EXHIBIT 4.12
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED
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OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR SKYLYNX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SHALL HAVE
RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT
REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF
SkyLynx Communications, Inc.
Subject to Section 1 hereof, expires the later of May __, 2000
and a date six (6) months following
an Offering (as defined below)
No.: W-___ Number of Shares: ______
Date of Issuance: ________, 1999
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth, the
undersigned, SkyLynx Communications, Inc., a Colorado corporation (together with
its successors and assigns, the "Issuer"), hereby certifies that
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_________________ or its registered assigns is entitled to subscribe for and
purchase, during the period specified in this Warrant, up to _______ shares
(subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided) of the duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock of the Issuer, at an exercise
price per share equal to the Warrant Price then in effect, subject, however, to
the provisions and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Capitalized terms used in this Warrant and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the respective meanings specified in Section 7 hereof.
1. Term. The right to subscribe for and purchase shares of Warrant Stock
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represented hereby shall commence on the date of issuance of this Warrant and
shall expire at the later of (i) 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on May __, 2000, (ii)
a date six (6) months following an underwritten public offering (an "Offering")
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of the Common Stock (the "Initial Term") provided,
that, if at the date of the expiration of the Initial Term, (a) the Warrant
Stock shall not be listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market,
the Nasdaq National Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or The American
Stock Exchange, Inc., (b) the Warrant Stock shall not be freely tradeable
pursuant to an effective registration statement or otherwise or (c) the Company
shall not have sufficient shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon a full exercise
of this Warrant, then the Initial Term shall be extended until such date on
which none of the foregoing events shall exist (the Initial Term, as such may be
extended, being hereinafter called the "Term").
2. Method of Exercise Payment: Issuance of New Warrant: Transfer and
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Exchange.
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(a) Time of Exercise. The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may
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be exercised in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the
Term.
(b) Method of Exercise. The Holder hereof may exercise this Warrant, in
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whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant (with the exercise form
attached hereto duly executed) at the principal office of the Issuer, and by the
payment to the Issuer of an amount of consideration therefor equal to the
Warrant Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of
shares of Warrant Stock with respect to which this Warrant is then being
exercised, payable at the Holder's election (i) in cash by certified or official
bank check, (ii) at any time on or after the Original Issue Date through the
date on or before the date the registration statement filed in accordance with
the Registration Rights Agreement has been declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission by surrender to the Issuer for cancellation of a portion
of this Warrant representing that number of unissued shares of Warrant Stock
which is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the product obtained by
multiplying the Warrant Price by the number of shares of Warrant Stock being
purchased upon such exercise by (B) the difference obtained by subtracting the
Warrant Price from the Per Share Market Value as of the date of such exercise,
or (iii) by a combination of the foregoing methods of payment selected by the
Holder of this Warrant. In any case where the consideration payable upon such
exercise is being paid in whole or in part pursuant to the provisions of clause
(ii) of this subsection (b), such exercise shall be accompanied by written
notice from the Holder of this Warrant specifying the manner of payment thereof
and containing a calculation showing the number of shares of Warrant Stock with
respect to which rights are being surrendered thereunder and the net number of
shares to be issued after giving effect to such surrender.
(c) Issuance of Stock Certificates. In the event of any exercise of the
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rights represented by this Warrant in accordance with and subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, (i) certificates for the shares of Warrant Stock so
purchased shall be dated the date of such exercise and delivered to the Holder
hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding three Trading Days after such
exercise, and the Holder hereof shall be deemed for all purposes to be the
Holder of the shares of Warrant Stock so purchased as of the date of such
exercise, and (ii) unless this Warrant has expired, a new Warrant representing
the number of shares of Warrant Stock, if any, with respect to which this
Warrant shall not then have been exercised (less any amount thereof which shall
have been canceled in payment or partial payment of the Warrant Price as
hereinabove provided) shall also be issued to the Holder hereof at the Issuer's
expense within such time.
(d) Transferability of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of subsection
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(e) of this Section 2, this Warrant may be transferred by the Holder without the
consent of the Company. If transferred pursuant to this paragraph and subject
to the provisions of subsection (e) of this Section 2, this Warrant may be
transferred on the books of the Issuer by the Holder hereof in person or by duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of
the Issuer, properly endorsed (by the Holder executing an assignment in the form
attached hereto) and upon payment of any necessary transfer tax or other
governmental charge imposed upon such transfer. This Warrant is exchangeable at
the principal office of the Issuer for Warrants for the purchase of the same
aggregate number of shares of Warrant Stock, each new Warrant to represent the
right to purchase such number of shares of Warrant Stock as the Holder hereof
shall designate at the time of such exchange. All Warrants issued on transfers
or exchanges shall be dated the Original Issue Date and shall be identical with
this Warrant except as to the number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable
pursuant hereto.
(e) Compliance with Securities Laws.
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(i) The Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges
that this Warrant and the shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon
exercise hereof are being acquired solely for the Holder's own account and
not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the
Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any
shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof except pursuant
to an effective registration statement, or an exemption from registration,
under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (iii) below, this Warrant and
all certificates representing shares of Warrant Stock issued upon exercise
hereof shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the
following form:
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON
EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS
AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR SKYLYNX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT
REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.
(iii) The restrictions imposed by this subsection (e) upon the
transfer of this Warrant and the shares of Warrant Stock to be purchased
upon exercise hereof shall terminate (A) when such securities shall have
been effectively registered under the Securities Act, (B) upon the Issuer's
receipt of an opinion of counsel, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, addressed to the Issuer to
the effect that such restrictions are no longer required to ensure
compliance with the Securities Act or (C) upon the Issuer's receipt of
other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer that such registration
is not required. Whenever such restrictions shall cease and terminate as to
any such securities, the Holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from
the Issuer (or its transfer agent and registrar), without expense (other
than applicable transfer taxes, if any), new Warrants (or, in the case of
shares of Warrant Stock, new stock certificates) of like tenor not bearing
the applicable legends required by paragraph (ii) above relating to the
Securities Act and state securities laws.
(f) Continuing Rights of Holder. The Issuer will, at the time of or at any
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time after each exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof
or of any shares of Warrant Stock issued upon such exercise, acknowledge in
writing the extent, if any, of its continuing obligation to afford to the Holder
all rights to which the Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise
in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, provided that if the Holder shall
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fail to make any such request, the failure shall not affect the continuing
obligation of the Issuer to afford such rights to the Holder.
3. Stock Fully Paid: Reservation and Listing of Shares: Covenants.
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(a) Stock Fully Paid. The Issuer represents, warrants, covenants and
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agrees that all shares of Warrant Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of
this Warrant or otherwise hereunder will, upon issuance, be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and
charges created by or through Issuer. The Issuer further covenants and agrees
that during the period within which this Warrant may be exercised, the Issuer
will at all times have authorized and reserved for the purpose of the issue upon
exercise of this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock equal to at least
200% of the aggregate number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrants.
(b) Reservation. If any shares of Common Stock required to be reserved for
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issuance upon exercise of this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder
require registration or qualification with any governmental authority under any
federal or state law before such shares may be so issued, the Issuer will in
good faith use its best efforts as expeditiously as possible at its expense to
cause such shares to be duly registered or qualified. If the Issuer shall list
any shares of Common Stock on any securities exchange or market it will, at its
expense, list thereon, maintain and increase when necessary such listing, of,
all shares of Warrant Stock from time to time issued upon exercise of this
Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder, and, to the extent permissible under
the applicable securities exchange rules, all unissued shares of Warrant Stock
which are at any time issuable hereunder, so long as any shares of Common Stock
shall be so listed. The Issuer will also so list on each securities exchange or
market, and will maintain such listing of, any other securities which the Holder
of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant
if at the time any securities of the same class shall be listed on such
securities exchange or market by the Issuer.
(c) Covenants. The Issuer shall not by any action including, without
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limitation, amending the Articles of Incorporation or the by-laws of the Issuer,
or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities or
any other 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 the Holder hereof against
dilution (to the extent specifically provided herein) or impairment. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuer will (i) not permit the par
value, if any, of its Common Stock to exceed the then effective Warrant Price,
(ii) not amend or modify any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or by-
laws of the Issuer in any manner that would adversely affect in any way the
powers, preferences or relative participating, optional or other special rights
of the Common Stock or which would adversely affect the rights of the Holders of
the Warrants, (iii) take all such action as may be reasonably necessary in order
that the Issuer may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock, free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances and
restrictions (other than as provided herein) upon the exercise of this Warrant,
and (iv) use its best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or
consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be
reasonably necessary to enable the Issuer to perform its obligations under this
Warrant.
(d) Loss, Theft, Destruction of Warrants. Upon receipt of evidence
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satisfactory to the Issuer of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation of any Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or
destruction, upon receipt of indemnity or security satisfactory to the Issuer
or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such
Warrant, the Issuer will make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and representing the
right to purchase the same number of shares of Common Stock.
(e) Rights and Obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement. The
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shares of Warrant Stock are entitled to the benefits and subject to the terms of
the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of even date herewith among the
Issuer, the Holder and the other parties thereto (as amended from time to time,
the "Registration Rights Agreement"). The Issuer shall keep or cause to be kept
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a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement, and any amendments thereto, at its
chief executive office and shall furnish, without charge, copies thereof to the
Holder upon request.
4. Adjustment of Warrant Price and Warrant Share Number. The number and
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kind of Securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant
Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of
certain events as follows:
(a) Recapitalization, Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation,
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Merger or Sale. (i) In case the Issuer after the Original Issue Date shall do
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any of the following (each, a "Triggering Event"): (a) consolidate with or merge
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into any other Person and the Issuer shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation of such consolidation or merger, or (b) permit any other Person to
consolidate with or merge into the Issuer and the Issuer shall be the continuing
or surviving Person but, in connection with such consolidation or merger, any
Capital Stock of the Issuer shall be changed into or exchanged for Securities of
any other Person or cash or any other property, or (c) transfer all or
substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person, or (d) effect
a capital reorganization or reclassification of its Capital Stock, then, and in
the case of each such Triggering Event, proper provision shall be made so that,
upon the basis and the terms and in the manner provided in this Warrant, the
Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled (x) upon
the exercise hereof at any time after the consummation of such Triggering Event,
to the extent this Warrant is not exercised prior to such Triggering Event, or
is redeemed in connection with such Triggering Event, to receive at the Warrant
Price in effect at the time immediately prior to the consummation of such
Triggering Event in lieu of the Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of this
Warrant prior to such Triggering Event, the Securities, cash and property to
which the Holder would have been entitled upon the consummation of such
Triggering Event if the Holder had exercised the rights represented by this
Warrant immediately prior thereto, subject to adjustments and increases
(subsequent to such corporate action) as nearly equivalent as possible to the
adjustments provided for in Section 4 hereof or (y) to sell this Warrant (or, at
the Holder's election, a portion hereof) to the Person continuing after or
surviving such Triggering Event, or to the Issuer (if Issuer is the continuing
or surviving Person) at a sales price equal to the amount of cash, property
and/or Securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock
which would otherwise have been delivered upon the exercise of this Warrant
would have been entitled upon the effective date or closing of any such
Triggering Event (the "Event Consideration"), less the amount or portion of such
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Event Consideration having a fair value equal to the aggregate Warrant Price
applicable to this Warrant or the portion hereof so sold.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Warrant to the contrary,
the Issuer will not effect any Triggering Event unless, prior to the
consummation thereof, each Person (other than the Issuer) which may be required
to deliver any Securities, cash or property upon the exercise of this Warrant as
provided herein shall assume, by written instrument delivered to, and reasonably
satisfactory to, the Holder of this Warrant, (A) the obligations of the Issuer
under this Warrant (and if the Issuer shall survive the consummation of such
Triggering Event, such assumption shall be in addition to, and shall not release
the Issuer from, any continuing obligations of the Issuer under this Warrant)
and (B) the obligation to deliver to the Holder such shares of Securities, cash
or property as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this subsection
(a), the Holder shall be entitled to receive, and such Person shall have
similarly delivered to the Holder an opinion of counsel for such Person, which
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder, stating that this
Warrant shall thereafter continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof
(including, without limitation, all of the provisions of this subsection (a))
shall be applicable to the Securities, cash or property which such Person may be
required to deliver upon any exercise of this Warrant or the exercise of any
rights pursuant hereto.
(iii) If with respect to any Triggering Event, the Holder of this Warrant
has exercised its right as provided in clause (y) of subparagraph (i) of this
subsection (a) to sell this Warrant or a portion thereof, the Issuer agrees that
as a condition to the consummation of any such Triggering Event the Issuer shall
secure such right of Holder to sell this Warrant to the Person continuing after
or surviving such Triggering Event and the Issuer shall not effect any such
Triggering Event unless upon or prior to the consummation thereof the amounts of
cash, property and/or Securities required under such clause (y) are delivered to
the Holder of this Warrant. The obligation of the Issuer to secure such right
of the Holder to sell this Warrant shall be subject to the Holder's cooperation
with the Issuer, including, without limitation, the giving of customary
representations and warranties to the purchaser in connection with any such
sale. Prior notice of any Triggering Event shall be given to the Holder of this
Warrant in accordance with Section 11 hereof.
(b) Subdivision or Combination of Shares. If the Issuer, at any time
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while this
Warrant is outstanding, shall subdivide or combine any shares of
Common Stock, (i) in case of subdivision of shares, the Warrant Price shall be
proportionately reduced (as at the effective date of such subdivision or, if the
Issuer shall take a record of holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of so
subdividing, as at the applicable record date, whichever is earlier) to reflect
the increase in the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as a
result of such subdivision, or (ii) in the case of a combination of shares, the
Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased (as at the effective date of
such combination or, if the Issuer shall take a record of holders of its Common
Stock for the purpose of so combining, as at the applicable record date,
whichever is earlier) to reflect the reduction in the total number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding as a result of such combination.
(c) Certain Dividends and Distributions. If the Issuer, at any time
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while this Warrant is outstanding, shall:
(i) Stock Dividends. Pay a dividend in, or make any other
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distribution to its stockholders (without consideration therefor) of,
shares of Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted, as at the date
the Issuer shall take a record of the holders the Issuer's Capital Stock
for the purpose of receiving such dividend or other distribution (or if no
such record is taken, as at the date of such payment or other
distribution), to that price determined by multiplying the Warrant Price in
effect immediately prior to such record date (or if no such record is
taken, then immediately prior to such payment or other distribution), by a
fraction (1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such dividend or
distribution, and (2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or
distribution (plus in the event that the Issuer paid cash for fractional
shares, the number of additional shares which would have been outstanding
had the Issuer issued fractional shares in connection with said dividends);
or
(ii) Other Dividends. Pay a dividend on, or make any distribution of
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its assets upon or with respect to (including, but not limited to, a
distribution of its property as a dividend in liquidation or partial
liquidation or by way of return of capital), the Common Stock (other than
as described in clause (i) of this subsection (c)), or in the event that
the Company shall offer options or rights to subscribe for shares of Common
Stock, or issue any Common Stock Equivalents, to all of its holders of
Common Stock, then on the record date for such payment, distribution or
offer or, in the absence of a record date, on the date of such payment,
distribution or offer, the Holder shall receive what the Holder would have
received had it exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to the
record date of such payment, distribution or offer or, in the absence of a
record date, immediately prior to the date of such payment, distribution or
offer.
(d) Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock. If the Issuer, at any
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time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall issue any Additional Shares of
Common Stock (otherwise than as provided in the foregoing subsections (a)
through (c) of this Section 4), at a price per share less than the Warrant Price
then in effect or less than the Per Share Market Value then in effect or without
consideration, then the Warrant Price upon each such issuance shall be adjusted
to that price (rounded to the nearest cent) determined by multiplying the
Warrant Price then in effect by
a fraction:
(i) the numerator of which shall be equal to the sum of (A) the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
issuance of such Additional Shares of Common Stock plus (B) the number of
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shares of Common Stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) which the
aggregate consideration for the total number of such Additional Shares of
Common Stock so issued would purchase at a price per share equal to the
greater of the Per Share Market Value then in effect and the Warrant Price
then in effect, and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be equal to the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the issuance of such
Additional Shares of Common Stock.
The provisions of this subsection (d) shall not apply under any of the
circumstances for which an adjustment is provided in subsections (a), (b) or (c)
of this Section 4. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this
subsection (d) upon the issuance of any Additional Shares of Common Stock which
are issued pursuant to any Common Stock Equivalent if upon the issuance of such
Common Stock Equivalent (x) any adjustment shall have been made pursuant to
subsection (e) of this Section 4 or (Y) no adjustment was required pursuant to
subsection (e) of this Section 4. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be
made under this subsection (d) in an amount less than $.01 per share, but any
such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time
and together with the next subsequent adjustment, if any, which together with
any adjustments so carried forward shall amount to $.01 per share or more,
provided that upon any adjustment of the Warrant Price as a result of any
dividend or distribution payable in Common Stock or Convertible Securities or
the reclassification, subdivision or combination of Common Stock into a greater
or smaller number of shares, the foregoing figure of $.01 per share (or such
figure as last adjusted) shall be adjusted (to the nearest one-half cent) in
proportion to the adjustment in the Warrant Price.
(e) Issuance of Common Stock Equivalents. If the Issuer, at any time
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while this Warrant is outstanding, shall issue any Common Stock Equivalent and
the price per share for which Additional Shares of Common Stock may be issuable
thereafter pursuant to such Common Stock Equivalent shall be less than the
Warrant Price then in effect or less than the Per Share Market Value then in
effect, or if, after any such issuance of Common Stock Equivalents, the price
per share for which Additional Shares of Common Stock may be issuable thereafter
is amended or adjusted, and such price as so amended shall be less than the
Warrant Price or less than the Per Share Market Value in effect at the time of
such amendment, then the Warrant Price upon each such issuance or amendment
shall be adjusted as provided in the first sentence of subsection (d) of this
Section 4 on the basis that (1) the maximum number of Additional Shares of
Common Stock issuable pursuant to all such Common Stock Equivalents shall be
deemed to have been issued (whether or not such Common Stock Equivalents are
actually then exercisable, convertible or exchangeable in whole or in part) as
of the earlier of (A) the date on which the Issuer shall enter into a firm
contract for the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent, or (B) the date of
actual issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent, and (2) the aggregate
consideration for such maximum number of Additional Shares of Common Stock shall
be deemed to be the minimum consideration received or receivable by the Issuer
for the issuance of
such Additional Shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Common Stock Equivalent.
No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this subsection (e) upon
the issuance of any Convertible Security which is issued pursuant to the
exercise of any warrants or other subscription or purchase rights therefor, if
any adjustment shall previously have been made in the Warrant Price then in
effect upon the issuance of such warrants or other rights pursuant to this
subsection (e). If no adjustment is required under this subsection (e) upon
issuance of any Common Stock Equivalent or once an adjustment is made under this
subsection (e) based upon the Per Share Market Value in effect on the date of
such adjustment, no further adjustment shall be made under this subsection (e)
based solely upon a change in the Per Share Market Value after such date.
(f) Purchase of Common Stock by the Issuer. If the Issuer at any time
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while this Warrant is outstanding shall, directly or indirectly through a
Subsidiary or otherwise, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of
Common Stock at a price per share greater than the Per Share Market Value then
in effect, then the Warrant Price upon each such purchase, redemption or
acquisition shall be adjusted to that price determined by multiplying such
Warrant Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such purchase,
redemption or acquisition minus the number of shares of Common Stock which the
aggregate consideration for the total number of such shares of Common Stock so
purchased, redeemed or acquired would purchase at the Per Share Market Value;
and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such purchase, redemption or acquisition. For the
purposes of this subsection (f), the date as of which the Per Share Market Value
shall be computed shall be the earlier of (x) the date on which the Issuer shall
enter into a firm contract for the purchase, redemption or acquisition of such
Common Stock, or (y) the date of actual purchase, redemption or acquisition of
such Common Stock. For the purposes of this subsection (f), a purchase,
redemption or acquisition of a Common Stock Equivalent shall be deemed to be a
purchase of the underlying Common Stock, and the computation herein required
shall be made on the basis of the full exercise, conversion or exchange of such
Common Stock Equivalent on the date as of which such computation is required
hereby to be made, whether or not such Common Stock Equivalent is actually
exercisable, convertible or exchangeable on such date.
(g) Other Provisions Applicable to Adjustments Under this Section 4. The
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following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments in the
Warrant Price hereinbefore provided in Section 4:
(i) Computation of Consideration. The consideration received by
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the Issuer shall be deemed to be the following: to the extent that any
Additional Shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents shall be
issued for a cash consideration, the consideration received by the Issuer
therefor, or if such Additional Shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents are offered by the Issuer for subscription, the subscription
price, or, if such Additional Shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents are sold to underwriters or dealers for public offering without
a subscription offering, the public offering price, in any such case
excluding any amounts paid or receivable for accrued interest or accrued
dividends and without deduction of any compensation, discounts,
commissions, or expenses paid or incurred by the Issuer for or in
connection with the underwriting thereof or otherwise in connection with
the issue
thereof; to the extent that such issuance shall be for a consideration
other than cash, then, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, the
fair market value of such consideration at the, time of such issuance as
determined in good faith by the Board. The consideration for any Additional
Shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to any Common Stock Equivalents
shall be the consideration received by the Issuer for issuing such Common
Stock Equivalents, plus the additional consideration payable to the Issuer
upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalents.
In case of the issuance at any time of any Additional Shares of Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents in payment or satisfaction of any
dividend upon any class of Capital Stock of the Issuer other than Common
Stock, the Issuer shall be deemed to have received for such Additional
Shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents a consideration equal to
the amount of such dividend so paid or satisfied. In any case in which the
consideration to be received or paid shall be other than cash, the Board
shall notify the Holder of this Warrant of its determination of the fair
market value of such consideration prior to payment or accepting receipt
thereof. If, within thirty days after receipt of said notice, the Majority
Holders shall notify the Board in writing of their objection to such
determination, a determination of the fair market value of such
consideration shall be made by an Independent Appraiser selected by the
Majority Holders with the approval of the Board (which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld), whose fees and expenses shall be paid by the
Issuer.
(ii) Readjustment of Warrant Price. Upon the expiration or
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termination of the right to convert, exchange or exercise any Common Stock
Equivalent the issuance of which effected an adjustment in the Warrant
Price, if such Common Stock Equivalent shall not have been converted,
exercised or exchanged in its entirety, the number of shares of Common
Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding by reason of the fact that they
were issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any such Common
Stock Equivalent shall no longer be computed as set forth above, and the
Warrant Price shall forthwith be readjusted and thereafter be the price
which it would have been (but reflecting any other adjustments in the
Warrant Price made pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4 after the
issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent) had the adjustment of the Warrant
Price been made in accordance with the issuance or sale of the number of
Additional Shares of Common Stock actually issued upon conversion, exchange
or issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent and thereupon only the number
of Additional Shares of Common Stock actually so issued shall be deemed to
have been issued and only the consideration actually received by the Issuer
(computed as in clause (i) of this subsection (g)) shall be deemed to have
been received by the Issuer.
(iii) Outstanding Common Stock. The number of shares of Common
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Stock at any time outstanding shall (A) not include any shares thereof then
directly or indirectly owned or held by or for the account of the Issuer or
any of its Subsidiaries, and (B) be deemed to include all shares of Common
Stock then issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any then
outstanding Common Stock Equivalents or any other evidences of
Indebtedness, shares of Capital Stock (including, without limitation, the
Preferred Stock) or other Securities which are or may be at any time
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or Other Common
Stock.
(h) Other Action Affecting Common Stock. In case after the Original
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Issue Date the Issuer shall take any action affecting its Common Stock, other
than an action described in any of the foregoing subsections (a) through (g) of
this Section 4, inclusive, and the failure to make any adjustment would not
fairly protect the purchase rights represented by this Warrant in accordance
with the essential intent and principle of this Section 4, then the Warrant
Price shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as the Board may in good
faith determine to be equitable in the circumstances.
(i) Adjustment of Warrant Share Number. Upon each adjustment in the
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Warrant Price pursuant to any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4, the
Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted, to the nearest one hundredth of a whole
share, to the product obtained by multiplying the Warrant Share Number
immediately prior to such adjustment in the Warrant Price by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the Warrant Price immediately before giving effect
to such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Warrant Price
immediately after giving effect to such adjustment. If the Issuer shall be in
default under any provision contained in Section 3 of this Warrant so that
shares issued at the Warrant Price adjusted in accordance with this Section 4
would not be validly issued, the adjustment of the Warrant Share Number provided
for in the foregoing sentence shall nonetheless be made and the Holder of this
Warrant shall be entitled to purchase such greater number of shares at the
lowest price at which such shares may then be validly issued under applicable
law. Such exercise shall not constitute a waiver of any claim arising against
the Issuer by reason of its default under Section 3 of this Warrant.
(j) Form of Warrant after Adjustments. The form of this Warrant need not
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be changed because of any adjustments in the Warrant Price or the number and
kind of Securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant.
5. Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the Warrant Price or Warrant Share
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Number shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 4 hereof (for purposes of this
Section 5, each an "adjustment"), the Issuer shall cause its Chief Financial
Officer to prepare and execute a certificate setting forth, in reasonable
detail, the event requiring the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the
method by which such adjustment was calculated (including a description of the
basis on which the Board made any determination hereunder), and the Warrant
Price and Warrant Share Number after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall
cause copies of such certificate to be delivered to the Holder of this Warrant
promptly after each adjustment. Any dispute between the Issuer and the Holder
of this Warrant with respect to the matters set forth in such certificate may at
the option of the Holder of this Warrant be submitted to one of the national
accounting firms currently known as the "big five" mutually agreed upon by the
Issuer and the Holder or, in the event the Issuer and the Holder are unable to
agree, a "big five" national accounting firm (other than the Issuer's
independent auditors) selected by the Issuer's independent auditors. The firm
selected in the manner as provided in the preceding sentence shall be instructed
to deliver a written opinion as to such matters to the Issuer and the Holder
within thirty days after submission to it of such dispute. Such opinion shall
be final and binding on the parties hereto. The fees and expenses of such
accounting firm shall be paid by the Issuer.
6. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Stock will be
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issued in connection with and exercise hereof, but in lieu of such fractional
shares, the Issuer shall make a
cash payment therefor equal in amount to the product of the applicable fraction
multiplied by the Per Share Market Value then in effect.
7. Definitions. For the purposes of this Warrant, the following terms
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have the following meanings:
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" means all shares of Common Stock
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issued by the Issuer after the Original Issue Date, and all shares of Other
Common, if any, issued by the Issuer after the Original Issue Date, except
the Warrant Stock and the Preferred Shares.
"Articles of Incorporation" means the Articles of Incorporation of
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the Issuer as in effect on the Original Issue Date, and as hereafter from
time to time amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof and pursuant to applicable law.
"Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
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"Capital Stock" means and includes (i) any and all shares,
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interests, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however
designated) corporate stock, including, without limitation, shares of
preferred or preference stock, (ii) all partnership interests (whether
general or limited) in any Person which is a partnership, (iii) all
membership interests or limited liability company interests in any limited
liability company, and (iv) all equity or ownership interests in any Person
of any other type.
"Common Stock" means the Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the
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Issuer and any other Capital Stock into which such stock may hereafter be
changed.
"Common Stock Equivalent" means any Convertible Security or warrant,
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option or other right to subscribe for or purchase any Additional Shares of
Common Stock or any Convertible Security.
"Convertible Securities" means evidences of Indebtedness, shares of
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Capital Stock or other Securities which are or may be at any time
convertible into or exchangeable for Additional Shares of Common Stock.
The term "Convertible Security" means one of the Convertible Securities.
"Five Day Average Share Price" means the average of the closing bid
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prices of shares of the Common Stock (as reported by Bloomberg Financial
Markets) in the over-the-market on the electronic bulletin board for such
security (the "OTC Bulletin Board") (or such other United States stock
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exchange or public market (an "Alternative Exchange") on which the Common
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Stock trades if, at the time of exercise, the Common Stock is not trading
on the OTC Bulletin Board), for the five (5) consecutive trading days
immediately preceding the date of determination.
"Governmental Authority" means any governmental, regulatory or self-
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regulatory entity, department, body, official, authority, commission,
board, agency or
instrumentality, whether federal, state or local, and whether domestic or
foreign.
"Holder" or "Holders" mean the Person or Persons who shall from time
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to time own any Warrant.
"Independent Appraiser" means a nationally recognized or major
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regional investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public
accountants of recognized standing (other than the firm that regularly
examines the financial statements of the Issuer) that is regularly engaged
in the business of appraising the Capital Stock or assets of corporations
or other entities as going concerns, and which is not affiliated with
either the Issuer or the Holder of any Warrant.
"Issuer" means SkyLynx Communications, Inc., a Colorado corporation,
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and its successors.
"Majority Holders" means at any time the holders of Warrants
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exercisable for a majority of the shares of Warrant Stock issuable under
the Warrants at the time outstanding.
"Original Issue Date" means May __, 1999.
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"Other Common" means any other Capital Stock of the Issuer of any
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class which shall be authorized at any time after the date of this Warrant
(other than Common Stock) and which shall have the right to participate in
the distribution of earnings and assets of the Issuer without limitation as
to amount.
"OTC Bulletin Board" means the over-the-counter electronic bulletin
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board.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability
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company, partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of
whatever nature.
"Per Share Market Value" means on any particular date (a) the Five
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Day Average Share Price on such date, (b) if the Common Stock is not listed
then on the OTC Bulletin Board or any Alternative Exchange, then the
average of the "Pink Sheet" quotes for the five consecutive days
immediately preceding such date, as determined in good faith by the holder,
or (c) if the Common Stock is not then publicly traded, the fair market
value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an Independent Appraiser
selected in good faith by the Majority Holders; provided, however, that the
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Issuer, after receipt of the determination by such Independent Appraiser,
shall have the right to select an additional Independent Appraiser or
Appraisers, in which case, the fair market value shall be equal to the
average of the determinations by each such Independent Appraiser; and
provided, further that all determinations of the Per Share Market Value
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shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, stock splits or
other similar transactions during such period. The determination of fair
market value by an Independent Appraiser shall be based upon the fair
market value of the Issuer determined on a going concern basis as between a
willing buyer and a willing seller and taking into account all relevant
factors
determinative of value, and shall be final and binding on all parties. In
determining the fair market value of any shares of Common Stock, no
consideration shall be given to any restrictions on transfer of the Common
Stock imposed by agreement or by federal or state securities laws, or to
the existence or absence of, or any limitations on, voting rights.
"Preferred Shares" means Common Stock issuable upon the conversion
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of any Preferred Stock.
"Preferred Stock" means the Series E Preferred Stock issued and sold
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pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
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Purchase Agreement dated as of May __, 1999 among the Issuer and the
investors listed on Exhibit A thereto.
"Registration Rights Agreement" has the meaning specified in Section
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3(e) hereof.
"Securities" means any debt or equity securities of the Issuer,
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whether now or hereafter authorized, any instrument convertible into or
exchangeable for Securities or a Security, and any option, warrant or other
right to purchase or acquire any Security. "Security" means one of the
Securities.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
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any similar federal statute then in effect.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation at least 50% of whose outstanding
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Voting Stock shall at the time be owned directly or indirectly by the
Issuer or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by the Issuer and one or
more of its Subsidiaries.
"Term" has the meaning specified in Section 1 hereof.
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"Trading Day" means (a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on
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the over the counter market as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (b)
if the Common Stock is not listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day on which
the Common Stock is traded on any other registered national stock exchange,
or (c) if the Common Stock is not quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day
on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as
reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar
organization or agency succeeding its functions of reporting prices);
provided, however, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or
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quoted as set forth in (a), (b) and (c) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday
or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are
authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
"Voting Stock", as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation,
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means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) having
ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors (or other governing body)
of such corporation, other than Capital Stock having such power only by
reason of the happening of a contingency.
"Warrants" means the Warrants issued and sold pursuant to the
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Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, this Warrant, and any
other warrants of like tenor issued in substitution or exchange for any
thereof pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(c), 2(d) or 2(e) hereof or
of any of such other Warrants.
"Warrant Price" means $8.17, as such price may be adjusted from time
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to time as shall result from the adjustments specified in Section 4 hereof.
"Warrant Share Number" means at any time the aggregate number of
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shares of Warrant Stock which may at such time be purchased upon exercise
of this Warrant, after giving effect to all prior adjustments and increases
to such number made or required to be made under the terms hereof.
"Warrant Stock" means Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any
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Warrant or Warrants or otherwise issuable pursuant to any Warrant or
Warrants.
8. Other Notices. In case at any time:
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(A) the Issuer shall make any distributions to the holders of
Common Stock; or
(B) the Issuer shall authorize the granting to all holders of its
Common Stock of rights to subscribe for or purchase any shares
of Capital Stock of any class or of any Common Stock
Equivalents or Convertible Securities or other rights; or
(C) there shall be any reclassification of the Capital Stock of the
Issuer; or
(D) there shall be any capital reorganization by the Issuer; or
(E) there shall be any (i) consolidation or merger involving the
Issuer or (ii) sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Issuer's property, assets or business
(except a merger or other reorganization in which the Issuer
shall be the surviving corporation and its shares of Capital
Stock shall continue to be outstanding and unchanged and except
a consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition
involving a wholly-owned Subsidiary); or
(F) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding-up of the Issuer or any partial
liquidation of the Issuer or distribution to holders of Common
Stock;
then, in each of such cases, the Issuer shall give written notice to the Holder
of the date on which (i) the books of the Issuer shall close or a record shall
be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or (ii) such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, shall take place.
Such notice also shall specify the date as of which the holders of Common Stock
of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription
rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their certificates for Common Stock for
securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition, dissolution, liquidation
or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be given at least twenty
days prior to the action in question and not less than twenty days prior to the
record date or the date on which the Issuer's transfer books are closed in
respect thereto. The Issuer shall give to the Holder notice of all meetings and
actions by written consent of its stockholders, at the same time in the same
manner as notice of any meetings of stockholders is required to be given to
stockholders who do not waive such notice (or, if such requires no notice, then
two Trading Days written notice thereof describing the matters upon which action
is to be taken). The Holder shall have the right to send two representatives
selected by it to each meeting, who shall be permitted to attend, but not vote
at, such meeting and any adjournments thereof. This Warrant entitles the Holder
to receive copies of all financial and other information distributed or required
to be distributed to the holders of the Common Stock.
9. Amendment and Waiver. Any term, covenant, agreement or condition in
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this Warrant may be amended, or compliance therewith may be waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), by a written instrument or written instruments executed by the
Issuer and the Majority Holders; provided, however, that no such amendment or
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waiver shall reduce the Warrant Share Number, increase the Warrant Price,
shorten the period during which this Warrant may be exercised or modify any
provision of this Section 9 without the consent of the Holder of this Warrant.
10. Governing Law. THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
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ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
11. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
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required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earlier of (i) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified for notice prior to 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on a
Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone
number specified for notice later than 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on any date and
earlier than 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on such date, (iii) the Business Day
following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight
courier service or (iv) actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is
required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be with
respect to the Holder of this Warrant or of Warrant Stock issued pursuant
hereto, addressed to the Holder at its last known address or facsimile number
appearing on the books of the Issuer maintained for such purposes, or with
respect to the Issuer, addressed to:
SkyLynx Communications, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President and CEO
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any such
party may most recently have designated in writing to the other parties hereto
by such notice. Copies of notices to the Issuer shall be sent to Xxxxxx Xxxx &
Xxxxxx LLP, Two Stamford Plaza, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
00000-0000, Attention: X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq., Facsimile no.: (000) 000-0000.
Copies of notices to the Holder shall be sent to the address or address
specified for the Holder on Exhibit A to the Purchase Agreement.
12. Warrant Agent. The Issuer may, by written notice to each Holder of
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this Warrant, appoint an agent having an office in New York, New York for the
purpose of issuing shares of Warrant Stock on the exercise of this Warrant
pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 2 hereof, exchanging this Warrant pursuant
to subsection (d) of Section 2 hereof or replacing this Warrant pursuant to
subsection (d) of Section 3 hereof, 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 agent.
13. Remedies. The Issuer stipulates that the remedies at law of the
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Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the
Issuer in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant
are not and will not be adequate and that, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific
performance of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction against a
violation of any of the terms hereof or otherwise.
14. Successors and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby
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shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of
the Issuer and the Holder and shall be enforceable by the Holder.
15. Modification and Severability. If, in any action before any court or
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agency legally empowered to enforce any provision contained herein, any
provision hereof is found to be unenforceable, then such provision shall be
deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable by such court or
agency. If any such provision is not enforceable as set forth in the preceding
sentence, the unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other
provisions of this Warrant, but this Warrant shall be construed as if such
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
16. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Warrant are for
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convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part
of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this Warrant as of the day and
year first above written.
SKYLYNX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:__________________________
Name:
Title:
EXERCISE FORM
SKYLYNX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
The undersigned _______________, pursuant to the provisions of the within
Warrant, hereby elects to purchase _____ shares of Common Stock of
___________________ covered by the within Warrant.
Dated: _________________ Signature ___________________________
Address _____________________
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the within Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby and does
irrevocably constitute and appoint _____________, attorney, to transfer the said
Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Dated: _________________ Signature ___________________________
Address _____________________
_____________________
PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the right to purchase _________ shares of Warrant Stock
evidenced by the within Warrant together with all rights therein, and does
irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________, attorney, to transfer
that part of the said Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Dated: _________________ Signature ___________________________
Address _____________________
_____________________
FOR USE BY THE ISSUER ONLY:
This Warrant No. W-_____ cancelled (or transferred or exchanged) this _____ day
of ___________, _____, shares of Common Stock issued therefor in the name of
_______________, Warrant No. W-_____ issued for ____ shares of Common Stock in
the name of _______________.