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EXHIBIT 10.57
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED IN A TRANSACTION NOT
INVOLVING ANY PUBLIC OFFERING AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. SUCH
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
Startec Global Communications Corporation
THIS STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (collectively with all amendments,
renewals, extensions and replacements, this "Warrant") is issued as of June 30,
2000 by STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter, the "Company"), to ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Maryland
corporation or its registered assigns (hereinafter, "Holder").
1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the
meanings set out below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Investment Agreement (as defined below).
(a) ADDITIONAL STOCK is defined as any Common Stock issued or deemed
(according to the terms hereof) to be issued after the date hereof, other than
Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, or Common Stock issued by
the Company as a stock dividend on, or upon the subdivision or combination of,
the outstanding shares of Common Stock, and Common Stock issued or issuable
pursuant to the agreements referred to in the footnotes of EXHIBIT 3.17 to the
Investment Agreement.
(b) COMMON STOCK is defined as the $0.01 par value Common Shares of the
Company.
(c) FULLY DILUTED BASIS is defined as the convention whereby, for the
purpose of calculating and expressing relative ownership rights of a corporation
or other legal entity, all outstanding options, warrants, convertible
obligations, and other securities of such entity which are exercisable or
exchangeable for common stock or other corresponding participating equity
interests in the entity, are presumed to have been exercised, converted or
exchanged (as the case may be) for such stock or interests in full.
(d) INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL EXPERT is defined as a nationally recognized
investment banking firm (a) which does not (and whose directors, officers,
employees and Affiliates, as can reasonably be determined, do not) have a direct
or indirect material financial interest in the Company or the Holder, (b) which
has not been, and, at the time it is engaged hereunder is not (and none of whose
directors, officers, employees or Affiliates is) a promoter, director or officer
of the Company or the Holder, (c) which has not been retained during the
preceding two years by the Company or the Holder for any purpose, and (d) which
is otherwise qualified to serve as an independent financial advisor.
(e) INVESTMENT AGREEMENT is defined as the Investment and Loan
Agreement among
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the Company and the Holder dated the date hereof, collectively with all
amendments, renewals, extensions and replacements thereof and therefor.
(f) MARKET PRICE is defined, in cases where the Common Stock is
Publicly Traded, as:
(i) the average of the closing sales price of such Common Stock on
the NASDAQ National Market System (hereinafter, NASDAQ-NMS) for the twenty (20)
consecutive Business Days ending with the date of determination; for any such
Business Day when there have been no sales on NASDAQ-NMS, the average of the
highest bid and lowest asked prices on NASDAQ-NMS on such day shall be used in
such calculation; BUSINESS DAYS shall mean all days except Saturday, Sunday and
any day which in the City of New York shall be a legal holiday or a day on which
banking institutions in the United States are authorized or required by law or
other government action to close; or,
(ii) if there have been no sales on NASDAQ-NMS during such twenty
(20) consecutive Business Days, the average of the representative bid and asked
prices for Common Stock quoted on NASDAQ as of 4:00 P.M., New York time, on each
of such twenty (20) consecutive Business Days; for any such Business Day when
such Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ, the average of the highest bid and
lowest asked prices on such day in the domestic over-the-counter market as
reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or any similar
successor organization shall be used in such calculation.
(g) MARKET PRICE is defined, in cases where the Common Stock is not
Publicly Traded, as the highest of (i) the per-share price reflected in the most
recent issuance, or deemed issuance, of Common Stock to any person not employed
by or otherwise affiliated with the Company; and (ii) the quotient obtained by
dividing the Market Value of the Company (as defined below), by the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding at the time of determination.
(h) MARKET VALUE is defined, with respect to the Company, as the price
which would be paid for the entire common equity of the Company on a
going-concern basis in an arm's-length transaction between a willing buyer and a
willing seller (neither acting under compulsion), using valuation techniques
then prevailing in the securities industry, without giving effect to any
discount in respect of a minority interest, as determined in accordance with the
Valuation Procedure, and assuming full disclosure and understanding of all
relevant information and a reasonable period of time for effectuating such sale.
In any determination of Market Value, (a) the exercise price of options or
warrants which are deemed to have been exercised for the purpose hereof shall be
deemed to have been received by the Company, and (b) the liquidation preference
or indebtedness, as the case may be, represented by securities which are deemed
exercised for or converted into Common Stock for the purpose hereof, and any
contractual limitation in respect of the Common Stock relating to voting rights,
shall be deemed to have been eliminated or canceled.
(i) PUBLICLY TRADED shall mean, with respect to any security, that such
security is (i) listed on a domestic securities exchange, (ii) quoted on NASDAQ
or (iii) traded in the
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domestic over-the-counter market, which trades are reported by the National
Quotation Bureau, Incorporated.
(j) VALUATION PROCEDURE shall mean, with respect to the determination
of the Market Value, a determination which shall be final and binding on the
Company and the Holder made (i) by agreement among the Company and the Holder
within 20 days following the event requiring such determination or (ii) in the
absence of such an agreement, by an Independent Financial Expert selected in
accordance with the further provisions of this definition. If required, an
Independent Financial Expert shall be selected within five days following the
expiration of the 20-day period referred to above, either by agreement among the
Company and the Holder or, in the absence of such agreement, by lot from a list
of four potential Independent Financial Experts remaining after the Company
nominates three, the Holder nominates three, and each side eliminates one
potential Independent Financial Expert. The Independent Financial Expert shall
be instructed by the Company and the Holder to make its determination within 20
days of its selection. The Company and the Holder shall equally share the fees
and expenses of the Independent Financial Expert. The Company shall, if
requested, provide the Independent Financial Expert with a customary
indemnification for its opinions and services.
(k) WARRANT NUMBER is defined as the number of Warrant Shares; the
Warrant Number initially shall be as set out in paragraph 2 hereof, but shall be
subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments from time to time as
further provided herein.
(l) WARRANT SHARES is defined as the shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable hereunder, referred to collectively.
2. GRANT. The Company, for value received, hereby grants to Holder, under
the terms herein, the right to purchase One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
(125,000) of the fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company's
authorized but unissued Common Stock, subject to adjustment from time-to-time as
set out below.
3. INVESTMENT AGREEMENT. This Warrant has been issued under the terms of
the Investment Agreement. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the
Investment Agreement and all of the exhibits thereto, and reference is made
thereto for a description of the rights and remedies thereunder.
4. TERM. The right to exercise this Warrant shall expire five (5) years
after the date hereof.
5. EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price of this Warrant (the "Exercise
Price") shall be $11.21 per share, subject to adjustment from time to time as
set out below.
6. ANTI-DILUTION AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL STOCK; INCREASE IN WARRANT NUMBER; DECREASE
IN EXERCISE PRICE; EXCEPTIONS. If the Company at any time after the date hereof
and prior to the
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exercise or expiration of this Warrant shall issue or be deemed to have issued
any Additional Stock for a per-share consideration less than the Market Price
determined immediately prior to such issuance or deemed issuance, the Warrant
Number after such issuance shall increase to equal the number determined by
multiplying the Warrant Number in effect immediately prior to such issuance by a
fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued) on a Fully Diluted Basis
immediately after such issuance, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued) on a
Fully Diluted Basis immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares
of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration received by the Company for
such Additional Stock would purchase at the Market Price immediately prior to
such issuance. Whenever from time-to-time the Warrant Number shall increase as
provided above, the Exercise Price shall correspondingly decrease to equal the
price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to the event giving rise to such increase, by a fraction (x) the numerator of
which shall be the Warrant Number in effect immediately prior to the increase,
and (y) the denominator of which shall be the Warrant Number as so increased.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, HOWEVER, no change in the Warrant Number or
Exercise Price shall be made pursuant to this subparagraph (a) upon any issuance
or deemed issuance of Additional Stock (xx) if and to the extent registered on
Form S-8 or any successor form specified with respect to employee benefit plans
(as defined in Rule 405 implemented under the Securities Act) pursuant to the
Securities Act; (yy) consisting of the issuance of Common Stock or securities
convertible into Common Stock, on a date when such stock is Publicly Traded, in
a non-public offering for a per-share consideration equal to or exceeding 90% of
the Market Price, or (zz) consisting of the issuance of Common Stock in a public
offering pursuant to a firm underwriting wherein the gross proceeds exceed
Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) and the per-share consideration equals
or exceeds 90% of the Market Price.
(b) OPTIONS AND WARRANTS. If the Company shall at any time after the
date hereof other than pursuant to this Warrant issue or grant any options or
rights to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock, all shares of Common Stock
which the holders of such options or rights shall be entitled to subscribe for
or to purchase thereunder shall be deemed to be issued as of the date of the
issuing or granting of such options or rights; and the minimum aggregate
consideration specified in such options or rights for the shares covered
thereby, plus the cash consideration, if any, received by the Company for the
issuance of such options or rights, shall be deemed to be the consideration
actually received by the Company for the issuance of such shares; after any
adjustment to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price upon the issuance of such
options or rights, and except as may be provided in subparagraph (m) below, no
further adjustments to the Warrant Number shall be made upon the actual issuance
of Common Stock upon exercise of such options or rights.
(c) CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. If the Company shall at any time after the
date hereof other than pursuant to this Warrant issue any stock or obligations
directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, then
such issuance shall be deemed to be an issuance (as of the date of issue of such
stock or obligations) of the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock
necessary to effect the exchange or conversion of all such stock or obligations.
The amount received or receivable by the Company in consideration for the
issuance of such stock or obligations (deducting therefrom any commissions or
expenses paid or
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incurred by the Company for any underwriting of, or otherwise in connection
with, such issuance), plus the minimum aggregate amount of premiums, if any,
payable to the Company upon exchange or conversion, shall be deemed to be the
consideration actually received by the Company for such Common Stock; after any
adjustment to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price upon the issuance of such
stock or obligations, and except as may be provided in subparagraph (m) below,
no further adjustments to the Warrant Number shall be made upon the actual
issuance of Common Stock upon the conversion or exchange of such stock or
obligations.
(d) CALCULATION OF CONSIDERATION. In the case of an issuance of Common
Stock for cash, the consideration received by the Company therefor shall be
deemed to be the gross proceeds received for such shares; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that in any such case where the shares of Common Stock so issued are part of a
unit or combination of securities of the Company consisting of one or more
shares of Common Stock and other securities of the Company, if the amount of the
cash consideration received by the Company for the Stock so issued is not
determinable at the time of such issuance, such amount shall be deemed to be
such portion of the total cash consideration received by the Company for such
units or combinations as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company's
Board of Directors, regardless of the accounting treatment thereof by the
Company.
(e) NON-CASH CONSIDERATION. In the case of an issuance (other than as a
dividend or other distribution on any Common Stock or upon conversion or
exchange of other securities of the Company) of shares of Additional Stock for a
consideration part or all of which shall be other than cash, the amount of such
consideration other than cash shall for purposes of this Warrant be the fair
market value of such consideration as reasonably determined in good faith by the
Company's Board of Directors regardless of the accounting treatment thereof by
the Company.
(f) RESALE OF TREASURY STOCK. The sale or other disposition of any
shares of Common Stock of the Company or other securities held in the treasury
of the Company today, or of any securities resulting from any reclassification
or reclassifications of such shares or other securities which were effected
while they were held in the treasury of the Company, shall be deemed an issuance
thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if any such share or other security is sold or
disposed of and subsequently re-acquired by the Company, no future sale or other
disposition thereof shall be deemed an issuance thereof.
(g) STOCK SPLIT OR DIVIDEND. In case the shares of Common Stock at any
time outstanding shall be subdivided into a greater or combined into a lesser
number of shares of Common Stock, by stock-split, reverse split or otherwise, or
in case shares of Common Stock shall be issued as a stock dividend, the Warrant
Number shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, to an amount which shall
bear the same relation to the Warrant Number in effect immediately prior to such
subdivision, combination or stock dividend as the total number of shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued) immediately after such
subdivision, combination or stock dividend shall bear to the total number of
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued) immediately
prior to such subdivision, combination or stock dividend; likewise, in case of
such a subdivision, combination or stock dividend, the Exercise Price shall
correspondingly be increased or decreased, as applicable, to
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the price which shall bear the same relation to the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such subdivision, combination or stock dividend as the
total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued)
immediately prior to such subdivision, combination or stock dividend shall bear
to the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed
issued) immediately after such subdivision, combination or stock dividend; an
adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph shall become effective immediately
after the effective date of such subdivision, combination or stock dividend,
retroactive to the record date (if any) for such subdivision, combination or
stock dividend.
(h) ADJUSTMENT FOR INITIAL ERRORS. The Exercise Price specified in
paragraph 5 above was calculated as the average of the closing bid and asked
prices for the Common Stock on the NASDAQ-NMS over the fourteen (14) day period
ending immediately prior to the date of this Warrant. If for any reason it shall
hereafter be determined that such calculation was incorrect and the actual
average was different from the price specified in paragraph 5, then the Company
or the Holder (whichever shall discover such error) shall notify the other of
such determination and the Company shall forthwith reissue this Warrant, with an
appropriate change to the Exercise Price to be effective from the date hereof.
(i) MERGER. In case of any capital reorganization, or any
reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, or in case of any
consolidation of the Company with or the merger of the Company into any other
entity (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the
surviving entity), this Warrant shall after such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation or merger be exercisable upon the terms and
conditions specified herein, for the number of shares of stock or other
securities or property of the Company, or of the other entity resulting from
such consolidation or surviving such merger (as the case may be), which the
holder of this Warrant would have been entitled to receive, under the terms of
such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, if this Warrant
had been exercised in full prior to such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation or merger. In any such case, if necessary, the provision set forth
in this Warrant with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the
Holder shall be appropriately adjusted so as to be applicable, as nearly as may
reasonably be, to any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter
deliverable on the exercise of this Warrant. The subdivision or combination of
shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding into a greater or lesser number
of shares of Common Stock shall not be deemed to be a reclassification of the
Common Stock of the Company for the purposes of this subparagraph. The Company
shall not effect any such consolidation or merger unless, prior to or
simultaneously with the consummation thereof, the surviving entity (if other
than the Company) resulting from such consolidation or merger shall assume, by
written agreement executed and delivered to the Company, the obligation to
deliver to the Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets to which in
accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder may be entitled, as well
as any other obligations arising under this Warrant.
(j) ADJUSTMENTS TO NUMBERS OF OTHER SECURITIES. If as a result of any
provision of this paragraph 6 the Holder shall become entitled to acquire any
securities of the Company other than or in addition to Common Stock, the number
or amount of such other securities to which the Holder is entitled shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly
equivalent as practicable to the provisions applicable to the Warrant Number,
and the
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provisions of this paragraph with respect thereto shall apply as nearly as may
be practicable to such other securities.
(k) DE MINIMIS. Anything in this paragraph to the contrary
notwithstanding, no adjustment shall be made hereunder in any case where the
increase in the Warrant Number would be less than one (1) share of Common Stock;
but in such case any adjustment that would otherwise be made shall be delayed
and the adjustment shall be made only after the next issuance or deemed issuance
of Additional Stock which, together with any and all such issuances, shall
entitle Holder to receive at least one (1) whole additional share of such stock.
Any adjustments shall be made to the nearest full share.
(l) CHANGES TO OPTIONS AND CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. Upon any change to
the consideration specified in any option or right described in subparagraph
(b), above for the Common Stock issuable thereunder, or to the rate of
conversion or exchange specified in any stock or obligation described in
subparagraph (c) above, in any case where the issuance or grant thereof had
previously been the basis for an adjustment of the Warrant Number and Exercise
Price, the Warrant Number and Exercise Price then in effect shall forthwith be
readjusted to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price which would have been in
effect if the adjustments made upon the original issuance or grant thereof had
been made on the basis of such consideration or rate as so changed. Upon the
exercise of options or rights described in subparagraph (b) hereof, in any case
where the issuance or grant thereof had previously been the basis for an
adjustment of the Warrant Number and Exercise Price, if the actual aggregate
consideration received for the shares covered thereby is greater than the
minimum consideration which was deemed to have been received according to such
subparagraph, the Warrant Number and Exercise Price in effect at the time of
such exercise shall forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Number and Exercise
Price which would have been in effect if the adjustment made upon the issuance
or grant thereof had been made on the basis of such consideration actually
received. Likewise, upon the conversion or exchange of stock or obligations
described in subparagraph (c), above, in any case where the issuance thereof had
previously been the basis for an adjustment of the Warrant Number and Exercise
Price, if the actual number of shares of Common Stock issued upon such
conversion or exchange shall be less than the maximum number deemed, according
to such subparagraph, to have been issued, or if the actual aggregate premium
paid to the Company upon such conversion or exchange shall be greater than the
minimum premium deemed (according to such subparagraph,) to have been paid, the
Warrant Number and Exercise Price in effect at the time of such conversion or
exchange shall forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price
which would have been in effect if the adjustment on the original issuance
thereof had been made on the basis of the actual number of shares issued or, (as
the case may be) the actual premium paid.
(m) EXPIRATION OF OPTIONS; RETIREMENT OF CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. Upon
the termination, cancellation, expiration or lapse of options or rights
described in subparagraph (b) above in any case where the issuance or grant
thereof had previously been the basis for an adjustment of the Warrant Number
and Exercise Price, the Warrant Number and Exercise Price then in effect shall
forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Number which would have been in effect if
the adjustments made upon the original issuance or grant of such options or
rights had excluded from the calculation of Common Stock issued and outstanding
(or deemed issued)
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immediately after such issuance or grant, all Common Stock which the holders of
such expired or lapsed options or rights had been entitled to acquire
thereunder, and had excluded from the calculation of consideration deemed to
have been received by the Company, the consideration deemed by the terms of
sub-paragraph (b) to have been received for such expired or lapsed options or
warrants. Likewise, upon the retirement without conversion or exchange of
obligations described in subparagraph (c) above in any case where the issuance
thereof had previously been the basis for an adjustment of the Warrant Number
and Exercise Price, the Warrant Number and Exercise Price then in effect shall
forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price which would
have been in effect if the adjustments made upon the original issuance of such
obligations had excluded from the calculation of Common Stock issued and
outstanding (or deemed issued) immediately after such issuance, all Common Stock
which the holders of such retired obligations had been entitled to acquire
thereunder, and had excluded from the calculation of consideration deemed to
have been received by the Company, all consideration deemed, by the terms of
subparagraph (c), to have been received for such retired obligations.
7. COVENANTS AS TO PAR VALUE, AUTHORITY, PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS AND CHARGES. If
at any time the per share exercise price of this Warrant shall be less than the
par value of one share of Common Stock, the Company shall take such action as
shall be reasonably necessary to reduce such par value to an amount less than
the per share exercise price of this Warrant. The Company shall take such action
as shall be necessary to maintain the authority to issue validly, upon exercise
hereof according to the terms herein, and shall cause such Warrant Shares, upon
payment of the Exercise Price, to be fully paid, free of preemptive rights and
free from all transfer taxes, liens, security interests and charges with respect
to the issuance thereof.
8. NOTICE OF STOCK SALES AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. Whenever there is an
issuance or sale of Additional Stock, the Company shall promptly place on file
at the Company's principal office a certificate signed by its Chief Financial
Officer stating the per-share price applicable to the transaction, a detailed
calculation of such price, the number of shares of Common Stock sold or issued,
the consideration received, and all fees and expenses incurred, and further
describing the transaction in detail and the adjustments (if any) to the Warrant
Number and Exercise Price resulting therefrom; and cause a copy of such
certificate to be sent to the Holder. Whenever the Warrant Number and Exercise
Price shall otherwise change, the Company shall promptly notify the Holder in
writing of such change and deliver to Holder a statement setting forth the
Warrant Number and Exercise Price after such adjustment(s), and a brief
statement of the facts requiring such adjustment(s) and the computation by which
such adjustment(s) was made.
9. EXERCISE PROCEDURES.
(a) UNCONDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION. This Warrant may be exercised by
presenting it and tendering the aggregate Exercise Price in legal tender or by
bank's, cashier's or certified check to the Company at its address specified in
the Investment Agreement, along with written subscription substantially in the
form of EXHIBIT 9.00 hereof. In such case, the date on which this Warrant is
thus presented, accompanied by tender or payment as hereinbefore or hereinafter
provided, shall be referred to herein as the EXERCISE DATE. The Company shall
forthwith at its
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expense (including the payment of issue taxes), issue and deliver the proper
number of shares of Common Stock, and such shares shall be deemed validly issued
for all purposes as of the opening of business on the Exercise Date, regardless
of any delay in the actual issuance.
(b) CONDITIONAL EXERCISE. This Warrant may also be exercised
conditionally in contemplation of the future consummation of one or more
transactions, by presenting it and tendering the aggregate Exercise Price in the
manner specified in subparagraph (a) above, along with a notice clearly stating
the conditional nature of the exercise, specifying the conditions precedent to
the exercise in reasonable detail and the date after which the exercise shall be
deemed withdrawn if such conditions remain unsatisfied, and otherwise containing
the information called for in EXHIBIT 9.00. Any such condition precedent must be
unambiguous in its terms and as to its satisfaction. If the Company reasonably
determines that any condition precedent is ambiguous, it shall so notify the
Holder and such conditional exercise shall be of no force or effect until
clarified in writing by the Holder to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Company. Upon presentment, tender and notice in compliance with the foregoing
provisions, if the specified conditions are satisfied within the specified
period without prior revocation of the exercise by Holder, the Company shall
forthwith issue and deliver the proper number of shares of Common Stock in the
manner described above. In such case, the date on which the last remaining
condition was met shall be referred to herein as the Exercise Date, and such
shares shall be deemed validly issued for all purposes as of the opening of
business on such Exercise Date, regardless of any delay in the actual issuance.
If, on the other hand, after any such presentment, tender and notice, any
condition is unsatisfied on the specified date, or if the Holder revokes such
exercise in writing prior to the satisfaction of all conditions, the Company
shall forthwith return this Warrant and the Exercise Price to the Holder, and
this Warrant shall be deemed not to have been exercised.
10. EXCHANGE OF SHARES FOR EXERCISE PRICE. The Holder at its option may
provide the Exercise Price under this Warrant by reducing the number of shares
for which the Warrant is otherwise exercisable by the number of shares having an
aggregate Market Price equal to the aggregate Exercise Price. In such a case,
tender of the Exercise Price shall be effected by Holder's written notice to the
Company of such reduction.
11. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF COMPANY OR ASSETS. If prior to the exercise in full
hereof, the Company sells or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to
an unaffiliated third party, or all or substantially all the outstanding Common
Stock is sold or exchanged to an unaffiliated third party, then the Holder at
its option may receive upon exercise hereof, in lieu of the Warrant Shares, such
money or property it would have been entitled to receive if this Warrant had
been exercised in full prior to such sale or exchange.
12. RESALE OF WARRANT OR WARRANT SHARES. Neither this Warrant nor the
Warrant Shares have been registered under the SECURITIES ACT, or under the
securities laws of any state. Neither this Warrant nor any Warrant Shares may be
sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of (i) an effective
registration statement for this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, as the case may
be, under the SECURITIES ACT as amended and such registration or qualification
as may be necessary under the securities laws of any state that are applicable,
or (ii) an opinion of
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counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration or
qualification is not required. The Company shall cause a certificate or
certificates evidencing all or any of the Warrant Shares issued to bear
substantially the following legend:
The shares evidenced by this certificate have not been
registered under the SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 as amended
(the "Act"), or under the securities laws of any state.
The shares may not be sold, offered for sale, transferred,
pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective
registration statement under the ACT, and such registration
or qualification as may be necessary under the securities
laws of any state that are applicable, or an opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Company that such registration
or qualification is not required.
13. TRANSFER; RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. This Warrant shall be registered on
the books of the Company which shall be kept at its principal office for that
purpose, and shall be transferable in whole or in part but only on such books by
the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney with written notice
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT 13.00 hereto, only in compliance with the
preceding paragraph, and only in compliance with certain transfer restrictions
set out in the Agreement. The Company may issue appropriate stop orders to its
transfer agent to prevent a transfer in violation of such restrictions or the
preceding paragraph.
14. CLOSING OF BOOKS. The Company shall not close its transfer books
against the transfer of this Warrant or any Common Stock or other securities
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with
the exercise of this Warrant, except if required to comply with any applicable
federal or state securities laws.
15. REPLACEMENT OF WARRANT. At the request of the Holder and on production
of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft, or
destruction) if required by the Company, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement
with surety in such reasonable amount as the Company may determine thereof, the
Company at its expense will issue in lieu thereof a new Warrant of like tenor.
16. INVESTMENT COVENANT. The Holder by its acceptance hereof covenants the
Holder is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities
Act and that this Warrant is, and any stock issued hereunder will be, acquired
for investment purposes only and not for purposes of distribution, and that the
Holder will not distribute the same in violation of any state or federal law or
regulation.
17. NOTICE. Any notice or other communication required by this Warrant to
be given to the Holder shall be provided according to the notice provisions in
the Investment Agreement.
18. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF
ALL CLAIMS, DEFENSES, COUNTERCLAIMS AND SUITS OF ANY KIND
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DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS WARRANT OR THE DEALINGS
OF THE PARTIES IN RESPECT HERETO. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS
PROVISION IS A MATERIAL TERM OF THIS WARRANT AND THAT THE HOLDER WOULD NOT
EXTEND ANY FUNDS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS IF THIS WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL WERE NOT
A PART OF THIS WARRANT. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A WAIVER OF A
LEGAL RIGHT AND THAT IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH, OR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH, COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE.
THE COMPANY AGREES THAT ALL SUCH CLAIMS, DEFENSES, COUNTERCLAIMS AND SUITS SHALL
BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, WITHOUT A JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed on
its behalf by its undersigned officer, and its corporate seal to be affixed
hereto, as of the date first above written.
SEAL: STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Attest: /s/ YOLANDA STEFANOU FAERBER By: /s/ RAM MUKUNDA
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Yolanda Stefanou Faerber, Secretary Ram Mukunda, President
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Exhibit 9.00
IRREVOCABLE SUBSCRIPTION
To: STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby elects to exercise its right under the attached Warrant
by purchasing ______________________ shares of the Common Stock of your company,
and hereby irrevocably subscribes to such issue. The certificates for such
shares shall be issued in the name of
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Address)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Taxpayer Number)
and deliver to ________________________________________________________________
(Name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Address)
The exercise price of $_____________ is enclosed.
Date:________________________________________
Signed:______________________________________ (Name of Holder, Please Print)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Address)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Signature)
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Exhibit 13.00
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby assigns to
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Address)
__________________ the attached Warrant together with all right, title and
interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably appoint___________________________
attorney to transfer said Warrant on the books of STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Done this ____ day of ___________, 20__.
Signed:_____________________________________
By:_________________________________________
Its:________________________________________
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EXHIBIT 99.2
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED IN A TRANSACTION NOT
INVOLVING ANY PUBLIC OFFERING AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. SUCH
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
Startec Global Communications Corporation
THIS STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (collectively with all amendments,
renewals, extensions and replacements, this "Warrant") is issued as of June 30,
2000 by STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter, the "Company"), to ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Maryland
corporation or its registered assigns (hereinafter, "Holder").
1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the
meanings set out below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Investment Agreement (as defined below).
(a) ADDITIONAL STOCK is defined as any Common Stock issued or deemed
(according to the terms hereof) to be issued after the date hereof, other than
Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, or Common Stock issued by
the Company as a stock dividend on, or upon the subdivision or combination of,
the outstanding shares of Common Stock, and Common Stock issued or issuable
pursuant to the agreements referred to in the footnotes of EXHIBIT 3.17 to the
Investment Agreement.
(b) COMMON STOCK is defined as the $0.01 par value Common Shares of the
Company.
(c) FULLY DILUTED BASIS is defined as the convention whereby, for the
purpose of calculating and expressing relative ownership rights of a corporation
or other legal entity, all outstanding options, warrants, convertible
obligations, and other securities of such entity which are exercisable or
exchangeable for common stock or other corresponding participating equity
interests in the entity, are presumed to have been exercised, converted or
exchanged (as the case may be) for such stock or interests in full.
(d) INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL EXPERT is defined as a nationally recognized
investment banking firm (a) which does not (and whose directors, officers,
employees and Affiliates, as can reasonably be determined, do not) have a direct
or indirect material financial interest in the Company or the Holder, (b) which
has not been, and, at the time it is engaged hereunder is not (and none of whose
directors, officers, employees or Affiliates is) a promoter, director or officer
of the Company or the Holder, (c) which has not been retained during the
preceding two years by the Company or the Holder for any purpose, and (d) which
is otherwise qualified to serve as an independent financial advisor.
(e) INVESTMENT AGREEMENT is defined as the Investment and Loan
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the Company and the Holder dated the date hereof, collectively with all
amendments, renewals, extensions and replacements thereof and therefor.
(f) MARKET PRICE is defined, in cases where the Common Stock is
Publicly Traded, as:
(i) the average of the closing sales price of such Common Stock on
the NASDAQ National Market System (hereinafter, NASDAQ-NMS) for the twenty (20)
consecutive Business Days ending with the date of determination; for any such
Business Day when there have been no sales on NASDAQ-NMS, the average of the
highest bid and lowest asked prices on NASDAQ-NMS on such day shall be used in
such calculation; BUSINESS DAYS shall mean all days except Saturday, Sunday and
any day which in the City of New York shall be a legal holiday or a day on which
banking institutions in the United States are authorized or required by law or
other government action to close; or,
(ii) if there have been no sales on NASDAQ-NMS during such twenty
(20) consecutive Business Days, the average of the representative bid and asked
prices for Common Stock quoted on NASDAQ as of 4:00 P.M., New York time, on each
of such twenty (20) consecutive Business Days; for any such Business Day when
such Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ, the average of the highest bid and
lowest asked prices on such day in the domestic over-the-counter market as
reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or any similar
successor organization shall be used in such calculation.
(g) MARKET PRICE is defined, in cases where the Common Stock is not
Publicly Traded, as the highest of (i) the per-share price reflected in the most
recent issuance, or deemed issuance, of Common Stock to any person not employed
by or otherwise affiliated with the Company; and (ii) the quotient obtained by
dividing the Market Value of the Company (as defined below), by the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding at the time of determination.
(h) MARKET VALUE is defined, with respect to the Company, as the price
which would be paid for the entire common equity of the Company on a
going-concern basis in an arm's-length transaction between a willing buyer and a
willing seller (neither acting under compulsion), using valuation techniques
then prevailing in the securities industry, without giving effect to any
discount in respect of a minority interest, as determined in accordance with the
Valuation Procedure, and assuming full disclosure and understanding of all
relevant information and a reasonable period of time for effectuating such sale.
In any determination of Market Value, (a) the exercise price of options or
warrants which are deemed to have been exercised for the purpose hereof shall be
deemed to have been received by the Company, and (b) the liquidation preference
or indebtedness, as the case may be, represented by securities which are deemed
exercised for or converted into Common Stock for the purpose hereof, and any
contractual limitation in respect of the Common Stock relating to voting rights,
shall be deemed to have been eliminated or canceled.
(i) PUBLICLY TRADED shall mean, with respect to any security, that such
security is (i) listed on a domestic securities exchange, (ii) quoted on NASDAQ
or (iii) traded in the
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domestic over-the-counter market, which trades are reported by the National
Quotation Bureau, Incorporated.
(j) VALUATION PROCEDURE shall mean, with respect to the determination
of the Market Value, a determination which shall be final and binding on the
Company and the Holder made (i) by agreement among the Company and the Holder
within 20 days following the event requiring such determination or (ii) in the
absence of such an agreement, by an Independent Financial Expert selected in
accordance with the further provisions of this definition. If required, an
Independent Financial Expert shall be selected within five days following the
expiration of the 20-day period referred to above, either by agreement among the
Company and the Holder or, in the absence of such agreement, by lot from a list
of four potential Independent Financial Experts remaining after the Company
nominates three, the Holder nominates three, and each side eliminates one
potential Independent Financial Expert. The Independent Financial Expert shall
be instructed by the Company and the Holder to make its determination within 20
days of its selection. The Company and the Holder shall equally share the fees
and expenses of the Independent Financial Expert. The Company shall, if
requested, provide the Independent Financial Expert with a customary
indemnification for its opinions and services.
(k) WARRANT NUMBER is defined as the number of Warrant Shares; the
Warrant Number initially shall be as set out in paragraph 2 hereof, but shall be
subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments from time to time as
further provided herein.
(l) WARRANT SHARES is defined as the shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable hereunder, referred to collectively.
2. GRANT. The Company, for value received, hereby grants to Holder, under
the terms herein, the right to purchase One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
(125,000) of the fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company's
authorized but unissued Common Stock, subject to adjustment from time-to-time as
set out below.
3. INVESTMENT AGREEMENT. This Warrant has been issued under the terms of
the Investment Agreement. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the
Investment Agreement and all of the exhibits thereto, and reference is made
thereto for a description of the rights and remedies thereunder.
4. TERM. The right to exercise this Warrant shall expire five (5) years
after the date hereof.
5. EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price of this Warrant (the "Exercise
Price") shall be $11.21 per share, subject to adjustment from time to time as
set out below.
6. ANTI-DILUTION AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL STOCK; INCREASE IN WARRANT NUMBER; DECREASE
IN EXERCISE PRICE; EXCEPTIONS. If the Company at any time after the date hereof
and prior to the
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exercise or expiration of this Warrant shall issue or be deemed to have issued
any Additional Stock for a per-share consideration less than the Market Price
determined immediately prior to such issuance or deemed issuance, the Warrant
Number after such issuance shall increase to equal the number determined by
multiplying the Warrant Number in effect immediately prior to such issuance by a
fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued) on a Fully Diluted Basis
immediately after such issuance, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued) on a
Fully Diluted Basis immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares
of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration received by the Company for
such Additional Stock would purchase at the Market Price immediately prior to
such issuance. Whenever from time-to-time the Warrant Number shall increase as
provided above, the Exercise Price shall correspondingly decrease to equal the
price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to the event giving rise to such increase, by a fraction (x) the numerator of
which shall be the Warrant Number in effect immediately prior to the increase,
and (y) the denominator of which shall be the Warrant Number as so increased.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, HOWEVER, no change in the Warrant Number or
Exercise Price shall be made pursuant to this subparagraph (a) upon any issuance
or deemed issuance of Additional Stock (xx) if and to the extent registered on
Form S-8 or any successor form specified with respect to employee benefit plans
(as defined in Rule 405 implemented under the Securities Act) pursuant to the
Securities Act; (yy) consisting of the issuance of Common Stock or securities
convertible into Common Stock, on a date when such stock is Publicly Traded, in
a non-public offering for a per-share consideration equal to or exceeding 90% of
the Market Price, or (zz) consisting of the issuance of Common Stock in a public
offering pursuant to a firm underwriting wherein the gross proceeds exceed
Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) and the per-share consideration equals
or exceeds 90% of the Market Price.
(b) OPTIONS AND WARRANTS. If the Company shall at any time after the
date hereof other than pursuant to this Warrant issue or grant any options or
rights to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock, all shares of Common Stock
which the holders of such options or rights shall be entitled to subscribe for
or to purchase thereunder shall be deemed to be issued as of the date of the
issuing or granting of such options or rights; and the minimum aggregate
consideration specified in such options or rights for the shares covered
thereby, plus the cash consideration, if any, received by the Company for the
issuance of such options or rights, shall be deemed to be the consideration
actually received by the Company for the issuance of such shares; after any
adjustment to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price upon the issuance of such
options or rights, and except as may be provided in subparagraph (m) below, no
further adjustments to the Warrant Number shall be made upon the actual issuance
of Common Stock upon exercise of such options or rights.
(c) CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. If the Company shall at any time after the
date hereof other than pursuant to this Warrant issue any stock or obligations
directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, then
such issuance shall be deemed to be an issuance (as of the date of issue of such
stock or obligations) of the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock
necessary to effect the exchange or conversion of all such stock or obligations.
The amount received or receivable by the Company in consideration for the
issuance of such stock or obligations (deducting therefrom any commissions or
expenses paid or
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incurred by the Company for any underwriting of, or otherwise in connection
with, such issuance), plus the minimum aggregate amount of premiums, if any,
payable to the Company upon exchange or conversion, shall be deemed to be the
consideration actually received by the Company for such Common Stock; after any
adjustment to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price upon the issuance of such
stock or obligations, and except as may be provided in subparagraph (m) below,
no further adjustments to the Warrant Number shall be made upon the actual
issuance of Common Stock upon the conversion or exchange of such stock or
obligations.
(d) CALCULATION OF CONSIDERATION. In the case of an issuance of Common
Stock for cash, the consideration received by the Company therefor shall be
deemed to be the gross proceeds received for such shares; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that in any such case where the shares of Common Stock so issued are part of a
unit or combination of securities of the Company consisting of one or more
shares of Common Stock and other securities of the Company, if the amount of the
cash consideration received by the Company for the Stock so issued is not
determinable at the time of such issuance, such amount shall be deemed to be
such portion of the total cash consideration received by the Company for such
units or combinations as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company's
Board of Directors, regardless of the accounting treatment thereof by the
Company.
(e) NON-CASH CONSIDERATION. In the case of an issuance (other than as a
dividend or other distribution on any Common Stock or upon conversion or
exchange of other securities of the Company) of shares of Additional Stock for a
consideration part or all of which shall be other than cash, the amount of such
consideration other than cash shall for purposes of this Warrant be the fair
market value of such consideration as reasonably determined in good faith by the
Company's Board of Directors regardless of the accounting treatment thereof by
the Company.
(f) RESALE OF TREASURY STOCK. The sale or other disposition of any
shares of Common Stock of the Company or other securities held in the treasury
of the Company today, or of any securities resulting from any reclassification
or reclassifications of such shares or other securities which were effected
while they were held in the treasury of the Company, shall be deemed an issuance
thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if any such share or other security is sold or
disposed of and subsequently re-acquired by the Company, no future sale or other
disposition thereof shall be deemed an issuance thereof.
(g) STOCK SPLIT OR DIVIDEND. In case the shares of Common Stock at any
time outstanding shall be subdivided into a greater or combined into a lesser
number of shares of Common Stock, by stock-split, reverse split or otherwise, or
in case shares of Common Stock shall be issued as a stock dividend, the Warrant
Number shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, to an amount which shall
bear the same relation to the Warrant Number in effect immediately prior to such
subdivision, combination or stock dividend as the total number of shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued) immediately after such
subdivision, combination or stock dividend shall bear to the total number of
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued) immediately
prior to such subdivision, combination or stock dividend; likewise, in case of
such a subdivision, combination or stock dividend, the Exercise Price shall
correspondingly be increased or decreased, as applicable, to
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the price which shall bear the same relation to the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such subdivision, combination or stock dividend as the
total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed issued)
immediately prior to such subdivision, combination or stock dividend shall bear
to the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (or deemed
issued) immediately after such subdivision, combination or stock dividend; an
adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph shall become effective immediately
after the effective date of such subdivision, combination or stock dividend,
retroactive to the record date (if any) for such subdivision, combination or
stock dividend.
(h) ADJUSTMENT FOR INITIAL ERRORS. The Exercise Price specified in
paragraph 5 above was calculated as the average of the closing bid and asked
prices for the Common Stock on the NASDAQ-NMS over the fourteen (14) day period
ending immediately prior to the date of this Warrant. If for any reason it shall
hereafter be determined that such calculation was incorrect and the actual
average was different from the price specified in paragraph 5, then the Company
or the Holder (whichever shall discover such error) shall notify the other of
such determination and the Company shall forthwith reissue this Warrant, with an
appropriate change to the Exercise Price to be effective from the date hereof.
(i) MERGER. In case of any capital reorganization, or any
reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, or in case of any
consolidation of the Company with or the merger of the Company into any other
entity (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the
surviving entity), this Warrant shall after such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation or merger be exercisable upon the terms and
conditions specified herein, for the number of shares of stock or other
securities or property of the Company, or of the other entity resulting from
such consolidation or surviving such merger (as the case may be), which the
holder of this Warrant would have been entitled to receive, under the terms of
such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, if this Warrant
had been exercised in full prior to such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation or merger. In any such case, if necessary, the provision set forth
in this Warrant with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the
Holder shall be appropriately adjusted so as to be applicable, as nearly as may
reasonably be, to any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter
deliverable on the exercise of this Warrant. The subdivision or combination of
shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding into a greater or lesser number
of shares of Common Stock shall not be deemed to be a reclassification of the
Common Stock of the Company for the purposes of this subparagraph. The Company
shall not effect any such consolidation or merger unless, prior to or
simultaneously with the consummation thereof, the surviving entity (if other
than the Company) resulting from such consolidation or merger shall assume, by
written agreement executed and delivered to the Company, the obligation to
deliver to the Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets to which in
accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder may be entitled, as well
as any other obligations arising under this Warrant.
(j) ADJUSTMENTS TO NUMBERS OF OTHER SECURITIES. If as a result of any
provision of this paragraph 6 the Holder shall become entitled to acquire any
securities of the Company other than or in addition to Common Stock, the number
or amount of such other securities to which the Holder is entitled shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly
equivalent as practicable to the provisions applicable to the Warrant Number,
and the
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provisions of this paragraph with respect thereto shall apply as nearly as may
be practicable to such other securities.
(k) DE MINIMIS. Anything in this paragraph to the contrary
notwithstanding, no adjustment shall be made hereunder in any case where the
increase in the Warrant Number would be less than one (1) share of Common Stock;
but in such case any adjustment that would otherwise be made shall be delayed
and the adjustment shall be made only after the next issuance or deemed issuance
of Additional Stock which, together with any and all such issuances, shall
entitle Holder to receive at least one (1) whole additional share of such stock.
Any adjustments shall be made to the nearest full share.
(l) CHANGES TO OPTIONS AND CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. Upon any change to
the consideration specified in any option or right described in subparagraph
(b), above for the Common Stock issuable thereunder, or to the rate of
conversion or exchange specified in any stock or obligation described in
subparagraph (c) above, in any case where the issuance or grant thereof had
previously been the basis for an adjustment of the Warrant Number and Exercise
Price, the Warrant Number and Exercise Price then in effect shall forthwith be
readjusted to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price which would have been in
effect if the adjustments made upon the original issuance or grant thereof had
been made on the basis of such consideration or rate as so changed. Upon the
exercise of options or rights described in subparagraph (b) hereof, in any case
where the issuance or grant thereof had previously been the basis for an
adjustment of the Warrant Number and Exercise Price, if the actual aggregate
consideration received for the shares covered thereby is greater than the
minimum consideration which was deemed to have been received according to such
subparagraph, the Warrant Number and Exercise Price in effect at the time of
such exercise shall forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Number and Exercise
Price which would have been in effect if the adjustment made upon the issuance
or grant thereof had been made on the basis of such consideration actually
received. Likewise, upon the conversion or exchange of stock or obligations
described in subparagraph (c), above, in any case where the issuance thereof had
previously been the basis for an adjustment of the Warrant Number and Exercise
Price, if the actual number of shares of Common Stock issued upon such
conversion or exchange shall be less than the maximum number deemed, according
to such subparagraph, to have been issued, or if the actual aggregate premium
paid to the Company upon such conversion or exchange shall be greater than the
minimum premium deemed (according to such subparagraph,) to have been paid, the
Warrant Number and Exercise Price in effect at the time of such conversion or
exchange shall forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price
which would have been in effect if the adjustment on the original issuance
thereof had been made on the basis of the actual number of shares issued or, (as
the case may be) the actual premium paid.
(m) EXPIRATION OF OPTIONS; RETIREMENT OF CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. Upon
the termination, cancellation, expiration or lapse of options or rights
described in subparagraph (b) above in any case where the issuance or grant
thereof had previously been the basis for an adjustment of the Warrant Number
and Exercise Price, the Warrant Number and Exercise Price then in effect shall
forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Number which would have been in effect if
the adjustments made upon the original issuance or grant of such options or
rights had excluded from the calculation of Common Stock issued and outstanding
(or deemed issued)
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immediately after such issuance or grant, all Common Stock which the holders of
such expired or lapsed options or rights had been entitled to acquire
thereunder, and had excluded from the calculation of consideration deemed to
have been received by the Company, the consideration deemed by the terms of
sub-paragraph (b) to have been received for such expired or lapsed options or
warrants. Likewise, upon the retirement without conversion or exchange of
obligations described in subparagraph (c) above in any case where the issuance
thereof had previously been the basis for an adjustment of the Warrant Number
and Exercise Price, the Warrant Number and Exercise Price then in effect shall
forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Number and Exercise Price which would
have been in effect if the adjustments made upon the original issuance of such
obligations had excluded from the calculation of Common Stock issued and
outstanding (or deemed issued) immediately after such issuance, all Common Stock
which the holders of such retired obligations had been entitled to acquire
thereunder, and had excluded from the calculation of consideration deemed to
have been received by the Company, all consideration deemed, by the terms of
subparagraph (c), to have been received for such retired obligations.
7. COVENANTS AS TO PAR VALUE, AUTHORITY, PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS AND CHARGES. If
at any time the per share exercise price of this Warrant shall be less than the
par value of one share of Common Stock, the Company shall take such action as
shall be reasonably necessary to reduce such par value to an amount less than
the per share exercise price of this Warrant. The Company shall take such action
as shall be necessary to maintain the authority to issue validly, upon exercise
hereof according to the terms herein, and shall cause such Warrant Shares, upon
payment of the Exercise Price, to be fully paid, free of preemptive rights and
free from all transfer taxes, liens, security interests and charges with respect
to the issuance thereof.
8. NOTICE OF STOCK SALES AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. Whenever there is an
issuance or sale of Additional Stock, the Company shall promptly place on file
at the Company's principal office a certificate signed by its Chief Financial
Officer stating the per-share price applicable to the transaction, a detailed
calculation of such price, the number of shares of Common Stock sold or issued,
the consideration received, and all fees and expenses incurred, and further
describing the transaction in detail and the adjustments (if any) to the Warrant
Number and Exercise Price resulting therefrom; and cause a copy of such
certificate to be sent to the Holder. Whenever the Warrant Number and Exercise
Price shall otherwise change, the Company shall promptly notify the Holder in
writing of such change and deliver to Holder a statement setting forth the
Warrant Number and Exercise Price after such adjustment(s), and a brief
statement of the facts requiring such adjustment(s) and the computation by which
such adjustment(s) was made.
9. EXERCISE PROCEDURES.
(a) UNCONDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION. This Warrant may be exercised by
presenting it and tendering the aggregate Exercise Price in legal tender or by
bank's, cashier's or certified check to the Company at its address specified in
the Investment Agreement, along with written subscription substantially in the
form of EXHIBIT 9.00 hereof. In such case, the date on which this Warrant is
thus presented, accompanied by tender or payment as hereinbefore or hereinafter
provided, shall be referred to herein as the EXERCISE DATE. The Company shall
forthwith at its
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expense (including the payment of issue taxes), issue and deliver the proper
number of shares of Common Stock, and such shares shall be deemed validly issued
for all purposes as of the opening of business on the Exercise Date, regardless
of any delay in the actual issuance.
(b) CONDITIONAL EXERCISE. This Warrant may also be exercised
conditionally in contemplation of the future consummation of one or more
transactions, by presenting it and tendering the aggregate Exercise Price in the
manner specified in subparagraph (a) above, along with a notice clearly stating
the conditional nature of the exercise, specifying the conditions precedent to
the exercise in reasonable detail and the date after which the exercise shall be
deemed withdrawn if such conditions remain unsatisfied, and otherwise containing
the information called for in EXHIBIT 9.00. Any such condition precedent must be
unambiguous in its terms and as to its satisfaction. If the Company reasonably
determines that any condition precedent is ambiguous, it shall so notify the
Holder and such conditional exercise shall be of no force or effect until
clarified in writing by the Holder to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Company. Upon presentment, tender and notice in compliance with the foregoing
provisions, if the specified conditions are satisfied within the specified
period without prior revocation of the exercise by Holder, the Company shall
forthwith issue and deliver the proper number of shares of Common Stock in the
manner described above. In such case, the date on which the last remaining
condition was met shall be referred to herein as the Exercise Date, and such
shares shall be deemed validly issued for all purposes as of the opening of
business on such Exercise Date, regardless of any delay in the actual issuance.
If, on the other hand, after any such presentment, tender and notice, any
condition is unsatisfied on the specified date, or if the Holder revokes such
exercise in writing prior to the satisfaction of all conditions, the Company
shall forthwith return this Warrant and the Exercise Price to the Holder, and
this Warrant shall be deemed not to have been exercised.
10. EXCHANGE OF SHARES FOR EXERCISE PRICE. The Holder at its option may
provide the Exercise Price under this Warrant by reducing the number of shares
for which the Warrant is otherwise exercisable by the number of shares having an
aggregate Market Price equal to the aggregate Exercise Price. In such a case,
tender of the Exercise Price shall be effected by Holder's written notice to the
Company of such reduction.
11. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF COMPANY OR ASSETS. If prior to the exercise in full
hereof, the Company sells or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to
an unaffiliated third party, or all or substantially all the outstanding Common
Stock is sold or exchanged to an unaffiliated third party, then the Holder at
its option may receive upon exercise hereof, in lieu of the Warrant Shares, such
money or property it would have been entitled to receive if this Warrant had
been exercised in full prior to such sale or exchange.
12. RESALE OF WARRANT OR WARRANT SHARES. Neither this Warrant nor the
Warrant Shares have been registered under the SECURITIES ACT, or under the
securities laws of any state. Neither this Warrant nor any Warrant Shares may be
sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of (i) an effective
registration statement for this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, as the case may
be, under the SECURITIES ACT as amended and such registration or qualification
as may be necessary under the securities laws of any state that are applicable,
or (ii) an opinion of
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counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration or
qualification is not required. The Company shall cause a certificate or
certificates evidencing all or any of the Warrant Shares issued to bear
substantially the following legend:
The shares evidenced by this certificate have not been
registered under the SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 as amended
(the "Act"), or under the securities laws of any state.
The shares may not be sold, offered for sale, transferred,
pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective
registration statement under the ACT, and such registration
or qualification as may be necessary under the securities
laws of any state that are applicable, or an opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Company that such registration
or qualification is not required.
13. TRANSFER; RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. This Warrant shall be registered on
the books of the Company which shall be kept at its principal office for that
purpose, and shall be transferable in whole or in part but only on such books by
the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney with written notice
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT 13.00 hereto, only in compliance with the
preceding paragraph, and only in compliance with certain transfer restrictions
set out in the Agreement. The Company may issue appropriate stop orders to its
transfer agent to prevent a transfer in violation of such restrictions or the
preceding paragraph.
14. CLOSING OF BOOKS. The Company shall not close its transfer books
against the transfer of this Warrant or any Common Stock or other securities
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with
the exercise of this Warrant, except if required to comply with any applicable
federal or state securities laws.
15. REPLACEMENT OF WARRANT. At the request of the Holder and on production
of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft, or
destruction) if required by the Company, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement
with surety in such reasonable amount as the Company may determine thereof, the
Company at its expense will issue in lieu thereof a new Warrant of like tenor.
16. INVESTMENT COVENANT. The Holder by its acceptance hereof covenants the
Holder is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities
Act and that this Warrant is, and any stock issued hereunder will be, acquired
for investment purposes only and not for purposes of distribution, and that the
Holder will not distribute the same in violation of any state or federal law or
regulation.
17. NOTICE. Any notice or other communication required by this Warrant to
be given to the Holder shall be provided according to the notice provisions in
the Investment Agreement.
18. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF
ALL CLAIMS, DEFENSES, COUNTERCLAIMS AND SUITS OF ANY KIND
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DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS WARRANT OR THE DEALINGS
OF THE PARTIES IN RESPECT HERETO. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS
PROVISION IS A MATERIAL TERM OF THIS WARRANT AND THAT THE HOLDER WOULD NOT
EXTEND ANY FUNDS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS IF THIS WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL WERE NOT
A PART OF THIS WARRANT. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A WAIVER OF A
LEGAL RIGHT AND THAT IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH, OR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH, COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE.
THE COMPANY AGREES THAT ALL SUCH CLAIMS, DEFENSES, COUNTERCLAIMS AND SUITS SHALL
BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, WITHOUT A JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed on
its behalf by its undersigned officer, and its corporate seal to be affixed
hereto, as of the date first above written.
SEAL: STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Attest: /s/ YOLANDA STEFANOU FAERBER By: /s/ RAM MUKUNDA
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Yolanda Stefanou Faerber, Secretary Ram Mukunda, President
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Exhibit 9.00
IRREVOCABLE SUBSCRIPTION
To: STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby elects to exercise its right under the attached Warrant
by purchasing ______________________ shares of the Common Stock of your company,
and hereby irrevocably subscribes to such issue. The certificates for such
shares shall be issued in the name of
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Address)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Taxpayer Number)
and deliver to ________________________________________________________________
(Name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Address)
The exercise price of $_____________ is enclosed.
Date:________________________________________
Signed:______________________________________ (Name of Holder, Please Print)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Address)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Signature)
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Exhibit 13.00
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby assigns to
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Address)
__________________ the attached Warrant together with all right, title and
interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably appoint___________________________
attorney to transfer said Warrant on the books of STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Done this ____ day of ___________, 20__.
Signed:_____________________________________
By:_________________________________________
Its:________________________________________
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