VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY
TIME ON [INSERT DATE] EXHIBIT B
to Securities
Purchase
Agreement
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS
WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY STATE. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE SECURITIES ARE
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER IS MADE
PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS.
Right to Purchase _______Shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Date: _________ ___, _____
FASTCOMM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, _____________________________ or
its registered assigns, is entitled to purchase from FASTCOMM COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), at any time or from time to
time during the period specified in Section 2 hereof, ___________ (_______)
fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company's common stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), at an exercise price per share (the
"Exercise Price") equal to one hundred and twenty five percent (125%) of the
Market Price (as defined in Section 4(1)(ii) hereof) of the Common Stock on the
date of issuance hereof. The number of shares of Common Stock purchasable
hereunder (the "Warrant Shares") and the Exercise Price are subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 4 hereof. The term "Warrants" means this
Warrant and the other warrants of the Company issued upon conversion of (i) the
Company's convertible debentures due April 9, 2001 (the "Debentures") and (ii)
shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company.
This Warrant is subject to the following terms, provisions, and conditions:
1. Manner of Exercise; Issuance of Certificates; Payment for Shares.
Subject to the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the limitations
contained in Section 7 hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder
hereof, in whole or in any part consisting of not less than ten percent (10%) of
the then issuable Warrant Shares, by the surrender of this Warrant, together
with a completed exercise agreement in the form attached hereto (the "Exercise
Agreement"), to the Company during normal business hours on any business day at
the Company's principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the
Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), and upon (i)
payment to the Company in cash, by certified or official bank check or by wire
transfer for the account of the Company, of the Exercise Price for the Warrant
Shares specified in the Exercise Agreement or (ii) if the resale of the Warrant
Shares by the holder is not then registered pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), delivery to the Company of a written notice of an election to
effect a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 11(c) below) for the Warrant
Shares specified in the Exercise Agreement. The Warrant Shares so purchased
shall be deemed to be issued to the holder hereof or such holder's designee, as
the record owner of such 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 shares as
set forth above. Certifi cates for the Warrant Shares so purchased, representing
the aggregate number of shares specified in the Exercise Agreement, shall be
delivered to the holder hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding three (3)
business days, after this Warrant shall have been so exercised. 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. If this Warrant shall have been exercised
only in part, then, unless this Warrant has expired, the Company shall, at its
expense, at the time of delivery of such certificates, deliver to the holder a
new Warrant representing the number of shares with respect to which this Warrant
shall not then have been exercised.
If, at any time, a holder of this Warrant submits this Warrant, an Exercise
Agreement and payment to the Company of the Exercise Price for each of the
Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise Agreement, and the Company does not
have sufficient authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock available to
effect such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1 (an
"Exercise Default"), the Company shall issue to the holder all of the shares of
Common Stock which are available to effect such exercise and, within five (5)
business days of the attempted exercise of this Warrant, refund to the holder
that portion of the holder's payment of the Exercise Price allocable to the
number of shares of Common Stock included in the Exercise Agreement which
exceeds the amount which is then issuable by the Company (the "Excess Amount").
The Excess Amount shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, not be exercisable for Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof
until (and at the holder's option on or at any
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time after) the date additional shares of Common Stock are authorized by the
Company to permit such exercise. The Company shall pay to the holder payments
("Exercise Default Payments") for an Exercise Default in the amount of (a)
(N/365), multiplied by (b) the difference between the Market Price (as defined
in Section 4(1) below) on the Exercise Default Date (as defined below) less the
Exercise Price, multiplied by (c) the Excess Amount on the date the Exercise
Agreement giving rise to the Exercise Default is transmitted in accordance with
this Section 1 (the "Exercise Default Date"), multiplied by (d) .24, where N =
the number of days from the Exercise Default Date to the date (the
"Authorization Date") that the Company authorizes a sufficient number of shares
of Common Stock to effect exercise of this Warrant in full. The Company shall
send notice to the holder of the authorization of additional shares of Common
Stock, the Authorization Date and the amount of holder's accrued Exercise
Default Payments. The accrued Exercise Default Payment for each calendar month
shall be paid in cash or shall be convertible into Common Stock at the Exercise
Price, at the holder's option, as follows:
(a) In the event holder elects to take such payment in cash, cash
payment shall be made to holder by the fifth (5th) day of the month following
the month in which it has accrued; and
(b) In the event holder elects to take such payment in Common Stock,
the holder may convert such payment amount into Common Stock at the Exercise
Price (as in effect at the time of conversion) at any time after the fifth (5th)
day of the month following the month in which it has accrued as computed in
accordance with the terms contained in Article VI of the Debentures.
Nothing herein shall limit the holder's right to pursue actual damages
for the Company's failure to maintain a sufficient number of authorized shares
of Common Stock as required pursuant to the terms of Section 4(f) of that
certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 9, 1997, by and between
the Company and the purchaser listed on the execution page thereof (the
"Securities Purchase Agreement"), or to otherwise issue shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof, and each
holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available at law or in equity
(including a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief).
2. Period of Exercise. This Warrant is exercisable at any time or from time
to time on or after the date on which this Warrant is issued and before 5:00
p.m. New York City time on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of issuance
(the "Exercise Period").
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3. Certain Agreements of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and
agrees as follows:
(a) Shares to be Fully Paid. All Warrant Shares will, upon issuance in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be validly issued, fully paid, and
nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances.
(b) Reservation of Shares. During the Exercise Period, 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 exercise of this Warrant.
(c) Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant upon each national
securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of
Common Stock are then listed or become listed (subject to official notice of
issuance upon exercise of this Warrant) and shall maintain, so long as any other
shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all shares of Common
Stock from time to time issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant; and the
Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or automated
quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any
other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this
Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such
national securities exchange or automated quotation system.
(d) Certain Actions Prohibited. The Company will not, by amendment of
its charter 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 to be
observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith
assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the
taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this
Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant
against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of
this Warrant as specified in Section 4 below. Without limiting the general ity
of the foregoing, the Company (i) will not increase the par value of any shares
of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise
Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid
and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
(e) Successors and Assigns. This Warrant will be binding upon any
entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of all
or substantially all of the Company's assets.
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4. Antidilution Provisions. After the initial issuance of this Warrant, the
Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be subject to adjustment
from time to time as provided in this Section 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 or down
to the nearest cent.
(a) Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares upon Issuance of
Common Stock. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 4(c) and 4(e) hereof, if
and whenever after the initial issuance of this Warrant, the Company issues or
sells, or in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof is deemed to have issued or
sold, any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a consideration per
share less than the Market Price (as hereinafter defined) on the date of
issuance (a "Dilutive Issuance"), then effective immediately upon the Dilutive
Issuance, the Exercise Price will be adjusted in accordance with the following
formula:
E' = E x O + P/M
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CSDO
where:
E' = the adjusted Exercise Price;
E = the then current Exercise Price;
M = the then current Market Price (as defined in Section 4(1));
O = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Dilutive Issuance;
P = the aggregate consideration, calculated as set forth in Section 4(b)
hereof, received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance; and
CSDO = the total number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding (as
defined in Section 4(l)) immediately after the Dilutive Issuance.
(b) Effect on Exercise Price of Certain Events. For purposes of
determining the adjusted Exercise Price under Section 4(a) hereof, the following
will be applicable:
(i) Issuance of Rights or Options. If the Company in any manner
issues or grants any warrants, rights or options, whether or not immediately
exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities
exercisable, convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock ("Convertible
Securities") (such warrants, rights and options to purchase Common Stock or
Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as "Options") and the price
per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options
is less than the Market Price on
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the date of issuance of such Options ("Below Market Options"), then the maximum
total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such
Below Market Options (assuming full exercise, conversion or exchange of
Convertible Securities, if applicable) will, as of the date of the issuance or
grant of such Below Market Options, be deemed to be outstanding and to have been
issued and sold by the Company for such price per share. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the "price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon
the exercise of such Below Market Options" is determined by dividing (i) the
total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for
the issuance or granting of all such Below Market Options, plus the minimum
aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company
upon the exercise of all such Below Market Options, plus, in the case of
Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Below Market Options,
the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the
exercise, conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities
first become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Below
Market Options (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if
applicable). No further adjustment to the Exercise Price will be made upon the
actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Below Market
Options or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities
issuable upon exercise of such Below Market Options.
(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities.
(A) If the Company in any manner issues or sells any
Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than where
the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options) and the price per share for
which Common Stock is issuable upon such exercise, conversion or exchange (as
determined pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii)(B) if applicable) is less than the
Market Price on the date of issuance, then the maximum total number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of all such
Convertible Securities will, as of the date of the issuance of such Convertible
Securities, be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the
Company for such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding sentence,
the "price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such exercise,
conversion or exchange" is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any,
received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance or sale
of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of
additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first
become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange of all such Convertible Securities. No further adjustment to the
Exercise Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon
exercise, conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
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(B) If the Company in any manner issues or sells any
Convertible Securities with a fluctuating conversion or exercise price or
exchange ratio (a "Variable Rate Convertible Security"), then the price per
share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such exercise, conversion or
exchange for purposes of the calculation contemplated by Section 4(b)(ii)(A)
shall be deemed to be the lowest price per share which would be applicable
(assuming all holding period and other conditions to any discounts contained in
such Convertible Security have been satisfied) if the Market Price on the date
of issuance of such Convertible Security was 75% of the Market Price on such
date (the "Assumed Variable Market Price"). Further, if the Market Price at any
time or times thereafter is less than or equal to the Assumed Variable Market
Price last used for making any adjustment under this Section 4 with respect to
any Variable Rate Convertible Security, the Exercise Price in effect at such
time shall be readjusted to equal the Exercise Price which would have resulted
if the Assumed Variable Market Price at the time of issuance of the Variable
Rate Convertible Security had been 75% of the Market Price existing at the time
of the adjustment required by this sentence.
(iii) Change in Option Price or Conversion Rate. If there is a
change at any time in (i) the amount of additional consideration payable to the
Company upon the exercise of any Options; (ii) the amount of additional
consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange of any Convertible Securities; or (iii) the rate at which any
Convertible Securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock
(other than under or by reason of provisions designed to protect against
dilution), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change will be
readjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time
had such Options or Convertible Securities still outstanding provided for such
changed additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be,
at the time initially granted, issued or sold.
(iv) Treatment of Expired Options and Unexercised Convertible
Securities. If, in any case, the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of any Option or upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any
Convertible Securities is not, in fact, issued and the rights to exercise such
Option or to exercise, convert or exchange such Convertible Securities shall
have expired or terminated, the Exercise Price then in effect will be readjusted
to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at the time of such
expiration or termination had such Option or Convertible Securities, to the
extent outstanding immediately prior to such expiration or termination (other
than in respect of the actual number of shares of Common Stock issued upon
exercise or conversion thereof), never been issued.
(v) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Common Stock,
Options or Convertible Securities are issued, granted or sold for cash, the
consideration received therefor for purposes of this Warrant will be the amount
received by the Company therefor, before deduction of reasonable commissions,
underwriting discounts or allowances or other reasonable
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expenses paid or incurred by the Company in connection with such issuance, grant
or sale. In case any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued
or sold for a consideration part or all of which shall be other than cash, the
amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Company will be the
fair market value of such consideration, except where such consideration
consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by
the Company will be the Market Price thereof as of the date of receipt. In case
any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued in connection
with any merger or consolidation in which the Company is the surviving
corporation, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair
market value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving
corporation as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or Convertible
Securities, as the case may be. The fair market value of any consideration other
than cash or securities will be determined in good faith by an investment banker
or other appropriate expert of national reputation selected by the Company and
reasonably acceptable to the holder hereof, with the costs of such appraisal to
be borne by the Company.
(vi) Exceptions to Adjustment of Exercise Price. No adjustment to
the Exercise Price will be made (i) upon the exercise of any warrants, options
or convertible securities issued and outstanding on the date of issuance hereof
in accordance with the terms of such securities as of such date; (ii) upon the
grant or exercise of any stock or options which may hereafter be granted or
exercised under any employee benefit plan of the Company now existing or to be
implemented in the future, so long as the grant of such stock or options is made
by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the
Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors
established for such purpose; (iii) upon the issuance of Preferred Stock in
accordance with terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement or Warrants upon
conversion of such Preferred Stock; or (iv) upon the exercise of the Warrants or
conversion of the Preferred Stock.
(c) Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company, at any
time after the initial issuance of this Warrant, subdivides (by any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise)
its shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, then, after the date
of record for effecting such subdivision, the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. If the
Company, at any time after the initial issuance of this Warrant, combines (by
reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or
otherwise) its shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then,
after the date of record for effecting such combination, the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased.
(d) Adjustment in Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment of the
Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4, the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted
by multiplying a number equal to the Exercise Price
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in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such
adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted Exercise Price.
(e) Consolidation, Merger or Sale. In case of any consolidation of the
Company with, or merger of the Company into any other corporation, or in case of
any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Company at
any time after the initial issuance of this Warrant, then as a condition of such
consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance, adequate provision will be made
whereby the holder of this Warrant will have the right to acquire and receive
upon exercise of this Warrant in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately
theretofore acquirable upon the exercise of this Warrant, such shares of stock,
securities or assets as may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange
for the number of shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and
receivable upon exercise of this Warrant had such consolidation, merger or sale
or conveyance not taken place. In any such case, the Company will make
appropriate provision to insure that the provisions of this Section 4 hereof
will thereafter be applicable as nearly as may be in relation to any shares of
stock or securities thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.
The Company will not effect any consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance
unless prior to the consummation thereof, the successor corporation (if other
than the Company) assumes by written instrument the obligations under this
Section 4 and the obligations to deliver to the holder of this Warrant such
shares of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing
provisions, the holder may be entitled to acquire.
(f) Distribution of Assets. In case the Company shall declare or make
any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of
Common Stock as a partial liquidating dividend, by way of return of capital or
otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Company's shareholders
of cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a
subsidiary) (a "Distribution"), at any time after the initial issuance of this
Warrant, then the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled upon exercise of this
Warrant for the purchase of any or all of the shares of Common Stock subject
hereto, to receive the amount of such assets (or rights) which would have been
payable to the holder had such holder been the holder of such shares of Common
Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such
Distribution.
(g) Notice of Adjustment. Upon the occurrence of any event which
requires any adjustment of the Exercise Price, then, and in each such case, the
Company shall give notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, which notice
shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase
or decrease in the number of Warrant Shares purchasable at such price upon
exercise, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the
facts upon which such calculation is based. Such calculation shall be certified
by the chief financial officer of the Company.
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(h) Minimum Adjustment of Exercise Price. No adjustment of the
Exercise Price shall be made in an amount of less than 1% of the Exercise Price
in effect at the time such adjustment is otherwise required to be made, but any
such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time
and together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any
adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to not less than 1% of such
Exercise Price.
(i) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to
be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but the Company shall pay a cash
adjustment in respect of any fractional share which would otherwise be issuable
in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Market Price of a share of Common
Stock on the date of such exercise.
(j) Other Notices. In case at any time:
(i) the Company shall declare any dividend upon the Common Stock
payable in shares of stock of any class or make any other distribution (other
than dividends or distributions payable in cash out of retained earnings
consistent with the Company's past practices with respect to declaring dividends
and making distributions) to the holders of the Common Stock;
(ii) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the
holders of the Common Stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other
rights;
(iii) there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company,
or reclassification of the Common Stock, or consolidation or merger of the
Company with or into, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to,
another corporation or entity; or
(iv) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding-up of the Company;
then, in each such case, the Company shall give to the holder of this Warrant
(a) notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record
shall be taken for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive
any such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or for determining the
holders of Common Stock entitled to vote in respect of any such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up and (b) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, notice of
the date (or, if not then known, a reasonable approximation thereof by the
Company) when the same shall take place. Such notice shall also specify the date
on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividend,
distribution, or subscription rights or to exchange their Common Stock for stock
or other securities or property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation, or
winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be given at least 30 days
prior to the record date
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or the date on which the Company's books are closed in respect thereto;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to disclose any
material information to the holder hereof prior to the public disclosure
thereof. Failure to give any such notice or any defect therein shall not affect
the validity of the proceedings referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
above.
(k) Certain Events. If, at any time after the initial issuance of this
Warrant, any event occurs of the type contemplated by the adjustment provisions
of this Section 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions, the Company
will give notice of such event as provided in Section 4(g) hereof, and the
Company's Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise
Price and the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this
Warrant so that the rights of the holder shall be neither enhanced nor
diminished by such event.
(l) Certain Definitions.
(i) "Common Stock Deemed Outstanding" shall mean the number of
shares of Common Stock actually outstanding (not including shares of Common
Stock held in the treasury of the Company), plus (x) in the case of any
adjustment required by Section 4(a) resulting from the issuance of any Options,
the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
the Options for which the adjustment is required (including any Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of Convertible Securities issuable upon the
exercise of such Options), and (y) in the case of any adjustment required by
Section 4(a) resulting from the issuance of any Convertible Securities, the
maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange of the Convertible Securities for which the adjustment is
required, as of the date of issuance of such Convertible Securities, if any.
(ii) "Market Price," as of any date, (i) means the average of the
closing bid prices for the shares of Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market for the ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding
such date, or (ii) if the Nasdaq National Market is not the principal trading
market for the shares of Common Stock, the average of the last reported bid
prices on the principal trading market for the Common Stock during the same
period, or, if there is no bid price for such period, the last reported sales
price for such period, or (iii) if market value cannot be calculated as of such
date on any of the foregoing bases, the Market Price shall be the average fair
market value as reasonably determined by an investment banking firm selected by
the Corporation and reasonably acceptable to the holder, with the costs of the
appraisal to be borne by the Company. The manner of determining the Market Price
of the Common Stock set forth in the foregoing definition shall apply with
respect to any other security in respect of which a determination as to market
value must be made hereunder.
(iii) "Common Stock," for purposes of this Section 4, includes
the Common Stock and any additional class of stock of the Company having no
preference as to
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dividends or distributions on liquidation, provided that the shares purchasable
pursuant to this Warrant shall include only Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share, in respect of which this Warrant is exercisable, or shares resulting from
any subdivision or combination of such Common Stock, or in the case of any
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, or sale of the
character referred to in Section 4(e) hereof, the stock or other securities or
property provided for in such Section.
5. Issue Tax. The issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares upon the
exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the holder of this
Warrant or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof,
provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any
certificate in a name other than the holder of this Warrant.
6. No Rights or Liabilities as a Shareholder. This Warrant shall not
entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder
of the Company. No provision of this Warrant, in the absence of affirmative
action by the holder hereof to purchase Warrant Shares, and no mere enumeration
herein of the rights or privileges of the holder hereof, shall give rise to any
liability of such holder for the Exercise Price or as a shareholder of the
Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of
the Company.
7. Transfer, Exchange, Redemption and Replacement of Warrant.
(a) Restriction on Transfer. This Warrant and the rights granted to
the holder hereof are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this
Warrant, together with a properly executed assignment in the form attached
hereto, at the office or agency of the Company referred to in Section 7(e)
below, provided, however, that any transfer or assignment shall be subject to
the conditions set forth in Section 7(f) and (g) hereof and to the provisions of
Sections 2(f) and 2(g) of the Securities Purchase Agreement; provided, further,
however, that the Warrants may not be transferred to more than twenty five
transferees in the aggregate. Until due presentment for registration of transfer
on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof
as the owner and holder hereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be
affected by any notice to the contrary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the registration rights described in Section 8 hereof are
assignable only in accordance with the provisions of that certain Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of April 9, 1997, by and among the Company and the
other signatory thereto (the "Registration Rights Agreement").
(b) Warrant Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Warrant is
exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the holder hereof at the office or
agency of the Company referred to in Section 7(e) below, for new Warrants of
like tenor of different denominations representing in the aggregate the right to
purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which
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may be purchased hereunder, each of such new Warrants to represent the right to
purchase such number of shares as shall be designated by the holder hereof at
the time of such surrender.
(c) Replacement of Warrant. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of
this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft, or destruction, upon
delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to
the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and
cancellation of this Warrant, the Company, at its expense, will execute and
deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
(d) Cancellation; Payment of Expenses. Upon the surrender of this Warrant
in connection with any transfer, exchange, or replacement as provided in this
Section 7, this Warrant shall be promptly canceled by the Company. The Company
shall pay all taxes (other than securities transfer taxes) and all other
expenses (other than legal expenses, if any, incurred by the Holder or
transferees) and charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution,
and delivery of Warrants pursuant to this Section 7.
(e) Warrant Register. The Company shall maintain, at its principal
executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may
designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which
the Company shall record 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.
(f) Exercise or Transfer Without Registration. If, at the time of the
surrender of this Warrant in connection with any exercise, transfer, or exchange
of this Warrant, this Warrant (or, in the case of any exercise, the Warrant
Shares issuable hereunder), shall not be registered under the Securities Act and
under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as
a condition of allowing such exercise, transfer, or exchange, (i) that 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 exercise, transfer, or exchange may be made without
registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or
blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the
Company an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company and
(iii) that the transferee be an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)
promulgated under the Securities Act; provided that no such opinion, letter,
status as an "accredited investor" shall be required in connection with a
transfer pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
(g) Additional Restrictions on Exercise or Transfer. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall the holder hereof
exercise Warrants to the extent
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that (a) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such holder
and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed
beneficially owned through the ownership of the unexercised portion of the
Warrants or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities
(including, without limitation, the Preferred Stock) of the Company subject to a
limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein) and (b) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants (or portion thereof) with respect to which the determination
described herein is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by such
holder and its affiliates of more than 4.9% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership
shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise
provided in clause (a) hereof. The first holder of this Warrant, by taking and
holding the same, represents to the Company that such holder is acquiring this
Warrant for investment only and not with a view to the distribution thereof,
except pursuant to sales that are exempt from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act and/or sales registered under the Securities Act.
8. Registration Rights. The initial holder of this Warrant (and certain
assignees thereof) is entitled to the benefit of such registration rights in
respect of the Warrant Shares as are set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
9. Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the terms
of this Warrant shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt
requested) or delivered personally or by courier or by confirmed telecopy, and
shall be effective five days after being placed in the mail, if mailed, or upon
receipt or refusal of receipt, if delivered personally or by courier or
confirmed telecopy, in each case addressed to a party. The addresses for such
communications shall be:
If to the Company:
FastComm Communications Corporation
45472 Holiday Drive
Sterling, VA 20166
Telecopy: (703) 318-4315
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
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with copy to:
Amon & Sabatini, L.L.P.
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Telecopy: (212) 980-3075
Attn: Thomas Amon, Esquire
and if to the holder, at such address as such holder shall have provided in
writing to the Company, or at such other address as each such party furnishes by
notice given in accordance with this Section 9.
10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Warrant shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed in the State of New York. The Company
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the United States federal courts
located in New York, New York in any suit or proceeding based on or arising
under this Warrant and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such
suit or proceeding may be determined in such courts. The Company irrevocably
waives the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit or
proceeding. The Company agrees that service of process upon the Company mailed
by first class mail shall be deemed in every respect effective service of
process upon the Company in any such suit or proceeding. Nothing herein shall
affect the holder's right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
The Company agrees that a final non-appealable judgment in any such suit or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on such judgment or in any other lawful manner.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments. This Warrant and any provision hereof may only be
amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holder hereof.
(b) Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of the several
Sections of this Warrant are inserted for purposes of reference only, and shall
not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
(c) Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Warrant, if the resale of the Warrant Shares by the holder is
not then registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, this Warrant may be exercised at any time after the first (1st)
anniversary of the date hereof until the end of the Exercise Period, by
presentation and surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its principal
executive offices with a written notice of the holder's intention to effect a
cashless exercise, including a calculation of the number of shares
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of Common Stock to be issued upon such exercise in accordance with the terms
hereof (a "Cashless Exercise"). In the event of a Cashless Exercise, in lieu of
paying the Exercise Price in cash, the holder shall surrender this Warrant for
that number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the number of
Warrant Shares to which it would otherwise be entitled by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the difference between the then current Market Price
per share of the Common Stock and the Exercise Price, and the denominator of
which shall be the then current Market Price per share of Common Stock.
(d) Force Majeure. Neither the Company nor the holder hereof shall be
responsible for any delay or failure to perform any part of this Warrant to the
extent that such delay or failure is solely caused by fire, flood, earthquake,
explosion, war, labor strike, riot, act of governmental, civil or military
authority which imposes a moratorium on the performance of the specific
obligation in question or other comparable extraordinary event beyond the
Company's or holder's control. Notice with full details of any such event shall
be given to the other party as promptly as practicable after its occurrence. The
affected party shall use its best efforts to minimize the effects of or end any
such event so as to facilitate the resumption of full performance hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its
duly authorized officer.
FASTCOMM COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION
By: ________________________
Name:___________________
Title:____________________
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FORM OF EXERCISE AGREEMENT
(To be Executed by the Holder in order to Exercise the Warrant)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the right to purchase
_____________ of the shares of common stock of FastComm Communications
Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), evidenced by the attached
Warrant, and herewith makes payment of the Exercise Price with respect to such
shares in full, all in accordance with the conditions and provisions of said
Warrant.
i. The undersigned agrees not to offer, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose
of any Common Stock obtained on exercise of the Warrant, except under
circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or any state securities laws, and agrees that the following legend
may be affixed to the stock certificate for the Common Stock hereby subscribed
for if resale of such Common Stock is not registered or if Rule 144(k) is
unavailable:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT, OR
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE
CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE
TRANSACTIONS, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID
ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144(K) UNDER SAID ACT.
ii. The undersigned requests that stock certificates for such shares be
issued, and a Warrant representing any unexercised portion hereof be issued,
pursuant to the Warrant in the name of the Holder and delivered to the
undersigned at the address set forth below:
Dated:_________________ _____________________________________
Signature of Holder
_____________________________________
Name of Holder (Print)
Address:
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers
all the rights of the undersigned under the within Warrant in accordance with
the conditions and provisions of said Warrant, with respect to the number of
shares of Common Stock covered thereby set forth hereinbelow, to:
Name of Assignee Address No of Shares
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, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ______________
________________________ as agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer said Warrant
on the books of the within-named corporation, with full power of substitution in
the premises.
Dated: _____________________, ____,
In the presence of
__________________
Name: ____________________________
Signature: _______________________
Title of Signing Officer or Agent (if any):
Address: ________________________
________________________
________________________
Note: The above signature should
correspond exactly with the name on
the face of the within Warrant.