THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN VIOLATION OF SUCH
ACT, THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER OR THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS WARRANT.
No. of Shares of Common Stock: ____________
Warrant No. BB-
WARRANT
To Purchase Common Stock of
Adatom.com, Inc.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT ____________ ____________, or registered
assigns, is entitled, at any time prior to September 27, 2005 (the "Expiration
Date"), to purchase from Adatom.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), ____________ shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined and
subject to adjustment as provided herein), in whole or in part, at a purchase
price per share of $.825, all on the terms and conditions and pursuant to the
provisions hereinafter set forth.
1. DEFINITIONS
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As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the respective
meanings set forth below:
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" shall mean all shares of Common
Stock issued by the Company after the Closing Date, other than Warrant Stock.
"Business Day" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday or a
day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of
California.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
other federal agency then administering the Securities Act and other federal
securities laws.
"Common Stock" shall mean (except where the context otherwise
indicates) the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company as constituted on
the Closing Date, and any capital stock into which such Common Stock may
thereafter be changed, and shall also include (i) capital stock of the Company
of any other class (regardless of how denominated) issued to the holders of
shares of Common Stock upon any reclassification thereof which is also not
preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class of stock of the Company
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redemption and (ii) shares of common stock of any successor or acquiring
corporation received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock of the
Company in the circumstances contemplated by Section 4.4.
"Convertible Securities" shall mean evidences of indebtedness, shares
of stock or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable, with or
without payment of additional consideration in cash or property, for shares of
Common Stock, either immediately or upon the occurrence of a specified date or a
specified event.
"Current Warrant Price" shall mean, in respect of a share of Common
Stock at any date herein specified, the price at which a share of Common Stock
may be purchased pursuant to this Warrant on such date.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
"Exercise Period" shall mean the period during which this Warrant is
exercisable pursuant to Section 2.1.
"Expiration Date" shall mean a date five (5) years from the date
hereof.
"Fully Diluted Outstanding" shall mean, when used with reference to
Common Stock, at any date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be
determined, all shares of Common Stock Outstanding at such date and all shares
of Common Stock issuable in respect of this Warrant, outstanding on such date,
and other options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into,
shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date which would be deemed
outstanding in accordance with GAAP for purposes of determining book value or
net income per share.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America as from time to time in effect.
"Holder" shall mean the Person in whose name the Warrant or Warrant
Stock set forth herein is registered on the books of the Company maintained for
such purpose.
"Market Price" per Common Share means the average of the two lowest
closing bid prices of the Common Shares on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market ("NASDAQ")
as reported by Bloomberg L.P. for the ten Trading Days immediately preceding the
Closing Date, or, if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on the
NASDAQ, on the principal national security exchange or quotation system on which
such security is quoted or listed or admitted to trading, or, if not quoted or
listed (including the OTC Bulletin Board) or admitted to trading on any national
securities exchange or quotation system, on the over-the-counter market on the
day in question as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated, or a
similar generally accepted reporting service, or if not so available, in such
manner as furnished by any NASDAQ
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member firm of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. selected
from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company for that purpose, or
a price determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company as
being equal to the fair market value thereof, as the case may be.
"Other Property" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
"Outstanding" shall mean, when used with reference to Common Stock, at
any date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be determined, all
issued shares of Common Stock, except shares then owned or held by or for the
account of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, and shall include all shares
issuable in respect of outstanding scrip or any certificates representing
fractional interests in shares of Common Stock.
"Person" shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership,
joint venture, trust, incorporated organization, association, corporation,
institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether federal,
state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including, without limitation, any
instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).
"Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the Registration Rights
Agreement dated a date even herewith by and between the Company and the other
persons signatory to the Securities Purchase Agreement, as it may be amended
from time to time.
"Restricted Common Stock" shall mean shares of Common Stock which are,
or which upon their issuance on the exercise of this Warrant would be, evidenced
by a certificate bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section 9.1(a).
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"Securities Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Securities Purchase
Agreement by and between the Company and the other signatories thereto with
respect to the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock as it may be
amended from time to time.
"Transfer" shall mean any disposition of any Warrant or Warrant Stock
or of any interest in either thereof, which would constitute a sale thereof
within the meaning of the Securities Act.
"Transfer Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
"Warrants" shall mean this Warrant and all warrants issued upon
transfer, division or combination of, or in substitution for, any thereof. All
Warrants shall at all times be identical as to terms and conditions and date,
except as to the number of shares of Common Stock for which they may be
exercised.
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"Warrant Price" shall mean an amount equal to (i) the number of shares
of Common Stock being purchased upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to
Section 2.1, multiplied by (ii) the Current Warrant Price as of the date of such
exercise.
"Warrant Stock" shall mean the shares of Common Stock purchased by the
holders of the Warrants upon the exercise thereof.
2. EXERCISE OF WARRANT
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2.1. Manner of Exercise. At any time prior to 5:00 P.M., California
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time, on the Expiration Date, Holder may exercise this Warrant, on any Business
Day, for all or any part of the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable
hereunder.
In order to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, Holder shall
deliver to the Company at its principal office at 920 Hillview Court, Suite 160,
Milpitas, California 95035, or at the office or agency designated by the Company
pursuant to Section 12, (i) a written notice of Holder's election to exercise
this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock to
be purchased, (ii) payment of the Warrant Price in cash, by wire transfer or
cashier's check drawn on a United States bank or by the Holder's surrender of
Warrant Stock (or the right to receive such number of shares) having an
aggregate Market Price equal to the Warrant Price for all shares being purchased
and (iii) this Warrant. Such notice shall be substantially in the form of the
subscription form appearing at the end of this Warrant as Exhibit A, duly
executed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Upon receipt of the items referred
to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the Company shall, as promptly as
practicable, and in any event within three (3) Business Days thereafter, execute
or cause to be executed and deliver or cause to be delivered to Holder a
certificate or certificates representing the aggregate number of full shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any
fraction of a share, as hereinafter provided. The stock certificate or
certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in such denomination
or denominations as Holder shall request in the notice and shall be registered
in the name of Holder or, subject to Section 9, such other name as shall be
designated in the notice. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised
and such certificate or certificates shall be deemed to have been issued, and
Holder or any other Person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to
have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date
the notice, together with the cash or check or checks and this Warrant, is
received by the Company as described above and all taxes required to be paid by
Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2.2 prior to the issuance of such shares
have been paid. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company
shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing
Warrant Stock, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder
to purchase the unpurchased shares of Common Stock called for by this Warrant,
which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant,
or, at the request of Holder, appropriate notation may be made on this Warrant
and the same returned to Holder. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the
contrary, the Company shall not be required to register shares in the name of
any Person who acquired this Warrant (or part hereof) or any Warrant Stock
otherwise than in accordance with this warrant.
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The Holder shall be entitled to exercise the Warrant notwithstanding
the commencement of any case under 11 U.S.C. ss. 101 et seq. (the "Bankruptcy
Code"). In the event the Company is a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, the
Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any rights to relief it
may have under 11 U.S.C. ss. 362 in respect of the Holder's exercise right. The
Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any rights to relief it
may have under 11 U.S.C. ss. 362 in respect of the exercise of the Warrant. The
Company agrees, without cost or expense to the Buyer, to take or consent to any
and all action necessary to effectuate relief under 11 U.S.C. ss. 362.
2.2. Payment of Taxes and Charges. All shares of Common Stock
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issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and without any preemptive rights.
The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other
governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issue or delivery
thereof, unless such tax or charge is imposed by law upon Holder, in which case
such taxes or charges shall be paid by Holder. The Company shall not be
required, however, to pay any tax or other charge imposed in connection with any
transfer involved in the issue of any certificate for shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in any name other than that of Holder,
and in such case the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock
certificate until such tax or other charge has been paid or it has been
established to the satisfaction of the Company that no such tax or other charge
is due.
2.3. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
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a fractional share of Common Stock upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any
fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon
such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final
fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Market Price per share
of Common Stock as of the Closing Date.
2.4. Continued Validity. A holder of shares of Common Stock issued
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upon the exercise of this Warrant, in whole or in part (other than a holder who
acquires such shares after the same have been publicly sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement under the Securities Act or sold pursuant to Rule 144
thereunder), shall continue to be entitled with respect to such shares to all
rights to which it would have been entitled as Holder under Sections 9, 10 and
14 of this Warrant. The Company will, at the time of exercise of this Warrant,
in whole or in part, upon the request of Holder, acknowledge in writing, in form
reasonably satisfactory to Holder, its continuing obligation to afford Holder
all such rights; provided, however, that if Holder shall fail to make any such
request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company
to afford to Holder all such rights.
3. TRANSFER, DIVISION AND COMBINATION
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3.1. Transfer. Subject to compliance with Sections 9, transfer of
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this Warrant and all rights hereunder, in whole or in part, shall be registered
on the books of the Company to be maintained for such purpose, upon surrender of
this Warrant at the principal office of the Company referred to in Section 2.1
or the office or agency designated by the Company pursuant to Section 12,
together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form of
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Exhibit B hereto duly executed by Holder or its agent or attorney and funds
sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer.
Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall, subject
to Section 9, execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the
assignee or assignees and in the denomination specified in such instrument of
assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion
of this Warrant not so assigned, and this warrant shall promptly be canceled. A
Warrant, if properly assigned in compliance with Section 9, may be exercised by
a new Holder for the purchase of shares of Common Stock without having a new
Warrant issued.
3.2. Division and Combination. Subject to Section 9, this Warrant
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may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the
aforesaid office or agency of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section
3.1 and with Section 9, as to any transfer which may be involved in such
division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in
accordance with such notice.
3.3. Expenses. The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its
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own expense (other than transfer taxes) the new Warrant or Warrants under this
Section 3.
3.4. Maintenance of Books. The Company agrees to maintain, at its
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aforesaid office or agency, books for the registration and the registration of
transfer of the Warrants.
4. ADJUSTMENTS
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The number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable, or the price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise of
this Warrant, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in
this Section 4. The Company shall give Holder notice of any event described
below which requires an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4 at the time of
such event.
4.1. Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations. If at any time
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the Company shall:
(a) take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for
the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend payable in, or
other distribution of, Additional Shares of Common Stock,
(b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into
a larger number of shares of Common Stock, or
(c) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares of Common Stock,
then (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted
to equal the number of
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shares of Common Stock which a record holder of the same number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the
occurrence of such event would own or be entitled to receive after the happening
of such event, and (ii) the Current Warrant Price shall be adjusted to equal (A)
the Current Warrant Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for
which this warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided by
(B) the number of shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after
such adjustment.
4.2. Other Provisions Applicable to Adjustments under this Section.
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The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments of the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and the
Current Warrant Price provided for in this Section 4:
(a) When Adjustments to Be Made. The adjustments required
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by this Section 4 shall be made whenever and as often as any specified
event requiring an adjustment shall occur. For the purpose of any
adjustment, any specified event shall be deemed to have occurred at the
close of business on the date of its occurrence.
(b) Fractional Interests. In computing adjustments under
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this Section 4, fractional interests in Common Stock shall be taken
into account to the nearest 1/10th of a share.
(c) When Adjustment Not Required. If the Company shall take a
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record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling
them to receive a dividend or distribution or subscription or purchase
rights and shall, thereafter and before the distribution to
stockholders thereof, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such
dividend, distribution, subscription or purchase rights, then
thereafter no adjustment shall be required by reason of the taking of
such record and any such adjustment previously made in respect thereof
shall be rescinded and annulled.
(d) Challenge to Good Faith Determination. Whenever the Board
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of Directors of the Company shall be required to make a determination
in good faith of the fair value of any item under this Section 4, such
determination may be challenged in good faith by the Holder, and any
dispute shall be resolved by an investment banking firm of recognized
national standing selected by the Company and acceptable to the Holder.
4.3. Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger, Consolidation or
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Disposition of Assets. In case the Company shall reorganize its capital,
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reclassify its capital stock, consolidate or merge with or into another
corporation (where the Company is not the surviving corporation or where there
is a change in or distribution with respect to the Common Stock of the Company),
or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its property,
assets or business to another corporation and, pursuant to the terms of such
reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of
assets, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or any
cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of any nature whatsoever
(including warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or
in lieu of common
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stock of the successor or acquiring corporation ("Other Property"), are to be
received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock of the Company, then
Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of the Warrant,
the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation
or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and Other Property
receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such
event. In case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets, the successor or acquiring corporation
(if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the due and punctual
observance and performance of each and every covenant and condition of this
Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all the obligations and
liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may be deemed
appropriate (as determined by resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company) in order to provide for adjustments of shares of Common Stock for which
this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent as practicable
to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4. For purposes of this Section
4.3, "common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation" shall include
stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as to dividends or
assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and which is not
subject to redemption and shall also include any evidences of indebtedness,
shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable
for any such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a specified date
or the happening of a specified event and any warrants or other rights to
subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of this
Section 4.3 shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations,
reclassifications, mergers, consolidations or dispositions of assets.
4.4. Other Action Affecting Common Stock. In case at any time or
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from time to time the Company shall take any action in respect of its Common
Stock, other than any action described in this Section 4, which would have a
materially adverse effect upon the rights of the Holder, the number of shares of
Common Stock and/or the purchase price thereof shall be adjusted in such manner
as may be equitable in the circumstances, as determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Company.
4.5. Certain Limitations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
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contrary, the Company agrees not to enter into any transaction which, by reason
of any adjustment hereunder, would cause the Current Warrant Price to be less
than the par value per share of Common Stock.
4.6. No Voting Rights. This Warrant shall not entitle its Holder
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to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company.
5. NOTICES TO HOLDER
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5.1. Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the number of shares of Common
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Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable, or whenever the price at which a
share of such Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of the Warrants, shall
be adjusted pursuant to Section 4, the Company shall forthwith prepare a
certificate to be executed by the chief financial officer of the Company setting
forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment and the method
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which such adjustment was calculated, specifying the number of shares of Common
Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and (if such adjustment was made
pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.4) describing the number and kind of any other
shares of stock or Other Property for which this Warrant is exercisable, and any
change in the purchase price or prices thereof, after giving effect to such
adjustment or change. The Company shall promptly cause a signed copy of such
certificate to be delivered to the Holder in accordance with Section 14.2. The
Company shall keep at its office or agency designated pursuant to Section 12
copies of all such certificates and cause the same to be available for
inspection at said office during normal business hours by the Holder or any
prospective purchaser of a Warrant designated by the Holder.
5.2. Notice of Corporate Action. If at any time
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(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of
its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a
dividend or other distribution, or any right to subscribe for or
purchase any evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any
class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other
right, or
(b) there shall be any capital reorganization of the
Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock
of the Company or any consolidation or merger of the Company with, or
any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all the
property, assets or business of the Company to, another corporation, or
(c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder (i) at
least 30 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record date shall be
selected for such dividend, distribution or right or for determining rights to
vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up, and (ii) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up, at least 30 days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take
place. Such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause also shall specify
(i) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution or right, the date on which the holders of Common Stock
shall be entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount
and character thereof, and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the time, if any
such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other
property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up. Each such written notice shall be sufficiently given if addressed to Holder
at the last address of Holder appearing on the books of the Company and
delivered in accordance with Section 14.2.
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6. NO IMPAIRMENT
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The Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation,
amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance
or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in
good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all
such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder
against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company will (a) not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock
receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the amount payable therefor
upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all
such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may
validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use its best efforts to obtain all
such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body
having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform
its obligations under this Warrant.
Upon the request of Holder, the Company will at any time during the
period this warrant is outstanding acknowledge in writing, in form satisfactory
to Holder, the continuing validity of this warrant and the obligations of the
Company hereunder.
7. RESERVATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF COMMON STOCK
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From and after the Closing Date, the Company shall at all times reserve
and keep available for issue upon the exercise of Warrants such number of its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit
the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants. All shares of Common Stock
which shall be so issuable, when issued upon exercise of any Warrant and payment
therefor in accordance with the terms of such Warrant, shall be duly and validly
issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and not subject to preemptive rights.
The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure
that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of
any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of NASDAQ or any
domestic securities exchange upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the
Current Warrant Price below the then par value, if any, of the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall take any
corporate action which may be necessary in order that the Company may validly
and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of such Common Stock at
such adjusted Current Warrant Price.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the
Current Warrant Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or
exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public
regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
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8. TAKING OF RECORD; STOCK AND WARRANT TRANSFER BOOKS
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In the case of all dividends or other distributions by the Company to
the holders of its Common Stock with respect to which any provision of Section 4
refers to the taking of a record of such holders, the Company will in each such
case take such a record and will take such record as of the close of business on
a Business Day. The Company will not at any time, except upon dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company, close its stock transfer books or
Warrant transfer books so as to result in preventing or delaying the exercise or
transfer of any Warrant.
9. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY
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The Warrants and the Warrant Stock shall not be transferred,
hypothecated or assigned before satisfaction of the conditions specified in this
Section 9, which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the Transfer of any Warrant or
any Warrant Stock. Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to be bound by
the provisions of this Section 9.
9.1. Restrictive Legend. (a) The Holder by accepting this Warrant
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and any Warrant Stock agrees that this Warrant and the Warrant Stock issuable
upon exercise hereof may not be assigned or otherwise transferred unless and
until (i) the Company has received an opinion of counsel for the Holder that
such securities may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or (ii) a registration
statement relating to such securities has been filed by the Company and declared
effective by the Commission.
Each certificate for Warrant Stock issuable hereunder shall bear a
legend as follows unless such securities have been sold pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act:
"The securities represented by this certificate have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"). The securities may not be offered for
sale, sold or otherwise transferred except (i) pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Act or (ii)
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act in
respect of which the Company has received an opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Company to such effect. Copies of
the agreement covering both the purchase of the securities and
restricting their transfer may be obtained at no cost by
written request made by the holder of record of this
certificate to the Secretary of the Company at the principal
executive offices of the Company."
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9,
the Warrant shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in
substantially the following form:
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"This Warrant and the securities represented hereby
have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and may not be transferred in violation of such Act,
the rules and regulations thereunder or the provisions of this
Warrant."
9.2. Notice of Proposed Transfers. Prior to any Transfer or
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attempted Transfer of any Warrants or any shares of Restricted Common Stock, the
Holder shall give ten days, prior written notice (a "Transfer Notice") to the
Company of Holder's intention to effect such Transfer, describing the manner and
circumstances of the proposed Transfer, and obtain from counsel to Holder who
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, an opinion that the proposed
Transfer of such Warrants or such Restricted Common Stock may be effected
without registration under the Securities Act. After receipt of the Transfer
Notice and opinion, the Company shall, within five days thereof, notify the
Holder as to whether such opinion is reasonably satisfactory and, if so, such
holder shall thereupon be entitled to Transfer such Warrants or such Restricted
Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Transfer Notice. Each
certificate, if any, evidencing such shares of Restricted Common Stock issued
upon such Transfer shall bear the restrictive legend set forth in Section
9.1(a), and the Warrant issued upon such Transfer shall bear the restrictive
legend set forth in Section 9.1(b), unless in the opinion of such counsel such
legend is not required in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act.
The Holder shall not be entitled to Transfer such Warrants or such Restricted
Common Stock until receipt of notice from the Company under this Section 9.2(a)
that such opinion is reasonably satisfactory.
9.3. Required Registration. Pursuant to the terms and conditions
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set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall prepare and
file with the Commission not later than the 30th day after the Closing Date, a
Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and shall use its best efforts to cause
the Commission to declare such Registration Statement effective under the
Securities Act as promptly as practicable but no later than 90 days after the
Closing Date.
9.4. Termination of Restrictions. Notwithstanding the foregoing
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provisions of Section 9, the restrictions imposed by this Section upon the
transferability of the Warrants, the Warrant Stock and the Restricted Common
Stock (or Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants) and the
legend requirements of Section 9.1 shall terminate as to any particular Warrant
or share of Warrant Stock or Restricted Common Stock (or Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of the Warrants) (i) when and so long as such security shall
have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of
pursuant thereto or (ii) when the Company shall have received an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such shares may be transferred
without registration thereof under the Securities Act. Whenever the restrictions
imposed by Section 9 shall terminate as to this Warrant, as hereinabove
provided, the Holder hereof shall be entitled to receive from the Company upon
written request of the Holder, at the expense of the Company, a new Warrant
bearing the following legend in place of the restrictive legend set forth
hereon:
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"THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY OF
THE WITHIN WARRANT CONTAINED IN SECTION 9
HEREOF TERMINATED ON ____________, ____, AND ARE
OF NO FURTHER FORCE AND EFFECT."
All Warrants issued upon registration of transfer, division or combination of,
or in substitution for, any Warrant or warrants entitled to bear such legend
shall have a similar legend endorsed thereon. Whenever the restrictions imposed
by this Section shall terminate as to any share of Restricted Common Stock, as
hereinabove provided, the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the
Company, at the Company's expense, a new certificate representing such Common
Stock not bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section 9.1(a).
9.5. Listing on Securities Exchange. If the Company shall list any
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shares of Common Stock on any securities exchange, it will, at its expense, list
thereon, maintain and, when necessary, increase such listing of, all shares of
Common Stock issued or, to the extent permissible under the applicable
securities exchange rules, issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant so long as
any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed during any such Exercise Period.
10. SUPPLYING INFORMATION
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The Company shall cooperate with Holder in supplying such information
as may be reasonably necessary for Holder to complete and file any information
reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the Commission as a condition
to the availability of an exemption from the Securities Act for the sale of any
Warrant or Restricted Common Stock.
11. LOSS OR MUTILATION
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Upon receipt by the Company from Holder of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of this warrant and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being
understood that the written agreement of the Holder shall be sufficient
indemnity), and in case of mutilation upon surrender and cancellation hereof,
the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant of like tenor
to Holder; provided, in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be required
if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Company for
cancellation.
12. OFFICE OF THE COMPANY
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As long as any of the Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall
maintain an office or agency (which may be the principal executive offices of
the Company) where the Warrants may be presented for exercise, registration of
transfer, division or combination as provided in this Warrant.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by Holder to
purchase shares of Common Stock, and no enumeration herein of the rights or
privileges of Holder hereof, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the
purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether
such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
14. MISCELLANEOUS
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14.1 Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay
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or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate
as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's rights, powers or
remedies. If the Company fails to make, when due, any payments provided for
hereunder, or fails to comply with any other provision of this Warrant, the
Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any
costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees,
including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any
amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers
or remedies hereunder.
14.2 Notice. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, any notice
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or other communication or delivery required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by certified mail, postage
prepaid, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, and shall be
deemed given when so delivered personally or by overnight courier service, or,
if mailed, three (3) days after the date of deposit in the United States mails,
as follows:
(1) if to the Company, to:
Adatom.com, Inc.
920 Hillview Court
Suite 160
Milpitas, California 95035
Attention: Richard Barton
(2) if to the Holder, to the address set forth on the
signature page of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
The Company or the Holder may change the foregoing address by notice given
pursuant to this Section 14.2.
14.3 Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold
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harmless Holder from and against any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses
and disbursements of any kind which may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted
against Holder in any manner relating to or arising out of any failure by the
Company to perform or observe in any material respect any of its covenants,
agreements, undertakings or obligations set forth in this Warrant; provided,
however, that the Company will not be liable hereunder to the extent that any
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
claims, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses or disburse-
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ments are found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court to have resulted
from Holder's gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
14.4 Remedies. Holder in addition to being entitled to exercise all
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rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under Section 9 of this Warrant. The Company
agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of Section 9 of this
Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific
performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
14.5 Successors and Assigns. Subject to the provisions of Sections
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3.1 and 9, this Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors
and assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the
benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and, with respect to
Section 9 hereof, holders of Warrant Stock, and shall be enforceable by any such
Holder or holder of Warrant Stock.
14.6 Amendment. This Warrant and all other Warrants may be modified
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or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the
Company and the Holder.
14.7 Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this
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Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
14.8 Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the
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convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part
of this Warrant.
14.9 Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by the laws of
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the State of California, without regard to the provisions thereof relating to
conflict of laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly
executed and its corporate seal to be impressed hereon and attested by its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.
Dated: September 27, 2000
ADATOM.COM, INC.
By:____________________________
Name: Richard S. Barton
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Attest:
By:__________________________
Name: Sridhar Jagannathan
Title: Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
SUBSCRIPTION FORM
[To be executed only upon exercise of Warrant]
The undersigned registered owner of this Warrant irrevocably exercises
this Warrant for the purchase of Shares of Common Stock of Adatom.com, Inc. and
herewith makes payment therefor, all at the price and on the terms and
conditions specified in this Warrant and requests that certificates for the
shares of Common Stock hereby purchased (and any securities or other property
issuable upon such exercise) be issued in the name of and delivered to
__________, whose address is _____________ and, if such shares of Common Stock
shall not include all of the shares of Common Stock issuable as provided in this
Warrant, that a new Warrant of like tenor and date for the balance of the shares
of Common Stock issuable hereunder be delivered to the undersigned.
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(Name of Registered Owner)
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(Signature of Registered Owner)
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(Street Address)
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(city) (State) (Zip Code)
NOTICE: The signature on this subscription must correspond with the
name as written upon the face of the within Warrant in every
particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever.
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered owner of this Warrant
hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the
rights of the undersigned under this Warrant, with respect to the number of
shares of Common Stock set forth below:
Name and Address of Assignee No. of Shares of Common Stock
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and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________ ____________
attorney-in-fact to register such transfer on the books of ____________
____________ maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Dated: ____________ Print Name:____________________________
Signature:_____________________________
Witness:_______________________________
NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the name
as written upon the face of the within Warrant in every
particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever.
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