Exhibit 4.2
THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND
HAS BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT. THIS WARRANT SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO BUY THE WARRANT IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION
WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER PROVISIONS OF
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS; AND IN THE CASE OF AN EXEMPTION, ONLY IF THE
COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT
REQUIRE REGISTRATION OF THE WARRANT, WHICH OPINION AND WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION.
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WARRANT A
To Purchase ______ Shares of Common Stock of
XYBERNAUT CORPORATION
THIS CERTIFIES that, for value received, _____________________ (the
"Investor"), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after October 15, 1998 and on or prior
to October 15, 2003 (the "Termination Date") but not thereafter, to subscribe
for and purchase from XYBERNAUT CORPORATION, a corporation incorporated in the
State of Delaware (the "Company"), ____________ ____________ (______) shares
(the "Warrant Shares") of Common Stock, par value US $0.01 per share of the
Company (the "Common Stock"). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock
(the "Exercise Price") under this Warrant shall be equal to $1.76 The Exercise
Price and the number of shares for which the Warrant is exercisable shall be
subject to adjustment as provided herein. This Warrant is being issued in
connection with the Private Equity Line Of Credit Agreement dated on or about
April 13, 1998 (the "Agreement"), and is subject to its terms and conditions. In
the event of any conflict between the terms of this Warrant and the Agreement,
the Agreement shall control.
1. Title of Warrant. Prior to the expiration hereof and
subject to compliance with applicable laws, this Warrant and all rights
hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the office or agency of the
Company by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon
surrender of this Warrant together with the Assignment Form annexed hereto
properly endorsed.
2. Authorization of Shares. The Company covenants that all
shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of rights
represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the rights represented by
this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof
(other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with
such issue).
Exercise of Warrant. Except as provided in Section 4
below, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made
at any time or times, before the close of business on the Termination Date, or
such earlier date on which this Warrant may terminate as provided in this
Warrant, by the surrender of this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise Form
annexed hereto duly executed, at the office of the Company (or such other office
or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the
registered holder hereof at the address of such holder appearing on the books of
the Company) and upon payment of the Exercise Price of the shares thereby
purchased; whereupon the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive a
certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock so purchased. Certificates
for shares purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the holder hereof within
three (3) business days after the date on which this Warrant shall have been
exercised as aforesaid. Payment of the Exercise Price of the shares may be by
certified check or cashier's check or by wire transfer to an account designated
by the Company in an amount equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number
of Warrant Shares.
4. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or
scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant.
5. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for
shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without
charge to the holder hereof for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental
expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and
expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in
the name of the holder of this Warrant or in such name or names as may be
directed by the holder of this Warrant; provided, however, that in the event
certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than
the name of the holder of this Warrant, this Warrant when surrendered for
exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly
executed by the holder hereof; and provided further, that upon any transfer
involved in the issuance or delivery of any certificates for shares of Common
Stock, the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
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6. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its
shareholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of
this Warrant for a period of time in excess of five (5) trading days per year.
7. No Rights as Shareholder until Exercise. This Warrant does
not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a
shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise thereof. Upon the surrender of
this Warrant and the payment of the aggregate Exercise Price, the Warrant Shares
so purchased shall be and be deemed to be issued to such holder as the record
owner of such shares as of the close of business on the later of the date of
such surrender or payment.
8. Assignment and Transfer of Warrant. This Warrant may be
assigned by the surrender of this Warrant and the Assignment Form annexed hereto
duly executed at the office of the Company (or such other office or agency of
the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered holder
hereof at the address of such holder appearing on the books of the Company).
9. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The
Company represents and warrants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Warrant certificate or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant
Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security
reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon surrender and cancellation of such
Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a
new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such
cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
10. Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or
appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right
required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then
such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding
day not a legal holiday.
11. Effect of Certain Events.
(a) If at any time the Company proposes (i) to sell or
otherwise convey all or substantially all of its assets or (ii) to effect a
transaction (by merger or otherwise) in which more than 50% of the voting power
of the Company is disposed of (collectively, a "Sale or Merger Transaction"), in
which the consideration to be received by the Company or its shareholders
consists solely of cash, then the Warrant shall terminate if the Warrant has not
been exercised by the effective date of such transaction, the Company shall give
the holder of this Warrant thirty (30) days' notice of such termination and of
the proposed effective date of the transaction.
(b) In case the Company shall at any time effect a sale or
merger transaction in which the consideration to be received by the Company or
its shareholders consists in part of consideration other than cash, the holder
of this Warrant shall have the right thereafter to purchase, by exercise of this
Warrant and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to such action, the kind and amount of shares and other securities and property
which it would have owned or have been entitled to receive after the happening
of such transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior thereto.
The Company agrees that the Warrant Shares shall be included in the
Registration Statement to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Private Equity
Line Of Credit Agreement dated as of April 13, 1998.
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12. Adjustments of Exercise Price and Number of Warrant
Shares. The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this
Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time
upon the happening of any of the following.
In case the Company shall (i) declare or pay a dividend in shares of
Common Stock or make a distribution in shares of Common Stock to holders of its
outstanding Common Stock, (ii) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock,
(iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of
shares of Common Stock or (iv) issue any shares of its capital stock in a
reclassification of the Common Stock, then the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior thereto shall be
adjusted so that the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive the
kind and number of Warrant Shares or other securities of the Company which he
would have owned or have been entitled to receive had such Warrant been
exercised in advance thereof. Upon each such adjustment of the kind and number
of Warrant Shares or other securities of the Company which are purchasable
hereunder, the holder of this Warrant shall thereafter be entitled to purchase
the number of Warrant Shares or other securities resulting from such adjustment
at an Exercise Price per such Warrant Share or other security obtained by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by
the number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to
such adjustment and dividing by the number of Warrant Shares or other securities
of the Company resulting from such adjustment. An adjustment made pursuant to
this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of
such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.
13. Voluntary Adjustment by the Company. The Company may at
any time during the term of this Warrant, reduce the then current Exercise Price
to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of
Directors of the Company.
14. Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant
Shares or number or kind of securities or other property purchasable upon the
exercise of this Warrant or the Exercise Price is adjusted, as herein provided,
the Company shall promptly mail by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the holder of this Warrant notice of such adjustment or
adjustments setting forth the number of Warrant Shares (and other securities or
property) purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price
of such Warrant Shares (and other securities or property) after such adjustment,
setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment and
setting forth the computation by which such adjustment was made. Such notice, in
absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of
such adjustment.
15. Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that during the
period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and
unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance
of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this
Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall
constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of
executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for
the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant.
The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure
that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of
any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the NASDAQ Small Cap
Stock Market or any domestic securities exchange upon which the Common Stock may
be listed.
16. Call/Forced Exercise. The Company, at its option, may
redeem this Warrant for $0.01 per Warrant Share by giving the Holder written
notice (the "Call Notice") at any time after the Registration Statement is
declared effective, and the closing Bid Price of the Common Stock of the Company
is greater than
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one hundred fifty (150%) percent of the Exercise Price for twenty (20)
consecutive Trading Days. To be effective, the Call Notice must be given within
three (3) Trading Days after the aforementioned twenty day period. The rights
and privileges granted pursuant to this Warrant shall terminate thirty (30) days
after the Call Notice is sent to the Holder if the warrant is not exercised
during that period. In the event the Warrants are not exercised during this
period the Company will remit to the Holder $0.01 per Warrant Share upon the
Holder tendering to the Company the expired Warrant certificate.
17. Miscellaneous.
(a) Issue Date; Jurisdiction. The provisions of this Warrant
shall be construed and shall be given effect in all respects as if it had been
issued and delivered by the Company on the date hereof. This Warrant shall be
binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant shall
constitute a contract under the laws of New York without regard to its conflict
of law, principles or rules, and be subject to arbitration pursuant to the terms
set forth in the Agreement.
(b) Restrictions. The holder hereof acknowledges that the
Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered,
will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
Each certificate representing the Warrant Shares issued to the Holder upon
exercise will bear the following legend:
"THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND HAVE BEEN
ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY
NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF,
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO A TRANSACTION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT
SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION".
(c) Modification and Waiver. This Warrant and any provisions
hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in
writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought.
(d) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or
permitted to be given or delivered to the holders hereof by the Company shall be
delivered or shall be sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to
each such holder at its address as shown on the books of the Company or to the
Company at the address set forth in the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be
executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April ___, 1998
XYBERNAUT CORPORATION
By_________________________
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: XYBERNAUT CORPORATION
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ shares of
Common Stock, par value $ per shares (the "Common Stock") of XYBERNAUT
CORPORATION pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith
payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer
taxes, if any.
(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said
shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as
is specified below:
__________________________
(Name)
__________________________
(Address)
__________________________
(3) The shares of Common Stock being issued in connection with the
exercise of the attached Warrant are [not] being issued in connection with the
sale of the Common Stock.
Dated:
__________________________
Signature
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced
thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
_________________________________________________________________.
_________________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, 1998
Holder's Signature: _____________________________
Holder's Address: _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it
appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers
of corporations and those acting in an fiduciary or other representative
capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing
Warrant.
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