Common Stock Purchase Warrant ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
Exhibit 10.2
Neither
this security nor the securities for 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 to such effect, the
substance of which shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Company. This security and the securities issuable upon exercise of
this security may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or
other loan secured by such securities to the extent permitted by applicable
law.
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Class
I Warrant Shares: _________________
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Issue
Date: ______________
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Exercise
Price (subject to adjustment herein): $1.00
This
Common
Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”) certifies
that, for value received, DOUBLE U FUND
Ltd. (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 date hereof (the “Initial Exercise
Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five year
anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”)
but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from ICONIC BRANDS, INC., a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”), up to One
Million (1,000,000) shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of
common stock of the Company (the “Common
Stock”). The purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) of
one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise
Price, as defined in Section 2.2.
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in that certain Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription
Agreement”), dated of even date herewith, among the Company and the
purchasers signatory thereto; and the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Trading
Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for
business.
“Trading
Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American
Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq
Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin
Board.
“VWAP”
means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses
that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading
Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such
date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common
Stock is then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based
on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City
time)); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then
quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock
are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a
similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices),
the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in
all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined
by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably
acceptable to the Company.
2. Exercise.
2.1 Exercise
of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by
this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after
the Initial Exercise Date and on or before 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 the
Holder appearing on the books of the Company); and, within three (3) Trading
Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the
Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Purchase Price for all
Shares purchased pursuant to such Notice of Exercise:
(i) in
cash or by certified or official bank check, payable to the order of the
Company, in the amount equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of
Shares specified in such form, together with all taxes applicable upon such
exercise;
(ii) by
surrendering to the Company that number of Shares owned by the Holder whose
value is equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares
specified in the Notice of Exercise Form;
(iii) by
surrendering the right to acquire a number of Shares having an aggregate value
such that the amount by which the aggregate value of such Shares exceeds the
aggregate Exercise Price of such Shares is equal to the Purchase
Price;
(iv) any
combination of the foregoing; or
(v) any
other manner acceptable to the Company.
For
purposes of surrendering Shares to satisfy the Purchase Price, the value of the
Shares shall be equal to the current market price for Common Stock (the “Market Price”) on the
relevant date of such exercise of this Warrant from time to time (the “Exercise
Date”). The Market Price shall be determined as
follows: if the Common Stock is traded on a stock exchange or other
public market, the Market Price shall be the greater of (i) the average of the
mid-points of the closing bid and asked prices of the Common Stock for each of
the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of exercise of the
Warrant or (ii) the average of the closing prices for the Common Stock on each
of the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of exercise of the
Warrant. If the Common Stock is not traded on a stock exchange or
market, the Market Price shall be the price at which the Company sold Common
Stock previous to the Exercise Date. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender
this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant
Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which
case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation
within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is
delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in
purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder
shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares
purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant
Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the
number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company
shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one (1)
Business Day of receipt of such notice. 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 the purchase of a portion of the Warrant
Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder
at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face
hereof.
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2.2 Exercise
Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be one dollar ($1.00), subject to adjustment hereunder (the
“Exercise
Price”).
2.3 Exercise
Limitations; Xxxxxx’s Restrictions. The Company shall not
effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to
exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the
extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on
the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s
Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group together with the
Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of
the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). 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 such determination
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 conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other
securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock
Equivalents) 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 2.3, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the
Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed
in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this
Section 2.3 applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable
(in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any
Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the
sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall
be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is
exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with
any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each
case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have
no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In
addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.3, in
determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a 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 a Holder, the Company
shall within two (2) 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 “Beneficial Ownership
Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not
less than sixty-one (61) days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or
decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2.3,
provided that the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the
Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of
shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the
provisions of this Section 2.3 shall continue to apply. Any such
increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice
is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall
be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity
with the terms of this Section 2.3 to correct this paragraph (or any portion
hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial
Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements
necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such
limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply
to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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2.4 Mechanics
of Exercise.
2.4.1 Delivery
of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for
shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the
Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with
the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission
(“DWAC”) system if the Company is then a participant in such system and the
shares are eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale limitations
pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address
specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within three (3) Trading Days
from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of
this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set
forth above (“Warrant Share
Delivery Date”). This Warrant shall be deemed to have been
exercised on 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
2.5.6 prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid. If the
Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder certificates evidencing
the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery
Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise
(based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of
Exercise), ten dollars ($10) per Trading Day (increasing to twenty dollars ($20)
per Trading Day on the seventh (7th) Trading
Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after
the second (2nd) Trading
Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such certificates are
delivered.
2.4.2 Delivery
of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have
been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon
surrender of this Warrant certificate, 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.
2.4.3 Rescission
Rights. If the Company
fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or
certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2.4.3 by
the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind
such exercise.
2.4.4 Compensation
for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificate Upon Exercise. In addition to
any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its
transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant
Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker
to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s
brokerage firm otherwise purchases, 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
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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 and, upon
request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. 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.
2.4.5 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 which Holder would otherwise
be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall at its election,
either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount
equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next
whole share.
2.4.6 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.
2.4.7 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.
3. Certain
Adjustments.
3.1 Stock
Dividends and Splits. If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock
dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its
Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in
shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any
shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (B)
subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares,
(C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification
of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then
in each case 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 immediately before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of
this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise
Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to
this Section 3.1 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, combination or re-classification.
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3.2 Subsequent
Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as
applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant
any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise
dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to
purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price
per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and
such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”)
(if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents 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 per share which are issued in connection with
such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective
price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be
deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the
Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to
equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder
shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder,
after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to
the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. Such adjustment shall be
made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued
under this Section 3.2 in respect of an Excepted Issuances (as defined in the
Subscription Agreement). The Company shall notify the Holder in
writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3.2, indicating
therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange
price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance
Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the
Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3.2, upon
the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive
Issuance the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon
the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the
Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
3.3 Subsequent
Rights Offerings. If the Company, at any time while the
Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders
of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase
shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP at the record
date mentioned below, then the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction,
of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number
of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and
of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number
of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so
offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable
upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP.
Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and
shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination
of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or
warrants.
3.4 Pro
Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this
Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not
to Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including
cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any
security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3.2),
then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted 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 VWAP determined as of the record
date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such
record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the
portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to
one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of
Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a
statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of
indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share
of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is
made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned
above.
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3.5
Adjustment
for Spin Off. If, for any reason, prior to the exercise of this
Warrant in full, the Company spins off or otherwise divests itself of a part of
its business or operations [or disposes all or a part of its assets] in a
transaction (the “Spin Off”) in which the Company does not receive compensation
for such business, operations or assets, but causes securities of another entity
(the “Spin Off Securities”) to be issued to security holders of the Company,
then:
(i) the Company shall cause (a)
to be reserved Spin Off Securities equal to the number thereof which would have
been issued to the Holder had all of the Holder’s unexercised Warrants
outstanding on the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the amount
and number of Spin Off Securities to be issued to security holders of the
Company (the “Outstanding Warrants”) been exercised as of the close of business
on the Trading Day immediately before the Record Date (the “Reserved Spin Off
Shares”), and (b) to be issued to the Holder on the exercise of all or any of
the Outstanding Warrants, such amount of the Reserved Spin Off Shares equal to
(x) the Reserved Spin Off Shares multiplied by (y) a fraction, of which (I) the
numerator is the amount of the Outstanding Warrants then being exercised, and
(II) the denominator is the amount of the Outstanding Warrants; and
(ii) the Exercise Price on the
Outstanding Warrants shall be adjusted immediately after consummation of the
Spin Off by multiplying the Exercise Price by a fraction (if, but only if, such
fraction is less than 1.0), the numerator of which is the average closing bid
price of the Common Stock for the five (5) Trading Days immediately following
the fifth Trading Day after the Record Date, and the denominator of which is the
average Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the five (5) Trading Days
immediately preceding the Record Date; and such adjusted Exercise Price shall be
deemed to be the Exercise Price with respect to the Outstanding Warrants after
the Record Date.
3.6 Fundamental
Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company
with or into another Person, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or
substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C)
any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is
completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or
exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company
effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share
exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or
exchanged for other securities, cash or property (each “Fundamental
Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the
Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have
been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such
Fundamental Transaction, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor
or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation,
and any additional consideration (the “Alternate
Consideration”) receivable as a result of such 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. For purposes
of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be
appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the
amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common
Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the
Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner
reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate
Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the
securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then
the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate
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Consideration
it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental
Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any
successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction
shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions
and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate
Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a
Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such
successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.6
and insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be
similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental
Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a
Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3
transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not
traded on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the
Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company or any successor
entity shall pay at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently
with or within thirty (30) days after the consummation of the Fundamental
Transaction, an amount of cash equal to the value of this Warrant as determined
in accordance with the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV”
function on Bloomberg L.P. using (i) a price per share of Common Stock equal to
the VWAP of the Common Stock for the Trading Day immediately preceding the date
of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (ii) a risk-free
interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the
remaining term of this Warrant as of the date of consummation of the applicable
Fundamental Transaction and (iii) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day
volatility obtained from the “HVT” function on Bloomberg L.P. determined as of
the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable
Fundamental Transaction:
3.7 Calculations. All
calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the
nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3,
the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a
given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
3.8 Notice
to Holder.
3.8.1 Adjustment
to Exercise Price. Whenever the
Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the
Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise
Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts
requiring such adjustment. If the Company enters into a transaction
that has a variable rate, despite the prohibition thereon in the Subscription
Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which
such securities may be converted or exercised.
3.8.2 Notice
to Allow Exercise by Xxxxxx. If (A) the Company shall declare
a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock; (B)
the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a
redemption of the Common Stock; (C) 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; (D) 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, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock
is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Company shall
authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
the affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be
mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant
Register of the Company, at least twenty (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 the 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 the Common Stock
of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the
failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof
shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified
in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the
period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event
triggering such notice.
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4. Transfer
of Warrant.
4.1 Transferability. Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth
in the Subscription Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including,
without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in
part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or
its designated agent, 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.
4.2 New
Warrants. 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 4.1, 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. All Warrants issued on transfers or
exchanges shall be dated the original Issue Date and shall be identical with
this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant
thereto.
4.3 Warrant
Register. The Company shall register this 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. 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, absent actual notice to the contrary.
4.4 Transfer
to Comply with the Securities Act; Registration
Rights. Reference is made to Section 11 of the
Subscription Agreement for the registration rights of the Warrant Holder. This
Warrant has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
(the “Act”) and
has been issued to the Holder for investment and not with a view to the
distribution of either the Warrant or the Warrant Shares. Except for
transfers to officers, employees and Affiliates of the Holder, neither this
Warrant nor any of the Warrant Shares or any other security issued or issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant may be sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated
in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Act relating to
such security or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that
registration is not required under the Act. Each certificate for the
Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any other security issued or issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant shall contain a legend on the face thereof, in form and
substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, setting forth the
restrictions on transfer contained in this Section.
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5. Miscellaneous.
5.1 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 as set forth in Section 2.
5.2 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.
5.3 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 not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or
such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.4 Authorized
Shares.
5.4.1 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 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. 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 created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof
(other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with
such issue).
5.4.2 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.
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5.4.3 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.
5.5 Jurisdiction.
All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of the Subscription Agreement.
5.6 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.
5.7 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 Holder’s rights, powers or remedies,
notwithstanding the fact that 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.
5.8 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 Subscription Agreement.
5.9 Limitation
of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to 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.
5.10 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 and not to assert the
defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
5.11 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 the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
5.12 Amendment. This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the
written consent of the Company and the Holder.
5.13 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.
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5.14 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.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
indicated.
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase Warrant Shares of the Company 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.
Payment
shall take the form of lawful money of the United States.
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:
The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
Accredited
Investor.
The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]
Name of
Investing Entity:
_______________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of investing Entity:
_________________________________________
Name of
Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________
Title of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________________
Date:
________________________________________________________________________________
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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, [ ] all of or
[ ]
shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby
assigned to
whose address is
.
Dated: _________________________________________
Holder’s
Signature: _______________________________
Holder’s
Address: ________________________________
________________________________
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.
