PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT made and entered into as of the date indicated on
the signature page hereof, by and between Western Wood Equipment Corporation
(Hong Kong) (the "Purchaser") and Penn Octane Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company").
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to sell and the Purchaser wishes to purchase
(i) a $1,000,000 principal amount 10% Secured Promissory Note due June 15,
1999 in substantially the form annexed as Exhibit 1 hereto (the "Note"), and
(ii) warrants, exercisable until June 15, 2002 at $2.50 per share (subject to
adjustment), to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the
"Common Stock") of the Company in substantially the form of Exhibit 2 hereto
(the "Warrants"; the Note and the Warrants being herein collectively referred
to as the "Securities"), all on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations herein
contained, the Purchaser and the Company hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of the Securities. Subject to the terms and
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conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, the
Securities for a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the
Note so purchased.
2. The Closing. The closing (the "Closing") of the purchase and sale
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of the Securities shall take place on June 16, 1997 at 10:00 A.M. local time
at the offices of the Company in Redwood City, CA, or at such other time and
place as the Company and the Purchaser shall agree. At the Closing, the
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company payment for the Securities being
purchased in immediately available funds and the Company shall deliver the
Note and Warrants to the Purchaser.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company, As of the Closing,
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the Company represents and warrants that:
(a) the Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has
the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
and the sale and delivery of the Securities have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company; and
(c) shares of Common Stock, when issued upon exercise of the
Warrants and payment therefor, will be legally and validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser
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represents and warrants as follows:
(a) General:
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(i) The Purchaser has all requisite authority to enter into
this Agreement and to perform all of the obligations required to be performed
by the undersigned hereunder.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of
the Company has offered or sold the Securities to the Purchaser by means of
any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The undersigned has
not received, paid or given, directly or indirectly, any commission or
remuneration for or on account of any sale, or the solicitation of any sale,
of the Securities.
(b) Information Concerning the Company:
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(i) The Purchaser is familiar with the business and
financial condition, properties, operations and prospects of the Company.
(ii) The Purchaser has been given full access to all
material information concerning the condition, properties, operations and
prospects of the Company. The Purchaser and his advisors (if any) have had an
opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive information from, the Company
and persons acting on its behalf concerning the terms and conditions of the
Purchaser's investment in the Securities, and to obtain any additional
information necessary to verify the accuracy of the information and data
received by the undersigned. The Purchaser is satisfied that there is no
material information concerning the condition, properties, operations and
prospects of the Company of which Purchaser is unaware.
(iii) The Purchaser has made, either alone or together with
his advisors (if any), such independent investigation of the Company, its
management, and related matters as the Purchaser deems to be, or the
Purchaser's advisors (if any) have advised to be, necessary or advisable in
connection with this investment; and the Purchaser and his advisors (if any)
have received all information and data which the Purchaser and his advisors
(if any) believe to be necessary in order to reach an informed decision as to
the advisability of investing in the Securities.
(iv) The Purchaser understands that all the Purchaser's
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement will be deemed to
have been reaffirmed and confirmed as of the Closing.
(v) The Purchaser understands that the purchase of the
Securities involves various risks, including the risk that it is unlikely that
any market will exist for any resale of the Note or the Warrants and that
resale of the Note, the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock underlying the
Warrants will be restricted as herein provided.
(c) Status of Purchaser:
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(i) The Purchaser either alone or with Purchaser's advisors
(if any) has such knowledge, skill and experience in business, financial and
investment matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Securities. To the extent that the Purchaser has deemed it
appropriate to do so, the Purchaser has retained at Purchaser's own expense,
and relied upon, appropriate professional advice regarding the investment, tax
and legal merits and consequences of this Agreement and owning the Note,
Warrants and Common Stock, as the case may be.
(d) Restrictions on Transfer or Sale
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(i) The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities and any
shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of the Warrants solely for his
own beneficial account, for investment purposes, and not with a view to, or
for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Note, the Warrants or
such shares of Common Stock. The Purchaser understands that neither the Note,
the Warrants nor such underlying Common Stock have been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the securities
laws of any state (collectively referred to as "State Securities Laws") by
reason of specific exemptions under the provisions thereof which depend in
part upon the investment intent of the Purchaser and of the other
representations made by the Purchaser in this Agreement. The Purchaser
understands that the Company is relying upon the representations and
agreements contained in this Agreement (and any supplemental information) for
the purpose of determining whether this transaction meets the requirements for
such exemptions.
(ii) The Purchaser understands that the Note, the Warrants
and such underlying Common Stock are "restricted securities" under applicable
federal securities laws and that the Securities Act and the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") provide in substance
that the Purchaser may dispose of such securities or any of them only pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an
exemption therefrom, and understands that the Company has no obligation or
intention to register any of such securities thereunder, or to take any other
action so as to permit sales pursuant to the Securities Act. Accordingly, the
Purchaser understands that under the Commission's rules the undersigned may
dispose of the Note, Warrants and underlying Common Stock only in accordance
with the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, to the extent
available, or in "private placements" which are exempt from registration under
the Securities Act, in which event the transferee will acquire "restricted
securities" subject to the same limitations as in the hands of the Purchaser.
As a consequence, the Purchaser understands that he may be required to bear
the economic risks of the investment in the Securities (and the underlying
Common Stock) for an indefinite period of time.
(iii) The Purchaser agrees that (a) he will not sell,
assign, pledge, give, transfer, of otherwise dispose of the Note, the Warrants
or such underlying Common Stock or any interest in any thereof or therein, or
make any offer or attempt to do any of the foregoing, except pursuant to
registration of such securities under the Securities Act and any applicable
State Securities Laws or in a transaction which, in the opinion of counsel for
the Purchaser satisfactory to the Company (which requirement may be waived by
the Company upon advice of counsel), is exempt from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act and any applicable State Securities Laws; (b)
the Note and the Warrants and any certificate(s) representing shares of Common
Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants may bear a legend making reference
to the foregoing restrictions; and (c) the Company and any transfer agent for
shares of its Common Stock shall not be required to give effect to any
purported transfer of any of such securities except upon compliance with the
foregoing restrictions.
5. Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser and the Company. The
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obligations of the Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Securities specified
herein and of the Company to sell and deliver such Securities are subject to
the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions
precedent:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Company contained
in Section 3 hereof and of the Purchaser contained in Section 4 hereof shall
be true and correct on and as of the Closing in all respects with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as
of the Closing.
(b) The Company and the Purchaser shall each have received a
certificate from the other party to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)
hereof with respect to the party delivering such certificate.
6. Mandatory Prepayment. If at any time prior to the maturity of the
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Note, the Company shall receive $5,000,000 or more as proceeds of a single
debt and/or equity financing transaction, the Company shall, within three (3)
business days of the receipt of such proceeds, give notice of such event to
the Purchaser (or any permitted assignee(s) of the Note) as provided in
Section 13 hereof. Upon receipt of such notice, the Purchaser or any such
assignee may, upon notice to the Company given within thirty (30) days
thereafter, elect to have the Company prepay a1l or such portion of the Note
as shall be designated in such notice on a date and at a place and time
specified in the notice. If less than all of the Note shall be so prepaid,
the Company will issue a new note of the same tenor as the Note in the
principal amount not so prepaid.
7. Fee. In connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities,
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Purchaser shall receive at the Closing a fee from the Company in the amount of
$50,000 payable in immediately available funds.
8. Waiver, Amendment. Neither this Agreement nor any provisions
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hereof shall be modified, changed, discharged or terminated except by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, change,
discharge or termination is sought.
9. Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy,
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obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be
assignable by either the Company or the Purchaser without the prior written
consent of the other party.
10. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
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construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, regardless of
the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of law.
11. Section and Other Headings. The section and other headings
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contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to
be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the
same agreement.
13. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
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herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
delivered personally or by facsimile (with proof of receipt) or sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid:
(a) If to the Company, to it at the following address:
Penn Octane Corporation
900 Veterans Boulevard, Suite 540
Redwood City, California 94603
Attn: Jerome B. Richter,
President
with a copy to:
Coudert Brothers
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Attn: Arnold H. Tracy, Esq.
(b) If to the Purchaser, at the following address:
Western Wood Equipment Corporation (Hong Kong)
20/F Tung Wai Commercial Building
109-111 Gloucester Road
Waichai, Hong Kong
Attn: T. Li
or at such other address as either party shall have specified by notice in
writing to the other.
14. Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
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binding upon and accrue to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the undersigned have executed this
Agreement as of this 16th day of June, 1997.
Western Wood Equipment Corporation
(Hong Kong)
By: /S/ T. Li
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Name: T. Li
Title: Secretary
Penn Octane Corporation
By: /s/ J. B. Richter
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Name: J. B. Richter
Title: President
DATE: JUNE 16, 1997 EXHIBIT 1
SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
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Redwood City, California
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PENN OCTANE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
("Company"), promises to pay to Western Wood Equipment Corporation (Hong Kong)
or registered assigns ("Holder"), at the office of the Company in Redwood
City, California or such other place as Holder may designate in writing at
least three business days prior to the date fixed for such payment, the entire
principal sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), together with interest
thereon, from the date hereof at the rate of ten and one-half percent (10%)
per annum, payable semi-annually on December 15 and June 15 in each year until
June 15, 1999, (the "Payment Date"), at which time all principal and any
accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be due and owing. This Note may be
prepaid at any time prior to maturity without penalty in an amount equal to
the principal amount hereof plus interest thereon to the date fixed for
prepayment.
All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be payable in
lawful money of the United States.
The Company shall be in default hereunder upon the occurrence of any of
the following events: (i) the failure by the Company to make any payment of
principal or interest when due hereunder and such failure shall have continued
for a period of ten (10) days; (ii) the commencement by the Company of a
voluntary case in a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or the entry of a
decree or order by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating the Company
a bankrupt or the appointment of a receiver or trustee of the Company upon the
application of any creditor in an insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding or other
creditor's suit; (iii) the entry of an order for relief approving a petition
for reorganization or arrangement filed against the Company under the Federal
bankruptcy laws and such order remains in force and unvacated thirty (30)
days; (iv) an assignment for the benefit of creditors by the Company; (v) the
Company consenting to the appointment of a receiver or trustee in an
insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding or other creditors' suit; (vi) the
occurrence of any event of default under the terms of any indebtedness of the
Company for borrowed money in excess of $50,000, provided that such
indebtedness has been accelerated because of such default; or (vii) the
existence of any judgment in excess of $50,000 against, or any attachment of
material property, of the Company.
At any time when an event of default hereunder shall have occurred and
shall be continuing, Holder at its option may accelerate the maturity of this
Note and declare all of the indebtedness thereof to be immediately due and
payable, together with accrued interest thereon, and payment thereof may be
enforced by suit or other process of law.
If this Note is not paid when due, whether at maturity or by
acceleration, the Company agrees to pay all reasonable costs of collection and
such costs shall include without limitation all costs, attorneys' fees and
expenses incurred by Holder hereof in connection with any insolvency,
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings involving
Holder, or involving any endorser or guarantor hereof, which in any way
affects the exercise by Holder hereof of its rights and remedies under this
Note.
This Note is secured by and entitled to the benefits of a Security
Agreement dated the date hereof pursuant to which this Note is secured by
certain specified assets of the Company.
Presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest, dishonor and non-payment
of this Note and all notices of every kind are hereby waived.
The terms "Company" and "Holder" shall be construed to include their
respective heirs, personal representatives, successors, subsequent holders and
permitted assigns.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York without giving effect to such state's conflicts
of law provisions. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the
jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in the State of
New York, County of New York.
PENN OCTANE CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. B. Richter
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Authorized Signatory
EXHIBIT 2
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NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE
HEREOF HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE.
NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE HEREOF MAY BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN
THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION OR AN EXEMPTION
THEREFROM UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
Void after June 15, 2002
Warrant to Purchase 500,000 Shares
of Common Stock, $.01 par value
PENN OCTANE CORPORATION (POCC)
This is to Certify That, FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
WESTERN WOOD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (HONG KONG)
or registered assign(s) (herein referred to as the "Holder") is entitled to
purchase, subject to the provisions hereof, from PENN OCTANE CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), but not later than 5:00 p.m., California
time, on June 15, 2002 (or, if such date is not a Business Day in Redwood
City, California, then on the next succeeding day which shall be a Business
Day), 500,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the Company (the
"Common Stock") at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, subject to adjustment
as to number of shares and purchase price as set forth in Section 6 below.
The exercise price of a share of Common Stock in effect at any time and as
adjusted from time to time is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the
"Exercise Price". For purposes of this Warrant, a "Business Day" shall mean
any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions
in New York, New York, or in Redwood City, California, are authorized by law
or regulation to close.
The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are
sometimes herein called the "Warrant Stock."
1. Exercise of Warrant. This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in
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part at any time and from time to time by presentation and surrender hereof of
the Company at its principal office with the Purchase Form annexed hereto duly
executed and accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price in immediately
available funds for the number of shares specified in such form. If this
Warrant is exercised in part only, the Company shall, upon surrender of this
Warrant for cancellation, execute and deliver a new Warrant evidencing the
right of the Holder to purchase the balance of the shares purchasable
hereunder. Upon receipt by the Company of this Warrant at the office of the
Company, in proper form for exercise, accompanied by payment of the Exercise
Price, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, notwithstanding that certificates
representing such shares of Common Stock shall not then be actually delivered
to the Holder. The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon
the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for
any issuance tax in respect thereof (with the exception of any federal or
state income taxes applicable thereto), all such taxes to be paid by the
Company, it being understood however that the Holder shall be required to pay
any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the
issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than that of the
Holder. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against the
transfer of this Warrant or the issuance of any shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with
the timely exercise of this Warrant.
2. Reservation of Shares; Stock Fully Paid. The Company agrees that
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at all times there shall be authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise
of this Warrant such number of shares of its Common Stock as shall be required
for issuance or delivery upon exercise of this Warrant. All shares which may
be issued upon exercise hereof will, upon issuance, and receipt of payment
therefor, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
3. Fractional Shares. This Warrant shall not be exercisable in such
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manner as to require the issuance of fractional shares. If, as a result of
adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of shares of Common Stock to be
received upon exercise of this Warrant, fractional shares would be issuable,
no such fractional shares shall be issued. In lieu thereof, the Company shall
pay the Holder an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock. The term "Fair Market Value" shall
mean, as of a particular date, the market price on such date.
For purposes of this Warrant, the market price on any day shall be
the last sale price on such day on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if the
Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock
Exchange, on such other principal stock exchange (including the NASDAQ Stock
Exchange) on which such stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or, if no
sale takes place on such day on any such exchange, the average of the closing
bid and asked prices on such day as officially quoted on any such exchange,
or, if the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on any stock
exchange, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices on such day
in the over-the-counter market as quoted on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or, if not so quoted, then as
furnished by any member of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. selected by the Company. If there shall be no meaningful
over-the-counter market, then Fair Market Value shall be such amount, not less
than book value, as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
4. Exchange or Assignment of Warrant. This Warrant is exchangeable
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without expense (other than applicable transfer taxes) at the option of the
Holder, upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Company for any other
Warrants of different denominations entitling the holder thereof to purchase
in the aggregate the same number of shares of Common Stock purchasable
hereunder. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 below and any restriction
on transfer applicable hereto pursuant to the securities laws of the United
States or any State, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company with an
assignment form duly executed, and funds sufficient to pay any transfer tax,
the Company shall, without charge, execute and deliver a new Warrant in the
name of the assignee named in such instrument of assignment, and this Warrant
shall promptly be cancelled. This Warrant may be divided or combined with
other Warrants which carry the same rights upon presentation hereof at the
principal office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the
names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued signed by the
Holder hereof. The term "Warrant" as used herein includes any Warrants into
which this Warrant may be divided or exchanged, and the term "Holder" as used
herein includes any holder of any Warrant into which this Warrant may be
divided or for which this Warrant may be exchanged.
5. Rights of the Holder. The Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be
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entitled to any rights of a stockholder in the Company, either at law or in
equity, and the rights of the Holder are limited to those expressed in this
Warrant.
6. Adjustment of Exercise Price. (a) If, and whenever, after the
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date hereof and prior to delivery by the Company pursuant to exercise of this
Warrant of all shares of Warrant Stock purchasable upon exercise of this
Warrant:
(i) The number of outstanding shares of the Company's stock
of the class at the time purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant is
increased as the result of (x) a subdivision of such outstanding shares of
such class into a greater number of shares or (y) the issuance of additional
shares of stock of such class in payment of a dividend declared upon the
outstanding shares of stock of such class, then the number of shares of
Warrant Stock at the time remaining subject to issuance upon exercise of this
Warrant shall thereupon be increased proportionately, and the Exercise Price
at the time in effect shall thereupon be decreased proportionately; or
(ii) The number of outstanding shares of the Company's
stock of the class at the time purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant is
decreased as the result of a combination of outstanding shares into a smaller
number of shares, then the number of shares of Warrant Stock at the time
remaining subject to issuance upon exercise of this Warrant shall thereupon be
decreased proportionately, and the Exercise Price at the time in effect shall
thereupon be increased proportionately; or
(iii) The outstanding shares of the Company's stock of the
class at the time purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant are changed
(including a change in par value) as the result of a reclassification (other
than a reclassification resulting solely in a change to which the provisions
of clause (i) or (ii) is applicable), or the Company merges with another
corporation or corporations in a merger in which the Company is the resulting
corporation (except a merger that does not result in a reclassification of the
outstanding shares of the Company's stock of the class at the time purchasable
upon exercise of this Warrant), then, thereafter, upon any exercise of this
Warrant, the registered holder hereof will, at no additional cost, be entitled
to receive (subject to any required action by stockholders), in lieu of the
number and class of shares of stock theretofore purchasable upon such
exercise, the number and class of shares of stock and/or other securities
and/or property receivable, as a result of such reclassification or merger, by
a holder of that number and class of shares of stock therefore purchasable
upon such exercise; or
(iv) Any capital reorganization or any reclassification of
the capital stock of the Company shall occur, this Warrant shall thereafter be
exercisable for the number of shares of stock or other securities or property
to which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant would have been entitled upon such
reorganization or reclassification and, in any such case, appropriate
adjustment (as determined by the Board of Directors) shall be made in the
application of the provisions herein set forth with respect to the rights and
interests thereafter of the Holder of this Warrant to the end that the
provisions set forth herein (including provisions with respect to adjustments
of the Exercise Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably
practicable, in relation to any shares of stock or other property thereafter
deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant; or
(v) The Company shall enter into any consolidation with or
merger into any other corporation wherein the Company is not the surviving
corporation, or shall sell or convey (other than as collateral to secure
indebtedness) its property as an entirety or substantially as an entirety,
and, in connection with such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, shares
of stock or other securities or property shall be issuable or deliverable in
exchange for the Common Stock of the Company, the Holder shall thereafter be
entitled to purchase (in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock which
such Holder would have been entitled to purchase immediately prior to such
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance) the shares of stock or other
securities or property to which such number of shares of Common Stock would
have been entitled at the time of such consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance, at an aggregate Exercise Price equal to that which would have been
payable if such number of shares of Common Stock had been purchased
immediately prior thereto and, in such event, appropriate provision (as
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company) shall be
made with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Holders of the
Warrant, to the end that all the provisions of this Warrant (including
adjustment provisions) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably
practicable, in relation to such stock or other securities or property.
(b) No adjustment for Small Amounts. Anything herein to the
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contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made if
the amount of such adjustment shall be less than $.05 per share, but in such
case, any adjustment that would otherwise be required then to be made shall be
carried forward and shall be made at the time and together with the next
subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustment so carried forward,
shall amount to $.05 per share or more.
(c) Statement of Adjustments. Whenever the Exercise Price and
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number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder is required to be
adjusted as provided herein, the Company shall promptly prepare a certificate
signed by its President or any Vice President and its Treasurer or Assistant
Treasurer, setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the
adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment
was calculated (including a description hereunder), and the Exercise Price and
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder after giving effect to
such adjustment, and shall promptly cause copies of such certificates to be
mailed to the Holder.
7. Notice to Warrant Holders. So long as this Warrant shall be
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outstanding, (i) if the Company shall pay any dividend or make any
distribution upon its Common Stock, or (ii) if the Company shall offer to the
holders of Common Stock for subscription or purchase by them any shares of
stock or securities of any class or any other rights, or (iii) if any capital
reorganization of the Company, reclassification of the capital stock or the
Company, consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or any conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company, or voluntary or involuntary dissolution or liquidation of the
Company shall be effected, then, in any such case, the Company shall cause to
be mailed to the Holder, at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the date
specified in (x) or (y) below, as the case may be, a notice containing a brief
description of the proposed action and stating the date on which (x) a record
is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or rights, or
(y) such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, conveyance,
dissolution or liquidation is to take place and the date, if any is to be
fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to
exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property
deliverable upon such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger,
conveyance, dissolution or liquidation.
8. Certain Obligations of the Company. The Company agrees that it
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will not increase the par value of the shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant above the prevailing and currently applicable
Exercise Price hereunder, and that before taking any action that would cause
an adjustment reducing the prevailing and current applicable Exercise Price
hereunder below the then par value of the Warrant Stock at the time issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company will take such corporate action, as
in the opinion of its counsel, may be necessary in order that the Company may
validly issue fully paid, nonassessable shares of such Warrant Stock. The
Company will maintain an office or agency (which shall initially be the
Company's principal office in Redwood City, California) where presentations
and demands to or upon the Company in respect of this Warrant may be made and
will give notice in writing to the registered holders of the then outstanding
Warrants, at their addresses as shown on the books of the Company, of each
change of location thereof.
9. Repurchase Right. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
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Warrant, the Company may, upon not less than seven (7) days notice in writing
to the Holder, repurchase all or any portion of the rights represented by this
Warrant at a purchase price equal to $6.00 in respect of the right to purchase
each share of Common Stock covered hereby, such purchase price to be
proportionally adjusted each time the Excise Price is adjusted pursuant to
Section 6 hereof. The closing on such repurchase shall occur on the date and
at the time set forth in such notice at the office of the Company in Redwood
City, California or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Company
and the Holder. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Holder an
amount equal to the purchase price in immediately available funds and the
Holder will deliver this Warrant to the Company for cancellation. To the
extent any repurchase hereunder is of less than all of the rights represented
by this Warrant, the Company will deliver to the Holder a new Warrant covering
the rights not so purchased.
10. Determination by Board of Directors. All determinations by the
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Board of Directors of the Company under the provisions of this Warrant will be
made in good faith with due regard to the interest of the Holder and in
accordance with sound financial practices.
11. Notice. All notices to the Holder shall be in writing, and all
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notices and certificates given to the Holder shall be sent registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Holder at his address
appearing on the records of the Company.
12. Replacement of Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Warrants.
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Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such
loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of any indemnity bond in such
reasonable amount as the Company may determine in the case of any such
mutilation, upon the surrender of such Warrant for cancellation, the Company
at its expense, will execute and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor.
13. Number and Gender. Whenever herein the singular number is used,
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the same shall include the plural where appropriate, and words of any gender
shall include each other gender where appropriate.
14. Applicable Law. This Warrant shall be governed by, and construed
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in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
PENN OCTANE CORPORATION
By:
Authorized Signatory
Dated: June 16, 1997
PURCHASE
The undersigned pursuant to the provisions
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of the within Warrant hereby elects to purchase shares of Common
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Stock of covered by the within Warrant.
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Date: Signature:
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Witness:
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUED RECEIVED hereby sells assigns and
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transfers unto the within Warrant and all rights
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evidenced thereby and does irrevocably appoint his
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attorney to transfer the said Warrant on the books of the within named
Company.
Date: Signature:
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Witness:
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PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED hereby sells, assigns and
transfers unto the within Warrant and all rights
evidenced thereby to the extent of the rights to purchase shares of
Common Stock and does irrevocably appoint his
attorney to transfer that part of the said Warrant on the books of the within
named company.
Date: Signature:
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Witness:
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