Exhibit 10.8
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR OTHERWISE. THIS WARRANT SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THE SECURITIES ARE “RESTRICTED” AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
No. A-4
To Purchase Shares of $.001 Par Value Common Stock of
ISCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
THIS CERTIFIES that, for value received, ALEXANDER FINANCE, L.P., an Illinois limited partnership, (the “Purchaser”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on April 15, 2004 (the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from ISCO INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), 2,190,500 shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, $.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), at an exercise price equal to $.20 (the “Exercise Price”). The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. This Warrant is being issued in connection with a loan made by the Purchaser on the date hereof pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated October 23, 2002 (the “Agreement”) entered into between the Company and the Purchaser, among others. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meaning specified in the Agreement.
| 1. | Title of Warrant. Prior to the expiration hereof and subject to compliance with applicable laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in respect of the right to purchase any part of the Warrant Shares, at the office or agency of the Company by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together with (a) the Assignment Form annexed hereto properly endorsed, and (b) any other documentation reasonably necessary to satisfy the Company that such transfer is in compliance with all applicable securities laws. | |
| 2. | Authorization of Shares. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price as set forth herein be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue or otherwise specified herein). |
| 3. | Exercise of Warrant. | |
| (a) | Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made at any time or times, in whole or in part before 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Termination Date, or such earlier date on which this Warrant may terminate as provided in Section 11 below, by the surrender (which may be by fax) on any business day of this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise annexed hereto duly completed and executed, at the principal office of the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered holder hereof at the address of such holder appearing on the books of the Company), and upon payment of the full Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased; whereupon the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock so purchased. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the holder hereof within three (3) Trading Days (as defined below) after the date on which this Warrant shall have been exercised as aforesaid. The certificates so delivered shall be in such denominations as may be requested by the holder hereof and shall be registered in the name of such holder or such other name as shall be designated by such holder. Payment of the Exercise Price of the shares shall be by certified check or cashier’s check or by wire transfer (of same day funds) to an account designated by the Company in an amount equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares being purchased. | |
| (b) | Alternatively, the Warrant holder may exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part in a “cashless” or “net-issue” exercise by delivering to the offices of the Company or any transfer agent for the Common Stock this Warrant, together with a Notice of Exercise specifying the number of Warrant Shares to be delivered to such Warrant holder (“Deliverable Shares”) and the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being surrendered in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the Deliverable Shares (“Surrendered Shares”). | |
| The number of Deliverable Shares shall be calculated as follows: |
| # of Deliverable Shares = # of Surrendered Shares x | Fair Market Value of Common Stock less Exercise Price | |
| Fair Market Value of Common Stock |
| "Fair Market Value” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12(c) below. | ||
| In the event that the Warrant is not exercised in full, the number of Warrant Shares shall be reduced by the number of such Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercised and/or surrendered, and the Company, at its expense, shall within three (3) Trading Days issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Warrant holder a new Warrant of like tenor in the name of Warrant holder or as Warrant holder (upon payment by Warrant holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, reflecting such adjusted Warrant Shares. | ||
| All exercises will be deemed to occur as of the date of the Notice of Exercise (or such later date as may be specified in the Notice of Exercise), and certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the holder hereof within three (3) Trading Days after the date on which this Warrant shall have been exercised as aforesaid. The Warrant holder may withdraw its Notice of Exercise under Section 3(a) or |
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| 3(b) at any time thereafter if the Company fails to timely deliver the applicable certificates to the Warrant holder as provided in this Warrant. | ||
| The Warrant holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless this Warrant is being exercised for all of the remaining Warrant Shares for which it is exercisable. The Warrant holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant has been exercised and the dates of such exercises or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Warrant holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Warrant upon each such exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Warrant is exercised as aforesaid, the Warrant holder may not transfer this Warrant unless it first physically surrenders this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Warrant holder a new Warrant of like tenor, registered as the Warrant holder may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant may be exercised. The Warrant holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant or a new Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following any partial exercise of this Warrant, the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable may be less than the number of Warrant Shares set forth on the face hereof. | ||
| (c) | In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon exercise, provided the Company’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Warrant holder, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon exercise to the Warrant holder by crediting the account of Warrant holder’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system. The time periods for delivery described in the immediately preceding paragraph shall apply to the electronic transmittals described herein. | |
| The term “Trading Day” means (x) if the Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange, a day on which there is trading on such stock exchange, or (y) if the Common Stock is not listed on either of such stock exchanges but sale prices of the Common Stock are reported on an automated quotation system, a day on which trading is reported on the principal automated quotation system on which sales of the Common Stock are reported, or (z) if the foregoing provisions are inapplicable, a day on which quotations are reported by National Quotation Bureau Incorporated. | ||
| 4. | No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. | |
| 5. | Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the holder hereof 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; provided, however, that in the event certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a |
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| name other than the name of the holder of this Warrant, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the holder hereof; and provided further, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance of any Warrant certificates or any certificates for the Warrant Shares other than the issuance of a Warrant certificate to the Purchaser in connection with the Purchaser’s surrender of a Warrant certificate upon the exercise of less than all of the Warrants evidenced thereby, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The holder shall be responsible for income taxes due under federal or state law, if any such tax is due. | ||
| 6. | Closing of Books. The Company will at no time close its shareholder books or records in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant. | |
| 7. | No Rights as Shareholder until Exercise. Subject to Section 12 of this Warrant and the provisions of any other written agreement between the Company and the Purchaser, the Purchaser (or any subsequent holder hereof) shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of Warrant Shares or any other securities of the Company that may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof for any purpose, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon the Purchaser, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance of stock, reclassification of stock, change of par value, or change of stock to no par value, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise) or to receive notice of meetings, or to receive dividends or subscription rights or otherwise until the Warrant shall have been exercised as provided herein. However, at the time of the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Warrant Shares so purchased hereunder shall be deemed to be issued to such holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been exercised. | |
| 8. | Assignment and Transfer of Warrant. This Warrant may be assigned in whole or in part by the surrender of this Warrant and the Assignment Form annexed hereto duly executed at the office of the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered holder hereof at the address of such holder appearing on the books of the Company); provided, however, that this Warrant may not be resold or otherwise transferred except (i) in a transaction registered under the Securities Act, or (ii) in a transaction pursuant to an exemption, if available, from registration under the Securities Act and whereby, if requested by the Company, an opinion of counsel is obtained by the holder of this Warrant to the effect that the transaction is so exempt. | |
| 9. | Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. In the event that the holder hereof notifies the Company that its Warrant has been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, then a replacement Warrant identical in all respects to the original Warrant (except for any |
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| registration number and any adjustments to the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares issuable thereunder if different than that shown on the original Warrant) shall be delivered to the holder by the Company within three (3) Trading Days of such notice; provided, that in case of loss, theft or destruction, the holder has provided the Company with an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company against any loss in connection with such lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant. | ||
| 10. | 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 be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a legal holiday. | |
| 11. | [Intentionally Omitted] | |
| 12. | Adjustments of Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares. | |
| The number of and kind of securities purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows: | ||
| (a) | Subdivisions, Combinations and other Issuances. If the Company shall at any time after the date hereof but prior to the expiration of this Warrant subdivide its outstanding securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist, by split-up, spin-off or otherwise, or combine its outstanding securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist, the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is exercisable as of the date of such subdivision, split-up, spin-off or combination shall forthwith be proportionately increased in the case of a subdivision, or proportionately decreased in the case of a combination. Appropriate proportional adjustments (decrease in the case of subdivision, increase in the case of combination) shall also be made to the Exercise Price payable per share, so that the aggregate Exercise Price payable for the total number of Warrant Shares purchasable under this Warrant as of such date shall remain the same as it would have been before such subdivision or combination. | |
| (b) | Stock Dividend. If at any time after the date hereof the Company declares a dividend or other distribution on Common Stock payable in Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into Common Stock (“Common Stock Equivalents”) without payment of any consideration by holders of Common Stock for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock Equivalents (including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise or conversion thereof), then the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant may be exercised shall be increased as of the record date (or the date of such dividend distribution if no record date is set) for determining which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends, in proportion to the increase in the number of outstanding shares (and shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all such securities convertible into Common Stock) of Common Stock as a result of such dividend, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately reduced so that the aggregate Exercise Price for all the Warrant Shares issuable hereunder immediately after the record date (or on the date of such distribution, |
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| if applicable), for such dividend shall equal the aggregate Exercise Price so payable immediately before such record date (or on the date of such distribution, if applicable). | ||
| (c) | Other Distributions. If at any time after the date hereof the Company distributes to holders of its Common Stock, other than as part of its dissolution, liquidation or the winding up of its affairs, any cash, shares of its capital stock, any evidence of indebtedness or any of its assets (other than Common Stock), then the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be increased to equal: (i) the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event, (ii) multiplied by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which shall be the Fair Market Value (as defined below) per share of Common Stock on the record date for the dividend or distribution, and (B) the denominator of which shall be the Fair Market Value price per share of Common Stock on the record date for the dividend or distribution minus the amount allocable to one share of Common Stock of the value (as jointly determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company and the Warrant holder) of any and all such evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock, other securities or property, so distributed. For purposes of this Warrant, “Fair Market Value” shall equal the daily volume weighted average closing trading price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (as defined below) for the five (5) Trading Days preceding the date of determination or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any Principal Market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the over-the-counter market as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member firm reasonably selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose and reasonably acceptable to the holder hereof, or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the Principal Market or traded over-the-counter and the average price cannot be determined as contemplated above, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall be as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors with the concurrence of the Holder. The Exercise Price shall be reduced to equal: (i) the Exercise Price in effect immediately before the occurrence of any event (ii) multiplied by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately before the adjustment, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after the adjustment. | |
| For purposes of this Warrant, “Principal Market” shall mean the Approved Market or such other market or exchange on which the Common Stock is then principally traded. | ||
| (d) | Merger, etc. If at any time after the date hereof there shall be a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into, or a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to, another entity, or a transaction (by merger or otherwise) in which more than 50% of the Company’s voting power is transferred, then the Warrant holder shall be entitled to receive upon or after such transfer, merger or consolidation becoming effective, and upon payment of the Exercise Price then in effect, the number of shares or other securities or property of the Company or of the successor corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation, which would have been received by the Warrant holder for the shares of stock subject to this Warrant had this Warrant been exercised just prior to such transfer, merger or consolidation becoming effective or to the applicable |
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| record date thereof, as the case may be. The Company will not merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell or otherwise transfer its property, assets and business substantially as an entirety to another corporation or enter into a transaction transferring more than 50% of the Company’s voting powers, unless the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation (if not the Company), or such transferee corporation, as the case may be, shall expressly assume in writing the due and punctual performance and observance of each and every covenant and condition of this Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in the Agreement) to be performed and observed by the Company. | ||
| (e) | Reclassification, etc. If at any time after the date hereof there shall be a reorganization or reclassification of the securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist into the same or a different number of securities of any other class or classes, then the Warrant holder shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant, during the period specified herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price then in effect, the number of shares or other securities or property resulting from such reorganization or reclassification, which would have been received by the Warrant holder for the shares of stock subject to this Warrant had this Warrant at such time been exercised. | |
| (f) | Exercise Price Adjustment. In the event that the Company issues or sells any Common Stock or securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for its Common Stock or any convertible securities, or any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase or any options for the purchase of its Common Stock (“Convertible Securities”) or any such Convertible Securities (other than shares or options issued or which may be issued pursuant to the Company’s current or future employee or director option plans provided that the number of shares issuable thereunder does not exceed 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or shares issued upon exercise of options, warrants or rights outstanding on the date of the Loan Agreement) at an effective Exercise Price per share which is less than the Exercise Price then in effect, then the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or record date, as applicable, shall be reduced to such lower price. | |
| The number of shares which may be purchased hereunder shall be increased proportionately to any reduction in Exercise Price pursuant to this paragraph 12(f), so that after such adjustments the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the increased number of shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect just prior to such adjustments. | ||
| (g) | If: |
| (i) | the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock; or | |
| (ii) | the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of its Common Stock; or |
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| (iii) | 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; or | |
| (iv) | the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, 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, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; or | |
| (v) | the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company. |
| then the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of exercise of this Warrant, and shall cause to the Purchaser at its last address as it shall appear upon the books of the Company, at least 30 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 to be taken, the date as of which the holders of 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 Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided, however, 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. | ||
| 13. | Voluntary Adjustment by the Company. The Company may at its option, at any time during the term of this Warrant, reduce but not increase the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company. In such event, the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased proportionately such that the product of the adjusted Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall equal such product prior to the adjustment of the Exercise Price. | |
| 14. | Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares or number or kind of securities or other property purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant or the Exercise Price is adjusted, the Company shall promptly mail to the holder of this Warrant a notice setting forth the number of Warrant Shares (and other securities or property) purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. | |
| 15. | Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding and exercisable, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares |
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| 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 issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the American Stock Exchange or, if no longer listed on the American Stock Exchange, any other domestic securities exchange or trading market upon which the Common Stock is primarily traded. | ||
| 16. | Compliance with Securities Laws. | |
| (a) | The holder hereof acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered (or if no exemption from registration exists), will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws. Each certificate representing the Warrant Shares issued to the holder hereof upon exercise (if not registered or if no exemption from registration exists) will bear the following legend: | |
| THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT 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. | ||
| (b) | Without limiting the Purchaser’s right to transfer, assign or otherwise convey the Warrant or Warrant Shares in compliance with all applicable securities laws, the Purchaser, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are being acquired solely for the Purchaser’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and that the Purchaser will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of applicable federal and state securities laws. | |
| (c) | Neither this Warrant nor any Share of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this Warrant may be offered for sale or sold, or otherwise transferred or sold in any transaction which would constitute a sale thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act, unless (i) such security has been registered for sale under the Securities Act and registered or qualified under applicable state securities laws relating to the offer an sale of securities, or (ii) exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the registration or qualification requirements of all such state securities laws are available and the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel that the proposed sale or |
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| other disposition of such securities may be effected without registration under the Securities Act. | ||
| 17. | Registration Rights. The initial holder of this Warrant is entitled to the benefit of certain registration rights in respect of the Warrant Shares as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement. | |
| 18. | Replacement Warrants. The Company agrees that within ten (10) Trading Days after any request from time to time of the Warrant holder, it shall deliver to such holder a new Warrant in substitution of this Warrant which is identical in all respects except that the then Exercise Price shall be appropriately specified in the Warrant, and the Warrant shall specify the fixed number of Warrant Shares into which this Warrant is then exercisable. Such changes are intended not as amendments to the Warrant but only as clarification of the foregoing numbers for convenience purposes, and such changes shall not affect any provisions concerning adjustments to the Exercise Price or number of Warrant Shares contained herein. | |
| 19. | Absolute Obligation to Issue Warrant Shares. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the holder hereof to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the holder hereof or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the holder hereof in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. The Company will at no time close its stockholder books or records in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant. | |
| 20. | Miscellaneous. | |
| (a) | Issue Date; Choice Of Law; Venue; Jurisdiction. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS WARRANT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND SHALL BE GIVEN EFFECT IN ALL RESPECTS AS IF IT HAD BEEN ISSUED AND DELIVERED BY THE COMPANY ON THE DATE HEREOF. THIS WARRANT SHALL BE BINDING UPON ANY SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS OF THE COMPANY. THIS WARRANT WILL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT FOR MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT AND HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS, TO THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HEREBY |
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| AGREES THAT IF THE OTHER PARTY TO THIS WARRANT OBTAINS A JUDGMENT AGAINST IT IN SUCH A PROCEEDING, THE PARTY WHICH OBTAINED SUCH JUDGMENT MAY ENFORCE SAME BY SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THE COURTS OF ANY COUNTRY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PARTY AGAINST WHOM SUCH JUDGMENT WAS OBTAINED, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY DEFENSES AVAILABLE TO IT UNDER LOCAL LAW AND AGREES TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH A JUDGMENT. EACH PARTY TO THIS WARRANT IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 18(C). NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. EACH PARTY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. | ||
| (b) | Modification and Waiver. This Warrant and any provisions hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought. Any amendment effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon the Purchaser, each future holder of this Warrant and the Company. No waivers of, or exceptions to, any term, condition or provision of this Warrant, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision. | |
| (c) | Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Purchaser or future holders hereof or the Company shall be personally delivered or shall be sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid or by an internationally recognized courier service by overnight or two-day service, to the Purchaser or each such holder at its address as shown on the books of the Company or to the Company at the address set forth in the Agreement. All notices under this Warrant shall be deemed to have been given when received. | |
| A party may from time to time change the address to which notices to it are to be delivered or mailed hereunder by notice in accordance with the provisions of this Section 20(c). | ||
| (d) | Severability. Whenever 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 is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Warrant in such jurisdiction or affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision in any other jurisdiction, but this Warrant shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. | |
| (e) | No Impairment. The Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue |
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| 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 action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrant holder against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) will not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefore on such exercise, and (b) will take all such action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 15, 2002
| ISCO INTERNATIONAL, INC | |||
| By: | /s/ Amr Abdelmonem Name: Amr Abdelmonem, Ph.D. Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: ISCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects:
(A) to purchase shares of Common Stock of ISCO International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the Exercise Price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(B) in a “cashless” or “net-issue exercise” for, and to purchase thereunder, shares of Common Stock, and herewith makes payment therefore with Surrendered Shares.
(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
| (Name) |
| (Address) |
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(3) Please issue a new Warrant for the unexercised portion of the attached Warrant in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
| Other Name: | |
| (Name) | ||
| (Date) | (Signature) | |
| (Address) |
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, the foregoing Warrant of ISCO International, Inc. and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
| | whose address is |
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| Dated: | | ||||
| Holder’s Signature: | | ||||
| Holder’s Address: | | ||||
| Signature Guaranteed: | | ||||
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 an fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.