IWL COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED
COMMON STOCK WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THERE IS
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER IS
EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT.
This certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, Cruttenden Xxxx Incorporated ("HOLDER") is
entitled to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant, from
IWL Communications, Incorporated, a Texas corporation (the "COMPANY"), 125,000
fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Common Stock ("COMMON STOCK") of the
Company, in accordance with Section 2 during the period commencing one year from
the date hereof and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) at 5:00 p.m.
California time, April ____, 2002 (the "EXPIRATION DATE"), at which time this
Warrant will expire and become void unless earlier terminated as provided
herein. The shares of Common Stock of the Company for which this Warrant is
exercisable as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, are
hereinafter referred to as the "SHARES."
1. EXERCISE PRICE. The initial purchase price for the Shares shall
be $________ per share. Such price shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to
the terms hereof (such price, as adjusted from time to time, is hereinafter
referred to as the "EXERCISE PRICE").
2. EXERCISE AND PAYMENT.
(a) CASH EXERCISE. At any time after April ____, 1998, this
Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, from time to time by the Holder,
during the term hereof, by surrender of this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise
annexed hereto duly completed and executed by the Holder to the Company at the
principal executive offices of the Company, together with payment in the amount
obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price then in effect by the number of
Shares thereby purchased, as designated in the Notice of Exercise. Payment may
be in cash or by check payable to the order of the Company.
(b) NET ISSUANCE. In lieu of payment of the Exercise Price
described in Section 2(a), the Holder may elect to receive, without the payment
by the Holder of any additional consideration, shares equal to the value of this
Warrant or any portion hereof by the surrender of
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this Warrant or such portion to the Company, with the net issue election notice
annexed hereto (the "NET ISSUANCE ELECTION NOTICE") duly executed, at the office
of the Company. Thereupon, the Company shall issue to the Holder such number of
fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is computed using the
following formula:
where: X = Y (A-B)
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A
X = the number of shares to be issued to the Holder pursuant to this
Section 2.
Y = the number of shares covered by this Warrant in respect of which the
net issuance election is made pursuant to this Section 2.
A = the fair market value of one share of Common Stock, as determined in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.
B = the Exercise Price in effect under this Warrant at the time the net
issuance election is made pursuant to this Section 2.
For purposes of this Section 2, the "FAIR MARKET VALUE" per share of the
Company's Common Stock shall mean:
i. If the Common Stock is traded on a national securities
exchange or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on such an exchange, or
is listed on the National Market (the "NATIONAL MARKET") of the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System (the
"NASDAQ") or other over-the-counter quotation system, the fair market value
shall be the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on such exchange
or on the Nasdaq National Market or other over-the-counter quotation system
on the last business day before the effective date of exercise of the net
issuance election or if no such sale is made on such day, the mean of the
closing bid and asked prices for such day on such exchange, the Nasdaq
National Market or over-the-counter quotation system; and
ii. If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted
trading privileges and bid and ask prices are not reported, the fair market
value shall be the price per share which the Company could obtain from a
willing buyer for shares sold by the Company from authorized but unissued
shares, as such price shall be determined by mutual agreement of the
Company and the Holder of this Warrant. If the Company and the Holder
cannot mutually agree on such price, the fair market value shall be made by
an appraiser of recognized standing selected by the Holder and the Company,
or, if they cannot agree on an appraiser, each of the Company and the
Holder shall select an appraiser of recognized standing and the two
appraisers shall designate a third appraiser of recognized standing, whose
appraisal shall be determinative of such value.
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3. DELIVERY OF STOCK CERTIFICATES. Within a reasonable time after
exercise, in whole or in part, of this Warrant, the Company shall issue in the
name of and deliver to the Holder, a certificate or certificates for the number
of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock which the Holder shall
have requested in the Notice of Exercise or Net Issuance Election Notice. If
this Warrant is exercised in part, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a new
Warrant for the unexercised portion of this Warrant at the time of delivery of
such stock certificate or certificates.
4. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares or scrip representing
fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of this Warrant. If upon any
exercise of this Warrant a fraction of a share results, the Company will pay the
Holder the difference between the cash value of the fractional share and the
portion of the Exercise Price allocable to the fractional share.
5. CHARGES, TAXES AND EXPENSES. The Holder shall pay all transfer
taxes or other incidental charges, if any, in connection with the transfer of
the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise hereof from the Company to the
Holder.
6. LOSS, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR MUTILATION OF WARRANT. Upon receipt
by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and in case of loss, theft or
destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
and upon reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental
thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the
Company will make and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and dated as of such
cancellation, in lieu of this Warrant.
7. SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, HOLIDAYS, ETC. If the last or appointed day
for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall be a Saturday or a Sunday or shall be a legal holiday, then such
action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding
weekday which is not a legal holiday.
8. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF SHARES. The number of
and kind of securities purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant and the
Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(a) SUBDIVISIONS, COMBINATIONS AND OTHER ISSUANCES. If the
Company shall at any time after the date hereof but prior to the expiration of
this Warrant subdivide its outstanding securities as to which purchase rights
under this Warrant exist, by split-up or otherwise, or combine its outstanding
securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist, the number of
Shares as to which this Warrant is exercisable as of the date of such
subdivision, split-up or combination shall forthwith be proportionately
increased in the case of a subdivision, or proportionately decreased in the case
of a combination. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the purchase
price payable per share, but the aggregate purchase price payable for the total
number of Shares purchasable under this Warrant as of such date shall remain the
same.
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(b) STOCK DIVIDEND. If at any time after the date hereof the
Company declares a dividend or other distribution on Common Stock payable in
Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into Common Stock
("COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS") without payment of any consideration by such holder
for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock Equivalents
(including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise or
conversion thereof), then the number of shares of Common Stock for which this
Warrant may be exercised shall be increased as of the record date (or the date
of such dividend distribution if no record date is set) for determining which
holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividend, in
proportion to the increase in the number of outstanding shares (and shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all such securities convertible into
Common Stock) of Common Stock as a result of such dividend, and the Exercise
Price shall be adjusted so that the aggregate amount payable for the purchase of
all the Shares issuable hereunder immediately after the record date (or on the
date of such distribution, if applicable), for such dividend shall equal the
aggregate amount so payable immediately before such record date (or on the date
of such distribution, if applicable).
(c) OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS. If at any time after the date hereof
the Company distributes to holders of its Common Stock, other than as part of
its dissolution or liquidation or the winding up of its affairs, any shares of
its capital stock, any evidence of indebtedness or any of its assets (other than
cash, Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock), then the
Company may, at its option, either (i) decrease the per share Exercise Price of
this Warrant by an appropriate amount based upon the value distributed on each
share of Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Company's Board of
Directors or (ii) provide by resolution of the Company's Board of Directors that
on exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall thereafter be entitled to
receive, in addition to the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable on
exercise hereof, the number of shares or other securities or property which
would have been received had this Warrant at the time been exercised.
(d) MERGER. If at any time after the date hereof there shall be
a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation when
the Company is not the surviving corporation then the Holder shall thereafter be
entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant, during the period specified
herein and upon payment of the aggregate Exercise Price then in effect, the
number of shares or other securities or property of the successor corporation
resulting from such merger or consolidation, which would have been received by
Holder for the shares of stock subject to this Warrant had this Warrant at such
time been exercised.
(e) RECLASSIFICATION, ETC. If at any time after the date hereof
there shall be a change or reclassification of the securities as to which
purchase rights under this Warrant exist into the same or a different number of
securities of any other class or classes, then the Holder shall thereafter be
entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant, during the period specified
herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price then in effect, the number of
shares or other securities or property resulting from such change or
reclassification, which would have been received by Holder for the shares of
stock subject to this Warrant had this Warrant at such time been exercised.
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9. NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENTS; NOTICES. Whenever the Exercise Price or
number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 8
hereof, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a certificate
setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment, the
amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated and
the Exercise Price and number of shares purchasable hereunder after giving
effect to such adjustment, and shall cause a copy of such certificate to be
mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder.
10. RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER. Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the
Holder shall not be entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the Company with
respect to the Shares, including (without limitation) the right to vote such
Shares, receive dividends or other distributions thereon, or be notified of
shareholder meetings, and the Holder shall not be entitled to any notice or
other communication concerning the business or affairs of the Company. However,
in the event of any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any
class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are
entitled to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend) or other
distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any
shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive
any other right, the Company shall mail to each Holder of this Warrant, at least
10 days prior to the date specified therein, a notice specifying the date on
which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend,
distribution or right.
11. RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The Holder understands that this Warrant
and the Shares purchasable hereunder constitute "RESTRICTED SECURITIES" under
the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are, or will be, acquired from the
Company in transactions not involving a public offering and accordingly may not,
under such laws and applicable regulations, be resold or transferred without
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 ACT") or an
applicable exemption from such registration. In this connection, the Holder
acknowledges that Rule 144 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
is not now, and may not in the future be, available for resales of the Warrant
and the Shares purchasable hereunder. Unless the Shares are subsequently
registered pursuant to Section 14, the Holder further acknowledges that the
securities legend on Exhibit A to the Notice of Exercise attached hereto shall
be placed on any Shares issued to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant.
12. CERTIFICATION OF INVESTMENT PURPOSE. Unless a current
registration statement under the 1933 Act shall be in effect with respect to the
securities to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder covenants and
agrees that, at the time of exercise hereof, it will deliver to the Company a
written certification executed by the Holder that the securities acquired by him
upon exercise hereof are for the account of such Holder and acquired for
investment purposes only and that such securities are not acquired with a view
to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof.
13. DISPOSITION OF SHARES. Xxxxxx hereby agrees not to make any
disposition of any Xxxxxx purchased hereunder unless and until:
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(a) Holder shall have notified the Company of the proposed
disposition and provided a written summary of the terms and conditions of the
proposed disposition;
(b) Holder shall have complied with all requirements of this
Warrant applicable to the disposition of the Shares; and
(c) Holder shall have provided the Company with written
assurances, in form and substance satisfactory to legal counsel of the Company,
that (i) the proposed disposition does not require registration of the Shares
under the 1933 Act or (ii) all appropriate action necessary for compliance with
the registration requirements of the 1933 Act or of any exemption from
registration available under the 1933 Act has been taken.
The Company shall NOT be required (i) to transfer on its books any
Shares which have been sold or transferred in violation of the provisions of
this Section 13 or (ii) to treat as the owner of the Shares, or otherwise to
accord voting or dividend rights to, any transferee to whom the Shares have been
transferred in contravention of the terms of this Warrant.
14. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
(a) PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION. If at any time during the four-year
period commencing April ____, 1998 and ending on April ____, 2002, the Company
shall determine to register for its own account or the account of others under
the 1933 Act any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or
their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in
connection with any acquisition of any entity or business, or equity securities
issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, the
Company shall send to each Holder of Warrants or Shares, who is entitled to
registration rights under this Section 14(a) written notice of such
determination and, if within twenty (20) days after receipt of such notice, such
Holder shall so request in writing (hereafter a "SELLING HOLDER"), the Company
shall include in such Registration Statement all or any part of the Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES") such
Selling Holder requests to be registered. The obligations of the Company under
this Section 14(a) may be waived by Holders holding a majority in interest of
the Registrable Securities. In the event that the managing underwriter for said
offering advises the Company in writing that the inclusion of such securities in
the offering would be materially detrimental to the offering, then the Company
shall be required to include in the offering only that number of Registrable
Securities which the managing underwriter determines in its sole discretion will
not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be
apportioned pro rata among all selling holders according to the total amount of
securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling holder or in
such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling holders);
PROVIDED HOWEVER, that in no event shall any Holder of Registrable Securities
have the number of shares of such securities reduced in such offer unless and
until any holders of non-Registrable Securities intending to participate in such
offering (which selling holders' registration rights, if any, were granted by
the Company from and after the date hereof) first shall have had the number of
their shares of such securities reduced up to the amount of securities the
managing underwriter has determined in its sole discretion shall be
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excluded from the offering; and PROVIDED FURTHER, that in no event shall any
shares being sold by a Holder properly exercising a demand registration granted
in Section 14(b) be excluded from such offering.
(b) DEMAND REGISTRATION. In addition to any Registration
Statement pursuant to subparagraph (a) above, during the four-year period
beginning on April ____, 1998 and ending on April ____, 2002, the Company will,
as promptly as practicable (but in any event within 60 days), after written
request (the "REQUEST") by the Holder, or by a person or persons holding (or
having the right to acquire by virtue of holding the Warrants) at least 50% of
the shares of Common Stock which have been (or may be) issued upon exercise of
the Warrants (such Holder or Holders to be included in the definition of
"SELLING HOLDER" for the purposes of Section 14(c) hereof), prepare and file at
its own expense a Registration Statement with the SEC and appropriate "blue sky"
authorities sufficient to permit the public offering of the Registrable
Securities and will use its best efforts at its own expense through its
officers, directors, auditors and counsel, in all matters necessary or
advisable, to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly
as practicable and to maintain such effectiveness so as to permit resale of the
Shares covered by the Request until the earlier of the time that all such Shares
have been sold or the expiration of 90 days from the effective date of the
Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall only be
obligated to file one such Registration Statement under this Section 14(b).
(c) OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOLDERS. In connection with the
registration of the Registrable Securities pursuant to either Sections 14(a) or
(b), the Selling Holders shall have the following obligations:
i. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of
the Company to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to each
Selling Holder that such Selling Holder shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the
intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall
be reasonably required to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities
and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the
Company may reasonably request. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall notify
each Selling Holder of the information the Company requires from each such
Selling Holder (the "REQUESTED INFORMATION") in the case of a Registration
Statement being prepared pursuant to Section 14(b) or if such Selling Holder
elects to have any of such Selling Holder's Registrable Securities included in
the Registration Statement in the case of a Registration Statement being
prepared pursuant to Section 14(a).
ii. Each Selling Holder by such Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx's acceptance
of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably
requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx has notified the
Company in writing of such Selling Holder's election to exclude all of such
Selling Holder's Registrable Securities from the Registration Statement; and
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iii. No Selling Holder may participate in any underwritten
registration hereunder unless such Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (i) agrees to sell such
Selling Holder's Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any
underwriting arrangements, (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires,
powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents
reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, and (iii)
agrees to pay its pro rata share of all underwriting discounts and commissions
and other fees and expenses of investment bankers and any manager or managers of
such underwriting, except as provided in Section 14(d) below.
(d) EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. All expenses, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses of investment
bankers and other than brokerage commissions, incurred in connection with
registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 14(a) or 14(b),
including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications
fees, printers and accounting fees and the fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company and the Selling Holders, shall be borne by the Company; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Company shall only be required to bear the fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of one legal counsel selected by the Selling Holders in
connection with such registration.
(e) INDEMNIFICATION. In the event any Registrable Securities
are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:
i. To the extent permitted by law, the Company will
indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder who holds such Registrable
Securities, the directors, if any, of such Selling Holder, the officers, if any,
of such Selling Holder, each person, if any, who controls any Selling Holder
within the meaning of the 1933 Act, any underwriter (as defined in the 1933 Act)
for the Selling Holders, the directors, if any, of such underwriter and the
officers, if any, of such underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls any
such underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act (each, an "INDEMNIFIED
PERSON"), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (joint or
several) (collectively, "CLAIMS") to which any of them may become subject under
the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings,
whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement when it first became effective, or any
related final prospectus, amendment or supplement thereto, or the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which the statements therein were made, not misleading (a "VIOLATION"). The
Company shall reimburse the Selling Holders and each such underwriter or
controlling person, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and
payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement
contained in this Section 14(e)(i) shall not apply in such case to the extent
any such Claim arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by
any Indemnified Person or underwriter for such Indemnified Person expressly for
use in connection with the preparation of the Registration
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Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and shall not
apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected
without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
ii. In connection with any Registration Statement in which a
Selling Holder is participating, each such Selling Holder agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless, to the same extent and in the same manner set forth in
Section 14(e)(i), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who
signs the Registration Statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the 1933 Act, any underwriter and any other shareholder
selling securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or any of its
directors or officers or any person who controls such shareholder or underwriter
within the meaning of the 1933 Act (collectively and together with an
Indemnified Person, an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY"), against any Claim to which any of
them may become subject, under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim
arises out of or is based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and
only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Selling
Holder expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement, and
such Selling Holder will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section
14(e)(ii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such
settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Selling Holder,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
iii. The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from
underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry
professionals participating in any distribution to the same extent as provided
above, with respect to information furnished in writing by such persons
expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement.
iv. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 14(e) of notice of the commencement of any
action (including any governmental action), such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 14(e), deliver to the indemnifying party a
written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have
the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so
desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
indemnifying parties; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees
and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion
of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such
counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying
party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests
between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party
represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnifying Party shall
pay for only one separate legal counsel for the Indemnified Parties; such legal
counsel shall be selected by the Indemnified Parties holding a majority in
interest of the Registrable Securities. The failure to deliver written notice
to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement
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of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to
the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 14(e), except to
the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend
such action. The indemnification required by this Section 14(e) shall be made
by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred
and is due and payable.
v. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if, in connection with
an underwritten public offering of Registrable Securities, the Company, the
Selling Holders and the underwriter(s) enter into an underwriting or purchase
agreement relating to such offering which contains provisions covering
indemnification and contribution among the parties, the indemnification and
contribution provisions of this Section 14(e) shall be deemed inoperative for
purposes of such offering.
(f) CONTRIBUTION. To the extent any indemnification by an
indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party
agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it
would otherwise be liable under Section 14(e) to the fullest extent permitted by
law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) no contribution shall be made under
circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification
under the fault standards set forth in Section 14(e), (ii) no seller of
Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation, and (iii) contribution by any seller of Registrable
Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by
such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
(g) REPORTS UNDER EXCHANGE ACT. With a view to making available
to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any
other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the
Holders to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration
("RULE 144"), the Company agrees to:
i. make and keep public information available, as those
terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; and
ii. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and
other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"); and
iii. furnish to each Holder so long as such Holder owns
Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, (ii) a
copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other
reports and documents so filed by the Company,
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and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the
Holders to sell such securities without registration pursuant to Rule 144.
(h) ASSIGNMENT OF THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights to have
the Company register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be
automatically assigned by the Holders to transferees or assignees of all or any
portion of such securities only if: (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the
transferee or assignee to assign such rights, (ii) the Company is, within a
reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice
of the name and address of such transferee or assignee (iii) such assignment is
in accordance with and permitted by law and all other agreements between the
transferor or assignor and the Company, including without limitation,
shareholder's agreements, warrants and subscription agreements, and the
transferor or assignor otherwise is not in material default of any obligation to
the Company under any such other agreement, and (iv) at or before the time the
Company received the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence
the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all
of the provisions contained herein.
(i) TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. No Holder of Warrants
or Shares shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Section
14 at such time as such Holder would be able to dispose of all of its
Registrable Securities in any three (3) month period under SEC Rule 144 or any
successor rule thereto.
15. TRANSFERABILITY.
(a) GENERAL. This Warrant shall be transferable only on the
books of the Company maintained at its principal office in Houston, Texas or
wherever its principal office may then be located, upon delivery thereof duly
endorsed by the Holder or by its duly authorized attorney or representative,
accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to
transfer. Upon any registration of transfer, the Company shall execute and
deliver new Warrants to the person entitled thereto.
(b) LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER. This Warrant shall not be sold,
transferred, assigned or hypothecated by the Holder except to (i) one or more
persons, each of whom on the date of transfer is an officer of the Holder; (ii)
a general partnership or general partnerships, the general partners of which are
the Holder and one or more persons, each of whom on the date of transfer is an
officer of the Holder; (iii) a successor to the Holder in any merger or
consolidation; (iv) a purchaser of all or substantially all of the Holder's
assets; or (v) any person receiving this Warrant from one or more of the persons
listed in this Section 15(b) at such person's or persons' death pursuant to
will, trust or the laws of intestate succession. This Warrant may be divided or
combined, upon request to the Company by the Holder, into a certificate or
certificates representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number of
Shares.
16. MISCELLANEOUS.
11.
(a) CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the
term "Holder" shall include any transferee or transferees of this Warrant
pursuant to Section 15(b), and the term "Warrant" shall include any and all
warrants outstanding pursuant to this Agreement, including those evidenced by a
certificate or certificates issued upon division, exchange, substitution or
transfer pursuant to Section 15(b).
(b) RESTRICTIONS. By receipt of this Warrant, the Holder makes
the same representations with respect to the acquisition of this Warrant as the
Holder is required to make upon the exercise of this Warrant and acquisition of
the Shares purchasable hereunder as set forth in the Form of Investment Letter
attached as Exhibit A to the Notice of Exercise attached hereto.
(c) NOTICES. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or
permitted under this Warrant shall be given in writing and shall be deemed
effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or three
(3) days following deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified (or
one (1) day following timely deposit with a reputable overnight courier with
next day delivery instructions), or upon confirmation of receipt by the sender
of any notice by facsimile transmission, at the address indicated below or at
such other address as such party may designate by ten (10) days' advance written
notice to the other parties.
To Holder: Cruttenden Xxxx Incorporated
00000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, III
To the Company: IWL Communications, Incorporated
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: President
(d) GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and
construed under the laws of the State of Texas as applied to agreements among
Texas residents entered into and to be performed entirely within Texas.
(e) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Warrant, the exhibits and schedules
hereto, and the documents referred to herein, constitute the entire agreement
and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and
understandings, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect
to the subject matter hereof.
(f) BINDING EFFECT. This Warrant and the various rights and
obligations arising hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the Company and its successors and assigns, and Xxxxxx and its successors and
assigns.
12.
(g) WAIVER; CONSENT. This Warrant may not be changed, amended,
terminated, augmented, rescinded or discharged (other than by performance), in
whole or in part, except by a writing executed by the parties hereto, and no
waiver of any of the provisions or conditions of this Warrant or any of the
rights of a party hereto shall be effective or binding unless such waiver shall
be in writing and signed by the party claimed to have given or consented
thereto.
(h) SEVERABILITY. If one or more provisions of this Warrant are
held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded
from this Warrant and the balance of the Warrant shall be interpreted as if such
provision were so excluded and the balance shall be enforceable in accordance
with its terms.
13.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Common Stock
Warrant effective as of the date hereof.
DATED: , 1997 THE COMPANY:
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IWL Communications, Incorporated
By:
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Its:
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HOLDER:
Cruttenden Xxxx Incorporated
By:
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Its:
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14.
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: IWL COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED
1. The undersigned hereby elects to purchase _____________ shares of
Common Stock ("STOCK") of IWL Communications, Incorporated, a Texas corporation
(the "COMPANY") pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders
herewith payment of the purchase price pursuant to the terms of the Warrant.
2. Attached as Exhibit A is an investment representation letter
addressed to the Company and executed by the undersigned as required by Section
12 of the Warrant.
3. Please issue certificates representing the shares of Stock
purchased hereunder in the names and in the denominations indicated on Exhibit A
attached hereto.
4. Please issue a new Warrant for the unexercised portion of the
attached Warrant, if any, in the name of the undersigned.
Dated:
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1.
NET ISSUANCE ELECTION NOTICE
To: IWL COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED Date:
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I. The undersigned hereby elects under Section 2 of the attached Warrant to
surrender the right to purchase ___________ shares of Common Stock pursuant
to the attached Warrant. The Certificate(s) for the shares issuable upon
such net issuance election shall be issued in the name of the undersigned or
as otherwise indicated below.
1. Attached as Exhibit A is an investment representation letter
addressed to the Company and executed by the undersigned as required by Section
12 of the Warrant.
2. Please issue certificates representing the shares of Stock
purchased hereunder in the names and in the denominations indicated on Exhibit A
attached hereto.
3. Please issue a new Warrant for the unexercised portion of the
attached Warrant, if any, in the name of the undersigned.
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Signature
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Name for Registration
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Mailing Address
EXHIBIT A
To: IWL COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED
In connection with the purchase by the undersigned of ___________
shares of the Common Stock (the "STOCK") of IWL Communications, Incorporated, a
Texas corporation (the "COMPANY"), upon exercise of that certain Common Stock
Warrant dated as of April ____, 1997, the undersigned hereby represents and
warrants as follows:
1. The shares of Stock to be received by the undersigned upon
exercise of the Warrant are being acquired for its own account, not as a nominee
or agent, and not with a view to resale or distribution of any part thereof, and
the undersigned has no present intention of selling, granting any participation
in, or otherwise distributing the same. The undersigned further represents that
it does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any
person to sell, transfer or grant participation to such person or to any third
person, with respect to the Stock. The undersigned believes it has received all
the information it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to
purchase the Stock.
2. The undersigned understands that the shares of Stock are
characterized as "restricted securities" under the federal securities laws
inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in transactions not
involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations
such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "ACT"), only in certain limited circumstances. In this
connection, the undersigned represents that it is familiar with SEC Rule 144, as
presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and
by the Act.
3. Without in any way limiting the representations set forth above,
the undersigned agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of the
Stock unless and until:
(a) There is then in effect a registration statement under the
Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in
accordance with such registration statement; or
(b) (i) The undersigned shall have notified the Company of the
proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed
statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and (ii) if
requested, the undersigned shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of
counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such disposition will not
require registration of such shares under the Act. The Company will not require
an opinion of counsel for sales made pursuant to Rule 144 except in unusual
circumstances.
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4. The undersigned understands the instruments evidencing the Stock
may bear the following legend:
THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THERE IS
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER IS
EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT.
Dated:
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