EXHIBITS 4 (h)
WARRANT AGREEMENT
WARRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 1, 1996, between LAVA, L.L.C., a
New Jersey limited liability company (the "Company"), and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
("Holder").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Holder, in connection with and consideration for the sum of $10
and for its efforts in assisting the Company in its financing activities and in
locating potential investors for the Company, shall be issued an aggregate of
100,000 ten-year warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase economic ownership
interests of the Company ("Units") at an exercise price of $1.50 per Unit.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein set forth and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Issue. The Company hereby issues to Holder a certificate (the "Warrant
Certificate") dated as of the date hereof providing Holder with the right to
purchase, at any time, until 5:30 p.m., New York time, on November 1, 2006,
100,000 Units (the "Warrant Units") (subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 8 hereof) at an initial exercise price (subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 8 hereof) equal to $1.50 per Unit.
2. Warrant Certificate. The Warrant Certificate to be delivered pursuant to
this Agreement shall be in the form set forth in Exhibit X, attached hereto and
made a part hereof, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions
and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement.
3. Exercisability of Warrants. The Warrants shall be immediately
exercisable.
4. [Intentionally Omitted]
5. Procedure for Exercise of Warrants.
5.1 Cash Exercise. The Warrants are exercisable at an aggregate initial
exercise price per Units set forth in Section 8 hereof payable by certified
check or official bank check in New York Clearing House funds. Upon surrender of
a Warrant Certificate with the annexed Form of Election to Purchase duly
executed, together with payment of the Exercise Price (as hereinafter defined)
for the Warrant Units purchased, at the Company's principal offices in
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Warrant Units so purchased. The purchase rights represented by the Warrant
Certificate are exercisable at the option of the Holder thereof, in whole or in
part (but not as to fractional Units underlying the Warrants). In the case of
the purchase of less than all the Warrant Units purchasable under the Warrant
Certificate, the Company shall cancel said Warrant Certificate upon the
surrender thereof and shall execute and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of
like tenor for the balance of the Warrant Units purchasable thereunder.
5.2 Cashless Exercise. In addition to the exercise of all or a portion of
the Warrants by the payment of the Exercise Price in cash or check as set forth
in Section 5.1 above, and in lieu of any such payment, the Holder has the right
to exercise the Warrants, in full or in part, by surrendering the Warrant
Certificate with the annexed Form of Election to Purchase duly executed, in
exchange for the number of Units equal to the product of (x) the number of Units
as to which the Warrants are being exercised multiplied by (y) a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Current Market Price of the Units (as defined below)
less the Exercise Price then in effect and the denominator of which is the
Current Market Price.
5.3 Current Market Price. The term "Current Market Price" shall mean (i) if
the Units (and/or other securities (including shares of Common Stock of the
Company following the conversion of the Company into a corporation), properties
or rights issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively referred to as
"Other Securities")) are traded in the over-the-counter market or on the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System
("NASDAQ"), the average per Unit (or equivalent unit of Other Securities)
closing bid prices on the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the
date of exercise, as reported by NASDAQ or an equivalent generally accepted
reporting service, or (ii) if the Units (or Other Securities) are traded on a
national securities exchange, the average for the 20 consecutive trading days
immediately preceding the exercise date of the daily per Unit (or equivalent
unit of Other Securities) closing prices on the principal stock exchange on
which the Units (or Other Securities) are listed, as the case may be. The
closing price referred to in clause (ii) above shall be the last reported sales
price or, if no such reported sale takes place on such day, the average of the
reported closing bid and asked prices, in either case on the national securities
exchange on which the Units (or Other Securities) are then listed.
6. Issuance of Certificate. Upon the exercise of the Warrants, the issuance
of a certificate for Warrant Units (or Other Securities) shall be made forthwith
(and in any event within five (5) business days thereafter) without charge to
the Holder thereof including, without limitation, any tax which may be payable
in respect of the issuance thereof, and such certificate shall (subject to the
provisions of Sections 7 and 9 hereof) be issued in the name of, or in such
names as may be directed by, the Holder thereof; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of
any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate in a
name other than that of the Holder and the Company shall not be required to
issue or deliver such certificate unless or until the person or persons
requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of
such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such
tax has been paid.
The Warrant Certificate and the certificate representing the Warrant Units
(or Other Securities) shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the manual
or facsimile signature of the then present Chairman or Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors or President or any Vice President of the Company under its
corporate seal reproduced thereon, attested to by the manual or facsimile
signature of the then present Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the
Company. The Warrant Certificate shall be dated the date of execution by the
Company upon initial issuance, division, exchange, substitution or transfer.
7. Transfer of Warrants. The Holder of the Warrant Certificate, by its
acceptance thereof, covenants and agrees that the Warrants are being acquired as
an investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof. The Warrants may
be sold, transferred, assigned, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, in whole
or in part, without restriction, subject to compliance with applicable
securities laws.
8. Exercise Price.
8.1 Initial and Adjusted Exercise Price. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 8 hereof, the initial exercise price of each Warrant shall be the price
set forth in Section 1 hereof per Warrant Units issued thereunder. The adjusted
exercise price shall be the price which shall result from time to time from any
and all adjustments of the initial exercise price in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10 hereof.
8.2 Exercise Price. The term "Exercise Price" herein shall mean the initial
exercise price or the adjusted exercise price, depending upon the context.
9. Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933. The Warrants, the Warrant
Units and any of the Other Securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"). Upon exercise, in whole or in part, of the Warrants, a certificate
representing the Warrant Units underlying the Warrants, and any of the Other
Securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the "Warrant
Securities") shall bear the following legend unless such Warrant Units
previously have been registered under the Act in accordance with the terms
hereof:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED ("ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO (i) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT,
(ii) TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT (OR ANY SIMILAR RULE UNDER
THE ACT RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES), OR (iii) AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL, IF SUCH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO COUNSEL TO THE
ISSUER, THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT IS AVAILABLE.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has agreed that the Warrant
Units and any Other Securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be
deemed to be "Registrable Securities" under the Registration Agreement (the
"Registration Agreement") dated as of July 3, 1996 between the Company and the
persons listed on Schedule 1 annexed thereto, which Registration Agreement is
hereby incorporated herein by reference, and that the Holder shall have all the
rights and obligations of a "Holder" under the Registration Rights Agreement as
if it were a party thereto.
10. Adjustments to Exercise Price and Number of Securities. The Exercise
Price and, in some cases, the number of Warrant Units purchasable upon the
exercise of the Warrants, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon
the occurrence of certain events described in this Section 10.
10.1 Subdivision or Combination of Units and Unit Dividend. In case the
Company shall at any time subdivide its outstanding Units into a greater number
of Units or declare a dividend upon its Units payable solely in Units, the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or declaration
shall be proportionately reduced, and the number of Warrant Units issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants shall be proportionately increased. Conversely, in case
the outstanding Units of the Company shall be combined into a smaller number of
Units, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall
be proportionately increased, and the number of Warrant Units issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants shall be proportionately reduced.
10.2 Dilutive Issuances. In the event that the Company shall sell or issue
at any time after the date of this Warrant and prior to its termination, Units
(other than Excluded Units, as defined in Section 10.2.5) at a consideration per
Unit less than $1.00, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a new
Exercise Price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by dividing
(a) an amount equal to (i) the total number of Units Outstanding (as
defined below and subject to adjustment in the manner set forth in Section 10.1)
on the date of issuance of this Warrant multiplied by the Exercise Price in
effect on the date of issuance of this Warrant (subject, however, to adjustment
in the manner set forth in Section 10.1), plus (ii) the aggregate of the amount
of all consideration, if any, received by the Company for the issuance or sale
of Units since the date of issuance of this Warrant, by
(b) the total number of Units Outstanding immediately after such issuance
or sale.
In no event shall any such adjustment be made pursuant to this Section 10.2
if it would increase the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
adjustment, except as provided in Sections 10.2.3 and 10.2.4. Upon each
adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 10.2, the holder of
this Warrant shall thereafter be entitled to purchase, at the Exercise Price
resulting from such adjustment, the number of Warrant Units obtained by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by
the number of Warrant Units purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to
such adjustment, and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price
resulting from such adjustment.
10.2.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Section 10.2, the following
definitions shall apply:
(a) "Convertible Securities" shall mean any indebtedness or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for Units.
(b) "Options" shall mean any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for
or purchase Units or Convertible Securities other than rights, warrants or
options to purchase Excluded Securities (as defined in Section 10.2.5).
(c) "Units Outstanding" shall mean the aggregate of all Units outstanding
and all Units issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Options and conversion
of all outstanding Convertible Securities.
10.2.2 For the purposes of this Section 10.2, the following provisions
shall also be applicable:
10.2.2.1 Cash Consideration. In case of the issuance or sale of additional
Units for cash, the consideration received by the Company therefor shall be
deemed to be the amount of cash received by the Company for such Units (or, if
such Units are offered by the Company for subscription, the subscription price,
or, if such Units are sold to underwriters or dealers for public offering
without a subscription offering, the public offering price), without deducting
therefrom any compensation or discount paid or allowed to underwriters or
dealers or others performing similar services or for any expenses incurred in
connection therewith.
10.2.2.2 Non-Cash Consideration. In case of the issuance (otherwise than
upon conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities) or sale of additional
Units, Options or Convertible Securities for a consideration other than cash or
a consideration a part of which shall be other than cash, the fair value of such
consideration as determined by the Board of Directors (if any, otherwise by the
Managers) of the Company in the good faith exercise of its business judgment,
irrespective of the accounting treatment thereof, shall be deemed to be the
value, for purposes of this Section 10, of the consideration other than cash
received by the Company for such securities.
10.2.2.3 Options and Convertible Securities. In case the Company shall in
any manner issue or grant any Options or any Convertible Securities, the total
maximum number of Units of issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon
conversion or exchange of the total maximum amount of such Convertible
Securities at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or
exchangeable shall (as of the date of issue or grant of such Options or, in the
case of the issue or sale of Convertible Securities other than where the same
are issuable upon the exercise of Options, as of the date of such issue or sale)
be deemed to be issued and to be outstanding for the purpose of this Section
10.2 and to have been issued for the sum of the amount (if any) paid for such
Options or Convertible Securities and the amount (if any) payable upon the
exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible
Securities at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or
exchangeable; provided that, subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.3, no
further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance
of any such Units or Convertible Securities or upon the conversion or exchange
of any such Convertible Securities.
10.2.3 Change in Option Price or Conversion Rate. In the event that the
purchase price provided for in any Option referred to in subsection 10.2.2.3, or
the rate at which any
Convertible Securities referred to in subsection 10.2.2.3 are convertible into
or exchangeable for Units shall change at any time (other than under or by
reason of provisions designed to protect against dilution), then, for purposes
of any adjustment required by Section 10.2, the Exercise Price in effect at the
time of such event shall forthwith be readjusted to the Exercise Price that
would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible
Securities still outstanding provided for such changed purchase price,
additional consideration or conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time
initially granted, issued or sold, provided that if such readjustment is an
increase in the Exercise Price, such readjustment shall not exceed the amount
(as adjusted by Sections 10.1 and 10.2) by which the Exercise Price was
decreased pursuant to Section 10.2 upon the issuance of the Option or
Convertible Security. In the event that the purchase price provided for in any
such Option referred to in subsection 10.2.2.3, or the additional consideration
(if any) payable upon the conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities
referred to in subsection 10.2.2.3, or the rate at which any Convertible
Securities referred to in subsection 10.2.2.3 are convertible into or
exchangeable for Units, shall be reduced at any time under or by reason of
provisions with respect thereto designed to protect against dilution, then in
case of the delivery of Units upon the exercise of any such Option or upon
conversion or exchange of any such Convertible Security; the Exercise Price then
in effect hereunder shall, upon issuance of such Units, be adjusted to such
amount as would have obtained had such Option or Convertible Security never been
issued and had adjustments been made only upon the issuance of the Units
delivered as aforesaid and for the consideration actually received for such
Option or Convertible Security and the Units, provided that if such readjustment
is an increase in the Exercise Price, such readjustment shall not exceed the
amount (as adjusted by Sections 10.1 and 10.2) by which the Exercise Price was
decreased pursuant to Section 10.2 upon the issuance of the Option or
Convertible Security.
10.2.4 Termination Of Option or Conversion Rights. In the event of the
termination or expiration of any right to purchase Units under any Option
granted after the date of this Warrant or of any right to convert or exchange
Convertible Securities issued after the date of this Warrant, the Exercise Price
shall, upon such termination, be readjusted to the Exercise Price that would
have been in effect at the time of such expiration or termination had such
Option or Convertible Security, to the extent outstanding immediately prior to
such expiration or termination, never been issued, and the Units issuable
thereunder shall no longer be deemed to be Units Outstanding, provided that if
such readjustment is an increase in the Exercise Price, such readjustment shall
not exceed the amount (as adjusted by Sections 10.1 and 10.2) by which the
Exercise Price was decreased pursuant to Section 10.2 upon the issuance of the
Option or Convertible Security. The termination or expiration of any right to
purchase Units under any Option granted prior to the date of this Warrant or of
any right to convert or exchange Convertible Securities issued prior to the date
of this Warrant shall not trigger any adjustment to the Exercise Price, but the
Units issuable under such Options or Convertible Securities shall no longer be
counted in determining the number of Units Outstanding on the date of issuance
of this Warrant for purposes of subsequent calculations under this Section 10.2.
10.2.5 Excluded Units. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Exercise Price shall not be adjusted pursuant to this Section 10.2 by virtue of
the issuance and/or sale of Excluded Units, which shall mean the following: (a)
Units issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrants; (b) Units, Options or Convertible Securities to be
issued and/or sold to employees, advisors (including, without limitation,
financial, technical and legal advisers), directors, or officers of, or
consultants to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to a unit grant,
unit option plan, unit purchase plan, pension or profit sharing plan or other
unit agreement or arrangement existing as of the date hereof or approved by the
Company's Board of Directors (if any, otherwise by the Managers); (c) the
issuance of Units, Options and/or Convertible Securities pursuant to Options and
Convertible Securities outstanding as of the date of this Warrant; (d) the
issuance of Units, Options or Convertible Securities as a unit dividend or upon
any subdivision or combination of Units or Convertible Securities; (e) the
issuance of Units, Options or Convertible Securities in connection with
strategic partnerships or other business and/or product consolidations or joint
ventures and (f) the issuance of Units, Options or Convertible Securities by the
Company in connection with a contemplated equity financing currently in progress
as of the date hereof. For all purposes of this Section 10.2, all Units of
Excluded Units shall be deemed to have been issued for an amount of
consideration per Unit equal to the initial Exercise Price (subject to
adjustment in the manner set forth in Section 10.1). In addition, if the amount
of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 10 shall be less than two cents
(2(cent)) per Warrant Unit no adjustment to the Exercise Price or to the number
of Warrant Units issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants shall be made;
provided, however, that in such case any adjustment that would otherwise be
required then to be made shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time
of and together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any
adjustment so carried forward, shall amount to at least two cents (2(cent)) per
Warrant Unit.
10.3 Notice of Adjustment. Promptly after adjustment of the Exercise Price
or any increase or decrease in the number of Warrant Units purchasable upon the
exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof, by
first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the registered holder of this
Warrant at the address of such holder as shown on the books of the Company. The
notice shall be signed by the Company's chief financial officer and shall state
(i) the effective date of the adjustment and the Exercise Price resulting from
such adjustment and (ii) the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of
Units purchasable at such price upon the exercise of this Warrant, setting forth
in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such
calculation is based.
10.4 Other Notices. If at any time:
(a) the Company shall declare any cash dividend upon its Units;
(b) the Company shall declare any dividend upon its Units payable in
securities (other than a dividend payable solely in Units) or make any special
dividend or other distribution to the holders of its Units;
(c) there shall be any consolidation or merger of the Company with another
corporation, or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to
another corporation; or
(d) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of said cases, the Company shall give, by certified or
registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the registered holder of this
Warrant at the address of such holder as shown on the books of the Company, (i)
at least 15 days' prior written notice of the date on which the books of the
Company shall close or a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution
or subscription rights or for determining rights to vote in respect of any such
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up; (ii) at least 10 days' prior written
notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record
shall be taken for determining rights to vote in respect of any such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale, and (iii) in
the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, at least 15 days' written notice
of the date when the same shall take place. Any notice given in accordance with
clause (i) above shall also specify, in the case of any such dividend,
distribution or option rights, the date on which the holders of Units shall be
entitled thereto. Any notice given in accordance with clause (iii) above shall
also specify the date on which the holders of Units shall be entitled to
exchange their Units for securities or other property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution,
liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be. If the Holder of the Warrant does
not exercise this Warrant prior to the occurrence of an event described above,
except as provided in Sections 10.1 and 10.5, the Holder shall not be entitled
to receive the benefits accruing to existing holders of the Units in such event.
10.5 Changes in Units. In case at any time the Company shall be a party to
any transaction (including, without limitation, a merger, consolidation, sale of
all or substantially all of the Company's assets or recapitalization of the
Units) in which the previously outstanding Units shall be changed into or
exchanged for different securities of the Company or common stock or other
securities of another corporation or interests in a non-corporate entity or
other property (including cash) or any combination of any of the foregoing (each
such transaction being herein called the "Transaction" and the date of
consummation of the Transaction being herein called the "Consummation Date"),
then, as a condition of the consummation of the Transaction, lawful and adequate
provisions shall be made so that each Holder, upon the exercise hereof at any
time on or after the Consummation Date, shall be entitled to receive, and this
Warrant shall thereafter represent the right to receive, in lieu of the Units
issuable upon such exercise prior to the Consummation Date, the highest amount
of securities or other property to which such Holder would actually have been
entitled as a unitholder upon the consummation of the Transaction if such Holder
had exercised such Warrant immediately prior thereto. The provisions of this
Section 10.5 shall similarly apply to successive Transactions.
11. Exchange and Replacement of Warrant Certificate. The Warrant
Certificate is exchangeable without expense, upon the surrender thereof by the
registered Holder at the principal executive office of the Company, for a new
Warrant Certificate of like tenor and date representing in the aggregate the
right to purchase the same number of Warrant Units in such denominations as
shall be designated by the Holder thereof at the time of such surrender.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Warrant Certificate, and, in
case of loss, theft or
destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and
reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and
upon surrender and cancellation of the Warrants, if mutilated, the Company will
make and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor, in lieu thereof.
12. Elimination of Fractional Interests. The Company shall not be required
to issue certificates representing fractions of Units upon the exercise of the
Warrants, nor shall it be required to issue scrip or pay cash in lieu of
fractional interests, it being the intent of the parties that all fractional
interests shall be eliminated by rounding any fraction up to the nearest whole
number of Units or Other Securities.
13. Reservation of Securities. The Company shall at all times reserve and
keep available out of its authorized Units, solely for the purpose of issuance
upon the exercise of the Warrants, such number of Units or Other Securities as
shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof. The Company covenants and agrees
that, upon exercise of the Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price therefor,
all Units or Other Securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and
validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to the preemptive
rights of any unitholder.
14. Notices to Warrant Holder. Except as otherwise provided in Section
10.4, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon
the Holder by virtue of his holding the Warrant the right to vote or to consent
or to receive notice as a unitholder in respect of any meetings of unitholders
for the election of directors or any other matter, or as having any rights
whatsoever as a unitholder of the Company.
15. Notices.
All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made and sent when delivered,
or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested:
(a) If to the registered Holder of the Warrants, to the address of such
Holder as shown on the books of the Company; or
(b) If to the Company, to the address set forth in Section 5 hereof or to
such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Holder.
16. Supplements and Amendments. The Company and Holder may from time to
time supplement or amend this Agreement in order to cure any ambiguity, to
correct or supplement any provision contained herein which may be defective or
inconsistent with any provisions herein, or to make any other provisions in
regard to matters or questions arising hereunder which the Company and Holder
may deem necessary or desirable.
17. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Holder and their
respective successors and assigns hereunder. Any reference herein to the
"Company" shall include any corporation
which is a successor to the limited liability company structure currently used
by the Company.
18. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate at the close of business on
the tenth anniversary of the issuance of the Warrants.
19. Governing Law. This Agreement and the Warrant Certificate issued
hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of
New York and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York without giving effect to the rules of the State of New
York governing the conflicts of laws.
20. Entire Agreement; Modification. This Agreement contains the entire
understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and may not be modified or amended except by a writing duly signed by the
party against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is sought.
21. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be
invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect
any other provision of this Agreement.
22. Captions. The caption headings of the Sections of this Agreement are
for convenience of reference only and are not intended, nor should they be
construed as, a part of this Agreement and shall be given no substantive effect.
23. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to give to any person or corporation other than the Company and Holder
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement; and this
Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and Holder.
24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to
be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
LAVA, L.L.C.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President
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By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Partner
EXHIBIT X
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WARRANT AGREEMENT
[FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE]
THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER SECURITIES
ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO (i)
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE "ACT") (ii) TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT (OR ANY
SIMILAR RULE UNDER THE ACT RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES), OR (iii)
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IF SUCH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
COUNSEL FOR THE ISSUER, THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT IS
AVAILABLE.
EXERCISABLE UNTIL
5:30 P.M., NEW YORK TIME, November 1, 2006
No. W-LAVA-304 100,000 Warrants
WARRANT CERTIFICATE
This Warrant Certificate certifies that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or its
registered assigns, is the registered holder of 100,000 Warrants to purchase
initially at any time until 5:30 p.m. New York time on November 1, 2006
("Expiration Date"), up to 100,000 fully-paid and non-assessable economic
ownership interests ("Units") of LAVA, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability
company (the "Company"), at the initial exercise price, subject to adjustment in
certain events (the "Exercise Price"), equal to $1.50 per Unit upon surrender of
this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Exercise Price at an office or
agency of the Company, but subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the
Warrant Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996 between the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
& Zivian (the "Warrant Agreement"). Payment of the Exercise Price shall be made
by certified check or official bank check in New York Clearing House funds
payable to the order of the Company, unless exercise is made pursuant to Section
5.2 of the Warrant Agreement.
No Warrant may be exercised after 5:30 p.m., New York time, on the
Expiration Date, at which time all Warrants evidenced hereby, unless exercised
prior thereto, shall thereafter be void.
The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly
authorized issue of Warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, which
Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation
of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company and the
holder (the word "holder" meaning the registered holder) of the Warrants.
The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events
the Exercise Price and the type and/or number of the Company's securities
issuable thereupon may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. In such
event, the Company will, at the request of the holder, issue a new Warrant
Certificate evidencing the adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number
and/or type of securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants; provided,
however, that the failure of the Company to issue such new Warrant Certificate
shall not in any way change, alter, or otherwise impair, the rights of the
holder as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Warrant
Certificate at an office or agency of the Company, a new Warrant Certificate or
Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number
of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant
Certificate, subject to the limitations provided herein and in the Warrant
Agreement, without any charge except for any tax or other governmental charge
imposed in connection with such transfer.
Upon the exercise of less than all of the Warrants evidenced by this
Certificate, the Company shall forthwith issue to the holder hereof a new
Warrant Certificate representing such number of unexercised Warrants.
The Company may deem and treat the registered holder(s) hereof as the
absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any
exercise hereof, and of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all
other purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary.
All terms used in this Warrant Certificate which are defined in the Warrant
Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Warrant Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated as of November 1, 1996
LAVA, L.L.C.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President
[FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE]
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right,
represented by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase _______________ Units and
herewith tenders in payment for such securities a certified check or official
bank check payable in New York Clearing House Funds to the order of LAVA, L.L.C.
in the amount of $_____ , all in accordance with the terms of Section 5 of the
Warrant Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996 between Lava, L.L.C. and
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such
securities be registered in the name of ____________________whose address is
____________________ and that such Certificate be delivered to ________________
whose address is ___________________________.
Dated:
Signature __________________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects
to name of holder as specified on the face
of the Warrant Certificate.)
_____________________________________________
(Insert Social Security or Other Identifying
Number of Holder)
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]
(To be executed by the registered holder if such holder
desires to transfer the Warrant Certificate.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED _____________ hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto
______________________________________
(Please print name and address of transferee)
this Warrant Certificate, together with all right, title and interest
therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ________________
Attorney, to transfer the within Warrant Certificate on the books of the
within-named Company, with full power of substitution.
Dated: _____________
Signature:_________________________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects to name
of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant
Certificate.)
__________________________________________________
(Insert Social Security or Other Identifying
Number of Assignee)