VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY
TIME ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2002
(UNLESS EXTENDED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 HEREOF)
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.
Date: September 29, 1997 Right to Purchase 3,555,555
Shares of Common Stock
SMARTSERV ONLINE, INC.
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, Bruno Guazzoni or his
registered assigns, is entitled to purchase from SmartServ Online, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), at any time or from time to time during
the period specified in Section 2 hereof, Three Million Five Hundred Fifty-Five
Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Five (3,555,555) fully paid and nonassessable shares
of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share ("COMMON STOCK"), at an
exercise price per share equal to $1.125 (the "EXERCISE PRICE"). 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.
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 part, 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 holder is effectuating
a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 11(c) below) pursuant to Section
11(c) hereof, delivery to the Company of a written notice of an election to
effect a Cashless Exercise 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 two (2) business days, after this
Warrant shall have been so exercised (the "DELIVERY PERIOD"). 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 (including pursuant to a
Cashless Exercise), and the Company fails for any reason to deliver, on or prior
to the fourth business day following the expiration of the Delivery Period for
such exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder is
entitled upon such exercise (an "EXERCISE DEFAULT"), then 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(l)(ii) hereof) on the date the Exercise Agreement
giving rise to the Exercise Default is transmitted in accordance with Section 1
(the "EXERCISE DEFAULT DATE") less the Exercise Price, multiplied by (c) the
number of shares of Common Stock the Company failed to so deliver in such
Exercise Default, multiplied by (d) .24, where N = the number of days from the
Exercise Default Date to the date that the Company effects the full exercise of
this Warrant which gave rise to the Exercise Default. 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.
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 3(b) hereof,
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
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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 hereof and before 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof (the "EXERCISE
PERIOD"). The Exercise Period shall automatically be extended by one (1) day for
each day on which the Company does not have a number of shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance upon exercise hereof at least equal to the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise hereof.
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 suf ficient 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. Without limiting the generality 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.
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(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.
(f) BLUE SKY LAWS. The Company shall, on or before the date
of issuance of any Warrant Shares, take such actions as the Company shall
reasonably determine are necessary to qualify the Warrant Shares for, or obtain
exemption for the Warrant Shares for, sale to the holder of this Warrant upon
the exercise hereof under applicable securities or "blue sky" laws of the states
of the United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to
the holder of this Warrant prior to such date; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or file a
general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
4. ANTIDILUTION PROVISIONS. During the Exercise Period, the
Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be subject to adjustment
from time to time as provided in this Section 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 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(l)(ii));
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)(i))
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:
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(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 the date of issuance ("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
(in each such case, 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 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
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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
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 issuance of such stock or
options is approved 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; or (iii) upon the issuance
of any securities in connection with that certain offering of Prepaid Common
Stock Purchase Warrants in the aggregate amount of up to $4,000,000.
(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 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
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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 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.
(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.
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(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 seventy-five
(75) days prior to the record date or the date on which the Company's books are
closed in respect thereto. 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.
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(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 SmallCap Market by Bloomberg Financial Markets
("BLOOMBERG") for the five (5) consecutive trading days immediately preceding
such date, or (ii) if the Nasdaq SmallCap Market is not the principal trading
market for the shares of Common Stock, the average of the last bid prices
reported by Bloomberg 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
sales price reported by Bloomberg for such period, or (iii) if the foregoing do
not apply, the last closing bid price of such security in the over-the-counter
market on the pink sheets or bulletin board for such security as reported by
Bloomberg, or if no closing bid price is so reported for such security, the last
closing trade price of such security as reported by Bloomberg, or (iv) 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 Company 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 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.
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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 Sections 7(f) and (g) hereof. 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.
(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 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. The Company
shall indemnify and reimburse the holder of this Warrant for all costs and
expenses (including legal fees) incurred by such holder in connection with the
enforcement of its rights hereunder.
(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
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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 (the cost of which shall be borne by the Company if
the Company's counsel renders such opinion and up to $250 of such cost shall be
borne by the Company if the holder's counsel renders such opinion), (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. With respect to any opinion to be provided pursuant to clause
(i) above, the holder shall be entitled to request that the Company's counsel
render such opinion and the Company shall cause its counsel to render such
opinion if requested by the holder.
(g) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON EXERCISE OR TRANSFER.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, unless the holder
hereof delivers a waiver in accordance with the last sentence of this Section
7(g), this Warrant shall not be exercisable by a holder hereof to the extent
(but only to the extent) that, if exercisable by such holder, such holder would
beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether and to
what extent this Warrant shall be exercisable vis-a-vis other securities owned
by such holder shall be in the sole discretion of the holder and submission of
this Warrant for full or partial exercise shall be deemed to be the holder's
determination of whether and the extent to which this Warrant is exercisable, in
each case subject to such aggregate percentage limitation. No prior inability to
exercise the Warrant pursuant to this Section shall have any effect on the
applicability of the provisions of this Section with respect to any subsequent
determination of exerciseability. 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 provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, the
restrictions contained in this Section 7(g) may not be amended without the
consent of the holder of this Warrant and the holders of a majority of the
Company's then outstanding Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
holder hereof may waive the restrictions set forth in this Section 7(g) by
written notice to the Company upon not less than sixty-one (61) days prior
notice (with such waiver taking effect only upon the expiration of such
sixty-one (61) day notice period).
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, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the
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Company, the initial holder hereof and the other signatories thereto, including
the right to assign such rights to certain assignees, as set forth therein.
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:
SMARTSERV ONLINE, INC.
One Station Place
Stamford, CT 06902
Telecopy: (203) 353-5962
Attention: Chairman of the Board
With a copy to:
Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Telecopy: (212) 704-6288
Attention: Michael J. Shef, 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 Delaware applicable to
contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware. The Company
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the United States federal courts and
the state courts located in the City of New York in the State of 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.
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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 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 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by
its duly authorized officer.
SMARTSERV ONLINE, INC.
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 SmartServ Online, Inc., a
Delaware 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 is
unavailable for the immediate resale of such shares:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
UNLESS OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNDER AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS.
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, with
respect to the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby set forth
hereinbelow, to:
Name of Assignee Address No of Shares
- ---------------- ------- ------------
, 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.