EXHIBIT 5.2
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"),
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF OR EXERCISED UNLESS (i) A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS SHALL
HAVE BECOME EFFECTIVE WITH REGARD THERETO, OR (ii) AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS
AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER.
AN INVESTMENT IN THESE SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. HOLDERS MUST
RELY ON THEIR OWN ANALYSIS OF THE INVESTMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF THE RISKS
INVOLVED.
Warrant to Purchase
780,000 shares
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
OF
VALESC INC.
THIS CERTIFIES that XXXXXX PRIVATE EQUITY, LLC, or any subsequent holder
hereof pursuant to Section 8 hereof ("Holder") has the right to purchase from
Valesc Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), up to 780,000 fully paid
and nonassessable shares of the Company's common stock, $0.0001 par value per
share ("Common Stock"), subject to adjustment as provided herein, at a price
equal to the Exercise Price as defined in Section 3 below, at any time beginning
on the Date of Issuance (defined below) and ending at 5:00 p.m., New York, New
York time, on the date that is five (5) years after the Date of Issuance (the
"Exercise Period").
Holder agrees with the Company that this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock
of the Company (this "Warrant") is issued and all rights hereunder shall be held
subject to all of the conditions, limitations and provisions set forth herein.
1. DATE OF ISSUANCE AND TERM.
This Warrant shall be deemed to be issued on June 15, 2001 ("Date of
Issuance"). The term of this Warrant is five (5) years from the Date of
Issuance.
Of this Warrant to purchase seven hundred eighty thousand (780,000) shares
of Common Stock of the Company, the Warrant is exercisable as to two hundred
sixty thousand (260,000) shares of Common Stock of the Company after the fifteen
(15) business day document review period (the "Review Period") referenced in the
Equity Line Letter of Agreement dated on or about June 15, 2001, between Holder
and Company
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(the "Letter of Agreement") has ended, shall be further exercisable as to an
additional two hundred sixty thousand (260,000) shares of Common Stock of the
Company upon the execution by the Company and Xxxxxx Private Equity, LLC of an
Investment Agreement, pursuant to the Letter of Agreement ("Investment
Agreement") and shall be further exercisable as to the remaining two hundred
sixty thousand (260,000) shares of Common Stock of the Company upon the earlier
of (i) the date of effectiveness of Company's registration statement (the
"Registration Statement") to be filed pursuant to the Investment Agreement and
related documents, or (ii) December 15, 2001.
Anything in this Warrant to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Company
delivers written notice to Xxxxxx Private Equity, LLC prior to the expiration of
the Review Period that the legal documents for the transaction are unacceptable
and the Company wishes to terminate the transaction (a "Company Termination
Notice"), Holder shall return this Warrant to the Company and all of Holder's
rights under this Warrant shall be null and void and of no effect, provided
that, if the Company has not delivered a Company Termination Notice to Xxxxxx
Private Equity, LLC, prior to the expiration of the Review Period, ownership of
this Warrant shall irrevocably vest to the Holder, regardless of whether a
Company Termination Notice is delivered anytime thereafter.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the applicable portion of
this Warrant shall not be exercisable during any time that, and only to the
extent that, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Holder upon
such exercise, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, that
the Holder otherwise beneficially owns at the time of such exercise, would equal
or exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, as
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (the "4.99%
Limitation"). The 4.99% Limitation shall be conclusively satisfied if the
applicable Exercise Notice includes a signed representation by the Holder that
the issuance of the shares in such Exercise Notice will not violate the 4.99%
Limitation, and the Company shall not be entitled to require additional
documentation of such satisfaction.
2. EXERCISE.
(a) MANNER OF EXERCISE. During the Exercise Period, this Warrant may be
exercised as to all or any lesser number of full shares of Common Stock covered
hereby (the "Warrant Shares") upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Exercise
Form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the "Exercise Form") duly completed and
executed, together with the full Exercise Price (as defined below) for each
share of Common Stock as to which this Warrant is exercised, at the office of
the Company, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000,
or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate in writing, by
overnight mail, with an advance copy of the Exercise Form sent to the Company
and its Transfer Agent by facsimile (such surrender and payment of the Exercise
Price hereinafter called the "Exercise of this Warrant").
(b) DATE OF EXERCISE. The "Date of Exercise" of the Warrant shall be
defined as the date that the advance copy of the completed and executed Exercise
Form is sent by
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facsimile to the Company, provided that the original Warrant and Exercise Form
are received by the Company as soon as practicable thereafter. Alternatively,
the Date of Exercise shall be defined as the date the original Exercise Form is
received by the Company, if Holder has not sent advance notice by facsimile.
(c) DELIVERY OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UPON EXERCISE. Upon any exercise of
this Warrant, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to deliver, or
shall cause its transfer agent to deliver, a stock certificate or certificates
representing the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant was
exercised, within three (3) trading days (the "Share Delivery Deadline") of the
date that all of the following have been received by the Company: (i) the
original completed and executed Exercise Form, (ii) the original Warrant and
(iii) the Exercise Price (if applicable)(collectively, the "Receipt Date"). Such
stock certificates shall not contain a legend restricting transfer if a
registration statement covering the resale of such shares of Common Stock is in
effect at the time of such exercise or if such shares of Common Stock may be
resold pursuant to an exemption from registration, including but not limited to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.
(d) BUY-IN CURE. If (i) the Company fails for any reason to deliver the
requisite number of shares of Common Stock (unlegended, if so required by the
terms of this Warrant)(the "Warrant Shares") to a Holder upon an exercise of
this Warrant by the Share Delivery Deadline, (ii) the Holder has sold some or
all of the Warrant Shares (the "Sold Shares") which such Holder anticipated
receiving upon such Exercise, and (iii) after the applicable Share Delivery
Deadline with respect to such Exercise, the broker that sold the Sold Shares for
Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common
Stock to make delivery upon the sale by a Holder of the Sold Shares (a
"Buy-In"), the Company shall pay such Holder within two (2) business days
following receipt of written notice of a claim pursuant to this Section 2(d) (in
addition to any other remedies available to Holder) the amount (a "Buy-In
Payment") by which (x) such Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage
commission, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the
net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of the Sold Shares. For
example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase
price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to shares of Common Stock sold
for $10,000, the Company will be required to pay such Holder $1,000. A Holder
shall provide the Company written notification indicating any amounts payable to
Holder pursuant to this Section 2(d).
(e) LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the
sums payable as Buy-In Payments shall give rise to liquidated damages and not
penalties. The parties further acknowledge that (i) the amount of loss or
damages likely to be incurred by the Holder is incapable or is difficult to
precisely estimate, (ii) the amounts specified bear a reasonable proportion and
are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to the probable loss likely to be
incurred by the Investor, and (iii) the parties are sophisticated business
parties and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal and financial
counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm's length.
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(f) CANCELLATION OF WARRANT. This Warrant shall be canceled upon the
Exercise of this Warrant, and, as soon as practical after the Date of Exercise,
Holder shall be entitled to receive Common Stock for the number of shares
purchased upon such Exercise of this Warrant, and if this Warrant is not
exercised in full, Holder shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant (containing
terms identical to this Warrant) representing any unexercised portion of this
Warrant in addition to such Common Stock.
(g) HOLDER OF RECORD. Each person in whose name any Warrant for shares of
Common Stock is issued shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be the Holder of
record of such shares on the Date of Exercise of this Warrant, irrespective of
the date of delivery of the Common Stock purchased upon the Exercise of this
Warrant. Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed as conferring upon Holder
any rights as a stockholder of the Company.
3. PAYMENT OF WARRANT EXERCISE PRICE.
The Exercise Price per share ("Exercise Price") shall initially be set as
follows (the "Initial Exercise Price"):
I. With respect to two hundred sixty thousand (260,000) of the Warrant
Shares (the "First 1/3"), the Initial Exercise Price shall equal $1.00.
II. With respect to another two hundred sixty thousand (260,000) of the
Warrant Shares (the "Second 1/3"), the Initial Exercise Price shall equal the
lowest Closing Price for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the
date that is thirty (30) calendar days after the Trading Initiation Date (as
defined below).
III. With respect to another two hundred sixty thousand (260,000) of the
Warrant Shares (the "Final 1/3"), the Initial Exercise Price shall equal the
lowest Closing Price for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the
date that is sixty (60) calendar days after the Trading Initiation Date (as
defined below).
If the Trading Initiation Date has not yet occurred by the date that is
ninety (90) days after the date of execution of the Investment Agreement, then
all of the Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant shall have an Initial
Exercise equal to $1.00. If the Date of Exercise is more than six (6) months
after the Date of Issuance, the Exercise Price shall be reset to equal the
lesser of (i) the Exercise Price then in effect, or (ii) the "Lowest Reset
Price," as that term is defined below. The Company shall calculate a "Reset
Price" on each six-month anniversary date of the Date of Issuance which shall
equal the lowest Closing Price of the Company's Common Stock for the five (5)
trading days ending on such six-month anniversary date of the Date of Issuance.
The "Lowest Reset Price" shall equal the lowest Reset Price determined on any
six-month anniversary date of the Date of Issuance preceding the Date of
Exercise, taking into account, as appropriate, any adjustments made pursuant to
Section 5 hereof.
For purposes hereof, "Trading Initiation Date" shall mean the date that the
Company's Common Stock first becomes publicly traded on a national exchange or
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market and a "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which the Company's Common Stock
actually trades on its principal market or exchange.
For purposes hereof, the term "Closing Price" shall mean the closing price
on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market, the National Market System ("NMS"), the New York
Stock Exchange, or the O.T.C. Bulletin Board, or if no longer traded on the
Nasdaq Small Cap Market, the National Market System ("NMS"), the New York Stock
Exchange, or the O.T.C. Bulletin Board, the "Closing Price" shall equal the
closing price on the principal national securities exchange or the
over-the-counter system on which the Common Stock is so traded and, if not
available, the mean of the high and low prices on the principal national
securities exchange on which the Common Stock is so traded.
Payment of the Exercise Price may be made by either of the following, or a
combination thereof, at the election of Holder:
(i) CASH EXERCISE: cash, bank or cashiers check or wire transfer; or
(ii) CASHLESS EXERCISE: The Holder, at its option, may exercise this
Warrant in a cashless exercise transaction. In order to effect a Cashless
Exercise, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant at the principal office
of the Company together with notice of cashless election, in which event
the Company shall issue Holder a number of shares of Common Stock computed
using the following formula:
X = Y (A-B)/A
where: X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Holder.
Y = the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant
is being exercised.
A = the Market Price of one (1) share of Common Stock (for
purposes of this Section 3(ii), the "Market Price" shall be
defined as the average Closing Price of the Common Stock for the
five (5) trading days prior to the Date of Exercise of this
Warrant (the "Average Closing Price"), as reported by the O.T.C.
Bulletin Board, National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation System ("Nasdaq") Small Cap Market, or if the
Common Stock is not traded on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market, the
Average Closing Price in any other over-the-counter market;
provided, however, that if the Common Stock is listed on a stock
exchange, the Market Price shall be the Average Closing Price on
such exchange for the five (5) trading days prior to the date of
exercise of the Warrants. If the Common Stock is/was not traded
during the five (5) trading days prior to the Date of Exercise,
then the closing price for the last publicly traded day shall be
deemed to be the closing price for any and all (if applicable)
days during such five (5) trading day period.
B = the Exercise Price.
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For purposes of Rule 144 and sub-section (d)(3)(ii) thereof, it is
intended, understood and acknowledged that the Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to
have been acquired at the time this Warrant was issued. Moreover, it is
intended, understood and acknowledged that the holding period for the Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in a cashless exercise transaction
shall be deemed to have commenced on the date this Warrant was issued.
4. TRANSFER AND REGISTRATION.
(a) TRANSFER RIGHTS. Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this
Warrant, this Warrant may be transferred on the books of the Company, in whole
or in part, in person or by attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant properly
completed and endorsed. This Warrant shall be canceled upon such surrender and,
as soon as practicable thereafter, the person to whom such transfer is made
shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant or Warrants as to the portion of this
Warrant transferred, and Holder shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant as to
the portion hereof retained.
(b) REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. In addition to any other registration rights of
the Holder, if the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant is not
registered for resale at the time the Company proposes to register (including
for this purpose a registration effected by the Company for stockholders other
than the Holders) any of its Common Stock under the Act (other than a
registration relating solely for the sale of securities to participants in a
Company stock plan or a registration on Form S-4 promulgated under the Act or
any successor or similar form registering stock issuable upon a
reclassification, upon a business combination involving an exchange of
securities or upon an exchange offer for securities of the issuer or another
entity)(a "Piggyback Registration Statement"), the Company shall cause to be
included in such Piggyback Registration Statement ("Piggyback Registration") all
of the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant ("Registrable
Securities") to the extent such inclusion does not violate the registration
rights of any other securityholder of the Company granted prior to the date
hereof. Nothing herein shall prevent the Company from withdrawing or abandoning
the Piggyback Registration Statement prior to its effectiveness.
(c) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS TO REGISTER UNDER A PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION.
In the case of a Piggyback Registration pursuant to an underwritten public
offering by the Company, if the managing underwriter determines and advises in
writing that the inclusion in the registration statement of all Registrable
Securities proposed to be included would interfere with the successful marketing
of the securities proposed to be registered by the Company, then the number of
such Registrable Securities to be included in the Piggyback Registration
Statement, to the extent such Registrable Securities may be included in such
Piggyback Registration Statement, shall be allocated among all Holders who had
requested Piggyback Registration pursuant to the terms hereof, in the proportion
that the number of Registrable Securities which each such Holder seeks to
register bears to the total number of Registrable Securities sought to be
included by all Holders. If
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required by the managing underwriter of such an underwritten public offering,
the Holders shall enter into a reasonable agreement limiting the number of
Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration Statement
and the terms, if any, regarding the future sale of such Registrable Securities.
5. ANTI-DILUTION ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) STOCK DIVIDEND. If the Company shall at any time declare a dividend
payable in shares of Common Stock, then Holder, upon Exercise of this Warrant
after the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled
to receive such dividend, shall be entitled to receive upon Exercise of this
Warrant, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock as to which this
Warrant is exercised, such additional shares of Common Stock as such Holder
would have received had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such
record date and the Exercise Price will be proportionately adjusted.
(b) RECAPITALIZATION OR RECLASSIFICATION.
(i) STOCK SPLIT. If the Company shall at any time effect a
recapitalization, reclassification or other similar transaction of such
character that the shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or become
exchangeable for a LARGER number of shares (a "Stock Split"), then upon the
effective date thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock which Holder
shall be entitled to purchase upon Exercise of this Warrant shall be
increased in direct proportion to the increase in the number of shares of
Common Stock by reason of such recapitalization, reclassification or
similar transaction, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionally
decreased.
(ii) REVERSE STOCK SPLIT. If the Company shall at any time effect a
recapitalization, reclassification or other similar transaction of such
character that the shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or become
exchangeable for a SMALLER number of shares (a "Reverse Stock Split"), then
upon the effective date thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock which
Holder shall be entitled to purchase upon Exercise of this Warrant shall be
proportionately decreased and the Exercise Price shall be proportionally
increased. The Company shall give Holder the same notice it provides to
holders of Common Stock of any transaction described in this Section 5(b).
(c) DISTRIBUTIONS. If the Company shall at any time distribute for no
consideration to holders of Common Stock cash, evidences of indebtedness or
other securities or assets (other than cash dividends or distributions payable
out of earned surplus or net profits for the current or preceding years) then,
in any such case, Holder shall be entitled to receive, upon Exercise of this
Warrant, with respect to each share of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise,
the amount of cash or evidences of indebtedness or other securities or assets
which Holder would have been entitled to receive with respect to each such share
of Common Stock as a result of the happening of such event had this Warrant been
exercised immediately prior to the record date or other date fixing shareholders
to be affected by such event (the "Determination Date") or, in lieu thereof, if
the Board of Directors of the Company should so determine at the time of
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such distribution, a reduced Exercise Price determined by multiplying the
Exercise Price on the Determination Date by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the result of such Exercise Price reduced by the value of such distribution
applicable to one share of Common Stock (such value to be determined by the
Board of Directors of the Company in its discretion) and the denominator of
which is such Exercise Price.
(d) NOTICE OF CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER AND WARRANT EXCHANGE. The Company
shall not, at any time after the date hereof, effect a merger, consolidation,
exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as
a result of which shares of Common Stock shall be changed into the same or a
different number of shares of the same or another class or classes of stock or
securities or other assets of the Company or another entity or there is a sale
of all or substantially all the Company's assets (a "Corporate Change"), unless
the resulting successor or acquiring entity (the "Resulting Entity") assumes by
written instrument the Company's obligations under this Warrant, including but
not limited to the Exercise Price reset provisions as provided herein during the
term of the resultant warrants, and agrees in such written instrument that this
Warrant shall be exerciseable into such class and type of securities or other
assets of the Resulting Entity as Holder would have received had Holder
exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such Corporate Change, and the
Exercise Price of this Warrant shall be proportionately increased (if this
Warrant shall be changed into or become exchangeable for a warrant to purchase a
smaller number of shares of Common Stock of the Resulting Entity) or shall be
proportionately decreased (if this Warrant shall be changed or become
exchangeable for a warrant to purchase a larger number of shares of Common Stock
of the Resulting Entity); provided, however, that Company may not affect any
Corporate Change unless it first shall have given thirty (30) days notice to
Holder hereof of any Corporate Change.
(e) EXERCISE PRICE ADJUSTED. As used in this Warrant, the term "Exercise
Price" shall mean the purchase price per share specified in Section 3 of this
Warrant, until the occurrence of an event stated in subsection (a), (b), (c) or
(d) of this Section 5, and thereafter shall mean said price as adjusted from
time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. No such
adjustment under this Section 5 shall be made unless such adjustment would
change the Exercise Price at the time by $0.01 or more; provided, however, that
all adjustments not so made shall be deferred and made when the aggregate
thereof would change the Exercise Price at the time by $0.01 or more.
(f) ADJUSTMENTS: ADDITIONAL SHARES, SECURITIES OR ASSETS. In the event that
at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5,
Holder shall, upon Exercise of this Warrant, become entitled to receive shares
and/or other securities or assets (other than Common Stock) then, wherever
appropriate, all references herein to shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to
refer to and include such shares and/or other securities or assets; and
thereafter the number of such shares and/or other securities or assets shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and upon terms as nearly
equivalent as practicable to the provisions of this Section 5.
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6. FRACTIONAL INTERESTS.
No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be
issuable upon the Exercise of this Warrant, but on Exercise of this Warrant,
Holder may purchase only a whole number of shares of Common Stock. If, on
Exercise of this Warrant, Holder would be entitled to a fractional share of
Common Stock or a right to acquire a fractional share of Common Stock, such
fractional share shall be disregarded and the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise shall be the next higher number of shares.
7. RESERVATION OF SHARES.
The Company shall at all times reserve for issuance such number of
authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock (or other securities substituted
therefor as herein above provided) as shall be sufficient for the Exercise of
this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price. The Company covenants and agrees
that upon the Exercise of this Warrant, all shares of Common Stock issuable upon
such exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and
not subject to preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights of
any person or entity.
8. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.
(a) REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION REQUIRED. This Warrant has been issued in a
transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Act by virtue of
Regulation D and exempt from state registration under applicable state laws. The
Warrant and the Common Stock issuable upon the Exercise of this Warrant may not
be pledged, transferred, sold or assigned except pursuant to an effective
registration statement or unless the Company has received an opinion from the
Company's counsel to the effect that such registration is not required, or the
Holder has furnished to the Company an opinion of the Holder's counsel, which
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such
registration is not required; the transfer complies with any applicable state
securities laws; and, if no registration covering the resale of the Warrant
Shares is effective at the time the Warrant Shares are issued, the Holder
consents to a legend being placed on certificates for the Warrant Shares stating
that the securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and
referring to such restrictions on transferability and sale.
(b) ASSIGNMENT. If Holder can provide the Company with reasonably
satisfactory evidence that the conditions of (a) above regarding registration or
exemption have been satisfied, Holder may sell, transfer, assign, pledge or
otherwise dispose of this Warrant, in whole or in part. Holder shall deliver a
written notice to Company, substantially in the form of the Assignment attached
hereto as EXHIBIT B, indicating the person or persons to whom the Warrant shall
be assigned and the respective number of warrants to be assigned to each
assignee. The Company shall effect the assignment within ten (10) days, and
shall deliver to the assignee(s) designated by Holder a Warrant or Warrants of
like tenor and terms for the appropriate number of shares.
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9. BENEFITS OF THIS WARRANT.
Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to confer upon any person other
than the Company and Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under
this Warrant and this Warrant shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the
Company and Holder.
10. APPLICABLE LAW; ARBITRATION.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Georgia applicable to agreements made in and wholly to be
performed in that jurisdiction, except for matters arising under the Act or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which matters shall be construed and
interpreted in accordance with such laws. Any controversy or claim arising out
of or related to this Warrant or the breach thereof, shall be settled by binding
arbitration in Atlanta, Georgia in accordance with the Expedited Procedures
(Rules 53-57) of the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association ("AAA"). A proceeding shall be commenced upon written demand by
Company or any Investor to the other. The arbitrator(s) shall enter a judgment
by default against any party, which fails or refuses to appear in any properly
noticed arbitration proceeding. The proceeding shall be conducted by one (1)
arbitrator, unless the amount alleged to be in dispute exceeds two hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($250,000), in which case three (3) arbitrators shall preside.
The arbitrator(s) will be chosen by the parties from a list provided by the AAA,
and if they are unable to agree within ten (10) days, the AAA shall select the
arbitrator(s). The arbitrators must be experts in securities law and financial
transactions. The arbitrators shall assess costs and expenses of the
arbitration, including all attorneys' and experts' fees, as the arbitrators
believe is appropriate in light of the merits of the parties' respective
positions in the issues in dispute. Each party submits irrevocably to the
jurisdiction of any state court sitting in Atlanta, Georgia or to the United
States District Court sitting in Georgia for purposes of enforcement of any
discovery order, judgment or award in connection with such arbitration. The
award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding upon the parties and may
be enforced in any court having jurisdiction. The arbitration shall be held in
such place as set by the arbitrator(s) in accordance with Rule 55.
Although the parties, as expressed above, agree that all claims, including
claims that are equitable in nature, for example specific performance, shall
initially be prosecuted in the binding arbitration procedure outlined above, if
the arbitration panel dismisses or otherwise fails to entertain any or all of
the equitable claims asserted by reason of the fact that it lacks jurisdiction,
power and/or authority to consider such claims and/or direct the remedy
requested, then, in only that event, will the parties have the right to initiate
litigation respecting such equitable claims or remedies. The forum for such
equitable relief shall be in either a state or federal court sitting in Atlanta,
Georgia. Each party waives any right to a trial by jury, assuming such right
exists in an equitable proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction
of said Georgia court.
11. LOSS OF WARRANT.
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Upon receipt by the Company of evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of
indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company, and upon surrender
and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company shall execute and
deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date.
12. NOTICE OR DEMANDS.
Notices or demands pursuant to this Warrant to be given or made by Holder
to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed, until
another address is designated in writing by the Company, to the address set
forth in Section 2(a) above. Notices or demands pursuant to this Warrant to be
given or made by the Company to or on Holder shall be sufficiently given or made
if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, and addressed, to the address of Holder set forth in the Company's
records, until another address is designated in writing by Holder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Warrant as of the
15th day of June l, 2001.
VALESC INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE FORM FOR WARRANT
TO: VALESC INC.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the right to purchase
____________ of the shares of Common Stock (the "Common Stock") of Valesc Inc. a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), evidenced by the attached warrant (the
"Warrant"), and herewith makes payment of the exercise price with respect to
such shares in full, all in accordance with the conditions and provisions of
said Warrant.
1. The undersigned agrees not to offer, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of
any of the Common Stock obtained on exercise of the Warrant, except in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Warrant.
2. The undersigned requests that stock certificates for such shares be issued
free of any restrictive legend, if appropriate, and a warrant representing any
unexercised portion hereof be issued, pursuant to the Warrant in the name of the
undersigned and delivered to the undersigned at the address set forth below:
Dated: _________
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Signature
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Print Name
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Address
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NOTICE
The signature to the foregoing Exercise Form must correspond to the name as
written upon the face of the attached Warrant in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered holder
desiring to transfer the Warrant)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned holder of the attached warrant (the
"Warrant") hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the person or persons below
named the right to purchase _______ shares of the Common Stock of Valesc Inc.,
evidenced by the attached Warrant and does hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint _______________________ attorney to transfer the said Warrant on the
books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ______________________________
Signature
Fill in for new registration of Warrant:
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Name
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Address
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Please print name and address of assignee
(including zip code number)
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NOTICE
The signature to the foregoing Assignment must correspond to the name as written
upon the face of the attached Warrant in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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