ALLONGE TO COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (Warrant No. NS2007-1)

EX-4.5 5 dex45.htm ALLONGE TO THE COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (WARRANT NO. NS2007-1) Allonge to the Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Warrant No. NS2007-1)

Exhibit 4.5

ALLONGE TO COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

(Warrant No. NS2007-1)

This Allonge dated and entered into this 30th day of May, 2007 to the Common Stock Purchase Warrant, Warrant No. NS2007-1, to Purchase 2,125,000 Shares of Common Stock of Transmeridian Exploration Incorporated (the “Warrant”) is made by Transmeridian Exploration Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) for the benefit of North Sound Legacy Institutional Fund LLC, the current holder of the Warrant, for itself and its registered assigns (the “Holder”).

WHEREAS, on May 30, 2007, the Holder pre-paid (the “Prepayment”) the Company $1.99 of the Current Warrant Price of $2.00 per share for 500,000 shares of Warrant Stock (the “Prepayment Warrant Stock”), the receipt of which the Company desires to acknowledge; and

WHEREAS, in order to evidence receipt of the Prepayment and the effect thereof on the Current Warrant Price applicable to the Prepayment Warrant Stock, the Company desires to acknowledge the decrease in the Current Warrant Price applicable to the Prepayment Warrant Stock from $2.00 to $0.01 per share, while leaving all other terms of the Warrant unaffected thereby.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration (including the Prepayment) and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company agrees as follows:

 

  (1) The Company by its execution hereof hereby acknowledges receipt of the full amount of the Prepayment.

 

  (2) Giving effect to the Prepayment, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Current Warrant Price applicable to the Prepayment Warrant Stock is $0.01 per share, until the Current Warrant Price is adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Warrant.

 

  (3) Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings ascribed thereto in the Warrant.

 

  (4) Except as expressly reflected herein, the Warrant shall be unamended and remain in full force and effect.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Transmeridian Exploration Incorporated has caused this Allonge to Common Stock Purchase Warrant to be executed by its duly authorized officer and attested by its Secretary.

Dated: May 30, 2007

 

        TRANSMERIDIAN EXPLORATION INCORPORATED  
        By:  

/s/ Earl W. McNiel

 
          Earl W. McNiel  
          Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  
Attest:         
By:   

/s/ Nicolas J. Evanoff

        
   Nicolas J. Evanoff         
   Secretary