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Exhibit 4.1
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR VALUE AMERICA, INC. SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN
OPINION OF ITS COUNSEL THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT
REQUIRED. THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF VALUE AMERICA, INC.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF
VALUE AMERICA, INC.
Expires May 17, 2003
No.: W-1 Number of Shares: 250,000
Date of Issuance: May 17, 2000
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth, the
undersigned, VALUE AMERICA, INC., a Virginia corporation (together with its
successors and assigns, the "Issuer"), hereby certifies that ACQUA WELLINGTON
NORTH AMERICAN EQUITIES FUND, LTD. (the "Investor") or its registered assigns is
entitled to subscribe for and purchase, during the period specified in this
Warrant, up to 250,000 shares (subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided) of
the duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of
Common Stock of the Issuer, at an exercise price per share equal to the Warrant
Price then in effect, subject, however, to the provisions and upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth. Capitalized terms used in this Warrant and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in Section
8 hereof.
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1. Term. The right to subscribe for and purchase shares of Warrant Stock
represented hereby shall commence on the earlier of consummation of the initial
Draw Down or September 14, 2000 and shall expire at 5:00 p.m., eastern time, on
May 17, 2003 (such period being the "Term"). All or part of this Warrant may be
subject to cancellation as provided in Section 7 prior to the end of the Term.
2. Method of Exercise Payment: Issuance of New Warrant: Transfer and
Exchange.
(a) Time of Exercise. The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may
be exercised in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the
Term, provided, however, that this Warrant may not be exercised on any
Settlement Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) or if the number of
shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon such exercise when aggregated with the
number of shares currently held by the Holder at such time of exercise exceeds
9.9% of the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock issued and
outstanding on the date of exercise.
(b) Method of Exercise. The Holder hereof may exercise this Warrant, in
whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant (with the exercise form
attached hereto duly executed) at the principal office of the Issuer, and by the
payment to the Issuer of an amount of consideration therefor equal to the
Warrant Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of
shares of Warrant Stock with respect to which this Warrant is then being
exercised, payable by certified or official bank check. In any case where the
consideration payable upon such exercise is being paid in whole or in part
pursuant to the provisions of clause (ii) of this subsection (b), such exercise
shall be accompanied by written notice from the Holder of this Warrant
specifying the manner of payment thereof and containing a calculation showing
the number of shares of Warrant Stock with respect to which rights are being
surrendered thereunder and the net number of shares to be issued after giving
effect to such surrender.
(c) Issuance of Stock Certificates. In the event of any exercise of the
rights represented by this Warrant in accordance with and subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, (i) certificates for the shares of Warrant Stock so
purchased shall be dated the date of such exercise and delivered to the Holder
hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding three (3) Trading Days after such
exercise, and the Holder hereof shall be deemed for all purposes to be the
Holder of the shares of Warrant Stock so purchased as of the date of such
exercise, and (ii) unless this Warrant has expired, a new Warrant representing
the number of shares of Warrant Stock, if any, with respect to which this
Warrant shall not then have been exercised (less any amount thereof which shall
have been canceled in payment or partial payment of the Warrant Price as
hereinabove provided) shall also be issued to the Holder hereof at the Issuer's
expense within such time.
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(d) Transferability of Warrant. Subject to Section 2(e), this Warrant may
not be transferred by a Purchaser without the consent of the Issuer. If
transferred pursuant to this paragraph with the consent of the Issuer and
subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this Section 2, this Warrant may
be transferred on the books of the Issuer by the Holder hereof in person or by
duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office
of the Issuer, properly endorsed (by the Holder executing an assignment in the
form attached hereto) and upon payment of any necessary transfer tax or other
governmental charge imposed upon such transfer. This Warrant is exchangeable at
the principal office of the Issuer for Warrants for the purchase of the same
aggregate number of shares of Warrant Stock, each new Warrant to represent the
right to purchase such number of shares of Warrant Stock as the Holder hereof
shall designate at the time of such exchange. All Warrants issued on transfers
or exchanges shall be dated the Original Issue Date and shall be identical with
this Warrant except as to the number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable
pursuant hereto.
(e) Compliance with Securities Laws.
(i) The Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof,
acknowledges that this Warrant and the shares of Warrant Stock to be
issued upon exercise hereof are being acquired solely for the Holder's
own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for
investment, and that the Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise
dispose of this Warrant or any shares of Warrant Stock to be issued
upon exercise hereof except pursuant to an effective registration
statement, or an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act
and any applicable state securities laws.
(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (iii) below, this
Warrant and all certificates representing shares of Warrant Stock
issued upon exercise hereof shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend
in substantially the following form:
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR
ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR VALUE
AMERICA, INC. SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF ITS COUNSEL
THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS
IS NOT REQUIRED. THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
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OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF
VALUE AMERICA, INC.
(iii) The restrictions imposed by this subsection (e) upon
the transfer of this Warrant or the shares of Warrant Stock to be
purchased upon exercise hereof shall terminate (A) when such securities
shall have been resold pursuant to being effectively registered under
the Securities Act, (B) upon the Issuer's receipt of an opinion of
counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer,
addressed to the Issuer to the effect that such restrictions are no
longer required to ensure compliance with the Securities Act and state
securities laws or (C) upon the Issuer's receipt of other evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer that such registration and
qualification under state securities laws is not required; provided,
that the restrictions imposed by the last sentence of the legend with
respect to the transfer of this Warrant shall not terminate. Whenever
such restrictions shall cease and terminate as to any such securities,
the Holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the Issuer (or its
transfer agent and registrar), without expense (other than applicable
transfer taxes, if any), new Warrants (or, in the case of shares of
Warrant Stock, new stock certificates) of like tenor not bearing the
applicable legend required by paragraph (ii) above relating to the
Securities Act and state securities laws.
3. Stock Fully Paid: Reservation and Listing of Shares: Covenants.
(a) Stock Fully Paid. The Issuer represents, warrants, covenants and
agrees that all shares of Warrant Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of
this Warrant or otherwise hereunder will, upon issuance, be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and
charges created by or through the Issuer. The Issuer further covenants and
agrees that during the period within which this Warrant may be exercised, the
Issuer will at all times have authorized and reserved for the purpose of the
issue upon exercise of this Warrant a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock to provide for the exercise of this Warrant.
(b) Reservation. If any shares of Common Stock required to be reserved
for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder
require registration or qualification with any governmental authority under any
federal or state law before such shares may be so issued, the Issuer will in
good faith use its reasonable best efforts as expeditiously as possible at its
expense to cause such shares to be duly registered or qualified. If the Issuer
shall list any shares of Common Stock on any securities exchange or market it
will, at its expense, list thereon, maintain and increase when necessary such
listing, of, all shares of Warrant Stock from time to time issued upon exercise
of this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder, and, to the extent
permissible under the applicable securities exchange rules, all unissued shares
of Warrant Stock which are at any time issuable hereunder, so long as any shares
of Common Stock shall be so listed. The Issuer will also so list on each
securities exchange or market, and will maintain such listing of, any other
securities which the Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive upon
the exercise of this Warrant if at the time any securities of the same class
shall be listed on such securities exchange or market by the Issuer.
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(c) Covenants. The Issuer shall not by any action including, without
limitation, amending the Articles of Incorporation or the by-laws of the Issuer,
or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other 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 the Holder hereof against dilution (to the extent specifically
provided herein) or impairment. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Issuer will (i) not permit the par value, if any, of its Common
Stock to exceed the then effective Warrant Price and (ii) take all such action
as may be reasonably necessary in order that the Issuer may validly and legally
issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, free and clear of any
liens, claims, encumbrances and restrictions (other than as provided herein)
upon the exercise of this Warrant.
(d) Loss, Theft, Destruction of Warrants. Upon receipt of evidence
satisfactory to the Issuer of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation of any Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or
destruction, upon receipt of indemnity or security satisfactory to the Issuer
or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such
Warrant, the Issuer will make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and representing the
right to purchase the same number of shares of Common Stock.
4. Adjustment of Warrant Price and Warrant Share Number. The number and
kind of Securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant
Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of
certain events as follows:
(a) Recapitalization, Reorganization, Reclassification,
Consolidation, Merger or Sale.
(i) In case the Issuer after the Original Issue Date shall
do any of the following (each, a "Triggering Event"): (a) consolidate
with or merge into any other Person and the Issuer shall not be the
continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger, or
(b) permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge into the
Issuer and the Issuer shall be the continuing or surviving Person but,
in connection with such consolidation or merger, any Capital Stock of
the Issuer shall be changed into or exchanged for Securities of any
other Person or cash or any other property, or (c) transfer all or
substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person, or
(d) effect a capital reorganization or reclassification of its Capital
Stock, then, and in the case of each such Triggering Event, proper
provision shall be made so that, upon the basis and the terms and in
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the manner provided in this Warrant, the Holder of this Warrant shall
be entitled upon the exercise hereof at any time after the consummation
of such Triggering Event, to the extent this Warrant is not exercised
prior to such Triggering Event, to receive at the Warrant Price in
effect at the time immediately prior to the consummation of such
Triggering Event in lieu of the Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise of this Warrant prior to such Triggering Event, the
Securities, cash and property to which such Holder would have been
entitled upon the consummation of such Triggering Event if such Holder
had exercised the rights represented by this Warrant immediately prior
thereto, subject to adjustments (subsequent to such corporate action)
as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in
Section 4.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Warrant to
the contrary, the Issuer will not effect any Triggering Event unless,
prior to the consummation thereof, each Person (other than the Issuer)
which may be required to deliver any Securities, cash or property upon
the exercise of this Warrant as provided herein shall assume, by
written instrument delivered to, and reasonably satisfactory to, the
Holder of this Warrant, (A) the obligations of the Issuer under this
Warrant (and if the Issuer shall survive the consummation of such
Triggering Event, such assumption shall be in addition to, and shall
not release the Issuer from, any continuing obligations of the Issuer
under this Warrant) and (B) the obligation to deliver to such Holder
such shares of Securities, cash or property as, in accordance with the
foregoing provisions of this subsection (a), such Holder shall be
entitled to receive.
(b) Subdivision or Combination of Shares. If the Issuer, at any time
while this Warrant is outstanding, shall subdivide or combine any shares of
Common Stock, (i) in case of subdivision of shares, the Warrant Price shall be
proportionately reduced (as at the effective date of such subdivision or, if the
Issuer shall take a record of Holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of so
subdividing, as at the applicable record date, whichever is earlier) to reflect
the increase in the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as a
result of such subdivision, or (ii) in the case of a combination of shares, the
Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased (as at the effective date of
such combination or, if the Issuer shall take a record of Holders of its Common
Stock for the purpose of so combining, as at the applicable record date,
whichever is earlier) to reflect the reduction in the total number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding as a result of such combination.
(c) Certain Dividends and Distributions. If the Issuer, at any
time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall:
(i) Stock Dividends. Pay a dividend in, or make any other
distribution to its stockholders (without consideration therefor) of,
shares of Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted, as at the
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date the Issuer shall take a record of the Holders of the Issuer's
Capital Stock for the purpose of receiving such dividend or other
distribution (or if no such record is taken, as at the date of such
payment or other distribution), to that price determined by multiplying
the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such record date (or
if no such record is taken, then immediately prior to such payment or
other distribution), by a fraction (1) the numerator of which shall be
the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to such record date (or if no such record date is taken, then
immediately prior to such dividend or distribution), and (2) the
denominator of which shall be such number of shares plus the total
number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend or
distribution; or
(ii) Other Dividends. Pay a dividend on, or make any
distribution of its assets upon or with respect to (including, but not
limited to, a distribution of its property as a dividend in liquidation
or partial liquidation or by way of return of capital), the Common
Stock (other than as described in clause (i) of this subsection (c)),
or in the event that the Issuer shall offer options or rights to
subscribe for shares of Common Stock at a per share price less than the
Per Share Market Value, or issue any Common Stock Equivalents with a
conversion or exercise price less than the Per Share Market Value, to
all of its holders of Common Stock, then upon exercise hereof as
provided in Section 2, the Holder shall receive what the Holder would
have received had it exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior
to the record date of such payment, distribution or offer or, in the
absence of a record date, immediately prior to the date of such
payment, distribution or offer.
(d) Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock. If the Issuer, at
any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall issue any Additional Shares of
Common Stock (otherwise than as provided in the foregoing subsections (a)
through (c) of this Section 4), at a price per share less than the Per Share
Market Value then in effect or without consideration, then the Warrant Price
upon each such issuance shall be adjusted to that price (rounded to the nearest
cent) determined by multiplying the Warrant Price then in effect by a fraction:
(i) the numerator of which shall be equal to the sum of
(A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior
to the issuance of such Additional Shares of Common Stock plus (B) the
number of shares of Common Stock (rounded to the nearest whole share)
which the aggregate consideration for the total number of such
Additional Shares of Common Stock so issued would purchase at a price
per share equal to the Per Share Market Value then in effect, and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be equal to the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the issuance of
such Additional Shares of Common Stock.
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The provisions of this subsection (d) shall not apply under any of the
circumstances for which an adjustment is provided in subsections (a), (b) or (c)
of this Section 4. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this
subsection (d) upon the issuance of any Additional Shares of Common Stock which
are issued pursuant to any Common Stock Equivalent if upon the issuance of such
Common Stock Equivalent (x) any adjustment shall have been made pursuant to
subsection (e) of this Section 4 or (Y) no adjustment was required pursuant to
subsection (e) of this Section 4. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be
made under this subsection (d) in an amount less than $.01 per share, but any
such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time
and together with the next subsequent adjustment, if any, which together with
any adjustments so carried forward shall amount to $.01 per share or more,
provided that upon any adjustment of the Warrant Price as a result of any
dividend or distribution payable in Common Stock or Convertible Securities or
the reclassification, subdivision or combination of Common Stock into a greater
or smaller number of shares, the foregoing figure of $.01 per share (or such
figure as last adjusted) shall be adjusted (to the nearest one-half cent) in
proportion to the adjustment in the Warrant Price.
(e) Issuance of Common Stock Equivalents. If the Issuer, at any time
while this Warrant is outstanding, shall issue any Common Stock Equivalent
(other than any shares of Preferred Stock or up to $20,000,000 of any Common
Stock Equivalent after the date of the Purchase Agreement) and the price per
share for which Additional Shares of Common Stock may be issuable thereafter
pursuant to such Common Stock Equivalent shall be less than the Per Share Market
Value then in effect, or if, after any such issuance of Common Stock
Equivalents, the price per share for which Additional Shares of Common Stock may
be issuable thereafter is amended or adjusted (other than pursuant to the terms
of any anti-dilution provisions contained therein), and such price as so amended
shall be less than the Per Share Market Value in effect at the time of such
amendment, then the Warrant Price upon each such issuance or amendment shall be
adjusted as provided in the first sentence of subsection (d) of this Section 4
on the basis that (1) the maximum number of Additional Shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to all such Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed to have
been issued (whether or not such Common Stock Equivalents are actually then
exercisable, convertible or exchangeable in whole or in part) as of the earlier
of (A) the date on which the Issuer shall enter into a firm contract for the
issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent, or (B) the date of actual issuance of
such Common Stock Equivalent, and (2) the aggregate consideration for such
maximum number of Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be the
minimum consideration received or receivable by the Issuer for the issuance of
such Additional Shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Common Stock Equivalent.
No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this subsection (e) upon
the issuance of any Convertible Security which is issued pursuant to the
exercise of any warrants or other subscription or purchase rights therefor, if
any adjustment shall previously have been made in the Warrant Price then in
effect upon the issuance of such warrants or other rights pursuant to this
subsection (e). If no adjustment is required under this subsection (e) upon
issuance of any Common Stock Equivalent or once an adjustment is made under this
subsection (e) based upon the Per Share Market Value in effect on the date of
such adjustment, no further adjustment shall be made under this subsection (e)
based solely upon a change in the Per Share Market Value after such date.
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(f) Other Provisions Applicable to Adjustments Under this
Section 4. The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of
adjustments in the Warrant Price hereinbefore provided in Section 4:
(i) Computation of Consideration. The consideration
received by the Issuer shall be deemed to be the following: to the
extent that any Additional Shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock
Equivalents shall be issued for a cash consideration, the consideration
received by the Issuer therefor, or if such Additional Shares of Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are offered by the Issuer for
subscription, the subscription price, or, if such Additional Shares of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are sold to underwriters or
dealers for public offering without a subscription offering, the public
offering price, in any such case excluding any amounts paid or
receivable for accrued interest or accrued dividends and without
deduction of any compensation, discounts, commissions, or expenses paid
or incurred by the Issuer for or in connection with the underwriting
thereof or otherwise in connection with the issue thereof; to the
extent that such issuance shall be for a consideration other than cash,
then, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, the fair market
value of such consideration at the time of such issuance as determined
in good faith by the Board. The consideration for any Additional Shares
of Common Stock issuable pursuant to any Common Stock Equivalents shall
be the consideration received by the Issuer for issuing such Common
Stock Equivalents, plus the additional consideration payable to the
Issuer upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of such Common Stock
Equivalents. In determining the fair market value of any shares of
Common Stock issued in any transaction, consideration shall be given to
any fees paid to the investor and/or warrants issued in connection with
such Common Stock issuance and the per share market value of such
Common Stock shall be equal to the quotient of (a) the gross proceeds
received by the Company minus any fees paid to the investor and the
value (based on the Black Scholes method) of the warrants issued in
connection with such transaction, and (b) the number of shares of
Common Stock issued in connection with such transaction.
(ii) Readjustment of Warrant Price. Upon the expiration or
termination of the right to convert, exchange or exercise any Common
Stock Equivalent the issuance of which effected an adjustment in the
Warrant Price, if such Common Stock Equivalent shall not have been
converted, exercised or exchanged in its entirety, the number of shares
of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding by reason of the
fact that they were issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of
any such Common Stock Equivalent shall no longer be computed as set
forth above, and the Warrant Price shall forthwith be readjusted and
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thereafter be the price which it would have been (but reflecting any
other adjustments in the Warrant Price made pursuant to the provisions
of this Section 4 after the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent)
had the adjustment of the Warrant Price been made in accordance with
the issuance or sale of the number of Additional Shares of Common Stock
actually issued upon conversion, exchange or issuance of such Common
Stock Equivalent and thereupon only the number of Additional Shares of
Common Stock actually so issued shall be deemed to have been issued and
only the consideration actually received by the Issuer (computed as in
clause (i) of this subsection (f)) shall be deemed to have been
received by the Issuer.
(iii) Outstanding Common Stock. The number of shares of
Common Stock at any time outstanding shall (A) not include any shares
thereof then directly or indirectly owned or held by or for the account
of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, and (B) be deemed to include
all shares of Common Stock then issuable upon conversion, exercise or
exchange of any then outstanding Common Stock Equivalents or any other
evidences of Indebtedness, shares of Capital Stock (including, without
limitation, the Preferred Stock) or other Securities which are or may
be at any time convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common
Stock or Other Common Stock.
(g) Other Action Affecting Common Stock. In case after the Original
Issue Date the Issuer shall take any action affecting its Common Stock, other
than an action described in any of the foregoing subsections (a) through (f) of
this Section 4, inclusive, and the failure to make any adjustment would not
fairly protect the purchase rights represented by this Warrant in accordance
with the essential intent and principle of this Section 4, then the Warrant
Price shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as the Board may in good
faith determine to be equitable in the circumstances.
(h) Adjustment of Warrant Share Number. Upon each adjustment in the
Warrant Price pursuant to any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4, the
Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted, to the nearest one hundredth of a whole
share, to the product obtained by multiplying the Warrant Share Number
immediately prior to such adjustment in the Warrant Price by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the Warrant Price immediately before giving effect
to such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Warrant Price
immediately after giving effect to such adjustment. If the Issuer shall be in
default under any provision contained in Section 3 of this Warrant so that
shares issued at the Warrant Price adjusted in accordance with this Section 4
would not be validly issued, the adjustment of the Warrant Share Number provided
for in the foregoing sentence shall nonetheless be made and the Holder of this
Warrant shall be entitled to purchase such greater number of shares at the
lowest price at which such shares may then be validly issued under applicable
law. Such exercise shall not constitute a waiver of any claim arising against
the Issuer by reason of its default under Section 3 of this Warrant.
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(i) Form of Warrant after Adjustments. The form of this Warrant need
not be changed because of any adjustments in the Warrant Price or the number and
kind of Securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant.
5. Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the Warrant Price or Warrant Share
Number shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 4 hereof (for purposes of this
Section 5, each an "adjustment"), the Issuer shall, at its expense, cause
independent accountants of recognized standing selected by the Issuer (who may
be the independent public accountants then auditing the books of the Issuer) to
compute such adjustment and prepare and execute a certificate setting forth, in
reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment, the amount of the
adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated (including a
description of the basis on which the Board made any determination hereunder),
and the Warrant Price and Warrant Share Number after giving effect to such
adjustment, and shall cause copies of such certificate to be delivered to the
Holder of this Warrant promptly after each adjustment.
6. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Stock will be
issued in connection with and exercise hereof, but in lieu of such fractional
shares, the Issuer shall make a cash payment therefor equal in amount to the
product of the applicable fraction multiplied by the Per Share Market Value then
in effect.
7. Cancellation. The Issuer, at its option, may cancel all or a portion
of this Warrant if the initial Holder of this Warrant fails to accept any Draw
Down Notice (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) issued by the
Issuer in accordance with the Purchase Agreement or purchase any Shares on any
Settlement Date (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement).
8. Definitions. For the purposes of this Warrant, the following
terms have the following meanings:
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" means all shares of Common Stock
issued by the Issuer after the Original Issue Date, and all shares of Other
Common, if any, issued by the Issuer after the Original Issue Date, except the
Warrant Stock, shares of Common Stock or Other Common Stock issued pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement, the Other Purchase Agreement, up to $20,000,000 of
Common Stock or Other Common issued after the date of the Purchase Agreement in
an equity financing, and shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of
warrants and options outstanding on the date hereof.
"Articles of Incorporation" means the Articles of Incorporation of the
Issuer as in effect on the Original Issue Date, and as hereafter from time to
time amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof and pursuant to applicable law.
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"Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
"Capital Stock" means and includes (i) any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated)
corporate stock, including, without limitation, shares of preferred or
preference stock, (ii) all partnership interests (whether general or limited) in
any Person which is a partnership, (iii) all membership interests or limited
liability company interests in any limited liability company, and (iv) all
equity or ownership interests in any Person of any other type.
"Common Stock" means the Common Stock, no par value, of the Issuer and
any other Capital Stock into which such stock may hereafter be changed.
"Common Stock Equivalent" means any Convertible Security or warrant,
option or other right to subscribe for or purchase any Additional Shares of
Common Stock or any Convertible Security.
"Convertible Securities" means evidences of Indebtedness, shares of
Capital Stock or other Securities which are or may be at any time convertible
into or exchangeable for Additional Shares of Common Stock. The term
"Convertible Security" means one of the Convertible Securities.
"Draw Down Warrants" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Purchase Agreement.
"Governmental Authority" means any governmental, regulatory or
self-regulatory entity, department, body, official, authority, commission,
board, agency or instrumentality, whether federal, state or local, and whether
domestic or foreign.
"Holder" means Acqua Wellington North American Equities Fund, Ltd.
"Independent Appraiser" means a nationally recognized or major regional
investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public accountants of
recognized standing (which may be the firm that regularly examines the financial
statements of the Issuer) that is regularly engaged in the business of
appraising the Capital Stock or assets of corporations or other entities as
going concerns, and which is not affiliated with either the Issuer or the Holder
of any Warrant.
"Issuer" means Value America, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and its
successors.
"NASDAQ" means the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System.
"Original Issue Date" means May 17, 2000.
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"Other Common" means any other Capital Stock of the Issuer of any class
which shall be authorized at any time after the date of this Warrant (other than
Common Stock) and which shall have the right to participate in the distribution
of earnings and assets of the Issuer without limitation as to amount.
"Other Purchase Agreement" means the Preferred Stock and Warrant
Purchase Agreement, to be entered into by the Issuer, certain stockholders of
the Issuer and certain other entities.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint
venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
"Per Share Market Value" means on any particular date (a) the closing
bid price per share of the Common Stock on such date on The Nasdaq National
Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market or other registered national stock exchange
on which the Common Stock is then listed or if there is no such price on such
date, then the closing bid price on such exchange or quotation system on the
date nearest preceding such date, or (b) if the Common Stock is not listed then
on The Nasdaq National Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market or any registered
national stock exchange, the closing bid price for a share of Common Stock as
reported by NASDAQ or in the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated or similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) at the
close of business on such date, or (c) if the Common Stock is not then reported
by NASDAQ or the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or similar organization
or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), then the average of
the "Pink Sheet" quotes for the relevant period, as determined in good faith by
the holder, or (d) if the Common Stock is not then publicly traded the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an Independent
Appraiser selected by the Issuer; provided, however that all determinations of
the Per Share Market Value shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock
dividends, stock splits or other similar transactions during such period. The
determination of fair market value by an Independent Appraiser shall be based
upon the fair market value of the Issuer determined on a going concern basis as
between a willing buyer and a willing seller and taking into account all
relevant factors determinative of value, and shall be final and binding on all
parties. In determining the fair market value of any shares of Common Stock, no
consideration shall be given to any restrictions on transfer of the Common Stock
imposed by agreement or by federal or state securities laws, or to the existence
or absence of, or any limitations on, voting rights.
"Preferred Stock" means the 5% Cumulative Convertible Series D
Preferred Stock to be issued pursuant to the Other Purchase Agreement.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as
of May 10, 2000 between the Issuer and Acqua Wellington North American Equities
Fund, Ltd.
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"Securities" means any debt or equity securities of the Issuer, whether
now or hereafter authorized, any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for
Securities or a Security, and any option, warrant or other right to purchase or
acquire any Security. "Security" means one of the Securities.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
similar federal statute then in effect.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation at least 50% of whose outstanding
Voting Stock shall at the time be owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer or
by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by the Issuer and one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
"Trading Day" means (a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on
The Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, or (b) if the Common
Stock is not listed on The Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market,
a day on which the Common Stock is traded on any other registered national stock
exchange, or (c) if the Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ or any other
registered national stock exchange, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in
the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau
Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding its functions of
reporting prices); provided, however, that in the event that the Common Stock is
not listed or quoted as set forth in (a), (b) and (c) hereof, then Trading Day
shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal
holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are
authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
"Term" has the meaning specified in Section 1 hereof.
"Voting Stock", as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation,
means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) having ordinary
voting power for the election of a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors (or other governing body) of such corporation, other than Capital
Stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.
"VWAP" means the daily volume weighted average price (based on a
Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., eastern time) of the Company on Nasdaq
National Market (or any successor thereto) (or, if the Common Stock ceases to be
traded on the Nasdaq National Market, but is traded on any Other Exchange (as
defined in the Purchase Agreement), such price on such Other Exchange) as
reported by Bloomberg Financial LP using AQR function.
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"Warrants" means the Warrants issued and sold pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, including, without limitation, this Warrant, and any other warrants
of like tenor issued in substitution or exchange for any thereof pursuant to the
provisions of Section 2(c), 2(d) or 2(e) hereof or of any of such other
Warrants.
"Warrant Price" means initially $2.35; provided, however, that such
exercise price shall be reduced to the exercise price of the first 250,000
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Draw Down Warrants if the
exercise price of such Draw Down Warrants would have been less than the exercise
price of this Warrant had such Draw Down Warrant been issued, as such price may
be adjusted from time to time as shall result from the adjustments specified in
Section 4 hereof.
"Warrant Share Number" means at any time the aggregate number of shares
of Warrant Stock which may at such time be purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant, after giving effect to all prior adjustments and increases to such
number made or required to be made under the terms hereof.
"Warrant Stock" means Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any
Warrant or Warrants or otherwise issuable pursuant to any Warrant or Warrants.
9. Other Notices. In case at any time:
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(A) the Issuer shall make any
distributions to the holders of
Common Stock; or
(B) the Issuer shall authorize the
granting to all holders of its
Common Stock of rights to subscribe
for or purchase any shares of
Capital Stock of any class or of any
Common Stock Equivalents or
Convertible Securities or other
rights; or
(C) there shall be any reclassification
of the Capital Stock of the Issuer;
or
(D) there shall be any capital
reorganization by the Issuer; or
(E) there shall be any (i) consolidation
or merger involving the Issuer or
(ii) sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially
all of the Issuer's property, assets
or business (except a merger or
other reorganization in which the
Issuer shall be the surviving
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corporation and its shares of
Capital Stock shall continue to be
outstanding and unchanged and except
a consolidation, merger, sale,
transfer or other disposition
involving a wholly-owned
Subsidiary); or
(F) there shall be a voluntary or
involuntary dissolution, liquidation
or winding-up of the Issuer or any
partial liquidation of the Issuer or
distribution to holders of Common
Stock;
then, in each of such cases, the Issuer shall give written notice to the Holder
of the date on which (i) the books of the Issuer shall close or a record shall
be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or (ii) such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, shall take place.
Such notice also shall specify the date as of which the holders of Common Stock
of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription
rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their certificates for Common Stock for
securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition, dissolution, liquidation
or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be given at least twenty
days prior to the action in question and not less than twenty days prior to the
record date or the date on which the Issuer's transfer books are closed in
respect thereto.
10. Amendment and Waiver. Any term, covenant, agreement or condition in
this Warrant may be amended, or compliance therewith may be waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), by a written instrument or written instruments executed by the
Issuer and the Holder; provided, however, that no such amendment or waiver shall
reduce the Warrant Share Number, increase the Warrant Price, shorten the period
during which this Warrant may be exercised or modify any provision of this
Section 10 without the consent of the Holder of this Warrant.
11. Governing Law. THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
12. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earlier of (i) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified for notice prior to 5:00 p.m., eastern standard time,
on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone
number specified for notice later than 5:00 p.m., eastern standard time, on any
date and earlier than 11:59 p.m., eastern standard time, on such date, (iii) the
Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized
overnight courier service or (iv) actual receipt by the party to whom such
notice is required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be
with respect to the Holder of this Warrant or of Warrant Stock issued pursuant
hereto, addressed to such Holder at its last known address or facsimile number
appearing on the books of the Issuer maintained for such purposes, or with
respect to the Issuer, addressed to:
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Value America, Inc.
337 Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Attention: Glenda M. Dorchak
Facsimile No.: (804) 817-7884
or to such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any
such party may most recently have designated in writing to the other parties
hereto by such notice. Copies of notices to the Issuer shall be sent to Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York 10017, Attention: Marni J.
Lerner, Esq., Facsimile no.: (212) 455-2502. Copies of notices to the Holders
shall be sent to Parker Chapin LLP, The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue,
New York, New York 10174, Attention: Christopher S. Auguste, Esq., Facsimile
no.: (212) 704-6288.
13. Warrant Agent. The Issuer may, by written notice to each Holder of
this Warrant, appoint an agent having an office in New York, New York for the
purpose of issuing shares of Warrant Stock on the exercise of this Warrant
pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 2 hereof, exchanging this Warrant pursuant
to subsection (d) of Section 2 hereof or replacing this Warrant pursuant to
subsection (d) of Section 3 hereof, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any
such issuance, exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at
such office by such agent.
14. Remedies. The Issuer stipulates that the remedies at law of the
Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the
Issuer in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant
are not and will not be adequate and that, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific
performance of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction against a
violation of any of the terms hereof or otherwise.
15. Successors and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights
evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors and assigns of the Issuer, the Holder hereof and shall be enforceable
by any such Holder.
16. Modification and Severability. If, in any action before any court
or agency legally empowered to enforce any provision contained herein, any
provision hereof is found to be unenforceable, then such provision shall be
deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable by such court or
agency. If any such provision is not enforceable as set forth in the preceding
sentence, the unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other
provisions of this Warrant, but this Warrant shall be construed as if such
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
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17. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Warrant are
for convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a
part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this Warrant as of the day
and year first above written.
VALUE AMERICA, INC.
By:_/s/ Glenda M. Dorchak
Name: Glenda M. Dorchak
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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EXERCISE FORM
[NAME OF ISSUER]
The undersigned _______________, pursuant to the provisions of the within
Warrant, hereby elects to purchase _____ shares of Common Stock of
___________________ covered by the within Warrant.
Dated: _________________ Signature _______________________
Address _____________________
_____________________
FOR USE BY THE ISSUER ONLY:
This Warrant No. W-_____ canceled (or transferred or exchanged) this _____ day
of ___________, _____, shares of Common Stock issued therefor in the name of
_______________, Warrant No. W-_____ issued for ____ shares of Common Stock in
the name of _______________.
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