EXHIBIT 10.9
LODGIAN, INC.
AND
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.,
AS WARRANT AGENT
CLASS A WARRANT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 25, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 DEFINITIONS............................................................................................... 1
2. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES............................................................ 2
3. EXERCISE OF WARRANT....................................................................................... 4
3.1 Manner of Exercise................................................................................... 4
3.2. Procedure........................................................................................... 4
3.3. Payment of Taxes..................................................................................... 5
3.4. Fractional Shares ................................................................................... 5
4. TRANSFER, DIVISION AND COMBINATION ....................................................................... 5
4.1. Division and Combination ........................................................................... 5
4.2. Expenses ........................................................................................... 5
4.3. Maintenance of Books ............................................................................... 6
4.4. Transfer ........................................................................................... 6
5. ADJUSTMENTS .............................................................................................. 6
5.1. Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations ..................................................... 6
5.2. Certain Other Distributions ........................................................................ 6
5.3. Below Market Issuances of Common Stock ............................................................. 7
5.4. Below Market Issuances of Convertible Securities ................................................... 7
5.5. Superseding Adjustment ............................................................................. 8
5.6. Other Provisions Applicable to Adjustments under this Section ...................................... 8
5.7. Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger, Consolidation or Disposition of Assets ................... 9
5.8. Other Action Affecting Common Stock ................................................................10
5.9. Certain Limitations ................................................................................10
6. NOTICES OF ADJUSTMENT ....................................................................................10
7. NO IMPAIRMENT ............................................................................................10
8. RESERVATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF COMMON STOCK; REGISTRATION
WITH OR APPROVAL OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ...........................................................10
9. STOCK AND WARRANT TRANSFER BOOKS .........................................................................11
10. SUPPLYING INFORMATION ....................................................................................11
11. LOSS OR MUTILATION .......................................................................................11
12. OFFICE OF COMPANY ........................................................................................11
13. APPRAISAL ................................................................................................11
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ..................................................................................12
15. CONCERNING THE WARRANT AGENT .............................................................................12
15.1. Correctness of Statement ..........................................................................12
15.2. Breach of Covenants ...............................................................................12
15.3. Reliance on Counsel ...............................................................................12
15.4. Reliance on Documents .............................................................................12
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15.5. Compensation and Indemnification ..................................................................12
15.6. Legal Proceedings .................................................................................12
15.7. Other Transactions in Securities of the Company ...................................................12
15.8. Liability of Warrant Agent ........................................................................13
15.9. Adjustments .......................................................................................13
16. MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................13
16.1. Nonwaiver .........................................................................................13
16.2. Notice Generally ..................................................................................13
16.3. Appointment of Warrant Agent ......................................................................13
16.4. Successors and Assigns ............................................................................13
16.5. Amendment .........................................................................................14
16.6. Severability ......................................................................................14
16.7. Headings ..........................................................................................14
16.8. Governing Law .....................................................................................14
SIGNATURES ....................................................................................................15
Exhibit A Form of Warrant Certificate .................................................................16
Exhibit B Subscription Form ...........................................................................19
Exhibit C Assignment Form .............................................................................21
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WARRANT AGREEMENT
WARRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 25, 2002 (the "Warrant
Agreement"), between LODGIAN, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and
Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Warrant Agent (the "Warrant Agent").
WHEREAS, pursuant to the First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization
(the "Plan") of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as confirmed by the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on November
5, 2002, the Company proposes to issue Class A Warrants (as defined herein),
representing the right to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,510,638 shares of its
Common Stock (as defined herein), subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided;
and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to appoint the Warrant Agent to act on
behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing so to act in connection
with the issuance, transfer, exchange, replacement and exercise of the Class A
Warrant Certificates (as defined herein) and other matters as provided herein;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for the purpose of
defining the terms and conditions of the Class A Warrants and the respective
rights and obligations thereunder of the Company and the holders from time to
time of the Class A Warrants, the Company and the Warrant Agent hereby agree as
follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Warrant Agreement, the following terms have the
respective meanings set forth below:
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" means all shares of Common Stock
issued by the Company after the Closing Date, other than shares of Class A
Warrant Stock.
"Appraised Value" means, in respect of the Common Stock on any date
herein specified, the fair saleable value of one share of Common Stock as of the
last day of the most recent fiscal month ended at least 15 days prior to such
specified date, based on (i) the equity value of the Company, as determined by
an investment banking firm selected in accordance with the terms of Section 13,
divided by (ii) the number of Fully Diluted Outstanding shares of Common Stock.
"Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday or a day
on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York.
"Class A Warrant" means each of the Company's warrants issued pursuant
to this Warrant Agreement, each of which evidences the right to purchase one
share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as set forth in this Warrant
Agreement, and all warrants issued upon transfer, division or combination of, or
in substitution for, any thereof.
"Class B Warrant" means each of the Company's warrants issued pursuant
to that certain Warrant Agreement dated as of even date herewith, each of which
evidences the right to purchase one share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment
as set forth in such Warrant Agreement, and all warrants issued upon transfer,
division or combination of, or in substitution for, any thereof.
"Class A Warrant Certificate" means a certificate, substantially in the
form of Exhibit A hereto, representing one or more Class A Warrants held by a
Holder. All Class A Warrant Certificates shall be identical as to terms and
conditions, except as to the number of Class A Warrants represented thereby.
"Class A Warrant Price" means an amount equal to (i) the number of
shares of Common Stock being purchased upon exercise of Class A Warrants
pursuant to Section 3.1, multiplied by (ii) the Current Class A Warrant Price as
of the date of such exercise.
"Class A Warrant Stock" means the shares of Common Stock purchased by
the Holders of the Class A
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Warrants upon the exercise thereof.
"Closing Date" means November 25, 2002.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
federal agency then administering the Securities Act and other federal
securities laws.
"Common Stock" means the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company,
and any capital stock into which such Common Stock may hereafter be changed,
whether as a result of any change in the capital structure of the Company or
otherwise, and shall also include (i) capital stock of the Company of any other
class (regardless of how denominated) issued to the holders of shares of Common
Stock upon any reclassification thereof which is not preferred as to dividends
or assets over any other class of stock of the Company and which is not subject
to redemption and (ii) shares of common stock of any successor or acquiring
corporation (as defined in Section 5.7) received by or distributed to the
holders of Common Stock of the Company in the circumstances contemplated by
Section 5.7.
"Convertible Securities" means evidences of indebtedness, shares of
stock or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for
Additional Shares of Common Stock, either immediately or upon the occurrence of
a specified date or a specified event.
"Current Class A Warrant Price" means, at any date herein specified,
the price at which one share of Common Stock may be purchased pursuant to this
Warrant Agreement on such date. The Current Class A Warrant Price as of the date
of this Warrant Agreement is $18.29, subject to adjustment in accordance with
the terms hereof.
"Current Market Price" means, in respect of any share of Common Stock
on any date herein specified, (a) for so long as there shall then be a public
market for the Common Stock, the average of the Daily Market Prices for the 20
consecutive Business Days immediately prior to such specified date, and (b) if
there is then no public market for the Common Stock, the Appraised Value per
share of Common Stock as at such specified date.
"Daily Market Price" means, for each Business Day (i) if the Common
Stock is then listed or admitted to trading on any stock exchange, the last sale
price per share of Common Stock on such day on the principal stock exchange on
which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading, (ii) if the Common
Stock is then listed or admitted to trading on any stock exchange but no sale
takes place on such day on such exchange, the average of the last reported
closing bid and asked prices per share of Common Stock on such day as officially
quoted on such exchange, (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or
admitted to trading on any stock exchange, the closing sale price per share of
Common Stock on such day in the over-the-counter market, as furnished by the
Nasdaq Stock Market or the National Quotation Bureau, Inc., provided, that if no
sale takes place on such day in the over-the-counter market, the average closing
bid and asked price per share of Common Stock on such day as furnished by the
Nasdaq Stock Market or the National Quotation Bureau, Inc., (iv) if neither such
corporation at the time is engaged in the business of reporting such prices, the
closing sale price per share of Common Stock on such day in the over-the-counter
market as furnished by any similar firm then engaged in such business, (v) if
there is no such firm, the closing sale price per share of Common Stock on such
day in the over-the-counter market as furnished by any member of the NASD
selected by the Company or (vi) if there is then no public market for the Common
Stock, the Appraised Value per share of Common Stock as at such specified date.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
"Exercise Period" means the period during which the Class A Warrants
are exercisable pursuant to Section 3.1.
"Expiration Date" means the 5th anniversary of the Closing Date.
"Fully Diluted Outstanding" means, when used with reference to Common
Stock, at any date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be determined,
all shares of Common Stock Outstanding at such date and all shares of Common
Stock issuable in respect of the Class A Warrants outstanding on such date, and
other options or
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warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, shares of Common Stock
outstanding on such date which would be deemed outstanding in accordance with
GAAP for purposes of determining book value or net income per share.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America as in effect on the applicable date of determination.
"Holder" means, at any time, a Person in whose name a Class A Warrant
or Class A Warrants is then registered on the books of the Company maintained by
the Warrant Agent for such purpose.
"NASD" means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or
any successor corporation thereto.
"Other Property" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7.
"Outstanding" means, when used with reference to Common Stock, at any
date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be determined, all issued
shares of Common Stock, except shares then owned or held by or for the account
of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, and shall include all shares issuable
in respect of outstanding scrip or any certificates representing fractional
interests in shares of Common Stock.
"Permitted Issuances" means (i) the issuance of the Class A Warrants
and Class B Warrants, (ii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the
exercise of the Class A Warrants and the Class B Warrants, (iii) the issuance of
(x) shares of Common Stock and (y) warrants, options or other rights to acquire
shares of Common Stock to the Company's management and other eligible
participants under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, in accordance with
its terms as in effect on the effective date of the Plan, (iv) the issuance of
shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the warrants, options and other rights
referred to in clause (iii)(y), and (v) all other issuances of Common Stock and
warrants by the Company expressly authorized by the Plan.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust or other
entity of any nature whatsoever.
"Plan" has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals in this
Warrant Agreement.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
2. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES
Class A Warrant Certificates evidencing 1,510,638 Class A Warrants,
each Class A Warrant to purchase initially one share of Common Stock, may be
executed, on or after the date of this Warrant Agreement, by the Company and
delivered to the Warrant Agent for countersignature, and the Warrant Agent shall
thereupon countersign and deliver such Class A Warrant Certificates upon the
order and at the written direction of the Company signed by its Chief Executive
Officer or other duly authorized executive officer. The Warrant Agent is hereby
authorized to countersign and deliver Class A Warrant Certificates as required
by this Section 2 or by Section 3.2, 4 or 11 hereof.
The Class A Warrant Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the
Company by its Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, any
Vice President or other duly authorized executive officer of the Company either
manually or by facsimile signature printed thereon. The Class A Warrant
Certificates shall be countersigned by manual signature of the Warrant Agent and
shall not be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned.
In case any officer or director of the Company whose signature shall
have been placed upon any Class A Warrant Certificate shall cease to be such
officer or director of the Company before countersignature by the Warrant Agent
and the issuance and delivery thereof, such Class A Warrant Certificate may
nevertheless be countersigned by the Warrant Agent and issued and delivered with
the same force and effect as though such person had not ceased to be such
officer or director of the Company.
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3. EXERCISE OF WARRANT
3.1. Manner of Exercise. From and after the date hereof and until
5:00 P.M., New York time, on the Expiration Date, a Holder may exercise Class A
Warrants, at any time and from time to time, on any Business Day, for all or any
part of the number of shares of Class A Warrant Stock purchasable hereunder.
3.2. Procedure.
(a) In order to exercise Class A Warrants, a Holder shall deliver to
the Company at its principal office located at 3445 Peachtree Road - Suite 700,
Atlanta, Georgia 30326, Attn: General Counsel, or, if so requested in writing by
the Company, to the Warrant Agent, at the office or agency designated by the
Company pursuant to Section 12, (i) a written notice of such Holder's election
to exercise such Class A Warrants substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the "Subscription Form"), duly executed by such Holder or its
designated agent or attorney, which notice shall specify the number of shares of
Common Stock to be purchased by such Holder, (ii) payment of the Class A Warrant
Price made against delivery of the shares, at the option of such Holder, by
certified or official bank check or wire transfer or, at the option of the
Holder, as provided in subsection (b), and (iii) the Class A Warrant Certificate
in respect of the Class A Warrants being exercised.
(b) In lieu of payment of the Class A Warrant Price by certified or
official bank check or wire transfer, as provided for in subsection (a)(ii), a
Holder may elect to pay all or any portion of the Class A Warrant Price, as
indicated by such Holder on the Subscription Form, (i) by agreeing to accept a
reduction in the number of shares of Class A Warrant Stock that would have
otherwise been issued to such Holder upon exercise of such Class A Warrants,
which would result in the Holder receiving from the Company, pursuant to such
exercise, a number of shares of Class A Warrant Stock computed using the
following formula:
X = Y (A-B)
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A
WHERE:
X = the number of shares of Class A Warrant Stock to be issued to the
Holder.
Y = the number of shares of Class A Warrant Stock purchasable under the
Class A Warrants being exercised by such Holder.
A = the Daily Market Price of one share of the Common Stock on the
trading day preceding such exercise date.
B = the Current Class A Warrant Price (as adjusted to the date of such
calculation).
or (ii) by surrender to the Company of debt securities of the Company
having a value equal to the Class A Warrant Price of the Class A
Warrant Stock being purchased upon such exercise, which value shall be
the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest and premium (if
any) or less any unamortized discount thereon, as reasonably determined
by the Company.
(c) Upon receipt thereof, the Company shall, as promptly as
practicable, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, (i) have
executed by a duly authorized executive officer of the Company, either manually
or by facsimile signature printed thereon, and (ii) cause the Warrant Agent to
execute and deliver or cause to be delivered to such Holder a certificate or
certificates representing the aggregate number of full shares of Class A Warrant
Stock issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of
a share, as hereinafter provided. The stock certificate or certificates so
delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in such denomination or
denominations as the exercising Holder shall request in the notice and shall be
registered in the name of such Holder or, such other name as shall be designated
in the notice delivered to the Company by such Holder. Class A Warrants shall be
deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or certificates shall be
deemed to have been issued, and the exercising Holder or any other Person so
designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record
of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the notice, together with
payment therefor (in whatever form, as provided in this Warrant Agreement) and
the Class A Warrant Certificate, is received by the Company as described above
and all taxes required to be paid by such Holder, if any, pursuant to Section
3.3 prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid. If the Class A
Warrants represented by a Class A Warrant Certificate
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shall have been exercised in part, the Warrant Agent shall, at the time of
delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Class A Warrant Stock,
deliver to the exercising Holder a new Class A Warrant Certificate representing
Class A Warrants to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
unpurchased balance of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Class A Warrants represented by the Class A Warrant Certificate surrendered,
which new Class A Warrant Certificate shall in all other respects be identical
to the Class A Warrant Certificate so surrendered, or, at the request of the
exercising Holder, appropriate notation may be made on the Class A Warrant
Certificate so surrendered and the same returned to such Holder. Until a Holder
has complied with Section 3.3 with respect to the payment of certain taxes and
charges specified in such section, the Company shall not be required to issue or
deliver shares in the name of any Person who acquired Class A Warrants or any
Class A Warrant Stock.
3.3. Payment of Taxes. All shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of Class A Warrants pursuant to the terms hereof shall be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and without any preemptive rights. The
Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other
governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issuance or
delivery thereof, unless such tax or charge is imposed by law upon a Holder, in
which case such taxes or charges shall be paid by such Holder. The Company shall
not be required, however, to pay any tax or other charge imposed in connection
with any transfer involved in the issuance of any certificate for shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Class A Warrants in any name other than
that of a Holder, and in such case the Company shall not be required to issue or
deliver any stock certificate until such tax or other charge has been paid or it
has been established to the satisfaction of the Company that no such tax or
other charge is due. If such tax or other charge is due, the Warrant Agent shall
have no duty or obligation under this Section 3.3 or any other similar provision
of this Warrant Agreement unless and until it is satisfied that all such taxes
and/or governmental charges have been paid in full.
3.4. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
a fractional share of Common Stock upon exercise of any Class A Warrants. As to
any fraction of a share which a Holder of one or more Class A Warrants, the
rights under which are exercised in the same transaction, would otherwise be
entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment
in respect of such fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction of the
Current Market Price per share of Common Stock on the date of exercise.
4. TRANSFER, DIVISION AND COMBINATION
4.1. Division and Combination. A Class A Warrant Certificate may be
exchanged for a new Class A Warrant Certificate and Class A Warrants may be
divided or combined with other Class A Warrants upon presentation of the Class A
Warrant Certificate(s) therefor at the aforesaid office or agency of the Warrant
Agent, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in
which new Class A Warrant Certificates are to be issued, signed by the Holder of
such Class A Warrant Certificate or Certificates or its agent or attorney.
Subject to compliance with this Section 4.1, as to any transfer which may be
involved in such division or combination, the Warrant Agent shall execute and
deliver a new Class A Warrant Certificate(s) in exchange for the Class A Warrant
Certificate(s) representing the Class A Warrants to be divided or combined in
accordance with such notice.
4.2. Expenses. The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its
own expense (other than transfer taxes) the new Class A Warrant Certificates
under this Section 4. The Company shall not be required, however, to pay any tax
or other charge imposed in connection with any transfer of any Class A Warrants,
including, but not limited to, any transfer involved in the division or
combination of any Class A Warrant Certificates under this Section 4, and in
such case the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Class A
Warrant Certificates until such tax or other charge has been paid or it has been
established to the satisfaction of the Company that no such tax or other charge
is due. If such tax or other charge is due, the Warrant Agent shall have no duty
or obligation under this Section 4 or any other similar provision of this
Warrant Agreement unless and until it is satisfied that all such taxes and/or
governmental charges have been paid in full.
4.3. Maintenance of Books. The Company agrees to maintain, at its
aforesaid office or agency, books for the registration and the registration of
transfer of the Class A Warrants.
4.4. Transfer. Subject to Section 4.2, the Class A Warrants and all
rights hereunder are transferable, in
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whole or in part, without charge to the Holder hereof upon surrender of the
Class A Warrant Certificate with a form of assignment, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C, at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent as
provided for in Section 12. Upon any partial transfer, the Warrant Agent shall
promptly issue and deliver to the Holder hereof a new Class A Warrant
Certificate of like tenor, in the name of the Holder hereof, which shall be
exercisable for such number of shares of Class A Warrant Stock which were not so
transferred.
5. ADJUSTMENTS
The number of shares of Common Stock for which each Class A Warrant is
exercisable, and the price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise
of Class A Warrants, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set
forth in this Section 5. The Company shall give each Holder notice of any event
described below which requires an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5 at the
time of such event.
5.1. Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations. If at any time
after the Closing Date the Company shall:
(a) pay a dividend, or make any other distribution of, Additional
Shares of Common Stock to all holders of its Common Stock,
(b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger
number of shares of Common Stock, or
(c) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares of Common Stock,
then (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which each Class A Warrant is
exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted
to equal the number of shares of Common Stock which a record holder of the same
number of shares of Common Stock for which one Class A Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to the occurrence of such event would own or be entitled to
receive after the happening of such event, and (ii) the Current Class A Warrant
Price shall be adjusted to equal (A) the Current Class A Warrant Price
multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which one Class A Warrant
is exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment divided by (B) the number of
shares for which one Class A Warrant is exercisable immediately after such
adjustment.
5.2. Certain Other Distributions. If at any time after the Closing
Date the Company shall make:
(a) any distribution of evidences of its indebtedness or any other
assets of any nature whatsoever (other than cash or Convertible Securities
covered by Section 5.4) to all holders of its Common Stock, or
(b) any distribution of warrants or other rights to subscribe for or
purchase any evidences of its indebtedness (other than warrants or rights
covered by Section 5.3 hereof) to all holders of its Common Stock,
then (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which each Class A Warrant is
exercisable shall be adjusted to equal the product obtained by multiplying the
number of shares of Common Stock for which one Class A Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to such distribution by a fraction (A) the numerator of which
shall be the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock at the time of such
distribution and (B) the denominator of which shall be the Current Market Price
per share of Common Stock minus the amount allocable to one share of Common
Stock of the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors
of the Company) of any and all such evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock,
other securities or property or warrants or other subscription or purchase
rights so distributed, and (ii) the Current Class A Warrant Price shall be
reduced to equal (A) the Current Class A Warrant Price immediately prior to such
distribution multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which one
Class A Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such distribution divided by
(B) the number of shares for which one Class A Warrant is exercisable
immediately after such distribution. A reclassification of the Common Stock
(other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value or from no
par value to par value) into shares of Common Stock and shares of any other
class of stock shall be deemed a distribution by the Company to the holders of
its Common Stock of such shares of such other class of stock within the meaning
of this Section 5.2 and, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be
changed into a larger or smaller number of shares of Common Stock as a part of
such reclassification, such change shall be deemed a subdivision or combination,
as the case may be, of
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the outstanding shares of Common Stock within the meaning of Section 5.1.
5.3. Below Market Issuances of Common Stock. If at any time after
the Closing Date the Company shall (other than in a Permitted Issuance) issue
Additional Shares of Common Stock (or options, warrants or other rights to
subscribe for or purchase any Additional Shares of Common Stock or any
Convertible Securities, whether or not the rights to exchange, subscribe or
convert thereunder are immediately exercisable), at a price per share (or having
an effective exercise, exchange or conversion price per share together with the
purchase price thereof) of less than 90% of the Current Market Price in effect
immediately prior to the time of such issue, then in each such case (i) the
number of shares of Common Stock for which each Class A Warrant is exercisable
shall be adjusted to equal the product obtained by multiplying the number of
shares of Common Stock for which one Class A Warrant is exercisable immediately
prior to such issuance by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding immediately prior to such issuance
plus the total number of Additional Shares of Common Stock issued or offered for
subscription or purchase, as the case may be, and (B) the denominator of which
shall be the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding immediately prior to
such issuance plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate
purchase, subscription and/or exercise price to be paid for all Additional
Shares of Common Stock would purchase at the then Current Market Price; and (ii)
the Current Class A Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance
shall be reduced by multiplying such Current Class A Warrant Price by a fraction
(X) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares for which one Class A
Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such issuance; and (Y) the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock for which one
Class A Warrant is exercisable immediately after such issuance. No further
adjustments of the number of shares for which Class A Warrants are exercisable
or of the Current Class A Warrant Price shall be made upon the actual issue of
such Common Stock or such Convertible Securities upon exercise of any such
options, warrants or other rights or upon the actual issuance of such Common
Stock upon such conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities. No
adjustment of the number of shares of Common Stock for which Class A Warrants
are exercisable or of the Current Class A Warrant Price shall be made under this
Section 5.3 for the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon the conversion
or exchange of any Convertible Securities, the issuance of which Convertible
Shares is covered by Section 5.4 or is expressly exempt from Section 5.4 by
reason of the price per share (or effective price per share) for which Common
Stock is issuable upon exchange or conversion thereof. No adjustment of the
number of shares of Common Stock for which Class A Warrants are exercisable or
of the Current Class A Warrant Price shall be made under this Section 5.3 for
any issuance of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 5.1.
5.4. Below Market Issuances of Convertible Securities. If at any
time after the Closing Date the Company shall (other than in a Permitted
Issuance) make a distribution to all holders of its Common Stock of, or
otherwise issue, any Convertible Securities (whether or not the rights to
exchange or convert thereunder are immediately exercisable), for which Common
Stock is issuable upon such exchange or conversion at a price per share (or
effective price per share together with the purchase price thereof) of less than
90% of the Current Market Price in effect immediately prior to the time of such
issuance, then (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which each Class A
Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted to equal the product obtained by
multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock for which one Class A Warrant
is exercisable immediately prior to such issuance by a fraction (A) the
numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding
immediately prior to such issuance plus the total number of Additional Shares of
Common Stock into which such Convertible Securities would be convertible and (B)
the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
Outstanding immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares of
Common Stock which the aggregate consideration to be paid upon the exchange or
conversion thereof would purchase at the then Current Market Price, and (ii) the
Current Class A Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance shall
be reduced by multiplying such Current Class A Warrant Price by a fraction (X)
the numerator of which shall be the number of shares for which one Class A
Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such issuance and (Y) the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock for which one
Class A Warrant is exercisable immediately after such issuance. No further
adjustments of the number of shares of Common Stock for which Class A Warrants
are exercisable or of the Current Class A Warrant Price shall be made upon the
actual issue of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such
Convertible Securities. No adjustment of the number of shares of Common Stock
for which Class A Warrants are exercisable or of the Current Class A Warrant
Price shall be made under this Section 5.4 upon the issuance of any Convertible
Securities which are issued pursuant to the exercise of any warrants or other
subscription or purchase rights therefor, the issuance of which warrants or
other subscription or purchase rights is covered by Section 5.3 or is expressly
exempt from Section 5.3 by reason of the price per share (or
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effective price per share) for which Common Stock is issuable upon exchange or
conversion of the Convertible Securities covered thereby.
5.5. Superseding Adjustment. If, at any time after any adjustment
of the number of shares of Common Stock for which Class A Warrants are
exercisable and the Current Class A Warrant Price shall have been made pursuant
to Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 as the result of any issuance of warrants, rights
or Convertible Securities,
(a) such warrants or rights, or the right of conversion or exchange in
such other Convertible Securities, shall expire, and all or a portion of such
warrants or rights, or the right of conversion or exchange with respect to all
or a portion of such other Convertible Securities, as the case may be, shall not
have been exercised, or
(b) the consideration per share for which shares of Common Stock are
issuable pursuant to such warrants or rights, or the terms of such other
Convertible Securities, shall be increased solely by virtue of provisions
therein contained for an automatic increase in such consideration per share upon
the occurrence of a specified date or event,
then for each outstanding Class A Warrant such previous adjustment shall be
rescinded and annulled and the Additional Shares of Common Stock which were
deemed to have been issued by virtue of the computation made in connection with
the adjustment so rescinded and annulled shall no longer be deemed to have been
issued by virtue of such computation. Thereupon, a recomputation shall be made
of the effect of such rights or options or other Convertible Securities on the
basis of
(i) treating the number of Additional Shares of Common Stock
or other property, if any, theretofore actually issued or issuable
pursuant to the previous exercise of any such warrants or rights or any
such right of conversion or exchange, as having been issued on the date
or dates of any such exercise and for the consideration actually
received and receivable therefor, and
(ii) treating any such warrants or rights or any such other
Convertible Securities which then remain outstanding as having been
granted or issued immediately after the time of such increase of the
consideration per share for which shares of Common Stock or other
property are issuable under such warrants or rights or other
Convertible Securities; whereupon a new adjustment of the number of
shares of Common Stock for which Class A Warrants are exercisable and
the Current Class A Warrant Price shall be made, which new adjustment
shall supersede the previous adjustment so rescinded and annulled.
5.6. Other Provisions Applicable to Adjustments under this Section.
The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments of the
number of shares of Common Stock for which Class A Warrants are exercisable and
the Current Class A Warrant Price provided for in this Section 5:
(a) Computation of Consideration. To the extent that any Additional
Shares of Common Stock or any Convertible Securities or any warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase any Additional Shares of Common Stock or any
Convertible Securities shall be issued for cash consideration, the consideration
received by the Company therefor shall be the amount of the cash received by the
Company therefor, or, if such Additional Shares of Common Stock or Convertible
Securities are offered by the Company for subscription, the subscription price.
To the extent that such issuance shall be for a consideration other than cash,
then, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, the amount of such
consideration shall be deemed to be the fair value of such consideration at the
time of such issuance as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
the Company. In case any Additional Shares of Common Stock or any Convertible
Securities or any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase such
Additional Shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities shall be issued in
connection with any merger in which the Company issues any securities, the
amount of consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the fair value, as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, of such
portion of the assets and business of the nonsurviving corporation as such Board
in good faith shall determine to be attributable to such Additional Shares of
Common Stock, Convertible Securities, warrants or other rights, as the case may
be. The consideration for any Additional Shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase the same
shall be the consideration received by the Company for issuing such warrants or
other rights plus the additional consideration payable to the Company upon
exercise of such warrants or other rights. The consideration for any Additional
Shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of any Convertible
Securities shall be the consideration received by the Company for issuing
warrants or other rights to subscribe for or
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purchase such Convertible Securities, plus the consideration paid or payable to
the Company in respect of the subscription for or purchase of such Convertible
Securities, plus the additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company
upon the exercise of the right of conversion or exchange in such Convertible
Securities. In case of the issuance at any time of any Additional Shares of
Common Stock or Convertible Securities in payment or satisfaction of any
dividends upon any class of stock other than Common Stock, the Company shall be
deemed to have received for such Additional Shares of Common Stock or
Convertible Securities a consideration equal to the amount of such dividend so
paid or satisfied.
(b) When Adjustments to Be Made. The adjustments required by this
Section 5 shall be made whenever and as often as any specified event requiring
an adjustment shall occur, except that any adjustment of the number of shares of
Common Stock for which Class A Warrants are exercisable that would otherwise be
required may be postponed (except in the case of a subdivision or combination of
shares of the Common Stock, as provided in Section 5.1) up to, but not beyond
the date of exercise if such adjustment either by itself or with other
adjustments not previously made adds or subtracts less than 1% of the shares of
Common Stock for which Class A Warrants are exercisable immediately prior to the
making of such adjustment. Any adjustment representing a change of less than
such minimum amount (except as aforesaid) which is postponed shall be carried
forward and made as soon as such adjustment, together with other adjustments
required by this Section 5 and not previously made, would result in a minimum
adjustment or on the date of exercise. For the purpose of any adjustment, any
specified event shall be deemed to have occurred at the close of business on the
date of its occurrence.
(c) Fractional Interests. In computing adjustments under this Section
5, fractional interests in Common Stock shall be taken into account to the
nearest 1/100th of a share.
5.7. Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger, Consolidation or
Disposition of Assets. In case the Company shall, after the Closing Date,
reorganize its capital or reclassify its capital stock (other than in a capital
reorganization or reclassification resulting solely in the issuance of
Additional Shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities or options, warrants
or other rights to subscribe for or purchase Additional Shares of Common Stock
or Convertible Securities, the issuance of which is covered by Section 5.1, 5.3
or 5.4 or is expressly exempt from Section 5.3 or 5.4 by reason of the price per
share (or effective price per share) for which Common Stock is issuable upon
exercise, exchange or conversion thereof), consolidate or merge with or into
another Person (where the Company is not the surviving corporation or where as a
result of such consolidation or merger there is a change in or distribution with
respect to the Common Stock of the Company), or sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all its property, assets or business to another
Person and, pursuant to the terms of such reorganization, reclassification,
merger, consolidation or disposition of assets, shares of common stock of the
successor, acquiring Person or surviving corporation (or of the Company if the
Company is the surviving corporation), or any cash, shares of stock or other
securities or property of any nature whatsoever (including warrants or other
subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or in lieu of common stock of
the successor, acquiring Person or surviving corporation ("Other Property"), are
to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock of the Company,
then, subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant Agreement, each Class
A Warrant shall thereafter entitle the Holder thereof to receive, upon exercise
thereof, the number of shares of common stock of the successor, acquiring Person
or surviving corporation (or of the Company, if the Company is the surviving
corporation), and Other Property receivable upon or as a result of such
reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets
by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which one Class A
Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event. In case of any such
reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of
assets, the successor or acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall
expressly assume the due and punctual observance and performance of each and
every covenant and condition of this Warrant Agreement to be performed and
observed by the Company and all the obligations and liabilities hereunder,
subject to such modifications as may be deemed appropriate (as determined by
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company) in order to provide for
adjustments of shares of the Common Stock for which Class A Warrants are
exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent as practicable to the
adjustments provided for in this Section 5. For purposes of this Section 5.7,
"common stock of the successor, acquiring Person or surviving corporation" shall
include stock of such Person of any class which is not preferred as to dividends
or assets over any other class of stock of such Person and which is not subject
to redemption and shall also include any evidences of indebtedness, shares of
stock or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for any
such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a specified date or the
happening of a specified event and any warrants or other rights to subscribe for
or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of this Section 5.7 shall
similarly
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apply to any successive reorganizations, reclassifications, mergers,
consolidations or disposition of assets.
5.8. Other Action Affecting Common Stock. In case at any time or
from time to time the Company shall take any action in respect of its Common
Stock, other than any action described in this Section 5, then the number of
shares of Common Stock or other stock for which Class A Warrants are exercisable
and/or the Class A Warrant Price thereof shall be adjusted in such manner as may
be equitable in the circumstances consistent with the fundamental intent of such
provisions making an appropriate adjustment in the Current Class A Warrant Price
and the number of Class A Warrant Stock obtainable upon exercise of the Class A
Warrants so as to protect the rights of the Holder of the Class A Warrants.
5.9. Certain Limitations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Company agrees not to enter into any transaction which, by reason
of any adjustment hereunder, would cause the Current Class A Warrant Price to be
less than the par value per share of Common Stock.
6. NOTICES OF ADJUSTMENT
Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock for which Class A
Warrants are exercisable, or whenever the Current Class A Warrant Price shall be
adjusted pursuant to Section 5, the Company shall forthwith prepare a
certificate to be executed by the chief financial officer of the Company setting
forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment and the facts,
computations, and method by which such adjustment was calculated (including a
description of the basis on which the Board of Directors of the Company
determined the fair value of any evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock,
other securities or property or warrants or other subscription or purchase
rights referred to in Section 5), specifying the number of shares of Common
Stock for which Class A Warrants are exercisable and (if such adjustment was
made pursuant to Section 5.7) describing the number and kind of any shares of
other common stock or Other Property for which Class A Warrants are exercisable,
and any change in the Current Class A Warrant Price (or, if such adjustment was
made pursuant to Section 5.7, the purchase price or prices at which a share of
such other common stock or Other Property may be purchased upon exercise of
Class A Warrants), after giving effect to such adjustment. The Company shall
promptly cause a signed copy of such certificate to be delivered to the Warrant
Agent and to each Holder in accordance with Section 16.2. The Company shall keep
at its office or agency designated pursuant to Section 12 copies of all such
certificates and cause the same to be available for inspection at said office
during normal business hours by any Holder or any prospective purchaser of Class
A Warrants designated by a Holder thereof.
7. NO IMPAIRMENT
The Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation,
amending its certificate of incorporation 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 of this Warrant Agreement, but will at all
times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the
taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the
rights of Holders against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any shares of
Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of a Class A Warrant above the amount
payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par
value, (b) take all such action 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 a Class A Warrant, and (c) use its best
efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any
public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable
the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant Agreement.
8. RESERVATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF COMMON STOCK; REGISTRATION WITH OR
APPROVAL OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY
From and after the Closing Date, the Company shall at all times reserve
and keep available for issue upon the exercise of Class A Warrants such number
of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to
permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Class A Warrants. All shares of
Common Stock which shall be so issuable, when issued upon exercise of any Class
A Warrant and payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Warrant
Agreement, shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable,
not subject to
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preemptive rights, and free from all taxes, liens, charges, security interests,
encumbrances and other restrictions created by or through the Company.
Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the
Current Class A Warrant Price below the then par value, if any, of the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Class A Warrants, the Company shall
take any corporate action which may be necessary in order that the Company may
validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of such Common
Stock at such adjusted Current Class A Warrant Price.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the
number of shares of Common Stock for which Class A Warrants are exercisable or
in the Current Class A Warrant Price, the Company shall use its best efforts to
obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as
may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction
thereof.
If any shares of Common Stock required to be reserved for issuance upon
exercise of Class A Warrants require registration or qualification with any
governmental authority or other governmental approval or filing under any
federal or state law before such shares may be so issued, the Company will in
good faith (subject to all applicable laws including, without limitation, those
rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act) and as expeditiously
as possible and at its expense endeavor to cause such shares to be duly
registered.
9. STOCK AND WARRANT TRANSFER BOOKS
The Company will not at any time, except upon dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the Company, close its stock transfer books or Class A Warrant
transfer books so as to result in preventing or delaying the exercise or
transfer of any Class A Warrant.
10. SUPPLYING INFORMATION
The Company shall cooperate with each Holder of a Class A Warrant and
each holder of Class A Warrant Stock in supplying such information as may be
reasonably necessary for such holder to complete and file any information
reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the Commission as a condition
to the availability of an exemption from the Securities Act for the sale of any
Class A Warrant or Class A Warrant Stock.
11. LOSS OR MUTILATION
Upon receipt by the Company from any Holder of evidence satisfactory to
the Company of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation
of a Class A Warrant Certificate and indemnity satisfactory to the Company, and
in case of mutilation upon surrender and cancellation thereof, the Company will
execute and deliver to such Holder in exchange for or in lieu thereof a new
Class A Warrant Certificate of like tenor and for the same aggregate number of
Class A Warrants.
12. OFFICE OF COMPANY
As long as any of the Class A Warrants remain outstanding, the Warrant
Agent, on behalf of the Company, shall maintain an office or agency (which shall
be the principal executive offices of the Warrant Agent) where the Class A
Warrants may be presented for exercise, registration of transfer, division or
combination as provided in this Warrant Agreement.
13. APPRAISAL
The determination of the Appraised Value per share of Common Stock
shall be made by an investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing
selected by the Company. The Company shall retain, at its sole cost, such
investment banking firm as may be necessary for the determination of Appraised
Value required by the terms of this Warrant Agreement.
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14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by a Holder
to purchase shares of Common Stock, and no enumeration herein of the rights or
privileges of a Holder hereof, shall give rise to any liability of such Holder
for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company,
whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the
Company.
15. CONCERNING THE WARRANT AGENT
The Warrant Agent undertakes the duties and obligations imposed by this
Warrant Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the
Company and the Holders, by their acceptance of the Class A Warrants, shall be
bound:
15.1. Correctness of Statement. The statements contained herein and
in the Class A Warrant Certificates shall be taken as statements of the Company,
and the Warrant Agent assumes no responsibility for the correctness of any of
the same except such as describe the Warrant Agent or action to be taken by it.
The Warrant Agent assumes no responsibility with respect to the distribution of
the Class A Warrant Certificates except as herein otherwise provided.
15.2. Breach of Covenants. The Warrant Agent shall not be
responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of the covenants
contained in this Warrant Agreement or in the Class A Warrant Certificates to be
complied with by the Company.
15.3. Reliance on Counsel. The Warrant Agent may consult at any time
with counsel satisfactory to it (who may be counsel for the Company) and the
Warrant Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to
any Holder in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder
in good faith and in accordance with the opinion or the advice of such counsel.
15.4. Reliance on Documents. The Warrant Agent shall incur no
liability or responsibility to the Company or to any Holder for any action
taken, suffered or omitted in reliance on any Class A Warrant Certificate,
certificate of shares, notice, resolution, waiver, consent, order certificate,
or other paper, document or instrument believed by it to be genuine and to have
signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.
15.5. Compensation and Indemnification. The Company agrees to pay to
the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by the
Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, to reimburse the
Warrant Agent for all expenses, taxes and governmental charges and other charges
of any kind and nature incurred by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this
Warrant Agreement to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against
any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and counsel fees, for
anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of its duties and
powers under this Warrant Agreement, except for such liabilities that arise as a
result of the Warrant Agent's negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.
15.6. Legal Proceedings. The Warrant Agent shall be under no
obligation to institute any action, suit or legal proceeding or to take any
other action likely to involve expense unless the Company or one or more Holders
shall furnish the Warrant Agent with reasonable security and indemnity for any
costs and expenses which may be incurred, but this provision shall not affect
the power of the Warrant Agent to take such action as it may consider proper,
whether with or without any such security indemnity. All rights of action under
this Warrant Agreement or under any of the Class A Warrant Certificates may be
enforced by the Warrant Agent without possession of any of the Class A Warrant
Certificates or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative
thereto, and any such action, suit or proceeding instituted by the Warrant Agent
shall be brought in its name as Warrant Agent, and any recovery of judgment
shall be for the ratable benefit of the Holders, as their respective rights or
interests may appear.
15.7. Other Transactions in Securities of the Company. Except as
prohibited by law, the Warrant Agent, and any stockholder, director, officer or
employee of it, may buy, sell or deal in any of the Class A Warrants or other
securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in
which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the
Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not
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Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the
Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other
legal entity.
15.8. Liability of Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent shall act
hereunder solely as agent for the Company, and its duties shall be determined
solely by the provisions hereof. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for
anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Warrant
Agreement except for its own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.
15.9. Adjustments. The Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under
any duty or responsibility to any Holder to make or cause to be made any
adjustment of the Current Class A Warrant Price or number of shares of Class A
Warrant Stock deliverable as provided in this Warrant Agreement, or to determine
whether any facts exist which may require any of such adjustments, or with
respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustments, when made, or with
respect to the method employed in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not
be accountable with respect to the validity or value or the kind or amount of
any shares of Class A Warrant Stock or of any securities or property which may
at any time be issued or delivered upon the exercise of any Class A Warrant or
with respect to whether any such shares of Class A Warrant Stock or other
securities will be, when issued, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable,
and makes no representation with respect thereto.
16. MISCELLANEOUS
16.1. Nonwaiver. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to
exercise any right hereunder on the part of any Holder shall operate as a waiver
of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's rights, powers or remedies.
16.2. Notice Generally. Any notice, demand, request, consent,
approval, declaration, delivery or other communication hereunder to be made
pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant Agreement shall be sufficiently given
or made if in writing and either (i) delivered in person with receipt
acknowledged, (ii) sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or (iii) by telecopy and confirmed by telecopy
answer back, addressed as follows:
(a) If to any Holder or holder of Class A Warrant Stock, at
its last known address appearing on the books of the Company maintained
by the Warrant Agent for such purpose;
(b) If to the Warrant Agent, to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as
Warrant Agent, Corporate Trust Group, Corporate Actions Department,
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., Bldg. 3C3, Charlotte, NC 28262-1153
(overnight courier) 28288-1153 (first class mail); or
(c) If to the Company, at 3445 Peachtree Road, N.E. - Suite
700, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, Attn: General Counsel;
or at such other address as may be substituted by notice given as herein
provided. The giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived in writing
by the party entitled to receive such notice. Every notice, demand, request,
consent, approval, declaration, delivery or other communication hereunder shall
be deemed to have been duly given or served on the date on which personally
delivered, with receipt acknowledged, telecopied and confirmed by telecopy
answerback, or three (3) Business Days after the same shall have been deposited
in the United States mail. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice,
demand, request, approval, declaration, delivery or other communication to the
person designated above to receive a copy shall in no way adversely affect the
effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, approval, declaration, delivery
or other communication.
16.3. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the
Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company in accordance with the
instructions set forth herein, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such
appointment.
16.4. Successors and Assigns. This Warrant Agreement and the rights
evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the successors and assigns of
each Holder. The provisions of this Warrant Agreement are intended to be for the
benefit of all Holders from time to time of a Class A Warrant or Class A
Warrants and holders of Class A Warrant Stock, and shall be enforceable by
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any such Holder or holder of Class A Warrant Stock.
16.5. Amendment. The Company and the Warrant Agent may from time to
time supplement or amend this Warrant Agreement without the approval of any
Holders in order to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision
contained herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision
herein, or to make any other provisions or change in regard to matters or
questions arising hereunder which the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem
necessary or desirable and which shall not adversely affect the interests of any
Holder.
16.6. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Warrant Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant Agreement shall
be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Warrant Agreement.
16.7. Headings. The headings used in this Warrant Agreement are for
the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a
part of this Warrant Agreement.
16.8. Governing Law. This Warrant Agreement shall be governed by the
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the provisions thereof relating
to conflict of laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Warrant Agent have caused this
Warrant Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
LODGIAN, INC.
By: /s/ Daniel E. Ellis
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Name: Daniel E. Ellis
Title: Vice President and Secretary
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Ted Wiener
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Name: Ted Wiener
Title: Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CLASS A WARRANT CERTIFICATE
CLASS A WARRANT
LODGIAN, INC.
No. ______________ [______] Class A Warrants
Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, ______________________, the
registered holder hereof or registered assigns (the "Holder"), is the owner of
the number of Class A Warrants set forth above, each of which represents the
right to purchase from LODGIAN, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at
any time commencing with the opening of business on November __, 2002, and until
the close of business on November __, 2007 (the "Expiration Date"), at the
purchase price of $18.29 (subject to adjustment as described below) (the
"Current Class A Warrant Price"), one fully paid and nonassessable share of
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company.
The number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of each Class A
Warrant and the Current Class A Warrant Price per whole share shall be subject
to adjustment from time to time as set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred
to below.
The Class A Warrants represented hereby may be exercised in whole or in
part by presentation of this Class A Warrant Certificate with the Subscription
Form included herein duly executed, which signature shall, in certain
circumstances (as indicated on the Subscription Form), be guaranteed by a bank
or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or a
broker or dealer which is a member of a registered securities exchange or the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and simultaneous payment of
the exercise price thereof (in the form indicated on the Subscription Form) to
the Company at 3445 Peachtree Road - Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, Attn:
General Counsel, or as otherwise provided in the Warrant Agreement (defined
below).
The Class A Warrants represented hereby are of a duly authorized issue
of Class A Warrants evidencing the right to purchase up to an aggregate of
1,510,638 shares of Common Stock and are issued under and in accordance with a
Warrant Agreement (the "Warrant Agreement"), dated as of November __, 2002,
between the Company and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (the "Warrant Agent") and are
subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all
of which the Holder of this Class A Warrant Certificate by acceptance hereof
consents. A copy of the Warrant Agreement is available for inspection at the
principal office of the Company.
Upon any partial exercise of the Class A Warrants represented hereby,
there shall be countersigned and issued to the Holder hereof a new Warrant
Certificate in respect of the shares of Common Stock as to which the Class A
Warrants represented hereby shall not have been exercised. The Class A Warrants
represented hereby may be exchanged at the office of the Warrant Agent by
surrender of this Class A Warrant Certificate properly endorsed either
separately or in combination with one or more other Class A Warrant Certificates
for one or more new Class A Warrant Certificates representing Class A Warrants
entitling the Holder thereof to purchase the same aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock as were purchased on exercise of the Class A Warrant or Class A
Warrants exchanged. No fractional shares will be issued upon the exercise of
these Class A Warrants. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws,
the Class A Warrants represented hereby are transferable at the office of the
Warrant Agent, in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in the
Warrant Agreement.
The Holder hereof may be treated by the Company, the Warrant Agent and
all other persons dealing with this Warrant Certificate as the absolute owner
hereof for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights
represented hereby, or to the transfer hereof on the books of the Company, any
notice to the contrary notwithstanding, and until such transfer on such books,
the Company may treat the Holder hereof as the owner for all purposes.
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The Class A Warrants represented hereby do not entitle any Holder
hereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company.
The Class A Warrants represented hereby shall not be valid or
obligatory for any purpose until this Warrant Certificate shall have been
countersigned by the Warrant Agent.
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Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures
of its duly authorized officers.
Dated: [_______________]
Countersigned and Registered:
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
as Warrant Agent
By:
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Authorized Signature
LODGIAN, INC.
By:
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President or Vice President
Attest:
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Secretary or Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT B
SUBSCRIPTION FORM
[To be executed only upon exercise of a Warrant or Warrants]
The undersigned (the "Registered Holder") hereby irrevocably exercises
the right to purchase _________ shares of Common Stock of LODGIAN, INC., an
entity organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Company"), evidenced by the attached Warrant Certificate, and herewith makes
payment of the exercise price against delivery of the shares with respect to
such shares in full in the form of (check the appropriate box) (i) certified or
official bank check or wire transfer in the amount of $________; (ii) by
surrendering ______ shares of Class A Warrant Stock, which represent the amount
of Class A Warrant Stock, as provided in the Warrant Agreement, to be cancelled
in connection with such exercise; or (iii) by the surrender to the Company of
the attached original debt securities of the Company in the principal amount
(plus accrued interest and premium (if any) or less any unamortized discount
thereon) of $_________, all in accordance with the conditions and provisions of
the Warrant Agreement, and requests that certificates for the shares of Common
Stock hereby purchased (and any securities or other property issuable upon such
exercise) be issued in the name of and delivered to [_____________] whose
address is [________________________________] and, if such shares of Common
Stock shall not include all of the shares of Common Stock issuable as provided
in the Class A Warrant Certificate, that a new Class A Warrant Certificate of
like tenor and date for the balance of the shares of Common Stock issuable
thereunder be delivered to the undersigned.
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(Name of Registered Owner)
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(Signature of Registered Owner)
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(Street Address)
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(Signature Guarantee) (City)(State)(Zip Code)
NOTICE: The signature on this subscription form must correspond with the name
as written upon the face of the Class A Warrant Certificate in every
particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever.
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Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures
of its duly authorized officers.
Dated: [_______________]
Countersigned and Registered:
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
as Warrant Agent
By:
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Authorized Signature
[Name]
[Title]
LODGIAN, INC.
By:
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President and Chief Executive Office
Attest:
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Secretary
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EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered owner of the Class A
Warrant(s) represented by Class A Warrant Certificate No. [_______] hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of
the undersigned under the Warrant Agreement, with respect to the number of Class
A Warrants set forth below:
Name and Address of Assignee No. of Class A Warrants
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and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint [_____________________]
attorney-in-fact to register such transfer on the books of LODGIAN, INC.
maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Date:
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Print Name:
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Signature:
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Witness:
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(Signature Guarantee)
NOTICE: The signature on this subscription form must correspond with the name
as written upon the face of the Warrant in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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