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EXHIBIT 4.1
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED IN VIOLATION OF SUCH ACT, THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER OR
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT.
Number of Shares of Common Stock: 186,000
Warrant No. WB-1
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To Purchase Common Stock of
Storage Computer Corporation
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT The Shaar Fund Ltd., or registered assigns, is
entitled, at any time from the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) to the
Expiration Date (as hereinafter defined), to purchase from Storage Computer
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), 186,000 shares of Common
Stock (as hereinafter defined and subject to adjustment as provided herein), in
whole or in part, including fractional parts, at a purchase price per share
equal to $13.41, subject to adjustment as provided herein, all on the terms and
conditions and pursuant to the provisions hereinafter set forth.
1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Common Stock Purchase Warrant (this "WARRANT"), the
following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
"ADDITIONAL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK" shall mean all shares of Common Stock
issued by the Company after the Closing Date, other than Warrant Stock.
"BOOK VALUE" shall mean, in respect of any share of Common Stock on any
date herein specified, the consolidated book value of the Company as of the last
day of any month immediately preceding such date, divided by the number of Fully
Diluted Outstanding shares of Common Stock as determined in accordance with GAAP
(assuming the payment of the exercise prices for such shares) by BDO Xxxxxxx,
LLP, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx & Company, LLP or any other firm of independent certified
public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Company and
reasonably acceptable to the Holder.
"BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday or a day
on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York.
"CLOSING DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
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"COMMISSION" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
federal agency then administering the Securities Act and other federal
securities laws.
"COMMON STOCK" shall mean (except where the context otherwise indicates)
the Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company as constituted on
the Closing Date, and any capital stock into which such Common Stock may
thereafter be changed, and shall also include (i) capital stock of the Company
of any other class (regardless of how denominated) issued to the holders of
shares of Common Stock upon any reclassification thereof which is also not
preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class of stock of the Company
and which is not subject to redemption and (ii) shares of common stock of any
successor or acquiring corporation received by or distributed to the holders of
Common Stock of the Company in the circumstances contemplated by Section 4.4.
"CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES" shall mean evidences of indebtedness, shares of
stock or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable, with or
without payment of additional consideration in cash or property, for shares of
Common Stock, either immediately or upon the occurrence of a specified date or a
specified event.
"CURRENT MARKET PRICE" shall mean on any date of determination the closing
price of a Common Share on such day as reported on Amex; provided, if such
security is not listed or admitted to trading on Amex, as reported on the
principal national security exchange or quotation system on which such security
is quoted or listed or admitted to trading and if such exchange or system is the
NASDAQ, the closing bid price, or, if not quoted or listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange or quotation system, the closing bid
price of such security on the over-the-counter market on the day in question as
reported by Bloomberg LP, or a similar generally accepted reporting service, as
the case may be.
"CURRENT WARRANT PRICE" shall mean, in respect of a share of Common Stock
at any date herein specified, the price at which a share of Common Stock may be
purchased pursuant to this Warrant on such date, as set forth in the first
paragraph hereof.
"EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
"EXERCISE PERIOD" shall mean the period during which this Warrant is
exercisable pursuant to Section 2.1.
"EXPIRATION DATE" shall mean September 28, 2003.
"FULLY DILUTED OUTSTANDING" shall mean, when used with reference to Common
Stock, at any date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be determined,
all shares of Common Stock Outstanding at such date and all shares of Common
Stock issuable in respect of this Warrant, outstanding on such date, and other
options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, shares of
Common Stock outstanding on such date which would be deemed outstanding in
accordance with GAAP for purposes of determining Book Value or net income per
share.
"FUNDAMENTAL CORPORATE CHANGE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.4.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America as from time to time in effect.
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"HOLDER" shall mean the Person in whose name the Warrant or Warrant Stock
set forth herein is registered on the books of the Company maintained for such
purpose.
"MARKET PRICE" per Common Share means the closing price of the Common
Shares as reported on the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX") on September 26,
2000.
"OTHER PROPERTY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
"OUTSTANDING" shall mean, when used with reference to Common Stock, at any
date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be determined, all issued
shares of Common Stock, except shares then owned or held by or for the account
of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, and shall include all shares issuable
in respect of outstanding scrip or any certificates representing fractional
interests in shares of Common Stock.
"PERSON" shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint
venture, trust, incorporated organization, association, corporation,
institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether federal,
state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including, without limitation, any
instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" shall mean the Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of a date even herewith between the Company and The Shaar
Fund Ltd., as it may be amended from time to time.
"RESTRICTED COMMON STOCK" shall mean shares of Common Stock which are, or
which upon their issuance on their exercise of this Warrant would be, evidenced
by a certificate bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section 9.1(a).
"SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT" shall mean the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated as of a date even herewith between the Company and The Shaar
Fund Ltd., as it may be amended from time to time.
"TRANSFER" shall mean any disposition of any Warrant or Warrant Stock or of
any interest in either thereof, which would constitute a sale thereof within the
meaning of the Securities Act.
"TRANSFER NOTICE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
"WARRANT PRICE" shall mean an amount equal to (i) the number of shares of
Common Stock being purchased upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section
2.1, multiplied by (ii) the Current Warrant Price as of the date of such
exercise.
"WARRANT STOCK" shall mean the shares of Common Stock purchased by the
holders of the Warrants upon the exercise thereof.
"WARRANTS" shall mean this Warrant and all warrants issued upon transfer,
division or combination of, or in substitution for, any thereof. All Warrants
shall at all times be identical as to terms and conditions and date, except as
to the number of shares of Common Stock for which they may be exercised.
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2. EXERCISE OF WARRANT
2.1 MANNER OF EXERCISE
From and after the Closing Date and until 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the
Expiration Date, Holder may exercise this Warrant, on any Business Day, for all
or any part of the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder.
In order to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, Holder shall
deliver to the Company at its principal office at 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000, or at the office or agency designated by the Company pursuant to
Section 12, (i) a written notice of Holder's election to exercise this Warrant,
which notice shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased,
(ii) to the extent such exercise is not being effected through a Cashless
Exercise, payment of the Warrant Price in cash or wire transfer or cashier's
check drawn on a United States bank and (iii) this Warrant. Such notice shall be
substantially in the form of the subscription form appearing at the end of this
Warrant as Exhibit A, duly executed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Upon
receipt of the items referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the
Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within five Business
Days thereafter, execute or cause to be executed and deliver or cause to be
delivered to Holder a certificate or certificates representing the aggregate
number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, together with
cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as hereinafter provided. The stock
certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in
such denomination or denominations as Holder shall request in the notice and
shall be registered in the name of Holder or, subject to Section 9, such other
name as shall be designated in the notice. This Warrant shall be deemed to have
been exercised and such certificate or certificates shall be deemed to have been
issued, and Holder or any other Person so designated to be named therein shall
be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as
of the date the notice, together with the cash or check or checks and this
Warrant, is received by the Company as described above and all taxes required to
be paid by Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2.2 prior to the issuance of such
shares have been paid. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the
Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates
representing Warrant Stock, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the
rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased shares of Common Stock called for
by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with
this Warrant, or, at the request of Holder, appropriate notation may be made on
this Warrant and the same returned to Holder. Notwithstanding any provision
herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to register shares in
the name of any Person who acquired this Warrant (or part hereof) or any Warrant
Stock otherwise than in accordance with this Warrant.
Simultaneously with the exercise of this Warrant, payment in full of the
Warrant Price shall be made, at the option of the Holder, (i) by payment of the
Warrant Price in cash or by wire transfer or cashier's check drawn on a United
States bank, (ii) through a net exercise without payment of the Warrant Price in
cash by providing notice to the Company of the Holder's election to receive a
number of shares of Common Stock in a Cashless Exercise equal to the product of
(1) the number of shares for which such Warrant is exercisable with payment in
cash of the Warrant Price as of the date of exercise and (2) the Cashless
Exercise Ratio or (iii) by any combination of clauses (i) and (ii). For purposes
of this Agreement, the "CASHLESS EXERCISE RATIO" shall equal a fraction, the
numerator of which is the excess of the Current Market Price per share of the
Common Stock on the date of exercise over the Current Warrant Price as of the
date of exercise, and the denominator of which is the Current Market Price per
share of the Common Stock on the date of exercise. An exercise of a Warrant in
accordance with clause (ii) above is herein called a "CASHLESS EXERCISE."
Following a Cashless Exercise, this Warrant shall be canceled in all respects
with regard to (a) the number of shares of Common Stock issued in accordance
with the Cashless Exercise PLUS (b) the number of shares used as consideration
for the Cashless Exercise.
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2.2 PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CHARGES
All shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant
pursuant to the terms hereof shall be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, freely tradable and without any preemptive rights. The Company
shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental
charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issuance or delivery thereof,
unless such tax or charge is imposed by law upon Holder, in which case such
taxes or charges shall be paid by Holder. The Company shall not be required,
however, to pay any tax or other charge imposed in connection with any transfer
involved in the issuance of any certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant in any name other than that of Holder, and in such
case the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock certificate
until such tax or other charge has been paid or it has been established to the
satisfaction of the Company that no such tax or other charge is due.
2.3 FRACTIONAL SHARES
The Company shall not be required to issue a fractional share of Common
Stock upon exercise of any 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
the same fraction of the Market Price per share of Common Stock as of the
Closing Date.
2.4 CONTINUED VALIDITY
A holder of shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant, in whole or in part (other than a holder who acquires such shares after
the same have been publicly sold pursuant to a Registration Statement under the
Securities Act or sold pursuant to Rule 144 or other exception from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act) shall be subject to and
continue to be subject to and entitled with respect to such shares to all rights
to which it would have been entitled as Holder under Sections 9, 10 and 14 of
this Warrant. The Company will, at the time of exercise of this Warrant, in
whole or in part, upon the request of Holder, acknowledge in writing, in form
reasonably satisfactory to Holder, its continuing obligation to afford Holder
all such rights; provided, however, that if Holder shall fail to make any such
request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company
to afford to Holder all such rights.
3. TRANSFER, DIVISION AND COMBINATION 3.1 TRANSFER
Subject to compliance with Section 9, transfer of this Warrant and all
rights hereunder, in whole or in part, shall be registered on the books of the
Company to be maintained for such purpose, upon surrender of this Warrant at the
principal office of the Company referred to in Section 2.1 or the office or
agency designated by the Company pursuant to Section 12, together with a written
assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto duly
executed by 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, subject to Section 9, execute
and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees
and in the denomination 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 canceled. A Warrant, if properly
assigned in compliance with Section 9, may be exercised by a new Holder for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock without having a new warrant issued.
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3.2 DIVISION AND COMBINATION
Subject to Section 9, this Warrant may be divided or combined with other
Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office or agency of the
Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations
in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by Holder or its agent or
attorney. Subject to compliance with Sections 3.1 and 9, 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.
3.3 EXPENSES
The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its own expense (other than
transfer taxes) the new Warrants or Warrants under this Section 3.
3.4 MAINTENANCE OF BOOKS
The Company agrees to maintain, at its aforesaid office or agency, books
for the registration and the registration of transfer of the Warrants.
4. ADJUSTMENTS
The number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable,
or the price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this
Section 4. The Company shall give Holder notice of any event described below
which requires an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4 at the time of such
event.
4.1 STOCK DIVIDENDS, SUBDIVISIONS AND COMBINATIONS
If at any time the Company shall:
(a) take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of
entitling them to receive a dividend payable in, or other distribution of,
Additional Shares of Common Stock;
(b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number
of shares of Common Stock; or
(c) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of
shares of Common Stock;
then (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted
to equal the number of shares of Common Stock which a record holder of the same
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to the occurrence of such event would own or be entitled to
receive after the happening of such event, and (ii) the Current Warrant Price
shall be adjusted to equal (A) the Current Warrant Price multiplied by the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to the adjustment divided by (B) the number of shares for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such adjustment.
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4.2 CERTAIN OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS
If at any time the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common
Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend or other
distribution of:
(a) cash;
(b) any evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of its stock or any other
securities or property of any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Convertible
Securities or Additional Shares of Common Stock); or
(c) any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any evidences
of its indebtedness, any shares of its stock or any other securities or property
of any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Convertible Securities or Additional
Shares of Common Stock);
then, upon exercise of this Warrant, Holder shall be entitled to receive such
dividend or distribution as if Holder had exercised the Warrant prior to the
date of such dividend or distribution. A reclassification of the Common Stock
(other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value or from no
par value to par value) into shares of Common Stock and shares of any other
class of stock shall be deemed a distribution by the Company to the holders of
its Common Stock of such shares of such other class of stock within the meaning
of this Section 4.2 and, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be
changed into a larger or smaller number of shares of Common Stock as a part of
such reclassification, such change shall be deemed a subdivision or combination,
as the case may be, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock within the meaning
of Section 4.1.
4.3 OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ADJUSTMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION
The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments
of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
and the Current Warrant Price provided for in this Section 4:
(a) WHEN ADJUSTMENTS TO BE MADE. The adjustments required by this Section 4
shall be made whenever and as often as any specified event requiring an
adjustment shall occur. For the purpose of any adjustment, any specified event
shall be deemed to have occurred at the close of business on the date of its
occurrence.
(b) FRACTIONAL INTERESTS. In computing adjustments under this Section 4,
fractional interests in Common Stock shall be taken into account to the nearest
1/10th of a share.
(c) WHEN ADJUSTMENT NOT REQUIRED. If the Company shall take a record of the
holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a
dividend or distribution or subscription or purchase rights and shall,
thereafter and before the distribution to stockholders thereof, legally abandon
its plan to pay or deliver such dividend, distribution, subscription or purchase
rights, then thereafter no adjustment shall be required by reason of the taking
of such record and any such adjustment previously made in respect thereof shall
be rescinded and annulled.
(d) CHALLENGE TO GOOD FAITH DETERMINATION. Whenever the Board of Directors
of the Company shall be required to make a determination in good faith of the
fair value of any item under this Section 4, such determination may be
challenged in good faith by the Holder, and any dispute shall be resolved by an
investment banking firm of recognized national standing selected by the Company
and acceptable to Holder.
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4.4 REORGANIZATION, RECLASSIFICATION, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR DISPOSITION
OF ASSETS
In case the Company shall reorganize its capital, reclassify its capital
stock, consolidate or merge with or into another Person (where the Company is
not the survivor or where there is a change in or distribution with respect to
the Common Stock of the Company), or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose
of all or substantially all its property, assets or business to another Person,
or effectuate a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than
50% of the voting power of the Company is disposed of (each, a "FUNDAMENTAL
CORPORATE CHANGE") and, pursuant to the terms of such Fundamental Corporate
Change, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or any
cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of any nature whatsoever
(including warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or
in lieu of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation ("OTHER
PROPERTY"), are to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock
of the Company, then Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon
exercise of the Warrant, such number of shares of common stock of the successor
or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation,
and Other Property as is receivable upon or as a result of such Fundamental
Corporate Change by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which
this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Corporate
Change. In case of any such Fundamental Corporate Change, the successor or
acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the due
and punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and condition
of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all the
obligations and liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may be
deemed appropriate (as determined by resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company) in order to provide for adjustments of shares of Common Stock for which
this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent as practicable
to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4. For purposes of this Section
4.4, "COMMON STOCK OF THE SUCCESSOR OR ACQUIRING CORPORATION" shall include
stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as to dividends or
assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and which is not
subject to redemption and shall also include any evidences of indebtedness,
shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable
for any such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a specified date
or the happening of a specified event and any warrants or other rights to
subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of this
Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive Fundamental Corporate Change.
4.5 OTHER ACTION AFFECTING COMMON STOCK
In case at any time or from time to time the Company shall take any action
in respect of its Common Stock, other than any action described in this Section
4, which would have a materially adverse effect upon the rights of Holder, the
number of shares of Common Stock and/or the purchase price thereof shall be
adjusted in such manner as may be equitable in the circumstances, as determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.
4.6 CERTAIN LIMITATIONS
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company agrees not to
enter into any transaction which, by reason of any adjustment hereunder, would
cause the Current Warrant Price to be less than the par value per share of
Common Stock.
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5. NOTICES TO HOLDER
5.1 NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENTS
Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable, or whenever the price at which a share of such Common Stock may be
purchased upon exercise of the Warrants, shall be adjusted pursuant to Section
4, the Company shall forthwith prepare a certificate to be executed by the chief
financial officer of the Company setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event
requiring the adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated
(including a description of the basis on which the Board of Directors of the
Company determined the fair value of any evidences of indebtedness, shares of
stock, other securities or property or warrants or other subscription or
purchase rights referred to in Section 4.2), specifying the number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and (if such adjustment was
made pursuant to Section 4.4 or 4.5) describing the number and kind of any other
shares of stock or Other Property for which this Warrant is exercisable, and any
change in the purchase price or prices thereof, after giving effect to such
adjustment or change. The Company shall promptly cause a signed copy of such
certificate to be delivered to the Holder in accordance with Section 14.2. The
Company shall keep at its office or agency designated pursuant to Section 12
copies of all such certificates and cause the same to be available for
inspection at said office during normal business hours by the Holder or any
prospective purchaser of a Warrant designated by Holder.
5.2 NOTICE OF CORPORATE ACTION
If at any time:
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for
the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, or
any right to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its indebtedness, any
shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive
any other right; or
(b) there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company, any
reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company or any
consolidation or merger of the Company with, or any sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all the property, assets or business of the
Company to, another corporation; or
(c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder (i) at
least 30 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record date shall be
selected for such dividend, distribution or right or for determining rights to
vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up, and (ii) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up, at least 30 days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take
place. Such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause also shall specify
(i) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution or right, the date on which the holders of Common Stock
shall be entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount
and character thereof, and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the time, if any
such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other
property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification,
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merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or
winding up. Each such written notice shall be sufficiently given if addressed to
Holder at the last address of Holder appearing on the books of the Company and
delivered in accordance with Section 14.2.
6. NO IMPAIRMENT
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, issuance or sale of
securities or 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
against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company will (a) not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock
receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant 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 shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use its best 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.
Upon the request of Holder, the Company will at any time during the period
this Warrant is outstanding acknowledge in writing, in form satisfactory to
Holder, the continuing validity of this Warrant and the obligations of the
Company hereunder.
7. RESERVATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF COMMON STOCK
From and after the Closing Date, the Company shall at all times reserve and
keep available for issuance upon the exercise of Warrants such number of its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit
the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants. All shares of Common Stock
which shall be so issuable, when issued upon exercise of any Warrant and payment
therefor in accordance with the terms of such Warrant, shall be duly and validly
issued and fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights.
Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the
Current Warrant Price below the then par value, if any, of the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall take any
corporate action which may be necessary in order that the Company may validly
and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of such Common Stock at
such adjusted Current Warrant Price.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number
of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the
Current Warrant 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.
8. TAKING OF RECORD; STOCK AND WARRANT TRANSFER BOOKS
In the case of all dividends or other distributions by the Company to the
holders of its Common Stock with respect to which any provision of Section 4
refers to the taking of record of such holders, the Company will in each case
take such a record and will take such record as of the close of business on a
Business Day. The Company will not at any time, except upon dissolution,
liquidation or
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winding up of the Company, close its stock transfer books or
Warrant transfer books so as to result in preventing or delaying the exercise or
transfer of any Warrant.
9. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY
The Warrants and the Warrant Stock shall not be transferred, hypothecated
or assigned before satisfaction of the conditions specified in this Section 9,
which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to the Transfer of any Warrant or any Warrant Stock.
Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to be bound by the provisions of
this Section 9.
9.1 RESTRICTIVE LEGEND
(a) Holder, by accepting this Warrant and any Warrant Stock agrees that
this Warrant and the Warrant Stock issuable upon exercise hereof may not be
assigned or otherwise transferred unless and until (i) the Company has received
an opinion of counsel for Holder that such securities may be sold pursuant to an
exemption from registration under the Securities Act or (ii) a registration
statement relating to such securities has been filed by the Company and declared
effective by the Commission.
Each certificate for Warrant Stock issuable hereunder shall bear a legend
as follows until such securities have been sold pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act:
"THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE, AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. THESE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR SUCH
OTHER LAWS."
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9, the Warrant shall be
stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following
form:
"THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND
MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN VIOLATION OF SUCH ACT, THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
THEREUNDER OR THE PROVISIONS OF THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT."
9.2 NOTICE OF PROPOSED TRANSFERS
Prior to any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Warrants or any shares
of Restricted Common Stock, the Holder shall give ten days' prior written notice
(a "TRANSFER NOTICE") to the Company of Holder's intention to effect such
Transfer, describing the manner and circumstances of the
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proposed Transfer, and obtain from counsel to Holder who shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, an opinion that the proposed Transfer of such
Warrants or such Restricted Common Stock may be effected without registration
under the Securities Act. After receipt of the Transfer Notice and opinion, the
Company shall, within five days thereof, notify the Holder as to whether such
opinion is reasonably satisfactory and, if so, such holder shall thereupon be
entitled to Transfer such Warrants or such Restricted Common Stock, in
accordance with the terms of the Transfer Notice. Each certificate, if any,
evidencing such shares of Restricted Common Stock issued upon such Transfer
shall bear the restrictive legend set forth in Section 9.1(a), and the Warrant
issued upon such Transfer shall bear the restrictive legend set forth in Section
9.1(b), unless in the opinion of such counsel such legend is not required in
order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act. Holder shall not be entitled
to Transfer such Warrants or such Restricted Common Stock until receipt of
notice from the Company under this Section 9.2 that such opinion is reasonably
satisfactory.
9.3 REQUIRED REGISTRATION
Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission not later than
the 45th day after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement relating to the
offer and sale of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and
shall use its best efforts to cause the Commission to declare such Registration
Statement effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable but no
later than 150 days after the Closing Date.
9.4 TERMINATION OF RESTRICTIONS
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 9, the restrictions
imposed by this Section upon the transferability of the Warrants, the Warrant
Stock and the Restricted Common Stock (or Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrants) and the legend requirements of Section 9.1 shall
terminate as to any particular Warrant or share of Warrant Stock or Restricted
Common Stock (or Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants) (i)
when and so long as such security shall have been effectively registered under
the Securities Act and disposed of pursuant thereto or (ii) when the Company
shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that
such shares may be transferred without registration thereof under the Securities
Act. Whenever the restrictions imposed by Section 9 shall terminate as to this
Warrant, as hereinabove provided, the Holder hereof shall be entitled to receive
from the Company upon written request of the Holder, at the expense of the
Company, a new Warrant bearing the following legend in place of the restrictive
legend set forth hereon:
"THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY OF THE WITHIN WARRANT CONTAINED IN
SECTION 9 HEREOF TERMINATED ON __________, _____, AND ARE OF NO FURTHER
FORCE AND EFFECT."
All Warrants issued upon registration of transfer, division or combination of,
or in substitution for, any Warrant or Warrants entitled to bear such legend
shall have a similar legend endorsed thereon. Whenever the restrictions imposed
by this Section shall terminate as to any share of Restricted Common Stock, as
hereinabove provided, the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the
Company, at the Company's expense, a new certificate representing such Common
Stock not bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section 9.1(a).
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9.5 LISTING ON SECURITIES EXCHANGE
If the Company shall list any shares of Common Stock on any securities
exchange or quotation system, it will, at its expense, list thereon, maintain
and, when necessary, increase such listing of, all shares of Common Stock issued
or, to the extent permissible under the applicable securities exchange rules,
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant so long as any shares of Common Stock
shall be so listed during any such Exercise Period.
10. SUPPLYING INFORMATION
The Company shall cooperate with Holder in supplying such information as
may be reasonably necessary for Holder to complete and file any information
reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the Commission as a condition
to the availability of an exemption from the Securities Act for the sale of any
Warrant or Restricted Common Stock.
11. LOSS OR MUTILATION
Upon receipt by the Company from Holder of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Warrant and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being understood that
the written agreement of the Holder shall be sufficient indemnity), and in case
of mutilation upon surrender and cancellation hereof, the Company will execute
and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant of like tenor to Holder; provided, in
the case of mutilation no indemnity shall be required if this Warrant in
identifiable form is surrendered to the Company for cancellation.
12. OFFICE OF THE COMPANY
As long as any of the Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall
maintain an office or agency (which may be the principal executive offices of
the Company) where the Warrants may be presented for exercise, registration of
transfer, division or combination as provided in this Warrant.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by Holder to
purchase shares of Common Stock, and no enumeration herein of the rights or
privileges of Holder hereof, 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.
14. MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 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. If the Company fails to
make, when due, any payments provided for hereunder, or fails to comply with any
other provision of this Warrant, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as
shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, without
limitation, 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.
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14.2 NOTICE GENERALLY
Except as may be otherwise provided herein, any notice or other
communication or delivery required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be delivered personally or sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, or
by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, and shall be deemed given
when so delivered personally or by overnight courier service, or, if mailed,
three days after the date of deposit in the United States mails, as follows:
(a) if to the Company, to:
Storage Computer Corporation
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
(000) 000-0000
(000) 000-0000 (Fax)
with a copy to:
Peabody & Xxxxxx LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
(000) 000-0000
(000) 000-0000 (fax)
(b) if to the Holder, to:
The Shaar Fund Ltd.,
c/x Xxxxxxxx Capital Management
0 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
(000) 000-0000
(000) 000-0000 (Fax)
with a copy to:
Cadwalader, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxx
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Block, Esq.
(000) 000-0000
(000) 000-0000 (Fax)
The Company or the Holder may change the foregoing address by notice given
pursuant to this Section 14.2.
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14.3 INDEMNIFICATION
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Holder from and against
any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, claims, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses and disbursements of any kind
which may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted against Holder in any manner
relating to or arising out of any failure by the Company to perform or observe
in any material respect any of its covenants, agreements, undertakings or
obligations set forth in this Warrant; provided, however, that the Company will
not be liable hereunder to the extent that any liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, attorneys' fees,
expenses or disbursements are found in a final nonappealable judgment by a court
to have resulted from Holder's gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
in its capacity as a stockholder or warrantholder of the Company.
14.4 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 Section 9 of 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 Section 9 of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive
the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
14.5 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.1 and 9, this Warrant and the
rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors of the Company and the successors and 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, with respect to Section 9 hereof, holders
of Warrant Stock, and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or holder of
Warrant Stock.
14.6 AMENDMENT
This Warrant and all other Warrants may be modified or amended or the
provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and Holder.
14.7 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 only be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the
remaining provisions of this Warrant.
14.8 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.
14.9 GOVERNING LAW
This Warrant shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York,
without regard to the provisions thereof relating to conflicts of law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed
and its corporate seal to be impressed hereon and attested by its Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary.
Dated: September 28, 2000
STORAGE COMPUTER CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: President
Attest:
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
SUBSCRIPTION FORM
[To be executed only upon exercise of Warrant]
The undersigned registered owner of this Warrant irrevocably exercises this
Warrant for the purchase of __________ shares of Common Stock of Storage
Computer Corporation and herewith makes payment therefor, all at the price and
on the terms and conditions specified in this Warrant and requests that
certificates for the shares of Common Stock hereby purchased (and any securities
or other property issuable upon such exercise) be issued in the name of and
delivered to
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whose address is
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and, if such shares of Common Stock shall not include all of the shares of
Common Stock issuable as provided in this Warrant, that a new Warrant of like
tenor and date for the balance of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder
be delivered to the undersigned.
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(Name of Registered Owner)
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(Signature of Registered Owner)
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(Street Address)
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(City) (State) (Zip Code)
NOTICE: The signature on this
subscription must correspond with the
name as written upon the face of the
within Warrant in every particular,
without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever.
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered owner of this Warrant hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of
the undersigned under this Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of
Common Stock set forth below:
NO. OF SHARES OF
NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE COMMON STOCK
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and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
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attorney-in-fact to register such transfer on the books of Storage Computer
Corporation maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Dated:
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(Print Name)
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(Signature)
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(Print Name of Witness)
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(Witness's Signature)
NOTICE: The signature on this assignment
must correspond with the name as written
upon the face of the within Warrant in
every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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