Exhibit 4.6
ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED
OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS THEREUNDER AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR
BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH
EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
AQUATIC CELLULOSE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
WARRANT
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Warrant No.4 Dated: March [ ], 2001
Aquatic Cellulose International Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"), hereby certifies that, for value received, AJW Partners, LLC or its
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registered assigns ("Holder"), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth
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below, to purchase from the Company up to a total of 25,000 shares of common
stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company (each such
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share, a "Warrant Share" and all such shares, the "Warrant Shares") at an
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exercise price equal to [$.35] per share (as adjusted from time to time as
provided in Section 8, the "Exercise Price"), at any time and from time to time
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from and after the date hereof and through and including March [ ], 2003 (the
"Expiration Date"), and subject to the following terms and conditions (all
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references to $ (dollars) shall be to US$ (United States Dollars)):
1. Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this
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Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the
"Warrant Register"), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time.
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The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the
absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution
to the Holder, and for all other purposes, and the Company shall not be affected
by notice to the contrary.
2. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.
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(a) The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of
this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the
Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Transfer
Agent or to the Company at its address for notice set forth in Section 12. Upon
any such registration or transfer, a new warrant to purchase Common Stock, in
substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new warrant, a
"New Warrant"), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be
issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of
this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring
Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be
deemed the acceptance of such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of
a holder of a Warrant.
(b) This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by
the Holder to the office of the Company at its address for notice set forth in
Section 12 for one or more New Warrants, evidencing in the aggregate the right
to purchase the number of Warrant Shares which may then be purchased hereunder.
Any such New Warrant will be dated the date of such exchange.
3. Duration and Exercise of Warrants.
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(a) This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder on
any business day before 6:30 P.M., New York City time, at any time and from time
to time on or after the date hereof to and including the Expiration Date. At
6:30 P.M., New York City time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this
Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value.
Prior to the Expiration Date, the Company may not call or otherwise redeem this
Warrant.
(b) Upon delivery to the Company of an executed Form of Election
to Purchase, together with the grid attached hereto as Annex A duly completed
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and signed, to the Company at its address for notice set forth in Section 12 and
upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares
that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder, in the manner provided hereunder,
all as specified by the Holder in the Form of Election to Purchase, the Company
shall promptly (but in no event later than 3 business days after the Date of
Exercise (as defined herein)) issue or cause to be issued and cause to be
delivered to or upon the written order of the Holder and in such name or names
as the Holder may designate, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon
such exercise, free of restrictive legends except (i) either in the event that a
registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares and naming the
Holder as a selling stockholder thereunder is not then effective or the Warrant
Shares are not freely transferable without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule
144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
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Act"), or (ii) if this Warrant shall have been issued pursuant to a written
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agreement between the original Holder and the Company, as required by such
agreement. Any person so designated by the Holder to receive Warrant Shares
shall be deemed to have become holder of record of such Warrant Shares as of the
Date of Exercise of this Warrant. The Company shall, upon request of the
Holder, if available, use its best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder
electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established
clearing corporation performing similar functions. To effect an exercise
hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant
to the Company unless all the Warrant Shares have been exercised. Exercises
hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the number of Warrant Shares in an
amount equal to the applicable exercise, which shall be evidenced by entries set
forth in the Exercise Schedule. The Holder and the Company shall maintain
records showing the number of Warrant Shares exercised and the
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date of such exercises. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records
of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest
error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge
and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following
exercise of a portion of this Warrant, the number of shares issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
A "Date of Exercise" means the date on which the Company shall
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have received (i) the Form of Election to Purchase completed and duly signed,
and (ii) payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so
indicated by the Holder to be purchased.
(c) This Warrant shall be exercisable, either in its entirety or,
from time to time, for a portion of the number of Warrant Shares.
4. Piggyback Registration Rights. This Warrant is subject to the
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piggyback registration rights granted under the Registration Rights Agreement of
even date herewith between the Company and original Holder and such piggyback
registration rights shall continue until all of the Warrant Shares have been
sold in accordance with an effective registration statement or upon the
Expiration Date. The Company will pay all registration expenses in connection
therewith.
5. Payment of Taxes. The Company will pay all documentary stamp
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taxes attributable to the issuance of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this
Warrant; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any
tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration
of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of
the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that
may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving
Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
6. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost,
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stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange
and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and
substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and
indemnity, if requested, satisfactory to it. Applicants for a New Warrant under
such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and
procedures and pay such other reasonable charges as the Company may prescribe.
7. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it
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will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its
authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to
issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the
number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the
exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other actual
contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder (taking into account
the adjustments and restrictions of Section 8). The Company covenants that all
Warrant Shares that shall be so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance
and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in
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accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and
fully paid and nonassessable.
8. Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant
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Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from
time to time as set forth in this Section 8.
(a) If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding, (i) shall pay a stock dividend (except scheduled dividends paid on
outstanding preferred stock as of the date hereof which contain a stated
dividend rate) or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of
its Common Stock or on any other class of capital stock payable in shares of
Common Stock, (ii) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger
number of shares, or (iii) combine outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction
of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury
shares, if any) outstanding after such event. In such event, the number of
Warrant shares issuable under this Warrant shall be equitably adjusted to
reflect such event (e.g. in the event of a 2:1 stock split of the Common Stock,
the number of the Warrant shares shall be increased to twice the number
available for purchase prior to the record date for such stock split). Any
adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately
after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the
effective date in the case of a subdivision or combination, and shall apply to
successive subdivisions and combinations.
(b) In case of any reclassification of the Common Stock or any
compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into
other securities, cash or property, then the Holder shall have the right
thereafter to exercise this Warrant only into the shares of stock and other
securities and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of
Common Stock following such reclassification or share exchange, and the Holder
shall be entitled upon such event to receive such amount of securities or
property equal to the amount of Warrant Shares such Holder would have been
entitled to had such Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such
reclassification or share exchange. The terms of any such reclassification or
share exchange shall include such terms so as to continue to give to the Holder
the right to receive the securities or property set forth in this Section 8(b)
upon any exercise following any such reclassification or share exchange.
(c) If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to holders
of this Warrant) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants
to subscribe for or purchase any security (excluding those referred to in
Sections 8(a), (b) and (d)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be
determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the
record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the Exercise Price
determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator
shall be such Exercise Price on such record date less the then fair market value
at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of
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indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of Common Stock
as determined by the Company's independent certified public accountants that
regularly examines the financial statements of the Company (an "Appraiser").
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(d) If the Company or any subsidiary thereof, as applicable with
respect to Common Stock Equivalents (as defined below), at any time while this
Warrant is outstanding, shall issue shares of Common Stock or rights, warrants,
options or other securities or debt that is convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of Common Stock ("Common Stock Equivalents") entitling any Person to
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acquire shares of Common Stock, at a price per share less than the Exercise
Price (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent so issued
shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset
provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or
due to warrants, options or rights issued in connection with such issuance, be
entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at a price less than the Exercise
Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise
Price), then, at the option of the Holder, the Exercise Price shall be replaced
with the conversion, exchange or purchase price for such Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalents (including any reset provisions thereof) at issue. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
are issued. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the
business day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalent subject to this section, indicating therein the applicable issuance
price, or of applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other
pricing terms.
(e) In case of any (1) merger or consolidation of the Company with or
into another Person, or (2) sale by the Company of more than one-half of the
assets of the Company (on a book value basis) in one or a series of related
transactions, the Holder shall have the right thereafter to (A) exercise this
Warrant for the shares of stock and other securities, cash and property
receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of Common Stock following such
merger, consolidation or sale, and the Holder shall be entitled upon such event
or series of related events to receive such amount of securities, cash and
property as the Common Stock for which this Warrant could have been exercised
immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sales would have been
entitled or (B) in the case of a merger or consolidation, (x) require the
surviving entity to issue common stock purchase warrants equal to the number
Warrant Shares to which this Warrant then permits, which newly warrant shall be
identical to this Warrant, and (y) simultaneously with the issuance of such
warrant, the Holder of such warrant shall have the right to exercise such
warrant only into shares of stock and other securities, cash and property
receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of Common Stock following such
merger or consolidation or (C) require the surviving entity from such merger,
acquisition or business combination to pay to the Holder, in cash, the Black
Scholes value of this Warrant. In the case of clause (B), the exercise price
for such new warrant shall be based upon the amount of securities, cash and
property that each share of Common Stock would receive in such transaction and
the Exercise Price of this Warrant immediately prior to the effectiveness or
closing date for such transaction. The terms of any such merger, sale or
consolidation shall include such terms so as continue to give the Holder the
right to receive the securities, cash and property set forth in
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this Section upon any conversion or redemption following such event. This
provision shall similarly apply to successive such events.
(f) For the purposes of this Section 8, the following clauses
shall also be applicable:
(i) Record Date. In case the Company shall take a record of
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the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive
a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock or in securities
convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock, or (B) to subscribe for
or purchase Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into shares
of Common Stock, then such record date shall be deemed to be the date of the
issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold
upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution
or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the
case may be.
(ii) Treasury Shares. The number of shares of Common Stock
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outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for
the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be
considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(g) All calculations under this Section 8 shall be made to the
nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.
(h) Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to Section
8(c) above, the Holder, after receipt of the determination by the Appraiser,
shall have the right to select an additional appraiser (which shall be a
nationally recognized accounting firm), in which case the adjustment shall be
equal to the average of the adjustments recommended by each of the Appraiser and
such appraiser. The Holder shall promptly mail or cause to be mailed to the
Company, a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and
setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Such
adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned
above.
(i) If:
(i) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other
distribution) on its Common Stock; or
(ii) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash
dividend on or a redemption of its Common Stock; or
(iii) the Company shall authorize the granting to all
holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock
of any class or of any rights; or
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(iv) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall
be required in connection with any reclassification
of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to
which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of
all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the
Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash
or property; or
(v) the Company shall authorize the voluntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs
of the Company,
then the Company shall cause to be mailed to each Holder at their last addresses
as they shall appear upon the Warrant Register, at least 20 calendar days prior
to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice
stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to
be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be
entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to
be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or
close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of
record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation
or winding up; provided, however, that the failure to mail such notice or any
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defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the
corporate action required to be specified in such notice.
(j) Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to
Section 8 hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise
of this Warrant shall be adjusted to the number of shares of Common Stock,
calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, obtained by (i) multiplying
the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable immediately prior to such
adjustment upon the exercise of this Warrant by the Exercise Price in effect
prior to such adjustment, and (ii) dividing the product so obtained by the
Exercise Price in effect after such adjustment of the Exercise Price.
9. Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder shall pay the Exercise
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Price in one of the following manners:
(a) Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available
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funds; or
(b) Cashless Exercise. At any time after the earlier to occur of
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the Effectiveness Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and the
date the initial registration statement filed pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement is declared effective by the Commission, when a registration
statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares and
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naming the Holder as a selling stockholder thereunder is not then effective,
then the Holder may indicate in the Form of Election to Purchase its election to
utilize a "net" or "cashless" exercise to pay for Warrant Shares, and the
Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as
follows:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this
Warrant is being exercised.
A = the average of the closing sale prices of the Common
Stock for the five (5) trading days immediately prior to
(but not including) the Date of Exercise.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended,
understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless
exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and
the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been
commenced, on the issue date.
10. Certain Exercise Restrictions.
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(a) A Holder may not exercise this Warrant to the extent such
exercise would result in the Holder, together with any affiliate thereof,
beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules
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promulgated thereunder) in excess of 4.999% of the then issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock, including shares issuable upon such exercise and held by
such Holder after application of this Section. Since the Holder will not be
obligated to report to the Company the number of shares of Common Stock it may
hold at the time of an exercise hereunder, unless the exercise at issue would
result in the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of 4.999% of the then
outstanding shares of Common Stock without regard to any other shares which may
be beneficially owned by the Holder or an affiliate thereof, the Holder shall
have the authority and obligation to determine whether the restriction contained
in this Section will limit any particular exercise hereunder and to the extent
that the Holder determines that the limitation contained in this Section
applies, the determination of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall
be the responsibility and obligation of the Holder. If the Holder has delivered
a Form of Election to Purchase for a number of Warrant Shares that, without
regard to any other shares that the Holder or its affiliates may beneficially
own, would result in the issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder,
the Company shall notify the Holder of this fact and shall honor the exercise
for the maximum portion of this Warrant permitted to be exercised on such Date
of Exercise in accordance with the periods described
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herein and, at the option of the Holder, either keep the portion of the Warrant
tendered for exercise in excess of the permitted amount hereunder for future
exercises or return such excess portion of the Warrant to the Holder. The
provisions of this Section may be waived by a Holder (but only as to itself and
not to any other Holder) upon not less than 61 days prior notice to the Company.
Other Holders shall be unaffected by any such waiver.
(b) A Holder may not exercise this Warrant to the extent such
exercise would result in the Holder, together with any affiliate thereof,
beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) in excess of 9.999% of the
then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, including shares issuable
upon such exercise and held by such Holder after application of this Section.
Since the Holder will not be obligated to report to the Company the number of
shares of Common Stock it may hold at the time of an exercise hereunder, unless
the exercise at issue would result in the issuance of shares of Common Stock in
excess of 9.999% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock without regard
to any other shares which may be beneficially owned by the Holder or an
affiliate thereof, the Holder shall have the authority and obligation to
determine whether the restriction contained in this Section will limit any
particular exercise hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines that
the limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of which
portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be the responsibility and
obligation of the Holder. If the Holder has delivered a Form of Election to
Purchase for a number of Warrant Shares that, without regard to any other shares
that the Holder or its affiliates may beneficially own, would result in the
issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder, the Company shall notify
the Holder of this fact and shall honor the exercise for the maximum portion of
this Warrant permitted to be exercised on such Date of Exercise in accordance
with the periods described herein and, at the option of the Holder, either keep
the portion of the Warrant tendered for exercise in excess of the permitted
amount hereunder for future exercises or return such excess portion of the
Warrant to the Holder. The provisions of this Section may be waived by a Holder
(but only as to itself and not to any other Holder) upon not less than 61 days
prior notice to the Company. Other Holders shall be unaffected by any such
waiver.
11. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or
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cause to be issued fractional Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant.
The number of full Warrant Shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise of
this Warrant shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrant
Shares purchasable on exercise of this Warrant so presented. If any fraction of
a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section, be issuable on
the exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall pay an amount in cash equal to
the Exercise Price multiplied by such fraction.
12. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or
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deliveries hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this
Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a business day, (ii) the
business day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is
delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this
Section later than 6:30
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p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City
time) on such date, (iii) the business day following the date of mailing, if
sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual
receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses
for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to 0000 00/xx/ Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, X.X. VIT SN6, facsimile: (000) 000-0000, attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxx, or (ii) if to the Holder, to the Holder at the address or facsimile
number appearing on the Warrant Register or such other address or facsimile
number as the Holder may provide to the Company in
accordance with this Section.
13. Warrant Agent. The Company shall serve as warrant agent under
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this Warrant. Upon thirty (30) days' notice to the Holder, the Company may
appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new
warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation
to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any
corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers
substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall
be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any
such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as
warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder
at the Holder's last address as shown on the Warrant Register.
14. Miscellaneous.
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(a) This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Warrant may
be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their
successors and assigns.
(b) Subject to Section 14(a), above, nothing in this Warrant
shall be construed to give to any person or corporation other than the Company
and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause under this Warrant.
This Warrant shall inure to the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and
the Holder.
(c) The corporate laws of the State of Nevada shall govern all
issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All
other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to
the principles of conflicts of law thereof. The Company and the Holder hereby
irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of
any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and
agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, or that such suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Each of the Company and the Holder hereby
irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by receiving a copy thereof sent
to the Company at the address in effect for notices to it under this instrument
and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service
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of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit
in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and
all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall
commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then
the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the
other party for its' attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred with
the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
(d) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a
part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the
provisions hereof.
(e) In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be
invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the
remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected
or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a
valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable
substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute
provision in this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly
executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
AQUATIC CELLULOSE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
(To be executed by the Holder to exercise the right to purchase shares of Common
Stock under the Warrant to which this form applies, issued by Aquatic Cellulose
International Corporation ("Aquatic"))
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To Aquatic Cellulose International Corporation:
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to purchase _____________ shares
of common stock, $.001 par value per share, of Aquatic (the "Common Stock") and,
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if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless exercise provisions set forth in
this Warrant, encloses herewith $________ in cash, certified or official bank
check or checks, which sum represents the aggregate Exercise Price (as defined
in the Warrant) for the number of shares of Common Stock to which this Form of
Election to Purchase relates, together with any applicable taxes payable by the
undersigned pursuant to the Warrant.
The undersigned requests that certificates for the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon this exercise be issued in the name of
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print name and address)
Dated:_______, _____ Name of Xxxxxx:
(Print)________________________________
(By:)__________________________________
(Name:)
(Title:)
(Signature must conform in all respects to
name of holder as specified on the face of
the Warrant)
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto ________________________________ the right represented by the within
Warrant to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock of Aquatic Cellulose
International Corporation to which the within Warrant relates and appoints
________________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of Aquatic
Cellulose International Corporation with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Dated:
_______________, ____
_______________________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of
holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
_______________________________________
Address of Transferee
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
In the presence of:
__________________________
Annex A
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Date Number of Warrant Number of Warrant Shares Number of Warrant
Shares Available to be Exercised Shares Remaining
Exercised to be Exercised
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