WARRANT AGREEMENT Dated as of March 3, 2011 between PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. and THE BANK OFNEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Warrant Agent Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exhibit 4.5
EXECUTION VERSION
WARRANT AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 3, 2011
between
PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Warrant Agent
Warrants to Purchase
Shares of Common Stock
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1. | Certain Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 2. | Appointment of Warrant Agent | 8 | ||||
Section 3. | Issuance of Warrants; Warrant Certificates | 8 | ||||
3.1. | Form and Dating | 8 | ||||
3.2. | Execution | 9 | ||||
3.3. | Warrant Registrar and Depositary | 9 | ||||
3.4. | Holder Lists | 10 | ||||
3.5. | Transfer and Exchange | 10 | ||||
3.6. | Replacement Warrants | 22 | ||||
3.7. | Temporary Warrants | 22 | ||||
3.8. | Cancellation | 22 | ||||
Section 4. | Separation of Warrants; Exercise of Warrants; Terms of Warrants | 23 | ||||
4.1. | Separation Date | 23 | ||||
4.2. | Exercising Warrants | 23 | ||||
4.3. | Delivery of Warrant Share Certificates | 24 | ||||
4.4. | Partial Exercise of Warrants Held | 24 | ||||
4.5. | Cancelled Warrant Certificates | 24 | ||||
4.6. | Copies for Inspection | 24 | ||||
4.7. | Liquidation and Assets | 24 | ||||
Section 5. | Payment of Taxes | 25 | ||||
Section 6. | Reservation of Warrant Shares; Registration of Warrant Shares | 25 | ||||
6.1. | Authorization of Shares | 25 | ||||
6.2. | Responsibility for Authorization | 25 | ||||
6.3. | Warrants Free and Clear | 25 | ||||
Section 7. | Obtaining Stock Exchange Listings | 25 | ||||
Section 8. | Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares Issuable | 26 | ||||
8.1. | Adjustment for Change in Capital Stock | 26 | ||||
8.2. | Liquidity Event | 26 | ||||
8.3. | Par Value of Shares of Common Stock | 26 | ||||
8.4. | Reorganization of Company | 27 | ||||
8.5. | Adjustment in Number of Shares | 27 | ||||
8.6. | Form of Warrants | 27 | ||||
8.7. | Challenge to Good Faith Determination | 27 | ||||
8.8. | Actions by the Company | 28 | ||||
Section 9. | Fractional Interests | 28 |
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Section 10. | Piggy-Back Registration | 28 | ||||
10.1. | Piggy-Back Registration Rights | 28 | ||||
10.2. | Inclusion in Registered Offering; Withdrawal | 29 | ||||
10.3. | Payment of Registration Expenses | 29 | ||||
10.4. | Underwriter Cut-Back; Priority in Piggy-Back Registrations | 29 | ||||
10.5. | Underwriter Cut-Back; Shelf Registration Rights | 30 | ||||
10.6. | Market Stand Off | 30 | ||||
Section 11. | Registration Procedures | 30 | ||||
11.1. | Responsibilities of the Company | 30 | ||||
11.2. | Information Required by the Company | 36 | ||||
11.3. | Requests by the Holder | 36 | ||||
11.4. | Indemnification | 36 | ||||
Section 12. | Notices to Warrant Holders | 37 | ||||
12.1. | Notice of Adjustment in Exercise Price | 37 | ||||
12.2. | Notice of Specific Events | 37 | ||||
Section 13. | Merger, Consolidation or Change of Name of Warrant Agent | 38 | ||||
13.1. | Merger or Consolidation | 38 | ||||
13.2. | Change of Name | 39 | ||||
Section 14. | Warrant Agent | 39 | ||||
14.1. | Terms and Conditions to Warrant Agents Duties and Obligations | 39 | ||||
Section 15. | Change of Warrant Agent | 42 | ||||
Section 16. | Reports | 43 | ||||
16.1. | Available Upon Request of Holder | 43 | ||||
16.2. | Copies to the Warrant Agent | 43 | ||||
Section 17. | CUSIP Numbers | 43 | ||||
Section 18. | Notices to Company and Warrant Agent | 43 | ||||
Section 19. | Supplements and Amendments | 44 | ||||
Section 20. | Successors | 45 | ||||
Section 21. | Termination | 45 | ||||
Section 22. | Governing Law | 45 | ||||
22.1. | State of New York | 45 | ||||
22.2. | Jurisdiction | 45 | ||||
Section 23. | Benefits of This Agreement | 45 | ||||
Section 24. | Counterparts | 45 |
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EXHIBIT A | FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE | A-1 | ||||
EXHIBIT B | FORM OF SEPARATION NOTICE | B-1 | ||||
EXHIBIT C | [RESERVED] | C-1 | ||||
EXHIBIT D | PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. WARRANT COUNTERSIGNATURE ORDER | D-1 | ||||
EXHIBIT E | FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER | E-1 | ||||
EXHIBIT F | FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE | F-1 | ||||
EXHIBIT G | FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR | G-1 |
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This WARRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 3, 2011 (this Agreement), is made by and between PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the Company), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as warrant agent (in such capacity, the Warrant Agent).
WHEREAS, the Company proposes to initially issue 115,000 warrants (the Warrants) to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company (the Common Stock, together with such other capital stock and securities, assets (including cash) and other property that may become issuable upon exercise of the Warrants being referred to herein as the Warrant Shares), each Warrant initially representing the right to purchase shares of Common Stock representing in the aggregate 15% of the outstanding shares of the Companys common stock on a fully-diluted basis, as of immediately following the consummation of the Offering (the Offering) by the Company of 115,000 units (the Units), each Unit consisting of (i) $1,000 principal amount at maturity of the 14.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 of the Company (the Notes) and (ii) one Warrant, and the Concurrent Equity Offering (as defined below), subject to adjustment;
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing so to act in connection with the issuance of Warrant Certificates (as defined below) and other matters as provided herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Certain Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
Affiliate of any specified Person means (a) any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person and (b) any director or Officer of such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided, that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the voting stock of a Person shall be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with have correlative meanings.
Agreement shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Warrant, the rules and procedures of the Depositary and Euroclear and Clearstream, as applicable, that apply to such transfer or exchange.
Board of Directors means, as to any Person, the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.
Business Day means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
Cashless Exercise Ratio means a ratio equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock (or such other Warrant Share issuable upon exercise of a Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) on the date of exercise minus the Exercise Price per share of Common Stock on the date of exercise, and the denominator of which is the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of exercise.
Change of Control shall have the meaning given to such term in the Indenture.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, S.A.
Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company and any shares now or hereafter authorized of any class of common shares of the Company however designated, that has the right (subject to any prior rights of any class or series of preferred stock) to participate in any distribution of the assets or earnings of the Company without limit as to per share amount.
Company shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble.
Company Indemnified Parties shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 11.4(b).
Concurrent Equity Offering means the issuance and sale of units of the Companys Series A preferred stock and common stock in a private placement to a limited number of equity investors.
Definitive Warrant means a Warrant Certificate issued in registered form as a definitive Warrant Certificate.
Depositary means, with respect to the Warrants issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 3.3 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Warrants, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Agreement.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.
Exchange Act means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exercise Period means the period commencing with the Separation Date and ending on the Expiration Date.
Exercise Price means $0.01 per Warrant Share, as adjusted as herein provided.
Expiration Date means 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 28, 2018.
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Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock as of any date shall equal (i) if the Common Stock is primarily traded on a securities exchange, the last sale price of such Common Stock on such securities exchange on the trading day immediately prior to such date, or if no sale occurred on such day, the mean between the closing bid and asked prices on such day, (ii) if the principal market for the Common Stock is in the over-the-counter market, the closing sale price of such Common Stock on the trading day immediately prior to such date, as published by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or similar organization, or if such price is not so published on such day, the mean between the closing bid and asked prices, if available, on such day, which prices may be obtained from any reputable pricing service, broker or dealer reasonably satisfactory to the Company and (iii) if neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) is applicable, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on such date as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, that if shares of Common Stock have been sold in arms-length transactions by the Company within the 90-day period prior to the determination of Fair Market Value, the Fair Market Value determined pursuant to this clause (iii) shall not be less than the highest price paid for such shares during such period.
FINRA means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Global Warrants means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Warrants and the Unrestricted Global Warrants, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 3.1(b) and 3.5 hereof.
Global Warrant Legend means the legend set forth in Section 3.5(f)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Warrants issued under this Agreement.
Holder means any registered holder of a Warrant.
IAI Global Warrant means a Global Warrant substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto sold to Institutional Accredited Investors and bearing the Global Warrant Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.
Indenture means the indenture, dated as of March 3, 2011 by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and as collateral agent, relating to the Notes.
Indirect Participant means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant through a Participant.
Inspectors shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 11(m).
Institutional Accredited Investor means an institution that is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act, which is not also a QIB.
Joinder to the Stockholders Agreement means a joinder to the Stockholders Agreement executed by a Holder upon exercise of a Warrant, in the form of Exhibit A hereto pursuant to which each such Holder of a Warrant will become subject to the representations, warranties, covenants and other provisions applicable to the stockholders signatory thereto.
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Legal Holiday means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York, the city in which the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent is located or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.
Liquidity Event shall have the meaning given to such term in the Indenture.
Majority Holders shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.7.
Management Common Stock means the outstanding shares of Common Stock other than (i) shares of Common Stock that were issued as a unit together with shares of the Companys Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Concurrent Equity Offering, (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of Warrants, and (iii) shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into Common Stock) issued after the date hereof to Persons that are not employees, Officers or directors (or Affiliates thereof) of the Company (excluding any issuances under the Companys stock option plan).
Non-U.S. Person means any Person other than a U.S. Person.
Notes shall have the meaning given to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
Officer means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, any vice president or the treasurer of such Person.
Offering shall have the meaning given to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent. The counsel may without limitation be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
Participant means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
Piggy-Back Registration shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 10.1.
Placement Agents means Global Hunter Securities, LLC and Knight Capital Americas, L.P.
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Private Placement Legend means the legend set forth in Section 3.5(f)(i) to be placed on all Warrants issued under this Agreement except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Agreement.
Prospectus means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement at the time such Registration Statement is declared effective, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such prospectus.
QIB means a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A.
QIB Global Warrant means a Global Warrant substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto sold in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and bearing the Global Warrant Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee.
Registrable Security means (i) the Warrant Shares (whether or not the related Warrants have been exercised) and (ii) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to the Warrants or Warrant Shares by way of Common Stock dividend or split of Common Stock or in connection with a combination of Common Stock, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization, including, without limitation, a conversion by the Company into a corporation, or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when:
(a) a Registration Statement with respect to the offering of such securities by the holder thereof shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of by such holder pursuant to such Registration Statement, (b) such securities are freely transferable without registration or limitation under Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in force, but not Rule 144A) promulgated under the Securities Act, (c) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred by the holder thereof and new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company or its transfer agent and subsequent disposition of such securities shall not require registration or qualification under the Securities Act or any similar state law then in force, or (d) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
Registration Expenses means all expenses incident to the Companys performance of or compliance with Sections 10 and 11 of this Agreement regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation, (a) all SEC, stock exchange and FINRA registration and filing fees and expenses, (b) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (c) fees and expenses of preparing, printing, filing, duplicating and distributing the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, (d) the cost of printing stock certificates, (e) the cost and charges of any transfer agent and rating agency fees, (f) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (g) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified public accountants, (h) the fees and disbursements of underwriters
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customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities (but not including any underwriting discounts or commissions or transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities by Selling Holders) and (i) reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel for all Selling Holders. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any Selling Holders, or to the extent provided herein, any legal fees or other costs of the Selling Holders.
Registration Statement means any registration statement of the Company relating to the registration for resale of Registrable Securities that is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference therein.
Regulation S means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
Regulation S Global Warrant means, prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the Regulation S Temporary Global Warrant, and after the expiration of the Restricted Period, the Regulation S Permanent Global Warrant.
Regulation S Permanent Global Warrant means a permanent Global Warrant in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Warrant Legend, the Private Placement Legend and the Regulation S Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the number of Warrants represented by the Regulation S Temporary Global Warrant upon expiration of the Restricted Period.
Regulation S Temporary Global Warrant means a temporary Global Warrant in the form of Exhibit A hereto deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the number of Warrants initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
Regulation S Legend means the legend set forth in Section 3.5(f)(iv) to be placed on all Regulation S Global Warrants issued pursuant to Regulation S.
Resale Restriction Termination Date shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.5(f)(i)(A).
Restricted Definitive Warrant means a Definitive Warrant bearing the Private Placement Legend.
Restricted Global Warrant means a Global Warrant bearing the Private Placement Legend.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 903 means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 904 means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
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SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Selling Holder means a Holder of Warrants who is selling Registrable Securities in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Selling Holder Indemnified Parties shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 11.4(a).
Separation Date means the earliest to occur of (i) the date that is 30 days after the closing of the offering of the Units, and (ii) such date as either of Global Hunter Securities, LLC or Knight Capital Americas, L.P. shall determine. In the case of clause (ii) above, notice of such date shall be provided to the Warrant Agent and the Trustee in writing and be in the form of Exhibit B. The Warrant Agent shall transmit such notice received to DTC.
Stockholders Agreement means that certain stockholders agreement, dated as of March 3, 2011, by and among the Company and the stockholders signatory thereto, as amended from time to time.
Subsidiary has the meaning given to such term in the Indenture.
Transfer Agent shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6(b).
Trustee has the meaning given to such term in the Indenture.
Units shall have the meaning given to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
Unrestricted Definitive Warrant means one or more Definitive Warrants that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
Unrestricted Global Warrant means a Global Warrant that does not bear the Private Placement Legend.
U.S. Person means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.
Warrant Agent shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble.
Warrant Certificate shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.1(a).
Warrant Countersignature Order shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.2 and substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
Warrant Paying Agent means an office or agency where Warrants may be presented for surrender. The Company initially appoints the Warrant Agent to act as Warrant Paying Agent.
Warrant Registrar shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.3(a).
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Warrant Shares shall have the meaning given to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
Warrants shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble.
Section 2. 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 hereinafter in this Agreement, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 3. Issuance of Warrants; Warrant Certificates.
3.1. Form and Dating.
(a) General. The Warrants shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (each, a Warrant Certificate). The Warrant Certificates may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Warrant Certificate shall be dated the date of the countersignature.
The terms and provisions contained in the Warrants shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Agreement. The Company and the Warrant Agent, by their execution and delivery of this Agreement, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Warrant Certificate conflicts with the express provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and be controlling.
(b) Global Warrants. Warrants issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Warrant Legend thereon). Warrants issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Warrant Legend thereon). Each Global Warrant shall represent such of the outstanding Warrants as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the number of outstanding Warrants from time to time endorsed thereon and that the number of outstanding Warrants represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Warrant to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the number of outstanding Warrants represented thereby shall be made by the Warrant Agent in accordance with written instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 3.5 hereof.
(c) Regulation S Warrants. Warrants offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S will be issued initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary Global Warrant, which will be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Warrants represented thereby with the Warrant Agent as custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.
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Following the expiration of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Warrant will be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent Global Warrant pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period, the Warrant Agent will cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Warrant. The number of Warrants represented by the Regulation S Temporary Global Warrant and the Regulation S Permanent Global Warrant may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.
(d) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System and Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking and Customer Handbook of Clearstream or any successor provisions created by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Warrant that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
3.2. Execution.
An Officer shall sign the Warrant Certificates on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature.
If the Officer whose signature is on a Warrant Certificate no longer holds that office at the time a Warrant Certificate is countersigned, the Warrant Certificate shall nevertheless be valid.
A Warrant Certificate shall not be valid until countersigned by the manual signature of the Warrant Agent. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Warrant Certificate has been properly issued under this Agreement.
The Warrant Agent shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (a Warrant Countersignature Order), substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, countersign Warrant Certificates representing 115,000 Warrants for original issue.
The Warrant Agent may appoint an agent acceptable to the Company to countersign Warrant Certificates. Such an agent may countersign Warrant Certificates whenever the Warrant Agent may do so. Each reference in this Agreement to a countersignature by the Warrant Agent includes a countersignature by such agent. Such an agent has the same rights as the Warrant Agent to deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.
3.3. Warrant Registrar and Depositary.
(a) So long as any of the Warrants remain outstanding, the Company will designate and maintain: (i) an office or agency where the Warrant Certificates may be presented for exercise, (ii) an office or agency where the Warrant Certificates may be presented for registration of transfer and for exchange (including the exchange of temporary Warrant Certificates for Definitive Warrants pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof) and (iii) an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Warrants or this Agreement may be served (the Warrant Registrar). The Warrant Registrar shall keep a register
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of the Warrants and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-Warrant Registrars. The term Warrant Registrar includes any co-Warrant Registrar. The Company may change any Warrant Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Warrant Agent in writing of the name and address of any agent not a party to this Agreement. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Warrant Registrar, the Warrant Agent shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Warrant Registrar.
(b) In addition to such office or offices or agency or agencies, the Company may from time to time designate and maintain one or more additional offices or agencies within or outside of New York, where Warrant Certificates may be presented for exercise or for registration of transfer or for exchange, and the Company may from time to time change or rescind such designation, as it may deem desirable or expedient. The Company will give to the Warrant Agent written notice of the location of any such office or agency and of any change of location thereof. The Company hereby designates the Warrant Agents office, as the initial agency maintained for each such purpose.
(c) The Company initially appoints the Warrant Agent to act as the Warrant Registrar and custodian with respect to the Global Warrants.
(d) The Company initially appoints DTC to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Warrants.
3.4. Holder Lists.
The Warrant Agent shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all record Holders of Warrants. If the Warrant Agent is not the Warrant Registrar, the Company shall promptly furnish to the Warrant Agent at such times as the Warrant Agent may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Warrant Agent may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders as set forth in the Companys books and records.
3.5. Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Warrants. A Global Warrant may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Warrants shall be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Warrants if (i) the Company delivers to the Warrant Agent written notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or (ii) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Warrants (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Warrants and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Warrant Agent. Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Warrants shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Warrant Agent in writing. Global
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Warrants also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 3.6 and 3.7 hereof. A Global Warrant may not be exchanged for another Warrant other than as provided in this Section 3.5(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Warrant may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 3.5(b) or (c) hereof.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Warrants. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Warrants shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Warrants shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Warrants also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Warrant. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Warrant may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Warrant in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Warrant may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Warrant Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 3.5(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Warrants. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 3.5(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Warrant Registrar both (A)(1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Warrant in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) written instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or both (B)(1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Warrant in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) written instructions given by the Depositary to the Warrant Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Warrant shall be registered. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Warrants contained in this Agreement and the Warrants or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Warrant Agent shall adjust the number of the relevant Global Warrant(s) pursuant to Section 3.5(g) hereof.
(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Warrant. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Warrant may be
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transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Warrant if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 3.5(b)(ii) above and the Warrant Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the QIB Global Warrant, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Warrant, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and
(C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Warrant, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications and certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Warrant cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant.
(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Warrant for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Warrant. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Warrant may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 3.5(b)(ii) above and the Warrant Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(B) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (iv), if the Warrant Registrar or the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an
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Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (iv) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Warrant has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a Warrant Countersignature Order in accordance with Section 3.2 hereof, the Warrant Agent shall countersign one or more Unrestricted Global Warrants in the number equal to the number of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (iv) above.
(c) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Warrants.
(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Warrants to Restricted Definitive Warrants. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Warrant or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Warrant, then, upon receipt by the Warrant Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Warrant, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable; or
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(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof;
the Warrant Agent shall cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Warrant Agent, the number of Warrants represented by the Global Warrant to be reduced by the number of Warrants to be represented by the Definitive Warrant pursuant to Section 3.5(g) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Warrant Agent shall countersign and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Warrant in the appropriate amount. Any Definitive Warrant issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant pursuant to this Section 3.5(c) shall be registered in such name or names as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Warrant Registrar through written instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Warrant Agent shall deliver such Definitive Warrants to the Persons in whose names such Warrants are so registered. Any Definitive Warrant issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant pursuant to this Section 3.5(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
(ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Warrants to Unrestricted Definitive Warrants. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant only if the Warrant Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
(B) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Warrant Registrar or the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
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(iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Warrants to Unrestricted Definitive Warrants. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.5(b)(ii) hereof, the Warrant Agent shall cause the amount of the applicable Global Warrant to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 3.5(g) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Warrant Agent shall countersign and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant in the appropriate principal amount. Any Unrestricted Definitive Warrant issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 3.5(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Warrant Registrar through written instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Warrant Agent shall deliver such Unrestricted Definitive Warrants to the Persons in whose names such Warrants are so registered. Any Unrestricted Definitive Warrant issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 3.5(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Warrants for Beneficial Interests.
(i) Restricted Definitive Warrants to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Warrants. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Warrant proposes to exchange such Warrant for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Warrants to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant, then, upon receipt by the Warrant Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Warrant proposes to exchange such Warrant for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
(B) if such Restricted Definitive Warrant is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such Restricted Definitive Warrant is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such Restricted Definitive Warrant is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
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Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such Restricted Definitive Warrant is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)(c) thereof, if applicable; or
(F) if such Restricted Definitive Warrant is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof;
the Warrant Agent shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Warrant and increase or cause to be increased the amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Warrant, in the case of clause (B) above, the QIB Global Warrant, in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Warrant, and in all other cases, the IAI Global Warrant.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Warrants to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Warrants. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Warrant may exchange such Warrant for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant or transfer such Restricted Definitive Warrant to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant only if the Warrant Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the Holder of such Definitive Warrants proposes to exchange such Warrants for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Warrant, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or
(B) if the Holder of such Definitive Warrants proposes to transfer such Warrants to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Warrant, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Warrant Registrar or the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
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Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 3.5(d)(ii), the Warrant Agent shall cancel the Definitive Warrants and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Warrant.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Warrants to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Warrants. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant may exchange such Warrant for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant or transfer such Definitive Warrants to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant at any time. Upon receipt of a written request for such an exchange or transfer, the Warrant Agent shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Warrant and increase or cause to be increased the amount of the Unrestricted Global Warrants.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Warrant to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Warrant has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a Warrant Countersignature Order in accordance with Section 3.2 hereof, the Warrant Agent shall countersign one or more Unrestricted Global Warrants in the number equal to the number of beneficial interests of Definitive Warrants so transferred.
(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Warrants for Definitive Warrants. Upon written request by a Holder of Definitive Warrants and such Holders compliance with the provisions of this Section 3.5(e), the Warrant Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Warrants. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Warrant Registrar the Definitive Warrants duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Warrant Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 3.5(e).
(i) Restricted Definitive Warrants to Restricted Definitive Warrants. Any Restricted Definitive Warrant may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Warrant if the Warrant Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or
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(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Warrants to Unrestricted Definitive Warrants. Any Restricted Definitive Warrant may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant if the Warrant Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Warrants proposes to exchange such Warrants for an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
(B) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Warrants proposes to transfer such Warrants to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Warrant Registrar or the Company so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Warrants to Unrestricted Definitive Warrants. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Warrants may transfer such Warrants to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant. Upon receipt of a written request to register such a transfer, the Warrant Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Warrants pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.
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(f) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Warrants and Definitive Warrants issued under this Agreement unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(i) Private Placement Legend.
(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Warrant and each Definitive Warrant (and all Warrants issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS A NON-U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (C) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AS AMENDED AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE) WHICH IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (A)(1),(2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AS AMENDED THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUERS AND THE TRUSTEES, OR REGISTRARS, AS APPLICABLE, RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C), (D) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE OR REGISTRAR. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
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(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii) or (e)(iii) to this Section 3.5 (and all Warrants issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(ii) Global Warrant Legend. Each Global Warrant shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS GLOBAL WARRANT IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT GOVERNING THIS WARRANT) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE WARRANT AGENT MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.5 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT, (II) THIS GLOBAL WARRANT MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.5(A) OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT, (III) THIS GLOBAL WARRANT MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE WARRANT AGENT FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.8 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL WARRANT MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
(iii) Unit Legend. Each Warrant issued prior to the Separation Date shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
The securities represented by this certificate constitute a portion of one or more Units, each Unit consisting of $1,000 of principal amount of 14.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 of the Company and one Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company. Until the Separation Date, the securities represented by this certificate may be transferred only together as a Unit. Following the Separation Date, the securities represented by this certificate may be transferred without reference to the foregoing restriction.
(iv) Regulation S Legend. Each Warrant that is a Registrable Security and issued pursuant to Regulation S shall bear the following legend on the face thereof:
This Warrant and the securities to be issued upon its exercise have not been registered under the Securities Act and the Warrant may not be exercised by or on behalf of any U.S. Person unless registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. In order to exercise this Warrant, the Holder must furnish to the Company and the Warrant Agent either (a) a written certification that it is not a U.S. Person and that the Warrant is not being exercised on behalf of a U.S. Person or (b) a written Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the securities delivered upon exercise of the Warrant have been registered under the Securities Act or that the delivery of such securities is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Terms in this legend have the meanings given to them by Regulation S under the Securities Act.
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(g) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Warrants. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Warrant have been exercised or exchanged for Definitive Warrants or a particular Global Warrant has been exercised, redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Warrant shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Warrant Agent in accordance with Section 3.8 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Warrant is exercised or exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Warrant or for Definitive Warrants, the amount of Warrants represented by such Global Warrant shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Warrant by the Warrant Agent or by the Depositary at the direction of the Warrant Agent to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Warrant, such other Global Warrant shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Warrant by the Warrant Agent or by the Depositary at the direction of the Warrant Agent to reflect such increase.
(h) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Warrant Agent shall countersign Global Warrants and Definitive Warrants upon the Companys written order or at the Warrant Registrars request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant or to a Holder of a Definitive Warrant for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
(iii) All Global Warrants and Definitive Warrants issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Warrants or Definitive Warrants shall be the duly authorized, executed and issued warrants for Common Stock of the Company or such other Warrant Shares as may be issuable upon exercise of a Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, not subject to any preemptive rights, and entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement, as the Global Warrants or Definitive Warrants surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(iv) In connection with the due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Warrant, the Warrant Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Warrant is registered as the absolute owner of such Warrant for all purposes and neither the Warrant Agent nor the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
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(v) The Warrant Agent shall countersign Global Warrants and Definitive Warrants in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2 hereof.
(i) Facsimile Submissions to Warrant Agent. All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Warrant Registrar pursuant to this Section 3.5 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, as to any certificates and/or certifications delivered to the Warrant Registrar pursuant to this Section 3.5, the Warrant Registrars duties shall be limited to confirming that any such certifications and certificates delivered to it are in the form of Exhibits E and F hereto. The Warrant Registrar shall not be responsible for confirming the truth or accuracy of representations made in any such certifications or certificates. As to any Opinions of Counsel delivered pursuant to this Section 3.5, the Warrant Registrar may rely upon, and be fully protected in relying upon, such Opinions of Counsel.
3.6. Replacement Warrants.
If any mutilated Warrant Certificate is surrendered to the Warrant Agent or the Company and the Warrant Agent receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Warrant Certificate, the Company shall issue and the Warrant Agent, upon receipt of a Warrant Countersignature Order, shall countersign a replacement Warrant if the Warrant Agents requirements are met. If required by the Warrant Agent or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the reasonable judgment of the Warrant Agent and the Company to protect the Company, the Warrant Agent and any agent for purposes of the countersignature from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Warrant Certificate is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Warrant.
Every replacement Warrant is an additional Warrant of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Agreement equally and proportionately with all other Warrants duly issued hereunder.
3.7. Temporary Warrants.
Until certificates representing Warrants are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and issue and the Warrant Agent, upon receipt of a Warrant Countersignature Order, shall countersign temporary Warrants. Temporary Warrants shall be substantially in the form of certificated Warrants but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Warrants and that shall be reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Warrant Agent shall countersign definitive Warrants in exchange for temporary Warrants.
Holders of temporary Warrants shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Agreement.
3.8. Cancellation.
Subject to Section 3.5(g) hereof, the Company at any time may deliver Warrant Certificates to the Warrant Agent for cancellation. The Warrant Registrar and Warrant Paying
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Agent shall forward to the Warrant Agent any Warrant Certificates surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or exercise. The Warrant Agent and no one else shall cancel all Warrant Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, exercise, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy canceled Warrant Certificates (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all canceled Warrant Certificates shall be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new Warrant Certificates to replace Warrant Certificates that have been exercised in full or that have been delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation.
Section 4. Separation of Warrants; Exercise of Warrants; Terms of Warrants.
4.1. Separation Date. The Notes and Warrants shall not be separately transferable until the Separation Date. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Holder shall have the right, which may be exercised at any time and from time to time during the period commencing on the Separation Date and ending at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date (the Exercise Period), to receive from the Company the number of fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares that the Holder may at the time be entitled to receive on exercise of such Warrants and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for all Warrant Shares being purchased (i) in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company, (ii) by tendering Warrants as set forth in the next sentence or (iii) any combination of cash or Warrants. Each Holder may elect, upon exercise of its Warrants during the Exercise Period, to receive Warrant Shares on a net basis, such that, without the exchange of any funds, the Holder shall receive such number of Warrant Shares as shall equal the product of (A) the number of Warrant Shares for which such Warrant is exercisable as of the date of exercise (if the Exercise Price were being paid in cash) and (B) the Cashless Exercise Ratio. Each Warrant not exercised prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date shall become void and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease as of such time. The separation is a mandatory event and upon separation, the Units will cease to trade.
4.2. Exercising Warrants. In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants represented by a Warrant Certificate, (i) in the case of a Definitive Warrant, the Holder thereof must surrender upon exercise the Warrant Certificate to the Company with the form of election to purchase on the reverse thereof properly completed and executed at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent set forth in Section 18 hereof, (ii) in the case of a book-entry interest in a Global Warrant, the exercising Participant whose name appears on a securities position listing of the Depositary as the Holder of such book-entry interest must comply with the Depositarys procedures relating to the exercise of such book-entry interest in such Global Warrant and (iii) in the case of interests in either Global Warrants and Definitive Warrants, the holder thereof or the Participant, as applicable, shall deliver to the Company at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent the form of election to purchase and Joinder to the Stockholders Agreement, as provided on the reverse of the form of Warrant Certificate, duly completed and executed, which signature shall be medallion guaranteed by an institution which is a member of a securities transfer association recognized signature guarantee program, and upon payment to the Warrant Agent for the account of the Company of the Exercise Price, for the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which such Warrants are then exercised. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be made in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof.
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4.3. Delivery of Warrant Share Certificates. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, upon compliance with Section 4.2 above, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered with all reasonable dispatch, to or to the written order of the Holder and in such name or names as the Holder may designate, a certificate or certificates for the number of whole Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants or other securities or property to which such Holder is entitled hereunder, together with cash as provided in Section 9 hereof; provided, that if any consolidation, merger or lease or sale of assets is proposed to be effected by the Company or its Subsidiaries as described in Section 8.4 hereof, or a tender offer or an exchange offer for shares of Common Stock (or other securities of the Company which then constitute Warrant Shares) shall be made, upon such surrender of Warrant Certificates and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with Section 4.2 above, the Company shall, as soon as possible, but in any event not later than two Business Days thereafter, deliver or cause to be delivered the full number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants in the manner described in this sentence or other securities or property to which such Holder is entitled hereunder, together with cash as provided in Section 9 hereof. All certificates in this Section 4.3 shall be deemed to have been issued and any Person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a Holder of record of such Warrant Shares as of the date of the surrender of such Warrants and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.
4.4. Partial Exercise of Warrants Held. During the Exercise Period the Warrants shall be exercisable, at the election of the Holders thereof, either in full or from time to time in part. If less than all the Warrants represented by a Warrant Certificate are exercised, such Warrant Certificate shall be surrendered and a new Warrant Certificate of the same tenor and for the number of Warrants that were not exercised shall be executed by the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall countersign the new Warrant Certificate, registered in such name or names as may be directed in writing by the Holder and shall deliver or cause to be delivered the new Warrant Certificate to the Person or Persons entitled to receive the same.
4.5. Cancelled Warrant Certificates. All Warrant Certificates surrendered upon exercise of Warrants shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. Such cancelled Warrant Certificates shall then be disposed of by the Warrant Agent in accordance with its customary procedures or, upon written order from the Company, shall be returned to the Company. The Warrant Agent shall report promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days, to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently pay to the Company all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of the Warrant Shares through the exercise of such Warrants.
4.6. Copies for Inspection. The Warrant Agent shall keep copies of this Agreement and any notices given or received hereunder available for inspection by the Holders during normal business hours at its office. The Company shall supply the Warrant Agent from time to time with such number of copies of this Agreement as the Warrant Agent may request.
4.7. Liquidation and Assets. Except as set forth in Section 8.2, Holders of unexercised Warrants are not entitled to share in the assets of the Company in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
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Section 5. Payment of Taxes.
The Company shall pay all documentary stamp taxes attributable to the initial issuance of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrants; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue of any Warrant Certificates or any certificates for Warrant Shares in a name other than that of the registered Holder of a Warrant Certificate surrendered upon the exercise of a Warrant, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such Warrant Certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
Section 6. Reservation of Warrant Shares; Registration of Warrant Shares.
6.1. Authorization of Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights and all taxes, liens, charges and security interests, out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued Common Stock (or such other Warrant Shares as may be issuable upon exercise of a Warrant) and/or the authorized and issued Common Stock (or such other Warrant Shares as may be issuable upon exercise of a Warrant) held in its treasury, for the purpose of enabling it to satisfy any obligation to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of Warrants, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may then be deliverable upon the exercise of all outstanding Warrants.
6.2. Responsibility for Authorization. The Company or, if appointed, the transfer agent for the Common Stock (the Transfer Agent) and every subsequent transfer agent for any shares of the Companys capital stock issuable upon the exercise of any of the rights of purchase represented by the Warrants shall be irrevocably authorized and directed at all times to reserve such number of authorized shares as shall be required for such purpose. The Company shall keep a copy of this Agreement on file with the Transfer Agent and with every subsequent transfer agent for any shares of the Companys capital stock issuable upon the exercise of the rights of purchase represented by the Warrants. The Warrant Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to requisition from time to time from such Transfer Agent the stock certificates required to honor outstanding Warrants upon exercise thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company shall supply such Transfer Agent with duly executed certificates for such purposes and shall provide or otherwise make available any cash which may be payable as provided in Section 9 hereof. The Company shall furnish such Transfer Agent a copy of all notices of adjustments, and certificates related thereto, transmitted to each Holder pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
6.3. Warrants Free and Clear. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of Warrants shall, upon issue, be fully paid, nonassessable, free of preemptive rights and free from all taxes (other than income taxes, if applicable), liens, charges and security interests with respect to the issuance thereof.
Section 7. Obtaining Stock Exchange Listings.
The Company shall from time to time take all action which may be necessary so that the Warrant Shares, immediately upon their issuance upon the exercise of Warrants, will be listed on a principal securities exchange, automated quotation system or other market within the United States of America, if any, on which other shares of the Common Stock are then listed, if any.
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Section 8. Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares Issuable.
8.1. Adjustment for Change in Capital Stock. If the Company (i) pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its Common Stock payable in shares of its Common Stock, (ii) subdivides its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (iii) combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of its Common Stock any shares of its capital stock, then the Exercise Price shall be proportionately adjusted so that, after giving effect to Section 8.5, the Holder of any Warrant exercised after such action may receive the aggregate number and kind of shares of capital stock of the Company which such Holder would have owned immediately following such action assuming the exercise of such Warrant immediately prior to such action, or, if applicable, the record date for such action.
The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution and immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.
If, after an adjustment pursuant to clause (iv) above, a Holder of a Warrant upon exercise of it may receive shares of two or more classes of capital stock of the Company, the Company shall determine, in good faith, the allocation of the adjusted Exercise Price between the classes of capital stock. After such allocation, the exercise privilege and the Exercise Price of each class of capital stock shall after such action be subject to adjustment on terms comparable to those applicable to Common Stock in this Section 8. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event listed above shall occur.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company shall not, whether by merger, consolidation, amendment to its certificate of incorporation, operation of law or otherwise, effect any stock split, recapitalization or similar adjustment to any class of its Common Stock unless simultaneously in connection therewith it effects an identical stock split, recapitalization or similar adjustment to each other class of its Common Stock.
8.2. Liquidity Event. If a Liquidity Event has not occurred on or before the date that is 18 months following the issue date of the Units, the aggregate number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be increased by 7% of the Management Common Stock on such day that is 18 months following the issue date, and by an additional 4% of the Management Common Stock at the end of each 180-day period thereafter until the date of a Liquidity Event.
8.3. Par Value of Shares of Common Stock. Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment effectively reducing the portion of the Exercise Price allocable to each share of Common Stock below the then par value per share of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares upon exercise of the Warrants at the Exercise Price as so adjusted.
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8.4. Reorganization of Company. If the Company consolidates or merges with or into, or transfers or leases all or substantially all its assets to, any Person, upon consummation of such transaction the Warrants shall automatically become exercisable for the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets which the Holder of a Warrant would have owned immediately after the consolidation, merger, transfer or lease if the Holder had exercised the Warrant immediately before the consummation of the transaction. Concurrently with the consummation of such transaction, the corporation formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger if other than the Company, or the Person to which such sale or conveyance shall have been made, shall enter into a supplemental warrant agreement, including registration rights as nearly equivalent to those provided under Section 10 as practicable, and further providing for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practical to the adjustments provided for in this Section 8. The successor Company shall mail to Warrant Holders a notice describing the supplemental warrant agreement. If the issuer of securities deliverable upon exercise of Warrants under the supplemental warrant agreement is an Affiliate of the formed, surviving, transferee or lessee corporation, such issuer shall join in the supplemental warrant agreement.
8.5. Adjustment in Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 8, each Warrant outstanding prior to the making of the adjustment shall thereafter evidence the right to receive upon payment of the adjusted Exercise Price that number of shares of Common Stock (calculated to the nearest hundredth) obtained from the following formula:
N | = | N | x | E | ||||||||
E |
where:
N | = | the adjusted number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant. | ||
N | = | the number or Warrant Shares previously issuable upon exercise of a Warrant. | ||
E | = | the Exercise Price prior to adjustment. | ||
E | = | the adjusted Exercise Price. |
8.6. Form of Warrants Certificate. Irrespective of any adjustments in the Exercise Price or the number or kind of shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants, Warrants theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same price and number and kind of shares as are stated in the Warrants initially issuable pursuant to this Agreement.
8.7. Challenge to Good Faith Determination. Whenever the Board of Directors of the Company shall be required to make a determination in good faith of the Fair Market Value hereunder, such determination may be challenged by Holders holding in the aggregate a majority of the then outstanding Warrants (without regard to any Warrants then held by the Company or its Affiliates) (the Majority Holders), and any dispute shall be resolved by an investment banking firm of national standing selected by the Company. The fee of such investment banking firm shall be paid 50% by the Company and 50% by the Holders.
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8.8. Actions by the Company. The Company will not, by merger, consolidation, amendment to its certificate of incorporation, sale of all or substantially all of its or its Subsidiaries assets, operation of law or otherwise by any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Agreement, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) will take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants and (ii) will not take any action which results in any adjustment of the Exercise Price if the total number of shares of the Common Stock issuable after the action upon the exercise of all the Warrants would exceed the total number of shares of the Common Stock then authorized by the Companys charter and available for the purposes of issue upon such exercise.
Section 9. Fractional Interests.
The Company shall not be required to issue fractional Warrant Shares on the exercise of Warrants. If more than one Warrant shall be presented for exercise in full at the same time by the same Holder, the number of full Warrant Shares that shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares purchasable on exercise of the Warrants so presented. If any fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section 9, be issuable on the exercise of any Warrants (or specified portion thereof), the Company shall pay an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value per Warrant Share then, in lieu of issuing such fraction of a Warrant Share, as determined on the day immediately preceding the date such Warrant is presented for exercise, multiplied by such fraction, computed to the nearest whole U.S. cent.
Section 10. Piggy-Back Registration; Other Holder Rights.
10.1. Piggy-Back Registration Rights. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8 (or any successor form)) with respect to any class of equity securities of the Company, whether or not for its own account, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the Holders of Warrants as soon as practicable (but in no event fewer than 10 Business Days before the anticipated filing date), and such notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to register such number of Warrant Shares as each such Holder may request in writing within 10 days after receipt of such written notice from the Company (which request shall specify the Warrant Shares intended to be disposed of by such Selling Holder) (a Piggy-Back Registration). Upon the written request of any such Selling Holder made within 10 days after the receipt of any such notice (which request shall specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Selling Holder and the intended method of disposition thereof, which shall be on the same terms and conditions as the securities of the Company or other security holder included in the registration statement), the Company shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, effect the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Holders thereof, to the extent required to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof) of the Registrable Securities so to be registered, on the same terms and conditions as the securities of the Company or other security holder included in the registration statement by inclusion of such Registrable Securities in the
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Registration Statement that covers the securities that the Company proposes to register; provided, that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason either not to register or to delay registration of such securities, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each Selling Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith) and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay registering, shall be permitted to delay registering any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in registering such other securities.
10.2. Inclusion in Registered Offering; Withdrawal. The Company shall cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of such proposed offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration to be included on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company or any other selling security holder included therein and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof. Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement pursuant to these provisions by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw no less than 15 Business Days prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement.
10.3. Payment of Registration Expenses. The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with registration of Registrable Securities requested pursuant to this Section 10, and the Selling Holders shall pay the underwriting discounts, commissions, and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale of such Selling Holders Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 10.
10.4. Underwriter Cut-Back; Priority in Piggy-Back Registrations. If a registration pursuant to this Section 10 involves an underwritten offering of the securities so being registered, whether or not for sale for the account of the Company, the Company shall, if requested by any Selling Holder and subject to the provisions of this Section 10, arrange for such underwriters to include all the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Selling Holder among the securities to be distributed by such underwriters. If the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering shall, in writing, inform the Selling Holders requesting such registration and the holders of any of the Companys other securities which shall have exercised registration rights in respect of such underwritten offering of its belief that the number of securities requested to be included in such registration would materially and adversely affect the success of such offering, then the Company shall be required to include in such Registration Statement only the amount of securities that it is so advised should be included in such registration. In such event,
(a) in cases initially involving the registration for sale of securities for the Companys own account, securities shall be registered in such offering in the following order of priority: (i) first, the securities that the Company proposes to register and (ii) second, the securities that have been requested to be included in such registration by Selling Holders and by Persons entitled to exercise piggy-back registration rights pursuant to contractual commitments
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of the Company (pro rata on the amount of securities sought to be registered by such Selling Holders and such Persons; it being expressly understood that the Company may not reduce the amount of Registrable Securities included in such registration unless it reduces the amount sought to be registered by such Persons on a pro rata basis) and
(b) in cases not initially involving the registration for sale of securities for the Companys own account, securities shall be registered in such offering as follows: (i) first, the securities that have been requested to be included in such registration by Selling Holders and other Persons entitled to exercise registration rights pursuant to contractual commitments (pro rata based on the amount of securities sought to be registered by such Holders and Persons); provided, that the Company may exclude securities sought to be registered by Selling Holders if (A) such registration is pursuant to a contractual demand registration right existing on the date hereof and such right expressly requires the Company to exclude such securities, and (B) all securities which the Company proposes to register are first excluded and (ii) second, the securities which the Company proposes to register.
10.5. Underwriter Cut-Back; Shelf Registration Rights. The number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration is subject to reduction pursuant to Section 10.4 above. If as a result of such reduction (including pursuant to the proviso of Section 10.4(b)(i)), the holders of Registrable Securities are unable to include such Registrable Securities, the Company shall file a shelf Registration Statement on a Form S-3 or successor form (or if not available, any other then available Form) with respect to such Registrable Securities within 180 days, or such shorter time as the managing underwriter may agree, but in no event less than 30 days, of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective within 45 days of filing and to remain effective for a period of one year following the effective date.
10.6. Market Stand Off. Each Holder of Warrants and Registrable Securities agrees, that if requested by the managing underwriter in connection with any underwritten public offering of the Companys securities, not to directly or indirectly offer, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of or otherwise dispose of or transfer any Registrable Securities held by it for such period, not to exceed (i) 180 days following consummation of an underwritten initial public offering, or (ii) 90 days following the consummation of any other underwritten public offering.
Section 11. Registration Procedures.
11.1. Responsibilities of the Company. In connection with any Piggy-Back Registration, the Company shall (provided, that it shall not be required to take any action pursuant to this Section 11 that would, in an opinion of counsel to the Company, violate applicable law):
(a) no fewer than five Business Days prior to the initial filing of a Registration Statement or Prospectus and no fewer than two Business Days prior to the filing of any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or
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deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), if requested, furnish to the Selling Holders, their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, confidential copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, and cause the Officers and directors of the Company, counsel to the Company and independent certified public accountants to the Company to respond to such inquiries as shall be reasonably necessary, in the opinion of respective counsel to such underwriters and to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act; provided, that the Company shall not be deemed to have kept a Registration Statement effective if it voluntarily takes or fails to take any action that results in Selling Holders covered thereby not being able to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to federal securities laws during that period;
(b) Take such action as may be necessary so that (i) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto (and each report or other document incorporated herein by reference in each case) complies in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (iii) any Prospectus forming part of any Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus, does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(c) Use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective for the amount of time that it is required to keep the Registration Statement effective in order to consummate the offering which gave rise to the registration rights granted herein, but no longer than one year; cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented;
(d) Notify the Selling Holders, their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, promptly (and in any case within two Business Days), and (if requested by any such Person), confirm such notice in writing:
(i) (A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed and (B) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective;
(ii) of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information;
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(iii) of the issuance by the SEC, any state securities commission, any other governmental agency or any court of any stop order or injunction suspending or enjoining the use or the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(iv) if at any time any of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any securities distribution agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated hereby cease to be true and correct in all material respects;
(v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
(vi) of the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and
(vii) of the Companys reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement would be appropriate;
(e) Use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of any order enjoining or suspending the use or effectiveness of, a Registration Statement or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment;
(f) If requested by the managing underwriters, if any, reasonably in advance of the filing thereof, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriters, if any, reasonably agree should be included therein, (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment and (iii) supplement or make amendments to such Registration Statement;
(g) Deliver to each Selling Holder, their counsel, and the underwriters, if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of Prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably request; and
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the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the Selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto;
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, cooperate with the Selling Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold or tendered for, the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with, the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Selling Holder or underwriter reasonably requests in writing; provided, that where Registrable Securities are offered other than through an underwritten offering, the Company agrees to (i) cause its counsel to perform blue sky investigations and file registrations and qualifications required to be filed pursuant to this Section 11(h); (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective; and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement; provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or subject the Company to any tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
(i) In connection with any sale or transfer of Registrable Securities that will result in such securities no longer being Registrable Securities, cooperate with the Selling Holders and the managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (with appropriate CUSIP numbers) representing Registrable Securities to be sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends and shall be in a form eligible for deposit with DTC, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters, if any, or Holders may request at least two Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities;
(j) Use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the offering of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities within the United States, except as may be required as a consequence of the nature of such Selling Holders business, in which case the Company shall cooperate in all reasonable respects at the expense of such Selling Holder with the filing of such Registration Statement and the granting of such approvals as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or subject the Company to any tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
(k) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 11(d)(vi) or 11(d)(vii), as promptly as practicable, prepare a supplement or amendment, including, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment, to each Registration Statement or a supplement to the
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related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Selling Holders of the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 11(d)(vi) or 11(d)(vii) above, the Selling Holders shall suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes to the Prospectus have been made;
(l) Enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings) and take all such other reasonable actions in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested by the managing underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in such connection, whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an underwritten registration,
(i) make such representations and warranties to the Selling Holders of such Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, with respect to the business of the Company (including with respect to businesses or assets acquired or to be acquired by it), and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings, and confirm the same if and when requested;
(ii) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the managing or sole underwriters, if any, addressed to the underwriters, if any, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such underwriters);
(iii) obtain customary comfort letters and updates thereof (including, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, a bring down comfort letter dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement) from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any business which may hereafter be acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are required to be included in the Registration Statement), addressed to each of the underwriters, if any, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in comfort letters in connection with underwritten offerings and such other matters as reasonably required by the managing underwriter or underwriters and as permitted by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 72.
(iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain customary covenants on the part of the Company and will provide that the
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Company will indemnify the Holders of Registrable Securities included in the registration statement and any underwriter with respect thereto against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act; and
(v) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriters, if any, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 11(l)(i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company;
(m) Make available for inspection by one representative of the managing underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any attorney, consultant or accountant retained by such underwriter (collectively, the Inspectors), at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (including with respect to business and assets acquired or to be acquired to the extent that such information is available to the Company), and cause the Officers, directors, agents and employees of the Company (including with respect to business and assets acquired or to be acquired to the extent that such information is available to the Company) to supply all information in each case reasonably requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration; provided, the Company may first require that such Persons agree to keep confidential any non-public information relating to the Company received by such Person and not disclose such information (other than to an Affiliate or prospective purchaser who agrees to respect the confidentiality provisions of this Section 11(m)) until such information has been made generally available to the public (other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Inspector) unless the release of such information is required by law or necessary to respond to inquiries of regulatory authorities (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, or similar organizations or their successors); without limiting the foregoing, no such information shall be used by such Inspector as the basis for any market transactions in securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, in violation of law;
(n) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to their security holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) no later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or reasonable efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which statement shall cover said period, consistent with the requirements of Rule 158; and
(o) Use commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration, offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement.
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11.2. Information Required by the Company. The Company may require each Selling Holder as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such Registrable Securities as is required by law to be disclosed in the applicable Registration Statement, and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any Selling Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information promptly after receiving such request.
11.3. Requests by the Holder. If any such Registration Statement refers to any Selling Holder by name or otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such Selling Holder shall have the right to require (i) the insertion therein of language, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Selling Holder, to the effect that the holding by such Selling Holder of such securities is not to be construed as a recommendation by such Selling Holder of the investment quality of the Companys securities covered thereby and that such holding does not imply that such Selling Holder will assist in meeting any future financial requirements of the Company, or (ii) in the event that such reference to such Selling Holder by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in force, the deletion of the reference to such Selling Holder in any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such reference ceases to be required.
11.4. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each Selling Holder and such controlling Persons are referred to collectively as the Selling Holder Indemnified Parties) from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, or any actions in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions relating to purchases and sales of the Registrable Securities) to which each Selling Holder Indemnified Party may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus relating to a shelf registration, or arise out of, or are based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall reimburse, as incurred, the Selling Holder Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof; provided, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus relating to a shelf registration in reliance upon and in conformity with written information pertaining to such Selling Holder and furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Selling Holder specifically for inclusion therein.
(b) Indemnification by Selling Holder. The Selling Holders shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the
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meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (the Company and such controlling Persons are referred to collectively as the Company Indemnified Parties) from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, or any actions in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions relating to purchases and sales of the Registrable Securities) to which each Company Indemnified Party may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus relating to a shelf registration, or arise out of, or are based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such losses resulted solely from an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact contained in or omitted from an information so furnished in writing by such Selling Holder to the Company expressly for use therein.
Section 12. Notices to Warrant Holders.
12.1. Notice of Adjustment in Exercise Price. Upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 8 hereof, the Company shall promptly thereafter (i) cause to be filed with the Warrant Agent a certificate of a firm of independent public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Board of Directors of the Company (who may be the regular auditors of the Company) setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculations are based and setting forth the number of Warrant Shares (or portion thereof) issuable after such adjustment in the Exercise Price, upon exercise of a Warrant and payment of the adjusted Exercise Price, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of the matters set forth therein, and (ii) cause to be given to each of the registered Holders of Warrants at the address appearing on the Warrant register for each such registered Holder written notice of such adjustments by first-class mail, postage prepaid. Where appropriate, such notice may be given in advance and included as a part of the notice required to be mailed under the other provisions of this Section 12.
12.2. Notice of Specific Events. In the event:
(a) that the Company shall authorize the issuance of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or of any other subscription rights or warrants;
(b) that the Company shall authorize a dividend or distribution to all holders of shares of Common Stock;
(c) of any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the conveyance or transfer of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety, or of any reclassification or change of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination), or a tender offer or exchange offer by the Company for shares of Common Stock;
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(d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;
(e) that the Company proposes to take any action that would require an adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 8 hereof;
(f) of any Change of Control;
(g) of any refinancing, redemption, retirement or satisfaction and discharge of all outstanding Notes; or
(h) of any Liquidity Event;
then the Company shall cause to be filed with the Warrant Agent and shall cause to be given to each registered Holder of Warrants at his address appearing on the Warrant register, at least 10 Business Days prior to the applicable record date hereinafter specified (or in the case of events for which there is no record date, 10 Business Days prior to the later of the date of such event or the date the Company first has knowledge of such event), by electronic transmission or first-class mail, postage prepaid, a written notice stating the date such event will occur and, to the extent applicable, (x) the date as of which the holders of record of shares of Common Stock to be entitled to receive any such dividend or distribution are to be determined, (y) the initial expiration date set forth in any tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock or (z) the date on which any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation, winding up or other transaction is expected to become effective or be consummated, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of record of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange such shares for securities or other property, if any, deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up or other transactions. The failure to give the notice required by this Section 12 or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of any distribution, right, option, warrant, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or the vote upon any action.
Section 13. Merger, Consolidation or Change of Name of Warrant Agent.
13.1. Merger or Consolidation. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the business of the Warrant Agent, shall be the successor to the Warrant Agent hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case at the time such successor to the Warrant Agent shall succeed to the agency created by this Agreement, and in case at that time any of the Warrant Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, any such successor to the Warrant Agent may adopt the countersignature of the original Warrant Agent; and in case at that time any of the Warrant Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any successor to the Warrant Agent may countersign such Warrant Certificates either in the name of the predecessor Warrant Agent or in the name of the successor to the Warrant Agent; and in all such cases such Warrant Certificates shall have the full force and effect provided in the Warrant Certificates and in this Agreement.
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13.2. Change of Name. In case at any time the name of the Warrant Agent shall be changed and at such time any of the Warrant Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, the Warrant Agent whose name has been changed may adopt the countersignature under its prior name, and in case at that time any of the Warrant Certificates shall not have been countersigned, the Warrant Agent may countersign such Warrant Certificates either in its prior name or in its changed name, and in all such cases such Warrant Certificates shall have the full force and effect provided in the Warrant Certificates and in this Agreement.
Section 14. Warrant Agent.
14.1. Terms and Conditions to Warrant Agents Duties and Obligations. The Warrant Agent undertakes the duties and obligations expressly imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the Holders of Warrants, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound:
(a) The statements contained herein and in the 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 taken or to be taken by it. The Warrant Agent assumes no responsibility with respect to the distribution of the Warrant Certificates except as herein otherwise provided.
(b) The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates to be complied with by the Company.
(c) 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 of any Warrant Certificate in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the written opinion or the written advice of such counsel. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by any Officer within its corporate trust department or a Person performing similar functions, unless it is proved that the Warrant Agent was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to this Agreement or which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers under this Agreement. The Warrant Agent may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care. The duties of the Warrant Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement and the Warrant Agent need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in or read into this Agreement against the Warrant Agent. The permissive right of the Warrant Agent to take any action under this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty to so act. The Warrant Agent may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys, and the Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder.
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(d) The Warrant Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to any Holder of any Warrant Certificate for any action taken or not taken in reliance on any Warrant Certificate, certificate of shares or other written evidence of indebtedness, notice, resolution, waiver, statement, instrument, opinion, report, request, direction, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties. The Warrant Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any such Warrant Certificate, certificate of shares or other evidence of indebtedness, notice, resolution, waiver, statement, instrument, opinion, report, request, direction, consent, order, certificate or other paper or document, but the Warrant Agent, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit.
(e) The Company agrees to pay promptly to the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement, to reimburse promptly the Warrant Agent for all reasonable expenses, taxes and governmental charges and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company). The Company shall indemnify the Warrant Agent against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Agreement against the Company and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith. The Warrant Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which the Warrant Agent may seek indemnity. Failure by the Warrant Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, unless and only to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced as a result thereof. The Company shall defend the claim and the Warrant Agent shall cooperate in the defense; provided, that any settlement of a claim shall be approved in writing by the Warrant Agent, such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Warrant Agent, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Warrant Agent in each of its capacities hereunder, including the Warrant Agents Officers, directors, agents and employees, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
(f) 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 registered Holders of Warrants 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 or indemnity. All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the Warrants may be enforced by the Warrant Agent without the
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possession of any of the 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 registered Holders of the Warrants, as their respective rights or interests may appear. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, any Holder of a Warrant, without the consent of the Warrant Agent, may, in and for its own behalf, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce, its right to exercise its Warrants in the manner provided in such Warrants and in this Agreement.
(g) The Warrant Agent, and any stockholder, director, Officer or employee of it, may buy, sell or deal in any of the 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 Warrant Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.
(h) 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 does not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any Holder of the Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross negligence or bad faith.
(i) The Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of any Warrant Certificate to make or cause to be made any adjustment of the Exercise Price or to determine the Cashless Exercise Ratio or the number of the Warrant Shares or other securities or property deliverable as provided in this 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 (including determinations or calculations with respect to the Fair Market Value of any capital stock of the Company). The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value or the kind or amount of any Warrant Shares or of any securities or property which may at any time be issued or delivered upon the exercise of any Warrant or with respect to whether any such Warrant Shares or other securities will when issued be validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and makes no representation with respect thereto.
(j) The Warrant Agent shall not be required to risk or expend its own funds or otherwise incur any liability (financial or otherwise) on the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance or exercise of its powers or duties hereunder.
(k) The obligations of the Company under this Section 14 shall survive the exercise and the expiration of the Warrant Certificates or the resignation and removal of the Warrant Agent.
(l) The Warrant Agent shall not be under any liability for interest on, and shall not be required to invest, any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the
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provisions of this Agreement or of the Warrant Certificates. Money and assets held in trust by the Warrant Agent need not be segregated from other funds or assets held by the Warrant Agent except to the extent required by law.
(m) No Warrant Agent under this Agreement shall be personally liable for any action or omission of any predecessor or successor Warrant Agent.
(n) As a condition to taking any action requested by the Company under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent may request a certificate of an Officer of the Company to the effect that the requested action complies with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(o) The Warrant Agent shall not incur any liability with respect to the validity of this Agreement (except as to the due execution hereof by the Warrant Agent) or any Warrant Certificate (except as to the countersignature thereof by the Warrant Agent).
(p) The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any of the recitals or representations contained herein (except as to such statements or recitals that describe the Warrant Agent or action taken or to be taken by it) or in any Warrant Certificate (except as to the Warrant Agents countersignature on such Warrant Certificate).
(q) In no event shall the Warrant Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services.
(r) In no event shall the Warrant Agent be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Warrant Agent has been advised of the likelihood of the loss or damage and regardless of the form of the action.
(s) The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to establish a non-interest bearing trust account to receive funds, if any, in connection with the Election to Purchase.
Section 15. Change of Warrant Agent.
If the Warrant Agent shall resign or become incapable of acting as Warrant Agent, the Company shall appoint a successor to such Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the registered Holder of a Warrant, then the registered Holder of any Warrant may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor to the Warrant Agent. Pending appointment of a successor to such Warrant Agent, either by the Company or by such court, the duties of the Warrant Agent shall be carried out by the Company. The Holders of a majority of the unexercised Warrants shall be entitled at any time to remove the Warrant Agent and appoint a successor to such Warrant Agent. Such successor to the Warrant Agent shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. After appointment the successor to the Warrant Agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights,
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duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Warrant Agent without further act or deed; provided, that the former Warrant Agent shall deliver and transfer to the successor to the Warrant Agent any property at the time held by it hereunder and execute and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for the purpose upon written request therefor. Failure to give any notice provided for in this Section 15, however, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of the appointment of a successor to the Warrant Agent.
Section 16. Reports.
16.1. Available Upon Request of Holder. The Company agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Warrants or Warrant Shares (to the extent the Warrant Shares then consist of securities of the Company) remain outstanding, to make available, upon request of any Holder, to such Holder or beneficial owner of Warrants or Warrant Shares in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Warrants or Warrant Shares designated by such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144(A)(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
16.2. Copies to the Warrant Agent. The Company shall provide the Warrant Agent with a sufficient number of copies of all such reports that the Warrant Agent may be required to deliver to the Holders of the Warrants and the Warrant Shares under this Section 16.
Section 17. CUSIP Numbers.
A CUSIP number shall be printed on the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent shall use the CUSIP number in notices of redemption, purchase or exercise as a convenience to Holders; provided, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number printed in the notice or on the Warrants and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Warrants. The Company shall promptly notify the Warrant Agent of any change in the CUSIP number.
Section 18. Notices to Company and Warrant Agent.
Any notice or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the registered Holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made when received if deposited in the mail, first class or registered, postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile transmission, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent) as follows:
Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc.
2100 W. Loop South, Suite 1601
Houston, Texas 77027
Facsimile No.: (713)  ###-###-####
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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With a copy to:
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2600
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Facsimile No.: (312)  ###-###-####
Attention: Timothy R. Lavender, Esq.
In case the Company shall fail to maintain such office or agency or shall fail to give such notice of the location or of any change in the location thereof, presentations may be made and notices and demands may be served at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent.
Any notice pursuant to this Agreement to be given by the Company or by the registered Holder(s) of any Warrant to the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when and if deposited in the mail, first-class or registered, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company) , or sent by facsimile transmission, to and received by the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust office as follows:
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
601 Travis Street 16th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Facsimile No.: (713)  ###-###-####
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
The Warrant Agent agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Agreement sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods (including PDF files). If the party elects to give the Warrant Agent e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Warrant Agent in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Warrant Agents understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Warrant Agents reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Warrant Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Warrant Agent acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 19. Supplements and Amendments.
Any amendment or supplement to this Agreement that has an adverse effect on the interests of the Holders of Warrants shall require the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants (excluding Warrants held by the Company or any of its Affiliates), provided, however, that the Company and the Warrant Agent may from time to time supplement or amend this Agreement without the approval of any Holders of Warrants 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. The consent of each Holder of Warrants affected shall be required for any amendment (a) of this Section 19, (b) pursuant to which the Exercise Price would be increased, and (c) the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of Warrants would be decreased (other than pursuant to adjustments provided in this Agreement).
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Section 20. Successors.
All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns hereunder.
Section 21. Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date.
Section 22. Governing Law.
22.1. State of New York. This Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of said State.
22.2. Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of Supreme Court of New York, New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, New York County and waives trial by jury in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement.
Section 23. Benefits of this Agreement.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give to any Person or corporation other than the Company, the Warrant Agent and the registered Holders of Warrants any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the registered Holders of Warrants.
Section 24. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ J. Clarke Legler, II | |||
Name: J. Clarke Legler, II | ||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Warrant Agent | ||||
By: | /s/ Marcella Burgess | |||
Name: | Marcella Burgess | |||
Title: | Vice President |
EXHIBIT A
[Form of Warrant Certificate]
Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2011 (the Warrant Agreement), between Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., as issuer (the Company), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (the Warrant Agent). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS A NON-U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (C) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AS AMENDED AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE) WHICH IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (A)(1),(2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AS AMENDED THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO
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THE ISSUERS AND THE TRUSTEES, OR REGISTRARS, AS APPLICABLE, RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C), (D) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE OR REGISTRAR. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
The securities represented by this certificate constitute a portion of one or more Units, each Unit consisting of $1,000 of principal amount of 14.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 of the Company and one Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company; the Warrants represent in the aggregate 15% of the outstanding shares of the Companys common stock on a fully-diluted basis, as of immediately following the consummation of the Offering and the Concurrent Equity Offering, subject to adjustment
Until the Separation Date, the securities represented by this certificate may be transferred only together as a Unit. Following the Separation Date, the securities represented by this certificate may be transferred without reference to the foregoing restriction.
This Global Warrant is held by the Depositary or its nominee in custody for the benefit of the beneficial owners hereof, and is not transferable to any Person under any circumstances except that (i) the Warrant Agent may make such notations hereon as may be required pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Warrant Agreement, (ii) this Global Warrant may be exchanged in whole but not in part pursuant to Section 3.5(a) of the Warrant Agreement, (iii) this Global Warrant may be delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation pursuant to Section 3.8 of the Warrant Agreement and (iv) this Global Warrant may be transferred to a successor Depositary with the prior written consent of the Company.
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PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
WARRANT CERTIFICATE
CUSIP No. | ||||
No. | Warrants |
Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2011 (the Warrant Agreement), between Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., as issuer (the Company), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (the Warrant Agent). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.
This Warrant Certificate certifies that , or its registered assigns, is the registered Holder of Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 of Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation. Each Warrant entitles the registered Holder upon exercise at any time during the Exercise Period to receive from the Company 121.79 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at the initial Exercise Price of $0.01 per share, payable upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Exercise Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent, but only subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement (as hereinafter defined) referred to on the reverse hereof. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
No Warrant may be exercised after the Expiration Date. To the extent not exercised by such time, any such Warrant shall become void.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement.
This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be signed below.
DATED: [ , 20 ]
PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
Countersigned: | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Warrant Agent |
By: |
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Authorized Signatory |
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[Reverse of Warrant Certificate]
The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the Holder on exercise to receive shares of Common Stock, and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Company to the Warrant Agent, which is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the Holders of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the Holder hereof upon written request to the Company.
Warrants may be exercised during the Exercise Period and at any time on or before the Expiration Date. In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, the Holder must deliver to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust office set forth in Section 18 of the Warrant Agreement this Warrant Certificate and the form of election to purchase on the reverse hereof duly completed and signed, which signature shall be medallion guaranteed by an institution which is a member of a securities transfer association recognized signature guarantee program, together with any other documents or certifications as may be required under the Warrant Agreement with respect to such exercise and upon payment to the Warrant Agent for the account of the Company of the Exercise Price, for the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which such Warrants are then exercised. No adjustment shall be made for any dividends on any Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the Exercise Price set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If the Exercise Price is adjusted, the Warrant Agreement provides that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be adjusted. No fractions of a share of Common Stock will be issued upon the exercise of any Warrant, but the Company shall pay the cash value thereof determined as provided in the Warrant Agreement.
Subject to certain limitations, the Company has agreed to provide the Holders certain piggyback registration rights if at any time after the date of the Warrant Agreement the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement with respect to an offering of its Common Stock.
Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent by the registered Holder thereof in Person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.
Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.
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Each Holder, by its acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to be bound by the terms of the Warrant Agreement, and all such replacements thereof, and each Holder hereby authorizes the Warrant Agent to bind the Holders to the extent provided in the Warrant Agreement.
The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered Holder(s) thereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the Holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitle any Holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.
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[Form of Election to Purchase
and
Joinder to the Stockholders Agreement]
(To Be Executed Upon Exercise Of Warrant)
Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2011 (the Warrant Agreement), between Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., as issuer (the Company), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (the Warrant Agent). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.
Reference is hereby further made to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2011 (as amended from time to time, the Stockholders Agreement), by and among the Company and the stockholders signatory thereto.
Now therefore, the undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of Common Stock and herewith tenders payment for such shares to the order of PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC., in the form of cash, Warrants having a Fair Market Value equal to the Exercise Price, or any combination of cash and Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares be registered in the name of , whose address is and that such shares be delivered to , whose address is . If said number of shares is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares be registered in the name of , whose address is , and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to , whose address is .
The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees (i) that as a condition to the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant Certificate, each Holder of a Warrant not a party to the Stockholders Agreement shall agree to join the Stockholders Agreement by delivering this Joinder to the Stockholders Agreement; (ii) to be bound by all covenants, agreements, acknowledgments, provisions, representations and warranties (including, but not limited to, covenants, agreements, acknowledgments, provisions, representations and warranties relating to preemptive rights, piggy-back registration rights, tag-along rights and drag-along rights) pertaining to a Stockholder (as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement) signatory to the Stockholders Agreement; and (iii) perform all obligations and duties required of a Stockholder pursuant to such Stockholders Agreement.
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Date: | ||
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Signature Guaranteed |
Signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution meeting the requirements of the Warrant Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (Stamp) or such other signature guarantee program as may be determined by the Warrant Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, Stamp, all in accordance with the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SEPARATION NOTICE
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
601 Travis Street, 16th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: Separation Date of Notes and Warrants of Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc.
Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2011 (the Warrant Agreement), between Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc. as issuer (the Company), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (in such capacity, the Warrant Agent), and the Indenture (the Indenture), dated as of March 3, 2011 between the Company, Platinum Pressure Pumping, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (in such capacity, the Trustee). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Warrant Agreement or the Indenture.
Pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement and the Indenture, either Global Hunter Securities, LLC or Knight Capital Americas, L.P. shall determine the Separation Date of the Notes and Warrants. This letter shall serve as notice that the Separation Date of the Notes and Warrants is [ ]. Upon this date, any Note may be transferred separately from the Warrant. Each Unit consists of $1,000 principal amount at maturity Note and one Warrant to purchase common stock of the Company. The separation is a mandatory event and upon separation, the Units will cease to trade and they cannot be recombined after separation.
Under Rule 144A, the Company issued [ ] Units, CUSIP number 727663 AC0, which will split into $[ ] Notes, CUSIP number 727663 AA4 and [ ] Warrants, CUSIP number 727663 114.
Under Regulation S, the Company issued [ ] Units, CUSIP number U72633 AB3, which will split into $[ ] Notes, CUSIP number U72633 AA5 and [ ] Warrants, CUSIP number U72633 115.
Under Regulation D under the Securities Act, the Company issued [ ] Units, CUSIP number 727663 AD8, which will split into $[ ] Notes, CUSIP number 727663 AB2 and [ ] Warrants, CUSIP number 727663 122.
The contact party for the agent is [ ], at The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. [ ] can be reached at [ ] or [ ].
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Very truly yours, | ||
[GLOBAL HUNTER SECURITIES, LLC] | ||
[KNIGHT CAPITAL AMERICAS, L.P.] | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
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EXHIBIT C
[Reserved.]
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EXHIBIT D
PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
WARRANT COUNTERSIGNATURE ORDER
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
601 Travis Street 16th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Facsimile No.: (713)  ###-###-####
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: Warrants to purchase Common Stock
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Warrant Agreement, dated as March 3, 2011 (the Warrant Agreement), among Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the Company), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent (in such capacity, the Warrant Agent), relating to the Companys 115,000 Warrants to purchase its Common Stock, you are hereby directed (i) to countersign on , , in the manner provided in the Warrant Agreement, the number of Warrants set forth above, heretofore duly executed by a proper Officer of the Company and delivered to you as provided in the Warrant Agreement, (ii) to deliver such countersigned Warrants in the denominations and registered in the names heretofore requested by the Company and (iii) to hold the certificates representing the Warrants, as custodian for The Depository Trust Company.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.
Very truly yours, | ||
PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc.
2100 W. Loop South, Suite
1601 Houston, TX 77027
Attention: [ ]
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
601 Travis Street 16th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Facsimile No.: (713)  ###-###-####
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: Warrants to Purchase Common Stock of Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc.
Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2011 (the Warrant Agreement), between Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., as issuer (the Company), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (the Warrant Agent). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.
(the Transferor) owns and proposes to transfer the Warrant[s] or an interest in such Warrant[s] specified in Annex A hereto (the Transfer) to (the Transferee), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1. ¨ Check if Transferee Will Take Delivery of a Beneficial Interest in the QIB Global Warrant or a Definitive Warrant Pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Warrant is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Warrant for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Warrant will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the QIB Global Warrant and/or the Definitive Warrant, and in the Warrant Agreement and the Securities Act.
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2. ¨ Check if Transferee Will Take Delivery of a Beneficial Interest in the Regulation S Global Warrant or a Definitive Warrant Pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market, and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period (as defined under Regulation S), the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person and will be held immediately after the transfer through Euroclear or Clearstream. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Warrant will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Warrant and/or the Definitive Warrant, and in the Warrant Agreement and the Securities Act.
3. ¨ Check and Complete if Transferee Will Take Delivery of a Beneficial Interest in the IAI Global Warrant or a Definitive Warrant Pursuant to any Provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Warrants and Restricted Definitive Warrants and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
(a) ¨ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or
(b) ¨ such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof; or
(c) ¨ such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Warrant or Restricted Definitive Warrants and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit G to the Warrant Agreement and (2) if the Company requests, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor is attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Warrant
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Agreement, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Warrant will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Warrant and/or the Definitive Warrants, and in the Warrant Agreement and the Securities Act.
4. ¨ Check if Transferee Will Take Delivery of a Beneficial Interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant or of an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant.
(a) ¨ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Warrant Agreement and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Warrant Agreement and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Warrant will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Warrants, on the Restricted Definitive Warrants and in the Warrant Agreement.
(b) ¨ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Warrant Agreement and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Warrant Agreement and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Warrant will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Warrants, on the Restricted Definitive Warrants and in the Warrant Agreement.
(c) ¨ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Another Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Warrant Agreement and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Warrant Agreement and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Warrant will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Warrants or the Restricted Definitive Warrants and in the Warrant Agreement.
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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
[Insert Name of Transferor] | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
Dated: |
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
5. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
[CHECK EITHER (a) OR (b)]
(a) | ¨ a beneficial interest in the: |
(i) | ¨ QIB Global Warrant or |
(ii) | ¨ Regulation S Global Warrant, or |
(iii) | ¨ IAI Global Warrant, or |
(b) | ¨ a Restricted Definitive Warrant. |
6. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK ONE]
(a) | ¨ a beneficial interest in the: |
(i) | ¨ QIB Global Warrant, or |
(ii) | ¨ Regulation S Global Warrant, or |
(iii) | ¨ Unrestricted Global Warrant, or |
(iv) | ¨ Regulation S Global Warrant, or |
(b) | ¨ a Restricted Definitive Warrant, or |
(c) | ¨ an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant, |
in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement.
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc.
2100 W. Loop South, Suite 1601
Houston, TX 77027
Attention: [ ]
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
601 Travis Street 16th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Facsimile No.: (713)  ###-###-####
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: Warrants to Purchase Common Stock of Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc.
(CUSIP )
Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March [3], 2011 (the Warrant Agreement), between Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., as issuer (the Company), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (the Warrant Agent). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.
, (the Owner) owns and proposes to exchange Warrant[s] or interests in such Warrant[s] specified herein (the Exchange). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Warrants or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Warrant for Unrestricted Definitive Warrants or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Warrant.
(a) ¨ Check if Exchange is from a Beneficial Interest in a Restricted Global Warrant to a Beneficial Interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that: (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Warrants and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Warrant Agreement and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
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(b) ¨ Check if Exchange is from a Beneficial Interest in a Restricted Global Warrant to an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant for an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant, the Owner hereby certifies that: (i) the Definitive Warrant is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Warrants and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Warrant Agreement and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Warrant is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
(c) ¨ Check If Exchange Is from a Restricted Definitive Warrant to a Beneficial Interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant. In connection with the Owners Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Warrant for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Warrant, the Owner hereby certifies that: (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Warrants and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Warrant Agreement and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
(d) ¨ Check if Exchange is from a Restricted Definitive Warrant to an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant. In connection with the Owners Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Warrant for an Unrestricted Definitive Warrant, the Owner hereby certifies that: (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Warrant is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Warrants and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Warrant Agreement and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Warrant is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Warrants or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Warrants for Restricted Definitive Warrants or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Warrants.
(a) ¨ Check if Exchange is from a Beneficial Interest in a Restricted Global Warrant to a Restricted Definitive Warrant. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Warrant for a Restricted Definitive Warrant in a number equal to the number of beneficial interests exchanged, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Warrant is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the Restricted Definitive Warrant
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issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Warrant and in the Warrant Agreement and the Securities Act.
(b) ¨ Check if Exchange is from a Restricted Definitive Warrant to a Beneficial Interest in a Restricted Global Warrant. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners Restricted Definitive Warrant for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] ¨ QIB Global Warrant, ¨ Regulation S Global Warrant, ¨ IAI Global Warrant in a number equal to the number of beneficial interests exchanged, the Owner hereby certifies that: (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Warrants, pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Warrant and in the Warrant Agreement and the Securities Act.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Global Hunter Securities, LLC
400 Poydras Street, Suite 3100
New Orleans, LA 70130
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
601 Travis Street 16th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Facsimile No.: (713)  ###-###-####
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: | Warrants to Purchase Common Stock of Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc. |
Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2011(the Warrant Agreement), between Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., as issuer (the Company), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (the Warrant Agent). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.
In connection with our proposed purchase of:
(a) ¨ a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant representing the right to acquire Warrant Shares, or
(b) ¨ a Definitive Warrant representing the right to acquire Warrant Shares,
we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Warrants, Warrant Shares or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Warrants, Warrant Shares or any interest therein except in compliance with such restrictions and conditions and the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Warrants and Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Warrants, Warrant Shares and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Warrants, the Warrant Shares or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional
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accredited investor (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if requested by the Company, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing the Definitive Warrant or beneficial interest in a Global Warrant from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.
3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Warrants or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Warrants purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
4. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Warrants, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Warrants or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional accredited investor) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
We agree not to engage in any hedging transactions with regard to the Warrants unless such hedging transactions are in compliance with the Securities Act.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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