Exhibit
10.2
ELECTRO ENERGY, INC.
Warrant No. N08-1
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME,
ON THE EXPIRATION DATE
July 23, 2008
THIS WARRANT AND ANY SHARES
ACQUIRED UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “
SECURITIES ACT ”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED, DONATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT COMPLIANCE
WITH THE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE
FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR WITHOUT DELIVERING AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS
NOT REQUIRED.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED , Electro Energy, Inc., a Florida
corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby agrees to
sell upon the terms and on the conditions hereinafter set forth, at
any time commencing on the date hereof but no later than 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time, on July 22, 2011 (the “ Expiration Date
”), to The Quercus Trust, or its registered assigns (the
“ Holder ”), under the terms as hereinafter set
forth, up to One Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Five
Thousand (1,875,000) fully-paid and non-assessable shares of the
Company’s Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the
“ Common Stock ”), at a purchase price per share
of $2.75 (the “ Warrant Price ”), pursuant to
the terms and conditions set forth in this warrant (this “
Warrant ”). The number of shares of Common Stock
issued upon exercise of this Warrant (“ Warrant Shares
”) and the Warrant Price are subject to adjustment in certain
events as hereinafter set forth.
This
Warrant is issued pursuant to that certain Warrant Purchase
Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (the “ Purchase
Agreement ”), between the Company and the Holder.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined as set
forth in the Purchase Agreement.
1. Exercise of Warrant
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(a)
The Holder may exercise this Warrant according to the terms and
conditions set forth herein by delivering to the Company, at the
address set forth in Section 10 prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time,
on the Expiration Date (i) this Warrant, (ii) the Subscription
Form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “
Subscription Form”) (having then been duly executed by
the Holder) and (iii) cash, a certified check or a bank draft in
payment of the purchase price, in lawful money of the United States
of America, for the number of Warrant Shares specified in the
Subscription Form.
(b)
This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part so long as any
exercise in part hereof would not involve the issuance of
fractional Warrant Shares. If exercised in part, the Company shall
deliver to the Holder a new Warrant, identical in form to this
Warrant, in the name of the Holder, evidencing the right to
purchase the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant has
not been exercised, which new Warrant shall be signed by the Chief
Executive Officer or President of the Company. The term Warrant as
used herein shall include any subsequent Warrant issued as provided
herein.
(c)
No fractional Warrant Shares or scrip representing fractional
Warrant Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant,
but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest
whole share
(d)
In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this
Warrant, a certificate or certificates for Warrant Shares so
purchased, registered in the name of the Holder on the stock
transfer books of the Company, shall be delivered to the Holder
within a reasonable time after such rights shall have been so
exercised. The person or entity in whose name any certificate for
Warrant Shares is issued upon exercise of the rights represented by
this Warrant shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the
holder of record of such Warrant Shares immediately prior to the
close of business on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered
and payment of the Warrant Price and any applicable taxes was made,
irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except
that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the
stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall
be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the opening
of business on the next succeeding date on which the
Company’s stock transfer books are open. Except as provided
in Section 4 hereof, the Company shall pay any and all documentary
stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of the
issue or delivery of Warrant Shares on exercise of this
Warrant.
(e)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may not convert this
Warrant to the extent that the aggregate number of shares issuable
upon such exercise or conversion when combined with any penalty
shares issued pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement between
the Company and the original Holder of even date herewith will
exceed 19.9% of the total number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the issuance date of this Warrant,
until the Company’s stockholders have approved the
transactions described herein in accordance with the rules of the
Company’s Principal Trading Market. The Company shall use its
best efforts to obtain stockholder approval as promptly as possible
after the issuance date of this Warrant, but in no event later than
October 31, 2008.
2. Disposition of Warrant Shares
and Warrant.
(a)
The Holder hereby acknowledges that: (i) this Warrant and any
Warrant Shares purchased pursuant hereto are not being registered
(A) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities
Act ”) on the ground that the issuance of this Warrant is
exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
as not involving any public offering, or (B) under any applicable
state securities law because the issuance of this Warrant does not
involve any public offering; and (ii) that the Company’s
reliance on the registration exemption under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act and under applicable state securities laws is
predicated in part on the representations hereby made to the
Company by the Holder. The Holder represents and warrants that it
is acquiring this Warrant and will acquire Warrant Shares for
investment for its own account, with no present intention of
dividing its participation with others or reselling or otherwise
distributing this Warrant or Warrant Shares.
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(b)
The Holder hereby agrees that it will not sell, transfer, pledge or
otherwise dispose of (collectively, “ Transfer
”) all or any part of this Warrant and/or Warrant Shares
unless and until it shall have first have given notice to the
Company describing such Transfer and furnished to the Company (i)
unless a registration statement is in effect with respect to the
Warrant and/or the Warrant Shares, or unless the Warrant and/or the
Warrant Shares are being sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act, a statement from the transferee, whereby
the transferee represents and warrants that it is acquiring this
Warrant and will acquire Warrant Shares, as applicable, for
investment for its own account, with no present intention of
dividing its participation with others or reselling or otherwise
distributing this Warrant or Warrant Shares, as applicable, and
either (ii) an opinion, reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the
Company, of counsel (skilled in securities matters, selected by the
Holder and reasonably satisfactory to the Company) to the effect
that the proposed Transfer may be made without registration under
the Securities Act and without registration or qualification under
any state law, or (iii) an interpretative letter from the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission to the effect that no
enforcement action will be recommended if the proposed sale or
transfer is made without registration under the Securities
Act.
(c)
If, at the time of issuance of Warrant Shares, no registration
statement is in effect with respect to such shares under applicable
provisions of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its election,
require that (i) the Holder provide written reconfirmation of the
Holder’s investment intent to the Company, and (ii) any stock
certificate evidencing Warrant Shares shall bear legends reading
substantially as follows:
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“THE
SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS
SET FORTH IN THE WARRANT PURSUANT TO WHICH THESE SHARES WERE
PURCHASED FROM THE COMPANY. COPIES OF SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE ON FILE
AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICES OF THE COMPANY. NO TRANSFER OF SUCH SHARES
OR OF THIS CERTIFICATE (OR OF ANY SHARES OR OTHER SECURITIES (OR
CERTIFICATES THEREFOR) ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR OR IN RESPECT OF SUCH
SHARES) SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS AND UNTIL THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE WARRANT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED
WITH.”
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“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ SECURITIES ACT
”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO
THE ISSUER OF THIS CERTIFICATE THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
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In addition, so long as the
foregoing legend may remain on any stock certificate evidencing
Warrant Shares, the Company may maintain appropriate “stop
transfer” orders with respect to such certificates and the
shares represented thereby on its books and records and with those
to whom it may delegate registrar and transfer
functions.
The Company shall remove such
legend upon request of the Holder at such time as the Holder is
eligible to transfer the Warrant Shares under Rule 144.
3. Reservation of Shares.
The Company hereby agrees that at all times there
shall be reserved for issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant
such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be required for
issuance upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company further agrees
that all Warrant Shares will be duly authorized and will, upon
issuance and payment of the exercise price therefor, be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free from all taxes, liens,
charges and encumbrances with respect to the issuance thereof,
other than taxes, if any, in respect of any transfer occurring
contemporaneously with such issuance and other than transfer
restrictions imposed by federal and state securities laws. Upon the
issuance of this Warrant, the Company shall have sufficient
authorized shares of Common Stock to exercise the portion permitted
to be exercised at such time.
4. Exchange, Transfer or
Assignment of Warrant. Subject to Section 2, this
Warrant is exchangeable, without expense, at the