole or in part, 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,
if this Warrant is exercised in full, 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. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this
Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares
available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full. Partial
exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total
number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering
the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount
equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and
the
Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased
and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to
any
Notice of Exercise Form within 1 Business Day of receipt of such notice. In
the
event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Company shall be
controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder
and
any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by
reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion
of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for
purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on
the
face hereof.
b) Exercise
Price.
The
exercise price of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.01,
subject
to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise
Price”).
c) Cashless
Exercise.
This
Warrant may also be exercised at any 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.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall
be
automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section
2(c).
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d) Exercise
Limitations.
The
Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a
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, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates,
and any other person or entity acting as a group together with such Holder
or
any of such 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 such 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 such Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion
of
the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation
contained herein beneficially owned by such 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 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, it being acknowledged by a Holder that the Company is not
representing to such Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and such Holder is solely responsible for any
schedules required to be filed in 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 such
Holder) and of which a portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the
sole discretion of a Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall
be
deemed to be each 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. In addition, a determination as to any group
status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
For purposes of this Section 2(d), in determining the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares
of
Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-QSB or Form
10-KSB, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company
or (z) any other 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 a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm
orally and in writing to such 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 such Holder or its
Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock was reported. The provisions of this Section 2(d) may be waived
by
such Xxxxxx, at the election of such Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior
notice to the Company, and the provisions of this Section 2(d) shall continue
to
apply until such 61st
day (or
such later date, as determined by such Holder, as may be specified in such
notice of waiver). The
provisions of this paragraph shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than
in
strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(d) to correct this paragraph
(or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended
4.99% beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or
supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such 4.99%
limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a
successor holder of this Warrant. The holders of Common Stock of the Company
shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 2(d) and the Company may
not
waive this Section 2(d) without the consent of holders of a majority of its
Common Stock.
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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).
ii. Delivery
of Certificates Upon Exercise.
Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer
agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s
prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission (“DWAC”)
system
if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by physical
delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within
3 Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form,
surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise
Price as set forth above (“Warrant
Share Delivery Date”),
free
and clear of all legends (other than as required by law). 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 the 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 request
of
a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, 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 a
certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this
Section 2 by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the
right to rescind such exercise.
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v. Compensation
for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon
Exercise.
In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails
to
cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder 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 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.
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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.
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 multiplied by a fraction of which
the
numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury
shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the number of 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.
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b) Subsequent
Equity Sales.
If the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant
is outstanding, shall offer, sell, grant any option to purchase or offer, sell
or grant any right to reprice its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue
(or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other
disposition) 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
on
such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced
and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares
issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price
payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price,
shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. 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
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 (such notice the “Dilutive
Issuance Notice”).
For
purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive
Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b), upon the occurrence of any
Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is
entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price
regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price
in
the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3(b) shall
not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance.
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 (including cash and cash dividends) 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 Holder of the
portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment
shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective
immediately after the record date mentioned above.
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d) 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, (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 exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right
to
receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise
immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the
option of the Holder, (a) upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares
of
common stock or other securities of the successor or acquiring corporation
or of
the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional
consideration (the “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) if the Company is acquired in an all cash transaction, cash equal
to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes
option pricing formula. 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. A condition to the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction
shall require any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the
provisions of this Section 3(d) and ensure that this Warrant (or any such
replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction
analogous to a Fundamental Transaction and upon any other circumstances as
set
forth in Section 3 herein.
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e) 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 deemed to be issued and outstanding as
of a
given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding. To the extent that any Common
Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (or any warrants or other rights therefor)
shall be issued for cash consideration, the consideration received by the
Company therefor shall be the amount of the cash received by the Company
therefor, or, if such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are offered
by
the Company for subscription, the subscription price, or, if such Common Stock
or Common Stock Equivalents are sold to underwriters or dealers for public
offering without a subscription offering, the initial public offering price
(in
any such case subtracting any amounts paid or receivable for accrued interest
or
accrued dividends and without taking into account any compensation, discounts
or
expenses paid or incurred by the Company for and in the underwriting of, or
otherwise in connection with, the issuance thereof). To the extent that such
issuance shall be for a consideration other than cash, then, except as herein
otherwise expressly provided, the amount of such consideration shall be deemed
to be the fair value of such consideration at the time of such issuance as
mutually determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company
and
the Holder. The consideration for any Common Stock issuable pursuant to any
warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase the same shall be the
consideration received by the Company for issuing such warrants or other rights
divided by the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
of
such warrant or right plus the additional consideration payable to the Company
upon exercise of such warrant or other right for one share of Common Stock.
The
consideration for any Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of any Common
Stock Equivalents shall be the consideration received by the Company for issuing
such Common Stock Equivalent, divided by the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion or other exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent,
plus the additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the
exercise of the right of conversion or exchange in such Common Stock Equivalent
for one share of Common Stock. In case of the issuance at any time of any Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents in payment or satisfaction of any dividends
upon any class of stock other than Common Stock, the Company shall be deemed
to
have received for such Additional Shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents a consideration equal to the amount of such dividend so paid or
satisfied.
f) 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.
g) 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, 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.
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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 address as it shall appear upon the Warrant
Register of the Company, at least 10 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 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
10-day period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of
the
event triggering such notice.
Section
4. Transfer
of Warrant; Registration Rights.
a) Transferability.
Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth
in Sections 5(a) and 4(d) hereof, 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.
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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 a written opinion of counsel
(which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions
of
counsel in comparable transactions), at the Holder’s expense, 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. The Company will provide,
at
the Company’s expense, such legal opinions in the future as are reasonably
necessary for the issuance and resale of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, Rule 144 under
the Securities Act or an exemption from registration. In the event that the
Common Stock is sold in a manner that complies with an exemption from
registration, the Company will promptly instruct its counsel (at the Company’s
expense) to issue to the transfer agent an opinion permitting removal of the
legend (indefinitely, if pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act,
or to
permit sale of the shares pursuant to other provisions under Rule 144 under
the
Securities Act).
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e) Registration
Rights.
If the
Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration
statement (a “Registration
Statement”)
relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under
the
Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form
S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act), or their then equivalents,
relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any
acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall send to the Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within
ten days after the date of such notice, the Holder shall so request in writing,
the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of
the
Warrant Shares as the Holder requests to be registered so long as such Warrant
Shares are proposed to be disposed in the same manner as those set forth in
the
Registration Statement; provided, however, that if the number of Warrant Shares
offered for participation in the proposed offering is greater than, in the
reasonable opinion of the managing underwriter of the proposed offering, can
be
accommodated without adversely affecting the proposed offering, then the number
of shares of Common Stock included in such registration shall be subject to
reduction to a number deemed satisfactory by the managing underwriter, which
reduction shall be allocated pro rata among all parties offering securities
pursuant to such registration statement. The Company shall use its best efforts
to cause any Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission
as promptly as is possible following it being filed with the Commission and
to
remain effective until all Warrant Shares subject thereto have been sold. All
fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Section
4(e) by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Warrant
Shares are sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The Company shall,
notwithstanding any full or partial exercise of this Warrant, indemnify and
hold
harmless the Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents,
brokers, investment advisors and employees of each of them, each person who
controls the Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the officers, directors, members,
shareholders, partners, agents and employees of each such controlling person,
to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred,
arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of
a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included
therein or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto
or
in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission
or
alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of
prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which
they
were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the
Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law,
or
any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its
obligations under this Section 4(e), except to the extent, but only to the
extent, that such untrue statements or omissions referred to in (1) above are
based solely upon information regarding the Holder furnished in writing to
the
Company by the Holder expressly for use therein. The rights of the Holder under
this Section 4(e) shall survive any full or partial exercise of this Warrant
until all Warrant Shares have been either registered under a Registration
Statement or been sold pursuant to an exemption to the registration requirements
of the Securities Act or are saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the
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.
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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. To the extent there exist insufficient
shares of Common Stock available for reservation on the Initial Exercise Date,
the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly amend its charter documents
to permit for such reservation. 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. If the Company
shall list any shares of Common Stock on any securities exchange or market
it
will, at its expense, list thereon, maintain and increase when necessary such
listing, of, all shares of Warrant Stock from time to time issued upon exercise
of this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder, and, to the extent
permissible under the applicable securities exchange’s rules, all unissued
shares of Warrant Stock which are at any time issuable hereunder, so long as
any
shares of Common Stock shall be so listed. The Company will also so list on
each
securities exchange or market, and will maintain such listing of, any other
securities which the Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive upon
the exercise of this Warrant if at the time any securities of the same class
shall be listed on such securities exchange or market by the
Company.
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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 governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflict of laws thereof. The Company hereby irrevocably submits
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the
City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby
or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert
in
any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject
to
the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is
improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. The Company and the Holder
hereby irrevocably waive personal service of process and consent to process
being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of
delivery) to such party at the address set forth in the Consulting Agreement
and
agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process
and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any
way
any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. The parties hereby
waive all rights to a trial by jury. If the Company or the Holder shall commence
an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the
prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other
party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the
investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
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.
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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
Holder’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, including those of appellate
proceedings, incurred by Holder 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
hereunder shall be delivered by certified mail or courier to the addresses
set
forth in the Consulting Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the
Holder and the Company (the “Consulting
Agreement”),
or
such other address as specified by the relevant party in writing.
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.
Signature
Page Follows
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
February 11, 2008
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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Signature
Page
Common
Stock Purchase Warrant
To
Purchase 2,100,000 Shares of Common Stock
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
(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):
o in
lawful money of
the United States; or
o 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:
_______________________________
The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
(4)
Accredited
Investor.
The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]
Name
of
Investing Entity:
________________________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
_________________________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________________________
Date:
________________________________________________________________________________________
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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.
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Exhibit
A
(Certain
Definitions)
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday
in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State
of
New Jersey are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to
close.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or its subsidiaries which would entitle the holder
thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation,
any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrant or other instrument that is
at
any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers
or
directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted
by a
majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company
or
a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established
for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion
of any securities issued hereunder and/or securities exercisable or exchangeable
for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the
Initial Exercise Date, provided that such securities have not been amended
since
the Initial Exercise Date to increase the number of such securities or to
decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of any such securities,
(c)
securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions, provided
any such issuance shall only be to a person which is, itself or through its
subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business
of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the
investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company
is
issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity
whose primary business is investing in securities, and (d) shares of Common
Stock (other than as set forth in (a) through (c) above) in an aggregate amount
not to exceed 3% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the
Initial Exercise Date.
“Person”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“Trading
Day”
means
a
day on which the Trading Markets are open for business, or if the Common Stock
is not then listed on a Trading Market, any business day in New York
City.
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the American
Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or
the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
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“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is
then listed or quoted as reported by BigCharts (based on a Trading Day from
9:30
a.m. New York City time to 4:02 p.m. New York City time); (b) if the OTC
Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of
the
Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin
Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin
Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets”
published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding
to
its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of
the
Common Stock so reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value
of a
share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in
good
faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
