EXHIBIT 99.4
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE 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, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH
SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR
OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS
DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To Purchase __________ Shares of Common Stock of
Mpower Holding Corporation
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the "Warrant") CERTIFIES that, for
value received, _____________ (the "Holder"), is entitled, upon the terms and
subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth,
at any time on or after the earlier of the date which is days from the date of
the Purchase Agreement and the Effective Date of the Registration Statement (the
"Initial Exercise Date") and on or prior to the fifth anniversary of the Initial
Exercise Date (the "Termination Date") but not thereafter, to subscribe for and
purchase from Mpower Holding Corporation, a corporation incorporated in the
State of Delaware (the "Company"), up to ____________ shares (the "Warrant
Shares") of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the
"Common Stock"). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock (the "Exercise
Price") under this Warrant shall be $1.62, subject to adjustment hereunder. The
Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares for which the Warrant is
exercisable shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. Capitalized terms
used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that
certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated
September 25, 2003, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
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1. Title to Warrant. Prior to the Termination Date and subject to
compliance with applicable laws and Section 7 of this Warrant, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the office or
agency of the Company by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney,
upon surrender of this Warrant together with the Assignment Form annexed hereto
properly endorsed. The transferee shall sign an investment letter in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
2. Authorization of Shares. The Company covenants that all Warrant
Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented
by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other
than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such
issue).
3. Exercise of Warrant.
(a) Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant
may be made at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and
on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Termination Date by
delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of
Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such other office or agency of the Company
as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the
address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company); provided,
however, within 5 Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is
delivered to the Company, the Holder shall have surrendered this Warrant to
the Company and the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or
cashier's check drawn on a United States bank. Certificates for shares
purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the Holder within the earlier of
(i) 5 Trading Days after the date on which the Notice of Exercise shall
have been delivered by facsimile copy or (ii) 3 Trading Days from the
delivery to the Company of each of the Notice of Exercise Form by facsimile
copy, surrender of this Warrant and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price
as set forth above ("Warrant Share Delivery Date"); provided, however, in
the event the Warrant is not surrendered or the aggregate Exercise Price is
not received by the Company within 5 Trading Days after the date on which
the Notice of Exercise shall be delivered by facsimile copy, the Warrant
Share Delivery Date shall be extended to the extent such 5 Trading Day
period is exceeded. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on
the later of the date the Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company by
facsimile copy and the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company.
The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any
other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have
become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date
the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to
Section 5 prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid. If the
Company fails to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 3(a) by the third
Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will
have the
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right to rescind such exercise. In addition to any other rights available
to the Holder, if the Company fails to deliver to the Holder a certificate
or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise by
the third Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after
such day the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open
market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder
anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a "Buy-In"), then the Company
shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder's
total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required
to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B)
the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation
was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the
portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which
such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares
of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied
with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the
Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to
cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common
Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation
of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the
Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall
provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the
Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and
other evidence reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing herein shall
limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it
hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of
specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's
failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
(b) If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the
Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates
representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the
rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by
this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical
with this Warrant.
(c) The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant,
and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this
Warrant, pursuant to Section 3(a) or otherwise, to the extent that after
giving effect to such issuance after exercise, the Holder (together with
the Holder's affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of
Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares
of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such
issuance. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall
include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being
made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be
issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this
Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates and (B)
exercise or
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conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other
securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other
Warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to
the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of
its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes
of this Section 3(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. To the extent that the
limitation contained in this Section 3(c) applies, the determination of
whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned
by the Holder) and of which a portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall
be in the sole discretion of such Xxxxxx, and the submission of a Notice of
Exercise shall be deemed to be such Holder's determination of whether this
Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by such
Holder) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case
subject to such aggregate percentage limitation, and the Company shall have
no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. For
purposes of this Section 3(c), in determining the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company's most recent Form
10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public
announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the
Company's Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company
shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder
the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after
giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company,
including this Warrant, by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as
of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.
The provisions of this Section 3(c) may be waived by the Holder upon, at
the election of the Holder, not less than 61 days' prior notice to the
Company, and the provisions of this Section 3(c) shall continue to apply
until such 61st day (or such later date, as determined by the Holder, as
may be specified in such notice of waiver).
(d) If, but only if, at any time after one year from the date of
issuance of this Warrant there is no effective Registration Statement
registering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, this Warrant
may also be exercised at such time by means of a "cashless exercise" in
which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number
of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by
(A), where:
(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
such election;
(B) = the Exercise Price of the Warrants, as adjusted; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
4. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant. As to any fraction of a share
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which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the
Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an
amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.
5. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for Warrant
Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax
or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all
of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates
shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be
directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for
Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder,
this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the
Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may
require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it
for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
6. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books
or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant,
pursuant to the terms hereof.
7. Transfer, Division and Combination.
(a) Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and
the conditions set forth in Sections 1 and 7(e) hereof and to the
provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon
surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company,
together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in
the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or
attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon
the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required,
such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the
denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of
assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing
the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall
promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be
exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without
having a new Warrant issued.
(b) This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants
upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company,
together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations
in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its
agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 7(a), as to any
transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the
Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in
exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in
accordance with such notice.
(c) The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its own
expense (other than transfer taxes) the new Warrant or Warrants under
this Section 7.
(d) The Company agrees to maintain, at its aforesaid office,
books for the registration and the registration of transfer of the
Warrants.
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(e) If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in
connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this
Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state
securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition
of allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this
Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion
of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions and
reasonably acceptable to the Company) to the effect that such transfer
may be made without registration under the Securities Act and under
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or
transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in
form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the
transferee be an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)
promulgated under the Securities Act.
8. No Rights as Shareholder until Exercise. This Warrant does not
entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the
Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender of this Warrant and the
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (or by means of a cashless exercise),
the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed to be issued to such
Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the
later of the date of such surrender or payment.
9. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company
covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock
certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or
destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in
the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon
surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated,
the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like
tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock
certificate.
10. 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, Sunday or a legal holiday, then such action may be
taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday.
11. Adjustments of Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares.
(a) Stock Splits, etc. The number and kind of securities
purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of
any of the following. In case the Company shall (i) pay a dividend in
shares of Common Stock or make a distribution in shares of Common
Stock to holders of its outstanding Common Stock, (ii) subdivide its
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares,
(iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares of Common Stock, or (iv) issue any shares of its
capital stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock, then the
number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant
immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the Holder shall
be entitled to receive the kind and number of Warrant Shares or other
securities of the Company which it
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would have owned or have been entitled to receive had such Warrant
been exercised in advance thereof. Upon each such adjustment of the
kind and number of Warrant Shares or other securities of the Company
which are purchasable hereunder, the Holder shall thereafter be
entitled to purchase the number of Warrant Shares or other securities
resulting from such adjustment at an Exercise Price per Warrant Share
or other security obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to such adjustment and
dividing by the number of Warrant Shares or other securities of the
Company resulting from such adjustment. An adjustment made pursuant to
this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective
date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such
event.
(b) Future Dilutive Issuances. In case the Company shall
hereafter issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of its
Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of
Common Stock or any other security convertible into or exchangeable
for shares of Common Stock (such rights, options or warrants not being
available on an equivalent basis to Holders of the Warrants upon
exercise) at a price per share less than the Current Market Price of
the Common Stock on the date fixed for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants
(other than pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan), (i) the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the opening of business
on the next business day following the date fixed for such
determination shall be reduced by multiplying the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed
for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive
such rights, options or warrants by a fraction of which (A) the
numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at
the close of business on the date fixed for such determination plus
the number of shares of Common Stock that the aggregate of the
offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so
offered for subscription or purchase would purchase at such Current
Market Price and (B) the denominator shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed
for such determination plus the number of shares of Common Stock so
offered for subscription or purchase (or such number of shares of
Common Stock underlying any convertible securities so offered for
subscription or purchase), such reduction to become effective
immediately prior to the opening of business on the next business day
following the date fixed for such determination, and (ii) if any such
rights, options or warrants expire or terminate without having been
exercised or are exercised for a consideration different from that
utilized in the computation of any adjustment or adjustments on
account of such rights, options or warrants, the Exercise Price with
respect to any Warrant not theretofore exercised shall be readjusted
such that the Exercise Price would be the same as would have resulted
had such adjustment been made without regard to the issuance of such
expired or terminated rights, options or warrants or based upon the
actual consideration received upon exercise thereof, as the case may
be, which readjustment shall become effective upon such expiration,
termination or exercise, as applicable.
The current market price per share of Common Stock (the "Current
Market Price") on any day shall be deemed to be the closing price per
share on the earlier of the day in question or the day before the Ex
Date (as defined below) with respect to the
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issuance, payment or distribution. For this purpose, the term "Ex
Date," when used with respect to any issuance or distribution, shall
mean the first date on which the Common Stock trades in a regular way
on the applicable securities exchange or in the applicable securities
market without the right to receive such issuance or distribution. The
closing price for each day shall be the reported last sale price
regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place on such day,
the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices regular way,
in either case on any Trading Market or, if the Common Stock is not
listed or admitted to trading on any Trading Market, the Current
Market Price shall be determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors.
12. Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger, Consolidation or
Disposition of Assets. In case the Company shall reorganize its capital,
reclassify its capital stock, consolidate or merge with or into another
corporation (where the Company is not the surviving corporation or where there
is a change in or distribution with respect to the Common Stock of the Company),
or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of its property, assets or business to
another corporation and, pursuant to the terms of such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets, shares of
common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or any cash, shares of
stock or other securities or property of any nature whatsoever (including
warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or in lieu of
common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation ("Other Property"), are
to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock of the Company,
then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of
this Warrant, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring
corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and Other
Property receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder of
the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to such event. In case of any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets, the successor
or acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the
due and punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and
condition of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all
the obligations and liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may
be deemed appropriate (as determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company) in order to provide for adjustments of Warrant Shares
for which this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 12. For purposes of
this Section 12, "common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation" shall
include stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as to
dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and which
is not subject to redemption and shall also include any evidences of
indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or
exchangeable for any such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a
specified date or the happening of a specified event and any warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of
this Section 12 shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations,
reclassifications, mergers, consolidations or disposition of assets.
13. Voluntary Adjustment by the Company. The Company may at any time
during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any
amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors
of the Company.
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14. Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares or
number or kind of securities or other property purchasable upon the exercise of
this Warrant or the Exercise Price is adjusted, as herein provided, the Company
shall give notice thereof to the Holder, which notice shall state the number of
Warrant Shares (and other securities or property) purchasable upon the exercise
of this Warrant and the Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares (and other
securities or property) after such adjustment, setting forth a brief statement
of the facts requiring such adjustment and setting forth the computation by
which such adjustment was made.
15. Notice of Corporate Action. If at any time:
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common
Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other
distribution, or any right to subscribe for or purchase any evidences
of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
(b) there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company, any
reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the
Company or any consolidation or merger of the Company with, or any
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all the
property, assets or business of the Company to, another corporation
or,
(c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder (i) at
least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record date shall be
selected for such dividend, distribution or right or for determining rights to
vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, liquidation or winding up, and (ii)
in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation,
sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least 20
days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Such
notice in accordance with the foregoing clause also shall specify (i) the date
on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or right, the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and
character thereof, and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the time, if any
such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to exchange their Warrant Shares for securities or other property
deliverable upon such disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Each
such written notice shall be sufficiently given if addressed to Holder at the
last address of Xxxxxx appearing on the books of the Company and delivered in
accordance with Section 17(d).
16. Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that during the period
the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued
Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The
Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute
full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of
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executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for
the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant.
The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure
that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of
any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market
upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the
Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its
certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other
voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of
the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be
necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this
Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the
amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in
par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order
that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents
from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary
to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the
number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the
Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions
thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory
body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
17. Miscellaneous.
(a) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction,
validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase
Agreement.
(b) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares
acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will
have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities
laws.
(c) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or
failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall
operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Xxxxxx's
rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding all rights hereunder
terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and
knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which
results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay
to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and
expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees,
including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in
collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing
any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
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(d) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or
permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall
be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase
Agreement.
(e) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence
of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant or
purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or
privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for
the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the
Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by
creditors of the Company.
(f) Remedies. Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise
all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be
entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The
Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate
compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the
provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in
any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
(g) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities
laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of
the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The
provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all
Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by
any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
(h) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the
provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and
the Holder.
(i) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall
be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining
provisions of this Warrant.
(j) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the
convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be
deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed
by its officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 25, 2003
MPOWER HOLDING CORPORATION
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: Mpower Holding Corporation
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant
Shares of Mpower Holding Corporation pursuant to the terms of the attached
Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the
exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is
necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection
3(d), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number
of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise
procedure set forth in subsection 3(d).
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said
Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is
specified below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:
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(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an "accredited investor"
as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
[PURCHASER]
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated: ______________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced
thereby are hereby assigned to
-----------------------------------------------whose address is
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Dated: -----------, ------
Holder's Signature: -----------------------------
Holder's Address: -----------------------------
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Signature Guaranteed: ---------------------------------------
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it
appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers
of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
