Exhibit 4.1
THESE SECURITIES AND ANY
SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT 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 AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE
TO THE COMPANY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THESE SECURITIES MAY
BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THESE
SECURITIES.
Right to Purchase up to _________ Shares of
Common Stock of
China Nutrifruit Group Limited (subject to adjustment as provided
herein)
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
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No._________
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Issue Date: September 30, 2009
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China
Nutrifruit Group Limited (the "Company"), hereby certifies that,
for value received, ______________________, or its assigns (the
"Holder"), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to
purchase from the Company (as defined herein) from and after the
Issue Date and at any time or from time to time before 5:00 p.m.,
New York time, through the close of business on the date that is
four years from the Issue Date set forth above (the "Expiration
Date"), up to ________________ (_________) fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined),
$0.001 par value per share, at the applicable Exercise Price per
share (as defined below). The number and character of such shares
of Common Stock and the applicable Exercise Price per share are
subject to adjustment as provided herein.
As
used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise
requires, have the following respective meanings:
(a) The term "Company"
shall include China Nutrifruit Group Limited and any corporation
which shall succeed, or assume the obligations of, China Nutrifruit
Group Limited hereunder.
(b) The term "Common Stock"
includes (i) the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per
share; and (ii) any other securities into which or for which any of
the securities described in the preceding clause (i) may be
converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization,
reorganization, merger, sale of assets or otherwise.
(c) The "Exercise Price"
applicable under this Warrant shall be $3.30 on the date of
issuance.
(d) The "Fair Market
Value" of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date (the
"Determination Date") shall mean (a) if the Common Stock is then
listed or quoted on a national trading market, the volume weighted
average price of the Common Stock for the 20 trading days preceding
such Determination Date, (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed
or quoted on a national trading market and if prices for the Common
Stock are then quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for the 20 trading days
preceding such Determination Date on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if
the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin
Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the
"Pink Sheets" published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting
prices), the average bid price per share of the Common Stock for
the 20 trading days preceding such Determination Date as so
reported, or (d) in all other cases, the value of the Common Stock
as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of
Directors.
(e) The term "Other
Securities" refers to any stock (other than Common Stock) and other
securities of the Company or any other person (corporate or
otherwise) which the holder of the Warrant at any time shall be
entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of the
Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any
time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or
in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to
Section 3 or otherwise.
1.
Exercise of
Warrant.
1.1. Number of Shares
Issuable upon Exercise . From and after the Issue Date through
and including the Expiration Date, the Holder shall be entitled to
receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole or in part, by
delivery of an original or fax copy of a duly executed exercise
notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Exercise
Notice") and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares
thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn
on a United States bank (unless cashless exercise shall have been
elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3 hereof),
up to that number of shares of Common Stock referred to above,
subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4 and subject to the
Company having sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock,
provided , however , within 5 Trading Days of the
date said Exercise Notice is delivered to the Company, the Holder
shall have surrendered this Warrant to the Company.
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1.2. Limitation on
Exercise . 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 2.3 or otherwise, to
the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after
exercise, such Holder (together with such Holder’s
affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group
together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s
affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Exercise Notice, would
beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation
(as defined below). For purposes of this Section 1.2, 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 a Holder that the Company is
not representing to such Holder that such calculation is in
compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and such Holder
is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in
accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained
in this Section 1.2 applies, the determination of whether this
Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by
such Holder) and of which a portion of this Warrant is exercisable
shall be in the sole discretion of a Holder, and the submission of
an Exercise Notice shall be deemed to be each Holder’s
determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation
to other securities owned by such Holder) and of which portion of
this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to such aggregate
percentage 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 1.2, 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, 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
setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Upon the written request of a Holder, the Company shall within five
Trading Days confirm orally to such 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 such 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 provisions of this
paragraph shall be implemented in a manner not otherwise than in
strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1.2 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.
2.
Procedure for Exercise
.
2.1.
Delivery of Stock Certificates, Etc., on
Exercise . The Company agrees that the shares of Common Stock
purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to be
issued to the Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the
close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been
surrendered and payment made for such shares in accordance
herewith. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant
in full or in part, and in any event within five (5) business days
thereafter, the Company at its expense (including the payment by it
of any applicable issue taxes) will cause to be issued in the name
of and delivered to the Holder, or as such Holder (upon payment by
such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct in
compliance with applicable securities laws, a certificate or
certificates for the number of duly and validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) to
which such Holder shall be entitled on such exercise, plus, in lieu
of any fractional share to which such holder would otherwise be
entitled, cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then Fair
Market Value of one full share, together with any other stock or
other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) to
which such Holder is entitled upon such exercise pursuant to
Section 1 or otherwise.
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2.2.
Exercise . Payment may be made either in cash or by check
payable to the order of the Company equal to the applicable
aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Common Shares specified
in such Exercise Notice (as such exercise number shall be adjusted
to reflect any adjustment in the total number of shares of Common
Stock issuable to the Holder per the terms of this Warrant) and the
Holder shall thereupon be entitled to receive the number of duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Common Stock (or Other Securities) determined as provided
herein.
2.3.
Cashless Exercise
.
(a)
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the
Holder may, 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 - C))/B
(b) For
purposes of the foregoing formula:
A =
the total number shares of Common Stock with respect to which this
Warrant is then being exercised;
B =
the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date
immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice;
and
C =
the Exercise Price then in effect at the time of such
exercise.
(c) The
Holder agrees not to elect for a period of six (6) months after the
Issue Date a Cashless Exercise. The holder of this Warrant also
agrees not to elect a Cashless Exercise so long as there is an
effective registration statement for the shares underlying this
Warrant.
3.
Effect of Reorganization, Etc.;
Adjustment of Exercise Price .
3.1.
Reorganization, Consolidation,
Merger, Etc . In case at
any time or from time to time, the Company shall (a) effect a
reorganization, (b) consolidate with or merge into any other
person, or (c) transfer all or substantially all of its properties
or assets to any other person under any plan or arrangement
contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each such
case, as a condition to the consummation of such a transaction,
proper and adequate provision shall be made by the Company whereby
the Holder, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1 at any
time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation
or merger or the effective date of such dissolution, as the case
may be, shall receive, in lieu of the Common Stock (or Other
Securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such consummation or
such effective date, the stock and other securities and property
(including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon
such consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the
case may be, if such Holder had so exercised this Warrant,
immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment
thereafter as provided in Section 4.
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3.2. Continuation of
Terms . Upon any reorganization, consolidation, merger or
transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to
in this Section 3, this Warrant shall continue in full force and
effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable to the shares of
stock and other securities and property receivable on the exercise
of this Warrant after the consummation of such reorganization,
consolidation or merger or the effective date of dissolution
following any such transfer, as the case may be, and shall be
binding upon the issuer of any such stock or other securities,
including, in the case of any such transfer, the person acquiring
all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the
Company, whether or not such person shall have expressly assumed
the terms of this Warrant as provided in Section 3.1. In the event
this Warrant does not continue in full force and effect after the
consummation of the transactions described in this Section 3, then
the Company’s securities and property (including cash, where
applicable) receivable by the Holder will be delivered to the
Holder.
4. Extraordinary
Events Regarding Common Stock . In the event that the Company
shall (a) issue additional shares of the Common Stock as a dividend
or other distribution on outstanding Common Stock or any preferred
stock issued by the Company (b) subdivide its outstanding shares of
Common Stock, or (c) combine its outstanding shares of the Common
Stock into a smaller number of shares of the Common Stock, then, in
each such event, the Exercise Price shall, simultaneously with the
happening of such event, be adjusted by multiplying the then
Exercise Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event,
and the product so obtained shall thereafter be the Exercise Price
then in effect. The Exercise Price, as so adjusted, shall be
readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive
event or events described herein in this Section 4. The number of
shares of Common Stock that the Holder shall thereafter, on the
exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, be entitled to receive
shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying the number
of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise (but for the
provisions of this Section 4) be issuable on such exercise by a
fraction of which (a) the numerator is the Exercise Price that
would o