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Title: WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
Governing Law: Illinois     Date: 8/12/2009
Industry: Furniture and Fixtures     Sector: Consumer Cyclical

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK, Parties: lime energy co.
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Exhibit 10.5

 

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

 

Warrant No.:

Number of Shares: 75,000

 

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, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times on or after August 10, 2009 (the “ Exercise Eligibility Date ”), but before August 10, 2013, (the “ Expiration Date ”), Seventy-Five Thousand (75,000) 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.

 

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)                                   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 that he understands that neither the Warrant nor the Warrant Shares may be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (i) at that time they have been registered pursuant to an effective registration st


 
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