To: Tummus1 who wrote (555 ) 4/18/1998 5:24:00 PM From: Thomas M. Respond to of 1755
sec.gov I vaguely recall $8.40/share + 1 warrant = 1 share. WARRANTS The following is a brief summary of certain provisions of the Warrants. Reference is made to the actual text of the Warrant Agreement between the Company and The Bank of New York (the "Warrant Agent"), a copy of which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part, for a more complete description of the Warrants. See "Additional Information." Exercise Price and Terms. Each Warrant entitles the registered holder thereof to purchase, at any time during the four year period commencing one year after the date of this Prospectus, one share of Common Stock at a price of $ per share (140% of the initial public offering price per share of Common Stock), sub- 46 <PAGE> ject to adjustment in accordance with the anti-dilution and other provisions referred to below. The holder of any Warrant may exercise such Warrant by surrendering the certificate representing the Warrant to the Warrant Agent, with the subscription form thereon properly completed and executed, together with payment of the exercise price. Commencing one year after the date of this Prospectus, the Warrants may be exercised at any time in whole or in part at the applicable exercise price until expiration of the Warrants. No fractional shares will be issued upon the exercise of the Warrants. Adjustments. The exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, including stock dividends, stock splits, combinations or reclassifications of the Common Stock, or sale by the Company of shares of its Common Stock or other securities convertible into Common Stock (exclusive of options and shares under the Plan, and other limited exceptions) at a price below the then-applicable exercise price of the Warrants. Additionally, an adjustment would be made in the case of a reclassification or exchange of Common Stock, consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation) or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, in order to enable warrantholders to acquire the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property receivable in such event by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that might have been purchased upon the exercise of the Warrant. Redemption Provisions. Commencing 18 months after the date of this Prospectus, the Warrants are subject to redemption at $.01 per Warrant on 30 days' prior written notice provided that the average closing bid price of the Common Stock as reported on Nasdaq equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations or reclassifications of the Common Stock), for any 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the fifth trading day prior to the date of the notice of redemption. In the event the Company exercises the right to redeem the Warrants, such Warrants will be exercisable until the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the date for redemption fixed in such notice. If any Warrant called for redemption is not exercised by such time, it will cease to be exercisable and the holder will be entitled only to the redemption price. Transfer, Exchange and Exercise. The Warrants are in registered form and may be presented to the Warrant Agent for transfer, exchange or exercise at any time on or prior to their expiration date five years from the date of this Prospectus, at which time the Warrants become wholly void and of no value. If a market for the Warrants develops, the holder may sell the Warrants instead of exercising them. There can be no assurance, however, that a market for the Warrants will develop or continue. Modification of Warrants. The Company and the Warrant Agent may make such modifications to the Warrants as they deem necessary and desirable that do not adversely affect the interests of the warrantholders. The Company may, in its sole discretion, lower the exercise price of the Warrants for a period of not less than 30 days on not less than thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the warrantholders and the Representative. Modification of the number of securities purchasable upon the exercise of any Warrant, the exercise price and the expiration date with respect to any Warrant requires the consent of two-thirds of the warrantholders. No other modifications may be made to the Warrants, without the consent of two-thirds of the warrantholders. The Warrants are not exercisable unless, at the time of the exercise, the Company has a current prospectus covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and such shares have been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the exercising holder of the Warrants. Although the Company will use its best efforts to have all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants registered or qualified on or before the exercise date and to maintain a current prospectus relating thereto until the expiration of the Warrants, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so. The Warrants are separately transferable immediately upon issuance. Although the Securities will not knowingly be sold to purchasers in jurisdictions in which the Securities are not registered or otherwise qualified for sale, purchasers may buy Warrants in the aftermarket or may move to jurisdictions in which the shares underlying the Warrants are not so registered or qualified during the period that the Warrants are exercisable. In this event, the Company would be unable to issue shares to those persons desiring to exercise their Warrants, and holders of Warrants would have no choice but to attempt to sell the Warrants in a jurisdiction where such sale is permissible or allow them to expire unexercised. Tom