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Exhibit 4.5
Methes Energies International Ltd
Form of Warrant to Purchase ________ Shares
of Common Stock of
Methes Energies International Ltd
(a Nevada corporation)
1. Issuance of Warrant.
Methes Energies International Ltd (the “Company”) hereby grants and issues to _______________, or assigns (the “Warrantholder”), a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase ______ shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”). The Warrant is exercisable for a period of one (1) year commencing from the date the Company starts trading publicly on either NASDAQ or AMEX (the “Exercise Period”), at an exercise price of $ ____ USD per share (the “Exercise Price”). This Warrant may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time during the Exercise Period. The exercise price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant is subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided.
2. Manner of Exercise.
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The Warrant may be exercised, from time to time, in whole or in part, by giving written notice of such exercise to the Company, accompanied by payment in full in cash or certified check to the Company of the Exercise Price of the shares to be purchased. As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after the Warrantholder has given said written notice and made said payment, the Company shall, without charging stock issue or transfer taxes to the Warrantholder, issue the number of shares of duly authorized Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, which shall be duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall deliver to the Warrantholder a certificate or certificates therefor, registered in the Warrantholder’s name. The Warrantholder shall be deemed a stockholder of the Company upon exercise of this Warrant as provided in this Section 2, except that if payment is made by personal check he or she shall not be deemed a stockholder until such time as his or her check has cleared. |
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If this Warrant is exercised in part, it must be exercised for a number of whole shares of Common Stock, and the Warrantholder will be entitled to and shall receive a new Warrant, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, covering the Warrant Shares which have not been exercised. Upon such surrender of this Warrant, the Company will: (i) issue a certificate or certificates, in such denominations as are requested for delivery by the Warrantholder, in the name of the Warrantholder for the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock to which the Warrantholder shall be entitled and, if this Warrant is exercised in whole, in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock to which the Warrantholder may be entitled, pay to the Warrantholder cash in an amount equal to the fair value of such fractional share (determined in such |
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reasonable manner as the Board of Directors of the Company shall from time to time establish); and (ii) deliver the other securities and properties receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant, or the proportionate part thereof if this Warrant is exercised in part, pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant. Upon exercise in accordance with Subsection 2(a) or (b), the Warrantholder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates representing such shares of Common Stock shall not then actually be delivered to the Warrantholder. |
3. Representation of Warrantholder.
By exercising this Warrant, the Warrantholder shall be deemed to have made the following representations:
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The Warrantholder understands and agrees that the shares of Common Stock to be acquired upon exercise of this Warrant will not be registered under the Act and will only be issued to the Warrantholder if an exemption from the registration requirements is available under the Act; and that the shares will not be registered with any state securities commission or authority. The Warrantholder further understands that the shares to be acquired upon exercise of the Warrant may not be offered or sold, unless registered or exempt from registration under the Act and any applicable securities or blue sky laws, and that prior to any such offer or sale, the Company may require, as a condition to effecting a transfer of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant, an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company as to the registration or exemption therefrom under the Act and any state blue sky laws. The Warrantholder also understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Warrant Shares on his, her or its behalf or to assist him, her or it in complying with any exemption from registration. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the registration of the Warrant Shares shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s underwriter, if any. |
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By exercising this Warrant, the Warrantholder acknowledges that he, she or it has, either alone and/or through his, her or its agents, been afforded access to all material information concerning the Company and has received responses to all questions specifically posed to the Company relevant to the issuance of the Warrant to the Warrantholder. Without limiting the foregoing, the Warrantholder, upon exercise of this Warrant, hereby represents that he, she or it has alone and/or through his, her or its agents, had adequate opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from, responsible officers and/or directors of the Company and to conduct any other investigation he deems necessary and appropriate concerning the issuance of the Warrant. Except as set forth herein, the Company has made no representations or warranties to the Warrantholder which have induced, persuaded or stimulated the Warrantholder to exercise the Warrant. |
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(c) |
The Warrantholder acknowledges that the Company will be relying upon the representations made herein in issuing the shares of Common Stock, upon exercise of the Warrant, without registration. |
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The Warrantholder acknowledges that any shares issued pursuant to the exercise of this Warrant shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form: |
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THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (“THE ACT”) AND ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT. THE SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMPANY. |
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4. Exchange, Transfer, Assignment or Loss of Warrant
The Warrant are exchangeable, without expense, at the option of the Warrantholder, upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Company, or at the office of its stock transfer agent, for other Warrant of different denominations entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder. Upon surrender of these Warrant to the Company or at the office of its transfer agent, with the Assignment Form annexed hereto duly executed and funds sufficient to pay any transfer tax, the Company shall, without charge, execute and deliver new Warrant in the name of the assignee named in such instrument of assignment, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrant which carry the same rights upon presentation hereof, at the office of the Company or at the office of its transfer agent, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrant are to be issued and signed by the Warrantholder hereof. The term “Warrant” and /or “Warrants” as used herein includes any Warrant into which this Warrant may be divided or exchanged. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft, or destruction) of reasonably satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation of the Warrant, if mutilated, the Company will execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor.
5. Restrictions.
The Warrantholder shall not be entitled to any dividend declared by the Company, and shall not be entitled to any voting rights by virtue of the Warrant, except with respect to any shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise hereof.
6. Adjustments to Exercise Price.
The price per share at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased hereunder, and the number of such shares to be purchased upon exercise hereof, are subject to change or
adjustment as follows:
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(a) |
In case the Company shall, while this Warrant remains unexercised, in whole or in part, and in force, effect a recapitalization of such character that the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder shall be changed into or become exchangeable for a larger or smaller number of shares, then, after the date of record for effecting such recapitalization, the number of shares of Common Stock which the holder hereof shall be entitled to purchase hereunder shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, in direct proportion to the increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock by reason of such recapitalization, and the purchase price hereunder per share of such recapitalized Common Stock shall, in the case of an increase in the number of such shares, be proportionately reduced, and in the case of a decrease in the number of such shares, shall be proportionately increased. For the purpose of this subsection (a), a stock dividend, stock split or reverse split shall be considered as a recapitalization and as an exchange for a larger or smaller number of shares, as the case may be. |
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In the case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other corporation, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Company, then, as a condition of such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance, adequate provisions shall be made whereby the holder hereof shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in this Warrant and in lieu of shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented hereby, such shares of stock or securities as may be issued in connection with such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance with respect to or in exchange for the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately therefore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented hereby had such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance not taken place, and in any such case appropriate provision shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the holder of this Warrant to the end that the provisions hereof shall be applicable as nearly as may be in relation to any shares of stock or securities thereafter deliverable upon the exercise hereof. |
7. Fractional Shares
No fractional shares or script representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. With respect to any fraction of a share called for upon any exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall pay to the Warrantholder an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the current market value of such fractional share, determined as follows:
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When the Common Stock is listed on NASDAQ or AMEX, the current value shall be the reported last sale price of one share of common Stock. If no such sale is made on such day, the current value shall be the average of the closing bid and asked prices for such day on such exchange or system. |
8. Reservation of Warrant Shares.
The Company agrees that, prior to the expiration of this Warrant, the Company will at all times have authorized and in reserve, and will keep available, solely for issuance or delivery upon the exercise of this Warrant, the shares of Common Stock and other securities and properties as from time to time shall be receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant, free and clear of all restrictions on sale or transfer and free and clear of all preemptive rights and rights of first refusal.
9. Amendment.
This Warrant may be amended upon the written consent of the Company and the Warrantholder.
10. Jurisdiction
This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.
11. Paragraph Headings
Paragraph headings are for purposes of convenience only and should be deemed to have no meaning for purposes of construing this instrument.
EXECUTED as of ___________ 2012.
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Methes Energies International Ltd |
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By: |
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Michel G. Laporte, CEO |
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PURCHASE FORM
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Dated: |
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the within Warrant to the extent of purchasing ___________ shares of Common Stock and hereby makes payment of $________ in payment of the exercise price thereof.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF STOCK
Name
(Please typewrite or print in block letters)
Signature
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED ______________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
Name
(Please typewrite or print in block letters)
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Address |
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Social Security or Employer Identification No. |
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The right to purchase Common Stock represented by this Warrant to the extent of _______ shares as to which such right is exercisable and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the same on the books of the company with full power of substitution. |
Dated: ________,
Signature
Signature Guaranteed:
Social Security Number