FORM OF SERIES A WARRANT] NUTRACEA Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
Exhibit
4.1
[FORM
OF SERIES A WARRANT]
Warrant
No.:
A-
Date of
Issuance: October ___, 2008 (“Issuance Date”)
NutraCea,
a California corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies
that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, _________________, the registered holder hereof or its
permitted assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject
to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise
Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon exercise of this Warrant to
Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in
exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “Warrant”), at any time or
times on or after the Issuance Date, but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on
the Expiration Date (as defined below), ______________ (subject to adjustment as
provided herein) fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined
below) (the “Warrant Shares”). Except as
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the
meanings set forth in Section 16. This Warrant is one of the warrants to
purchase Common Stock (the “SPA
Warrants”) issued pursuant to Section 1 of that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2008, by and among the Company and
the investors referred to therein (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”).
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1.
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EXERCISE OF
WARRANT.
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(a) Mechanics of
Exercise. Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the
limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Warrant may be exercised by the
Holder on any day on or after the Issuance Date, in whole or in part, by (i)
delivery (whether via facsimile or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
A (the “Exercise
Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) (A)
payment to the Company of an amount equal to the then-applicable Exercise Price
multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being
exercised (the “Aggregate
Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds
or, (B) if permitted pursuant to Section 1(d) of this Warrant, by notifying the
Company that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as
defined in Section 1(d)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the
original of this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder until the
Holder has purchased all the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant
has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this
Warrant to the Company for cancellation as soon as practicable following the
delivery of the applicable Exercise Delivery Documents (as defined below).
Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of
the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of
this Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the
remaining number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of the Exercise
Notice for all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation
of the original of this Warrant after delivery of the Warrant Shares in
accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the second (2nd)
Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received each of the
fully completed Exercise Notice and the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a
Cashless Exercise, if applicable) (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”),
the Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of
receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Holder and the Company’s
transfer agent (the “Transfer
Agent”). On or before the third (3rd)
Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the
Exercise Delivery Documents (the “Share Delivery Date”), the
Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated
Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit such
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled
pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with
DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y) if the
Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities
Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the Holder or, at Holder’s instruction
pursuant to the Exercise Notice, ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s agent or designee, in each case, sent
by reputable overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise
Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of
the Holder or its designee (as indicated in the Exercise Notice), for the number
of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such
exercise. Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the
Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of
record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been
exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the
Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such
Warrant Shares (as the case may be). If this Warrant is submitted in
connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of
Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater
than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the
Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3)
Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to
the Holder (or its designee) a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d))
representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable
immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of
Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. No
fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be
rounded up to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all
transfer taxes which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of
Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, however, that in the
event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the
name of the Holder, the applicable Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by the
Assignment Form attached hereto as Exhibit B 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.
(b) Exercise
Price. For
purposes of this Warrant, “Exercise Price” means $0.55,
subject to adjustment as provided herein.
(c) Company’s Failure to Timely
Deliver Securities. If
within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the applicable
Exercise Delivery Documents, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a
certificate to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the
Company’s share register or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the
number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such
▇▇▇▇▇▇’s exercise hereunder (as the case may be), and if on or after such third
(3rd)
Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise)
shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated
receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then, in addition to
all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within three (3)
Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either
(i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase
price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock
so purchased (the “Buy-In
Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such
certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii)
promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or
certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit the Holder’s
balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the
Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s exercise hereunder (as the case may be)
and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the
Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock times
(B) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice.
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(d) Cashless
Exercise.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (other than Section
1(f) below), if at the time of exercise hereof the Registration Statement (as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) is not effective (or the
prospectus contained therein is not available for use) and all of the Warrant
Shares are not then registered for resale into the market at market prices from
time to time on an effective registration statement for use on a continuous
basis (or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use), the Holder
may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in
lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company
upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to
receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined
according to the following formula (a “Cashless
Exercise”):
Net
Number = (A x B) - (A
x C)
B
For
purposes of the foregoing formula:
A= the
total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being
exercised.
B= the
Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the date of the Exercise Notice.
C= the
Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of
such exercise.
(e) Disputes. In
the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the
arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to
the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of
Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with
Section 13.
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(f) Limitations on Exercises.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant, this Warrant
shall not be exercisable by the Holder hereof to the extent (but only to the
extent) that, if exercisable by the Holder, the Holder or any of its affiliates
would beneficially own in excess of [4.9%][9.9%] (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock. To the extent the above limitation applies,
the determination of whether this Warrant shall be exercisable (vis-à-vis other
convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities owned by the Holder) and of
which such securities shall be exercisable (as among all such securities owned
by the Holder) shall, subject to such Maximum Percentage limitation, be
determined on the basis of the first submission to the Company for conversion,
exercise or exchange (as the case may be). No prior inability to exercise this
Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of
the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of
exercisability. For the purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership and all
determinations and calculations (including, without limitation, with respect to
calculations of percentage ownership) shall be determined by the Holder in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The
provisions of this paragraph shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than in
strict conformity with the terms of this paragraph to correct this paragraph (or
any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended
Maximum Percentage beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make
changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such
Maximum Percentage limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall
apply to a successor Holder of this Warrant. The holders of Common Stock shall
be third party beneficiaries of this paragraph and the Company may not waive
this paragraph without the consent of holders of a majority of its Common Stock.
For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the
Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm orally and in writing to the
Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, including by
virtue of any prior conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable
securities into Common Stock, including, without limitation, pursuant to this
Warrant or securities issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. [By
written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum
Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.9% specified in such
notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the
sixty-first (61st) day
after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or
decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of SPA
Warrants.][HOLDER MAY ELECT WHICH BRACKETED PROVISIONS APPLY PRIOR TO ISSUANCE]
Each delivery of an Exercise Notice by the Holder will constitute a
representation by the Holder that it has evaluated the limitation set forth in
this paragraph and determined that issuance of the full number of Warrant Shares
requested by the Holder in such Exercise Notice is permitted under this
paragraph.
(g) Insufficient Authorized
Shares. The
Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Warrant a
number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to satisfy the Company’s
obligation to issue shares of Common Stock hereunder (without regard to any
limitation otherwise contained herein with respect to the number of shares of
Common Stock that may be acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant). If,
notwithstanding the foregoing, and not in limitation thereof, at any time while
any of the SPA Warrants remain outstanding the Company does not have a
sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy
its obligation to reserve for issuance upon exercise of the SPA Warrants at
least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common
Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of all of
the SPA Warrants then outstanding (the “Required Reserve Amount”) (an
“Authorized Share
Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary
to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount
sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for all
the SPA Warrants then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of
an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after
the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a
meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company
shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best
efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized
shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the
stockholders that they approve such proposal.
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2.
ADJUSTMENT
OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES. The Exercise Price and number
of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to
adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.
(a) Stock Dividends and
Splits. If
the Company, at any time on or after the date of the Securities Purchase
Agreement, (i) pays a stock dividend on one or more classes of its then
outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any
class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii)
subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise)
one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger
number of shares or (iii) combines (by combination, reverse stock split or
otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall
be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause
(i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date
for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or
distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this
paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such
subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this
paragraph occurs during the period that an Exercise Price is calculated
hereunder, then the calculation of such Exercise Price shall be adjusted
appropriately to reflect such event.
(b) Adjustment Upon Issuance of
Shares of Common Stock. If and
whenever on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement the Company
issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 2 is deemed to have issued
or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of shares of
Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding
any Excluded Securities (as defined in the Certificate of Determination) issued
or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold) for a consideration per share
(the “New Issuance
Price”) less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such issue or sale or deemed issuance or sale (such
Exercise Price then in effect is referred to as the “Applicable Price”) (the
foregoing a “Dilutive
Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise
Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the New Issuance
Price. For purposes of determining the adjusted Exercise Price under this
Section 2(b), the following shall be applicable:
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(i) Issuance of
Options. If the Company in any manner grants or sells any
Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is
issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or
exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option
is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be
deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the
time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For
purposes of this Section 2(b)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one
share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Options or upon
conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon
exercise of any such Option” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of
consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any
one share of Common Stock (a) upon the granting or sale of the Option, (b) upon
exercise of the Option and (c) upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any
Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option. Except as
contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made
upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock or of such Convertible
Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such
shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible
Securities.
(ii) Issuance of Convertible
Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any
Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of
Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof is
less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed
to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of
the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per
share. For the purposes of this Section 2(b)(ii), the “lowest price
per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion,
exercise or exchange thereof” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of
consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one
share of Common Stock (a) upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security
and (b) upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Security.
Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall
be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion,
exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or
sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for
which adjustment of this Warrant has been or is to be made pursuant to other
provisions of this Section 2(b), except as contemplated below, no further
adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or
sale.
(iii) Change in Option Price or
Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any
Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue,
conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at
which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time, the
Exercise Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be
adjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had
such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased
purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion
rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For
purposes of this Section 2(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible
Security that was outstanding as of the date of issuance of this Warrant are
increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding
sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the shares of Common
Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be
deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No
adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be made if such adjustment would
result in an increase of the Exercise Price then in effect.
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(iv) Calculation of Consideration
Received. In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or
sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated
transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by
the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a
consideration of $0.01. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or
Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold
for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the amount of
consideration received by the Company. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or
Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash,
the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value
of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly
traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the
Company for such securities will be the average VWAP of such security for the
five (5) Trading Day period immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any
shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the
owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the
Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be
deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of
the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock,
Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The fair value of any
consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be determined
jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach
agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring
valuation (the “Valuation
Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within
five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day
following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly
selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser
shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees
and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.
(v) Record Date. If the
Company takes a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose
of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in
shares of Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe
for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then
such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue 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 other distribution or the date of the
granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may
be).
(c) Number of Warrant
Shares.
Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to paragraphs
(a) or (b) of this Section 2, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased
upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately,
so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for
the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to
any limitations on exercise contained herein).
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(d) Other Events. In the
event that the Company (or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof) shall take
any action to which the provisions hereof are not strictly applicable, or, if
applicable, would not operate to protect the Holder from dilution or if any
event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2 but
not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation,
the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights
with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors shall in good faith
determine and implement an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the
number of Warrant Shares (if applicable) so as to protect the rights of the
Holder; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(d) will
increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares as
otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2, provided further that if the
Holder does not accept such adjustments as appropriately protecting its
interests hereunder against such dilution, then the Company’s Board of Directors
and the Holder shall agree, in good faith, upon an independent investment bank
of nationally recognized standing to make such appropriate adjustments, whose
determination shall be final and binding and whose fees and expenses shall be
borne by the Company.
(e) Calculations. All
calculations under this Section 2 shall be made to the nearest cent or the
nearest 1/100th of a
share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any
given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the
Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or
sale of Common Stock.
3.
RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF
ASSETS. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other
distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all the holders
of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including,
without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities,
property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate
rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time
after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be
entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder
would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of
Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard
to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Maximum
Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such
Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record
holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in
such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right
to participate in any such Distributions would result in the Holder exceeding
the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in
such Distribution to such extent (or the beneficial ownership of any such shares
of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and such
Distribution to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the
Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the
Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage).
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4.
PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL
TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Purchase
Rights. In
addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time the
Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to
purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all the
record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the
Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase
Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if
the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon
complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise
hereof, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before
the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such
Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record
holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or
sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the
Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the
Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled
to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of
such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent)
and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder
until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder
exceeding the Maximum Percentage).
(b) Fundamental
Transactions. The
Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the
Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under
this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b)
pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder
and approved by the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including
agreements to deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of
the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in
form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, which is
exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to
the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this
Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant)
prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies
the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into
account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such
Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such
adjustments to the number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price
being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant
immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and
which is satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence
of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be
substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental
Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents
referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may
exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the
obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction
Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the
Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor
Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon
exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental
Transaction, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or other securities,
cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections
3 and 4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable
upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such
shares of Common Stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including
its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the
happening of such Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised
immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any
limitations on the exercise of this Warrant), as adjusted in accordance with the
provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other
rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction
pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive
securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common
Stock (a “Corporate
Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the
Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this
Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction but
prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or
other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still
issuable under Sections 3 and 4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable
thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental
Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other
property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription
rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening
of such Fundamental Transaction had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior
to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the
exercise of this Warrant). Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence
shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. The
provisions of this Section 4 shall apply similarly and equally to successive
Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied as if this
Warrant (and any such subsequent warrants) were fully exercisable and without
regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant (provided that the
Holder shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of the Maximum Percentage,
applied however with respect to shares of capital stock registered under the
1934 Act and thereafter receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any such
other warrant)).
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(c) Black Scholes
Value.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 4(b) above, in the
event of a Fundamental Transaction (other than a Fundamental Transaction
resulting solely from a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the
surviving entity, the Common Stock continues to be publicly traded on an
Eligible Market following such merger or consolidation and an amount of shares
of Common Stock which is less than 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation are issued in connection with such merger or consolidation), at
the request of the Holder delivered before the ninetieth (90th) day
after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company or the
Successor Entity (as the case may be) shall purchase this Warrant from the
Holder by paying to the Holder cash in an amount equal to the Black Scholes
Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the
consummation of such Fundamental Transaction.
5.
NONCIRCUMVENTION. The
Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of
its Articles of Incorporation (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement),
Bylaws (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of
arrangement, 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, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the
provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the
rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock
receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in
effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in
order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and
(iii) shall, so long as any of the SPA Warrants are outstanding, take all action
necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued
shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the
SPA Warrants, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to
time be necessary to effect the exercise of the SPA Warrants then outstanding
(without regard to any limitations on exercise).
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6.
WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A
STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the
Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not
be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share
capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this
Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity
as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company
or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether
any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation,
merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends
or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the
Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due
exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this
Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase
any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder
of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by
creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 6, the Company shall
provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given
to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving
thereof to the stockholders.
7.
REISSUANCE
OF WARRANTS.
(a) Transfer of
Warrant. If this
Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to 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, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order
of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the
Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant
Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of
Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant
(in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to
purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.
(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated
Warrant. Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant (as to which a written
certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such
evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any
indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and
reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation
of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new
Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the
Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.
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(c) Exchangeable for Multiple
Warrants. This
Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the
principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance
with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the
number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant
will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is
designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, that
no warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.
(d) Issuance of New
Warrants.
Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of
this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant,
(ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to
purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a
new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant
Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of
Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such
issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this
Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such
new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same
rights and conditions as this Warrant.
8. NOTICES. Whenever
notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided
herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f) of the
Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder (at its last
address as it shall appear upon the Warrant register of the Company) with prompt
written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant, including in
reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice
to the Holder (at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant register
of the Company) (i) promptly following each adjustment of the Exercise Price and
the number of Warrant Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail, and
certifying, the calculation of such adjustment(s) and (ii) at least ten (10)
days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record
(A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common
Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any Options,
Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or
other property to all the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for
determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction,
dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be
made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being
provided to the Holder and (iii) at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the
consummation of any Fundamental Transaction. To the extent that any
notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public
information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Company shall
simultaneously file such notice with the SEC (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement) pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
9.
AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of
this Warrant (other than Section 1(f)) may be amended and the Company may take
any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be
performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the
Holder. The Holder shall be entitled, at its option, to the benefit of any
amendment of any other similar warrant issued under the Securities Purchase
Agreement. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an
authorized representative of the waiving party.
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10. SEVERABILITY. If
any provision of this Warrant or the application thereof becomes or is declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms of this Warrant will continue in full force and
effect.
11. GOVERNING LAW. This
Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with,
and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State
of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the
State of New York.
12. CONSTRUCTION;
HEADINGS. This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the
Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the
drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Warrant. Terms used in this Warrant but defined in the other Transaction
Documents shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date (as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) in such other Transaction
Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Holder.
13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or fair
market value or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares (as the case
may be), the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the
disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations (as the case may be) via
facsimile within five (5) Business Days of receipt of the applicable notice
giving rise to such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be).
If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or
calculation (as the case may be) of the Exercise Price or fair market value or
the number of Warrant Shares (as the case may be) within three (3) Business Days
of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the
Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Company shall, within ten
(10) days submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise
Price or fair market value (as the case may be) to an independent, reputable
investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the
disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s
independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause at its expense the
investment bank or the accountant (as the case may be) to perform the
determinations or calculations (as the case may be) and notify the Company and
the Holder of the results no later than twenty (20) days from the time it
receives such disputed determinations or calculations (as the case may be). Such
investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation (as the case may
be) shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.
14. REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATION,
OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The
remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all
other remedies available under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents,
at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other
injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to
pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of
this Warrant. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no
characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided
herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments,
conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be
received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be
subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The
Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause
irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach
may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such
breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in
addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any
breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or
other security being required. The issuance of shares and certificates for
shares as contemplated hereby upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made
without charge to the Holder or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs
in respect thereof, provided 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 certificate in a name other than the Holder or its agent on its
behalf.
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15. TRANSFER. This
Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the
consent of the Company so long as the Company receives written notice of such
sale, transfer or assignment within a reasonable amount of time thereafter that
contains the name(s) of the transferees or assignees and the rights so sold,
transferred or assigned.
16. CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Black Scholes Value” means the
value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model
obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of closing
of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting
(i) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a
period equal to the remaining term of this Warrant as of such date of request,
(ii) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day
volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day
immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental
Transaction and (iii) the underlying price per share used in such calculation
shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the
value of any non cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental
Transaction.
(b) “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg
Financial Markets.
(c) “Business Day” means any day
other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City
of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(d) “Certificate of Determination”
has the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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(e) “Closing Sale Price” means, for
any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security on
the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market
begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing
trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m.,
New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the
principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last
trade price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading
market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if
the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the
over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security
by Bloomberg, the average of the ask prices of any market makers for such
security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the
National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated
for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing
Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as
mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder
are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such
dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 13. All
such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend,
stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such
period.
(f) “Common Stock” means (i) the
Company’s shares of common stock, no par value per share, and (ii) any capital
stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital
resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(g) “Convertible Securities” means
any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
(h) “Eligible Market” means The New
York Stock Exchange, Inc., the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global
Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or the Principal Market.
(i) “Expiration Date” means the
date that is the fifth (5th)
anniversary of the Issuance Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a
Business Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market (a
“Holiday”), the next
date that is not a Holiday.
(j) “Fundamental Transaction” means
that (i) the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related
transactions, (1) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company
is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (2) sell, lease, license,
assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the
properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (3) allow another
Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the
holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not
including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or
party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such
purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (4) consummate a stock or share purchase
agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a
reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with
another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock
held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or
affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share
purchase agreement or other business combination), or (5) reorganize,
recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock (for clarification purposes,
excluding customary stock splits and stock dividends), or (ii) any “person” or
“group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
1934 Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary
voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common
Stock.
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(k) “Options” means any rights,
warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or
Convertible Securities.
(l) “Parent Entity” of a Person
means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and
whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an
Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the
Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the
date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
(m) “Person” means an individual, a
limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a
trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any
department or agency thereof.
(n) “Principal Market” means The
OTC Bulletin Board.
(o) “Successor Entity” means the
Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting
from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected
by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall
have been entered into.
(p) “Trading Day” means any day on
which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal
Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the
principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is
then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the
Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5
hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the
final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market
does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or
market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York
time).
(q) “VWAP” means, for any security
as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on
the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading
market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or
securities market on which such security is then traded) during the period
beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York
time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the
foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such
security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for
such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and
ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no
dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg
for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest
closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in
the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau,
Inc.). If VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the
foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market
value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and
the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then
such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 13.
All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend,
share split or other similar transaction during such period.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as
of the Issuance Date set out above.
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EXHIBIT
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EXERCISE
NOTICE
TO
BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
The
undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of
the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of NutraCea,
a California corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock No. _______ (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set
forth in the Warrant.
1.
Form of
Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the
Exercise Price shall be made as:
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“Cash Exercise” with respect to
_________________ Warrant Shares; and/or
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respect to _______________ Warrant
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Payment of Exercise
Price. In the event that the Holder has elected a Cash
Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant
hereto, the Holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of
$___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the
Warrant.
3.
Qualified
Institutional/Accredited Investor. If the Holder is a resident
of (or, in the case of an entity, such entity’s principal place of business is
located in) any State other than New York or California and is making a Cash
Exercise, the Holder hereby represents that the Holder is a “qualified
institutional investor” as defined in Section 2(g) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement, except that if the Holder is a resident of (or, in the case of an
entity, such entity’s principal place of business is located in) the State of
Illinois and is making a Cash Exercise, the Holder hereby represents that the
Holder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of the
rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
4.
Delivery of Warrant
Shares. The Company shall deliver to Holder, or its designee
or agent as specified below, __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the
terms of the Warrant. Delivery shall be made to Holder, or for its
benefit, to the following address:
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The
Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs
______________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in
accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _____________, 2008 from
the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by _______________.
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EXHIBIT
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ASSIGNMENT
FORM
(To
assign the foregoing warrant, execute this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, [all of the] [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights
evidenced thereby [with respect to such shares] are hereby assigned
to
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NOTE: The
signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on
the face of the Warrant, without alteration or any change
whatsoever.