Exhibit 4.1
THE WARRANT
EVIDENCED OR CONSTITUTED HEREBY, AND ALL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
ISSUABLE HEREUNDER, HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED WITHOUT REGISTRATION
UNDER THE ACT UNLESS EITHER (i) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY, TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED IN
CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISPOSITION OR (ii) THE SALE OF SUCH
SECURITIES IS MADE PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 144.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON
STOCK
OF
NEW CENTURY COMPANIES,
INC.
THIS CERTIFIES
THAT, for value received Michael Cabral (“Holder”) is
entitled, subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant, at
any time or from time to time after the Vesting Date of this
Warrant, and before 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the Expiration Date,
to purchase from New Century Companies, Inc., (the
“Company”) 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the
Company at a price per share equal to $0.10 (the “Purchase
Price”). Both the number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Purchase Price
are subject to adjustment and change as provided herein.
1.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . As used in this Warrant the
following terms shall have the following respective
meanings:
1.1 “
Common Stock ” shall mean the Common Stock of the
Company and any other securities at any time receivable or issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant.
1.2 “
Fair Market Value ” of a share of Common Stock as of a
particular date shall mean:
(a) If
traded on a securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, the
Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing
prices of the Common Stock of the Company on such exchange or
market over the five (5) trading days ending immediately prior to
the applicable date of valuation;
(b) If
actively traded over-the-counter, the Fair Market Value shall be
deemed to be the average of the closing bid prices over the thirty
(30)-day period ending immediately prior to the applicable date of
valuation; and
(c) If
there is no active public market, the Fair Market Value shall be
the value thereof, as agreed upon by the Company and the Holder;
provided, however , that if the Company and the Holder
cannot agree on such value, such value shall be determined by an
independent valuation firm experienced in valuing businesses such
as the Company and jointly selected in good faith by the Company
and the Holder. Fees and expenses of the valuation firm
shall be paid for by the Company.
1.3 “
Expiration Date ” shall mean the earlier to occur of
October 8, 2014 or three years from the Vesting Date.
1.4 “
Net Income ” shall mean the net income after tax of
Precision as determined by the Company’s independent auditors
pursuant to US generally accepted accounting principals after
taking into account a reasonable charge for g&a expense imposed
by the Company.
1.5 “
Registered Holder ” shall mean any Holder in whose
name this Warrant is registered upon the books and records
maintained by the Company.
1.6 ”
Vesting Date ” shall mean the date, if any, when the
cumulative Net Income of Precision Aerostructures, Inc., a
California corporation (“Precision”), for the period
commencing on January 1, 2010 and ending on October 8, 2012 is at
least $3,000,000.
1.7 “
Warrant ” as used herein, shall include this Warrant
and any warrant delivered in substitution or exchange therefor as
provided herein.
2.
EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
2.1
Payment . Subject to compliance with the terms
and conditions of this Warrant and applicable securities laws, this
Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part at any time or from
time to time, on or before the Expiration Date by (a) the delivery
(including, without limitation, delivery by facsimile) of the form
of Notice of Exercise attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“ Notice of Exercise ”), duly executed by the
Holder, at the principal office of the Company, and (b) as soon as
practicable after such date, surrendering
(a) this
Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and
(b) payment,
in cash (by check) or by wire transfer, of an amount equal to the
product obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common
Stock being purchased upon such exercise by the then effective
Purchase Price (the “ Exercise Amount
”).
2.2
Net Issue Exercise . In lieu of the payment
methods set forth in Section 2.1(b) above, the Holder
may elect to exchange all or some of this Warrant for shares of
Common Stock equal to the value of the amount of the Warrant being
exchanged on the date of exchange. If Holder elects to
exchange this Warrant as provided in this Section 2.2, Holder shall
tender to the Company the Warrant for the amount being exchanged,
along with written notice of Holder’s election to exchange
some or all of the Warrant, and the Company shall issue to Holder
the number of shares of the Common Stock computed using the
following formula:
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Where: X
=
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the number of
shares of Common Stock to be issued to Holder.
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Y =
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the number of
shares of Common Stock purchasable under the amount of the Warrant
being exchanged (as adjusted to the date of such
calculation).
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A =
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the Fair Market
Value of one share of the Common Stock.
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B =
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Purchase Price
(as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
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2.3
“Easy Sale” Exercise . In lieu of the
payment methods set forth in Section 2.1(b) above, when
permitted by law and applicable regulations (including Nasdaq and
NASD rules), the Holder may pay the Purchase Price through a
“same day sale” commitment from the Holder (and if
applicable a broker-dealer (a “ Dealer ”)),
whereby the Holder irrevocably elects to exercise this Warrant and
to sell a portion of the shares so purchased to pay the Purchase
Price and the Holder (or, if applicable, a Dealer) commits upon
sale (or, in the case of a Dealer, upon receipt) of such shares to
forward the Purchase Price directly to the Company.
2.4
Stock Certificates; Fractional Shares . As soon
as practicable on or after the date of any exercise of this
Warrant, the Company shall issue and deliver to the person or
persons entitled to receive the same a certificate or certificates
for the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise. No fractional shares or scrip representing
fractional shares shall be issued upon an exercise of this
Warrant.
2.5
Partial Exercise; Effective Date of Exercise . In
case of any partial exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall
cancel this Warrant upon surrender hereof and shall execute and
deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date for the balance of the
shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder. This
Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately prior to
the close of business on the date of its surrender for exercise as
provided above. The person entitled to receive the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall
be treated for all purposes as the holder of record of such shares
as of the close of business on the date the Holder is deemed to
have exercised this Warrant.
2.6
Expiration of Warrant . This Warrant shall expire
in the event that the Vesting Date has not occurred by October __,
2012.
3.
VALID ISSUANCE: TAXES . All shares of
Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the Company shall
pay all taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed in
respect of the issue or delivery thereof. The Company
shall not be required to pay any tax or other charge imposed in
connection with any transfer involved in the issuance of any
certificate for shares of Common Stock in any name other than that
of the Registered Holder of this Warrant, and in such case the
Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock
certificate or security until such tax or other charge has been
paid, or it has been established to the Company’s reasonable
satisfaction that no tax or other charge is due.
4.
ADJUSTMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE AND NUMBER OF SHARES
. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant (or any shares of stock or other
securities or property receivable or issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant) and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment upon
occurrence of the following events:
4.1
Adjustment for Stock Splits, Stock Subdivisions or Combinations
of Shares . The Purchase Price of this Warrant shall
be proportionally decreased and the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any shares of
stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of
this Warrant) shall be proportionally increased to reflect any
stock split or subdivision of the Company’s Common
Stock. The Purchase Price of this Warrant shall be
proportionally increased and the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any shares of stock or
other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant) shall be proportionally decreased to reflect any
combination of the Company’s Common Stock.
4.2
Adjustment for Dividends or Distributions of Stock or Other
Securities or Property . In case the Company shall
make or issue, or shall fix a record date for the determination of
eligible holders entitled to receive, a dividend or other
distribution with respect to the Common Stock (or any shares of
stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the
Warrant) payable in (a) securities of the Company or (b) assets
(excluding cash dividends paid or payable solely out of retained
earnings), then, in each such case, the Holder of this Warrant on
exercise hereof at any time after the consummation, effective date
or record date of such dividend or other distribution, shall
receive, in addition to the shares of Common Stock (or such other
stock or securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such date,
and without the payment of additional consideration therefor, the
securities or such other assets of the Company to which such Holder
would have been entitled upon such date if such Holder had
exercised this Warrant on the date hereof and had thereafter,
during the period from the date hereof to and including the date of
such exercise, retained such shares and all such additional
securities or other assets distributed with respect to such shares
as aforesaid during such period giving effect to all adjustments
called for by this Section 4 .
4.3
Reclassification . If the Company, by
reclassification of securities or otherwise, shall change any of
the securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist
into the same or a different number of securities of any other
class or classes, this Warrant shall thereafter represent the right
to acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been
issuable as the result of such change with respect to the
securities that were subject to the purchase rights under this
Warrant immediately prior to such reclassification or other change,
and the Purchase Price therefor shall be appropriately adjusted,
all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Section
4 . No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this
Section 4.3 upon any conversion or redemption of the Common
Stock, which is the subject of Section 4.5 .
4.4
Adjustment for Capital Reorganization, Merger or
Consolidation . In case of any capital
reorganization of the capital stock of the Company (other than a
combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of shares
otherwise provided for herein), or any merger or consolidation of
the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of all or
substantially all the assets of the Company then, and in each such
case, as a part of such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale
or transfer, lawful provision shall be made so that the Holder of
this Warrant shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise
of this Warrant, during the period specified herein and upon
payment of the Purchase Price then in effect, the number of shares
of stock or other securities or property of the successor
corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger,
consolidation, sale or transfer that a holder of the shares
deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant would have been entitled
to receive in such reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or
transfer if this Warrant had been exercised immediately before such
reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or transfer, all
subject to further adjustment as provided in this Section 4
. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4
shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations,
consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers and to the stock or
securities of any other corporation that are at the time receivable
upon the exercise of this Warrant. If the per-share
consideration payable to the Holder hereof for shares in connection
with any such transaction is in a form other than cash or
marketable securities, then the value of such consideration shall
be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of
Directors. In all events, appropriate adjustment (as
determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors)
shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Warrant
with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder after the
transaction, to the end that the provisions of this Warrant shall
be applicable after that event, as near as reasonably may be, in
relation to any shares or other property deliverable after that
event upon exercise of this Warrant.
4.5
Conversion of Common Stock . In case all or any
portion of the authorized and outstanding shares of Common Stock of
the Company are redeemed or converted or reclassified into other
securities or property pursuant to the Company’s Certificate
of Incorporation or otherwise, or the Common Stock othe