THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THE
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT UPON DELIVERY TO THE CORPORATION OF AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE TO IT THAT SUCH
TRANSFER WILL NOT VIOLATE THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED
THE TRANSFER OF THIS WARRANT IS RESTRICTED AS
DESCRIBED HEREIN.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES,
INC.
Warrant for the Purchase of Shares of Common
Stock,
par value $0.001per Share
No. W-720,000 Shares
THIS CERTIFIES that pursuant to
this Warrant Agreement and the Employment Agreement between
American International Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation with
executive offices at 601 Cien Street, Suite 235, Kemah, TX 77565
(the "Company") and Daniel Dror, a resident of the State of Texas
(the "Holder"), both of which were initially effective as of
October 1, 2004 and both of which are hereby amended effective as
of March 19, 2007, the Holder is entitled to subscribe for and
purchase from the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein, an aggregate of 720,000 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), at a
price of $7.00 per share (the "Exercise Price"), at a rate of
144,000 shares of Common Stock per year as set forth under
"Exercise Period below. As used herein the term "this Warrant"
shall mean and include this Warrant and any Common Stock or
Warrants hereafter issued as a consequence of the exercise or
transfer of this Warrant in whole or in part.
The number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the "Warrant Shares")
and the Exercise Price may be adjusted from time to time as
hereinafter set forth.
1. Exercise Period . This
Warrant provides for the grant of Warrants at the rate of 144,000
Warrants per year commencing on March 30, 2007 and on March 30
th for each year thereafter through March 30, 2012. Each
Warrant grant shall expire on the second anniversary of the date of
the grant (the "Exercise Period").
2. Procedure for Exercise;
Effect of Exercise .
(a) Cash Exercise . This
Warrant may be exercised at the rate of 144,000 Warrant Shares per
year, in whole or in part, by the Holder during normal business
hours on any business day during the Exercise Period by (i) the
presentation and surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its
principal office along with a duly executed Notice of Exercise (in
the form attached to this Warrant) specifying the number of Warrant
Shares to be purchased, and (ii) delivery of payment to the Company
of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares specified in
the Notice of Exercise by cash, wire transfer of immediately
available funds to a bank account specified by the Company, or by
certified or bank cashier’s check.
(b) Cashless Exercise .
This Warrant may also be exercised by the Holder through a cashless
exercise, as described in this Section 2(b). In such case, this
Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, by the Holder during
normal business hours on any business day during the Exercise
Period by the presentation and surrender of this Warrant to the
Company at its principal office along with a duly executed Notice
of Exercise specifying the number of Warrant Shares to be applied
to such exercise. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued
upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall
equal the value of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being
canceled) computed as of the date of delivery of this Warrant to
the Company using the following formula:
Where:
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X = the number
of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Holder under this Section
2(b);
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Y = the number
of Warrant Shares identified in the Notice of Exercise as being
applied to the subject exercise;
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A = the Current
Market Price on such date; and
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B = the
Exercise Price on such date
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For purposes of this Section
2(b), Current Market Price shall have the definition provided in
Section 6(g).
The Company acknowledges and
agrees that this Warrant was issued on the date set forth at the
end of this Warrant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Holder may conduct a cashless exercise pursuant to this Section
2(b) only after the first anniversary of the initial issuance date
of this Warrant.
In the event that the Holder
shall not exercise the Warrant during any year pursuant to this
Warrant Agreement, this Warrant may be exercisable for accrued and
unexercised Warrant Shares during any subsequent year during the
Exercise Period.
(c) Company’s Response;
Effect of Exercise . Upon receipt by the Company of a copy of a
Notice of Exercise (including a copy received via facsimile), the
Company shall immediately send to the Holder, via facsimile, a
confirmation of receipt of such Notice of Exercise. Upon receipt by
the Company of this Warrant and the original Notice of Exercise,
together with proper payment of the Exercise Price, as provided in
this Section 2, the Company or its designated transfer agent (the
"Transfer Agent"), as applicable, shall, within three (3) business
days following the date of receipt by the Company of the original
Notice of Exercise (so long as this Warrant and the proper payment
of the Exercise Price are received by the Company on or before such
third business day), issue and deliver to the Holder the number of
Warrant Shares subject to the Notice of Exercise, registered in the
name of the Holder or his designee. If this Warrant should be
exercised in part only, the Company shall, upon surrender of this
Warrant for cancellation, execute and deliver a new Warrant
evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase the balance of the
Warrant Shares subject to purchase hereunder. Upon receipt by the
Company of this Warrant and a Notice of Exercise, together with
proper payment of the Exercise Price, as provided in this Section
2, the Company agrees that such Warrant Shares shall be deemed to
be issued to the Holder as the record holder of such Warrant Shares
as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant has
been surrendered and payment has been made for such Warrant Shares
in accordance with this Warrant and the Holder shall be deemed to
be the holder of record of the Warrant Shares, notwithstanding that
the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be closed or
that certificates representing such Warrant Shares shall not then
be actually delivered to the Holder.
3. Registration of Warrants;
Transfer of Warrants . Any Warrants issued upon the transfer or
exercise in part of this Warrant shall be numbered and shall be
registered in a Warrant Register as they are issued. The Company
shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any Warrant on
the Warrant Register as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes
and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to
or interest in such Warrant on the part of any other person, and
shall not be liable for any registration or transfer of Warrants
which are registered or to be registered in the name of a fiduciary
or the nominee of a fiduciary unless made with the actual knowledge
that a fiduciary or nominee is committing a breach of trust in
requesting such registration or transfer, or with the knowledge of
such facts that its participation therein amounts to bad faith.
This Warrant shall be transferable only on the books of the Company
upon delivery thereof duly endorsed by the Holder or by its duly
authorized attorney or representative, or accompanied by proper
evidence of succession, assignment, or authority to transfer. In
all cases of transfer by an attorney, executor, administrator,
guardian, or other legal representative, duly authenticated
evidence of his or its authority shall be produced. Upon any
registration of transfer, the Company shall deliver a new Warrant
or Warrants to the person entitled thereto. This Warrant may be
exchanged, at the option of the Holder thereof, for another
Warrant, or other Warrants of different denominations, of like
tenor and representing in the aggregate the right to purchase a
like number of Warrant Shares, upon surrender to the Company or its
duly authorized agent.
4. Restrictions on
Transfer .
(a) The Holder, as of the
date of issuance hereof, represents to the Company that such Holder
is acquiring the Warrants for his own account for investment
purposes and not with a view to the distribution thereof or of the
Warrant Shares. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this
Warrant to the contrary, this Warrant and the related Warrant
Shares shall not be transferable except pursuant to the proviso
contained in the following sentence or upon the conditions
specified in this Section 4, which conditions are intended, among
other things, to insure compliance with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and
applicable state law in respect of the transfer of this Warrant or
such Warrant Shares. The Holder by acceptance of this Warrant
agrees that the Holder will not transfer this Warrant or the
related Warrant Shares prior to delivery to the Company of an
opinion of the Holder’s counsel (as such opinion and such
counsel are described in Section 4(b) hereof) or until registration
of such Warrant Shares under the Securities Act has become
effective or after a sale of such Warrant or Warrant Shares has
been consummated pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
provided, however , that the Holder may freely transfer
this Warrant or such Warrant Shares (without delivery to the
Company of an opinion of counsel) (i) one or members of
Holder’s immediate family, (ii) to a trust established by or
for the benefit of Holder or one or more members of his immediate
family, or (iii) to an accredited investor (as such term is defined
in Regulation D under the Securities Act) giving equivalent
investment intent representations and agreements.
(b) The Holder, by his
acceptance hereof, agrees that prior to any transfer of this
Warrant or of the related Warrant Shares (other than as permitted
by Section 4(a) hereof or pursuant to a registration under the
Securities Act), the Holder will give written notice to the Company
of his intention to effect such transfer, together with an opinion
of such counsel for the Holder as shall be reasonably acceptable to
the Company, to the effect that the proposed transfer of this
Warrant and/or such Warrant Shares may be effected without
registration under the Securities Act. Upon delivery of such notice
and opinion to the Company, the Holder shall be entitled to
transfer this Warrant and/or such Warrant Shares in accordance with
the intended method of disposition specified in the notice to the
Company.
(c) Each stock certificate
representing Warrant Shares issued upon exercise or exchange of
this Warrant shall bear the following legend unless the opinion of
counsel referred to in Section 4(b) states such legend is not
required:
"THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT UPON
DELIVE