EXHIBIT 10(i)
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF OR EXERCISED UNLESS (i) A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS SHALL
HAVE BECOME EFFECTIVE WITH REGARD THERETO, OR (ii) AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS
AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER.
AN INVESTMENT IN THESE SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. HOLDERS MUST
RELY ON THEIR OWN ANALYSIS OF THE INVESTMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF THE RISKS
INVOLVED. SEE THE RISK FACTORS SET FORTH UNDER THAT CERTAIN INVESTMENT
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND HOLDER REFERENCED THEREIN AS EXHIBIT
J.
Warrant to Purchase
"N" shares Warrant Number
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WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
OF
POWER TECHNOLOGY INC.
THIS CERTIFIES that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ PRIVATE EQUITY, LLC or any subsequent
holder hereof ("Holder"), has the right to purchase from Power Technology
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), up to "N" fully paid and
nonassessable shares, wherein "N" is defined below, of the Company's common
stock, no par value per share ("Common Stock"), subject to adjustment as
provided herein, at a price equal to the Exercise Price as defined in Section
3 below, at any time beginning on the Date of Issuance (defined below) and
ending at 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time the date that is five (5) years
after the Date of Issuance (the "Exercise Period"); provided, that, with
respect to each "Put," as that term is defined in that certain Investment
Agreement (the "Investment Agreement") by and between the initial Holder and
Company, dated on or about April 17, 2000, "N" shall equal ten percent (10%)
of the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by the Holder in that Put.
Holder agrees with the Company that this Warrant to Purchase Common
Stock of the Company (this "Warrant") is issued and all rights hereunder shall
be held subject to all of the conditions, limitations and provisions set forth
herein.
1. DATE OF ISSUANCE AND TERM.
This Warrant shall be deemed to be issued on _____________, ______
("Date of Issuance"). The term of this Warrant is five (5) years from the Date
of Issuance.
2. EXERCISE.
(a) MANNER OF EXERCISE. During the Exercise Period, this Warrant may
be exercised as to all or any lesser number of full shares of Common Stock
covered hereby
EXHIBIT D
(the "Warrant Shares") upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Exercise Form
attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the "Exercise Form") duly completed and
executed, together with the full Exercise Price (as defined below) for each
share of Common Stock as to which this Warrant is exercised, at the office of
the Company, Attention: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, President, Power Technology Inc., ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ CANADATelephone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇,
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, or at such other office or agency as the Company
may designate in writing, by overnight mail, with an advance copy of the
Exercise Form sent to the Company and its Transfer Agent by facsimile (such
surrender and payment of the Exercise Price hereinafter called the "Exercise
of this Warrant").
(b) DATE OF EXERCISE. The "Date of Exercise" of the Warrant shall be
defined as the date that the advance copy of the completed and executed
Exercise Form is sent by facsimile to the Company, provided that the original
Warrant and Exercise Form are received by the Company as soon as practicable
thereafter. Alternatively, the Date of Exercise shall be defined as the date
the original Exercise Form is received by the Company, if Holder has not sent
advance notice by facsimile. The Company shall not be required to deliver the
shares of Common Stock to the Holder until the requirements of Section 2(a)
above are satisfied.
(c) CANCELLATION OF WARRANT. This Warrant shall be canceled upon the
Exercise of this Warrant, and, as soon as practical after the Date of
Exercise, Holder shall be entitled to receive Common Stock for the number of
shares purchased upon such Exercise of this Warrant, and if this Warrant is
not exercised in full, Holder shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant
(containing terms identical to this Warrant) representing any unexercised
portion of this Warrant in addition to such Common Stock.
(d) HOLDER OF RECORD. Each person in whose name any Warrant for
shares of Common Stock is issued shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be the
Holder of record of such shares on the Date of Exercise of this Warrant,
irrespective of the date of delivery of the Common Stock purchased upon the
Exercise of this Warrant. Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed as
conferring upon Holder any rights as a stockholder of the Company.
3. PAYMENT OF WARRANT EXERCISE PRICE.
The Exercise Price ("Exercise Price"), shall initially equal $Y per
share ("Initial Exercise Price"), where "Y" shall equal 120% of the Market
Price for the applicable Put (as
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both are defined in the Investment Agreement) or, if the Date of Exercise is
more than six (6) months after the Date of Issuance, the lesser of (i) the
Initial Exercise Price or (ii) the "Lowest Reset Price," as that term is
defined below. The Company shall calculate a "Reset Price" on each six-month
anniversary date of the Date of Issuance which shall equal one hundred and
twenty percent (120%) of the average closing bid price of the Common Stock for
the five (5) trading days ending on such six-month anniversary date of the
Date of Issuance. The "Lowest Reset Price" shall equal the lowest Reset Price
determined on any six-month anniversary date of the Date of Issuance preceding
the Date of Exercise, taking into account, as appropriate, any adjustments
made pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
Payment of the Exercise Price may be made by either of the following,
or a combination thereof, at the election of Holder:
(i) CASH EXERCISE: cash, bank or cashiers check or wire transfer; or
(ii) CASHLESS EXERCISE: subject to the last sentence of this Section
3, surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company together
with notice of cashless election, in which event the Company shall issue
Holder a number of shares of Common Stock computed using the following formula:
X = Y (A-B)/A
where: X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Holder.
Y = the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
being exercised.
A = the Market Price of one (1) share of Common Stock (for
purposes of this Section 3(ii), the "Market Price" shall be
defined as the average Closing Price of the Common Stock for
the five (5) trading days prior to the Date of Exercise of
this Warrant (the "Average Closing Price"), as reported by the
O.T.C. Bulletin Board, National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System ("Nasdaq") Small Cap
Market, or if the Common Stock is not traded on the Nasdaq
Small Cap Market, the Average Closing Price in any other
over-the-counter market; provided, however, that if the Common
Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the Market Price shall be
the Average Closing Price on such exchange for the five (5)
trading days prior to the date of exercise of the Warrants. If
the Common Stock is/was not traded during the five (5) trading
days prior to the Date of Exercise, then the closing price for
the last publicly traded day shall be deemed to be the closing
price for any and all (if applicable) days during such five
(5) trading day period.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes hereof, the term "Closing Bid Price" shall mean the
closing bid price on the O.T.C. Bulletin Board, the National Market System
("NMS"), the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Small Cap Market, or if no
longer traded on the O.T.C. Bulletin Board, the NMS, the New York Stock
Exchange, the Nasdaq Small Cap Market, the
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"Closing Bid Price" shall equal the closing price on the principal national
securities exchange or the over-the-counter system on which the Common Stock
is so traded and, if not available, the mean of the high and low prices on the
principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is so traded.
For purposes of Rule 144 and sub-section (d)(3)(ii) thereof, it is
intended, understood and acknowledged that the Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to
have been acquired at the time this Warrant was issued. Moreover, it is
intended, understood and acknowledged that the holding period for the Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in a cashless exercise
transaction shall be deemed to have commenced on the date this Warrant was
issued.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this
Warrant may not be exercised in a cashless exercise transaction if, on the
Date of Exercise, the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of
this Warrant would upon such issuance be then registered pursuant to an
effective registration statement filed pursuant to that certain Registration
Rights Agreement dated on or about April 17, 2000 by and among the Company and
certain investors, or otherwise be registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
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4. TRANSFER AND REGISTRATION.
(a) TRANSFER RIGHTS. Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this
Warrant, this Warrant may be transferred on the books of the Company, in whole
or in part, in person or by attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant properly
completed and endorsed. This Warrant shall be canceled upon such surrender
and, as soon as practicable thereafter, the person to whom such transfer is
made shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant or Warrants as to the portion
of this Warrant transferred, and Holder shall be entitled to receive a new
Warrant as to the portion hereof retained.
(b) REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. The Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of this Warrant constitutes "Registrable Securities" under that
certain Registration Rights Agreement dated on or about April 17, 2000 between
the Company and certain investors and, accordingly, has the benefit of the
registration rights pursuant to that agreement.
5. ANTI-DILUTION ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) STOCK DIVIDEND. If the Company shall at any time declare a
dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, then Holder, upon Exercise of this
Warrant after the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock
entitled to receive such dividend, shall be entitled to receive upon Exercise
of this Warrant, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock as to
which this Warrant is exercised, such additional shares of Common Stock as
such Holder would have received had this Warrant been exercised immediately
prior to such record date and the Exercise Price will be proportionately
adjusted.
(b) RECAPITALIZATION OR RECLASSIFICATION. If the Company shall at any
time effect a recapitalization, reclassification or other similar transaction
of such character that the shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or
become exchangeable for a larger or smaller number of shares, then upon the
effective date thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock which Holder
shall be entitled to purchase upon Exercise of this Warrant shall be increased
or decreased, as the case may be, in direct proportion to the increase or
decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock by reason of such
recapitalization, reclassification or similar transaction, and the Exercise
Price shall be, in the case of an increase in the number of shares,
proportionally decreased and, in the case of decrease in the number of shares,
proportionally increased. The Company shall give Holder the same notice it
provides to holders of Common Stock of any transaction described in this
Section 5(b).
(c) DISTRIBUTIONS. If the Company shall at any time distribute for no
consideration to holders of Common Stock cash, evidences of indebtedness or
other securities or assets (other than cash dividends or distributions payable
out of earned surplus or net profits for the current or preceding years) then,
in any such case, Holder shall be entitled to receive, upon Exercise of this
Warrant, with respect to each share of Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise, the amount of cash or evidences of indebtedness or other securities
or assets which Holder would have been entitled to receive with respect to
each such share of Common Stock as a result of the happening of such event had
this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the record date or other date
fixing shareholders to be
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affected by such event (the "Determination Date") or, in lieu thereof, if the
Board of Directors of the Company should so determine at the time of such
distribution, a reduced Exercise Price determined by multiplying the Exercise
Price on the Determination Date by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
result of such Exercise Price reduced by the value of such distribution
applicable to one share of Common Stock (such value to be determined by the
Board of Directors of the Company in its discretion) and the denominator of
which is such Exercise Price.
(d) NOTICE OF CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER. In the event of a merger,
consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other
similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock shall be changed
into the same or a different number of shares of the same or another class or
classes of stock or securities or other assets of the Company or another
entity or there is a sale of all or substantially all the Company's assets (a
"Corporate Change"), then this Warrant shall be exerciseable into such class
and type of securities or other assets as Holder would have received had
Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such Corporate Change;
provided, however, that Company may not affect any Corporate Change unless it
first shall have given thirty (30) days notice to Holder hereof of any
Corporate Change.
(e) EXERCISE PRICE ADJUSTED. As used in this Warrant, the term
"Exercise Price" shall mean the purchase price per share specified in Section
3 of this Warrant, until the occurrence of an event stated in subsection (a),
(b) or (c) of this Section 5, and thereafter shall mean said price as adjusted
from time to time in accordance with the provisions of said subsection. No
such adjustment under this Section 5 shall be made unless such adjustment
would change the Exercise Price at the time by $.01 or more; provided,
however, that all adjustments not so made shall be deferred and made when the
aggregate thereof would change the Exercise Price at the time by $.01 or more.
No adjustment made pursuant to any provision of this Section 5 shall have the
net effect of increasing the Exercise Price in relation to the split adjusted
and distribution adjusted price of the Common Stock. The number of shares of
Common Stock subject hereto shall increase proportionately with each decrease
in the Exercise Price.
(f) ADJUSTMENTS: ADDITIONAL SHARES, SECURITIES OR ASSETS. In the
event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this
Section 5, Holder shall, upon Exercise of this Warrant, become entitled to
receive shares and/or other securities or assets (other than Common Stock)
then, wherever appropriate, all references herein to shares of Common Stock
shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares and/or other securities or
assets; and thereafter the number of such shares and/or other securities or
assets shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and upon
terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions of this Section 5.
6. FRACTIONAL INTERESTS.
No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares
shall be issuable upon the Exercise of this Warrant, but on Exercise of this
Warrant, Holder may purchase only a whole number of shares of Common Stock.
If, on Exercise of this Warrant, Holder
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would be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock or a right to acquire
a fractional share of Common Stock, such fractional share shall be disregarded
and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise shall be the
next higher number of shares.
7. RESERVATION OF SHARES.
The Company shall at all times reserve for issuance such
number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock (or other securities
substituted therefor as herein above provided) as shall be sufficient for the
Exercise of this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price. The Company
covenants and agrees that upon the Exercise of this Warrant, all shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued,
fully paid, nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights, rights of
first refusal or similar rights of any person or entity.
8. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.
(a) REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION REQUIRED. This Warrant has
been issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the
Act by virtue of Regulation D and exempt from state registration under
applicable state laws. The Warrant and the Common Stock issuable upon the
Exercise of this Warrant may not be pledged, transferred, sold or assigned
except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption to the
registration requirements of the Act and applicable state laws.
(b) ASSIGNMENT. If Holder can provide the Company with
reasonably satisfactory evidence that the conditions of (a) above regarding
registration or exemption have been satisfied, Holder may sell, transfer,
assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of this Warrant, in whole or in part.
Holder shall deliver a written notice to Company, substantially in the form of
the Assignment attached hereto as EXHIBIT B, indicating the person or persons
to whom the Warrant shall be assigned and the respective number of warrants to
be assigned to each assignee. The Company shall effect the assignment within
ten (10) days, and shall deliver to the assignee(s) designated by Holder a
Warrant or Warrants of like tenor and terms for the appropriate number of
shares.
9. BENEFITS OF THIS WARRANT.
Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to confer upon
any person other than the Company and Holder any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under this Warrant and this Warrant shall be for the sole and
exclusive benefit of the Company and Holder.
10. APPLICABLE LAW.
This Warrant is issued under and shall for all purposes be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of NEVADA,
without giving effect to conflict of law provisions thereof.
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11. LOSS OF WARRANT.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or
destruction) of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company
shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date.
12. NOTICE OR DEMANDS.
Notices or demands pursuant to this Warrant to be given or
made by Holder to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if
sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, and addressed, until another address is designated in writing by the
Company, to the address set forth in Section 2(a) above. Notices or demands
pursuant to this Warrant to be given or made by the Company to or on Holder
shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by certified or registered mail,
return receipt
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requested, postage prepaid, and addressed, to the address of Holder set forth
in the Company's records, until another address is designated in writing by
Holder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Warrant as of
the 17th day of April, 2000.
POWER TECHNOLOGY INC.
By: s/▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, President
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE FORM FOR WARRANT
TO: POWER TECHNOLOGY INC.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the right to purchase
____________ of the shares of Common Stock (the "Common Stock") Power
Technology Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), evidenced by the
attached warrant (the "Warrant"), and herewith makes payment of the exercise
price with respect to such shares in full, all in accordance with the
conditions and provisions of said Warrant.
1. The undersigned agrees not to offer, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of
any of the Common Stock obtained on exercise of the Warrant, except in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Warrant.
2. The undersigned requests that stock certificates for such shares be issued
free of any restrictive legend, if appropriate, and a warrant representing any
unexercised portion hereof be issued, pursuant to the Warrant in the name of
the undersigned and delivered to the undersigned at the address set forth
below:
Dated:
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Signature
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Print Name
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Address
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NOTICE
The signature to the foregoing Exercise Form must correspond to the name as
written upon the face of the attached Warrant in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered holder
desiring to transfer the Warrant)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned holder of the attached warrant (the
"Warrant") hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the person or persons
below named the right to purchase _______ shares of the Common Stock of Power
Technology Inc., evidenced by the attached Warrant and does hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint _______________________ attorney to transfer the said
Warrant on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Dated: _________ ______________________________
Signature
Fill in for new registration of Warrant:
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Name
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Address
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Please print name and address of assignee
(including zip code number)
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NOTICE
The signature to the foregoing Assignment must correspond to the name as written
upon the face of the attached Warrant in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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