Contract
THIS
WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THIS WARRANT
AND
THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD,
OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO AMERICAN DAIRY, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.
Right
to
Purchase ______________ shares of Common Stock
of
American Dairy, Inc.
(subject
to adjustment as provided herein)
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
No. 00- | Issue Date: October _____, 2006 |
AMERICAN
DAIRY, INC.,
a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Utah (the “Company”),
hereby certifies that _______________________,
or its
assigns (the “Holder”),
is
entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company
at
any time after the date hereof (the “Issue
Date”),
until
5:00 p.m., E.S.T on the date six (6) years from the date hereof (the “Expiration
Date”), up to 20,690 fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”),
at a
per share price of $14.50. The afore described price per share, as adjusted
from
time to time as herein provided, is referred to herein as the “Exercise
Price.”
The
number and character of such shares of Common Stock and the Exercise Price
are
subject to adjustment as provided herein. The Company may reduce the Exercise
Price without the consent of the Holder. Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain
Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription
Agreement”),
dated
of even date herewith, entered into by the Company and Holders of the
Warrants.
As
used
herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
following respective meanings:
(a)
The
term
“Company”
shall
include American Dairy, Inc. and any corporation which shall succeed or assume
the obligations of American Dairy, Inc. hereunder.
(b)
The
term
“Common
Stock”
includes (i) the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, as
authorized on the date of the Subscription Agreement, and (ii) any other
securities into which or for which any of the securities described in (i) may
be
converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization,
merger, sale of assets or otherwise.
(c)
The
term
“Other
Securities”
refers
to any stock (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company
or
any other person (corporate or otherwise) which the holder of the Warrant at
any
time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise
of
the Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time
shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement
of
Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 2 or
otherwise.
1. Exercise
of Warrant.
1.1. Number
of Shares Issuable upon Exercise.
From
and after the Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Holder
hereof shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole
in
accordance with the terms of Sub-section 1.2 or upon exercise of this Warrant
in
part in accordance with Sub-section 1.3, shares of Common Stock of the Company,
subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2. No
fractional shares will be issued; therefore, in the event that the number of
shares of Common Stock due hereunder is not a whole number, the Company shall
round up to the nearest whole share the number of such shares due.
1.2. Full
Exercise.
This
Warrant may be exercised in full by the Holder hereof by delivery of an original
or facsimile copy of the form of subscription attached as Exhibit
A
hereto
(the “Subscription
Form”)
duly
executed by such Holder and surrender of the original Warrant to the Company
at
its principal office or at the office of its Warrant Agent (as provided
hereinafter), accompanied by payment, in cash, wire transfer or by certified
or
official bank check payable to the order of the Company, in the amount obtained
by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant
is
then exercisable by the Exercise Price then in effect.
1.3. Partial
Exercise.
This
Warrant may be exercised in part (but not for a fractional share) by surrender
of this Warrant in the manner and at the place provided in Sub-section 1.2
except that the amount payable by the Holder on such partial exercise shall
be
the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of whole shares of Common
Stock designated by the Holder in the Subscription Form by (b) the Exercise
Price then in effect. On any such partial exercise, the Company, at its expense,
will forthwith issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Holder hereof
a new
Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder hereof or as such Holder (upon
payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, the whole
number of shares of Common Stock remaining for which such Warrant may still
be
exercised.
1.4. Company
Acknowledgment.
The
Company will, at the time of the exercise of the Warrant, upon the request
of
the Holder hereof, acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford
to
such Holder any rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after
such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. If the Holder
shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the
continuing obligation of the Company to afford to such Holder any such
rights.
1.5. Trustee
for Warrant Holders.
In the
event that a bank or trust company shall have been appointed as trustee for
the
Holder of the Warrants pursuant to Sub-section 2.2, such bank or trust company
shall have all the powers and duties of a warrant agent (as hereinafter
described) and shall accept, in its own name for the account of the Company
or
such successor person as may be entitled thereto, all amounts otherwise payable
to the Company or such successor, as the case may be, on exercise of this
Warrant pursuant to this Section 1.
1.6. Delivery
of Stock Certificates, etc. on Exercise.
The
Company agrees that the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder hereof as the record owner
of
such shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall
have been surrendered and payment made for such shares as aforesaid. As soon
as
practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in full or in part, the Company,
at its expense (including the payment by it of any applicable issue taxes),
will
cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder hereof, or as
such
Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct
in compliance with applicable securities laws, a certificate or certificates
for
the number of duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares
of
Common Stock (or Other Securities) to which such Holder shall be entitled on
such exercise.
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2. Adjustment
for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, etc.
2.1. Reorganization,
Consolidation, Merger, etc.
In case
at any time or from time to time, the Company shall (a) effect a reorganization,
(b) consolidate with or merge into any other person or (c) transfer all or
substantially all of its properties or assets to any other person under any
plan
or arrangement contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each
such
case, as a condition to the consummation of such a transaction, proper and
adequate provision shall be made by the Company whereby the Holder of this
Warrant, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, at any time after
the
consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective
date of such dissolution, as the case may be, shall receive, in lieu of the
Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such
consummation or such effective date, the stock and other securities and property
(including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such
consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the case may be, if
such
Holder had so exercised this Warrant, immediately prior thereto, all subject
to
further adjustment thereafter as provided in this Section 2.
2.2. Dissolution.
In the
event of any dissolution of the Company following the transfer of all or
substantially all of its properties or assets, the Company, prior to such
dissolution, shall at its expense deliver or cause to be delivered the stock
and
other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable
by
the Holder of the Warrants after the effective date of such dissolution pursuant
to this Section 2 to a bank or trust company (a “Trustee”)
having
its principal office in New York, NY, as trustee for the Holder of the
Warrants.
2.3. Continuation
of Terms.
Upon
any reorganization, consolidation, merger or transfer (and any dissolution
following any transfer) referred to in this Section 2, this Warrant shall
continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable
to
the Other Securities and property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant
after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the
effective date of dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may
be,
and shall be binding upon the issuer of any Other Securities, including, in
the
case of any such transfer, the person acquiring all or substantially all of
the
properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such person shall have
expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant as provided in this Section 2.
In
the event this Warrant does not continue in full force and effect after the
consummation of the transaction described in this Section 2, then only in such
event will the Company’s securities and property (including cash, where
applicable) receivable by the Holder of the Warrants be delivered to the Trustee
as contemplated by Sub-section 2.2.
2.4. Extraordinary
Events Regarding Common Stock.
In the
event that the Company shall (a) issue additional shares of the Common Stock
as
a dividend or other distribution on outstanding Common Stock, (b) subdivide
its
outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (c) combine its outstanding shares of
the
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of the Common Stock, then, in
each
such event, the Exercise Price shall, simultaneously with the happening of
such
event, be adjusted by multiplying the then Exercise Price by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall be the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the
product so obtained shall thereafter be the Exercise Price then in effect.
The
Exercise Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon
the
happening of any successive event or events described herein in this Section
2.
The number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder of this Warrant shall
thereafter, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, be entitled to
receive shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying the number
of
shares of Common Stock that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this
Sub-section 2.4) be issuable on such exercise by a fraction of which (a) the
numerator is the Exercise Price that would otherwise (but for the provisions
of
this Sub-section 2.4) be in effect, and (b) the denominator is the Exercise
Price in effect on the date of such exercise.
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2.5. Certificate
as to Adjustments.
In each
case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or Other
Securities) issuable on the exercise of the Warrants, the Company at its expense
will promptly cause its Chief Executive Officer or other appropriate designee
to
compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of the
Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment
and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment
is
based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable
by
the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities)
issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares
of Common Stock (or Other Securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding,
and (c) the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock to be
received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such
adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this
Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to
the
Holder of the Warrant and any Warrant Agent of the Company (appointed pursuant
to Section 8 hereof).
3. Reservation
of Stock, etc. Issuable on Exercise of Warrant; Financial
Statements.
The
Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and
delivery on the exercise of the Warrants, all shares of Common Stock (or Other
Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of the Warrant. This
Warrant entitles the Holder hereof to receive copies of all financial and other
information distributed or required to be distributed to the holders of the
Company’s Common Stock.
4.
Assignment;
Exchange of Warrant.
Subject
to compliance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant, and the rights
evidenced hereby, may be transferred by any registered holder hereof (a
“Transferor”).
On
the surrender for exchange of this Warrant, with the Transferor’s endorsement in
the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto (the “Transferor
Endorsement Form”),
the
Company at its expense, but with payment by the Transferor of any applicable
transfer taxes, will issue and deliver to or on the order of the Transferor
thereof a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the name of the Transferor
and/or the transferee(s) specified in such Transferor Endorsement Form (each
a
“Transferee”),
calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares
of Common Stock called for on the face or faces of the Warrant so surrendered
by
the Transferor. No such transfers shall result in a public distribution of
the
Warrant.
5.
Replacement
of Warrant.
On
receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss,
theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement
or
security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the
case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant,
the
Company at its expense, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant
of like tenor.
6.
Registration
Rights.
The
Holder of this Warrant has been granted certain registration rights by the
Company. These registration rights are set forth in the Subscription Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement. The terms of the Subscription Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement are incorporated herein by this
reference.
7. Warrant
Agent.
The
Company may, by written notice to the Holder of the Warrant, appoint an agent
(a
“Warrant
Agent”)
for
the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or Other Securities) on the exercise of
this Warrant pursuant to Section 1, exchanging this Warrant pursuant to Section
4, and replacing this Warrant pursuant to Section 5, or any of the foregoing,
and thereafter any such issuance, exchange or replacement, as the case may
be,
shall be made at such office by such Warrant Agent.
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8. Transfer
on the Company’s Books.
Until
this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat
the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes,
notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
9. Notices.
All
notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise
specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail,
registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii)
delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv)
transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth
below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently
by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted
to be
given hereunder shall be deemed effective (i) upon hand delivery or delivery
by
facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile
machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business
day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the
first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a
business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received)
or (ii) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express
courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual
receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such
communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to: American Dairy, Inc., C-16
Xxxx Xxxx International Building, No. 10, Jiu-shen Road, Zho Xxx Xxx, Beijing,
People’s Republic of China, Attn: Xxxxx Xxx, telecopier number: (000) 000-0000,
with a copy by telecopier only to: Xxxxxxx Xxxx, LLP, 00 Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx,
00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attn.: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq., telecopier number: (000)
000-0000, and (ii) if to the Holder, to the one or more addresses and telecopier
numbers indicated in the first paragraph of this Warrant.
10. Miscellaneous.
This
Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated
only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement
of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Warrant shall
be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of New
York. Any dispute relating to this Warrant shall be adjudicated in New York
County in the State of New York. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes
of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms
hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in
no
way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event
of a conflict between this Warrant and the Subscription Agreement, the terms
of
the Subscription Agreement shall be controlling.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Company has executed this Warrant as of the date first written
above.
Witness:
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AMERICAN
DAIRY, INC.
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By:_______________________________________________
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Name:____________________
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______________________________
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Title:_____________________
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Exhibit
A
FORM
OF SUBSCRIPTION
(to
be
signed only on exercise of Warrant)
TO:
AMERICAN DAIRY, INC.
The
undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant
(No.____), hereby irrevocably elects to purchase (check applicable
box):
___________
shares of the Common Stock covered by such Warrant.
The
undersigned herewith makes payment of the full Exercise Price for such shares
at
the price per share provided for in such Warrant, which is $___________________,
according to the latest certificate pursuant to Sub-section 2.5, in lawful
money
of the United States.
The
undersigned requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the
name
of, and delivered to _____________________________________________________
whose
address is
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The
undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and sales by the undersigned
of the securities issuable upon exercise of the within Warrant shall be made
pursuant to registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”), or pursuant to an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act.
Dated:___________________
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_______________________________________
(Signature
must conform to name of
holder
as specified on the face of the
Warrant)
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_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
(Address)
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Exhibit
B
FORM
OF TRANSFEROR ENDORSEMENT
(To
be
signed only on transfer of Warrant)
For
value
received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the
person(s) named below under the heading “Transferees” the right represented by
the within Warrant to purchase the percentage and number of shares of Common
Stock of AMERICAN DAIRY, INC. to which the within Warrant relates specified
under the headings “Percentage Transferred” and “Number Transferred,”
respectively, opposite the name(s) of such person(s) and appoints each such
person Attorney to transfer its respective right on the books of AMERICAN DAIRY,
INC. with full power of substitution in the premises.
Transferees
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Percentage
Transferred
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Number
Transferred
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Dated:
_________________________________
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____________________________________________
(Signature
must conform to name of holder as specified on the face of the
warrant)
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Signed
in the presence of:
_______________________________________
(Name)
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____________________________________________
____________________________________________
(Address)
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Accepted
and Agreed
_______________________________________
(Transferee)
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____________________________________________
____________________________________________
(Address)
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