THIS WARRANT AND ANY SHARES ACQUIRED UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FILED UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER SUCH ACT.
SAVOIR TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
CSW-110
This certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, SAVOIR TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), grants to MOSHE LEVY (the "Warrantholder"), the right to
subscribe for and purchase from the Company FORTY THOUSAND (40,000) validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares (the "Warrant Shares") of the
Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), at the
purchase price per share of $5.00 (the "Exercise Price"), exercisable at any
time and from time to time to and including September 18, 2002 (the "Exercise
Period"), all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments herein set forth.
1. Duration and Exercise of Warrant; Payment of Taxes; Information.
1.1 Duration and Exercise of Warrant.
(a) Cash Exercise. This Warrant may be exercised by the Warrantholder by
(i) the surrender of this Warrant to the Company, with a duly executed Exercise
Form specifying the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, during normal
business hours on any Business Day during the Exercise Period and (ii) the
delivery of payment to the Company, for the account of the Company, by cash,
wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account specified by the
Company, or by certified or bank cashier's check, of the Exercise Price for the
number of Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise Form in lawful money of the
United States of America. The Company agrees that such Warrant Shares shall be
deemed to be issued to the Warrantholder as the record holder of such Warrant
Shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have
been surrendered and payment made for the Warrant Shares as aforesaid. A stock
certificate or certificates for the Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise
Form shall be delivered to the Warrantholder as promptly as practicable, and in
any event within ten (10) days, thereafter. The stock certificate or
certificates so delivered shall be in denominations of one hundred (100) shares
each or such lesser or greater denominations as may be reasonably specified by
the Warrantholder in the Exercise Form. If this Warrant shall have been
exercised only in part, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of the stock
certificate or certificates, deliver to the Warrantholder a new Warrant
evidencing the rights to purchase the remaining Warrant Shares, which new
Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant. No
adjustments shall be made on Warrant Shares issuable on the exercise of this
Warrant for any cash dividends paid or payable to holders of record of Common
Stock prior to the date as of which the Warrantholder shall be deemed to be the
record holder of such Warrant Shares.
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(b) Net Issue Exercise. In lieu of exercising this Warrant pursuant to
Section 1.1(a), this Warrant may be exercised by the Warrantholder by the
surrender of this Warrant to the Company, with a duly executed Exercise Form
marked to reflect Net Issue Exercise and specifying the number of Warrant Shares
to be purchased, during normal business hours on any Business Day during the
Exercise Period. The Company agrees that such Warrant Shares shall be deemed to
be issued to the Warrantholder as the record holder of such Warrant Shares as of
the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been
surrendered as aforesaid. Upon such exercise, the Warrantholder shall be
entitled to receive shares equal to the value of this Warrant (or the portion
thereof being cancelled) by surrender of this Warrant to the Company together
with notice of such election in which event the Company shall issue to
Warrantholder a number of shares of the Company's Common Stock computed as of
the date of surrender of this Warrant to the Company using the following
formula:
X = Y(A-B)
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A
Where:
X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Warrantholder
under this Section 1.1(b);
Y = the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise purchasable under
this Warrant (at the date of such calculation) or, if only a portion
of this Warrant is being exercised, the number of Warrant Shares being
exercised;
A = the Current Market Price of one share of the Company's Common Stock
(at the date of such calculation); and
B = the Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
(c) Current Market Price. For purposes of Section 1.1(b), Current Market
Price of one share of the Company's Common Stock shall mean:
(i) the average of the daily closing prices per share of the Company's
Common Stock on the principal national securities exchange or on the Nasdaq
Stock Market's ("Nasdaq") National Market, on which the Common Stock is
listed or admitted to trading, for the five (5) business days before the
day in question, or
(ii) if not listed or traded on any such exchange or market, the
average of the last reported sale price per share on the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market for the five (5) business days before the day in question, or
(iii) if not listed or traded on any such exchange or Nasdaq, the
average of the bid and asked prices per share as reported in the "pink
sheets" published by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. for the five (5)
business days before the day in question, or
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(iv) if such quotations are not available, the fair market value per
share of the Company's Common Stock on the date such notice was received by
the Company as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
1.2 Payment of Taxes. The issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall
be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any stock transfer or other
issuance tax in respect thereto; provided, however, that the Warrantholder shall
be required to pay any and all taxes which may be payable in respect of any
transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name
other than that of the then Warrantholder as reflected upon the books of the
Company.
1.3 Information. Upon receipt of a written request from the Warrantholder,
the Company agrees to deliver promptly to such Warrantholder a copy of its
current publicly available financial statements and to provide such other
publicly available information concerning the business and operations of the
Company as such Warrantholder may reasonably request in order to assist the
Warrantholder in evaluating the merits and risks of exercising the Warrant and
to make an informed investment decision in connection with such exercise.
2. Restrictions on Transfer; Restrictive Legends.
2.1 Restrictions on Transfer; Compliance with Securities Laws. This Warrant
and the Warrant Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant may not be
transferred or assigned in whole or in part without compliance with all
applicable federal and state securities laws by the transferor and transferee
(including the delivery of investment representation letters and legal opinions
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, if such are requested by the Company).
The Warrantholder, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this Warrant and the
Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are being acquired solely for
the Warrantholder's own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and
for investment, and that the Warrantholder will not offer, sell or otherwise
dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof
except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities
Act or any state securities laws. Upon exercise of this Warrant, the
Warrantholder shall, if requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form
satisfactory to the Company, that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being
acquired solely for the Warrantholder's own account and not as a nominee for any
other party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale.
2.2 Restrictive Legends. This Warrant shall (and each Warrant issued in
substitution for this Warrant pursuant to Section 4 shall) be stamped or
otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
"THIS WARRANT AND ANY SHARES ACQUIRED UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND
MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT."
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Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 2, each stock certificate for
Warrant Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant and each stock
certificate issued upon the direct or indirect transfer of any such Warrant
Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially
the following form:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED
UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH
ACT."
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Warrantholder may require the Company to
issue a stock certificate for Warrant Shares without a legend if (i) such
Warrant Shares, as the case may be, have been registered for resale under the
Securities Act and sold pursuant to such registration or sold pursuant to Rule
144 under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto) or (ii) the
Warrantholder has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Company that such registration is not required with respect to such Warrant
Shares.
3. Reservation of Shares, Etc.
The Company covenants and agrees that all Warrant Shares which are issued
upon the exercise of this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes (in accordance with Section 1.2
above), liens, security interests, charges and other encumbrances with respect
to the issue thereof. The Company further covenants and agrees that, during the
Exercise Period, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved, and
keep available free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of
Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this
Warrant and will, at its expense, upon each such reservation of shares, procure
such listing of such shares of Common Stock (subject to issuance or notice of
issuance) as then may be required on all stock exchanges on which the Common
Stock is then listed or on Nasdaq if listed thereon.
4. Exchange, Loss or Destruction of Warrant.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft
or destruction, of such bond or indemnification as the Company may reasonably
require, and, in the case of such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of
this Warrant, the Company will execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor.
The term "Warrant" as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any
Warrants issued in substitution or exchange for this Warrant.
5. Ownership of Warrant.
The Company may deem and treat the person in whose name this Warrant is
registered as the holder and owner hereof (notwithstanding any notations of
ownership or writing hereon made by anyone other than the Company) for all
purposes and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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6. Certain Adjustments.
6.1 Adjustments in Number of Warrant Shares and in Exercise Price. The
number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the
Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as follows:
(a) Stock Dividends. If at any time prior to the exercise of this Warrant
in full (i) the Company shall fix a record date for the issuance of any stock
dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or other distribution with respect to
the Common Stock payable in securities or (ii) the number of shares of Common
Stock shall have been increased by a subdivision or split-up of shares of Common
Stock, then, on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common
Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, or immediately after
the effective date of subdivision or split-up, as the case may be, the
securities to be delivered upon exercise of this Warrant will be increased so
that the Warrantholder will be entitled to receive the number of shares of
Common Stock and other securities (if any) that such Warrantholder would have
owned immediately following such action had this Warrant been exercised
immediately prior thereto, and the Exercise Price will be adjusted as provided
below in paragraph (f).
(b) Combination of Stock. If at any time prior to the exercise of this
Warrant in full the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding shall have been
decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then,
immediately after the effective date of such combination, the number of shares
of Common Stock to be delivered upon exercise of this Warrant will be decreased
so that the Warrantholder thereafter will be entitled to receive the number of
shares of Common Stock that such Warrantholder would have owned immediately
following such action had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior thereto,
and the Exercise Price will be adjusted as provided below in paragraph (f).
(c) Reorganization, etc. If at any time prior to the exercise of this
Warrant in full any capital reorganization of the Company, or any
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any consolidation of the Company with
or merger of the Company with or into any other person or any sale, lease or
other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any
other person, shall be effected in such a way that the holders of Common Stock
shall be entitled to receive stock, other securities or assets (whether such
stock, other securities or assets are issued or distributed by the Company or
another person) with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, then, upon
exercise of this Warrant the Warrantholder shall have the right to receive the
kind and amount of stock, other securities or assets receivable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale, lease or other
transfer by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that such
Warrantholder would have been entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant
had this Warrant been exercised immediately before such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale, lease or other transfer,
subject to adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable
to the adjustments provided for in this Section 6.
(d) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock or scrip shall
be issued to any Warrantholder in connection with the exercise of this Warrant.
Instead of any fractional shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be
issuable to such Warrantholder, the Company will pay to such Warrantholder a
cash adjustment in respect of such fractional interest in an
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amount equal to that fractional interest of the then Current Market Price per
share of Common Stock.
(e) Carryover. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6, no
adjustment shall be made to the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered
to the Warrantholder (or to the Exercise Price) if such adjustment represents
less than 1% of the number of shares to be so delivered, but any lesser
adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time and together
with the next subsequent adjustment which together with any adjustments so
carried forward shall amount to 1% or more of the number of shares to be so
delivered.
(f) Exercise Price Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant is adjusted, as herein provided,
the Exercise Price payable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted
by multiplying such Exercise Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a
fraction, of which the numerator shall be the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such
adjustment, and of which the denominator shall be the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable immediately thereafter.
(g) No Duplicate Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary
contained herein, in no event will an adjustment be made under the provisions of
this Section 6 to the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant or the Exercise Price for any event if an adjustment having
substantially the same effect to the Warrantholder as any adjustment that
otherwise would be made under the provisions of this Section 6 is made by the
Company for any such event to the number of shares of Common Stock (or other
securities) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
6.2 No Adjustment for Dividends. Except as provided in Section 6.1, no
adjustment in respect of any dividends shall be made during the term of this
Warrant or upon the exercise of this Warrant.
6.3 Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares or the
Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares is adjusted, as herein provided, the
Company shall promptly mail by first class, postage prepaid, to the
Warrantholder, notice of such adjustment or adjustments and a certificate of the
chief financial officer of the Company setting forth the number of Warrant
Shares and the Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares after such adjustment,
setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment and
setting forth the computation by which such adjustment was made.
7. Notices of Corporate Action.
In the event of
(a) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of
securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled
to receive any dividend or other distribution, or any right to subscribe for,
purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
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(b) any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or
recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company or any Change of Control,
or
(c) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of
the Company,
the Company will mail to the Warrantholder a notice specifying (i) the date or
expected date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution or right and the amount and character of any such
dividend, distribution or right, (ii) the date or expected date on which any
such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, Change of Control,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place and the time, if any
such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock (or
other securities) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or
other securities) for the securities or other property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, Change of Control,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up and (iii) that in the event of a Change
of Control, this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the consummation of
such Change of Control. Such notice shall be mailed at least 20 days prior to
the date therein specified, in the case of any date referred to in the foregoing
subdivisions (i) or (ii).
8. Definitions.
As used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms
have the following respective meanings:
Business Day: any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
national banks are authorized by law to close in the City of New York, State of
New York.
Change of Control: shall mean (i) a sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer
of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company, (ii) the
sale of all or substantially all of the capital stock of the Company or the
merger or consolidation of the Company into or with any other corporation or an
affiliate thereof (except if such merger or consolidation does not result in the
transfer of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the
Company or if such merger or consolidation is effected solely to change the
Company's jurisdiction of incorporation); or (iii) any sale or transfer of any
capital stock of the Company, following which fifty-one percent (51%) of the
combined voting power of the Company becomes beneficially owned by one person or
group acting together. For purposes of this definition, "group" shall have the
meaning as such term is used in section 13(d)(1) of the Exchange Act.
Commission: the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal
agency at the time administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act,
whichever is the relevant statute for the particular purpose.
Company: Savoir Technology Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Convertible Securities: securities by their terms convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock.
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Exchange Act: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time. Reference to a
particular section of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall
include a reference to a comparable section, if any, of any successor federal
statute.
Exercise Form: an Exercise Form in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
Exercise Price: the meaning specified on the cover of this Warrant, as such
price may be adjusted pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
Nasdaq: the meaning specified in Section 1.1(c)(i).
Related Rights: options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for
securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.
Rights: options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common
Stock.
Securities: Convertible Securities, Rights and Related Rights.
Securities Act: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor
federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all
as the same shall be in effect at the time. Reference to a particular section of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall include a reference to the
comparable section, if any, of any successor federal statute.
Warrantholder: the meaning specified on the cover of this Warrant.
Warrant Shares: the meaning specified on the cover of this Warrant, subject
to the provisions of Section 6.
9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Entire Agreement. This Warrant constitutes the entire agreement between
the Company and the Warrantholder with respect to this Warrant.
9.2 Binding Effects; Benefits. This Warrant shall inure to the benefit of
and shall be binding upon the Company and the Warrantholder and their respective
successors. Nothing in this Warrant, expressed or implied, is intended to or
shall confer on any person other than the Company and the Warrantholder, or
their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities
under or by reason of this Warrant.
9.3 Amendments and Waivers. This Warrant may not be modified or amended
except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by the Company and the
Warrantholder. Either the Company or the Warrantholder may, by an instrument in
writing, waive compliance by the other party with any term or provision of this
Warrant on the part of such other party hereto to be performed or complied with.
The waiver by any such party of a breach of any term or provision of this
Warrant shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
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9.4 Section and Other Headings. The section and other headings contained in
this Warrant are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to be a
part of this Warrant or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Warrant.
9.5 Further Assurances. Each of the Company and the Warrantholder shall do
and perform all such further acts and things and execute and deliver all such
other certificates, instruments and documents as the Company or the
Warrantholder may, at any time and from time to time, reasonably request in
connection with the performance of any of the provisions of this Warrant.
9.6 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted to
be given under this Warrant shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given if delivered personally or sent by United States mail, postage
prepaid, to the parties hereto at the following addresses or to such other
address as any party hereto shall hereafter specify by notice to the other party
hereto:
(a) if to the Company, addressed to:
Savoir Technology Group, Inc.
254 East Hacienda Avenue
Campbell, California 95008
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telefax: (408) 378-0750
(b) if to the Warrantholder, to the address set forth on the Company's
register.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all such notices and communications shall
be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery thereof, if delivered
personally, or on the third Business Day after the mailing thereof.
9.7 Separability. Any term or provision of this Warrant which is invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid
or unenforceable the terms and provisions of this Warrant or affecting the
validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Warrant in
any other jurisdiction.
9.8 Governing Law. This Warrant shall be deemed to be a contract made under
the laws of the State of New York.
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9.9 No Rights or Liabilities as Stockholder. Nothing contained in this
Warrant shall be deemed to confer upon the Warrantholder any rights as a
stockholder of the Company or to impose any liabilities on the Warrantholder to
purchase any securities whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or
by creditors or stockholders of the Company or otherwise.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its
duly authorized officer.
Dated: December 21, 1999.
SAVOIR TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
By ___________________
Dennis J. Polk
Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance
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Exhibit A
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EXERCISE FORM
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(To be executed upon exercise of this Warrant)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right,
represented by this Warrant, to purchase Warrant Shares and (check one):
[ ] herewith tenders payment for _______ of the Warrant Shares to the
order of SAVOIR TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. in the amount of $_________ in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant; or
[ ] herewith tenders this Warrant for _______ Warrant Shares pursuant to
the Net Issue Exercise provisions of Section 1.1(b) of this Warrant.
The undersigned requests that a certificate (or certificates) for such Warrant
Shares be registered in the name of the undersigned and that such certificate
(or certificates) be delivered to the undersigned's address below.
In exercising this Warrant, the undersigned hereby confirms and
acknowledges that the Warrant Shares are being acquired solely for the account
of the undersigned and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment, and
that the undersigned will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any such
Warrant Shares except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws.
Dated: ___________________.
__________________________
(Signature)
__________________________
(Print Name)
__________________________
(Street Address)
__________________________
(City) (State) (Zip Code)
If said number of shares shall not be all the shares purchasable under the
within Warrant, a new Warrant is to be issued in the name of said undersigned
for the balance remaining of the shares purchasable thereunder.
