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CAPITAL GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC. WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

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Title: CAPITAL GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC. WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
Governing Law: New York     Date: 11/20/2008
Law Firm: Greenberg Traurig;Shefsky Froelich    

CAPITAL GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC.

 

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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT (OR SUCCESSOR RULE THERETO) OR (III) UNLESS THE SALE, ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS WARRANT SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANT, INCLUDING SECTION 2(f) HEREOF. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 2(f) HEREOF.

 

CAPITAL GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

 

Warrant No.:   [_____]

  Number of Shares:   12,000,000

 

 

 

  Date of Issuance:   November ___, 2008

 

 

Capital Growth Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies that, for Ten United States Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, ACF CGS, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the "Holder"), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant (if required by Section 2(f)), at any time or times on or after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. New York City time on the Expiration Date (as defined in Section 1(b) below) Twelve Million (12,000,000) fully paid nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined in Section 1(b) below) of the Company (the "Warrant Shares") at the Warrant Exercise Price (as defined in Section 1(b) below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, prior to the “Amendment Date” as defined below, this Warrant shall only be exercisable into that number of Warrant Shares that are authorized and reserved for issuance hereunder. For purposes hereof, the “Amendment Date” shall be the first date after the date of this Warrant that the Company files articles of amendment to its articles of incorporation (the “Amendment”) with the Florida Secretary of State increasing its authorized Common Stock to an amount no less than 600,000,000 shares (before giving effect to any forward or reverse split that may occur on or before the date of such filing).

 

 

 


 

 

SECTION 1

 

(a)   Loan and Security Agreement . This Warrant was issued pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November__, 2008, by and among the Company, Global Capacity Group, Inc., a Texas corporation (“ GCG ”), Centrepath, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Centrepath ”), 20/20 Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ 20/20 Inc. ”), 20/20 Technologies I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ 20/20 LLC ”), Nexvu Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Nexvu ”), FNS 2007, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ FNS ”), Vanco Direct USA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Vanco ”), Magenta Netlogic Limited, a United Kingdom corporation (“ Magenta ”), Capital Growth Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CG Acquisition”), and Holder (as such agreement may be amended from time to time as provided in such agreement, the "Loan Agreement").

 

(b)   Definitions . The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:

 

(i)   “Business Day” means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday, and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or which is a day on which banks in New York, New York are otherwise closed for transacting business with the public.  

 

(ii)   "Common Stock" means (i) the Company's common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.

 

(iii)   "Convertible Securities" means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock.

 

(iv)   "Expiration Date" means the date that is five (5) years after the Warrant Date (as defined in Section 12) or, if such date does not fall on a Business Day, then the next Business Day.

 

(v)   "Option" means any right, option or warrant to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(vi)   "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof or any other legal entity.

 

 

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(vii)   "Principal Market" means, with respect to the Common Stock or any other security, the principal securities exchange or trading market for the Common Stock or such other security.

 

(viii)   "Registration Rights Agreement" means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, between the Company and Holder, as such agreement may be amended, restated or modified and in effect from time to time.

 

(ix)   "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(x)   "Trading Day" means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market; provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade, or actually trades, on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours.

 

(xi)   "Warrant" means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof pursuant to the terms of this Warrant.

 

(xii)   "Warrant Exercise Price" shall be equal to, with respect to any Warrant Share, $0.24, subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided.

 

(xiii)   "Weighted Average Price" means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on its Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m. New York City time (or such other time as its Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading) and ending at 4:00 p.m. New York City time (or such other time as its Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (or any successor thereto) ("Bloomberg") through its "Volume at Price" functions, or if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m. New York City time (or such other time as such over-the-counter market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00 p.m. New York City time (or such other time as such over-the-counter market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of the Common Stock, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 2(a). All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during any period during which the Weighted Average Price is being determined.

 

 

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SECTION 2. EXERCISE OF WARRANT

 

(a)   Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on the date hereof and prior to 11:59 P.M. New York City time on the Expiration Date by (i) delivery of a written notice, in the form of the exercise notice attached as Exhibit A hereto (the "Exercise Notice"), of the Holder's election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, (ii) (A) payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the "Aggregate Exercise Price") by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or (B) by notifying the Company that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 2(e)), and (iii) if required by Section 2(f) or unless the Holder has previously delivered this Warrant to the Company and it or a new replacement Warrant has not yet been delivered to the Holder, the surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date, of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking, in customary form, with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction pursuant to Section 10); provided, that if such Warrant Shares are to be issued in any name other than that of the registered Holder of this Warrant, such issuance shall be deemed a transfer and the provisions of Section 7 shall be applicable. In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2(a), on the second (2nd) Business Day (the "Warrant Share Delivery Date") following the date of its receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of Cashless Exercise) and if required by Section 2(f) (or unless the Holder has previously delivered this Warrant to the Company and it or a new replacement Warrant has not yet been delivered to the Holder), this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking, in customary form, with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction pursuant to Section 10) (the "Exercise Delivery Documents"), (A) provided that the transfer agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program and provided that the Holder is eligible to receive shares through DTC as they would relate to this Warrant, the Company shall credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (B) the Company shall issue and deliver to the address specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled. Upon the later of the date of delivery of (x) the Exercise Notice and (y) the Aggregate Exercise Price referred to in clause (ii)(A) above or notification to the Company of a Cashless Exercise referred to in Section 2(e), the Holder shall be deemed for all purposes to have become the Holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised (the date thereof being referred to as the "Deemed Issuance Date"), irrespective of the date of delivery of this Warrant as required by clause (iii) above or the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Weighted Average Price of a security or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the Holder via facsimile within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the Holder's Exercise Notice. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Weighted Average Price or arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via facsimile the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Weighted Average Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm agreed to by the Company and the Holder. The Company shall cause at its sole and exclusive expense the investment banking firm to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than three (3) Business Days after the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment banking firm's determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be deemed conclusive absent error.

 

 

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(b)   If this Warrant is submitted for exercise, as may be required by Section 2(f), and unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of this Warrant (the "Warrant Delivery Date") and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is exercised (together with, in the case of a Cashless Exercise, the number of Warrant Shares surrendered in lieu of payment of the Exercise Price).

 

(c)   No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number (with 0.5 rounded up).

 

(d)   If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason (x) to issue and deliver to the Holder within three (3) Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled or to credit the Holder's balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder's exercise of this Warrant or (y) to issue and deliver to the Holder on the Warrant Delivery Date a new Warrant for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, if any, then the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies under this Warrant or the Loan Agreement or otherwise available to the Holder, pay as additional damages in cash to the Holder on each day after such third (3rd) Business Day that such shares of Common Stock are not issued and delivered to the Holder, in the case of clause (x) above, or such third (3rd) Business Day that such Warrant is not delivered, in the case of clause (y) above, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 0.5% of the product of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on or prior to the Warrant Share Delivery Date and (B) the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock on the Warrant Share Delivery Date, in the case of the failure to deliver Common Stock, and (ii) if the Company has failed to deliver a Warrant to the Holder on or prior to the Warrant Delivery Date, 0.5% of the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant as of the Warrant Delivery Date, and (y) the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock on the Warrant Delivery Date; provided that in no event shall: (i) cash damages accrue pursuant to this Section 2(d) during the period, if any, in which any Warrant Shares are the subject of a bona fide dispute that is subject to and being resolved pursuant to, and in compliance with the time periods and other provisions of, the dispute resolution provisions of Section 2(a); or (ii) cash damages accrue in the aggregate to an amount exceeding twelve percent (12%) of the product of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant and the original Exercise Price for the Common Stock subject to this Warrant. Alternatively, subject to the dispute resolution provisions of Section 2(a), at the election of the Holder made in the Holder's sole discretion, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in lieu of the additional damages referred to in the preceding sentence (but in addition to all other available remedies that the Holder may pursue hereunder and under the Loan Agreement), 110% of the amount that (A) the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for shares of Common Stock purchased to make delivery in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled but has not received upon an exercise, exceeds (B) the net proceeds received by the Holder from the sale of the shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled but has not received upon such exercise.

 

 

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(e)   Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder may at any time prior to the Expiration Date, at its election exercised in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the "Net Number" of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a "Cashless Exercise"):

 

Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)

  B

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

 

A =

the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised;

 

 

B =

the arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock on each of the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the date of the delivery of the Exercise Notice; and

 

 

C =

the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

(f)   Book-Entry . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless it is being exercised for all of the Warrant Shares represented by the Warrant. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares exercised and issued and the dates of such exercises or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Warrant upon each such exercise. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Company establishing the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of demonstrable error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Warrant is exercised as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Warrant unless the Holder first physically surrenders this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant of like tenor, registered as the Holder may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following exercise of any portion of this Warrant, the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant may be less than the number stated on the face hereof. Each Warrant shall bear the following legend:

 

 

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ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS WARRANT SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANT, INCLUDING SECTION 2(f) HEREOF. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 2(f) HEREOF.

 

SECTION 3. COVENANTS AS TO COMMON STOCK

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)   This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly issued.

 

(b)   All Warrant Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance and receipt of payment therefor from the Holder (including pursuant to a Cashless Exercise, as applicable), be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

 

(c)   During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved at least 150% of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of the rights then represented by this Warrant; provided, however, that the Company shall effect the Amendment no later than 180 days following the date of this Warrant. Should the Company fail to effect the Amendment within such time period, then the number of shares to be purchased under this warrant shall be increased by 2% for each 30 day period thereafter that the Company fails to effect the Amendment.

 

(d)   If, and so long as, any shares of Common Stock shall be listed on any securities exchange or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or other quotation system or trading market, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be so listed or quoted; and the Company shall so list (or cause to be quoted) on such exchange, quotation system or market, and shall maintain such listing or quotation of, any other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed or quoted on such securities exchange, or quotation system or market.

 

 

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(e)   The Company will not, by amendment of its articles of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above $0.0001 per share, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

(f)   This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.

 

SECTION 4. TAXES

 

The Company shall pay any and all taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

SECTION 5. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A SHAREHOLDER

 

No Holder, as such, of this Warrant shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of the Company for any purpose (other than to the extent that the Holder is deemed to be a beneficial holder of shares under applicable securities laws after taking into account the limitation set forth in the first paragraph of this Warrant), nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holde


 
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