WARRANT AGREEMENT
between
PINNACLE HOLDINGS INC.
and
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
as Warrant Agent
Dated as of November 1, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS....................................................................................1
ARTICLE II ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS..........................................................................4
2.1 Issuance.....................................................................................4
2.2 Share Amount.................................................................................4
2.3 Form Of Warrant Certificate..................................................................4
2.4 Execution Of Warrant Certificate.............................................................4
2.5 Countersignature Of Warrant Certificates.....................................................5
ARTICLE III EXERCISE PERIOD..............................................................................5
ARTICLE IV EXERCISE PRICES...............................................................................5
ARTICLE V EXERCISE OF WARRANTS...........................................................................5
5.1 Manner Of Exercise...........................................................................5
5.2 When Exercise Effective......................................................................6
5.3 Delivery Of Certificates, Etc................................................................6
5.4 Fractional Shares............................................................................6
ARTICLE VI ADJUSTMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE AND THE EXERCISE PRICE UPON EXERCISE........7
6.1 Stock Dividends, Split-ups, And Combinations Of Shares.......................................7
6.2 Distributions................................................................................7
6.3 Exercise Price Adjustment....................................................................7
6.4 Adjustments For Mergers And Consolidations...................................................8
6.5 Calculation To Nearest Cent And One-hundredth Of Share.......................................8
6.6 Notice Of Adjustment In Exercise Price.......................................................8
6.7 Other Notices................................................................................9
6.8 No Change In Warrant Terms On Adjustment: No Adjustment for Distributions under the Plan.....9
6.9 Treasury Shares..............................................................................9
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ARTICLE VII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC...................................................................9
ARTICLE VIII NO DILUTION OR IMPAIRMENT..................................................................10
ARTICLE IX REPORTS......................................................................................10
ARTICLE X NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN EVENTS................................................................11
10.1 Available Information.......................................................................11
ARTICLE XI RESERVATION OF STOCK.........................................................................11
11.1 Reservation; Due Authorization, Etc.........................................................11
11.2 Compliance With Law.........................................................................11
ARTICLE XII PAYMENT OF TAXES............................................................................11
ARTICLE XIII LOSS OR MUTILATION.........................................................................12
ARTICLE XIV WARRANT REGISTRATION........................................................................12
14.1 Registration................................................................................12
14.2 Transfer Or Exchange........................................................................12
14.3 Valid And Enforceable.......................................................................13
14.4 Endorsement.................................................................................13
14.5 No Service Charge...........................................................................13
14.6 Cancellation................................................................................13
ARTICLE XV WARRANT AGENT................................................................................13
15.1 Obligations Binding.........................................................................13
15.2 No Liability................................................................................13
15.3 Instructions................................................................................14
15.4 Agents......................................................................................14
15.5 Cooperation.................................................................................14
15.6 Agent Only..................................................................................14
15.7 Right To Counsel............................................................................14
15.8 Compensation................................................................................15
15.9 Accounting..................................................................................15
15.10 No Conflict.................................................................................15
15.11 Resignation; Termination....................................................................15
15.12 Change Of Warrant Agent.....................................................................16
15.13 Successor Warrant Agent.....................................................................16
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ARTICLE XVI REMEDIES, ETC...............................................................................16
16.1 Remedies....................................................................................16
16.2 Warrant Holder Not Deemed A Stockholder.....................................................17
16.3 Right Of Action.............................................................................17
ARTICLE XVII MISCELLANEOUS..............................................................................17
17.1 Notices.....................................................................................17
17.2 Governing Law And Consent To Forum..........................................................18
17.3 Benefits Of This Agreement..................................................................18
17.4 Agreement Of Holders Of Warrant Certificates................................................18
17.5 Counterparts................................................................................19
17.6 Amendments..................................................................................19
17.7 Consent To Jurisdiction.....................................................................19
17.8 Headings....................................................................................19
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A: Form of Warrant Certificate
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WARRANT AGREEMENT
THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT, is made and entered into as of November 1, 2002
(the "Agreement"), by and between PINNACLE HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., as Warrant Agent (the "Warrant
Agent").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, in connection with the financial restructuring of the Company
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) and the plan
of reorganization (the "Plan") the Company proposes to issue warrants which are
exercisable to purchase up to 615,000 shares of Common Stock (as defined
herein), subject to adjustment as provided herein (the "Warrants"), to the
holders of the Company's Convertible Notes and Old Common Stock (each as defined
herein) in exchange for such Convertible Notes and Old Common Stock; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the
Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to act, in connection with the
issuance, transfer, exchange, replacement, and exercise of the Warrant
Certificates and other matters as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to enter into this Agreement to set forth
the terms and conditions of the Warrants and the rights of the holders thereof,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the
mutual agreements set forth herein, the Company and the Warrant Agent hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the following terms shall have the respective meanings
set forth below. Whenever the context requires, such terms shall include the
plural as well as the singular number.
"Affiliate" means with respect to any Person, any Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, (a) "control" when
used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting Common Stock (or equivalent equity interests), by contract or
otherwise, and the terms "controlling" or "controlled" have meanings correlative
to the foregoing, and (b) a subsidiary of a Person is an Affiliate of such
Person and of each other subsidiary of that Person.
"Agreement" means this Warrant Agreement, as the same may be amended or
modified from time to time hereafter.
"Bankruptcy Code" means title 11 of the United States Code.
"Bankruptcy Court" means the United States Bankruptcy Court or other
U.S. Federal court of competent jurisdiction in which the Chapter 11 Case is
pending.
"Business Day" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York
are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close; provided, that,
in determining the period within which certificates or Warrants are to be issued
and delivered at a time when shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market
and in determining the Fair Value of any securities listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market,
"Business Day" shall mean any day when the principal exchange on which such
securities are then listed or admitted to trading is open for trading or, if
such securities are traded in the over-the-counter market in the United States,
such market is open for trading; provided, further, that any reference in this
Agreement to "days" (unless Business Days are specified) shall mean calendar
days.
"Chapter 11 Case" means a case or cases under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code concerning the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Common Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share, as authorized from and after the Consummation Date.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
Federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act,
whichever is the relevant statute for the particular purpose.
"Company" means Pinnacle Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Consummation Date" has the meaning specified in the Plan.
"Convertible Notes" shall mean the 5 1/2% Convertible Subordinated
Notes due 2007.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any
successor Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, all as the same shall be amended and in effect at the time.
Reference to a particular section of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall
include a reference to the comparable section, if any, of any such successor
Federal statute.
"Exercise Period" has the meaning specified in Article 3.
"Exercise Price" has the meaning specified in Article 4.
"Fair Value" means (a) with respect to Common Stock in each case if
such security is listed on one or more stock exchanges or quoted on the National
Market System or SmallCap Market of NASDAQ (the "NASDAQ Market"), the average of
the
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closing sales prices of a share of such Common Stock on the primary national or
regional stock exchange on which such security is listed or on the NASDAQ Market
if quoted thereon or (b) if the Common Stock is not so listed or quoted but is
traded in the over-the-counter market (other than the NASDAQ Market), the
average of the closing bid and asked prices of a share of such Common Stock in
each case for the 30 Business Days (or such lesser number of Business Days as
such Common Stock or other security shall have been so listed, quoted or traded)
next preceding the date of measurement; provided, however, that if no such sales
price or bid and asked prices have been quoted during the preceding 30-day
period or there is otherwise no established trading market for such security,
then "Fair Value" means the value of such Common Stock as determined reasonably
and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company; and provided,
further, however, that in the event the current market price of a share of such
Common Stock is determined during a period following the announcement by the
Company of (x) a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock payable in shares
of Common Stock, or (y) any subdivision, combination, or reclassification of the
Common Stock, and prior to the expiration of 30 Business Days after the
ex-dividend date for such dividend or distribution, or the record date for such
subdivision, combination, or reclassification, then and in each such case, the
"Fair Value" shall be appropriately adjusted to take into account ex-dividend
trading. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in case the Company
shall issue any shares of Common Stock, rights, or options, in connection with
the acquisition by the Company of the stock or assets of any other Person or the
merger of any other Person into the Company, the Fair Value of the Common Stock
so issued shall be determined as of the date the number of shares of Common
Stock, rights, or options, was determined (as set forth in a written agreement
between the Company and the other party to the transaction) rather than on the
date of issuance of such shares of Common Stock, rights, or option.
"Issue Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.
"Old Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per
share, outstanding as of the date of the Company's filing of the petition
commencing the Chapter 11 Case.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, association, joint venture,
corporation, business trust, unincorporated organization, government, or
department, agency or subdivision thereof, or other person or entity.
"Plan" means the reorganization plan of the Company, as confirmed by
order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on October 9, 2002.
"Public Offering" means any offering of Common Stock to the public
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, or any successor
Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all
as the same shall be amended and in effect at the time.
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"Securities Purchase Agreement" means that agreement by and among
Pinnacle Holdings Inc. and Pinnacle Towers Inc., on the one hand, and the
Investors named therein, on the other hand, dated as of April 25, 2002.
"Subsidiaries" means each corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, business association or other Person in which the Company owns any
direct or indirect equity interest.
"Warrant Agent" means Wachovia Bank, N.A.
"Warrant Certificate" has the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
"Warrants" means, the Company's Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 615,000 shares of Common Stock at the Exercise Price, subject to adjustment
as provided herein, issued in exchange for the Convertible Notes and Old Common
Stock pursuant to the Plan.
ARTICLE II
ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS
2.1 Issuance. On the date hereof (the "Issue Date"), which is also the
Consummation Date, the Company shall, pursuant to the Plan, deliver to the
Company's disbursing agent under the Plan for re-distribution to the holders of
the Convertible Notes and Old Common Stock, a global certificate for an
aggregate of 615,000 Warrants.
2.2 Share Amount. The number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon
exercise of the Warrants shall be one (1) Warrant to one (1) share of Common
Stock, subject to adjustments from and after the Issue Date as provided in
Article 6 of this Agreement.
2.3 Form Of Warrant Certificate. The Warrants shall be evidenced by
certificates substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Warrant Certificate"). Each Warrant Certificate shall be dated as of the date
on which it is countersigned by the Warrant Agent, which shall be on the Issue
Date or, in the event of a division, exchange, substitution or transfer of any
of the Warrants, on the date of such event. The Warrant Certificate may have
such further legends and endorsements stamped, printed, lithographed, or
engraved thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any
law or with any rule or regulation pursuant thereto or with any rule or
regulation of any securities exchange on which the Warrants may be listed.
2.4 Execution Of Warrant Certificate. Warrant Certificates shall be
executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of
the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, any Vice President, Treasurer or
Secretary, either manually or by facsimile signature printed thereon. In case
any such officer of the Company whose signature shall have been placed upon any
Warrant Certificate shall
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cease to be such officer of the Company before countersignature by the Warrant
Agent or issuance and delivery thereof, such Warrant Certificate nevertheless
may be countersigned by the Warrant Agent and issued and delivered with the same
force and effect as though such person had not ceased to be such officer of the
Company.
2.5 Countersignature Of Warrant Certificates. Warrant Certificates
shall be manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent
and shall not be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. Such manual
countersignature shall constitute conclusive evidence of such authorization. The
Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign, in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2.5, and deliver any new Warrant Certificates, as
directed by the Company pursuant to Section 2.1 and as and when required
pursuant to the provisions of Articles 13 and 14. Each Warrant Certificate
shall, when manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Warrant
Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof to exercise the rights as the
holder of the number of Warrants set forth thereon, subject to the provisions of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
EXERCISE PERIOD
Each Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase from the
Company one (1) share of Common Stock (subject to the adjustments provided
herein), at any time during the five (5) year period that commences on the First
Business Day that is one (1) day after the Issue Date, and that terminates at
5:00 p.m., New York City time on the First Business Day that is five (5) years
after the Issue Date (the "Exercise Period"). ARTICLE IV
ARTICLE IV
EXERCISE PRICES
The Exercise Price for the Warrants shall be $[20.00] per
share of Common Stock (subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 6 hereof).
ARTICLE V
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
5.1 Manner Of Exercise. All or any of the Warrants represented by a
Warrant Certificate may be exercised by the registered holder thereof during
normal business hours on any Business Day, by surrendering such Warrant
Certificate, with the subscription form set forth therein duly executed by such
holder, by hand or by mail to the Warrant Agent at its office addressed to
Wachovia Bank, N.A., 0000 Xxxx X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
00000, Attn: XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, XX0000, or, if such exercise shall be in connection
with an underwritten Public Offering, at the location designated by the Company.
Such Warrant Certificate shall be accompanied by payment in respect of each
Warrant that is exercised, which shall be made by certified or official bank or
bank cashier's check payable to the order of the Company, except as
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otherwise provided herein. Such payment shall be in an amount equal to the
product of the number of shares of Common Stock (without giving effect to any
adjustment therein) designated in such subscription form multiplied by the
original Exercise Price for the Warrants being exercised (plus such additional
consideration as may be provided herein). Upon such surrender and payment, such
holder shall thereupon be entitled to receive the number of duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock determined
as provided in Articles 2 and 3, and as and if adjusted pursuant to Article 6.
5.2 When Exercise Effective. Each exercise of any Warrant pursuant to
Section 5.1 shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close
of business on the Business Day on which the Warrant Certificate representing
such Warrant, duly executed, with accompanying payment shall have been delivered
as provided in Section 5.1, and at such time the Person or Persons in whose name
or names the certificate or certificates for Common Stock shall be issuable upon
such exercise as provided in Section 5.3 shall be deemed to have become the
holder or holders of record thereof.
5.3 Delivery Of Certificates, Etc.
(a) As promptly as practicable after the exercise of any
Warrant, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days thereafter (or, if such
exercise is in connection with an underwritten Public Offering, concurrently
with such exercise), the Company at its expense (other than as to payment of
transfer taxes which will be paid by the holder) will cause to be issued and
delivered to such holder, or as such holder may otherwise direct in writing
(subject to Article 13),
(i) a certificate or certificates for the number of
shares of Common Stock to which such holder is entitled, and
(ii) if less than all the Warrants represented by a
Warrant Certificate are exercised, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant
Certificates of the same tenor and for the aggregate number of Warrants that
were not exercised, executed, and countersigned in accordance with Sections 2.4
and 2.5.
(b) The Warrant Agent shall countersign any new Warrant
Certificate, register it in such name or names as may be directed in writing by
such holder, and shall deliver it to the person entitled to receive the same in
accordance with this Section 5.3. The Company, whenever required by the Warrant
Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrant Certificates executed on
behalf of the Company for such purpose.
5.4 Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be
issued upon any exercise of Warrants. If more than one Warrant Certificate shall
be delivered for exercise at one time by the same holder, the number of full
shares or securities that shall be issuable upon exercise shall be computed on
the basis of the aggregate number of Warrants exercised. As to any fraction of a
share of Common Stock, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect
thereto in an amount equal to
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the product of the Fair Value per share of Common Stock as of the Business Day
next preceding the date of such exercise multiplied by such fraction of a share.
ARTICLE VI
ADJUSTMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE AND THE
EXERCISE PRICE UPON EXERCISE
6.1 Stock Dividends, Split-ups, And Combinations Of Shares. If after
the date hereof the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by
a dividend, share distribution, or split up, in each case payable in shares of
Common Stock, or if the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is combined
into a smaller number of such shares or in the event of any other
reclassification of shares of Common Stock (other than a reclassification in
connection with a merger, consolidation, or other business combination which
will be governed by Section 6.4), then the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of each Warrant immediately after the occurrence of any
such event shall be adjusted so that the holder of each Warrant shall be
entitled to receive the kind and number of shares of Common Stock of the Company
which such holder would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of
such event had such Warrant been exercised immediately prior thereto or any
record date with respect thereto (with any record date requirement being deemed
to have been satisfied). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall
become effective immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive
to the record date, if any, for such event.
6.2 Distributions. If after the date hereof the Company shall
distribute to all holders of its shares of Common Stock evidences of its
indebtedness or assets (excluding all cash distributions and all other
distributions determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in its sole
discretion to be necessary or appropriate to permit the Company's continued
qualification as a "real estate investment trust") or rights to subscribe to
shares of Common Stock expiring more than 45 days after the issuance thereof,
then in each such case the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
distribution shall be decreased to an amount determined by multiplying such
Exercise Price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Fair Value of a
share of the Common Stock at the date of such distribution less the Fair Value
per share of Common Stock outstanding at such date of the assets or evidences of
indebtedness so distributed or of such subscription rights (as determined by the
board of directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive, and
described in a statement filed with the Warrant Agent) and the denominator of
which is the Fair Value of a share of Common Stock at such date. Such adjustment
shall be made whenever any such distribution is made, and shall become effective
retroactively on the date immediately after the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution.
6.3 Exercise Price Adjustment. Whenever the number of shares of Common
Stock into which a Warrant is exercisable is adjusted as provided in this
Article 6, then the Exercise Price payable upon exercise of the Warrant shall
simultaneously be adjusted by multiplying such Exercise Price immediately prior
to such adjustment by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock into
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which such Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment, and the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock into which
such Warrant was exercisable immediately thereafter.
6.4 Adjustments For Mergers And Consolidations. In case the Company,
after the date hereof, shall merge or consolidate with another Person, then, in
the case of any such transaction, proper provision shall be made so that, upon
the basis and terms and in the manner provided in this Warrant Agreement, the
holders of the Warrants, upon the exercise thereof at any time after the
consummation of such transaction (subject to the Exercise Period), shall at the
election of the Company made prior to the consummation of such transaction be
entitled to receive (at the aggregate Exercise Price in effect at the time of
the transaction for all Common Stock issuable upon such exercise immediately
prior to such consummation), in lieu of the Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise prior to such consummation, either (a) the amount of securities, cash,
or other property to which such holder would have been entitled as a holder of
Common Stock upon such consummation if such holder had exercised the rights
represented by the Warrants held by such holder immediately prior thereto (which
in the case of a transaction in which stockholders may elect to receive
different consideration shall be deemed to be the consideration received by
stockholders who fail to make an election), subject to adjustments (subsequent
to such consummation) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments
provided for in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof, or (b) the excess, if any, of the
Fair Value of all Common Stock) issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to
such consummation over the aggregate Exercise Price in effect at the time of
such consummation, payable in cash promptly following such consummation. In the
event that the Company makes the election provided for in clause (b) of the
immediately preceding sentence, the Warrants shall expire upon consummation of
such transaction.
6.5 Calculation To Nearest Cent And One-hundredth Of Share. All
calculations under this Article 6 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the
nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case may be.
6.6 Notice Of Adjustment In Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise
Price and securities issuable shall be adjusted as provided in this Article 6,
the Company shall forthwith file with the Warrant Agent a statement, signed by
the Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, or any
Vice President of the Company and by its Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or
its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, stating in detail the facts requiring
such adjustment, the Exercise Price that will be effective after such adjustment
and the impact of such adjustment on the number and kind of securities issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company shall also cause a notice setting
forth any such adjustments to be sent by mail, first class, postage prepaid, to
each registered holder of Warrants at its address appearing on the Warrant
register. The Warrant Agent shall have no duty with respect to any statement
filed with it except to keep the same on file and available for inspection by
registered holders of Warrants during reasonable business hours. The Warrant
Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any holder of
a Warrant to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment
to the Exercise Price or securities issuable, or with
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respect to the nature or extent of any adjustment of the Exercise Price or
securities issuable when made or with respect to the method employed in making
such adjustment.
6.7 Other Notices. In case the Company after the date hereof shall
propose to take any action of the type described in Sections 6.1, 6.2, or 6.3 of
this Article 6, the Company shall give notice to the Warrant Agent and to each
registered holder of a Warrant in the manner set forth in Section 6.6 of this
Article 6, which notice shall specify, in the case of action of the type
specified in Section 6.2 or 6.3, the date on which a record shall be taken with
respect to any such action. Such notice shall be given, in the case of any
action of the type specified in Section 6.2 or 6.3, at least ten (10) days prior
to the record date with respect thereto. Failure to give such notice, or any
defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of any such action.
Where appropriate, such notice may be given in advance and may be included as
part of a notice required to be mailed under the provisions of Section 6.6 of
this Article 6.
6.8 No Change In Warrant Terms On Adjustment: No Adjustment for
Distributions under the Plan. Irrespective of any adjustments in the Exercise
Price or the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, Warrants
theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same prices and
number of shares as are stated in the similar Warrants issuable initially, or at
some subsequent time, pursuant to this Agreement, and the Exercise Price and
such number of shares issuable upon exercise specified thereon shall be deemed
to have been so adjusted. Without limiting the foregoing, no adjustment shall be
made pursuant to this Article 6 by reason of (a) the issuance of shares of
Common Stock or other securities, including the Warrants, pursuant to the Plan,
(b) the issuance of any stock options issued pursuant to or as permitted by the
Plan, (c) the issuance or sale by the Company of any shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the exercise of any stock options or Warrants; or (d) the issuance
of shares of Common Stock for consideration consisting in cash or property in
whole or in part.
6.9 Treasury Shares. Shares of Common Stock at any time owned by the
Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of any
computation under this Article 6.
ARTICLE VII
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company
will not effect a merger or consolidation unless, prior to the consummation of
such transaction, each Person (other than the Company) which may be required to
deliver any Common Stock, securities, cash, or property upon the exercise of
this Warrant as provided herein shall assume, by written instrument delivered to
the Warrant Agent, the obligations of the Company under this Warrant Agreement
and under each of the Warrants, including, without limitation, the obligation to
deliver such shares of Common Stock, cash, or property as may be required
pursuant to Article 6 hereof.
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ARTICLE VIII
NO DILUTION OR IMPAIRMENT
The Company will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation
or through any consolidation, merger, reorganization, transfer of assets,
dissolution, issuance or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action or
omission, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the
terms of this Agreement or any of the Warrants issued hereunder, but will at all
times in good faith observe and perform all such terms and take all such action
as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of each holder of a
Warrant against dilution or other impairment of the kind specified herein,
provided, however, that, subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of
this Agreement, the Company shall not be prohibited by this Article VIII or by
any provision of this Agreement from making decisions providing for, inter alia,
the merger or consolidation of the Company or the sale of its assets which
transactions, in the judgment of the Company's board of directors, are in the
best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) will not permit the par value of
any shares of stock receivable upon the exercise of any Warrant to exceed the
amount payable therefore upon such exercise, (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 stock upon the exercise of
all of the Warrants from time to time outstanding, and (c) will not take any
action that results in any adjustment of the shares issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants (or which entitles the holders of the Warrants to receive upon such
exercise) if the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable after the
action upon the exercise of all of the Warrants would exceed the total number of
shares of Common Stock then authorized by the Company's certificate of
incorporation and available for the purpose of issuance upon such exercise.
ARTICLE IX
REPORTS
In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company at its expense will
promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment after giving effect to such in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and shall prepare a report setting
forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in reasonable detail the
method of calculation thereof and the facts upon which such adjustment or
readjustment is based. The Company will promptly mail a copy of each such report
to the Warrant Agent, which shall promptly mail a copy to each holder of a
Warrant. The Warrant Agent will cause the same to be available for inspection at
its principal office during normal business hours by any holder of a Warrant or
any prospective purchaser of a Warrant designated by the holder thereof.
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ARTICLE X
NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN EVENTS
10.1 Available Information. The Company shall promptly file with the
Warrant Agent copies of its annual reports and of the information, documents and
other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the
Commission may by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company is required
to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE XI
RESERVATION OF STOCK
11.1 Reservation; Due Authorization, Etc. The Company shall at all
times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its
authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for issuance and delivery upon
exercise of Warrants, the full number of shares of Common Stock from time to
time issuable upon exercise of all Warrants and any other outstanding warrants,
options, or similar rights, from time to time outstanding. All shares of Common
Stock shall be duly authorized and, when issued upon such exercise, shall be
duly and validly issued, and (in the case of shares) fully paid and
nonassessable, and free from all taxes, liens, charges, security interests,
encumbrances, and other restrictions created by or through the Company.
11.2 Compliance With Law. The Company will use its best efforts, at
its expense and on a continual basis, to assure that all shares of Common Stock
that may be issued upon exercise of Warrants may be so issued and delivered
without violation of any Federal or state securities law or regulation, or any
other law or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
provided, that, with respect to any such exercise involving a sale or transfer
of Warrants or any such securities issuable upon such exercise, the Company
shall have no obligation to register such Warrants or securities under any such
securities law.
ARTICLE XII
PAYMENT OF TAXES
The Company will pay any and all documentary stamp or similar issue
taxes payable to the United States of America or any State, or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, in respect of the issuance
or delivery of shares of Common Stock on exercise of Warrants, provided, that
the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect
of any transfer of a Warrant or any transfer involved in the issuance and
delivery of Common Stock in a name other than that of the registered holder of
the Warrants to be exercised, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made
unless and until the person requesting such issuance has paid to the Company the
amount of any such tax or has established, to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Company, that such tax has been paid.
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ARTICLE XIII
LOSS OR MUTILATION
Upon receipt by the Company and the Warrant Agent of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to them of the ownership of and the loss, theft,
destruction, or mutilation of any Warrant Certificate and of an indemnity bond
reasonably satisfactory to them in form or amount, and (in the case of
mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation thereof, then, in the absence of
notice to the Company or the Warrant Agent that the Warrants represented thereby
have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and
deliver to the Warrant Agent and, upon the Company's request, an authorized
signatory of the Warrant Agent shall manually countersign and deliver, to the
registered holder of the lost, stolen, destroyed, or mutilated Warrant
Certificate, in exchange for or in lieu thereof, a new Warrant Certificate of
the same tenor and for a like aggregate number of Warrants. Upon the issuance of
any new Warrant Certificate under this Article 13, the Company may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the
reasonable fees and expenses of the Warrant Agent) in connection therewith.
Every new Warrant Certificate executed and delivered pursuant to this Article 13
in lieu of any lost, stolen, or destroyed Warrant Certificate shall be entitled
to the same benefits of this Agreement equally and proportionately with any and
all other Warrant Certificates, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen or
destroyed Warrant Certificate shall be at any time enforceable by anyone. The
provisions of this Article 13 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent
lawful) all other rights or remedies with respect to the replacement of
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant Certificates.
ARTICLE XIV
WARRANT REGISTRATION
14.1 Registration. The Warrant Certificates shall be issued in
registered form only and shall be registered in the names of the record holders
of the Warrant Certificates to whom they are to be delivered. The Company shall
maintain or cause to be maintained a register in which, subject to such
reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the
registration of Warrants and of transfers or exchanges of Warrant Certificates
as provided in this Agreement. Such register shall be maintained at the office
of the Company or the Warrant Agent located at the respective address therefore
as provided in Section 17.1. Such register shall be open for inspection upon
notice at all reasonable times by the Warrant Agent and each holder of a
Warrant.
14.2 Transfer Or Exchange. Subject to Section 2.1 hereof, at the
option of the holder, Warrant Certificates may be exchanged or transferred for
other Warrant Certificates for a like aggregate number of Warrants, upon
surrender of the Warrant Certificates to be exchanged at the office of the
Company or the Warrant Agent maintained for such purpose at the respective
address therefore as provided in Section 17.1, and upon payment of the charges
herein provided. Whenever any Warrant Certificates are so surrendered for
exchange or transfer, the Company shall execute, and
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an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent shall manually countersign and
deliver, the Warrant Certificates that the holder making the exchange is
entitled to receive.
14.3 Valid And Enforceable. All Warrant Certificates issued upon any
registration of transfer or exchange of Warrant Certificates shall be the valid
obligations of the Company, evidencing the same obligations, and entitled to the
same benefits under this Agreement, as the Warrant Certificates surrendered for
such registration of transfer or exchange.
14.4 Endorsement. Every Warrant Certificate surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the
Warrant Agent) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by an instrument of transfer
in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent and duly
executed by the registered holder thereof or such holder's officer or
representative duly authorized in writing.
14.5 No Service Charge. No service charge shall be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange of Warrant Certificates.
14.6 Cancellation. Any Warrant Certificate surrendered for
registration of transfer, exchange or the exercise of the Warrants represented
thereby shall, if surrendered to the Company, be delivered to the Warrant Agent,
and all Warrant Certificates surrendered or so delivered to the Warrant Agent
shall be promptly cancelled by the Warrant Agent. Any such Warrant Certificate
shall not be reissued by the Company and, except as provided in this Article 14
in case of an exchange or transfer, in Article 13 in case of a mutilated Warrant
Certificate and in Article 3 in case of the exercise of less than all the
Warrants represented thereby, no Warrant Certificate shall be issued hereunder
in lieu thereof. The Warrant Agent shall deliver to the Company from time to
time or otherwise dispose of such cancelled Warrant Certificates in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
ARTICLE XV
WARRANT AGENT
15.1 Obligations Binding. The Warrant Agent undertakes the duties and
obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth in
this Article 15. The Company, and the holders of Warrants by their acceptance
thereof, shall be bound by all of such terms and conditions.
15.2 No Liability. The Warrant Agent shall not by countersigning
Warrant Certificates or by any other act hereunder be accountable with respect
to or be deemed to make any representations as to the validity or authorization
of the Warrants or the Warrant Certificates (except as to its countersignature
thereon), as to the validity, authorization, or value (or kind or amount) of any
Common Stock or any other property delivered or deliverable upon exercise of any
Warrant, or as to the purchase price of such Common Stock, securities, or other
property. The Warrant Agent shall not (a) be liable
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for any recital or statement of fact contained herein or in the Warrant
Certificates or for any action taken, suffered, or omitted by the Warrant Agent
in good faith in the belief that any Warrant Certificate or any other document
or any signature is genuine or properly authorized, (b) be responsible for
determining whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment of the
purchase price and the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon
exercise of Warrants, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such
adjustments when made, or with respect to the method of adjustment employed, (c)
be responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to issue, transfer, or
deliver any Common Stock or property upon the surrender of any Warrant for the
purpose of exercise or to comply with any other of the Company's covenants and
obligations contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates, or (d)
be liable for any act or omission in connection with this Agreement except for
its own bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct.
15.3 Instructions. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to accept
instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from the
Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice
President, Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company, and to apply to
any such officer for advice or instructions. The Warrant Agent shall not be
liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it in good faith in
accordance with the instructions of any such officer.
15.4 Agents. The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the
rights and powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either
itself or by or through its attorneys, agents, or employees, provided reasonable
care has been exercised in the selection and in the continued employment of any
such attorney, agent, or employee. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any
obligation or duty to institute, appear in, or defend any action, suit, or legal
proceeding in respect hereof, but this provision shall not affect the power of
the Warrant Agent to take such action as the Warrant Agent may consider proper.
The Warrant Agent shall promptly notify the Company in writing of any claim made
or action, suit, or proceeding instituted against the Warrant Agent arising out
of or in connection with this Agreement.
15.5 Cooperation. The Company will perform, execute, acknowledge, and
deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such
further acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the
Warrant Agent in order to enable the Warrant Agent to carry out or perform its
duties under this Agreement.
15.6 Agent Only. The Warrant Agent shall act solely as agent. The
Warrant Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties as
are specifically set forth herein, and no implied covenants or obligations shall
be read into this Agreement against the Warrant Agent, whose duties and
obligations shall be determined solely by the express provisions hereof.
15.7 Right To Counsel. The Warrant Agent may at any time consult with
legal counsel satisfactory to it (who may be legal counsel for the Company) and
the Warrant Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or
to any Warrant
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holder for any action taken, suffered, or omitted by the Warrant Agent in good
faith in accordance with the opinion or advice of such counsel.
15.8 Compensation. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent
reasonable compensation for its services hereunder and to reimburse the Warrant
Agent for its reasonable expenses hereunder; and further agrees to indemnify the
Warrant Agent and hold it harmless against any and all liabilities, including,
but not limited to, judgments, costs, and reasonable counsel fees for anything
done, suffered, or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of its duties
and powers hereunder, except for any such liabilities that arise as a result of
the Warrant Agent's bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct.
15.9 Accounting. The Warrant Agent shall account promptly to the
Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently pay to the Company
all moneys received by the Warrant Agent on behalf of the Company on the
purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants.
15.10 No Conflict. The Warrant Agent and any stockholder, director,
officer, or employee of the Warrant Agent may buy, sell, or deal in any of the
Warrants or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in
any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend
money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not
Warrant Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant
Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal
entity.
15.11 Resignation; Termination. The Warrant Agent may resign its
duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder
(except liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent's bad faith,
negligence, or willful misconduct), after giving thirty (30) days' prior written
notice to the Company. The Company may remove the Warrant Agent upon thirty (30)
days' written notice, and the Warrant Agent shall thereupon in like manner be
discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder, except as to
liabilities arising as a result of the Warrant Agent's bad faith, negligence, or
willful misconduct. The Company shall cause to be mailed (by first class mail,
postage prepaid) to each registered holder of a Warrant at such holder's last
address as shown on the register of the Company, at the Company's expense, a
copy of such notice of resignation or notice of removal, as the case may be.
Upon such resignation or removal the Company shall promptly appoint in writing a
new warrant agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a
period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such
resignation by the resigning Warrant Agent or after such removal, then the
holder of any Warrant may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a new warrant agent. Pending appointment of a successor to the
Warrant Agent, either by the Company or by such a court, the duties of the
Warrant Agent shall be carried out by the Company. Any successor warrant agent,
whether appointed by the Company or by such a court, shall be a corporation,
incorporated under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof and
authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, be subject to
supervision and examination by Federal or state authority, and have a combined
capital and surplus of not
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less than $100,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report
of condition. After acceptance in writing of such appointment by the new warrant
agent it shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties, and
responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as the Warrant Agent,
without any further assurance, conveyance, act, or deed; but if for any reason
it shall be necessary or expedient to execute and deliver any further assurance,
conveyance, act, or deed, the same shall be done at the expense of the Company
and shall be legally and validly executed and delivered by the resigning or
removed Warrant Agent. Not later than the effective date of any such appointment
the Company shall file notice thereof with the resigning or removed Warrant
Agent and shall forthwith cause a copy of such notice to be mailed (by first
class mail, postage prepaid) to each registered holder of a Warrant at such
holder's last address as shown on the register of the Company. Failure to give
any notice provided for in this Section 15.11, or any defect in any such notice,
shall not affect the legality or validity of the resignation of the Warrant
Agent or the appointment of a new warrant agent, as the case may be.
15.12 Change Of Warrant Agent. If at any time the name of the Warrant
Agent shall be changed and at such time any of the Warrant Certificates shall
have been countersigned but not delivered, the Warrant Agent may adopt the
countersignature under its prior name and deliver Warrant Certificates so
countersigned; and if at that time any of the Warrant Certificates shall not
have been countersigned, the Warrant Agent may countersign such Warrant
Certificates either in its prior name or in its changed name; and in all such
cases such Warrant Certificates shall have the full force and effect provided in
the Warrant Certificates and this Agreement.
15.13 Successor Warrant Agent. Any corporation into which the Warrant
Agent or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from
any consolidation to which the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a
party or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the agency
business of the Warrant Agent or any new warrant agent shall be a successor
Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act; provided, that such
corporation would be eligible for appointment as a new warrant agent under the
provisions of Section 15.11 of this Article 15. The Company shall promptly cause
notice of the succession as Warrant Agent of any such successor Warrant Agent to
be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to each registered holder of a
Warrant at its last address as shown on the register of the Company.
ARTICLE XVI
REMEDIES, ETC.
16.1 Remedies. The Company stipulates that the remedies at law of each
holder of a Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the
Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this
Warrant Agreement are not and will not be adequate and that, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for
the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction
against a violation of any of the terms hereof or otherwise.
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16.2 Warrant Holder Not Deemed A Stockholder. Prior to the exercise of
the Warrants represented thereby no holder of a Warrant Certificate, as such,
shall be entitled to any rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, but
not limited to, the right to vote, to receive dividends or other distributions,
to exercise any preemptive right or, except as otherwise provided herein, to
receive any notice of meetings of stockholders, and no such holder shall be
entitled to receive notice of any proceedings of the Company except as provided
in this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as
imposing any liabilities on such holder to purchase any securities or as a
stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company
or by creditors or stockholders of the Company or otherwise.
16.3 Right Of Action. All rights of action in respect of this
Agreement are vested in the registered holders of the Warrants. Any registered
holder of any Warrant, without the consent of the Warrant Agent or the
registered holder of any other Warrant, may in such holder's own behalf and for
such holder's own benefit enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit,
action, or proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce, or otherwise in
respect of, such holder's right to exercise such holder's Warrants in the manner
provided in the Warrant Certificate representing such Warrants and the Company's
obligations under this Agreement and the Warrants.
ARTICLE XVII
MISCELLANEOUS
17.1 Notices. Any notice, demand, or delivery authorized by this
Agreement shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first class mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to any registered holder of a Warrant at such
holder's last known address appearing on the register of the Company, and to the
Company or the Warrant Agent as follows:
If to the Company:
Pinnacle Holdings Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
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If to the Warrant Agent:
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
0000 Xxxx X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attn: XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, XX0000
or such other address as shall have been furnished in writing, in accordance
with this Section 17.1, to the party giving or making such notice, demand or
delivery.
17.2 Governing Law And Consent To Forum. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS, THE COMPANY AND THE WARRANT AGENT EACH
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT
SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW
YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS
PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID
COURTS. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PERSON TO SERVE PROCESS IN
ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE
PROCEED AGAINST THE COMPANY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
17.3 Benefits Of This Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Warrant Agent and their
respective successors and assigns, and the registered and beneficial holders
from time to time of the Warrants and of holders of the Common Stock, where
applicable. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to
confer upon any other person, any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of
this Agreement or any part hereof.
17.4 Agreement Of Holders Of Warrant Certificates. Every holder of a
Warrant Certificate, by accepting the same, covenants and agrees with the
Company, the Warrant Agent, and with every other holder of a Warrant Certificate
that the Warrant Certificates are transferable on the registry books of the
Warrant Agent only upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
and the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose
name the Warrant Certificate is registered as the absolute owner for all
purposes whatsoever and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
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17.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and each such counterpart shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.
17.6 Amendments. The Warrant Agent may, without the consent or
concurrence of the holders of the Warrants, by supplemental agreement or other
writing, join with the Company in making any amendments or modifications of this
Agreement that they shall have been advised by counsel (a) are required to cure
any ambiguity or to correct any defective or inconsistent provision or clerical
omission or mistake or manifest error herein contained and which do not
accurately reflect the understanding of the parties hereto, (b) add to the
covenants and agreements of the Company in this Agreement further covenants and
agreements of the Company thereafter to be observed, or surrender any rights or
powers reserved to or conferred upon the Company in this Agreement, or (c) do
not and will not adversely affect, alter, or change the rights, privileges, or
immunities of the registered holders of Warrants or of any person entitled to
the benefits of this Agreement who has not assented to such change, in writing.
This Agreement may otherwise be amended by the Company and the Warrant Agent
only with the consent of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding
Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consent of each holder of a Warrant
affected shall be required for any amendment pursuant to which the Exercise
Price would be increased or the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable
upon exercise of Warrants would be decreased (other than pursuant to adjustments
provided herein). The Warrant Agent shall join with the Company in the execution
and delivery of any such amendment unless such amendment affects the Warrant
Agent's own rights, duties, or immunities hereunder, in which case the Warrant
Agent may, but shall not be required to, join in such execution and delivery.
Upon execution and delivery of any amendment pursuant to this Section 17.6, such
amendment shall be considered a part of this Agreement for all purposes and
every holder of a Warrant Certificate theretofore or thereafter countersigned
and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
17.7 Consent To Jurisdiction. The parties hereby expressly acknowledge
and agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Bankruptcy Court
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any and all disputes
concerning the distribution of Warrants hereunder to holders of the Convertible
Notes and Old Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. The Warrant Agent hereby
assents to the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court with respect to any such
disputes and waives any argument of lack of such jurisdiction.
17.8 Headings. The table of contents hereto and the descriptive
headings of the several sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and
shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions
hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
PINNACLE HOLDINGS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Day
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Xxxxxx X. Day
President and Chief Executive Officer
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE
[FORM OF FACE OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE]
Warrant Number of Warrant(s):
No. _____________ ___________________
Exercisable During the Period Commencing November 2, 2002
and Terminating at 5:00 p.m. on November 2, 2007
except as provided below
WARRANT TO PURCHASE
COMMON STOCK
OF
PINNACLE HOLDINGS INC.
This Certifies that ____________(1) or registered assigns, is the owner
of the number of WARRANTS set forth above, each of which represents the right,
at any time after November 2, 2002 and on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on November 2, 2007, to purchase from Pinnacle Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), at the price of $20.00 (the "Exercise Price"), one
share of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the Company as such stock was
constituted as of November 1, 2002, subject to adjustment as provided in the
Warrant Agreement hereinafter referred to, upon surrender hereof, with the
subscription form on the reverse hereof duly executed, by hand or by mail to
Wachovia Bank, N.A., or to any successor thereto, as the warrant agent under the
Warrant Agreement, at the office of such successor maintained for such purpose
(any such warrant agent being herein called the "Warrant Agent") (or, if such
exercise shall be in connection with an underwritten Public Offering of shares
of such Common Stock (as such term and other capitalized terms used herein are
defined in the Warrant Agreement) subject to the Warrant Agreement, at the
location at which the Company shall have agreed to deliver such securities), and
simultaneous payment in full (by certified or official bank or bank cashier's
check payable to the order of the Company) of the Exercise Price in respect of
each Warrant represented by this Warrant Certificate that is so exercised, all
subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of the Warrant Agreement.
Upon any partial exercise of the Warrants represented by this Warrant
Certificate, there shall be issued to the holder hereof a new Warrant
Certificate representing the Warrants that were not exercised.
No fractional shares may be issued upon the exercise of rights to
purchase hereunder, and as to any fraction of a share otherwise issuable, the
Company will make a cash adjustment in lieu of such issuance, as provided in the
Warrant Agreement.
This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with a
Warrant Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2002 (the "Warrant Agreement"),
between the
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(1) Name of the holder.
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Company and Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Warrant Agent, and is subject to the terms
and provisions contained therein, all of which terms and provisions the holder
of this Warrant Certificate consents to by acceptance hereof. Copies of the
Warrant Agreement are on file at the above- mentioned office of the Warrant
Agent and may be obtained by writing to the Warrant Agent.
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS WARRANT SET
FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES
HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.
Dated: PINNACLE HOLDINGS INC.
By:
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Title:
Countersigned:
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.,
as Warrant Agent
By:
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Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE]
PINNACLE HOLDINGS INC.
The transfer of this Warrant Certificate and all rights hereunder is
registrable by the registered holder hereof, in whole or part, on the register
of the Company upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate at the office or
agency of the Company or the office of the Warrant Agent maintained for such
purpose at Wachovia Bank, N.A., 0000 Xxxx X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attn: XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, XX0000, duly endorsed or accompanied
by a written instrument of transfer duly executed and in form satisfactory to
the Company and the Warrant Agent, by the registered holder hereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing and upon payment of any necessary transfer
tax or other governmental charge imposed upon such transfer or registration
thereof. Upon any partial transfer the Company will cause to be delivered to
such holder a new Warrant Certificate or Certificates with respect to any
portion not so transferred.
This Warrant Certificate may be exchanged at the office or agency of
the Company or the office of the Warrant Agent maintained for such purpose at
Wachovia Bank, N.A., 0000 Xxxx X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
00000, Attn: XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, XX0000, for Warrant Certificates representing the
same aggregate number of Warrants, each new Warrant Certificate to represent
such number of Warrants as the holder hereof shall designate at the time of such
exchange.
Prior to the exercise of the Warrants represented hereby, the holder of
this Warrant Certificate, as such, shall not be entitled to any rights of a
stockholder of the Company, including, but not limited to, the right to vote, to
receive dividends or other distributions, to exercise any preemptive right or,
except as provided in the Warrant Agreement, to receive any notice of meetings
of stockholders, and shall not be entitled to receive notice of any proceedings
of the Company except as provided in the Warrant Agreement. Nothing contained
herein shall be construed as imposing any liabilities upon the holder of this
Warrant Certificate to purchase any securities or as a stockholder of the
Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors or
stockholders of the Company or otherwise.
This Warrant Certificate shall be void and all rights represented
hereby shall cease unless exercised on or before the close of business on
November 2, 2007.
This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid for any purpose until it
shall have been manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Warrant
Agent.
Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the signature of its duly
authorized officer.
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SUBSCRIPTION FORM
(To be executed only upon exercise of warrant)
TO PINNACLE HOLDINGS INC.
TO WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., as Warrant Agent
The undersigned (a) irrevocably exercises the Warrants represented by the within
Warrant Certificate, (b) purchases one share of Common Stock of Pinnacle
Holdings Inc. (before giving effect to the adjustments provided in the Warrant
Agreement referred to in the within Warrant Certificate) for each Warrant so
exercised and herewith makes payment in full of the purchase price of $20.00 in
respect of each Warrant so exercised as provided in the Warrant Agreement (such
payment being by certified or official bank or bank cashier's check payable to
the order of Pinnacle Holdings Inc.), all on the terms and conditions specified
in the within Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement, (iii) surrenders
this Warrant Certificate and all right, title, and interest therein to Pinnacle
Holdings Inc., and (iv) directs that the securities or other property
deliverable upon the exercise of such Warrants be registered or placed in the
name and at the address specified below and delivered thereto.
Dated:
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(Owner)*
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(Signature Of Authorized Representative)
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(Street Address)
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(City) (State) (Zip Code)
Securities or property to be issued and delivered to
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Signature Guaranteed**
Please insert social
security or other
identifying number
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Name
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Street Address
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City, State, and Zip Code
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered holder of the within
Warrant Certificate hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the Assignee named
below all of the rights of the undersigned under the within Warrant Certificate,
with respect to the number of warrants set forth below:
Name Of Assignee Address No. Of Warrants
Please insert social
security or other
identifying number
of Assignee
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and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________________ attorney
to make such transfer on the books of Pinnacle Holdings Inc. maintained for that
purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: _______________, ____
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Signature Of Authorized
Representative
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(Street Address)
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(City) (State) (Zip Code)
Signature Guaranteed
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*The signature must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the
within Warrant Certificate in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
** The signature must be guaranteed by a securities transfer agents medallion
program ("stamp") participant or an institution receiving prior approval from
the Warrant Agent.
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