Exhibit 4.14
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STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
This Warrant is issued this 6th day of March, 1998, by MASTER GRAPHICS,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and XXXX X. XXXXXX ("Shareholder"),
to XXXX XXXXXXXX, XX. ( Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx. and any subsequent assignee or
transferee hereof is hereinafter referred to as "Holder").
AGREEMENT:
1. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT; TERM. In the event that Company or any of
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Company's successors or assigns (an "Affiliated Entity") shall cause to be made
or shall be involved in a public offering of its stock (an "IPO") within ten(10)
years from the date hereof, Holder shall have the option to acquire from the
Company Common Stock of the Company at a price equal to the IPO price, with the
maximum number of shares which Holder shall have the option to purchase to be
determined as follows:
$854,219 divided by IPO Price Per Share = Maximum Number of Option Shares
The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are
hereinafter referred to as the "Shares." The option described pursuant to this
Paragraph 1 shall only be exercisable during the ten (10) year period commencing
with the date of the successful completion of the IPO (the "Exercise Period").
The exercise of, or the failure to exercise, this Warrant during the Exercise
Period shall terminate all other rights of Holder hereunder.
2. EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price (the "Exercise Price") per Share
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for which all or any of the Shares may be purchased pursuant to the terms
of this Warrant shall be the IPO price of the capital stock of the Company.
3. EXERCISE. This Warrant may be exercised by the Holder hereof (but only
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on the conditions hereinafter set forth) as to all or any part upon delivery of
written notice of intent to exercise to the Company at the following address:
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 or such other address as the Company
shall designate in a written notice to the Holder hereof, together with this
Warrant and payment to the Company of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares
being purchased. The Exercise Price shall be payable by delivery of a certified
check. Upon exercise of this Warrant as aforesaid, the Company shall as promptly
as practicable, and in any event with fifteen (15) days thereafter, execute and
deliver to the Holder of this Warrant a certificate or certificates for the
total number of whole Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised in such
names and denominations as are requested by such Holder. If this Warrant shall
be exercised with respect to less than all of the Shares, the remaining Shares
covered by this Warrant shall be null and void.
4. COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS. The above provisions are subject to the
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following:
(a) Neither this Warrant nor the Shares have been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act") or any state
securities laws ("Blue Sky Laws"). This Warrant has been acquired for
investment purposes and not with a view to distribution or resale and may
not be sold or otherwise transferred without (i) an effective registration
statement for such Warrant under the Securities Act and such applicable
Blue Sky Laws, or (ii) an opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its counsel, that
registration is not required under the Securities Act or under any
applicable Blue Sky Laws. Transfer of the Shares issued upon the exercise
of this Warrant shall be restricted in the same manner and to the same
extent as the Warrant and the certificates representing such Shares shall
bear substantially the following legend:
THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAW AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNTIL (I) A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS SHALL HAVE BECOME EFFECTIVE WITH REGARD THERETO, OR
(II) IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY,
REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH SECURITIES ACTS AND SUCH APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH
SUCH PROPOSED TRANSFER.
The Holder hereof and the Company agree to execute such other documents and
instruments as counsel for the Company reasonably deems necessary to effect
the compliance of the issuance of this Warrant and any shares of Common
Stock issued upon exercise hereof with applicable federal and state
securities laws.
(b) The Company covenants and agrees that all Shares which may be
issued upon exercise of this Warrant will, upon issuance and payment
therefor, be legally and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid
and nonassessable, free from all taxes, charges and preemptive rights,
if any, with respect thereto or to the issuance thereof. The Company
shall at all times reserve and keep available for issuance upon the
exercise of this Warrant such number of authorized but unissued shares
of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full
of this Warrant.
5. TRANSFER OF WARRANT. Subject to the provisions of Section 4
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hereof, this Warrant may be transferred, in whole or in part, to any person or
business entity, by presentation of the Warrant to the Company with written
instructions for such transfer. Upon such presentation for transfer, the Company
shall promptly execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the form hereof
in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in
such instructions. The Company shall pay all expenses incurred by it in
connection with the preparation, issuance and delivery of Warrants under this
Section.
6. WARRANT HOLDER NOT SHAREHOLDER. Except as otherwise provided
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herein, this
Warrant does not confer upon the Holder, as such, any right whatsoever as a
shareholder of the Company.
7. RIGHTS UPON SALE OR MERGER.
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(a) Shareholder shall not enter into any transaction that would
result in the merger or acquisition of the Company or an Affiliated Entity
unless prior to such sale such Shareholder shall give notice to Holder of
its intention to effect such sale in order that Holder may exercise its
rights under this Section 7 as hereinafter described. Such notice shall set
forth the principal terms of the merger of acquisition.
(b) In the event of any acquisition or merger of Company or an
Affiliated Entity, pursuant to which the Shareholder receives shares of
stock of any company whose stock is traded on any exchange (the "Surviving
Entity") during the ten year period commencing with the date hereof, Holder
shall have the option to acquire from Shareholder for a purchase price per
share equal to the price per share determined in connection with such
acquisition or merger, a maximum number of shares up to that number
pursuant to which the purchase price would equal $854,219, with the maximum
number of shares which Holder shall have the option to purchase to be
determined as follows:
$854,219 divided by Price Per Share of Surviving Entity = Maximum Number
of Option Shares
(c) The option described in this Section 7 shall only be
exercisable within ten (10) years from the date of a merger or acquisition,
provided there has been no IPO at the time of the merger or acquisition.
The exercise of, or the failure to exercise, this Warrant in conjunction
with an acquisition or merger of the Company or an Affiliated Entity shall
terminate all other rights of Holder hereunder.
8. ARTICLE AND SECTION HEADINGS. Numbered and titled article and section
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headings are for convenience only and shall not be construed as amplifying or
limiting any of the provisions of this Warrant.
9. NOTICE. Any and all notices, elections or demands permitted or
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required to be made under this Warrant shall be in writing, signed by the party
giving such notice, election or demand and shall be delivered personally,
telecopied, telexed, or sent by certified mail or overnight via nationally
recognized courier service (such as Federal Express), to the other party at the
address set forth below, or at such other address as may be supplied in writing
and of which receipt has been acknowledged in writing. The date of personal
delivery or telecopy or two (2) business days after the date of mailing (or the
next business day after delivery or telecopy or two (2) business days after the
date of mailing (or the next business day after delivery to such courier
service), as the case may be, shall be the date of such notice, election or
demand. For the purpose of this Warrant:
The Address of Holder is: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
c/x Xxxxxxxx Litho
000 Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
with a copy to: Lax, Vaughan, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00/xx/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx, Esq.
The Address of Company is: Master Printing Holding Co.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
with a copy to: Black Bobango & Xxxxxx
000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
10. SEVERABILITY. If any provisions(s) of this Warrant or the application
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thereof to any person or circumstances shall be invalid or unenforceable to any
extent, the remainder of this Warrant and the application of such provisions to
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be
enforced to the greatest extent permitted bylaw.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Warrant between the Company and Holder
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represents the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject
matter hereof, and all oral discussions and prior agreement are merged herein.
12. GOVERNING LAW AND AMENDMENTS. This Warrant shall be construed and
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enforced under the laws of the State of Arkansas applicable to contracts to be
wholly performed in such State. No amendment or modification hereof shall be
effective except in a writing executed by each of the parties hereto.
13. COUNTERPARTS. This Warrant may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and be different parties to this Warrant in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same Warrant.
14. JURISDICTION AND VENUE. The Company hereby consents to the
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jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Tennessee and the United States
District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, as well as to the
jurisdiction of all courts from which an appeal may be taken from such courts,
for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of any of
its obligations arising under this Agreement or with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, and expressly
waives any and all objections it may have as to venue in any of such courts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands as of the date
first above written.
COMPANY: MASTER GRAPHICS, INC.,
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a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
PREMIER GRAPHICS, INC.,
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
HOLDER: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed or caused this Warrant to
be executed as of the date first above written for the purpose of agreeing only
to the terms and conditions of Section 7 hereof.
SHAREHOLDER: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
