EXHIBIT 4.1
THIS WARRANT
AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR THE LAWS OF ANY FOREIGN
JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE COMMON STOCK
ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, OR PLEDGED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT OR OTHER ACTIONS AS TO THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES UNDER
SUCH ACT, STATE LAWS, OR LAWS OF FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS OR AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
ISSUER STATING THAT SUCH REGISTRATION OR OTHER ACTION IS NOT
REQUIRED.
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WARRANT TO PURCHASE
«Shares»
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Issue
Date: ____________, 2009
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SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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FORM OF WARRANT
TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK
PACIFIC FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
For value
received, PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Washington corporation
(the “Company”), grants to «Name» or its
assigns (the “Holder”) the right, subject to the terms
of this Warrant, to purchase at any time during the period
commencing on the “Issue Date” (as defined below), and
ending on the “Expiration Date” (as defined below),
«Shares» fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common
Stock of the Company at the “Exercise Price” (as
defined below). This Warrant may be exercised in whole
or in part. The Exercise Price and the number of shares
that may be purchased hereunder are subject to adjustment from time
to time under the terms of this Warrant. This Warrant is
one of the Warrants to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to
that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August __,
2009, by and among the Company and the investors referred to
therein (the “Purchase Agreement”).
Section 1.
Definitions. In addition to the terms defined
elsewhere in this Warrant, capitalized terms that are not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the
Purchase Agreement. As used in this Warrant, unless the
context otherwise requires:
“
Common Stock ” means the Common Stock, par value $1.00
per share, of the Company.
“
Company ” has the meaning specified in the
introductory paragraph.
“
Exercise Amount ” means the number of Warrant Shares
filled in on the attached Exercise Form (Attachment A) delivered to
the Company by the Holder in connection with exercise of all or a
portion of this Warrant.
“
Exercise Date ” means any date on which this Warrant
is exercised in the manner indicated in Section 2.2.
“
Exercise Price ” means $6.50 per share (adjusted as
necessary in accordance with Section 6).
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Expiration Date ” means 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on
the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date.
“
Holder ” has the meaning specified in the introductory
paragraph.
“
Issue Date ” has the meaning specified on the first
page of this Warrant.
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Person ” means an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture or
other form of business entity.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended from time to time, and all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
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Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock
issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, adjusted as
necessary in accordance with Section 6.
Section 2.
Duration and Exercise of Warrant.
2.1
Exercise Period . Subject to the provisions
hereof, this Warrant may be exercised at any time during the period
commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the Expiration
Date. After the Expiration Date, this Warrant shall
become void and all rights to purchase Warrant Shares hereunder
shall thereupon cease.
2.2
Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised by the
Holder, in whole or in part, by executing and delivering (whether
via facsimile or otherwise) to the Company the attached Exercise
Form (Attachment A). On the first (1
st ) business day following an exercise of this
Warrant, the Holder shall deliver payment to the Company of an
amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the Exercise
Amount by cash, check, or wire transfer (unless the Holder
indicates in the Exercise Form that such exercise is being effected
pursuant to a “cashless exercise” under Section 2.3
below). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the
original Warrant in order to effect an exercise
hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Form
shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant
and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the
remaining number of Warrant Shares.
2.3
Cashless Exercise . The Holder may satisfy its
obligation to pay the Exercise Price through a “cashless
exercise,” in which event the Company shall issue to the
Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as
follows:
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X = the number
of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
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Y = the number
of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being
exercised.
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A = the
arithmetic average of the last reported trade price for the
Company’s Common Stock reported for each Trading Day during
the 30 calendar day period immediately prior to (but not including)
the Exercise Date.
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For purposes of
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended,
understood and acknowledged that under applicable rules,
regulations and interpretations in effect as of the Issue Date, the
Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction will be
deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period
for the Warrant Shares will be deemed to have commenced, on the
Issue Date.
2.4
Delivery of Warrant Shares . Upon exercise of
this Warrant, the Company, at the Company’s expense, shall
promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder or its
designee certificates for Warrant Shares issuable upon such
exercise, free of restrictive legends unless (i) a Registration
Statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder
is not then effective and (ii) the Warrant Shares are not eligible
for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without the
requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current
public information required under Rule 144 as to such shares and
without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions. The
Company shall, upon request of the Holder, use its best efforts to
deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the
Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing
corporation performing similar functions.
2.5
Effective Time of Exercise . Upon delivery of the
Exercise Form, the person entitled to receive the Warrant Shares
shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of record of such
shares as of the close of business on the date the Holder is deemed
to have exercised this Warrant under Section 2.2 above, provided
that payment is received in accordance with that
section.
2.6
New Warrants . Upon surrender of this Warrant
following one or more partial exercises, the Company shall issue or
cause to be issued, at its expense, a new Warrant evidencing the
right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant
Shares. Any such new Warrant shall have an issuance
date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, which is the
same as the Issue Date.
2.7
Securities Law Compliance . By delivering an
Exercise Form, the Holder represents and warrants and acknowledges,
as the case may be, that:
2.7.1
Investment Purpose . Holder is acquiring Warrant
Shares for Holder’s own account and not with a view towards,
or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution
thereof, except pursuant to an effective registration statement or
an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act.
2.7.2
Sophistication: Adequate Means; Acknowledgements
. Holder has such substantial knowledge in financial and
business matters in general, and in similar investments in
particular, that Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of an investment in the Warrant Shares. Holder has
adequate means of providing for Holder’s current needs and
personal contingencies so that Holder can afford a complete loss of
the funds invested in the Warrant Shares.
2.7.3
Investor Qualifications . The Holder is an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501
promulgated under the Securities Act.
2.8
Validity and Reservation of Warrant Shares . The
Company covenants that all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of
this Warrant will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. The Company will have duly authorized
and reserved for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock or other shares of
capital stock of the Company as are from time to time issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant. If, notwithstanding the
foregoing, and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of
the Warrants remain outstanding the Company does not have a
sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common
Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon
exercise of the Warrants at least a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from
time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of all of the
Warrants then outstanding (the “Required Reserve
Amount”) (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then
the Company shall promptly as reasonably necessary to assure that
the Holder can receive the benefits of the rights provided under
this Warrant without delay take all action necessary to increase
the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount
sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve
Amount for all the Warrants then outstanding, including, without
limitation, the prompt calling and holding of a meeting of
shareholders to approve an increase in the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the
Company shall provide each shareholder with a proxy statement and
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to solicit its
shareholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares
of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to
the shareholders that they approve such proposal.
2.9
Obligations and Remedies . The Company’s
obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with
the terms of this Warrant are absolute and unconditional,
irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the
same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof,
the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to
enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment,
limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the
Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company (other
than the obligation under Section 2.2 to pay or otherwise satisfy
the total Exercise Price) or any violation or alleged violation of
law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any
other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of
the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of
Warrant Shares. 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 shares of
Common Stock (whether via physical certificates or electronically,
as appropriate) upon exercise of the Warrant.
2.10
Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance and
delivery of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon exercise
of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any
issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other
incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such
certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the
Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required
to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer
involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares
or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The
Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may
arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or
receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant, or
reselling or otherwise transferring the Warrant Shares to third
parties.
Section 3.
Fractional Shares.
No fractional
Warrant Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant,
and the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded down
to the nearest whole number.
Section 4.
No Rights as Shareholder.
Except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder shall not,
solely by virtue of being the Holder of this Warrant, have any of
the rights of a shareholder of the Company, either at law or
equity, until this Warrant shall have been duly
exercised. In addition, nothing contained in this
Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the
Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or
otherwise) or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such
liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the
Company.
Section 5.
Loss of Warrant.
Upon receipt by
the Company of satisfactory evidence of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and either (in the case
of loss, theft or destruction) reasonable and customary
indemnification or (in the case of mutilation) the surrender of
this Warrant