Exhibit 10.4
NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES
MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
UNLESS (A) SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERED PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) THE
HOLDER HEREOF SHALL HAVE DELIVERED TO THE COMPANY A WRITTEN OPINION
OF COUNSEL, IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO
THE COMPANY, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE SHARES TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED ARE BEING OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION.
LIME ENERGY CO.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON
STOCK
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Warrant No.:
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Number of Shares: 62,500
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Original Date of Issuance: August 10,
2009
LIME ENERGY CO., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies
that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, RICHARD P.
KIPHART, the registered holder hereof or his permitted assigns
registered on the books of the Company (the “ Holder
”), is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth below including Section 2 hereof, to purchase from the
Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times on or
after February 20, 2010 (the “ Exercise Eligibility
Date ”), but before February 20, 2014 (the “
Expiration Date ”), Sixty Two Thousand, Five Hundred
(62,500) fully paid and nonassessable shares (the “
Warrant Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock
”), at the exercise price per share equal to $6.40 ,
subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided (the “
Warrant Exercise Price ”).
1.
Definitions
. In addition to the
capitalized terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms as
used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:
“ Business Day ”
means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in the City of Chicago are authorized or required
by law to remain closed.
“ Fair Market Value
” means, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as
of a particular date (the “ Determination Date
”) as follows:
(a)
If the Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“
NASDAQ ”) or another national exchange, then the
closing sale price reported for the last Business Day immediately
preceding the Determination Date.
(b)
If the Common Stock is not traded on NASDAQ or another national
exchange but is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, then the mean of
the average of the closing bid and asked prices reported for the
last Business Day immediately preceding the Determination
Date.
(c)
Except as provided in clause (d) of this definition below, if
the Common Stock is not then publicly traded, then as the Holder
and the Company agree, or in the absence of agreement, as
determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 20
hereof.
(d)
If the Determination Date is the date of a liquidation, dissolution
or winding up, or any event deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution
or winding up pursuant to the Company’s charter, then all
amounts to be payable per share to holders of the Common Stock
pursuant to the charter in the event of such liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, plus all other amounts to be payable per
share in respect of the Common Stock in liquidation under the
charter, assuming for the purposes of this clause (d) that all
of the shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant are outstanding at the Determination Date.
“ Note ” means
the 2009 Revolving Line of Credit Note issued by the Company in
favor of Richard P. Kiphart in the original principal amount
of $2 million.
“ Person ” means
an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint
venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or
a government or any department or agency thereof.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.
Exercise of Warrant
.
(a)
If and only if the outstanding
principal balance of the Note, together with accrued but unpaid
interest thereon, shall not have been paid in full by
February 20, 2010, then subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder, in whole or in
part, during normal business hours on any Business Day on or after
the Exercise Eligibility Date and prior to 5:00 p.m. Chicago
Time on the Expiration Date by:
(i)
delivery of a duly executed written notice, in the form of the
subscription notice attached as Exhibit A hereto (the
“ Exercise Notice ”), of such Holder’s
election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the
number of Warrant Shares to be purchased;
(ii)
payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise
Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this
Warrant is being exercised (the “ Aggregate Exercise
Price ”), either in cash or by certified check or wire
transfer of immediately available funds; and
(iii)
delivery to the Company of this Warrant (or an indemnity and
evidence with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss,
theft, mutilation or destruction as provided in
Section 13).
In the event of any exercise of the
rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this
Section 2(a), the Company shall, on or before the tenth (10th)
Business Day following the date of its receipt of the Exercise
Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an
indemnity and evidence with respect to this Warrant in the case of
its loss, theft, mutilation or destruction as provided in
Section 13) (the “ Exercise Delivery Documents
”), deliver at the Company’s expense to the Holder, a
certificate or certificates for the Warrant Shares so purchased, in
such denominations as may be requested by Holder and registered in
the name of Holder. Upon the Company’s receipt of the
Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all
corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the
Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been
exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of certificates
evidencing such Warrant Shares.
(b)
Unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or
shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, as soon as
practicable and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days
after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant
identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised, except it
shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant
exercised, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which
this Warrant is exercised.
(c)
No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the
exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common
Stock issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up to
the nearest whole number.
(d)
If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company
shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates
representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant
evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant
Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all
other respects be identical with this Warrant.
3.
Covenants . The Company hereby represents, covenants
and agrees as follows:
(a)
This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or
replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized
and validly issued.
(b)
All Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the
rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(c)
The Company has full power and authority to enter into this
Warrant, and to issue and deliver this Warrant and the Warrant
Shares, and to incur and perform fully the obligations provided
herein, all of which have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action.
(d)
This Warrant has been duly executed and delivered and is the valid
and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity.
(e)
Unless required by law, the Company will not close its stockholder
books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise
of this Warrant.
(f)
The Company agrees to maintain, at its aforesaid office, books for
the registration and the registration of transfer of the
Warrants.
4.
Taxes . The Company shall pay any and all taxes,
except income taxes, which may be payable with respect to the
issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this
Warrant.
5.
Holder Not Deemed a
Stockholder .
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Warrant
shall not entitle Holder to vote or receive dividends or any other
rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without
limitation, any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any
corporate action (whether a reorganization, issue of stock,
reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or
otherwise), receive notice of meetings or receive subscription
rights.
6.
Representations of
Holder . The
Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that
it:
(a)
is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares solely for its own
account, for investment and not with a view towards the
distribution or resale thereof in violation of the Securities Act
or any applicable state securities laws;
(b)
has received such documents, materials and information as the
Holder deems necessary or appropriate for evaluation of the
acquisition of this Warrant and the right to acquire Warrant Shares
hereunder;
(c)
is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in
Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in this Warrant and the Warrant Shares;
(d)
understands that no U.S. federal, state or regulatory agency has
recommended, approved or endorsed, or passed upon the fairness or
suitability of, an investment in this Warrant or the Warrant Shares
or passed up on the accuracy or adequacy of the information
provided to the Holder; and
(e)
recognizes that an investment in the Warrant Shares involves a high
degree of financial risk, and that it can bear the economic risk of
losing its entire investment in the Warrant Shares and has sought,
or will seek, such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has
considered, or will consider, necessary to make an informed
investment decision with respect to its acquisition of this Warrant
and of any Warrant Shares.
If the Holder cannot make any of the
foregoing representations at the time of any exercise of this
Warrant because it would be factually incorrect at that time, the
Holder shall so notify the Company, and it shall be a condition to
the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant at that time that the
Company receive such other assurances as the Company then considers
reasonably necessary to assure the Company that the issuance of the
Warrant Shares upon such exercise of this Warrant at such time
shall not violate the Securities Act or any state securities
laws.
7.
Restriction
on Transfer
.
(a)
This Warrant and the rights granted to Holder are transferable, in
whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant, together with a
properly executed transfer endorsement in the form of
Exhibit B attached hereto; provided, however, that any
transfer or assignment shall be subject to the approval of the
Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, and the
conditions set forth in Section 7(b) below.
(b)
Holder represents and warrants that he understands that the Company
is under no obligation to register this Warrant or any of the
Warrant Shares, under the Securities Act and that this Warrant and
Warrant Shares will be characterized as “restricted
securities” under the Securities Act because they are being
acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public
offering. The Holder also represents and warrants
t