Contract
THIS
WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT
BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
SET
FORTH HEREIN OR IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MAY 4, 2005, NEITHER THIS
WARRANT NOR ANY OF SUCH SHARES MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER SAID
ACT OR, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE, CUSTOMARY FOR
OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S
UNDER SUCH ACT.
STOCK
PURCHASE WARRANT
Issued
March 31, 2006
THIS
CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, Prospect Energy Corporation or its
registered assigns, is entitled to purchase from Xxxxxx Petroleum, Inc., a
Tennessee corporation (the "Company"), at any time or from time to time during
the period specified in Section 2 hereof, thirty thousand three hundred
sixty-one (30,361) fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), at an exercise price
per share equal to one dollar and fifteen cents ($1.15) (the "Exercise Price").
The term "Warrant Shares," as used herein, refers to the shares of Common Stock
purchasable hereunder. The Warrant Shares and the Exercise Price are subject
to
adjustment as provided in the next paragraph of this Warrant and in Section
4
hereof. The term "Warrants" means this Warrant and the other warrants issued
pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated May 4, 2005 by and among the
Company and the Lenders listed on the execution page thereof (the "Credit
Agreement").
This
Warrant is subject to the following terms, provisions, and
conditions:
shall
be
deemed to be issued to the holder hereof or such holder's designee, as the
record owner of such shares, as of the close of business on the date on which
the completed Exercise Agreement shall have been delivered and payment shall
have been made for such shares as set forth above. Certificates for the Warrant
Shares so purchased, representing the aggregate number of shares specified
in
the Exercise Agreement, shall be delivered to the holder hereof (with an
appropriate restrictive legend until properly sold under the Registration
Statement, and without restrictive legend thereon when such exercise occurs
while such Warrant Shares so purchased may be resold by the holder pursuant
to
Rule 144(k) or any similar successor rule) within a reasonable time, not
exceeding three (3) business days, after this Warrant shall have been so
exercised. The certificates so delivered shall be in such denominations as
may
be requested by the holder hereof and shall be registered in the name of such
holder or such other name as shall be designated by such holder, and shall
be
subject to all other applicable securities laws. If this Warrant shall have
been
exercised only in part, then, at the option of the holder (i) the holder may
surrender this Warrant to the Company and, unless this Warrant has expired,
the
Company shall, at its expense, at the time of delivery of such Warrant, deliver
to the holder a new Warrant representing the number of shares with respect
to
which this Warrant shall not then have been exercised, or (ii) the holder may
retain this certificate and the Warrant Shares purchasable under this Warrant
shall be reduced by such number of Warrant Shares so exercised by the holder
and
properly delivered by the Company hereunder.
This
Warrant is exercisable at any time or from time to time on or after March 31,
2006, and before 6:00 p.m., Dallas, Texas time on ----March 31, 2011 (the
“Exercise Period").
The
Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
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(d)
Certain Actions Prohibited. The Company will not, by amendment of its charter
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 to be
observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith
assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the
taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this
Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant
against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose
of
this Warrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
(i)
will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon
the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii)
will take all such actions 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.
(f)
Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical
certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon exercise, provided
the
Company's transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company
("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer ("FAST") program, upon request of
the
holder and its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1, the
Company shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically
transmit the Common Stock issuable upon exercise to the holder by crediting
the
account of holder's broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent
Commission ("DWAC") system.
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Warrant,
the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof is deemed
to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or
for a
consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions
or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than
the
Exercise Price on the date of issuance (a "Dilutive Issuance"), then immediately
upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price will be reduced to the amount
of
the consideration per share received by the Company in such Dilutive Issuance;
provided that only one adjustment will be made for each Dilutive Issuance.
No
adjustment to the Exercise Price shall have the effect of increasing the
Exercise Price above the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
adjustment.
(ii)
Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or
sells
any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than
where the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options) and the price per
share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is
less than the Exercise Price on the date of issuance, then the maximum total
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of
all
such Convertible Securities will, as of the date of the issuance of such
Convertible Securities, be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued
and
sold by the Company for such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding
sentence, the "price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such
conversion or exchange" is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if
any,
received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance or
sale
of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of
additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion
or
exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become
convertible or exchangeable, by
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(ii)
the
maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion
or
exchange of all such Convertible Securities. No further adjustment to the
Exercise Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon
conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
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(i) the
Company shall declare any dividend upon the Common Stock payable in shares
of
stock of any class or make any other distribution(including dividends or
distributions payable in cash out of retained earnings) to the holders of the
Common Stock;
(ii) the
Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of the Common
Stock
any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights;
(iii)
there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company, or reclassification
of
the Common Stock, or consolidation or merger of the Company with or into, or
sale of all or substantially all its assets to, another corporation or entity;
or
(iv)
there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding
up
of the Company; then, in each such case, the Company shall give to the holder
of
this Warrant (a) notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall
close or a record shall be taken for determining the holders of Common Stock
entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights
or
for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to vote in respect of
any
such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution,
liquidation or winding-up and (b) in the case of any such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up, notice of the date (or, if not then known, a reasonable
approximation thereof by the Company) when the same shall take place. Such
notice shall also specify the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall
be
entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or
to
exchange their Common Stock for stock or other securities or property
deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, dissolution, liquidation, or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice
shall be given at least 30 days prior to the record date or the date on which
the Company's books are closed in respect thereto. Failure to give any such
notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the proceedings
referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.
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(i)
"Market Price" means, as of any date, (i) the average of the high and low
trading price on such date for the shares of Common Stock on the OTCBB as
reported by Bloomberg, or (ii) if the OTCBB is not the principal trading market
for the shares of Common Stock, the closing bid price on the principal trading
market for the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg, or
(iii)
if
market value cannot be calculated as of such date on any of the foregoing bases,
the Market Price shall be the fair market value as reasonably determined in
good
faith by (a) the Board of Directors of the Company or, at the option of a
majority-in-interest of the holders of the outstanding Warrants by (b) an
independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing in the valuation
of businesses similar to the business of the corporation. The manner of
determining the Market Price of the Common Stock set forth in the foregoing
definition shall apply with respect to any other security in respect of which
a
determination as to market value or market price must be made
hereunder.
(ii)
"Common Stock," for purposes of this Section 4, includes the Common Stock,
par
value $0.0001 per share, and any additional class of stock of the Company having
no preference as to dividends or distributions on liquidation, provided that
the
shares purchasable pursuant to this Warrant shall include only shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, in respect of which this Warrant is
exercisable, or shares resulting from any subdivision or combination of such
Common Stock, or in the case of any reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, or sale of the character referred to in Section 4(e)
hereof, the stock or other securities or property provided for in such
Section.
(iii)
"Trading Day" shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is traded for any
period on the OTCBB, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities
market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. The foregoing definition
of "Trading Day" shall apply with respect to any other security to which a
Trading Day is referred.
The
issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant
shall be made without charge to the holder of this Warrant or such shares for
any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company
shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any
transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name
other than the holder of this Warrant.
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This
Warrant shall not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights
as a stockholder of the Company. No provision of this Warrant, in the absence
of
affirmative action by the holder hereof to purchase Warrant Shares, and no
mere
enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the holder hereof, shall
give
rise to any liability of such holder for the Exercise Price or as a stockholder
of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by
creditors of the Company.
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The
initial holder of this Warrant (and certain assignees thereof) is entitled
to
the benefit of such registration rights in respect of the Warrant Shares as
are
set forth in Section 2 of the Registration Rights Agreement, as
amended.
All
notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted to be given
or
delivered hereunder to the holder of this Warrant shall be in writing, and
shall
be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail or
by
recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and addressed, to such holder
at the address shown for such holder on the books of the Company, or at such
other address as shall have been furnished to the Company by notice from such
holder. All notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted
to
be given or delivered hereunder to the Company shall be in writing, and shall
be
personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail or by
recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and addressed, to the office
of the Company at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention:
Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address as shall have been furnished
to the holder of this Warrant by notice from the Company. Any such notice,
request, or other communication may be sent by facsimile, but shall in such
case
be subsequently confirmed by a writing personally delivered or sent by certified
or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier as provided above.
All notices, requests, and other communications shall be deemed to have been
given either at the time of the receipt thereof by the person entitled to
receive such notice at the address of such person for purposes of this Section
9, or, if mailed by registered or certified mail or with a recognized overnight
mail courier upon deposit with the United States Post Office or such overnight
mail courier, if postage is prepaid and the mailing is properly addressed,
as
the case may be.
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This
Warrant shall be enforced, governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws
of the State of Texas applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely
within such state, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The
Company hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States
Federal Courts located in Dallas, Texas with respect to any dispute arising
under this Warrant, the agreements entered into in connection herewith or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The Company irrevocably waives
the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit or proceeding.
The Company further agrees that service of process upon it mailed by first
class
mail shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it
in
any such suit or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect the holder's right
to
serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The parties agree that
a
final non-appealable judgment in any such suit or proceeding shall be conclusive
and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on such judgment or in any
other lawful manner. The party which does not prevail in any dispute arising
under this Warrant shall be responsible for all fees and expenses, including
attorneys' fees, incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such
dispute.
In
addition to any other rights available to the holder, if the Company fails
for
any reason to deliver to the holder such certificate or certificates pursuant
to
Section 1 by the third (3rd) business day after exercise, and if after such
third (3rd) business day after exercise the holder is required by its brokerage
firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock
to
deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such holder of Common Stock which the
holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a "Buy-In"), then the Company
shall (a) pay in cash to the holder (in addition to any remedies available
to or
elected by the holder) the amount by which (i) the holder's total purchase
price
(including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased
exceeds (ii) the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
that such holder anticipated receiving from the exercise at issue multiplied
by
(B) the actual sale price of the Common Stock at the time of the sale (including
brokerage commissions, if any) giving rise to such purchase obligation and
(b)
at the option of the holder, either reissue an identical Warrant to purchase
such number of shares of Common Stock equal to the attempted exercise or deliver
to the holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued
had the Company timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section
1.
The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts
payable to the holder in respect of the Buy-In.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly
authorized officer.
XXXXXX
PETROLEUM, INC.
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By:
_______________________________
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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President
and CEO
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Dated
as of _____________
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FORM
OF
EXERCISE AGREEMENT
Dated:
________ __,200_
To:
______________________
The
undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the within Warrant, hereby
agrees to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant,
and
makes payment herewith in full therefor at the price per share provided by
such
Warrant in cash or by certified or official bank check or by wired funds in
the
amount of, or, if the resale of such Common Stock by the undersigned is not
currently registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by surrender of securities issued by the
Company (including a portion of the Warrant) having a market value (in the
case
of a portion of this Warrant, determined in accordance with Section 1(c) of
the
Warrant) equal to $_________. Please issue a certificate or certificates for
such shares of Common Stock in the name of and pay any cash for any fractional
share to:
Name:
______________________________
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Signature:
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Address:
___________________________
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___________________________________
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Note:
The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the
face of
the within Warrant, if applicable.
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and,
if
said number of shares of Common Stock shall not be all the shares purchasable
under the within Warrant, a new Warrant is to be issued in the name of said
undersigned covering the balance of the shares purchasable thereunder less
any
fraction of a share paid in cash.
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FORM
OF
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers all the rights
of
the undersigned under the within Warrant, with respect to the number of shares
of Common Stock covered thereby set forth herein below, to:
Name of Assignee |
Address
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No
of
Shares
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,
and
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints_____________________________ as
agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer said Warrant on the books of the
within-named corporation, with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Dated:
________ __, 200_
In
the presence of:
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Name:
_____________________________
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Signature:
__________________________
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Title
of Signing Officer or Agent (if any):
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__________________________________ | ||
Address:
__________________________
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__________________________________
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Note:
The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the
face of
the within Warrant, if applicable.
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