NUTRACEA Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
Warrant
No.: ____________
Date of
Issuance: May ___, 2009 (“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
was issued pursuant to Section 1 of that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of
May ___, 2009, by and among the Company and the Holder (the “Exchange
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
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. On the first (1st)
Trading Day following an exercise of this Warrant as aforesaid, the Holder shall
deliver payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Exercise Price in
effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares
as to which this Warrant was so exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in
cash or via wire transfer of immediately available funds if the Holder did not
notify the Company in such Exercise Notice that such exercise was 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 Notice. Execution and delivery
of an 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 an 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 a fully
completed Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile an
acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Exercise Notice 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 such Exercise
Notice (provided that the Company has also received the Aggregate Exercise Price
specified therein on or before such third (3rd)
Trading Day if such Exercise Notice specified a “Cash Exercise”), 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, Holder’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 an Exercise Notice, 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)) so long as the Company has received the Aggregate Exercise Price therefor
on or before the third (3rd)
Trading Day following such Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice specified a
“Cash Exercise.” 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, 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 $0.30,
subject to adjustment as provided herein.
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(c) Company’s Failure to Timely
Deliver Securities. If
within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the applicable
Exercise Notice (provided that the Company has also received the Aggregate
Exercise Price specified therein during such three (3) Trading Day period if
such Exercise Notice specified a “Cash Exercise”) 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.
(d) Cashless
Exercise.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (other than
Section 1(f) below), 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 the Holder or any of its affiliates would
beneficially own in excess of 9.9% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the
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 in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act (as defined in the Exchange 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 Exchange Agreement and the Other
Exchange Agreements (as defined in the Exchange Agreement). 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 Warrants (as defined in the Certificate of
Determination) 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 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 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 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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(h) Legends. If the
Holder exercises this Warrant for cash and the issuance of the Warrant Shares
issuable to the Holder by the Company upon such exercise has not been registered
under the 1933 Act or the resale of such Warrant Shares by the Holder has not
been registered under the 1933 Act, then the certificates representing such
Warrant Shares, except as set forth below in this Section 1(h), shall bear any
legend as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend
in the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer
of such stock certificates):
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE
ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER
(IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY,
THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE
TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING
ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
Certificates
evidencing Warrant Shares shall not be required to contain the legend set forth
in this Section 1(h) or any other legend (i) if a Cashless Exercise was used to
obtain such Warrant Shares, (ii) while a registration statement covering the
issuance or resale of such Warrant Shares is effective under the 1933 Act (as
defined in the Exchange Agreement), (iii) following any sale of such Warrant
Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iv) if such Warrant Shares are eligible to be
sold, assigned or transferred under Rule 144 (provided that the Holder provides
the Company with reasonable assurances that such Warrant Shares are eligible for
sale, assignment or transfer under Rule 144, which shall not include an opinion
of counsel), (v) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer (other
than under Rule 144) provided that the Holder provides the Company with an
opinion of counsel to the Holder, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect
that such sale, assignment or transfer of such Warrant Shares may be made
without registration under the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act or (vi)
if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the 1933 Act
(including, without limitation, controlling judicial interpretations and
pronouncements issued by the SEC (as defined in the Exchange
Agreement)).
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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 Exchange 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 Exchange 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:
(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.
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(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.
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PURCHASE RIGHTS;
FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS.
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(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).
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(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 Exchange Documents
(as defined in the Exchange 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 each Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be
substituted for (so that from and after the date of the applicable Fundamental
Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Exchange 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 Exchange Documents
with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company
herein. Upon consummation of each such 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 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 publicly traded 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 each 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 applicable 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 this 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.
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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.
(d) Application. 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)).
5. NONCIRCUMVENTION. The
Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of
its Articles of Incorporation (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), Bylaws (as
defined in the Exchange 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 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 Warrants, the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of the
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.
(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.
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(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
Exchange 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 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 Other Exchange
Agreements. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by
an authorized representative of the waiving party.
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.
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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 Exchange Documents
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date (as defined
in the Exchange Agreement) in such other Exchange 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, the
Closing Sale 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, the
Closing Sale 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, the Closing Sale 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 Exchange 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,
exercise 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
consummation 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 the date of the
Holder’s request pursuant to Section 4(c), (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, if applicable, (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 the applicable Fundamental
Transaction.
(b) “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg,
L.P.
(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 Exchange Agreement.
(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.
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(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, the Principal Market or the “pink sheets”
over-the-counter 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 occurring on or after the
Subscription Date (as defined in the Certificate of Determination)), or (ii) any
“person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) 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 or 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 stock dividend,
stock split, stock combination 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
A
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:
____________
a
“Cash Exercise”
with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or
____________
a
“Cashless
Exercise” with respect to _______________ Warrant
Shares.
2. 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 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:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Date:
_______________ __, ______
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Name
of Registered
Holder
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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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 _____________, 2009 from
the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by _______________.
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By:
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EXHIBIT
B
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
_______________________________________________
whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
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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.