CHINA WORLD TRADE CORPORATION SERIES A WARRANT TO PURCHASE 450,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT) (Void after December 3, 2009)
EXHIBIT 10.8
NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND,
ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR 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
CHINA
WORLD TRADE CORPORATION
SERIES
A WARRANT TO PURCHASE 450,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
(SUBJECT
TO ADJUSTMENT)
(Void
after December 3, 2009)
PPW
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THIS
SERIES A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT CERTIFIES that, for value received,
CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP (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”) or
prior to the close of business on December 3, 2009 (the “Termination
Date”) but
not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from China World Trade
Corporation., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to
450,000 shares (the “Warrant
Shares”) of
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common
Stock”). The
purchase price of one share of Common Stock (the “Exercise
Price”) under
this Warrant shall be $2.50, subject to adjustment hereunder. The Exercise Price
and the number of Warrant Shares for which the Warrant is exercisable shall be
subject to adjustment as provided herein. Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in
that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of August 26, 2004, between
the Company and the purchasers set forth on Schedule 1
thereto (the
“Purchase
Agreement”).
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1. Title
to Warrant. Prior
to the Termination Date and subject to compliance with applicable laws and
Section 7 of this
Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in
part, at the office or agency of the Company by the Holder in person or by duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together with the Assignment
Form annexed hereto properly endorsed. The transferee shall sign an investment
letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Company.
2. Authorization
of Shares. The
Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise
of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges in
respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer
occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
3. Exercise
of Warrant.
(a) Exercise
of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made at any time or
times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination
Date by the surrender of this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise Form annexed
hereto duly executed, at the office of the Company (or such other office or
agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered
Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company), and
upon payment of the Exercise Price of the Warrant Shares thereby purchased by
wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank or
internationally recognized bank, the Holder shall be entitled to receive a
certificate for the number of Warrant Shares so purchased. Certificates for
Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the Holder within seven
(7) Trading Days after the date on which this Warrant shall have been exercised
as aforesaid. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised and such
certificate or certificates shall be deemed to have been issued, and the 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 properly exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to
Section 5 have
been paid. If such conditions by the Holder have been met, and the Company fails
to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant
Shares pursuant to this Section 3(a) by the
close of business on the 7th Trading Day after the date of such conditions being
met by the Holder, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to
deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant
Shares pursuant to a proper exercise, and all conditions being met by the
Holder, by the close of business on the 10th Trading Day after the date of
exercise, and if after such 10th Trading Day the Holder is required by its
broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common
Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares
which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then
the Company shall (1) pay in immediately available funds to the Holder the
amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage
commissions, if any) for the Warrant Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount
obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was
required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times
(B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation
was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion
of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise
was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock
that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise
and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common
Stock having a total purchase price of $100 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an
attempted exercise of Warrant Shares with an aggregate sale price giving rise to
such purchase obligation of $80, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding
sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $20. The Holder shall
provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder
in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other
evidence reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing herein shall limit a
Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or
in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver
certificates representing Warrant Shares as required pursuant to the terms
hereof.
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(b) If this
Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the time of
delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver
to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the
unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall
in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
(c) The
Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not
have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 3(a) or
otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after
exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates), as set forth on
the applicable Notice of Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% of
the number of shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
after giving effect to such issuance. For purposes of the foregoing sentence,
the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its
Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such
sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock
which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion
of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and
(B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any
other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other
Warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the
limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its
Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this
Section 3(c),
beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act. For purposes of this Section 3(c), in
determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may
rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the
Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y)
a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the
Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the
Company shall within four 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 Company Common Stock shall be determined after
giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company,
including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of
which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The
provisions of this Section 3(c) may be
waived by the Holder upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 61 days’
prior notice to the Company, and the provisions of this Section 3(c) shall
continue to apply until such 61st day (or
such later date, as determined by the Holder, as may be specified in such notice
of waiver). The Holder is solely responsible for all calculations required in
this Section 3(c). The
Company shall have no liability for any issuances of Warrant Shares that exceed
the 5% amount and the Company is entitled to rely on all calculations by the
Holder and/or its agents. The Holder’s exercise notice shall be deemed a
representation of the Holder that the number of Warrant Shares to be acquired
pursuant to such exercise notice shall be in compliance with the provisions of
this Section 3(c).
(d) If, but
only if, at any time after one year from the date of issuance of this Warrant
there is no effective Registration Statement registering the resale of the
Warrant Shares by the Holder, this Warrant may also be exercised at such time by
means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive
a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A)
= the
Closing Price on the Trading Day preceding the date of such
election;
(B)
= the
Exercise Price of the Warrants, as adjusted; and
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(X)
= |
the
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant. |
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4. No
Fractional Shares or Scrip. No
fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a
cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such
fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.
5. Charges,
Taxes and Expenses.
Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the
Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of
the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid
by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder
or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided,
however, that in
the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than
the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be
accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder;
and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
6. Closing
of Books. The
Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which
prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms
hereof.
7. Transfer,
Division and Combination.
(a) Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth
in Section 1 and
Section 7(e) hereof
and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the
Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in
whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the
Company, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the
form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and
funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such
transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall
execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or
assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument
of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the
portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be
cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for
the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
(b) This
Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof
at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with
Section 7(a), as to
any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company
shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant
or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such
notice.
(c) The
Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its own expense (other than transfer
taxes) the new Warrant or Warrants under this Section 7.
(d) The
Company agrees to maintain, at its aforesaid office, books for the registration
and the registration of transfer of the Warrants.
(e) If, at the
time of
the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant,
the transfer of this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective
registration
statement under the Securities Act and
under
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a
condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this
Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel
(which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of
counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be made
without
registration under
the
Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that
the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter
in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be
an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the
Securities Act.
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8. No
Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise. This
Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a
shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender of
this Warrant and the payment of the aggregate Exercise Price, the Warrant Shares
so purchased shall be and be deemed to be issued to such Holder as the record
owner of such shares as of the close of business on the later of the date of
such surrender or payment.
9. Loss,
Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The
Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant
or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss,
theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it
(which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond),
and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate
of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or
stock certificate.
10. Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the
last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any
right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday
in the State of New York, then such action may be taken or such right may be
exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in
the State of New York.
11. Adjustments
to Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares.
For
purposes of this Section
11,
references to Common Stock shall include shares of Common Stock, par value
$.0001 of the Company (and any other classes of common stock issued by the
Company).
(a) Stock
Splits, Etc. The
number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and
the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the
happening of any of the following. In case the Company shall (i) pay a dividend
in shares of Common Stock or make a distribution in shares of Common Stock to
holders of its outstanding Common Stock, (ii) subdivide its outstanding shares
of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (iii) combine its outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, or (iv)
issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock,
then the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant
immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the Holder shall be entitled
to receive the kind and number of Warrant Shares or other securities of the
Company which it would have owned or have been entitled to receive had such
Warrant been exercised in advance thereof. Upon each
such adjustment of the kind and number of Warrant Shares or other securities of
the Company which are purchasable hereunder pursuant to this Section 11(a), the
Holder shall thereafter be entitled to purchase the number of Warrant Shares or
other securities resulting from such adjustment at an Exercise Price per Warrant
Share or other security obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Warrant Shares purchasable
pursuant hereto immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing by the number
of Warrant Shares or other securities of the Company resulting from such
adjustment. An
adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph shall become effective immediately
after the effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any,
for such event.
(b) Anti-Dilution
Provisions. From
the Initial Exercise Date until one year following the Closing Date, the
Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder and for which
this Warrant is then exercisable pursuant to Section 1 hereof
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this
Section 11(b). In the
event that any adjustment of the Exercise Price as required herein results in a
fraction of a cent, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up or down to the
nearest cent.
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(i) Effect
on Exercise Price of Certain Events. For
purposes of determining the adjusted Exercise Price under Section
11(b) hereof,
the following will be applicable:
(A) If at any
time from Closing Date until the first anniversary thereof, the Company shall
grant any warrants to any person or entity with an exercise price which shall be
less than the Exercise Price, without the consent of each Holder, the Exercise
Price (of the Warrants which have not been exercised) shall be adjusted to equal
to such lower exercise price
(B) Exceptions
to Adjustment of Exercise Price.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 11(b) shall
not apply to the following (1) the granting of warrants to employees, officers,
directors or consultants of the Company pursuant to any stock option plan or
other written compensatory agreement, or (2) the issuance of warrants in
connection with acquisitions, joint ventures, arrangements related to the
Company’s operations and strategic relationships, or other strategic
investments, the primary purpose of which is not to raise capital.
(ii) Minimum
Adjustment of Exercise Price. No
adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made in an amount of less than 1% of
the Exercise Price in effect at the time such adjustment is otherwise required
to be made, but any such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be
made at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment which,
together with any adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to not less than
1% of such Exercise Price.
12. Reorganization,
Reclassification, Merger, Consolidation or Disposition of
Assets. In case
the Company shall reorganize its capital, reclassify its capital stock (other
than as set forth in Section 11), consolidate or merge with or into another
corporation (where the Company is not the surviving corporation or where there
is a change in or distribution with respect to any class of common stock of the
Company), or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its
property, assets or business to another corporation and, pursuant to the terms
of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition
of assets, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or
any cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of any nature
whatsoever (including warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in
addition to or in lieu of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation
(“Other
Property”), are
to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock of the Company,
then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of
this Warrant, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring
corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and Other
Property receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder of
the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to such event. In case of any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets, the successor
or acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the
due and punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and
condition of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all
the obligations and liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may
be deemed appropriate (as determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company) in order to provide for adjustments of Warrant Shares
for which this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 12. For
purposes of this Section 12,
“common
stock of the successor or acquiring corporation” shall
include stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as to
dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and which
is not subject to redemption and shall also include any evidences of
indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or
exchangeable for any such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a
specified date or the happening of a specified event and any warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of
this Section 12 shall
similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, mergers,
consolidations or disposition of assets.
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13. Voluntary
Adjustment by the Company. The
Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current
Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by
the Board of Directors of the Company.
14. Notice
of Adjustment.
Whenever the number of Warrant Shares or number or kind of securities or other
property purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant or the Exercise Price is
adjusted, as herein provided, the Company shall give notice thereof to the
Holder, which notice shall state the number of Warrant Shares (and other
securities or property) purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the
Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares (and other securities or property) after
such adjustment, setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such
adjustment and setting forth the computation by which such adjustment was
made.
15. Notice
of Corporate Action. If at
any time:
(a) the
Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose
of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, or any right to
subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock
of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right,
or
(b) there
shall be any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or
recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company or any consolidation or
merger of the Company with, or any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all the property, assets or business of the Company to, another
corporation or,
(c) there
shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
the Company;
then, in
any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder (i) at least 10
days’ prior written notice of the date on which a record date shall be selected
for such dividend, distribution or right or for determining rights to vote in
respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation,
sale, transfer, disposition, liquidation or winding up, and (ii) in the case of
any such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale,
transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least 10 days’
prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Such notice in
accordance with the foregoing clause also shall specify (i) the date on which
any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or
right, the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to any
such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character thereof, and
(ii) the date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up is to take place and the time, if any such time is to be fixed, as of which
the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Warrant Shares
for securities or other property deliverable upon such disposition, dissolution,
liquidation or winding up. Each such written notice shall be sufficiently given
if addressed to Holder at the last address of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ appearing on the books of
the Company and delivered in accordance with Section 17(d).
16. Authorized
Shares. The
Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of
shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of
any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its
issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are
charged with the duty of 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 principal Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be
listed.
(a) 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
therefore 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.
(b) 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.
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17. Miscellaneous.
(a) Jurisdiction. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws principles
thereof. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably agree that any suit or proceeding
arising directly and/or indirectly pursuant to or under this Agreement, shall be
brought solely in a federal or state court located in the City, County and State
of New York. By its execution hereof, the parties hereby covenant and
irrevocably submit to the in personam
jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the City, County and
State of New York and agree that any process in any such action may be served
upon any of them personally, or by certified mail or registered mail upon them
or their agent, return receipt requested, with the same full force and effect as
if personally served upon them in New York City. The parties hereto waive any
claim that any such jurisdiction is not a convenient forum for any such suit or
proceeding and any defense or lack of in
personam
jurisdiction with respect thereto. In the event of any such action or
proceeding, the party prevailing therein shall be entitled to payment from the
other party hereto of its reasonable counsel fees and disbursements in an amount
judicially determined.
(b) Restrictions. The
Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this
Warrant, if not registered for resale under the Securities Act, will have
legends imprinted upon any stock certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares and
the Company will notify its transfer agent of restrictions upon resale imposed
by the applicable state and federal securities laws.
(c) Nonwaiver
and Expenses. No
course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the
part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice
Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding all rights hereunder
terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails
to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material
damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be
sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred
by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise
enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
(d) Notices. Any
notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered
to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice
provisions of the Purchase Agreement; provided, upon
any permitted assignment of this Warrant, the assignee shall promptly provide
the Company with its contact information.
(e) Limitation
of Liability. No
provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise
this Warrant or purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights
or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the
purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether
such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the
Company.
(f) Remedies. Holder,
in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including
recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the
provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action
for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(g) Successors
and Assigns. Subject
to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations
evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder.
The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders
from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or
holder of Warrant Shares.
(h) Amendment. This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the
written consent of the Company and the Holder.
(i) Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining
provisions of this Warrant.
(j) Headings. The
headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and
shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly
authorized.
Dated:
December 3, 2004
CHINA
WORLD TRADE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇. ▇▇▇
Name:
▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇. ▇▇▇
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman
HOLDER
Cornell
Capital Partners, LP
By:
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name:
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title:
Portfolio Manager
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
To: China
World Trade Corporation
1. The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Series A Warrant Shares of China
World Trade Corporation pursuant to the terms of the attached Series A Warrant
(only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price
in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
2. Payment
shall take the form of in lawful money of the United States; or
3. Please
issue a certificate or certificates representing said Series A Warrant Shares in
the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified
below:
The
Series A Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:
4. Accredited
Investor. The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[PURCHASER]
By:
Name:
Title:
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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, the
foregoing Series A Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned
to
, whose address is:
Dated: ,
200_
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 Series A 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 Series A
Warrant.
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