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EXHIBIT 10(c)
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
OF OPTION TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
TO: Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.
1025 West Nursery Road
Linthicum, Maryland 21090
Telecopy: (410) 636-5989
Attention: Michael Parrella
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
dated as of April 8, 1996, by and among Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.,
a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), and the signatories thereto (the
"Agreement"), the undersigned hereby elects to exercise its option (the
"Option") to purchase 1,478,571 shares of Common Stock of Noise Cancellation
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower") at a price of $.35
per share, or an aggregate price of $517,500. Capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings provided in the
Agreement.
(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates for the number of
shares of Common Stock specified above in the name(s) specified immediately
below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:
Kingdon Associates, L.P.
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Name Name
152 West 57th Street
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New York, NY 10019
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Address Address
13-3158769
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SS or Tax ID Number SS or Tax ID Number
(3) If the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), the undersigned represents and warrants that (i) such shares of
Common Stock are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for
investment, and not with a present view to, or for resale in connection with,
the distribution thereof, and that the undersigned has no present intention of
distributing or reselling such securities, in each case, other than pursuant to
a registration statement under the Act and (ii) the undersigned is an
"Accredited Investor" as defined in Regulation D under the Act. The undersigned
further agrees that (A) such securities shall not be sold or transferred unless
either
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(i) they first shall have been registered under the Act and applicable state
securities laws or (ii) the Company first shall have been furnished with either
(x) an opinion of legal counsel (in form, substance and scope reasonably
satisfactory to the Company) to the effect that such sale or transfer is exempt
from the registration requirements of the Act or (y) satisfactory
representations from the undersigned that the undersigned may immediately sell
all of such securities (to the extent such securities are deemed to have been
acquired on the same date) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor
thereto) and (B) the Company may place a legend on the certificate(s) for such
securities to that effect and place a stop transfer restriction in its records
relating to such securities. Nothing in this Notice of Exercise shall limit
the Company's obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Agreement.
KINGDON ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By: Kingdon Capital Management Corp.,
its general partner
Date: August 12, 1996 By: /s/ MARK KINGDON
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Mark Kingdon, President
(must be signed exactly as name
appears in the Note. The signature must
be guaranteed by a member firm of the
New York Stock Exchange or the
National Association of Securities
Dealers or by a commercial bank or
trust having an office in the United
States)
cc: John B. Horton, Esquire (by telecopier (203) 348-4106)
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
OF OPTION TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
TO: Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.
1025 West Nursery Road
Linthicum, Maryland 21090
Telecopy: (410) 636-5989
Attention: Michael Parrella
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
dated as of April 8, 1996, by and among Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.,
a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), and the signatories thereto (the
"Agreement"), the undersigned hereby elects to exercise its option (the
"Option") to purchase 2,464,285 shares of Common Stock of Noise Cancellation
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower") at a price of $.35
per share, or an aggregate price of $862,500. Capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings provided in the
Agreement.
(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates for the number of
shares of Common Stock specified above in the name(s) specified immediately
below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:
Kingdon Partners, L.P.
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Name Name
152 West 57th Street
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New York, NY 10019
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Address Address
13-3167187
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SS or Tax ID Number SS or Tax ID Number
(3) If the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), the undersigned represents and warrants that (i) such shares of
Common Stock are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for
investment, and not with a present view to, or for resale in connection with,
the distribution thereof, and that the undersigned has no present intention of
distributing or reselling such securities, in each case, other than pursuant to
a registration statement under the Act and (ii) the undersigned is an
"Accredited Investor" as defined in Regulation D under the Act. The undersigned
further agrees that (A) such securities shall not be sold or transferred unless
either
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(i) they first shall have been registered under the Act and applicable state
securities laws or (ii) the Company first shall have been furnished with either
(x) an opinion of legal counsel (in form, substance and scope reasonably
satisfactory to the Company) to the effect that such sale or transfer is exempt
from the registration requirements of the Act or (y) satisfactory
representations from the undersigned that the undersigned may immediately sell
all of such securities (to the extent such securities are deemed to have been
acquired on the same date) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor
thereto) and (B) the Company may place a legend on the certificate(s) for such
securities to that effect and place a stop transfer restriction in its records
relating to such securities. Nothing in this Notice of Exercise shall limit
the Company's obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Agreement.
KINGDON PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Kingdon Capital Management Corp.,
its general partner
Date: August 12, 1996 By: /s/ MARK KINGDON
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Mark Kingdon, President
(must be signed exactly as name
appears in the Note. The signature must
be guaranteed by a member firm of the
New York Stock Exchange or the
National Association of Securities
Dealers or by a commercial bank or
trust having an office in the United
States)
cc: John B. Horton, Esquire (by telecopier (203) 348-4106)
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
OF OPTION TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
TO: Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.
1025 West Nursery Road
Linthicum, Maryland 21090
Telecopy: (410) 636-5989
Attention: Michael Parrella
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
dated as of April 8, 1996, by and among Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.,
a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), and the signatories thereto (the
"Agreement"), the undersigned hereby elects to exercise its option (the
"Option") to purchase 5,914,285 shares of Common Stock of Noise Cancellation
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower") at a price of $.35
per share, or an aggregate price of $2,070,000. Capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings provided in the
Agreement.
(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates for the number of
shares of Common Stock specified above in the name(s) specified immediately
below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:
M. Kingdon Offshore NV
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Name Name
152 West 57th Street
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New York, NY 10019
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Address Address
N/A
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SS or Tax ID Number SS or Tax ID Number
(3) If the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), the undersigned represents and warrants that (i) such shares of
Common Stock are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for
investment, and not with a present view to, or for resale in connection with,
the distribution thereof, and that the undersigned has no present intention of
distributing or reselling such securities, in each case, other than pursuant to
a registration statement under the Act and (ii) the undersigned is an
"Accredited Investor" as defined in Regulation D under the Act. The undersigned
further agrees that (A) such securities shall not be sold or transferred unless
either
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(i) they first shall have been registered under the Act and applicable state
securities laws or (ii) the Company first shall have been furnished with either
(x) an opinion of legal counsel (in form, substance and scope reasonably
satisfactory to the Company) to the effect that such sale or transfer is exempt
from the registration requirements of the Act or (y) satisfactory
representations from the undersigned that the undersigned may immediately sell
all of such securities (to the extent such securities are deemed to have been
acquired on the same date) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor
thereto) and (B) the Company may place a legend on the certificate(s) for such
securities to that effect and place a stop transfer restriction in its records
relating to such securities. Nothing in this Notice of Exercise shall limit
the Company's obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Agreement.
M. KINGDON OFFSHORE NV
By: Kingdon Capital Management Corp.,
its investment advisor
Date: August 12, 1996 By: /s/ MARK KINGDON
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Mark Kingdon, President
(must be signed exactly as name
appears in the Note. The signature must
be guaranteed by a member firm of the
New York Stock Exchange or the
National Association of Securities
Dealers or by a commercial bank or
trust having an office in the United
States)
cc: John B. Horton, Esquire (by telecopier (203) 348-4106)
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