Exhibit 4.8
Form of Class D Warrant
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES RECEIVABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"),
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS (i) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS SHALL HAVE BECOME
EFFECTIVE WITH REGARD THERETO, OR (ii) AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION
WITH SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER.
AN INVESTMENT IN THESE SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SUBSCRIBERS
MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN ANALYSIS OF THE INVESTMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF THE RISKS
INVOLVED. SEE THE RISK FACTORS SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS AS
EXHIBIT F.
Warrant to Purchase
____________ shares
Class D Warrant to Purchase Common Stock
of
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
THIS CERTIFIES that ___________ or any subsequent ("Holder") hereof,
has the right to purchase from LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), not more than ______ fully paid and nonassessable
shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock"),
at a price equal to the Exercise Price as defined in Section 3 below, subject to
adjustment as provided herein, at any time on or before 5:00 p.m., Atlanta,
Georgia time, on July 11, 2002.
The Holder of this Warrant agrees with the Company that this Warrant is
issued and all rights hereunder shall be held subject to all of the conditions,
limitations and provisions set forth herein.
1. Date of Issuance.
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This Warrant shall be deemed to be issued on July 11, 1997 ("Date of
Issuance").
2. Exercise.
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(a) Manner of Exercise. This Warrant may be exercised as to all or any
lesser number of full shares of Common Stock covered hereby upon surrender of
this Warrant, with the Exercise Form attached hereto duly completed and
executed, together with the full Exercise Price (as defined in Section 3) for
each share of Common Stock as to which this Warrant is exercised, at
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the office of the Company, LightPath Technologies, Inc., 6820 Academy Parkway
East NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, Attention: President, Telephone No.
(505) 342-1100, Telecopy No. (505) 342-1111, or at such other office or agency
as the Company may designate in writing, by overnight mail, with an advance copy
of the Exercise Form attached as Exhibit A ("Exercise Form") sent by facsimile
to the Company and its Transfer Agent (such surrender and payment of the
Exercise Price hereinafter called the "Exercise of this Warrant").
(b) Date of Exercise. The "Date of Exercise" of the Warrant shall be
defined as the date that the advance copy of the completed and executed Exercise
Form is sent by facsimile to the Company and its Transfer Agent, provided that
the original Warrant and Exercise Form are received by the Company within five
(5) business days thereafter. The original Warrant and Exercise Form must be
received within five (5) business days of the Date of Exercise, or the exercise
may, at the Company's option, be considered void. Alternatively, the Date of
Exercise shall be defined as the date the original Exercise Form is received by
the Company, if Holder has not sent advance notice by facsimile.
(c) Cancellation of Warrant. This Warrant shall be canceled upon its
Exercise, and, as soon as practical after the Date of Exercise, the Holder
hereof shall be entitled to receive Common Stock for the number of shares
purchased upon such Exercise, and if this Warrant is not exercised in full, the
Holder shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant or Warrants (containing terms
identical to this Warrant) representing any unexercised portion of this Warrant
in addition to such Common Stock.
(d) Holder of Record. Each person in whose name any Warrant for shares
of Common Stock is issued shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have become the
Holder of record of such shares on the Date of Exercise of this Warrant,
irrespective of the date of delivery of such shares of Common Stock. Nothing in
this Warrant shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder hereof any rights
as a shareholder of the Company.
3. Payment of Warrant Exercise Price.
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The Exercise Price ("Exercise Price") shall equal $5.625 ("Initial
Exercise Price") or, if the Date of Exercise is more than one (1) year after the
Date of Issuance, the lesser of (i) the Initial Exercise Price or (ii) the
"Lowest Reset Price", as that term is defined below. The Company shall calculate
a "Reset Price" on each anniversary date of the Date of Issuance which shall
equal one hundred percent (100%) of the average Closing Price of the Company's
Common Stock for the five (5) trading days ending on such anniversary date of
the Date of Issuance. The "Lowest Reset Price" shall equal the lowest Reset
Price determined on an anniversary date of the Date of Issuance preceding the
Date of Exercise, taking into account, as appropriate, any adjustments made
pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
For purposes hereof, the term "Closing Price" shall mean the closing
bid price on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
System ("Nasdaq") Small Cap Market or OTC Bulletin Board, or if no longer traded
on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market or OTC Bulletin Board, the closing price on the
principal national securities exchange or the over-the-counter system on which
the Common Stock is so traded and, if not available, the mean of the high and
low prices on the principal national securities exchange or the National
Securities Exchange on which the Common Stock is so traded.
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Payment of the Exercise Price may be made by either of the following,
or a combination thereof, at the election of Holder:
(i) Cash Exercise: cash, bank or cashiers check or wire transfer; or
(ii) Cashless Exercise: surrender of this Warrant at the principal
office of the Company together with notice of cashless election, in which event
the Company shall issue Holder a number of shares of Common Stock computed using
the following formula:
X = Y (A-B)/A
where: X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Holder.
Y = the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant
is being exercised.
A = the Market Price of one (1) share of Common Stock
(for purposes of this Section 3(ii), the "Market Price"
shall be defined as the average closing price of the
Common Stock for the five (5) trading days prior to the
Date of Exercise of this Warrant (the "Average Closing
Price"), as reported by Nasdaq or if the Common Stock is
not traded on Nasdaq, the Average Closing Price in the
over-the-counter market; provided, however, that if the
Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the Market
Price shall be the Average Closing Price on such
exchange. If the Common Stock is/was not traded during
the five (5) trading days prior to the Date of Exercise,
then the closing price for the last publicly traded day
shall be deemed to be the closing price for any and all
(if applicable) days during such five (5) trading day
period.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of Rule 144 and sub-section (d)(3)(ii) thereof, it is intended,
understood and acknowledged that the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired
at the time this Warrant was issued. Moreover, it is intended, understood and
acknowledged that the holding period for the Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have
commenced on the date this Warrant was issued.
4. Transfer and Registration.
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(a) Transfer Rights. Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this
Warrant, this Warrant may be transferred on the books of the Company, in whole
or in part, in person or by attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant properly
completed and endorsed. This Warrant shall be canceled upon such surrender and,
as soon as practicable thereafter, the person to whom such transfer is made
shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant or Warrants as to the portion of this
Warrant transferred, and the Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive
a new Warrant or Warrants as to the portion hereof retained.
(b) Registrable Securities. The Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
of this Warrant constitute "Registrable Securities" under that certain
Registration Rights Agreement dated on or
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about July 3, 1997 by and between the Company and Swartz Investments, LLC and,
accordingly, has the benefit of the registration rights pursuant to that
agreement.
5. Anti-Dilution Adjustments.
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(a) Stock Dividend. If the Company shall at any time declare a dividend
payable in shares of Common Stock, then the Holder hereof, upon Exercise of this
Warrant after the record date for the determination of Holders of Common Stock
entitled to receive such dividend, shall be entitled to receive upon Exercise of
this Warrant, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock as to which
this Warrant is Exercised, such additional shares of Common Stock as such Holder
would have received had this Warrant been Exercised immediately prior to such
record date and the Exercise Price will be proportionately adjusted.
(b) Recapitalization or Reclassification. If the Company shall at any
time effect a recapitalization, reclassification or other similar transaction of
such character that the shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or become
exchangeable for a larger or smaller number of shares, then upon the effective
date thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock which the Holder hereof shall
be entitled to purchase upon Exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or
decreased, as the case may be, in direct proportion to the increase or decrease
in the number of shares of Common Stock by reason of such recapitalization,
reclassification or similar transaction, and the Exercise Price shall be, in the
case of an increase in the number of shares, proportionally decreased and, in
the case of decrease in the number of shares, proportionally increased. The
Company shall give the Warrant Holder the same notice it provides to holders of
Common Stock of any transaction described in this Section 5(b).
(c) Distributions. If the Company shall at any time distribute to
Holders of Common Stock cash, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or
assets (other than cash dividends or distributions payable out of earned surplus
or net profits for the current or preceding year) then, in any such case, the
Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this
Warrant, with respect to each share of Common Stock issuable upon such Exercise,
the amount of cash or evidences of indebtedness or other securities or assets
which such Holder would have been entitled to receive with respect to each such
share of Common Stock as a result of the happening of such event had this
Warrant been Exercised immediately prior to the record date or other date fixing
shareholders to be affected by such event (the "Determination Date") or, in lieu
thereof, if the Board of Directors of the Company should so determine at the
time of such distribution, a reduced Exercise Price determined by multiplying
the Exercise Price on the Determination Date by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the result of such Exercise Price reduced by the value of such
distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock (such value to be
determined by the Board in its discretion) and the denominator of which is such
Exercise Price.
(d) Notice of Consolidation or Merger. In the event of a merger,
consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other
similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Company shall
be changed into the same or a different number of shares of the same or another
class or classes of stock or securities or other assets of the Company or
another entity or there is a sale of all or substantially all the Company's
assets (a "Corporate Change"), then this Warrant shall be assumed by the
acquiring entity or any affiliate thereof and thereafter this Warrant shall be
exerciseable into such class and type of securities or other assets as the
Holder would have received had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately
prior to such Corporate Change; provided, however, that Company may not affect
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any Corporate Change unless it first shall have given thirty (30) days notice to
the Holder hereof of any Corporate Change.
(e) Exercise Price Adjusted. As used in this Warrant, the term
"Exercise Price" shall mean the purchase price per share specified in Section 3
of this Warrant, as it may be reset from time to time, until the occurrence of
an event stated in subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 5 and thereafter
shall mean said price as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of said subsection. No such adjustment under this Section 5 shall be
made unless such adjustment would change the Exercise Price at the time by $.01
or more; provided, however, that all adjustments not so made shall be deferred
and made when the aggregate thereof would change the Exercise Price at the time
by $.01 or more. No adjustment made pursuant to any provision of this Section 5
shall have the effect of increasing the total consideration payable upon
Exercise of this Warrant in respect of all the Common Stock as to which this
Warrant may be exercised. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the Exercise Price shall not be reduced to an amount below the par value
of the Common Stock.
(f) Adjustments: Additional Shares, Securities or Assets. In the event
that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5,
the Holder of this Warrant shall, upon Exercise of this Warrant, become entitled
to receive shares and/or other securities or assets (other than Common Stock)
then, wherever appropriate, all references herein to shares of Common Stock
shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares and/or other securities or
assets; and thereafter the number of such shares and/or other securities or
assets shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and upon
terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions of this Section 5.
6. Fractional Interests.
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No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares
shall be issuable upon the Exercise of this Warrant, but on Exercise of this
Warrant, the Holder hereof may purchase only a whole number of shares of Common
Stock. If, on Exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof would be entitled to a
fractional share of Common Stock or a right to acquire a fractional share of
Common Stock, such fractional share shall be disregarded and the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be the next higher number
of shares.
7. Reservation of Shares.
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The Company shall at all times reserve for issuance such
number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock (or other securities
substituted therefor as herein above provided) as shall be sufficient for
Exercise and payment of the Exercise Price of this Warrant. The Company
covenants and agrees that upon Exercise of this Warrant, all shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such Exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid,
nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or
similar rights of any person or entity.
8. Restrictions on Transfer.
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(a) Registration or Exemption Required. This Warrant and the
Common Stock issuable on Exercise hereof have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be sold, assigned, transferred,
pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in the absence of registration or
the availability of an exemption from registration
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under said Act. All shares of Common Stock issued upon Exercise of this Warrant
shall bear an appropriate legend to such effect, if applicable.
(b) Assignment. Assuming the conditions of (a) above regarding
registration or exemption have been satisfied, the Holder may sell, transfer,
assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of this Warrant, in whole or in part. Holder
shall deliver a written notice to Company, substantially in the form of the
Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit B, indicating the person or persons to
whom the Warrant shall be assigned and the respective number of warrants to be
assigned to each assignee. The Company shall effect the assignment within ten
days, and shall deliver to the assignee(s) designated by Holder a Warrant or
Warrants of like tenor and terms for the appropriate number of shares.
(c) Investment Intent. The Warrant and Common Stock issuable
upon conversion are intended to be held for investment purposes and not with an
intent to distribution, as defined in the Act.
9. Benefits of this Warrant.
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Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to confer upon any
person other than the Company and the Holder of this Warrant any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under this Warrant and this Warrant shall be
for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and the Holder of this
Warrant.
10. Applicable Law.
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This Warrant is issued under and shall for all purposes be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Georgia,
without giving effect to conflict of law provisions thereof.
11. Loss of Warrant.
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Upon receipt by the Company of evidence of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or
destruction) of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company
shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date.
12. Notice or Demands.
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Notices or demands pursuant to this Warrant to be given or made by the Holder of
this Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
addressed, until another address is designated in writing by the Company,
LightPath Technologies, Inc., 6820 Academy Parkway East NE, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87109, Attention: President, Telephone No. (505) 342-1100, Telecopy No.
(505) 342-1111. Notices or demands pursuant to this Warrant to be given or made
by the Company to or on the Holder of this Warrant shall be sufficiently given
or made if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, and addressed, Attn: Holder, address: c/o Swartz Investments,
LLC, 200 Roswell Summit, Suite 285, 1080 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, Georgia
30076, until another address is designated in writing by Holder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Warrant as of the
10th day of July, 1997.
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
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Print Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE FORM
TO: ___________________.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the right to purchase
____________ of the shares of Common Stock of LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a
Delaware corporation, evidenced by the attached Warrant, and herewith makes
payment of the Exercise Price with respect to such shares in full, all in
accordance with the conditions and provisions of said Warrant.
The undersigned agrees not to offer, sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any of such Common Stock, except in accordance with the provisions of
Section 8 of the Warrant, and consents that the following legend may be affixed
to the stock certificates for the Common Stock hereby subscribed for, if such
legend is applicable:
"The securities represented hereby have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any
provincial or state securities law, and may not be sold, transferred,
pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of until either (i) a
registration statement under the Securities Act and applicable
provincial or state securities laws shall have become effective with
regard thereto, or (ii) an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act or applicable provincial or state securities laws is
available in connection with such offer, sale or transfer."
The undersigned requests that stock certificates for such shares be
issued, and a warrant representing any unexercised portion hereof be issued,
pursuant to the Warrant in the name of the Registered Holder and delivered to
the undersigned at the address set forth below:
Dated:
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Signature of Registered Holder
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Name of Registered Holder (Print)
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Address
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered Holder
desiring to transfer the Warrant)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Holder of the attached Warrant hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto the person or persons below named the right to
purchase _______ shares of the Common Stock of LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
evidenced by the attached Warrant and does hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint _______________________ attorney to transfer the said Warrant on the
books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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Signature
Fill in for new Registration of Warrant:
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Name
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Address
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Please print name and address of assignee
(including zip code number)
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NOTICE
The signature to the foregoing Exercise Form or Assignment must correspond to
the name as written upon the face of the attached Warrant in every particular,
without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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