EXHIBIT 5
CLASS A WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR REGISTERED OR
QUALIFIED UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE ASSIGNED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT AND THE REGISTRATION OR
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION.
WARRANT NO. LL-1-A December 12, 2000
THE QUIZNO'S CORPORATION
WARRANT TO PURCHASE 23,767 SHARES OF CLASS A
CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, THE QUIZNO'S CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation (the
"COMPANY"), hereby certifies that Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Capital Partners II, L.P., a
California limited partnership, or its assigns (the "HOLDER"), is entitled to
purchase, on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, 23,767
shares of the Company's Class A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par
value per share ("CLASS A PREFERRED") (the "WARRANT SHARES"), at the exercise
price of $.01 per Warrant Share (the "WARRANT PURCHASE PRICE") at any time and
from time to time during the Exercise Period (as such term is defined below),
which represent 14.0% of the Class A Preferred on a Fully Diluted Basis, and,
together with the shares purchasable under the Warrants, represents 14.0% of the
Common Stock of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis (exclusive of Preferred
Stock) as of the date of issuance of this Warrant. The number of Warrant Shares
and the Warrant Purchase Price are subject to adjustment as provided in SECTION
4. If (i) the Class A Preferred is redeemed in full after the date that is nine
(9) months from the date hereof, the Holder shall receive a Distribution
pursuant to SECTION 4.2(b) hereof, in which case this Warrant would terminate
upon receipt of such Distribution; (ii) the Class A Preferred is partially
redeemed after the date that is nine (9) months from the date hereof, the Holder
shall receive its pro-rata portion of the Distribution pursuant to SECTION
4.2(b) hereof and this Warrant shall be exercisable for that number of shares of
Class A Preferred which represent 14.0% of the unredeemed Class A Preferred on a
Fully Diluted Basis; (iii) the Class A Preferred is redeemed in full prior to
the date that is nine (9) months from the date hereof, this
Warrant would terminate upon the effective date of such redemption; (iv) the
Class A Preferred is partially redeemed prior to the date that is nine (9)
months from the date hereof, this Warrant shall be exercisable for that number
of shares of Class A Preferred which represent 14.0% of the unredeemed Class A
Preferred on a Fully Diluted Basis; or (v) all of the shares of Class A
Preferred are converted into Common Stock, this Warrant would terminate upon the
effective date of such conversion. This Warrant is being issued in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities
Purchase Agreement dated of even date herewith among the Company, the initial
Holder, The Quizno's Licensing Company, The Quizno's Acquisition Company, The
Quizno's Realty Company, The Quizno's Operating Company, Quiz- DIA, Inc., S&S
Company, Quizno's Kansas, LLC, Ciao B Management, Inc., American Food
Distributors, Inc. and The Quizno's Franchise Company (as it may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the
"SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT").
This Warrant is subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise indicated in this Warrant, capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined in this Warrant have the meanings set forth
in the Securities Purchase Agreement. In addition, the following capitalized
terms have the following meanings:
"CLASS A PREFERRED" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"COMMON STOCK" means shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.01 par
value per share.
"COMPANY" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES" means, when used in this Agreement, any
securities or other obligations issued or issuable by the Company or any other
Person that are exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, any
Capital Stock of the Company.
"CURRENT MARKET PRICE" per share of Common Stock means, as of any
specified date on which the Common Stock is publicly traded, the average of the
daily market prices of the Common Stock over the twenty (20) consecutive trading
days immediately preceding (and not including) such date. The 'daily market
price' for each such trading day shall be (i) the closing sales price on such
day on the principal securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then
listed or admitted to trading or on Nasdaq, as applicable, (ii) if no sale takes
place on such day on any such securities exchange or system, the average of the
closing bid and asked prices, regular way, on such day for the Common Stock as
officially quoted on any such securities exchange or system, (iii) if the Common
Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or
system, the last reported sale price, regular way, on such day for the Common
Stock, or if no sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices for the
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Common Stock on such day, as reported by Nasdaq or the National Quotation
Bureau, and (iv) if the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading
on any securities exchange and if no such reported sale price or bid and asked
prices are available, the average of the reported high bid and low asked prices
on such day, as reported by a reputable quotation service, or a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, customarily
published on each Business Day. If the daily market price cannot be determined
for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date in
the manner specified in the foregoing sentence, then the Common Stock shall not
be deemed to be publicly traded as of such date. For purposes of SECTION 3 and
SECTION 4, the Common Stock shall not be deemed to be publicly traded unless it
is listed or admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange or Nasdaq.
"DESIGNATED OFFICE" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1.
"DOJ" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.3.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" means the issue date of this Warrant.
"EXCLUDED SHARES" means, collectively, (i) shares of Common Stock or
Option Rights issued in any of the transactions described in SECTIONS 4.1, 4.2,
4.4 OR 4.5, (ii) shares of Common Stock issued after the date hereof upon
exercise, exchange or conversion of (A) Option Rights outstanding on the date
hereof or (B) Option Rights issued after the date hereof for which an adjustment
was made pursuant to SECTION 4.3 or for which no adjustment is required under
SECTION 4.3, (iii) the issuance of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares, (iv)
shares of Capital Stock issued to employees of the Company as part the Stock
Appreciation Rights Plan and (v) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a
BONA FIDE public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement
declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act.
"EXERCISE NOTICE" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1.
"EXERCISE PERIOD" means the period commencing nine (9) months from the
Effective Date and ending on (and including) the Expiration Date, unless there
is a Change of Control or the Note has been indefeasibly paid or otherwise
satisfied in full prior to such nine (9) month period, in which case this
Warrant will be exercisable immediately.
"EXPIRATION DATE" means December 12, 2010 or the date on which this
Warrant has been exercised in whole (whichever is earlier) or terminates
pursuant to its terms.
"FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any specified date, the greater of
(i) the liquidation preference per share of the Class A Preferred or (ii) the
fair market value per share of Common Stock, which shall be:
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(A) if the Common Stock is publicly traded on such date, the
Current Market Price per share; or
(B) if the Common Stock is not publicly traded (or deemed not to
be publicly traded) on such date, the fair market value per share of Common
Stock as determined by an independent valuation of the Company, its Subsidiaries
and their respective businesses conducted by an investment banking firm of
recognized national standing selected by the mutual written agreement of the
Company and the Holder; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Company and the Holder
are unable to mutually agree on any such investment banking firm within ten (10)
days after the date upon which the right or obligation to select an investment
banking firm arises, each of the Holder and the Company shall, within three (3)
Business Days thereafter, select one investment banking firm, and the two (2)
selected firms shall, within three (3) Business Days of their selection, select
a third investment banking firm which shall make the relevant determination
(which determination shall be final and binding) within ten (10) Business Days
of the submission of this matter to such third firm; and PROVIDED FURTHER,
HOWEVER, that, in determining the fair market value per share of Common Stock,
such investment banking firm shall not give effect or take into account any
"minority discount" but shall value the Company in its entirety on an enterprise
basis using any variety of industry recognized valuation techniques commonly
used to value businesses.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fair Market Value per share of Common
Stock shall be increased by an amount equal to the sum of: (A) the largest
outstanding balance owed at any time to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx pursuant to the terms
of the Subordinated Indebtedness (or the original aggregate liquidation
preference, if preferred stock is issued) PLUS (B) the aggregate amount of all
interest paid or accrued on the Subordinated Indebtedness from the date of
issuance of this Warrant through and including the date of the determination of
Fair Market Value (or the aggregate amount of all dividends paid or accrued, if
preferred stock is issued), which interest payments and accrued amounts shall be
compounded annually at a rate of five percent (5.0%) (or ten percent (10.0%), if
preferred stock is issued), which aggregate sum shall then be divided by the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis, and the
resulting number shall be added to the per share Fair Market Value. The intent
of this provision is to provide Purchaser with 14% of the sum of (A) plus (B)
above in the aggregate, after the adjustments provided for in SECTION 4.
"FTC" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.3.
"HOLDER" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"HSR ACT" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.3.
"NOTICE OF REDEMPTION" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1.
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"OPTION RIGHTS" means, when used in this Warrant, any warrants,
options or other rights to subscribe for or purchase, or obligations to issue,
any Capital Stock of the Company, or any Convertible Securities, including,
without limitation, any options or similar rights issued or issuable under any
employee stock option plan, pension plan or other employee benefit plan of the
Company of the Company in existence on the date of the issuance of this Warrant.
"OTHER PROPERTY" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 4.5.
"PUT OPTION" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1.
"PUT OPTION PRICE" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall
be in effect at the time.
"SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT" has the meaning set forth in the
preamble of this Warrant.
"WARRANT PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning set forth in the preamble of
this Warrant (as adjusted in accordance with the terms of this Warrant).
"WARRANT" means this Warrant, any amendment or other modification of
this Warrant, and any warrants issued upon transfer, division or combination of,
or in substitution for, this Warrant or any other such warrant. All such
warrants shall at all times be identical as to terms and conditions and date,
except as to the number of Warrant Shares for which they may be exercised.
"WARRANT SHARES" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
2. EXERCISE.
2.1 EXERCISE; DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES. Subject to the provisions of
SECTION 2.3, this Warrant may be exercised at the option of the Holder, in whole
or in part, at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period, by (a)
delivering to the Company at its principal executive office (the "DESIGNATED
OFFICE") (i) a notice of exercise, in substantially the form attached hereto
(the "EXERCISE NOTICE"), duly completed and signed by the Holder, and (ii) this
Warrant, and (b) paying the Warrant Purchase Price pursuant to SECTION 2.2 for
the number of Warrant Shares being purchased. The Warrant Shares being purchased
under this Warrant will be deemed to have been issued to the Holder, as the
record owner of such Warrant Shares, as of the close of business on the date on
which payment therefor is made by the Holder pursuant to SECTION 2.2. Stock
certificates representing the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be
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delivered to the Holder within three (3) Business Days after this Warrant has
been exercised (or, if applicable, after the conditions set forth in SECTION 2.3
have been satisfied); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the case of a purchase of less
than all of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the
Company shall cancel this Warrant and, within three (3) Business Days after this
Warrant has been surrendered, execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant of
like tenor representing the number of unexercised Warrant Shares. Each stock
certificate representing the number of Warrant Shares purchased or purchasable
under this Warrant shall be registered in the name of the Holder or, subject to
compliance with Applicable Law, such other name as shall be designated by the
Holder.
2.2 PAYMENT OF WARRANT PURCHASE PRICE. Payment of the Warrant
Purchase Price may be made, at the option of the Holder, by (i) check from
Holder, (ii) wire transfer, (iii) instructing the Company to withhold and cancel
a number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with
respect to which the excess of the Fair Market Value over the Warrant Purchase
Price for such canceled Warrant Shares is at least equal to the Warrant Purchase
Price for the shares being purchased, (iv) surrender to the Company of shares of
Class A Preferred, or, if the Class A_ Preferred is no longer outstanding,
shares of Common Stock, previously acquired by the Holder with a Fair Market
Value equal to the Warrant Purchase Price for the shares then being purchased or
(v) any combination of the foregoing. No fractional shares shall be issued upon
exercise of this Warrant, and the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued
shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
2.3 ANTITRUST NOTIFICATION. If the Holder determines, in its sole
judgment upon the advice of counsel, that an exercise of this Warrant pursuant
to the terms hereof would be subject to the provisions of the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR ACT"), the Company
shall, within seven (7) Business Days after receiving notice from the Holder of
the applicability of the HSR Act, file with the United States Federal Trade
Commission (the "FTC") and the United States Department of Justice (the "DOJ")
the notification and report form and any supplemental information required to be
filed by it pursuant to the HSR Act in connection with the exercise of this
Warrant. Any such notification and report form and supplemental information will
be in full compliance with the requirements of the HSR Act. The Company will
furnish to the Holder promptly (but in no event more than two (2) Business Days)
such information and assistance as the Holder may reasonably request in
connection with the preparation of any filing or submission required to be filed
by the Holder under the HSR Act. The Company shall respond promptly after
receiving any inquiries or requests for additional information from the FTC or
the DOJ (and in no event more than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such
inquiry or request). The Company shall keep the Holder apprised periodically and
at the Holder's request of the status of any communications with, and any
inquiries or requests for additional information from, the FTC or the DOJ. The
Company shall bear all filing or other fees required to be paid by the Company
and the Holder (or the "ultimate parent entity" of the Holder, if any) under the
HSR Act or any other Applicable
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Law in connection with such filings and all costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by the Company and
the Holder in connection with the preparation of such filings and responses to
inquiries or requests. In the event that this SECTION 2.3 is applicable to any
exercise of this Warrant, the purchase by the Holder of the Warrant Shares
subject to the Exercise Notice, and the payment by the Holder of the Warrant
Purchase Price, shall be subject to the expiration or earlier termination of the
waiting period under the HSR Act.
3. PUT OPTION.
3.1 PUT OPTION. Upon the earlier to occur of (a) the Maturity Date of
the Note or (b) the repayment in full of all principal of, premium, if any,
accrued and unpaid interest on and other amounts owing under the Note, the
Holder shall have the right (the "PUT OPTION"), exercisable at its sole option,
to require the Company to purchase the Warrant Shares at the Fair Market Value
thereof (the "PUT OPTION PRICE"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any exercise of the
Put Option must be for at least twenty-five (25%) of the then-outstanding
Warrant Shares (as such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to
this Warrant). If the Holder wishes to exercise the Put Option, it shall furnish
to the Company a written notice notifying the Company of its election to
exercise the Put Option and specifying a Business Day within thirty (30) days of
the date of delivery of such notice as the date of purchase. Upon the receipt by
the Company of such written notice, the Company shall be obligated to purchase
from the Holder, on such specified date of purchase, such Warrant Shares at the
Put Option Price, regardless of whether this Warrant is exercised at such time;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if this Warrant has not been fully exercised prior to
receipt by the Company of such written notice, then the Put Option Price shall
be reduced by the Warrant Purchase Price, but only to the extent that this
Warrant has not been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company
repays in full all principal of, premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest on
and other amounts owing under the Note on or before the date that is three (3)
years from the issue original date of this Warrant, the Holder shall not
exercise the Put Option until the date that is no earlier than the day after the
date that is three (3) years from the issue date of this Warrant. The Company
shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the determination
of the Fair Market Value for purposes of the Put Option Price, including,
without limitation, all fees and expenses of any investment banking firm,
valuation or accounting firm(s) engaged in connection with such determination
and any legal fees and expenses incurred by the Holder in connection with such
determination. In connection with the exercise of the Put Option, the Per Share
Schaden Purchase Amount (as defined in SECTION 3.3) will be paid in connection
with the determination of Fair Market Value, pursuant to the last paragraph of
the definition of Fair Market Value, and will not be paid pursuant to SECTION
3.3.
3.2 NO REPRESENTATIONS. In no event shall the Holder be obligated to
make any representations or warranties as to this Warrant or the Warrant Shares
with respect to the
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transactions contemplated by this SECTION 3 or this Warrant other than with
respect to the Holder's organization, good standing and authority, investment
intent, title to this Warrant, no consents and no conflicts with organizational
documents and material agreements.
3.3 SALE OF WARRANT SHARES. Upon any sale (whether by stock sale,
merger, consolidation or otherwise) of this Warrant or Warrant Shares by the
Holder, the Company shall pay in cash, within three (3) Business Days of
receipt of a notice of sale from the Holder, an amount per Warrant Share
underlying this Warrant or per Warrant Share equal to the Per Share Schaden
Purchase Amount (as defined below); provided that such transferee of this
Warrant or Warrant Shares shall not have any right to receive any Per Share
Schaden Purchase Amount, including pursuant to the last paragraph of the
definition of Fair Market Value. In the event of the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Company shall pay the Per
Share Schaden Purchase Amount as to each Warrant Share underlying this
Warrant or as to each Warrant Share. Any disputes regarding the Per Share
Schaden Purchase Amount shall be resolved by the Holder and the Company in
good faith. For purposes of this SECTION 3.3, the "PER SHARE SCHADEN PURCHASE
AMOUNT" is an amount equal to the sum of: (A) the largest outstanding balance
owed at any time to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx pursuant to the terms of the
Subordinated Indebtedness (or the original aggregate liquidation preference,
if preferred stock is issued) PLUS (B) the aggregate amount of all interest
paid or accrued on the Subordinated Indebtedness (or the aggregate amount of
all dividends paid or accrued, if preferred stock is issued) from the date of
issuance of this Warrant through and including the date of the determination
of Fair Market Value, which interest payments and accrued amounts shall be
compounded annually at a rate of five percent (5.0%) (or ten percent (10%),
if preferred stock is issued), which sum shall then be divided by the sum of
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis. The
intent of this provision is to provide Purchaser with 14% of the sum of (A)
plus (B) above in the aggregate, after the adjustments provided for in
SECTION 4.4(c) and subject to SECTION 4.4(d).
4. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES AND TO THE WARRANT
PURCHASE PRICE. The number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is
exercisable and the Warrant Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment from
time to time as set forth in this SECTION 4.
4.1 STOCK DIVIDENDS, SUBDIVISIONS AND COMBINATIONS. If at any time
the Company:
(a) pays a dividend or other distribution on the class of the
applicable Warrant Shares in shares of any other class or series of Capital
Stock,
(b) subdivides its outstanding shares of the class of the
applicable Warrant Shares into a larger number of shares of the class of the
applicable Warrant Shares, or
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(c) combines its outstanding shares of the class of the
applicable Warrant Shares into a smaller number of shares of the class of the
applicable Warrant Shares,
then the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant
immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution or the
effective date of such subdivision or combination shall be adjusted so that the
Holder shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant the
kind and number of shares of the class of the applicable Warrant Shares that the
Holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive immediately after such
record date or effective date had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior
to such record date or effective date. Any adjustment made pursuant to this
SECTION 4.1 shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such
event, but be retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event. If this
Warrant is exercisable for Class A Preferred, no adjustment shall be made
pursuant to this SECTION 4.1 if such adjustment is made pursuant to the terms of
the Class A Preferred.
Upon any adjustment of the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon
the exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the Warrant Purchase Price per
share shall be adjusted by multiplying the Warrant Purchase Price immediately
prior to such adjustment by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the
number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant
immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the
number of Warrant Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.
4.2 ISSUANCE OF OPTION RIGHTS; DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS OR SECURITIES,
REDEMPTION OF CLASS A PREFERRED.
(a) If at any time the Company issues (without payment of any
consideration) to all holders of outstanding Class A Preferred any Option
Rights, or any Option Rights to holders of outstanding Common Stock to which
holders of Class A Preferred are entitled pursuant to the terms of the Class A
Preferred, then the Company shall also distribute such Option Rights to the
Holder as if this Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to the record
date for such issuance. Any reduction by the Company in the exercise price of
any existing Option Rights shall be treated as a new issuance of Option Rights
and the provisions of this SECTION 4.2(a) shall apply.
(b) If at any time the Company makes a distribution to its
stockholders (other than in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company) of any asset (including cash) or security or redeems
the Class A Preferred in accordance with its terms (collectively, a
"Distribution") (the total of the assets or securities so distributed, the
"DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT") other than those referred to in SECTION 4.1 or SECTION
4.3 or SECTION 4.4, then, at the Holder's option (PROVIDED that if the
Distribution is in cash, that the adjustment described in SECTION 4.2(b)(ii)
below shall not apply):
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(i) the Holder shall have the right to receive the portion
of the Distribution Amount which a holder of the number of shares of Class A
Preferred for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the
Distribution would have owned or received immediately after and as a result of
such Distribution assuming, if the Distribution is with respect to Common Stock,
conversion of the Class A Preferred. Upon the closing of the Distribution, the
Company shall distribute such portion of the Distribution Amount to the Holder;
or
(ii) the Warrant Purchase Price shall be adjusted and shall
be equal to the Warrant Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to the close
of business on the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such distribution, multiplied by a fraction (which shall not be less
than zero), the numerator of which shall be the Fair Market Value per share of
Class A Preferred on the date fixed for such determination, less the then-fair
market value of the portion of the assets, or the fair market value of the
portion of the securities, as the case may be, so distributed applicable to one
share of Class A Preferred, and the denominator of which shall be the Fair
Market Value per share of Class A Preferred. Such adjustment to the Warrant
Purchase Price shall become effective immediately prior to the opening of
business on the day immediately following the date fixed for the determination
of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution. Upon any adjustment to
the Warrant Purchase Price as provided for in this SECTION 4.2(b)(ii), the
number of shares of Class A Preferred issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant
shall also be adjusted and shall be equal to the number of Warrant Shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Warrant Purchase Price
in effect immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which is
the Warrant Purchase Price as so adjusted.
4.3 ISSUANCE OF EQUITY SECURITIES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
(a) If, at any time after the date hereof, the Company shall
issue or sell (or, in accordance with SECTION 4.3(b), shall be deemed to have
issued or sold) any shares of Common Stock (other than Excluded Securities)
without consideration or for a consideration per share that is less than the
Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock as determined as of the date of such
issuance or sale, then, effective immediately upon such issuance or sale, the
Warrant Purchase Price shall be reduced (calculated to the nearest $.001 and
without regard to any other provisions of this SECTION 4) to an amount equal to
the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Warrant Purchase Price in effect
immediately prior to such issuance or sale, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be the sum of (A) the product obtained by multiplying (1) the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding (on a Fully Diluted Basis) immediately
prior to such issuance or sale by (2) the Fair Market Value per share of Common
Stock as of the date of such issuance or sale, PLUS (B) the cash consideration,
if any, received by the Company upon such issuance or sale, and the denominator
of which shall be the product obtained by multiplying (C) the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding (on a Fully Diluted Basis) immediately
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after such sale or issuance, by (D) the Fair Market Value per share of Common
Stock as of the date of such issuance or sale. Upon each such adjustment of the
Warrant Purchase Price hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares which may be
obtained upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to the number of
shares determined by multiplying (x) the number of Warrant Shares which could be
obtained upon exercise of such Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment by
(y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Warrant Purchase Price in
effect immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which shall
be the Warrant Purchase Price in effect immediately after such adjustment.
Adjustments shall be made successively whenever such an issuance or sale is
made.
(b) For the purpose of determining the adjusted Warrant Purchase
Price under SECTION 4.3(a), the following shall be applicable:
(i) ISSUANCE OF OPTION RIGHTS. If the Company in any manner
issues or grants any Option Rights or Convertible Securities and the price per
share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Option Rights
or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities is less than the
Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock determined as of the date of such
issuance or grant of such Option Rights, then the total maximum number of shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Option Rights (or upon
conversion or exchange of the total maximum amount of such Convertible
Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Option Rights) shall be deemed to
be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company for such lower
price per share. For purposes of this paragraph, the price per share for which
Common Stock is issuable upon exercise of Option Rights or upon conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of Option Rights shall
be determined by dividing (A) the total amount, if any, received or receivable
by the Company as consideration for the issuing or granting of such Option
Rights, PLUS the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to
the Company upon the exercise of all such Option Rights, PLUS in the case of
such Option Rights which relate to Convertible Securities, the minimum aggregate
amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the
issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange
thereof, by (B) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of such Option Rights or upon the conversion or exchange of all such
Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options.
(ii) ISSUANCE OF CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. If the Company in
any manner issues or grants any Convertible Securities having an exercise or
conversion or exchange price per share of Common Stock which is less than the
Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock determined as of the date of
issuance or sale, then the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities shall be deemed
to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company for such lower
price per share. For purposes of this paragraph, the price per share for which
Common Stock is
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issuable upon conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities is determined by
dividing (A) the total amount received by the Company as consideration for the
issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities, PLUS the minimum aggregate
amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the
conversion or exchange thereof, by (B) the total maximum number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible
Securities.
(iii) CHANGE IN EQUITY PRICE OR CONVERSION RATE. If the
purchase price provided for in any Option Rights, the additional consideration,
if any, payable upon the issuance, conversion or exchange of any Convertible
Securities or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into
or exchangeable for Common Stock decreases at any time, then the Warrant
Purchase Price in effect at the time of such decrease shall be readjusted to the
Warrant Purchase Price which would have been in effect at such time had such
Option Rights or Convertible Securities still outstanding provided for such
decreased purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate,
as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold and the number
of Warrant Shares shall be correspondingly readjusted, by taking the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately
prior to such adjustment multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Warrant Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment and the
denominator of which is the Warrant Purchase Price as so adjusted.
(iv) CALCULATION OF CONSIDERATION RECEIVED. If any Common
Stock, Option Rights or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to
have been issued or sold for cash, then the consideration received therefor
shall be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefor. If any
Common Stock, Option Rights or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for
consideration other than cash, then the amount of consideration received by the
Company shall be the fair value of such consideration determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to the Holder's rights under
SECTION 4.7(e).
(v) INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
(vi) RECORD DATE. If the Company takes a record of the
holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a
dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Option Rights or
Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Option
Rights or Convertible Securities, then such record date shall be deemed to be
the date of the issuance 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
distribution or the date of the granting or such right of subscription or
purchase, as the case may be.
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(c) No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this SECTION 4.3
with respect to the issuance of Excluded Shares.
4.4 REORGANIZATION, RECLASSIFICATION, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR
DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
(a) If at any time prior to the Expiration Date, the Company
reorganizes its capital, reclassifies its capital stock, consolidates, merges or
combines with or into another Person (where the Company is not the surviving
corporation or where there is any change whatsoever in, or distribution with
respect to, the outstanding Common Stock), or the Company sells, transfers or
otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its property, assets or
business to another Person, other than in a transaction provided for in SECTIONS
4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5 OR 4.6, or other than the Tender Offer Merger, and, pursuant
to the terms of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
combination, sale, transfer or other disposition of assets, (i) shares of common
stock of the successor or acquiring Person or of the Company (if it is the
surviving corporation) or (ii) 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 Person or the Company ("OTHER PROPERTY") are to be received by or
distributed to the holders of Common Stock who are holders immediately prior to
such transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive,
upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares of Common Stock, common
stock of the successor or acquiring Person, and/or Other Property which holder
of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to such event would have owned or received immediately after
and as a result of such event. In such event, the aggregate Warrant Purchase
Price otherwise payable for the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be allocated among such securities and Other Property in
proportion to the respective fair market values of such securities and Other
Property as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company,
subject to the Holder's rights under SECTION 4.7(e). If, in connection with the
Tender Offer Merger, the Company creates a new entity ("Newco") and Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx exchange the Capital Stock held by them for
equity securities of Newco, the Company shall not participate in the formation
of Newco without the express written consent of LLCP in its sole discretion
unless (i) this Warrant is exchanged for a like warrant of Newco and the capital
structure of Newco is identical to the capital structure of the Company with
respect to Capital Stock held by Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and
LLCP has the right to exchange this Warrant and any shares of Common Stock or
Preferred Stock it holds on the same basis as Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, (ii) the exchange of this Warrant for a like warrant of Newco is
tax-free to the Holder, as determined by LLCP in its discretion, (iii) a new
warrant for common stock of Newco is issued to the Holder that is identical to
this Warrant and such warrant shall preserve the rights and privileges of this
Warrant and (iv) after such exchange, the number of equity securities
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owned by the Holder in relationship to the number of equity securities owned by
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx is not diminished in any way.
(b) In case of any such event, the successor or acquiring Person
(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 the Holder may approve
in writing (and memorialized by resolutions of the Board of Directors of the
Company) in order to provide for adjustments of any shares of common stock of
such successor or acquiring Person for which this Warrant thus becomes
exercisable, which modifications shall be as equivalent as practicable to the
adjustments provided for in this SECTION 4.4. For purposes of this SECTION 4,
"common stock of the successor or acquiring Person" shall include stock or other
equity securities, or securities that are exercisable or exchangeable for or
convertible into equity securities, of such corporation, or other securities if
such Person is not a corporation, of any class that is not preferred as to
dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such corporation or Person
and that is not subject to redemption and shall also include any evidences of
indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities that 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 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations,
reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers and other
dispositions of assets.
(c) If the number of shares of Common Stock held by shareholders
of the Company other than Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx is reduced
within nine (9) months of the date hereof due to (i) the consummation of the
Tender Offer or the Tender Offer Merger; (ii) purchases by the Company of its
Common Stock pursuant to Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act other than from Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx; (iii) private purchases by the Company of its
Common Stock from shareholders other than Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx; or (iv) whether before or after nine (9) months from the date hereof,
purchases of Common Stock by the Company from Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx in compliance
with the terms of the Subordinated Indebtedness set forth in SECTIONS 10.1 and
10.4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and such reduced shares are retired
or otherwise no longer outstanding after such merger or repurchase, the number
of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be reduced so
that the number of Warrant Shares represent 14.0% of the Class A Preferred of
the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis, after giving effect to the events
described in this SECTION 4.4(c). Adjustments made pursuant to this SECTION
4.4(c) will be reflected on an addendum to this Warrant that the Company will
provide as provided in the next sentence. Each month beginning on the date that
is one month after the date hereof, and on the date that is nine (9) months from
the date hereof, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a statement setting
forth the capital structure of the Company on such date and a description of all
of the events
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requiring an adjustment or recalculation to this Warrant pursuant to this
SECTION 4.4(c) and the method by which each such adjustment or recalculation was
calculated, which statement shall be certified by the Company's Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Executive Officer.
(d) In the event any amounts owing under the Note are repaid
within nine (9) months of the Closing Date pursuant to SECTION 4(c) of the Note,
the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant shall be adjusted on
the date that is nine (9) months from the date hereof, by multiplying the number
of Warrant Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount repaid
pursuant to SECTION 4(c) of the Note, and the denominator of which is
12,000,000. The resulting number shall be the adjusted number of Warrant Shares.
4.5 DISSOLUTION, TOTAL LIQUIDATION OR WINDING-UP. If at any time
there is a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, total liquidation or winding-up
of the Company, other than as contemplated by SECTION 4.4, then the Company
shall cause to be mailed (by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder's address as shown on
the Warrant register, at the earliest practicable time (and, in any event, not
less than thirty (30) calendar days before any date set for definitive action)
written notice of the date on which such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up
shall take place, as the case may be. Such notice shall also specify the date as
of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to
exchange their shares for securities, money or other property deliverable upon
such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be. On such date,
the Holder shall be entitled to receive upon surrender of this Warrant the cash
or other property, LESS the Warrant Purchase Price for this Warrant then in
effect, that the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Warrant
been exercised immediately prior to such dissolution, liquidation or winding-
up. Upon receipt of the cash or other property, any and all rights of the Holder
to exercise this Warrant shall terminate in their entirety. If the cash or other
property distributable in the dissolution, liquidation or winding-up has a fair
market value which is less than the Warrant Purchase Price for this Warrant then
in effect, this Warrant shall terminate and be of no further force or effect
upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.
4.6 OTHER DILUTIVE EVENTS. If any event occurs as to which the other
provisions of this SECTION 4 are not strictly applicable but as to which the
failure to make any adjustment would not protect the purchase rights represented
by this Warrant in accordance with the intent and principles hereof, then, in
each such case, the Holder (or if this Warrant has been divided up, the Holders
of Warrants exercisable for the purchase of more than fifty percent (50%) of the
aggregate number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of all of the
then exercisable Warrants) may demand that the Company engage, and the Company
shall engage within fifteen (15) days of such demand, an investment banking or
accounting firm of recognized national standing which shall give its opinion as
to the adjustment, if any, on a basis consistent with the intent and principles
established herein, necessary to preserve the purchase rights represented by
this Warrant (or such Warrants). Upon receipt of such opinion, the Company will
mail (by
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registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid) a copy
thereof to the Holder within three (3) Business Days and shall make the
adjustments described therein. The fees and expenses of such investment banking
or accounting firm shall be borne by the Company.
4.7 OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ADJUSTMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION.
The following provisions shall be applicable to the adjustments provided for
pursuant to this SECTION 4:
(a) WHEN ADJUSTMENTS TO BE MADE. The adjustments required by
this SECTION 4 shall be made whenever and as often as any specified event
requiring such an adjustment shall occur. For the purpose of any such
adjustment, any specified event shall be deemed to have occurred at the close of
business on the date of its occurrence.
(b) RECORD DATE. If the Company fixes a record date of the
holders of Capital Stock for the purpose of entitling them to (i) receive a
dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock or in shares of
any other class or series of capital stock or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock or shares of any other class or series of capital
stock or (ii) subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or such other
shares or securities, then all references in this SECTION 4 to the date of the
issuance or sale of such shares of Capital Stock or such other shares or
securities shall be deemed to be references to that record date.
(c) WHEN ADJUSTMENT NOT REQUIRED. If the Company fixes a record
date of the holders of its Capital Stock for the purpose of entitling them to
receive a dividend or distribution or subscription or purchase rights to which
the provisions of SECTION 4.1 would apply, but shall, thereafter and before the
distribution to stockholders, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such
dividend, distribution, subscription or purchase rights, then thereafter no
adjustment shall be required by reason of the taking of such record and any such
adjustment previously made in respect thereof shall be rescinded and annulled.
(d) NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENTS. Whenever the number of shares of
Capital Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable or the Warrant Purchase
Price shall be adjusted or recalculated pursuant to this SECTION 4, the
Company shall immediately, but in no event in more than two (2) business
days, prepare a certificate to be executed by the chief financial officer of
the Company setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the
adjustment or recalculation and the method by which such adjustment or
recalculation was calculated, specifying the number of shares of Capital
Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and (if such adjustment was made
pursuant to SECTION 4.4) describing the number and kind of any other shares
of stock or Other Property for which this Warrant is exercisable, and any
related change in the Warrant Purchase Price, after giving effect to such
adjustment, recalculation or change. The
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Company shall mail (by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid) a signed copy of the certificate to be delivered to the Holder
within three (3) Business Days of the event which caused the adjustment or
recalculation. The Company shall keep at the Designated Office copies of all
such certificates and cause them to be available for inspection at the
Designated Office during normal business hours by the Holder or any prospective
transferee of this Warrant designated by the Holder.
(e) CHALLENGE TO GOOD FAITH DETERMINATION. Whenever the Board of
Directors of the Company is required to make a determination in good faith of
the fair market value of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares under this SECTION
4, such determination may be challenged or disputed by the Holder (or if the
Warrant has been divided up, the Holders of Warrants exercisable for more than
fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon
exercise of all of the then exercisable Warrants). If the Holder (or such
Holders, as the case may be) wishes to challenge or dispute any such fair market
value determination, it (or they) shall furnish written notice to the Company of
its (or their) intention to challenge the same. If the Company and the Holder
(or such Holders, as the case may be) cannot resolve the dispute between or
among themselves, then such dispute shall be submitted for final determination
to an investment banking or accounting firm of recognized national standing
pursuant to the valuation procedures set forth in clause (ii) under the
definition of Fair Market Value. The Company shall bear any and all fees, costs
and expenses incurred by the Company and the Holder (or such Holders, as the
case may be) in connection with such dispute and determination, including,
without limitation, fees and expenses of any investment banking, valuation or
accounting firm(s) engaged by the Company or the Holder (or Holders, as the case
may be) and of attorneys in connection with such dispute and determination.
(f) INDEPENDENT APPLICATION. Except as otherwise provided
herein, all subsections of this SECTION 4 are intended to operate independently
of one another (but without duplication). If an event occurs that requires the
application of more than one subsection, all applicable subsections shall be
given independent effect without duplication.
(g) OTHER ANTI-DILUTION PROVISIONS. To the extent that Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Capital Partners II, L.P. or any of its Affiliates (collectively,
"LLCP") continues to hold this Warrant, in whole or in part, at any time at
which the Company takes any action which would have resulted in an adjustment to
the exercise price of, and the number of shares of Capital Stock issuable
pursuant to, this Warrant or conversion of the Class A Preferred (a "DILUTIVE
ISSUANCE"), then, to the extent that LLCP has exercised all or any portion of
this Warrant prior to such time, the Company shall immediately issue to LLCP
upon such Dilutive Issuance, without the payment of any further consideration of
any kind, such number of additional shares of Capital Stock as shall equal the
difference between (i) the number of shares of Capital Stock issuable upon the
exercise of this Warrant to the extent held unexercised by LLCP at such time
after giving effect to the adjustment thereto resulting from such Dilutive
Issuance and (ii) the number
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of shares of Capital Stock which would have been issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant after giving effect to such Dilutive Issuance if this Warrant had not
been exercised in any part.
4.8 FIDUCIARY DUTIES OF COMPANY. The Company and its directors shall
owe the Holder the same fiduciary duties that the Company and its directors
would owe to the Warrant Shares underlying the Warrant.
5. MISCELLANEOUS.
5.1 RESTRICTIVE LEGEND. This Warrant, any Warrant issued upon
transfer of this Warrant and, unless registered under the Securities Act, any
Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant or any portion thereof shall
be imprinted with the following legend, in addition to any legend required under
applicable state securities laws:
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE
HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE ASSIGNED
EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
SUCH ACT AND THE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
OF SUCH STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION.
The legend shall be appropriately modified upon issuance of
certificates for shares of Capital Stock.
Upon request of the holder of a Capital Stock certificate, the Company
shall issue to that holder a new certificate free of the foregoing legend, if,
with such request, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel
reasonably acceptable to the Company (PROVIDED that Xxxxxxx & XxXxxxxx, A
Professional Law Corporation, shall be deemed to be acceptable to the Company)
to the effect that the securities evidenced by such certificate may be sold
without restriction under Rule 144 (or any other rule permitting resales of
securities without restriction) promulgated under the Securities Act.
5.2 HOLDER ENTITLED TO BENEFITS UNDER OTHER AGREEMENTS. The Holder of
this Warrant (or, if the Warrant has been divided up, the Holders) is entitled
to certain rights, benefits and privileges with respect to this Warrant and the
Warrant Shares pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement (it being understood that the
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Warrant Shares constitute "Registrable Securities" thereunder), the Investor
Rights Agreement and certain other Investment Documents. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the payment and performance of the Put Option is
secured by a Lien on the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
5.3 OTHER COVENANTS. Without limiting the generality of SECTION 5.2,
the Company covenants and agrees that, as long as this Warrant remains
outstanding or any Warrant Shares are issuable with respect to this Warrant, the
Company will perform all of the following covenants for the express benefit of
the Holder: (a) the Warrant Shares shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Capital Stock; (b) each
Holder shall, upon the exercise thereof in accordance with the terms hereof,
receive good and marketable title to the Warrant Shares, free and clear of all
voting and other trust arrangements to which the Company is a party or by which
it is bound, preemptive rights of any stockholder, liens, encumbrances, equities
and claims whatsoever, including, but not limited to, all Taxes, Liens and other
charges with respect to the issuance thereof, other than as provided in the
Securities Purchase Agreement and related documents; (c) at all times prior to
the Expiration Date, the Company shall have reserved for issuance a sufficient
number of authorized but unissued shares of Capital Stock, or other securities
or property for which this Warrant may then be exercisable, to permit this
Warrant (or if this Warrant has been divided, all outstanding Warrants) to be
exercised in full; (d) the Company shall deliver to each Holder the information
and reports described in SECTION 9 of the Securities Purchase Agreement as
contemplated therein; (e) the Company shall extend to the initial Holder the
management rights set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement; and (f) the
Company shall provide each Holder with notice of all corporate actions in the
same manner and to the same extent as the shareholders of the Company.
5.4 ISSUE TAX. The issuance of shares of Capital Stock upon the
exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any
issue tax in respect thereof.
5.5 CLOSING OF BOOKS. The Company will at no time close its transfer
books against the transfer of this Warrant or of any Warrant Shares in any
manner which interferes with the timely exercise hereof.
5.6 NO VOTING RIGHTS; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Except as expressly
set forth in this Warrant, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed
as conferring upon the Holder (a) the right to vote or consent as a stockholder
in respect of meetings of stockholders for the election of directors of the
Company or any other matter, (b) the right to receive dividends, except as set
forth in SECTION 4 or (c) any other rights as a stockholder of the Company,
except as set forth in SECTION 4 and in the Investor Rights Agreement. No
provisions hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by the Holder to
purchase shares of Capital Stock, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights
or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for
the
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Warrant Purchase Price or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such
liability is asserted by the Company or by its creditors.
5.7 MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. This Warrant and any provision hereof
may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in
writing signed by the party against which enforcement is sought.
5.8 NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
which are required or may be given under this Warrant shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if transmitted by telecopier with
receipt acknowledged, or upon delivery, if delivered personally or by recognized
commercial courier with receipt acknowledged, or upon the expiration of
seventy-two (72) hours after mailing, if mailed by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
(a) If to the Holder, at:
x/x Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Capital Partners, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxx & XxXxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
(b) If to any other Holder, at:
such Holder's address as shown on the books
of the Company.
(c) If to the Company, at:
The Quizno's Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Legal Department
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
or at such other address or addresses as the Holder or the Company, as the case
may be, may specify by written notice given in accordance with this SECTION 5.8.
5.9 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The Company may not assign any of its
rights, or delegate any of its obligations, under this Warrant without the prior
written consent of the Holder (which consent may be withheld for any reason or
no reason at all). Subject to the requirements of Applicable Laws, the Holder
may assign this Warrant, or delegate its obligations under this Warrant, in
whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, without the consent of the
Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Holder may not assign or transfer all or
any portion of this Warrant to a Competitor. Each such assignment of this
Warrant, in whole or in part, shall be registered on the books of the Company to
be maintained for such purpose, upon surrender of this Warrant at the Designated
Office, together with appropriate instruments of assignment, duly completed and
executed. Upon such surrender, the Company shall, at its own expense, within
three (3) Business Days of surrender, execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees specified in such assignment
and in the denominations specified therein and this Warrant shall promptly be
canceled. If any portion of this Warrant is not being assigned, the Company
shall, at its own expense, within three (3) Business Days issue to the Holder a
new Warrant evidencing the portion not so assigned. If the Holder assigns this
Warrant to one or more Persons, any decisions that the Holder is entitled to
make at any time hereunder shall be made by the Holders holding more than fifty
percent (50%) of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise
of all of the then exercisable Warrants.
This Warrant shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company, the Holder and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and
shall include, with respect to the Company, any Person succeeding the Company by
merger, consolidation, combination or acquisition of all or substantially all of
the Company's assets, and in such case, except as expressly provided herein and
in the Securities Purchase Agreement, all of the obligations of the Company
hereunder shall survive such merger, consolidation, combination or acquisition.
In the event that the Holder assigns a portion of its rights under
this Warrant, the rights with respect to determining Fair Market Value, as well
as the rights under SECTION 4.6 and SECTION 4.7(e) will be exercised by the
Holders of Warrants exercisable for more than fifty percent (50%) of the
aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of all of the then
exercisable Warrants, who will act as the representative of all Holders (the
"REPRESENTATIVE HOLDER"). The Representative Holder will represent all Holders
in any meetings or negotiations related to the events giving rise to a fair
market valuation or determinations under SECTION 4.6 or SECTION 4.7(e). The
Company will not be liable for expenses incurred by the Holders other than
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the Representative Holder (including, without limitation, expenses associated
with additional investment banking firms or accountants engaged by or at the
request of Holders other than the Representative Holder).
5.10 CAPTIONS; CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION. The captions in this
Warrant are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Warrant. All section, preamble, recital, exhibit, schedule, disclosure schedule,
annex, clause and party references are to this Warrant unless otherwise stated.
No party, nor its counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Warrant for
purposes of construing the provisions of this Warrant, and all provisions of
this Warrant shall be construed in accordance with their fair meaning, and not
strictly for or against any party.
5.11 LOST WARRANT OR CERTIFICATES. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Warrant or of a stock certificate evidencing Warrant Shares and, in the
case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of an indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation,
upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant or stock certificate, the
Company shall make and deliver to the Holder, within three (3) Business Days of
receipt by the Company of such documentation, a new Warrant or stock
certificate, of like tenor, in lieu of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated
Warrant or stock certificate.
5.12 NO IMPAIRMENT. The Company shall not by any action, including,
without limitation, amending its charter documents or regulations or through any
reorganization, reclassification, 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 the Holder against impairment. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value (if
any) of any shares of Capital Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant
above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such
increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid
and nonassessable shares of Capital Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant,
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities and claims, and (iii) use
its best 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.
5.13 GOVERNING LAW. IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF
CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS WARRANT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS OR
CHOICE OF LAW, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
5.14 REMEDIES. If the Company fails to perform, comply with or observe
any covenant or agreement to be performed, complied with or observed by it under
this Warrant, the Holder may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit
in equity or action at law, whether for specific performance of any term
contained in this Warrant or for an injunction against the breach of any such
term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Warrant or to
enforce any other legal or equitable right, or to take any one or more of such
actions. The Company hereby agrees that the Holder shall not be required or
otherwise obligated to, and hereby waives any right to demand that the Holder,
post any performance or other bond in connection with the enforcement of its
rights and remedies hereunder. The Company agrees to pay all fees, costs, and
expenses, including, without limitation, fees and expenses of attorneys,
accountants and other experts retained by the Holder, and all fees, costs and
expenses of appeals, incurred or expended by the Holder in connection with the
enforcement of this Warrant or the collection of any sums due hereunder, whether
or not suit is commenced. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under
this Warrant shall be mutually exclusive, and each right, power or remedy shall
be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy whether
conferred by this Warrant or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by
statute or otherwise.
5.15 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BECAUSE DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH
COMPLEX FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVED BY AN
EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT PERSON AND THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER WISH APPLICABLE
STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS TO APPLY (RATHER THAN ARBITRATION RULES), THE COMPANY AND
THE HOLDER DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH
APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS OF
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, AND UNDERSTANDING THEY ARE WAIVING A
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER (BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) WAIVE
ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE
ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED
WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO, THIS WARRANT, THE WARRANT SHARES, THE
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY OTHER INVESTMENT DOCUMENT, OR THE
TRANSACTIONS COMPLETED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed and
issued by its duly authorized representatives on the date first above written.
THE QUIZNO'S CORPORATION, a Colorado
corporation
By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President and General Counsel
THE QUIZNO'S CORPORATION
FORM OF EXERCISE SUBSCRIPTION
(To be signed only upon exercise of this Warrant)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise its Warrant to
purchase __________________________________________________ (_______) shares of
Class A Preferred for an aggregate Warrant Purchase Price
of_________________________________ Dollars ($______).
If the Holder has determined upon advice of counsel that compliance with
the HSR Act is required, include the following sentences: "The undersigned has
determined that this exercise is subject to the HSR Act and requests that the
Company file the requisite notification and report form with, and pay all
requisite filing fees to, the FTC and the DOJ as promptly as possible. The
purchase of the shares described above and the payment of the Warrant Purchase
Price are subject to the expiration or earlier termination of the waiting period
under the HSR Act."
The Warrant Purchase Price to be paid as follows (check as applicable):
___ Company check in the amount of $_________;
___ Wire transfer in the amount of $_________;
___ Cancellation of _________________________ Warrant Shares; or
___ Surrender of __________________ shares of Common Stock.
The undersigned hereby requests that if the Holder has determined upon
advice of counsel that compliance with the HSR Act is required, include the
following phrase: "upon the expiration or earlier termination of the waiting
period under the HSR Act" a certificate(s) for the shares of Class A Preferred
be issued in the name of_________________________, and delivered to,
____________________, whose address is ----------------------------------.
The undersigned represents that it is acquiring such shares of Class A
Preferred for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view
to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and, as to the
undersigned, the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in
SECTION 4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement are true and correct on the date
hereof as if made by the undersigned on this date.
Dated: _______________ _________________________________________________
Name of the Holder (must conform precisely to the
name specified on the face of the Warrant)
_________________________________________________
Signature of authorized representative of
the Holder
_________________________________________________
Print or type name of authorized representative
Social Security Number or Employer
Tax Identification Number of the Holder:_________
Address of the Holder:___________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
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