EXHIBIT 4.4
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF
DECEMBER 11, 2006, NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF SUCH SHARES MAY BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
FOR SUCH 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 SUCH ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144
OR REGULATION S UNDER SUCH ACT.
Right to
Purchase 135,000
Shares of Common
Stock, par value
$.01 per share
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, AJW Partners, LLC or its
registered assigns, is entitled to purchase from Avitar Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), at any time or from time to time during the period
specified in Paragraph 2 hereof, 135,000 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 equal to $.15 (the "Exercise Price"). The term "Warrant
Shares," as used herein, refers to the shares of Common Stock purchasable
hereunder. The Warrant Shares and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment
as provided in Paragraph 4 hereof. The term "Warrants" means this Warrant and
the other warrants issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated December 11, 2006, by and among the Company and the Buyers
listed on the execution page thereof (the "Securities Purchase Agreement").
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, 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 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. Certificates
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 five (5) 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. In addition to all other available remedies at law or
in equity, if the Company fails to deliver certificates for the Warrant Shares
within five (5) business days after this Warrant is exercised, then the Company
shall pay to the holder in cash a penalty (the "Penalty") equal to 2% of the
number of Warrant Shares that the holder is entitled to multiplied by the Market
Price (as hereinafter defined) for each day that the Company fails to deliver
certificates for the Warrant Shares. For example, if the holder is entitled to
100,000 Warrant Shares and the Market Price is $2.00, then the Company shall pay
to the holder $4,000 for each day that the Company fails to deliver certificates
for the Warrant Shares. The Penalty shall be paid to the holder by the fifth day
of the month following the month in which it has accrued.
Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, in no event shall
the holder of this Warrant be entitled to exercise a number of Warrants (or
portions thereof) in excess of the number of Warrants (or portions thereof) upon
exercise of which the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common
Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the
unexercised Warrants and the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other
securities of the Company (including the Notes (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement)) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous
to the limitation contained herein) and (ii) the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (or portions thereof) with respect
to which the determination described herein is being made, would result in
beneficial ownership by the 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 (i) of the preceding
sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
limitation on exercise of this Warrant set forth herein may not be amended
without (i) the written consent of the holder hereof and the Company and (ii)
the approval of a majority of shareholders of the Company.
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 delivered pursuant
to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement and before 6:00 p.m., New
York, New York time on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the date of issuance
(the "Exercise Period").
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, and charges with respect to the
issue thereof.
(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 the Warrant upon each national securities
exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common
Stock are then 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.
(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 the Company's assets.
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 Paragraph 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 to the
nearest cent.
(a) Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares upon Issuance of
Common Stock. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 4(c) and 4(e) hereof,
if and whenever on or after the date of issuance of this Warrant, the Company
issues or sells, or in accordance with Paragraph 4(b) hereof is deemed to have
issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a
consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions
or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the
Market Price on the date of issuance (a "Dilutive Issuance"), then immediately
upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price will be reduced to a price
determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the
Dilutive Issuance by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is an amount equal
to the sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding
immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance, plus (y) the quotient of the
aggregate consideration, calculated as set forth in Paragraph 4(b) hereof,
received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance divided by the Market Price
in effect immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance, and (ii) the denominator
of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding (as
defined below) immediately after the Dilutive Issuance.
(b) Effect on Exercise Price of Certain Events. For purposes of determining
the adjusted Exercise Price under Paragraph 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 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 or grant
of such Options, then the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of all such Options will, as of the date of the
issuance or grant of such 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 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 Options, plus the
minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to
the Company upon the exercise of all such Options, plus, in the case of
Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, the
minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the
conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities
first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number
of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such 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 Options or upon the
conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of
such Options.
(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. 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 conversion or exchange is less than the Market Price on the date of
issuance, then the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the 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 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 conversion or
exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become
convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the 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 conversion or
exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(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 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 conversion or exchange of any
Convertible Securities is not, in fact, issued and the rights to exercise
such Option or to 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 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 acquisition, merger or
consolidation in which the Company is the surviving corporation, the amount
of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair 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 value of any consideration other than cash or
securities will be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
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 granted, issued and outstanding on the date of
issuance of this Warrant; (ii) upon the grant or exercise of any stock or
options which may hereafter be granted or exercised under any employee
benefit plan, stock option plan or restricted stock 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 independent members
of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a
committee of independent directors established for such purpose; or (iii)
upon the exercise of the Warrants.
(c) Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time
subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the shares of Common Stock
acquirable hereunder 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 combines (by reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization,
reclassification or otherwise) the shares of Common Stock acquirable hereunder
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 Paragraph 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,
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 Paragraph 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 Paragraph 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 (including cash) to holders of Common Stock as a
partial liquidating dividend, by way of return of capital or otherwise, then,
after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such
distribution, but prior to the date of distribution, 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 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.
(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
(including dividends or distributions payable in cash out of retained
earnings) 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 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 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 any event occurs of the type contemplated by the
adjustment provisions of this Paragraph 4 but not expressly provided for by such
provisions, the Company will give notice of such event as provided in Paragraph
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) pursuant to Paragraph
4(b)(i) hereof, the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of Options, as of the date of such issuance or grant of
such Options, if any, and (y) pursuant to Paragraph 4(b)(ii) hereof, the
maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities, 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 last
reported sale prices for the shares of Common Stock on the OTCBB for the
five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding such date as reported by
Bloomberg, or (ii) if the OTCBB is not the principal trading market for the
shares of Common Stock, the average of the last reported sale prices on the
principal trading market for the Common Stock during the same period as
reported by Bloomberg, or (iii) if market value cannot be calculated as of
such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Market Price shall be the fair
market value as reasonably determined in good faith by (a) the Board of
Directors of the Company or, at the option of a majority-in-interest of the
holders of the outstanding Warrants by (b) an independent investment bank
of nationally recognized standing in the valuation of businesses similar to
the business of the corporation. 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 Paragraph 4, includes the
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, 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 shares of 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 Paragraph 4(e) hereof, the stock or other
securities or property provided for in such Paragraph.
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, 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 Paragraph 7(e)
below, provided, however, that any transfer or assignment shall be subject to
the conditions set forth in Paragraph 7(f) hereof and to the applicable
provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement. 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
Paragraph 8 are assignable only in accordance with the provisions of that
certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 12, 2006, by and among
the Company and the other signatories 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 Paragraph 7(e) below, for new Warrants of
like tenor 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
Paragraph 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 Paragraph 7.
(e) 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 of
1933, as amended (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 and counsel are acceptable to the Company, to the effect
that such exercise, transfer, or exchange may be made without registration under
said 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 or status as an "accredited investor"
shall be required in connection with a transfer pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act. 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 and not with a view to the distribution thereof.
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 Section 2 of the Registration
Rights Agreement.
9. Notices. All notices, requests, and other communications required or
permitted to be given or delivered hereunder to the holder of this Warrant shall
be in writing, and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified
or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and
addressed, to such holder at the address shown for such holder on the books of
the Company, or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the
Company by notice from such holder. All notices, requests, and other
communications required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder to the
Company shall be in writing, and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent
by certified or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage
prepaid and addressed, to the office of the Company at 65 Dan Road, Canton, MA
02021, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address as shall
have been furnished to the holder of this Warrant by notice from the Company.
Any such notice, request, or other communication may be sent by facsimile, but
shall in such case be subsequently confirmed by a writing personally delivered
or sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier
as provided above. All notices, requests, and other communications shall be
deemed to have been given either at the time of the receipt thereof by the
person entitled to receive such notice at the address of such person for
purposes of this Paragraph 9, or, if mailed by registered or certified mail or
with a recognized overnight mail courier upon deposit with the United States
Post Office or such overnight mail courier, if postage is prepaid and the
mailing is properly addressed, as the case may be.
10. Governing Law. THIS WARRANT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE
AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES
OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK
WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT, THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED
INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE
MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE
OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY
RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY'S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN
ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE 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. THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER
THIS WARRANT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING
ATTORNEYS' FEES, INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
DISPUTE.
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
paragraphs 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 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. For example, if the holder is exercising 100,000 Warrants with a
per Warrant exercise price of $0.75 per share through a cashless exercise when
the Common Stock's current Market Price per share is $2.00 per share, then upon
such Cashless Exercise the holder will receive 62,500 shares of Common Stock.
(d) Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its
obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the holder, by vitiating
the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the
Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations
under this Warrant will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or
threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Warrant, that the
holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or
in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction
or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Warrant and
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity
of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its
duly authorized officer.
AVITAR INC.
By: _______________________________
Peter Phildius
Chief Executive Officer
Dated as of December 11, 2006
PHL_A #1956552 v1
FORM OF EXERCISE AGREEMENT
Dated: ________ __, 200_
To: ______________________
The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the within
Warrant, hereby agrees to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock covered by
such Warrant, and makes payment herewith in full therefor at the price per share
provided by such Warrant in cash or by certified or official bank check in the
amount of, or, if the resale of such Common Stock by the undersigned is not
currently registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by surrender of securities issued by the
Company (including a portion of the Warrant) having a market value (in the case
of a portion of this Warrant, determined in accordance with Section 11(c) of the
Warrant) equal to $_________. Please issue a certificate or certificates for
such shares of Common Stock in the name of and pay any cash for any fractional
share to:
Name: ______________________________
Signature:
Address:____________________________
_____________________________
Note: The above signature should
correspond exactly with the name
on the face of the within Warrant,
if applicable.
and, if said number of shares of Common Stock shall not be all the shares
purchasable under the within Warrant, a new Warrant is to be issued in the name
of said undersigned covering the balance of the shares purchasable thereunder
less any fraction of a share paid in cash.
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: ________ __, 200_
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, if applicable.