Exhibit 10.22
EXHIBIT E
TO
EQUITY CREDIT
AGREEMENT
FORM OF WARRANT
Original Issue
Date: September __, 2009
Original
Exercise Price (subject to adjustment herein): $________
Warrant Shares:
400,000
AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
WARRANT
SERIES 2009-1-_
THIS COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”)
certifies that, for value received, Southridge Partners II, LP (the
“ Holde r”) is entitled, upon the terms and
subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions
hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the
“ Original Issue Date ”) and on or prior to the
fifth anniversary of the Original Issue Date (the “
Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe
for and purchase from AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC., a Nevada corporation
(the “ Company ”), up to four hundred thousand
(400,000) shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of
Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in
Section 2(b).
This Warrant
was originally issued to the Holder or the Holder’s
predecessor in interest on the Original Issue Date identified in
the caption of this Warrant.
Section
1.
Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain
Equity Credit Agreement, dated as of September ___, 2009 (the
“ Purchase Agreement ”), to which the Company
and the Holder (or the Holder’s predecessor in interest) were
parties, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with its terms.
(a)
Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights
represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at
any time or times on or after the Original Issue Date and on or
before the Termination Date by (i) delivery to the Company (or such
other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice
in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder
appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile
copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto; and (ii)
delivery to the Company of the aggregate Exercise Price of the
shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check
drawn on a United States bank. Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically
surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has
purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the
Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall
surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three
(3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is
delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant
resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant
Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the
outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an
amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased.
The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the
number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases.
The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise
Form within two (2) Trading Days of receipt of such notice. In the
event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Company
shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest
error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant,
acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this
paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant
Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for
purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount
stated on the face hereof.
(b)
Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common
Stock under this Warrant shall be the Original Exercise Price
identified in the caption to this Warrant, subject to adjustment
hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).
(i) This
Warrant may also be exercised at such time by means of a
“cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be
entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares
equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A),
where:
(A)
= the VWAP on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the date of such election;
(B)
= the Exercise Price of
this Warrant, as adjusted; and
(X)
= the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this
Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless
exercise.
“
VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by
the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common
Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily
volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the
Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading as reported by
the Trading Market (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York
City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time); (b) if the OTC
Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average
price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding
date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not
then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if
prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink
Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting
prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so
reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of
a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser
selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to
the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the
Company.
(d) Exercise
Limitations; Holder’s Restrictions . Except (i) as
specifically provided in this Warrant as an exception to this
provision, or (ii) while there is outstanding a tender offer for
any or all of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock, the
Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder
shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant,
pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving
effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the
applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the
Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as
a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s
Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of
the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but
shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be
issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion
of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its
Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or
nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents)
subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the
limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any
of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding
sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d), beneficial ownership
shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not
representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance
with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely
responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance
therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this
Section 2(d) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is
exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder
together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant
is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and
the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the
Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable
(in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with
any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is
exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or
confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a
determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of
this Section 2(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most
recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or similar form, if applicable), as
the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the
Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the
Company’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent
”) setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a
Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally
and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock
then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to
the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including
this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of
which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was
reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation ”
shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant. Nothing herein shall preclude the Holder from
disposing of a sufficient number of other shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Holder so as to thereafter permit the
continued exercise of this Warrant. The provisions of this
paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise
than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(d) to
correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be
defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership
Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements
necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.
The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a
successor holder of this Warrant.
(e)
Mechanics of Exercise .
(i)
Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise . Certificates for
shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer
Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s
prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit
Withdrawal Agent Commission (“ DWAC ”) system if
the Company is then a participant in such system and the shares are
eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale limitations
pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery to the
address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within
three (3) Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the
Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant (if required)
and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above
(“ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). This Warrant
shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise
Price, if any, is received by the Company or on date the Notice of
Exercise is received, if it reflects a cashless exercise. The
Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or
any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed
to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes,
as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the
Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if
permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any,
pursuant to Section 2(e)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares,
have been paid.
(ii)
Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant
shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the
request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate,
at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates
representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant
evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant
Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all
other respects be identical with this Warrant.
(iii)
Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause its
Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or
certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this
Section 2(e)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder
will have the right to rescind such exercise.
(iv)
Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver
Certificates Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights
available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer
agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or
before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the
Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm
otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which
the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “
Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to
the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total
purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained
by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company
was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the
exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order
giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at
the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the
Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such
exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of
shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company
timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations
hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having
a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to
an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate
sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000,
under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company
shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall
provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable
to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the
Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall
limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available
to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation,
a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with
respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver
certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of
the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
(v)
No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or
scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the
exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which
Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise,
the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in
respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction
multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole
share.
(vi)
Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of certificates for
Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any
issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the
issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall
be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in
the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed
by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates
for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name
of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be
accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by
the Holder; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto,
the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer
tax incidental thereto.
(vii)
Closing of Books . The Company will not close its
stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the
timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms
hereof.
Section
3.
Certain Adjustments .
(a)
Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time
while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) subdivides outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combines
(including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by
reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of
capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price
shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be
the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if
any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the number of shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately
adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant
shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this
Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately
after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination
or re-classification.
(b)
Subsequent Rights Offerings . If the Company, at any time
while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or
warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holder)
entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock
at a price per share less than the VWAP at the record date
mentioned below, then the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a
fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of
the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights
or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock
offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator
shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock o
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