Exhibit 10.2
NEITHER THIS WARRANT REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE
EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY SECURITIES
LAWS. NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OF THE SECURITIES
UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, OR RECEIPT
BY THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER OF SUCH
SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.
,
2009
THIS CERTIFIES that, for value
received,
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(together with its successors and assigns, the “
Holder ”) is entitled, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth below, to subscribe for and purchase
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fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares (as defined below) of
Black Raven Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (together with
its successors and assigns, the “ Company ”),
subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.7 ,
at a purchase price per Common Share equal to $2.50 per share (the
“ Exercise Price ”).
This warrant (this “
Warrant ”) expires at 5:00 p.m., Denver, Colorado
time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below).
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions . As used herein, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below:
“ Commission ”
shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
United States Federal agency administering the Securities Act
and/or the Exchange Act at the time.
“ Common Shares ”
shall mean and include the shares of common stock of the Company,
par value $0.001 per share, or any such other securities (equity or
debt) into which or for which such shares are converted,
substituted or exchanged.
“ Company ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the introduction hereto.
“ Exchange Act ”
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of
the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in
effect from time to time.
“ Exercise Date ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1
.
“ Exercise Price
” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto, as
may be adjusted from time to time.
“ Expiration Date
” shall mean December 31, 2013.
“ Holder ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“ Securities Act
” shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any successor United States Federal statute, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
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“ Warrant ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the introduction hereto.
“ Warrant Office
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1
.
“ Warrant Shares
” shall mean the Common Shares into which this Warrant may be
exercised.
1.2
Accounting Terms and Determinations . Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used
herein shall be interpreted, and all financial statements and
certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be
delivered to the Holder hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
(“ GAAP ”). All calculations made for the
purposes of determining compliance with the terms of this Warrant
shall (except as otherwise expressly provided herein) be made by
application of GAAP.
1.3
Rules of Construction . The title of and the
section and paragraph headings in this Warrant are for convenience
of reference only and shall not govern or affect the interpretation
of any of the terms or provisions of this Warrant. The use
herein of the masculine, feminine or neuter forms shall also denote
the other forms, as in each case the context may require.
Where specific language is used to clarify by example a general
statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be
deemed to modify, limit or restrict in any manner the construction
of the general statement to which it relates. The language
used in this Warrant has been chosen by the parties to express
their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall
be applied against any party. In the case of this Warrant,
(a) the meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to
the singular and plural forms of the defined terms; (b) Annex,
Exhibit, Schedule and Section references are to this Warrant
unless otherwise specified; (c) the term
“including” is not limiting and means “including
but not limited to”; (d) in the computation of periods
of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word
“from” means “from and including” the words
“to” and “until” each mean “to but
excluding,” and the word “through” means
“to and including”; (e) unless otherwise expressly
provided in this Warrant, (i) references to agreements and
other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all
subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto, but only to
the extent such amendments and other modifications are not
prohibited by the terms of the Warrant, and (ii) references to
any statute or regulation shall be construed as including all
statutory and regulatory provisions amending, replacing,
supplementing or interpreting such statute or regulation; and
(f) this Warrant may use several different limitations, tests
or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters, all of
which are cumulative and each shall be performed in accordance with
its terms.
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ARTICLE II
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
2.1
Method of Exercise .
(a)
This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part by the Holder
hereof at any time, and from time to time, before 5:00 p.m.,
Mountain time, on the Expiration Date. To exercise this
Warrant, the Holder hereof shall deliver to the Company, at the
Warrant Office designated herein, (i) a written notice in the
form of the Subscription Notice attached as Exhibit A
hereto, stating therein the election of such Holder to exercise
this Warrant in the manner provided in the Subscription Notice,
(ii) payment in full of the Exercise Price as provided in
Section 2.1(b) , and (iii) this Warrant.
This Warrant shall be deemed to be exercised on the date of receipt
by the Company of the Subscription Notice, accompanied by payment
for the Warrant Shares and surrender of this Warrant, and such date
is referred to herein as the “ Exercise Date
.” If the Holder exercises this Warrant as set forth
herein, then the Company shall, as promptly as practicable and in
any event within 30 days after the Exercise Date, issue and
deliver, or cause to be issued and delivered, to such Holder a
certificate or certificates for the full number of Warrant Shares
set forth in the Subscription Agreement. As permitted by
applicable law, the Person in whose name the certificates for
Common Shares are to be issued shall be deemed to have become a
holder of record of such Common Shares on the Exercise Date and
shall be entitled to all of the benefits of such holder on the
Exercise Date, including the right to receive dividends and other
distributions for which the record date falls on or after the
Exercise Date and to exercise voting rights.
(b)
At the discretion of the Holder, the Holder shall pay the Exercise
Price for all Warrant Shares purchased hereunder in full in cash or
by certified check or wire transfer of immediately available
funds.
2.2
Warrant Shares . The maximum number of Common Shares
that Holder is entitled to purchase hereunder shall be
shares, as may be adjusted, on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
2.3
Expenses and Taxes . The Company shall pay all
expenses and taxes (including all documentary, stamp, transfer or
other transactional taxes) attributable to the preparation,
issuance or delivery of this Warrant and of the Common Shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, other than income
taxes.
2.4
Reservation of Common Shares . So long as this Warrant
remains outstanding, the Company shall reserve, free from
preemptive or similar rights, out of its authorized but unissued
Common Shares, and solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise
of this Warrant, a sufficient number of Common Shares to provide
for the exercise of this Warrant.
2.5
Valid Issuance . All Common Shares issued upon
exercise of this Warrant will, upon payment of the Exercise Price
and issuance by the Company, be duly authorized, validly and
legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of
all taxes, liens, security interests, charges and other
encumbrances or restrictions with respect to the issuance thereof
and, without limiting the
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generality of the
foregoing, the Company shall take all actions necessary to ensure
such result and shall not take any action which will cause a
contrary result.
2.6
Acknowledgment of Rights . At the time of the exercise
of this Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof and upon the
written request of the Holder hereof, the Company will acknowledge
in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder any
rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after
such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant;
provided, however, that if the Holder hereof shall fail to make any
such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing
obligation of the Company to afford to such Holder any such
rights.
2.7
Adjustment of Number of Shares . The Exercise Price
and the number of Common Shares purchasable hereunder are subject
to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(a)
Conversion or Redemption of Common Shares . Should all
of the Common Shares be at any time prior to the Expiration Date
redeemed, exchanged, substituted or converted into shares or any
other security of the Company, then this Warrant shall become
immediately exercisable prior to such event for that number of
Common Shares equal to the number of Common Shares that would have
been received if this Warrant had been exercised in full and the
Common Shares received thereupon had been simultaneously converted
immediately prior to such event, and the Exercise Price shall
immediately be adjusted to equal the quotient obtained by dividing
(i) the aggregate Exercise Price of the maximum number of
shares of Common Shares for which this Warrant was exercisable
immediately prior to such conversion, exchange, substitution or
redemption, by (ii) the number of shares of Common Shares for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such
conversion, exchange, substitution or redemption.
(b)
Reclassification . If the Company, at
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