EXHIBIT 10.10
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS
SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION
Warrant Shares: _______ Initial Exercise Date: January 18, 2007
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the "Warrant") certifies that, for
value received, _____________ (the "Holder"), is entitled, upon the terms and
subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth,
at any time on or after the date hereof (the "Initial Exercise Date") and on or
prior to the close of business on the five year anniversary of the Initial
Exercise Date (the "Termination Date") but not thereafter, to subscribe for and
purchase from Towerstream Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
up to ______ shares (the "Warrant Shares") of common stock, par value $.001 per
share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"). The purchase price of one share of
Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined
in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated January __, 2007, among the Company
and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by
this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or
after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by
delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of
Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such other office or agency of the Company
as it may designate by notice in writing to the
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registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of
the Company) ; and, within 3 Trading Days of the date said Notice of
Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by
wire transfer or cashier's check drawn on a United States bank of
immediately available funds. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this
Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of 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 within 3 Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise
is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in
purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available
hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of
Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable
number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall
maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the
date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any
Notice of Exercise Form within 2 Business Days of receipt of such notice.
The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and
agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the
purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of
Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be
less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock
under this Warrant shall be $_____[50% AT $4.00 AND 50% AT $6.00], subject
to adjustment hereunder (the "Exercise Price").
c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after one year from the date of
issuance of this Warrant there is no effective Registration Statement
registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the
Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised at
such time by means of a "cashless exercise" in which the Holder shall be
entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to
the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
such election;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of
a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination
Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise
pursuant to this Section 2(c).
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d) Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of
this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion
of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2(c) or otherwise, to the extent that
after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the
applicable Notice of Exercise, such Holder (together with such Holder's
Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group together with
such Holder or any of such Holder's Affiliates), as set forth on the
applicable Notice of Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of the
Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the
foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which
such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of
Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining,
nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Holder or
any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or
nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including,
without limitation, any other Debentures or Warrants) subject to a
limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its affiliates. Except
as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d),
beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d)
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
it being acknowledged by a Holder that the Company is not representing to
such Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act and such Holder is solely responsible for any schedules
required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the
limitation contained in this Section 2(d) applies, the determination of
whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned
by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which a portion of this
Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of a Holder, and the
submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be each Holder's
determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other
securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which
portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to such
aggregate percentage limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation
to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a
determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section
2(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a
Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as
reflected in (x) the Company's most recent Form 10-QSB or Form 10-KSB, as
the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or
(z) any other notice by the Company or the Company's Transfer Agent setting
forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or
oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm
orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock
then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise
of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by such Holder or its
Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock was reported. The "Beneficial Ownership Limitation" shall be
4.99% of the number of shares of the
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Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The
Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(d) may be
waived by such Holder, at the election of such Holder, upon not less than
61 days' prior notice to the Company to change the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation to 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding
immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of this Warrant, and the provisions of this Section 2(d)
shall continue to apply. Upon such a change by a Holder of the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation from such 4.99% limitation to such 9.99% limitation,
the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further waived by such
Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented
in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this
Section 2(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be
defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation
herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable
to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in
this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
e) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Authorization of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants
that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of
the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon
exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in
respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any
transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
ii. Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for
shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer
agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of
the Holder's prime broker with the Depository Trust Company
through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission ("DWAC") system
if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by
physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the
Notice of Exercise within 3 Trading Days from the delivery to the
Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant
(if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set
forth above ("Warrant Share Delivery Date"). This Warrant shall
be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price
is received by the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to
have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to
be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of
record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the
Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the
Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all
taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to
Section 2(e)(vii) prior to the issuance of such shares, have been
paid. If the Company fails for any reason to take all actions
within the Company's
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control required to cause there to be delivered to the Holder
certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of
Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall
pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a
penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such
exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of
the applicable Notice of Exercise), $5 per Trading Day for each
Trading Day after the fourth Trading Day following such Warrant
Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered.
iii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant
shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the
request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant
certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or
certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new
Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the
unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new
Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this
Warrant.
iv. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause its
transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or
certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this
Section 2(e)(iv) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the
Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
v. [RESERVED].
vi. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or
scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the
exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which
Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such
exercise, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash
adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal
to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to
the next whole share.
vii. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates
for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for
any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect
of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and
expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates
shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or
names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that
in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in
a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when
surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment
Form attached hereto 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.
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viii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its
stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the
timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while
this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise
makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or
any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of
Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any
shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this
Warrant), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
larger number of shares, (C) combines (including by way of reverse
stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number
of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common
Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case
the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the
numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and
of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the number of shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately
adjusted. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall
become effective immediately after the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or
distribution and shall become effective immediately after the
effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or
re-classification.
b) Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary
thereof, as applicable, at any time while the Debentures are
outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or
grant any right to reprice its securities, or otherwise dispose of or
issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or
other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an
effective price per share less than $2.75 (subject to adjustment for
forward and reverse stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations
and the like) (such lower price, the "Base Share Price" and such
issuances collectively, a "Dilutive Issuance") (if the holder of the
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time,
whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions,
floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due
to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in
connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common
Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise
Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than
the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the
Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal
[__________(1). For clarity, the Exercise Price can only be adjusted
downward pursuant to this Section 3(b) (if ___(2) of such Base Share
Price is not less than the then Exercise Price immediately prior to
such Dilutive Issuance, no
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(1) 145% of such Base Share Price as to the $4.00 warrants and 218% of such
Base Share Price as to the $6.00 warrants.
(2) 145% as to $4 warrants and 218% as to $6 warrants
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adjustment to the Exercise Price shall be made). By way of an example,
if the Base Share Price in connection with a Dilutive Issuance is
$2.00, the Exercise Price of this Warrant would be reduced to
_____.(3) Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 3(b) in
respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall notify the Holder in
writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3(b),
indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset
price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such
notice the "Dilutive Issuance Notice"). For purposes of clarification,
whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice
pursuant to this Section 3(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive
Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is
entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base
Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the
Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. If the Company, at any time while
the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to
all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to
subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share
less than the VWAP at the record date mentioned below, then the
Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus
the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for
subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the
number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of
issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of shares which
the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered
(assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable
upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at
such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or
warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the
record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such rights, options or warrants.
d) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time prior to
the Termination Date, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock
(and not to Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its indebtedness or
assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock
(which shall be subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the
Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of
which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record
date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on
such record date less the then per share fair market value at such
record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness
so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock
as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case
the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the
Holder of the portion of
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(3) $2.90 as to the $4.00 warrants and $4.36 as to the $6.00 warrants.
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assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and
shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned
above.
e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of
the Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company effects any
sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of
related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether
by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which
holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their
shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company
effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory
share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively
converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property
(each "Fundamental Transaction"), then, upon any subsequent exercise
of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each
Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise
immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction,
the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring
corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and
any additional consideration (the "Alternate Consideration")
receivable as a result of such merger, consolidation or disposition of
assets by a Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which
this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event. For
purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price
shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate
Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable
in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental
Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among
the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the
relative value of any different components of the Alternate
Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to
the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental
Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the
Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant
following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to
effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or
surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the
Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and
evidencing the Holder's right to exercise such warrant into Alternate
Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a
Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any
such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of
this Section 3(e) and insuring that this Warrant (or any such
replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent
transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction
that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a "Rule 13e-3 transaction" as
defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity
not traded on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select
Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the
Company or any successor entity shall pay at the Holder's option,
exercisable at any time concurrently with or within 30 days after the
consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, an amount of cash equal
to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the
Black-
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Scholes option pricing formula using an expected volatility equal to
the 100 day historical price volatility obtained from the HVT function
on Bloomberg L.P. as of the trading day immediately prior to the
public announcement of the Fundamental Transaction.
f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be
made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the
case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of
Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date
shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
g) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. The Company may at any time
during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price
to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the
Board of Directors of the Company.
h) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise
Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section
3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice
setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and
setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such
adjustment. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate
Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) despite
the prohibition thereon in the Purchase Agreement, the
Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion
or exercise price at which such securities may be converted
or exercised.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the
Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution
in whatever form) on the Common Stock; (B) the Company shall
declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a
redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall
authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock
rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares
of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the
approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be
required in connection with any reclassification of the
Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the
Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any
compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is
converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the
Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the
Company; then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be
mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear
upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20
calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective
date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on
which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or
if a record is not
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to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common
Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend,
distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be
determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is
expected to become effective or close, and the date as of
which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of
record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the
Common Stock for securities, cash or other property
deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the
failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the
mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the
corporate action required to be specified in such notice.
The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the
20-day period commencing on the date of such notice to the
effective date of the event triggering such notice.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable
securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to
the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration
rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this
Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent,
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. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the
Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of
the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations
specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor
a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and
this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned,
may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without
having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other
Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company,
together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in
which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or
attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which
may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute
and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or
Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon
records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the "Warrant
Register"), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The
Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the
absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any
distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual
notice to the contrary.
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d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this
Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of
this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or
blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such
transfer, that (i) the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case
may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel (which opinion
shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in
comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be made
without registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state
securities or blue sky laws, and (ii) the Holder or transferee execute and
deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance
acceptable to the Company, and (iii) the transferee be an "accredited
investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or (a)(8)
promulgated under the Securities Act or a "qualified institutional buyer"
as defined in Rule 144A(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not
entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of
the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(e)(ii).
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company
covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in
case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include
the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such
Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and
deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of
such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for
the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such
right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is
outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common
Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this
Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this
Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are
charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and
issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the
exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will
take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that
such Warrant Shares may be
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issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or
regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which
the Common Stock may be listed.
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder,
the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation,
amending its certificate of incorporation or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
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, but will at all times in good faith assist
in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of
Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not
increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable
therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par
value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in
order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and
(c) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such
authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body
having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company
to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in
the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or
in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such
authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be
necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares
acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have
restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or
failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate
as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's rights, powers or
remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on
the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to
comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material
damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as
shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, including those of appellate
proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant
hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies
hereunder.
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h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or
permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be
delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase
Agreement.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant
Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder,
shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any
Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is
asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees
that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and
hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for
specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this
Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the
successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant
are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this
Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or holder of Warrant
Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the
provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the
Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by
or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience
of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this
Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed
by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: [_______________________
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares
of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised
in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together
with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[_] in lawful money of the United States; or
[_] [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant
Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth
in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the
maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the
cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said
Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is
specified below:
_______________________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an "accredited investor"
as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ______________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________________________________________________
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 or [_______] shares of the foregoing
Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
_________________________________________________________________.
__________________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature:
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Holder's Address:
______________________________
______________________________
Signature Guaranteed:
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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 enlargement or any
change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers
of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
