Exhibit 4.24
WARRANT
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A
FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR
UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING
THE FOREGOING, THIS WARRANT MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A
BONE FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT.
WENTWORTH ENERGY,
INC.
Amended and Restated Warrant
To Purchase Common Stock
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Warrant No.:
CCP-
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Number of Shares:
500,000
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Date of Issuance:
October 31, 2007
Original Issue Date:
January 12, 2006
The Company and the
Holder hereby agree that this Warrant is issued in exchange for and
does hereby amend and restate, and completely replace, that certain
Warrant, dated as of January 12, 2006, by and between the Company
and the Holder, which shall have no further force or
effect.
Wentworth Energy, Inc.,
an Oklahoma corporation (the “ Company ”),
hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, YA
Global Investments, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempt limited
partnership (the “ Holder ”), the registered
holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the
terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender
of this Warrant, at any time or times on or after the date hereof,
but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as
defined herein) Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) fully paid and
non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the
Company (the “ Warrant Shares ”) at the exercise
price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently
adjusted; provided, however, that in no event shall the holder be
entitled to exercise this Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in
excess of that number of Warrant Shares which, upon giving effect
to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to
exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock
following such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to
which the determination of such
proviso is being made,
but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable
upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants
beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates and (ii)
exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of
any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the
holder and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any
convertible notes or preferred stock) subject to a limitation on
conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes
of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on
the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in
(1) the Company’s most recent Form l0-QSB or Form 10-KSB, as
the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the
Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer
agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. Upon the written request of any holder, the Company
shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day
following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any
such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.
In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall
be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as
defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as
of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was
reported.
Section
1.
(a)
This Warrant is the common stock purchase warrant (this “
Warrant ”) issued pursuant to that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2006, by and between
the Company and the Holder, as amended by that certain Amendment
and Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2007 (“
A&E Agreement ”), by and between the Company and
the Holder (as the same may be further amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, the “ Securities Purchase
Agreement ”).
(b)
Definitions . The following words and terms as used in this
Warrant shall have the following meanings:
(i)
“ Approved Stock Plan ” means any employee
benefit plan, arrangement or other agreement which has been
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to
which the Company’s securities may be issued to any employee,
consultant, officer or director for services provided to the
Company.
(ii)
“ Business Day ” means any day other than
Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City
of New York are authorized or required by law to remain
closed.
(iii)
“ Closing Bid Price ” means the price per share
in the last reported trade of the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin
Board (“ OTC ”) or on the exchange which the
Common Stock is then listed as quoted by Bloomberg, LP.
(iv)
“ Common Stock ” means the common stock, par
value $.001, of the Obligor and stock of any other class into which
such shares may hereafter be changed or reclassified.
(v)
“ Convertible Securities ” means any stock or
securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.
(vi)
“ Event of Default ” means an “Event of
Default” as defined in the Convertible Debentures issued
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(vii)
“ Excluded Securities ” means any Common Stock
issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved Stock Plan;
(ii) upon exercise of this Warrant or the other Amended and
Restated Warrants (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement)
or the Warrants (as defined in the Other Securities Purchase
Agreement) or conversion of the Amended and Restated Debentures (as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or the Senior Secured
Convertible Notes or; (iii) upon exercise of any Options or
Convertible Securities which are outstanding, or that are subject
to a written agreement as to their issuance that is listed on a
schedule to the Other Securities Purchase Agreement; (iv) in an
amount not to exceed 250,000 shares of Common Stock in the
aggregate pursuant to a judgment or settlement in connection with
(a) the PIN Financial Matter or (b) the UOS Energy Matter
including, without limitation, Common Stock issuable pursuant to
Options granted or Convertible Securities issued pursuant to such
judgment or settlement; and (v) otherwise pursuant to a written
agreement that is listed on a schedule to the Other Securities
Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of conversion price,
exchange price, exercise or other purchase price therein are not
amended, modified or otherwise changed after the date hereof to
reduce the conversion price, exchange price, exercise or other
purchase price below that in effect on the date hereof, and the
terms of the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable
therein are not amended, modified or changed after the date hereof
to increase the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable
above that in effect on the date hereof, by virtue of any
amendment, modification or change to such Options or Convertible
Securities or written agreements after the date hereof.
(viii)
“ Expiration Date ” means the date five (5)
years from January 12, 2006 or, if such date falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized to be
closed in the City of New York or the State of New York or on which
trading does not take place on the Principal Exchange or automated
quotation system on which the Common Stock is traded (a “
Holiday ”), the next date that is not a
Holiday.
(ix)
“ Issuance Date ” means the date
hereof.
(xi)
“ Options ” means any rights, warrants or
options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible
Securities.
(xiii)
“ Other Securities Purchase Agreement ” means
that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 24,
2006, by and among the Company and each of the buyers party
thereto, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from
time to
time including, without
limitation, by those certain Amendment Agreements, each dated as of
October 31, 2007, by and between the Company and the buyer party
thereto.
(xiv)
“ Person ” means an individual, a limited
liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a
trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any
department or agency thereof.
(xv)
“ PIN Financial Matter ” means the matter
pending in the US District Court, Southern District of New York (06
CV 2779) against the Company by PIN Financial LLC claiming a
commission for introduction to Cornell Capital Partners, LP, which
has been aggressively denied and disputed by both the Company and
Cornell Capital Partners, LP.
(xvi)
“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
(xvii)
“ Senior Secured Convertible Notes ” means those
certain Amended and Restated Notes and New Note as defined in and
issued by the Company pursuant to the Other Securities Purchase
Agreement.
(xviii) “
Senior Secured Financing Documents ” means the Other
Securities Purchase Agreement and each other agreement entered into
by the parties thereto in connection with the transactions
contemplated thereby, including without limitation the Amended and
Restated Notes, the New Notes, the Amended and Restated Warrants,
the New Warrants, the Amended and Restated Registration Rights
Agreement, the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, the Amended
and Restated Security Agreement, the Amended and Restated Barnico
Guaranty, and the Amended and Restated Deeds of Trust as each such
term is defined therein.
(xix)
“ Trading Day ” means a day on which the shares
of Common Stock are quoted on the OTC or quoted or traded on Nasdaq
Capital Market, New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or
the Nasdaq National Market on which the shares of Common Stock are
then quoted or listed; provided, that in the event that the shares
of Common Stock are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall
mean a Business Day.
(xx)
“ UOS Energy Matter ” means, the matter pending
in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, West
District (SC09064) against the Company and others by UOS Energy,
LLC relating to the Company’s refusal to purchase certain tar
sands leases in Utah in consideration of 1,000,000 shares of Common
Stock.
(xxi)
“ Warrant ” means this Warrant and all Warrants
issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
(xxii)
“ Warrant Exercise Price ” shall be $0.001 or as
subsequently adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof.
(xxiii)
“ Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common
Stock issuable at any time upon exercise of this
Warrant.
(c)
Other Definitional Provisions.
(i)
Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to
the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s
successors and (B) to any applicable law defined or referred to
herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the
same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to
time.
(ii)
When used in this Warrant, the words “ herein ”,
“ hereof ”, and “ hereunder ”
and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole
and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “
Section ”, “ Schedule ” and “
Exhibit ” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules
and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise
specified.
(iii)
Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the
masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural,
and vice versa.
Section
2.
Exercise of Warrant
(a)
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be
exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the
Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any
Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business
Day, commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior
to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (i) by delivery
of a 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, payment to the Company of an amount equal
to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares
being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the
applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this Warrant is
being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the
“ Aggregate Exercise Price” ) in cash or wire
transfer of immediately available funds and the surrender of this
Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this
Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common
carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as
practicable following such date (“ Cash Basis ”)
or (ii) by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making
payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer,
elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net
Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the
following formula (the “ Cashless Exercise
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Net Number =
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(A x B) – (A x
C)
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B
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For purposes of
the foregoing formula:
A = the total number of
Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being
exercised.
B = the Closing Bid
Price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise of the
Warrant.
C = the Warrant
Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at
the time of such exercise.
In the event of
any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in
compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before the
fifth (5 th ) Business Day following the date of receipt
of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this
Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this
Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the
receipt of the representations of the holder specified in Section 6
hereof, if requested by the Company (the “ Exercise
Delivery Documents ”), and if the Common Stock is DTC
eligible, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to
which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its
designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company;
provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice
requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares,
or, if the Common Stock is not DTC eligible then the Company shall,
on or before the fifth (5 th ) Business Day following
receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to
a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in
the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the
holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the
holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request. Upon delivery of
the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price referred to in
clause (i) or (ii) above the holder of this Warrant 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. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the
Warrant Exercise Price, the Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic
calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue
to the holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and
shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations
to the holder via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt
of the holder’s Exercise Notice.
(b)
If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the
determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic
calculation of the Warrant Shares within one (1) day of such
disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to
the holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via facsimile
(i) the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the
Closing Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking
firm or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant
Shares to its independent, outside accountant. The Company shall
cause the investment banking firm or the accountant, as the case
may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify
the Company and the holder of the results no later than forty-eight
(48) hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or
calculations. Such investment banking firm’s or
accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may
be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.
(c)
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 five (5) 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 such
Warrant is exercised.
(d)
No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata
exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares
issued upon such exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or
down to the nearest whole number.
(e)
If the Company or its Transfer Agent shall fail for any reason or
for no reason to issue to the holder within ten (10) days of
receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, a certificate for the
number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is entitled or to
credit the holder’s balance account with The Depository Trust
Company for such number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is
entitled upon the holder’s exercise of this Warrant, the
Company shall, in addition to any other remedies under this Warrant
or otherwise available to such holder, pay as additional damages in
cash to such holder on each day the issuance of such certificate
for Warrant Shares is not timely effected an amount equal to 0.025%
of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Warrant Shares not
issued to the holder on a timely basis and to which the holder is
entitled, and (B) the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock for the
Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date which the
Company could have issued such Common Stock to the holder without
violating this Section 2.
(f)
If within ten (10) days after the Company’s receipt of the
Exercise Delivery Documents, the Company fails to deliver a new
Warrant to the holder for the number of Warrant Shares to which
such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2 hereof, then, in
addition to any other available remedies under this Warrant or the
Placement Agent Agreement, or otherwise available to such holder,
the Company shall pay as additional damages in cash to such holder
on each day after such tenth (10 th ) day that such
delivery of such new Warrant is not timely effected in an amount
equal to 0.25% of the product of (A) the number of Warrant Shares
represented by the portion of this Warrant which is not being
exercised and (B) the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock for the
Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date which the
Company could have issued such Warrant to the holder without
violating this Section 2.
Section
3.
Covenants as to Common Stock . The Company hereby 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 and free from all taxes, liens
and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(c)
During the period within which the rights represented by this
Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have
authorized and reserved at least one hundred percent (100%) of the
number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise
of the rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of
said shares will at all times be less than or equal to the
applicable Warrant Exercise Price. If at any time the Company does
not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized
and available, then the
Company shall call and
hold a special meeting of its stockholders within sixty (60) days
of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock.
(d)
The Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or
automated quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain
such listing of, and other shares of capital stock of the Company
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any
shares of the same class shall be listed on such national
securities exchange or automated quotation system.
(e)
The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation
or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, cons
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