Exhibit 10.2
THISWARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVENOT BEEN REGISTEREDUNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATESECURITIES LAW. THIS WARRANT ORSUCH SHARESMAYNOTBE SOLD, DISTRIBUTED, PLEDGED, OFFERED FOR SALE, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISEDISPOSED OF UNLESS: (A) THERE IS ANEFFECTIVEREGISTRATIONSTATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW COVERING ANY SUCHTRANSACTION INVOLVING SAID SECURITIES; (B) THECOMPANY(DEFINED BELOW) RECEIVES AN OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER OF THIS WARRANT STATING THAT SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION AND SUCH OPINION IS IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY; OR (C) PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SUCHACT.
FORM OF
WARRANT TO PURCHASE
SHARESOF COMMON STOCK
VENDINGDATA CORPORATION
This Is To Certify That,for value received, _____________________ (the “Holder”) is entitled, during a specified period of time as set forth in Section 3 herein (the “Exercise Period”), to purchase from VendingData Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),__________ (______) fully paid andnonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at an exercise price per share as set forth in Section 1 herein (the “Exercise Price”) (such number of shares and the Exercise Price being subject to adjustment as provided herein). The term “Warrant,” as used herein, refers to this Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock, the term “Warrant Shares,” as used herein, refers to the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, and the term “Parties,” as used herein, refers collectively to the Holder and the Company. This Warrant is issued as part of that certain Repurchase Agreement by and between the Company and the Holder dated as of April 8, 2005.
TERMSAND CONDITIONS
This Warrant is subject tothe following terms, provisions, and conditions:
1. Exercise Price. TheExercisePriceshall be$0.01 pershare.
2. Manner of Exercise; Payment for Shares.
2.1. Subject to the provisions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder, in whole or in part (but in not less than 1,000 share increments):
2.1.1. By the surrender of this Warrant, together with an exercise agreement in the form attached hereto (the “Exercise Agreement”), duly completed and executed by the Holder, to the Company during normal business hours onany businessdayat the Company’s principal executive offices (or suchother location asthe Company may designate by notice to the Holder); and
2.1.2. Upon: (a) the payment to the Company in cash, by certified or official bank check or by wiretransferfor the account of the Company in the amount of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares for which the Warrant is being exercised; or (b) the surrender to the Company of Warrant Shares for cancellation having a Fair Market Price (as defined below) on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate Exercise Price.
2.2. For the purposes of this Warrant, the “Fair Market Price” per Warrant Share shall mean, if the Common Stock is traded on a national securities exchange, listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market or quoted on an over-the-counter quotation system, the average closing or last reported sale prices, respectively, of the Common Stock on such exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market or the average closing bid and asked prices on an over-the-counter quotation system for the fifteen (15) business days before the effective date of exercise of the net issuance election. If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges and bid and ask prices are not reported, the Holder cannot elect to exercise this Warrant pursuant to Section 2.1.2(b).
3. Issuance of Certificates. The Warrant Shares so purchased shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder, as the record owner of such Warrant Shares, as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered, the completed Exercise Agreement shall have been delivered, and payment shall have been made for such Warrant Shares as setin Section 2 above. Certificates for the Warrant Shares so purchased, representing the aggregate number of shares specified in the Exercise Agreement, shall be delivered to the Holder within a reasonable time, not exceeding ten (10)businessdays, after this Warrant shall have been so exercised. The certificates so delivered shall be in such denominations as may be reasonably requested by the Holder and shall be registered in the name of theHolder. If this Warrant shall have been exercisedonlyin part, then, unless this Warrant has expired, the Company shall, at its expense, at the time ofdeliveryof such certificates, deliver to the Holder a new warrant representing the number of WarrantShareswith respect to which this Warrant shall not then have been exercised.
4. Exercise Period.ThisWarrant may be exercised any time before 2:00 p.m., Las Vegas, Nevada time, April 8, 2010; provided, however this Warrant may not be exercised until:
4.1. After April 8, 2006; and
4.2. The Holder, a reporting person under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or an affiliated party is in compliance with the registration requirements of the Investment Advisor Act of 1940, as amended; provided, further;
4.3. This Warrant may be exercised prior to the satisfaction of either Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 above, only in the event of achange of controlinvolving the Company, where upon the occurrence of change of control, the Holder shall have the right to exercise this Warrant and receive the Warrant Shares issuable hereunder with the limitation that the Holder shall not have any voting rights with respect to such Warrant Shares. For the purposes of this Warrant, a “change of control” shall mean:
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4.3.1. The approval by the Company’s stockholders of the merger or consolidation of the Company with any other unaffiliated corporation or business organization, the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
4.3.2. The beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) by any ���person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of the Company’s securities representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at the election of directors with the exception of James E. Crabbe and any of this affiliates; or
4.3.3. The distribution of a proxy statement that solicits proxies from the Company’s stockholders and seeks stockholder approval of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company with one or more corporations, as a result of which the outstanding shares of the Company’s securities are actually exchanged for or converted into cash or property or securities not issued by the Company.
5. Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
5.1. Shares to be Fully Paid. All WarrantSharesshall, upon issuance in accordance with the termsof thisWarrant,be validlyissued,fully paid, andnon-assessable.
5.2. Reservation of Shares. During theExercisePeriod, the Company shall at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exerciseof thisWarrant.
5.3. Successors andAssigns. This Warrant shall be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of all or substantially all the Company’s assets.
6. Adjustment Provisions. During the Exercise Period, the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 6. If the Company shall, prior to the payment of the Note in full, (1) declare a dividend or make adistributionof Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock,(2) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock, into a greater number of shares of Common Stock,(3) combine its outstandingsharesof CommonStock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, or(4) issue any shares of capital stock of the Company by reclassification or capital reorganization of its shares of Common Stock, then the number of Warrant Shares and the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such action shall be adjusted so that the Holder shall be entitled to receive the number and kind of shares of Common Stock or other Capital Stock which the Holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive immediately after such action had the Holder exercised the Warrant immediately prior to the record date in the case of (1), or the effective date in the case of(2),(3)or(4).In the event that any adjustment of the Exercise Price as required herein results in a fraction of a cent, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent.
7. Payment ofExpenses. The Company and the Holder shall each be responsible for their own costs and expenses payable in connection with: (1) the negotiation, preparation,executionand delivery of this Warrant and the other agreements to be executed inconnectionherewith; and(2)the issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant. TheCompany shall payany issuancetax in connection with theissuanceof certificates for Warrant Shares; provided, however, that the Holder shall be responsible for any income or other taxes in connection with suchissuance.
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8. NoRightsor Liabilities as a Stockholder. ThisWarrantshall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholderof theCompany. No provisionof thisWarrant, in the absence of affirmative action by the Holder to purchase Warrant Shares, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of such Holder for the Exercise Price or as astockholderof the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
9. Transfer, Exchange, andReplacement of Warrant. This Warrant, nor any interest in thisWarrant, may not be sold, distributed, assigned, offered, pledged or otherwise transferred without the express written consentof theCompany.
9.1. Exchange of Warrants; Replacements ofWarrants. This Warrant is exchangeable upon the surrender hereof by the Holder to theCompanyat its office for a newWarrantof like tenor and date representing in the aggregate therightto purchase the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, each of such new Warrants to represent theright to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock (not to exceed the aggregate total number purchasable hereunder) as shall be reasonablydesignatedby the Holder at the time of such surrender. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonablysatisfactoryto it of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity, or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, ifmutilated, the Company will make anddelivera new Warrant of like tenor, in lieu of thisWarrant.
9.2. Cancellation: Payment ofExpenses.Upon the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer, exchange, or replacement as provided in this Section 9, this Warrant shall be promptly canceled by the Company.TheCompany and the Holder shall each be responsible for their own costs and expenses payable in connection with the preparation, execution, and delivery of new Warrants pursuant to this Section 9. The Holder shall be responsible for any tax which may be payable inconnectionwith any transfer of a certificate for Warrant Shares.
9.3. Registrar. The Company shallmaintain,at its principal executive offices (or such other location as the Company may designate by notice to the Holder), a registrar for this Warrant, in which the Companyshallrecord the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee and each prior owner of this Warrant.
10. Amendments. No amendment or modification of this Warrant shall be deemed effective unless and until such amendment or modification is an express writing executed by boththeParties.
11. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada without regard to the body of law controlling conflicts of law. The parties hereto hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Clark County, Nevada, with respect to any dispute arising under this Warrant and thetransactionscontemplated hereby.
12. Registration Rights.
12.1. Piggyback Registration Rights. Whenever the Company proposes to register any of its equity securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) (other than a registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor or similar forms) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of the Warrant Shares, whether or not for sale for its own account, the Company will give prompt written notice to Holder of its intention to effect such a registration and will include in such registration all of the Warrant Shares with respect to which the Company has received written request for inclusion therein within twenty (20) days after the receipt of the Company’s notice; provided, however, such “piggyback” registration (a “Piggyback Registration”) shall be subject tothe terms and conditions of an underwriting agreement among the Company, Holder and the managing underwriter, if applicable, the customary underwriter cut back provisions and the execution of a customary standstill of not less than one hundred and eighty (180) days. In addition, the Company andthe managing underwriters, if applicable,shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by the Company or to reduce the number of shares proposed to be registered in view of market conditions.
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12.2. Registration Procedure. Upon the request by Holder to initiate either a Piggyback Registration, the Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the relevant Warrant Shares in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof.
12.3. Restrictions.Holder may not assign any of its registration rights granted under this Section 12 unless the Company has provided its prior written consent to such assignment and the assignment of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, as applicable.
12.4. Fees. The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses relating to any registration of the Warrant Shares hereunder. “Registration Expenses” shall mean all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Section 12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holder shall pay any and all underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes attributable to the Warrant Shares and the fees of Holder’s own counsel in connection with the sale of the Warrant Shares.
12.5. Cooperation; Indemnification by Holder. In connection with any registration statement in which Holder is participating, Holder will furnish to the Company in writing such information and documents as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such registration statement or prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and affiliates against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, to which such parties may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or in any application; or (2) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is made in such registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information prepared and furnished to the Company by such holder expressly for use therein. The Holder shall reimburse the Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and affiliates for any legal or any other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify will be limited to Holder and shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
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12.6. Indemnification by the Company. In connection with any registration statement in which Holder is participating, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless Holder, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and affiliates against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, to which such parties may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or in any application; or (2) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, unless such untrue statement or omission is made in such registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information prepared and furnished to the Company by Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall reimburse Holder, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and affiliates for any legal or any other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify will be limited to the Company and shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
12.7. Termination. The ability of Holder to initiate a Piggyback Registration shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of: (1) five (5) years after the date of this Warrant; (2) the date Holder no longer holds the Warrant Shares; or (3) the ability of Holder to sell its Warrant Shares then owned immediately pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
13. Expiration Date. ThisWarrantshall expire and becomenulland void and of nofurther force or effectat 2:00 p.m. Las Vegas, Nevada time no later than April 8, 2010.
InWitness Whereof, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officer.
VENDINGDATA CORPORATION a Nevada Company | ||
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Date: April 8, 2005 | By: | |
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EXERCISE AGREEMENT
TO: VENDINGDATA CORPORATION (THE“COMPANY”)
The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions setforthin the attached Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (the“Warrant”) hereby irrevocably elects and agrees to:
o | Purchase ____________ shares (the “Exercised Shares”) of the Company’s common stock(“CommonStock”) covered by theWarrantand makes payment herewith in full therefore at the price per share provided by the Warrant in cash or by certified or official bank check in the amount of$________________; or |
o | Purchase ____________ shares (the “Exercised Shares”) of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) covered by the Warrant and make payment of the exercise price through the surrender of the right to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock covered by the Warrant, as permitted under Section 2.1.2(b) of the Warrant. |
If said number of shares of Common Stock, whether purchased or surrendered, shall not be all the shares available under the Warrant, a new warrant is to be issued in the name of said undersigned covering the balance of the shares available thereunder less any fraction of a share paid in cash. Please issue a certificate or certificates for the Exercised Shares in the name of and pay any cash for any fractional share to:
NAME: | ||
SIGNATURE: | ||
DATED: | ||
ADDRESS: | ||
NOTE: | The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the face of the Warrant. |