Exhibit
10.13
EXHIBIT C
NEITHER THIS
SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR
THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY
NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL
OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE
OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS
SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY
MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR
OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
WARRANT
CAPITAL GROWTH SYSTEMS,
INC.
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Warrant Shares:
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Issuance Date: November ___,
2008
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THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “
Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received,
_____________ (the “ Holder ”) 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
Authorized Share Approval date (the “ Initial
Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business
on the five year anniversary of the date the Authorized Share
Approval is received and effective (the “ Termination
Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase
from Capital Growth Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
“ Company ”), up to ______ 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).
Section 1 . Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain
Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase
Agreement ”), dated November ___, 2008, among the Company
and the purchasers signatory thereto.
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 date the Authorized Share Approval has been
received and on or before the Termination Date by 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, within 3 Trading Days of the date said Notice of
Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have
received payment 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 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 2 Business Days
of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or
discrepancy, the records of the Holder 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 $0.24, subject
to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price
”).
c) Cashless Exercise . If at any time after the earlier of (i) the
six month anniversary of the date of the Purchase Agreement and
(ii) the completion of the then-applicable holding period required
by Rule 144, or any successor provision then in effect, there is no
effective Registration Statement registering, or no current
prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the
Holder, then 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.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically
exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section
2(c).
d) Exercise Limitations . 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 until the Authorized Share Approval
Date. 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 (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or
annual report, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public
announcement by the Company or (C) any other notice by the Company
or 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. The Holder, upon not
less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase
or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this
Section 2(d), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in
no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of
shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the
Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(d) shall continue to
apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until
the 61 st day after such notice is delivered to the
Company. 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. [This
Section 2(d) to be replaced in Aequitas Warrant with
“[RESERVED]”]
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 either (A)
there is an effective Registration Statement permitting the resale
of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) 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 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 (the “ Warrant
Share Delivery Date ”). This Warrant shall be deemed to
have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price is received by
the Company. 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. If the Company fails for
any reason to deliver to the Holder certificates evidencing the
Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share
Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant
Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common
Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per
Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the seventh
Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each
Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such
certificates are delivered. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, if at any time prior to the Senior
Creditor Repayment (as defined in the Archer Intercreditor
Agreement) the Company is prohibited from paying, and the Holder is
prohibited from receiving, cash payments of liquidated damages
pursuant to this Section, at the option of the Holder upon written
notice to the Company, such amounts otherwise payable in cash
pursuant to this Section shall either accrue, or be payable in the
form of shares of Common Stock. The price at which shares of Common
Stock issuable in lieu of the cash payment of liquidated damages
hereunder shall be equal to the lesser of (x) 90% of the average of
the 5 consecutive VWAPs immediately prior to the date of the
applicable Warrant Share Delivery Date, (y) 90% of the average of
the 5 consecutive VWAPs immediately prior to the date such shares
are actually issued or (z) the then applicable Conversion
Price.
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 the Transfer
Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to 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 the Transfer Agent to
transmit to the Holder a certificate or the 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 (A) 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 (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company
was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the
exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order
giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) 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 (A) 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
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