WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK OF CHINA SHENGHUO PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNDER
NASD RULE 2710(g) AND SUBJECT TO LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, THIS WARRANT AND THE
UNDERLYING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK SHALL NOT BE SOLD DURING THE INITIAL PUBLIC
OFFERING OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK (THE "PUBLIC OFFERING") OR SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED, OR BE THE SUBJECT OF ANY
HEDGING, SHORT SALE, DERIVATIVE, PUT, OR CALL TRANSACTION THAT WOULD RESULT
IN
THE EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC DISPOSITION OF THIS WARRANT OR THE SECURITIES UNDERLYING
THIS WARRANT BY ANY PERSON FOR A PERIOD OF 180 DAYS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS OR COMMENCEMENT OF SALES OF THE PUBLIC
OFFERING.
THE
WARRANT EVIDENCED OR CONSTITUTED HEREBY, AND ALL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE
HEREUNDER, HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED WITHOUT REGISTRATION
UNDER THE ACT UNLESS EITHER (i) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL,
IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, TO THE EFFECT
THAT
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISPOSITION OR (ii) THE
SALE OF SUCH SECURITIES IS MADE PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 144.
WARRANT
TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
OF
CHINA
SHENGHUO PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NO. ________ |
___,
2007
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THIS
CERTIFIES THAT,
for
$[0.001 * SHARES SOLD IN OFFERING (excluding over-allotment shares)] and other
valuable consideration received by CHINA
SHENGHUO PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
WESTPARK
CAPITAL, INC.,
or its
permitted registered assigns (“Holder”),
is
entitled, subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant, at any time
or
from time to time after the issuance date of this Warrant (the “Effective
Date”)
[NOTE:
THE ISSUANCE DATE WILL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT,
THUS
THE EXPIRATION DATE WILL BE THE 5TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE], and before 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the
fifth (5th)
anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Expiration
Date”),
to
purchase from the Company, [___________] shares of Common Stock of the Company
at a price per share equal to $[120% OF THE OFFERING PRICE] (the “Purchase
Price”).
Both
the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant
and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment and change as provided herein.
1. CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS.
As used
in this Warrant the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings:
1.1 “Fair
Market Value”
of
a
share of Common Stock as of a particular date shall mean:
(a) If
traded
on a securities exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be the
average of the closing prices of the Common Stock of the Company on such
exchange or market over the five (5) trading days ending immediately prior
to
the applicable date of valuation;
(b) If
actively traded over-the-counter, the Fair Market Value shall be deemed to
be
the average of the closing bid prices over the thirty (30)-day period ending
immediately prior to the applicable date of valuation; and
(c) If
there
is no active public market, the Fair Market Value shall be the value thereof,
as
agreed upon by the Company and the Holder; provided,
however,
that if
the Company and the Holder cannot agree on such value, such value shall be
determined by an independent valuation firm experienced in valuing businesses
such as the Company and jointly selected in good faith by the Company and the
Holder. Fees and expenses of the valuation firm shall be paid for in equal
proportions by the Company and the Holder.
1.2 “Registered
Holder”
shall
mean any Holder in whose name this Warrant is registered upon the books and
records maintained by the Company.
1.3 “Warrant”
as
used
herein, shall include this Warrant and any warrant delivered in substitution
or
exchange therefor as provided herein.
1.4 “Common
Stock”
shall
mean the Common Stock of the Company and any other securities at any time
receivable or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
2. EXERCISE
OF WARRANT.
2.1 Payment.
Subject
to compliance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant and applicable
securities laws, this Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part at any
time
or from time to time, on or before the Expiration Date by the delivery
(including, without limitation, delivery by facsimile) of the form of Notice
of
Exercise attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the
“Notice
of Exercise”),
duly
executed by the Holder, at the principal office of the Company, and as soon
as
practicable after such date, surrendering
(a) this
Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and
(b) payment,
(i) in cash (by check) or by wire transfer, (ii) by cancellation by
the Holder of indebtedness of the Company to the Holder; or (iii) by a
combination of (i) and (ii), of an amount equal to the product obtained by
multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock being purchased upon such
exercise by the then effective Purchase Price (the “Exercise
Amount”).
2.2 Net
Issue Exercise.
In lieu
of the payment methods set forth in Section
2.1(b)
above,
the Holder may elect to exchange all or some of this Warrant for shares of
Common Stock equal to the value of the amount of the Warrant being exchanged
on
the date of exchange. If Holder elects to exchange this Warrant as provided
in
this Section
2.2,
Holder
shall tender to the Company the Warrant for the amount being exchanged, along
with written notice of Xxxxxx’s election to exchange some or all of the Warrant,
and the Company shall issue to Holder the number of shares of the Common Stock
computed using the following formula:
2
X
=
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Y
(A-B)
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A
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Where:
X =
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the
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to
Holder.
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Y
=
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the
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable under the amount of
the
Warrant being exchanged (as adjusted to the date of such
calculation).
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A
=
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the
Fair Market Value of one share of the Common Stock on the date that
the
relevant Notice of Exercise is received by the Company.
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B
=
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Purchase
Price (as adjusted to the date of such
calculation).
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2.3 Stock
Certificates; Fractional Shares.
As soon
as practicable on or after the date of any exercise of this Warrant, the Company
shall issue and deliver to the person or persons entitled to receive the same
a
certificate or certificates for the number of whole shares of Common Stock
issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of
a
share equal to such fraction of the current Fair Market Value of one whole
share
of Common Stock as of such date of exercise. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon an exercise of this
Warrant.
2.4 Partial
Exercise; Effective Date of Exercise.
In case
of any partial exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall cancel this Warrant
upon surrender hereof and shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor
and date for the balance of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder.
This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately prior to the
close of business on the date of its surrender for exercise as provided above.
The person entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of record of
such shares as of the close of business on the date the Holder is deemed to
have
exercised this Warrant.
2.5 Vesting.
This
Warrant shall vest fully upon issuance.
3. VALID
ISSUANCE; TAXES.
All
shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the Company shall pay all taxes and
other governmental charges that may be imposed in respect of the issue or
delivery thereof. The Company shall not be required 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 in any name other than that of the
Registered Holder of this Warrant, and in such case the Company shall not be
required to issue or deliver any stock certificate or security until such tax
or
other charge has been paid, or it has been established to the Company’s
reasonable satisfaction that no tax or other charge is due.
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4. ADJUSTMENT
OF PURCHASE PRICE AND NUMBER OF SHARES.
The
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (or
any
shares of stock or other securities or property receivable or issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant) and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment
upon
occurrence of the following events:
4.1 Adjustment
for Stock Splits, Stock Subdivisions or Combinations of Shares.
The
Purchase Price of this Warrant shall be proportionally decreased and the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any shares
of stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of this Warrant)
shall be proportionally increased to reflect any stock split or subdivision
of
the Company’s Common Stock. The Purchase Price of this Warrant shall be
proportionally increased and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon
exercise of this Warrant (or any shares of stock or other securities at the
time
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) shall be proportionally decreased to
reflect any combination of the Company’s Common Stock.
4.2 Adjustment
for Dividends or Distributions of Stock or Other Securities or
Property.
In case
the Company shall make or issue, or shall fix a record date for the
determination of eligible holders entitled to receive, a dividend or other
distribution with respect to the Common Stock (or any shares of stock or other
securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) payable in (a)
securities of the Company or (b) assets (excluding cash dividends), then, in
each such case, the Holder of this Warrant on exercise hereof at any time after
the consummation, effective date or record date of such dividend or other
distribution, shall receive, in addition to the shares of Common Stock (or
such
other stock or securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such date, and
without the payment of additional consideration therefor, the securities or
such
other assets of the Company to which such Holder would have been entitled upon
such date if such Holder had exercised this Warrant on the date hereof and
had
thereafter, during the period from the date hereof to and including the date
of
such exercise, retained such shares and all such additional securities or other
assets distributed with respect to such shares as aforesaid during such period
giving effect to all adjustments called for by this Section
4.
4.3 Reclassification.
If the
Company, by reclassification of securities or otherwise, shall change any of
the
securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist into the same
or
a different number of securities of any other class or classes, this Warrant
shall thereafter represent the right to acquire such number and kind of
securities as would have been issuable as the result of such change with respect
to the securities that were subject to the purchase rights under this Warrant
immediately prior to such reclassification or other change, and the Purchase
Price therefor shall be appropriately adjusted, all subject to further
adjustment as provided in this Section
4.
No
adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section
4.3
upon any
conversion or redemption of the Common Stock which is the subject of
Section
4.5.
4.4 Adjustment
for Capital Reorganization, Merger or Consolidation.
In case
of any capital reorganization of the capital stock of the Company (other than
a
combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of shares otherwise
provided for herein), or any merger or consolidation of the Company with or
into
another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of
the
Company then, and in each such case, as a part of such reorganization, merger,
consolidation, sale or transfer, lawful provision shall be made so that the
Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise
of
this Warrant, during the period specified herein and upon payment of the
Purchase Price then in effect, the number of shares of stock or other securities
or property of the successor corporation resulting from such reorganization,
merger, consolidation, sale or transfer that a holder of the shares deliverable
upon exercise of this Warrant would have been entitled to receive in such
reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer if this Warrant had
been
exercised immediately before such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale
or
transfer, all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Section
4.
The
foregoing provisions of this Section
4.4
shall
similarly apply to successive reorganizations, consolidations, mergers, sales
and transfers and to the stock or securities of any other corporation that
are
at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant. If the per-share
consideration payable to the Holder hereof for shares in connection with any
such transaction is in a form other than cash or marketable securities, then
the
value of such consideration shall be determined in good faith by the Company’s
Board of Directors. In all events, appropriate adjustment (as determined in
good
faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) shall be made in the application of
the provisions of this Warrant with respect to the rights and interests of
the
Holder after the transaction, to the end that the provisions of this Warrant
shall be applicable after that event, as near as reasonably may be, in relation
to any shares or other property deliverable after that event upon exercise
of
this Warrant.
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4.5 Conversion
of Common Stock.
In case
all or any portion of the authorized and outstanding shares of Common Stock
of
the Company are redeemed or converted or reclassified into other securities
or
property pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise, or
the Common Stock otherwise ceases to exist, then, in such case, the Holder
of
this Warrant, upon exercise hereof at any time after the date on which the
Common Stock is so redeemed or converted, reclassified or ceases to exist (the
“Termination
Date”),
shall
receive, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been
issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the Termination Date, the
securities or property that would have been received if this Warrant had been
exercised in full and the Common Stock received thereupon had been
simultaneously converted immediately prior to the Termination Date, all subject
to further adjustment as provided in this Warrant. Additionally, the Purchase
Price shall be immediately adjusted to equal the quotient obtained by dividing
(x) the aggregate Purchase Price of the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock
for which this Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to the Termination
Date
by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company for which this
Warrant is exercisable immediately after the Termination Date, all subject
to
further adjustment as provided herein.
5. CERTIFICATE
AS TO ADJUSTMENTS.
In each
case of any adjustment in the Purchase Price, or number or type of shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the Chief Financial Officer or
Controller of the Company shall compute such adjustment in accordance with
the
terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment
and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based, including
a
statement of the adjusted Purchase Price. The Company shall promptly send (by
facsimile and by either first class mail, postage prepaid or overnight delivery)
a copy of each such certificate to the Holder.
6. LOSS
OR MUTILATION.
Upon
receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the ownership
of
and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and of indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender
and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will execute and deliver in lieu
thereof a new Warrant of like tenor as the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated
Warrant.
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7. RESERVATION
OF COMMON STOCK.
The
Company hereby covenants that at all times there shall be reserved for issuance
and delivery upon exercise of this Warrant such number of shares of Common
Stock
or other shares of capital stock of the Company as are from time to time
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and, from time to time, will take all
steps necessary to amend its Certificate of Incorporation to provide sufficient
reserves of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
All
such shares shall be duly authorized, and when issued upon such exercise, shall
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens,
security interests, charges and other encumbrances or restrictions on sale
and
free and clear of all preemptive rights, except encumbrances or restrictions
arising under federal or state securities laws. Issuance of this Warrant shall
constitute full authority to the Company’s Officers who are charged with the
duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary
certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this
Warrant.
8. TRANSFER
AND EXCHANGE.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Warrant and compliance with all applicable
securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder may be transferred to
any
Registered Holder’s parent, subsidiary or affiliate, or, if the Registered
Holder is a partnership, to any partner of such Registered Holder, in whole
or
in part, on the books of the Company maintained for such purpose at the
principal office of the Company referred to above, by the Registered Holder
hereof in person, or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant
properly endorsed and upon payment of any necessary transfer tax or other
governmental charge imposed upon such transfer. Upon any permitted partial
transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to the Registered Holder a new
Warrant or Warrants with respect to the shares of Common Stock not so
transferred. Each taker and holder of this Warrant, by taking or holding the
same, consents and agrees that when this Warrant shall have been so endorsed,
the person in possession of this Warrant may be treated by the Company, and
all
other persons dealing with this Warrant, as the absolute owner hereof for any
purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights represented hereby,
any notice to the contrary notwithstanding; provided,
however,
that
until a transfer of this Warrant is duly registered on the books of the Company,
the Company may treat the Registered Holder hereof as the owner for all
purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Warrant and the Common
Stock issued or issuable upon exercise hereof, shall be subject to the
restrictions on transfer contained in NASD Rule 2710(g) and may not be sold
during the offering pursuant to which such Warrant was issued, or sold,
transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject of any
hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result
in
the effective economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period
of 180 days immediately following the Effective Date, except as provided in
subparagraph (g)(2) of NASD Rule 2710.
9. RESTRICTIONS
ON TRANSFER.
The
Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees that, absent an effective registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
covering the disposition or sale of this Warrant or the Common Stock issued
or
issuable upon exercise hereof, as the case may be, and registration or
qualification under applicable state securities laws, such Holder will not
sell,
transfer, pledge, or hypothecate any or all of this Warrant or such Common
Stock, as the case may be, unless either (i) the Company has received an opinion
of counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to
the
effect that such registration is not required in connection with such
disposition or (ii) the sale of such securities is made pursuant to SEC Rule
144. Further, the Holder agrees that this Warrant and the Common Stock issued
or
issuable upon exercise hereof (including any shares issuable upon an adjustment
hereunder), shall not be sold during the offering, or sold, transferred,
assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short
sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective
economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days
immediately following the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of
the
public offering of the Company pursuant to Registration Statement 333-137689
on
Form SB-2, as amended, except as provided in Rule 2710(g)(2) of the NASD
Manual.
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10. COMPLIANCE
WITH SECURITIES LAWS.
By
acceptance of this Warrant, the Holder hereby represents, warrants and covenants
that any shares of stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be
acquired for investment only and not with a view to, or for sale in connection
with, any distribution thereof; that the Holder has had such opportunity as
such
Holder has deemed adequate to obtain from representatives of the Company such
information as is necessary to permit the Holder to evaluate the merits and
risks of its investment in the Company; that the Holder is able to bear the
economic risk of holding such shares as may be acquired pursuant to the exercise
of this Warrant for an indefinite period; that the Holder understands that
the
shares of stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of this Warrant will not
be
registered under the Securities Act (unless otherwise required pursuant to
exercise by the Holder of the registration rights, if any, granted to the
Registered Holder) and will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of
Rule 144 under the Securities Act and that the exemption from registration
under
Rule 144 will not be available for at least one (1) year from the date of
exercise of this Warrant, subject to any special treatment by the SEC for
exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section
2.2,
and
even then will not be available unless a public market then exists for the
stock, adequate information concerning the Company is then available to the
public, and other terms and conditions of Rule 144 are complied with; and that
all stock certificates representing shares of stock issued to the Holder upon
exercise of this Warrant or upon conversion of such shares may have affixed
thereto a legend substantially in the following form:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND
RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT
AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE
FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. THE ISSUER
OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE
IS
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS.
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11. REGISTRATION
RIGHTS. All
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be
“Registrable
Securities”
or
such
other definition of securities entitled to registration rights pursuant to
Exhibit
C
to this
Warrant.
12. NO
RIGHTS OR LIABILITIES AS STOCKHOLDERS.
This
Warrant shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as
a
stockholder of the Company. In the absence of affirmative action by such Holder
to purchase Common Stock by exercise of this Warrant or Common Stock upon
conversion thereof, no provisions of this Warrant, and no enumeration herein
of
the rights or privileges of the Holder hereof shall cause such Holder hereof
to
be a stockholder of the Company for any purpose.
13. [Reserved]
14. NOTICES.
Except
as may be otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, waivers and other
communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be
conclusively deemed to have been duly given (a) when hand delivered to the
other
party; (b) when received when sent by facsimile at the address and number set
forth below; (c) three business days after deposit in the U.S. mail with first
class or certified mail receipt requested postage prepaid and addressed to
the
other party as set forth below; or (d) the next business day after deposit
with
a national overnight delivery service, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties
as set forth below with next-business-day delivery guaranteed, provided that
the
sending party receives a confirmation of delivery from the delivery service
provider.
To
the Company:
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To
the Holder:
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Each
person making a communication hereunder by facsimile shall promptly confirm
by
telephone to the person to whom such communication was addressed each
communication made by it by facsimile pursuant hereto but the absence of such
confirmation shall not affect the validity of any such communication. A party
may change or supplement the addresses given above, or designate additional
addresses, for purposes of this Section
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by
giving the other party written notice of the new address in the manner set
forth
above.
15. HEADINGS.
The
headings in this Warrant are for purposes of convenience in reference only,
and
shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof.
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16. LAW
GOVERNING.
This
Warrant shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by,
the
laws of the State of California, with regard to conflict of law principles
of
such state.
17. NO
IMPAIRMENT.
The
Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws,
or
through reorganization, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities, sale of assets or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to
avoid
the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will
at
all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in
the
taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect
the rights of the Registered Holder of this Warrant against impairment. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) will not increase
the
par value of any shares of stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant
above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise, and (b) will 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
exercise of this Warrant.
18. NOTICES
OF RECORD DATE.
In
case:
18.1 the
Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other stock
or securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant), for
the
purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or
any
right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any
other
securities or to receive any other right; or
18.2 of
any
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation, any
capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the capital
stock
of the Company, or any conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets
of
the Company to another corporation in which holders of the Company’s stock are
to receive stock, securities or property of another corporation; or
18.3 of
any
voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company; or
18.4 of
any
redemption or conversion of all outstanding Common Stock;
then,
and
in each such case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the Registered
Holder of this Warrant a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the date
on
which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution
or
right, or (ii) the date on which such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up,
redemption or conversion is to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed,
as of which the holders of record of Common Stock or (such stock or securities
as at the time are receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant), shall be
entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or
securities), for securities or other property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. The Company shall use all reasonable
efforts to ensure such notice shall be delivered at least thirty (30) days
prior
to the date therein specified.
19. SEVERABILITY.
If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Warrant is held by a court
of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder
of
the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Warrant shall remain
in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated.
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20. COUNTERPARTS.
For the
convenience of the parties, any number of counterparts of this Warrant may
be
executed by the parties hereto and each such executed counterpart shall be,
and
shall be deemed to be, an original instrument.
21. NO
INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS.
The
Company will not on or after the date of this Warrant enter into any agreement
with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with the rights granted
to
the Holders of this Warrant or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with
and
are not inconsistent with the rights granted to holders of the Company’s
securities under any other agreements, except rights that have been
waived.
22. SATURDAYS,
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS.
If the
Expiration Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the Expiration
Date shall automatically be extended until 5:00 p.m. the next business
day.
23. ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.
This
Warrant contains the sole and entire agreement and understanding of the parties
with respect to the entire subject matter of this Warrant, and any and all
prior
discussions, negotiations, commitments and understandings, whether oral or
otherwise, related to the subject matter of this Warrant are hereby merged
herein.
[Signatures
appear on following page.]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have executed this Warrant as of the Effective Date.
WESTPARK
CAPITAL, INC.
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CHINA
SHENGHUO PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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By:
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Its:
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Its:
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SIGNATURE
PAGE TO WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
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EXHIBIT
A
NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
(To
be
executed upon exercise of Warrant)
To:
China
Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc.
The
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right of purchase
represented by the within Warrant Certificate for, and to purchase thereunder,
the securities of the Company, as provided for therein, and (check the
applicable box):
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tenders
herewith payment of the exercise price in full in the form of cash
or a
certified or official bank check in same-day funds in the amount
of
$____________ for _________ such securities.
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elects
the [Net Issue Exercise][Easy Sale Exercise] option pursuant to Section
2.2 of the Warrant, and accordingly requests delivery of a net of
______________ of such securities.
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Please
issue a certificate or certificates for such securities in the name of, and
pay
any cash for any fractional share to (please print name, address and social
security number):
Name:
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Address:
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Signature:
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Note:
The
above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the first page of
this Warrant Certificate or with the name of the assignee appearing in the
assignment form below.
If
said
number of shares shall not be all the shares purchasable under the within
Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate is to be issued in the name
of
said undersigned for the balance remaining of the shares purchasable thereunder
rounded up to the next higher whole number of shares.
EXHIBIT
B
ASSIGNMENT
(To
be
executed only upon assignment of Warrant Certificate)
For
value
received, hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________
the within Warrant Certificate, together with all right, title and interest
therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
____________________________ attorney, to transfer said Warrant Certificate
on
the books of the within-named Company with respect to the number of Warrants
set
forth below, with full power of substitution in the premises:
Name(s)
of Assignee(s)
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Address
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#
of Warrants
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And
if
said number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants represented by the Warrant
Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate is to be issued in the name of said
undersigned for the balance remaining of the Warrants registered by said Warrant
Certificate.
Dated:
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Signature:
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Notice:
The signature to the foregoing Assignment must correspond to the name as written
upon the face of this security in every particular, without alteration or any
change whatsoever; signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor
institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit
unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program)
pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.
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EXHIBIT
C
1. REGISTRATION
RIGHTS.
1.1 Definitions.
For
purposes of this Section 1:
(a)
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Registration.
The terms “register,”
“registered,”
and “registration”
refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration
statement in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
(the
“Securities
Act”),
and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration
statement
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(b)
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Registrable
Securities.
The term “Registrable
Securities”
means: (1) any Common Stock of the Company issued or to be issued
upon
exercise of the Warrant and (2) any shares of Common Stock of the
Company issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of
any
warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or
other
distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement
of, any
shares of Common Stock described in clause (1) of this subsection
(b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Registrable Securities” shall exclude any
Registrable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which
rights
under this Section 1
are not assigned in accordance with this Warrant or any Registrable
Securities sold in a public offering, whether sold pursuant to
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, or in a registered
offering, or otherwise or securities which can be sold in accordance
with
Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities
Act..
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(c)
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Registrable
Securities Then Outstanding.
The number of shares of “Registrable
Securities then outstanding”
shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company that
are
Registrable Securities and (l) are then issued and outstanding or
(2) are
then issuable pursuant to an exercise of the Warrant or pursuant
to
conversion of securities issuable pursuant to an exercise of the
Warrant.
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(d)
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Holder.
For purposes of this Section 1,
the term “Holder”
means any person owning of record Registrable Securities or any permitted
assignee of record of such Registrable Securities to whom rights
under
this Section 1
have been duly assigned in accordance with this
Warrant.
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(e)
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Form.
The term “Form”
means any form under the Securities Act for the registration of securities
as is in effect on the date hereof or any successor registration
form
under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC which permits
inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference
to
other documents filed by the Company with the
SEC.
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(f)
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SEC.
The term “SEC”
or “Commission”
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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1.2
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Piggyback
Registrations.
The Company shall notify all Holders of Registrable Securities in
writing
at least thirty (30) days prior to filing any registration statement
under
the Securities Act for purposes of effecting a public offering of
securities of the Company (including, but not limited to, registration
statements relating to secondary offerings of securities of the Company,
but excluding
registration statements relating to any registration under Section 1.3,
below, or to any employee benefit plan or a corporate reorganization)
and
will afford each such Holder an opportunity to include in such
registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities
then
held by such Holder. Each Holder desiring to include in any such
registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities
held
by such Holder shall within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the
above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company in
writing,
and in such notice shall inform the Company of the number of Registrable
Securities such Holder wishes to include in such registration statement.
If a Holder decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities
in
any registration statement thereafter filed by the Company, such
Holder
shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable
Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration
statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings
of its
securities, all upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
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(a)
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Underwriting.
If a registration statement under which the Company gives notice
under
this Section 1.2
is
for an underwritten offering, then the Company shall so advise the
Holders
of Registrable Securities. In such event, the right of any such Holder’s
Registrable Securities to be included in a registration pursuant
to this
Section 1.2
shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting
and the inclusion of such Xxxxxx’s Registrable Securities in the
underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing
to
distribute their Registrable Securities through such underwriting
shall
enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing
underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting (including
a
market stand-off agreement of up to 180 days if required by such
underwriters). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Exhibit
C, if
the managing underwriter(s) determine(s) in good faith that marketing
factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten,
then the Company shall include in such offering (i) first, all the
securities the Company proposes to register for its own account,
and (ii)
second, Holder’s Registrable Securities and other shares of Common Stock
of the Company requested to be included by other investors having
written
registration rights agreements with the Company respecting such shares
(“Other
Registrable Securities”),
with Holder and each such investor proposing to sell such shares
participating in such registration on a pro
rata
basis, such participation to be based upon the number of shares of
Registrable Securities and Other Registrable Securities then held
by the
Holder and each such investor, respectively; provided,
however,
that the right of the underwriters to exclude shares (including
Registrable Securities) from the registration and underwriting as
described above shall be restricted so that all shares that are not
Registrable Securities or Other Registrable Securities and are held
by any
other person, including, without limitation, any person who is an
employee
or officer of the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company) shall
first
be excluded from such registration and underwriting before any Registrable
Securities and Other Registrable Securities are so excluded. If any
Holder
disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, such Holder may
elect
to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the
underwriter(s), delivered at least ten (10) business days prior to
the
effective date of the registration statement. Any Registrable Securities
excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and
withdrawn from the registration. For any Holder that is a partnership,
the
Holder and the partners and retired partners of such Holder, or the
estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners
and
any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons, and for
any
Holder that is a corporation, the Holder and all corporations that
are
affiliates of such Holder, shall be deemed to be a single “Holder,” and
any pro
rata
reduction with respect to such “Holder” shall be based upon the aggregate
amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities
and
individuals included in such “Holder,” as defined in this
sentence.
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(b)
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Expenses.
All expenses incurred in connection with a registration pursuant
to this
Section 1.2
(excluding underwriters’ and brokers’ discounts and commissions relating
to shares sold by the Holders and legal fees of counsel for the Holders),
including, without limitation all federal and “blue sky” registration,
filing and qualification fees, printers’ and accounting fees, and fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be borne by the
Company.
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(c)
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No
Limit on Registrations.
Except as otherwise provided herein, there shall be no limit on the
number
of times the Holders may request registration of Registrable Securities
under this Section 1.2,
provided however, that such registration rights shall terminate of
the
seventh anniversary of the Effective
Date.
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1.3
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Form
Registration.
In case the Company shall at any time during the period ending on
the
fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, receive from any Holder
or
Holders of a majority of all Registrable Securities then outstanding
a
written request or requests that the Company effect a registration
on Form
and any related qualification or compliance with respect to all or
a part
of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, then
the
Company will:
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(a)
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Notice.
Promptly give written notice of the proposed registration and the
Holder’s
or Holders’ request therefor, and any related qualification or compliance,
to all other Holders of Registrable Securities;
and
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Registration.
As soon as practicable, effect such registration and all such
qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would
permit
or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of
such
Holders or Holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such
request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities
of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified
in
a written request given within twenty (20) days after the Company
provides
the notice contemplated by Section 1.3(a);
provided,
however,
that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration,
qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 1.3:
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(1)
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[intentionally
deleted];
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(2)
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if
the Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of
the
Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell
Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate
price to the public of less than
$1,000,000;
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if
the Company shall furnish to the Holders a certificate signed by
the
President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that
in the
good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it
would be
materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such
Form
Registration to be effected at such time, in which event the Company
shall
have the right to defer the filing of the Form Registration statement
no
more than once during any twelve month period for a period of not
more
than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the Holder
or
Holders under this Section 1.3;
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(4)
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if
the Company has, within the six (6) month period preceding the date
of
such request, already effected a registration under the Securities
Act
other than a registration from which the Registrable Securities of
Holders
have been excluded (with respect to all or any portion of the Registrable
Securities the Holders requested be included in such registration)
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.2(a);
or
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in
any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required
to
qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to service
of
process in effecting such registration, qualification or
compliance.
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(c)
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Expenses.
The Company shall pay all expenses incurred in connection with one
registration requested pursuant to this Section 1.3,
(excluding underwriters’ or brokers’ discounts and commissions relating to
shares sold by the Holders and legal fees of counsel for the Holders
and
excluding expenses required to be paid by a Holder pursuant to
Section
1.4(g)
below), including without limitation federal and “blue sky” registration,
filing and qualification fees, printers’ and accounting fees, and fees and
disbursements of counsel.
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[Intentionally
deleted].
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(e)
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Limit
on Registrations.
The Holders shall be entitled to request registration of Registrable
Securities under this Section 1.3
on
one (1) occasion.
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1.4
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Obligations
of the Company.
Whenever required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities
under this Warrant the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably
possible:
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(a)
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Registration
Statement.
Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect
to
such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts
to
cause such registration statement to become effective, provided,
however,
that the Company shall not be required to keep any such registration
statement effective for more than ninety (90)
days.
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(b)
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Amendments
and Supplements.
Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to
such
registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with
such
registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions
of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities
covered by such registration
statement.
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(c)
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Prospectuses.
Furnish to the Holders such number of copies of a prospectus, including
a
preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the
Securities Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request
in
order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities
owned by
them that are included in such
registration.
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Blue
Sky.
Use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the
securities covered by such registration statement under such other
securities or Blue Sky laws of such states as shall be reasonably
requested by the Holders, provided that the Company shall not be
required
in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do
business or to file a general consent to service of process in any
such
states or jurisdictions.
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Underwriting.
In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and
perform
its obligations under an underwriting agreement in usual and customary
form, with the managing underwriter(s) of such offering. Each Holder
participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform
its
obligations under such an
agreement.
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Notification.
Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration
statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required
to be
delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event
as a
result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement,
as
then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the
circumstances then existing.
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Opinion
and Comfort Letter.
Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of
Registrable Securities, on the date that such Registrable Securities
are
delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being
sold
through underwriters, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the
counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration,
in
form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an
underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority
in
interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the
underwriters, if any, and (ii) a “comfort” letter dated as of such date,
from the independent certified public accountants of the Company,
in form
and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public
accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and
reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders
requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, provided
however, that the Company’s obligation to obtain a “comfort” letter shall
be limited to commercially reasonable efforts.
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1.5
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Furnish
Information.
It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company
to
take any action pursuant to Sections
1.2
or
1.3
that the selling Holders shall furnish to the Company such information
regarding themselves, the Registrable Securities held by them, and
the
intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required
to
timely effect the Registration of their Registrable
Securities.
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1.6
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Indemnification.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a registration
statement under Sections
1.2
or
1.3:
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(a)
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By
the Company.
To the extent permitted by law; the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless each Holder, the partners, officers and directors of each
Holder,
any underwriter (as determined in the Securities Act) for such Holder
and
each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within
the
meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended, (the “1934
Act”),
against any losses, claims, damages, or Liabilities (joint or several)
to
which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the 1934
Act or
other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon
any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively
a
“Violation”):
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(i)
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any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus
or
final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements
thereto;
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(ii)
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the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to
be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, or
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(iii)
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any
violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act,
the
1934 Act, any federal or state securities law or any rule or regulation
promulgated under the Securities Act, the 1934 Act or any federal
or state
securities law in connection with the offering covered by such
registration statement;
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and
the
Company will reimburse each such Holder, partner, officer or director,
underwriter or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them, as incurred, in connection with investigating or defending
any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that
the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 1.6(a) shall not apply
to
amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable in any
such
case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that
it
arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and
in
conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection
with such registration by such Holder, partner, officer, director, underwriter
or controlling person of such Holder.
(b)
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By
Selling Holders.
To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify
and
hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers
who
have signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who
controls
the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, any underwriter
and
any other Holder selling securities under such registration statement
or
any of such other Holder’s partners, directors or officers or any person
who controls such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act
or the
1934 Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint
or
several) to which the Company or any such director, officer, controlling
person, underwriter or other such Holder, partner or director, officer
or
controlling person of such other Holder may become subject under
the
Securities Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar
as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case
to the
extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such
Holder
expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each
such
Holder will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by
the Company or any such director, officer, controlling person, underwriter
or other Holder, partner, officer, director or controlling person
of such
other Holder in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss,
claim, damage, liability or action: provided,
however,
that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section
1.6(b)
shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without
the
consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
and provided,
further,
that the total amounts payable in indemnity by a Holder under this
Section 1.6(b)
in
respect of any Violation shall not exceed the net proceeds received
by
such Holder in the registered offering out of which such Violation
arises.
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Notice.
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 1.6
of
notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental
action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof
is to
be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 1.6,
deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement
thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate
in,
and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with
any
other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense
thereof
with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided,
however,
that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel,
with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party,
if
representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained
by the
indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
conflict of interests between such indemnified party and any other
party
represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver
written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time
of the
commencement of any such action shall relieve such indemnifying party
of
liability to the indemnified party under this Section 1.6
to
the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced as a result thereof,
but
the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnified party
will
not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified
party
otherwise than under this Section 1.6.
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(d)
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Defect
Eliminated in Final Prospectus.
The foregoing indemnity agreements of the Company and Holders are
subject
to the condition that, insofar as they relate to any Violation made
in a
preliminary prospectus but eliminated or remedied in the amended
prospectus on file with the SEC at the time the registration statement
in
question becomes effective or the amended prospectus filed with the
SEC
pursuant to SEC Rule 424(b) (the “Final
Prospectus”),
such indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of any person
if a
copy of the Final Prospectus was timely furnished to the indemnified
party
and was not furnished to the person asserting the loss, liability,
claim
or damage at or prior to the time such action is required by the
Securities Act.
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Contribution.
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution to joint
liability
under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) any Holder
exercising rights under this Warrant, or any controlling person of
any
such Holder, makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this
Section 1.6
but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment
or
decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of
time to
appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such
indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding
the fact
that this Section 1.6
provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under
the Securities Act may be required on the part of any such selling
Holder
or any such controlling person in circumstances for which indemnification
is provided under this Section 1.6;
then, and in each such case, the Company and such Holder will contribute
to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which
they may
be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion as
is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company on the one
hand
and the Holder on the other in connection with the statements or
omissions
or other matters which resulted in such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof), as well
as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall
be
determined by reference to, among other things, in the case of an
untrue
statement, whether the untrue statement relates to information supplied
by
the Company on the one hand or the Holder on the other and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to
correct or prevent such untrue statement. The Company and the Holders
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant
to
this subsection (e) were determined by pro rata allocation (even
if the
Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to above in this subsection (e). Provided,
however,
that, in any such case: (A) no such Holder will be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such Registrable
Securities offered and sold by such Holder pursuant to such registration
statement; and (B) no person or entity guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person
or entity
who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
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Termination
of the Company’s Obligations.
The Company shall have no obligations pursuant to Sections
1.2
and 1.3
with respect to any Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by
a Holder
in a registration pursuant to (a) Section 1.2
more than seven years or (b) Section
1.3
more than five years, respectively, after the date of this Warrant,
or,
if, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, all such Registrable
Securities proposed to be sold by a Holder may then be sold under
Rule 144
in one transaction without exceeding the volume limitations
thereunder.
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