WARRANT ISSUED 01/11/2000 TO CGTF, LLC
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE
NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MUST BE HELD INDEFINITELY
UNLESS
SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES
LAWS OR DISPOSED OF PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS.
WARRANT
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Company: PCSupport.com, Inc., a Nevada corporation
Number of Shares: 240,000
Class of Stock: Common Stock
Issue Date: January 11, 2000
Expiration Date: January 11, 2002
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the adequacy and receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, PCSupport.com, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
hereby
certifies that CGTF, LLC, and its successors and assigns, are entitled
to
purchase from the Company TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND (240,000) fully
paid
and non-assessable shares of Common Stock of the Company at any time and
from
time to time on and after the date hereof until 12:00 midnight New York
local
time on January 11, 2002 at an exercise price of ONE DOLLAR AND FORTY
CENTS
($1.40) per share of Common Stock, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set
forth.
1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following
terms
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have the following definitions:
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" means all shares of Common
Stock
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issued or issuable by the Company after the date of this Warrant, except
for
shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon (i) the exercise of
currently
outstanding options or warrants or (ii) the conversion of currently
outstanding
Convertible Securities.
"Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, $.001 par
value per
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share, and includes shares of any new class of the Company's securities
which
are not limited to a fixed sum or percentage of par value in respect of
the
rights of the holders thereof to participate in dividends and in the
distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company.
"Company" is defined in the introduction above.
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"Conversion Date" means the date that the Company receives this
Warrant
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pursuant to the Warrantholders' conversion right pursuant to Section 4
hereof,
or on such later date as specified by the Warrantholders.
"Convertible Securities" means evidence of indebtedness, shares
of
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stock or other securities which are at any time directly or indirectly
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
"Current Market Price" of a share of Common Stock or of any
other
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security as of a relevant date means: (i) the Fair Value thereof as
determined
in accordance with clause (ii) of the definition of Fair Value with
respect to
Common Stock or any other security that is not listed on a national
securities exchange or traded on the over-the-counter market or quoted
on NASDAQ
(including the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board), and (ii) the average of
the daily
closing prices for the twenty (20) trading days before such date
(excluding any
trades which are not bona fide arm's length transactions) with respect
to Common
Stock or any other security that is listed on a national securities
exchange or
traded on the over-the-counter market or quoted on NASDAQ (including the
OTC
Electronic Bulletin Board). The closing price for each day shall be (i)
the last
sale price of shares of Common Stock or such other security, regular
way, on
such date or, if no such sale takes place on such date, the average of
the
closing bid and asked prices thereof on such date, in each case as
officially
reported on the principal national securities exchange on which the same
are
then listed or admitted to trading, or (ii) if no shares of Common Stock
or if
no securities of the same class as such other security are then listed
or
admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of
the
reported closing bid and asked prices thereof on such date in the over-
the-
counter market as shown by the National Association of Securities
Dealers
automated quotation system or, if no shares of Common Stock or if no
securities
of the same class as such other security are then quoted in such system,
as
published by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated or any similar
successor organization, and in either case as reported by any member
firm of the
New York Stock Exchange selected by the Warrantholders.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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"Exercise Period" means the period commencing on the Issue Date
and
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ending at 12:00 midnight New York local time on the Expiration Date.
"Exercise Price" means One Dollar and Forty Cents ($1.40), as
may be
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adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 6.
"Expiration Date" is defined in the introduction above.
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"Fair Value" means: (i) with respect to a share of Common Stock
or any
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other security, the Current Market Price thereof, and (ii) with respect
to any
other property, assets, business or entity, an amount determined in
accordance
with the following procedure: The Company and the holders of the
Warrants and
Warrant Shares, as applicable, shall use their best efforts to mutually
agree to
a determination of Fair Value within ten (10) days of the date of the
event
requiring that such a determination be made. If the Company and such
holders
are unable to reach agreement within said ten (10) day period, the
Company and
such holders shall within ten (10) days of the expiration of the ten
(10) day
period referred to above each retain a separate independent investment
banking
firm (which firm shall not be the investment banking firm regularly
retained by
the Company). If either the Company or such holders fails to retain
such an
investment banking firm during such period, then the independent
investment
banking firm retained by such holders or the Company, as the case may
be, acting
alone, shall take the actions outlined below. Such firms shall
determine
(within thirty (30) days of their being retained) the Fair Value of the
security, property, assets, business or entity, as the case may be, in
question
and deliver their opinion in writing to the Company and to such holders.
If
such firms cannot jointly make the determination, then, unless otherwise
directed by agreement of the Company and such holders, such firms, in
their sole
discretion, shall choose another investment banking firm independent of
the
Company and such holders, which firm shall make the determination and
render an
opinion as promptly as practicable. In either case, the determination
so made
shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and such holders. The
fees and
expenses of any such determination made by any and all such independent
investment banking firms shall be paid 50% by the Company and 50% by the
Warrantholders. If there is more than one holder of Warrants, and/or
Warrant
Shares entitled to a determination of Fair Value in any particular
instance,
each action to be taken by the holders of such Warrants and/or Warrant
Shares
under this Section shall be taken by a majority in interest of such
holders and
the action taken by such majority (including as to any mutual agreement
with the
Company with respect to Fair Value and as to any selection of investment
banking
firms) shall be binding upon all such holders. In the case of a
determination
of the Fair Value per share of Common Stock, the Company and such
holders shall
not take into consideration, and shall instruct all such investment
banking
firms not to take into consideration, any premium for shares
representing
control of the Company, any discount for any minority interest therein
or any
restrictions on transfer under applicable federal and state securities
laws or
otherwise.
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"Issue Date" is defined in the introduction above.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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"Warrant(s)" means this Warrant and any warrants issued in
exchange or
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replacement of this Warrant or upon transfer hereof.
"Warrantholder(s)" means CGTF, LLC and its successors and
assigns.
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"Warrant Shares" means shares of Common Stock issuable to
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Warrantholders pursuant to this Warrant.
2. Exercise of Warrant. This Warrant may be exercised, in whole
or in
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part, at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period by
written
notice to the Company and upon payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price for
the shares of Common Stock in respect of which the warrant is exercised.
3. Form of Payment of Exercise Price. Anything contained herein
to the
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contrary notwithstanding, at the option of the Warrantholders, the
Exercise
Price may be paid in any one or a combination of the following forms:
(a) by
wire transfer to the Company, (b) by the Warrantholders' cashier's or
bank check
to the Company, and/or (c) by the surrender to the Company of Warrants,
Warrant
Shares, Common Stock and/or other securities of the Company and/or any
subsidiaries of the Company having a Fair Value equal to the Exercise
Price.
4. Cashless Exercise/Conversion. In lieu of exercising this
Warrant as
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specified in Sections 2 and 3 above, the Warrantholders may from time to
time at
the Warrantholders' option convert this Warrant, in whole or in part,
into a
number of shares of Common Stock of the Company determined by dividing
(A) the
aggregate Fair Value of such shares or other securities otherwise
issuable upon
the exercise of this Warrant minus the aggregate Exercise Price of such
shares
by (B) the Fair Value of one such share.
5. Certificates for Warrant Shares: New Warrant. part, at The
Company
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agrees that the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued to
the
Warrantholders as the record owner of such Warrant Shares as of the
close of
business on the date on which payment for such Warrant Shares has been
made (or
deemed to be made by conversion) in accordance with the terms of this
Warrant.
Certificates for the Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the
Warrantholders
within a reasonable time, not exceeding five (5) business days, after
this
Warrant has been exercised or converted. A new Warrant representing the
number
of shares, if any, with respect to which this Warrant remains
exercisable also
shall be issued to the Warrantholders within such time so long as this
Warrant
has been surrendered to the Company at the time of exercise.
6. Adjustment of Exercise Price, Number of Shares and Nature of
Securities
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Issuable Upon Exercise of Warrants.
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(a) Exercise Price: Adjustment of Number of Shares. The
Exercise
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Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter
provided.
Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price (except for any adjustment
under
Section 6(b), in which case the number of shares that can be purchased
will not
be adjusted), the Warrantholders shall thereafter be entitled to
purchase, at
the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment, a number of shares
determined
by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
adjustment
by the number of shares purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to
such
adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price
resulting from
such adjustment.
(b) Adjustment of Exercise Price Upon Issuance of Common
Stock. If
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and whenever after the date hereof the Company shall (i) reprice any
outstanding
options, warrants, or Convertible Securities or (ii) issue or sell
Additional
Shares of Common Stock or options, warrants or Convertible Securities to
any
person solely by virtue of such person's holding outstanding options,
warrants
or
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Convertible Securities, then, if the lowest price relating to any such
repricing, issuance or sale, is lower than the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such repricing, issuance or sale, then the Exercise
Price
shall be reduced to equal such lowest price.
No adjustment of the Exercise Price, however, shall be
made in an
amount less than $.01 per share, but any such lesser adjustment shall be
carried
forward and shall be made at the time and together with the next
subsequent
adjustment which, together with any adjustments so carried forward,
shall amount
to $.10 per share or more.
The provisions of this Section 6(b) shall not apply to
any
Additional Shares of Common Stock which are distributed to holders of
Common
Stock pursuant to a stock split or dividend for which an adjustment is
provided
for under Section 6(e).
(c) Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger
or Sale.
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If any capital reorganization of the Company or reclassification of the
capital
stock of the Company, or any consolidation or merger of the Company with
another
corporation, or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets to
another corporation shall be effected in such a way that holders of
Common Stock
shall be entitled to receive cash, stock, securities or assets with
respect to
or in exchange for Common Stock, then, as a condition of such
reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale, lawful and adequate
provisions
shall be made whereby the Warrantholders shall thereafter have the right
to
purchase and receive upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions
specified
in this Warrant upon exercise of this Warrant and in lieu of the shares
of the
Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the
exercise of the rights represented hereby, such cash, shares of stock,
securities or assets as may be issued or payable with respect to or in
exchange
for a number of outstanding shares of Common Stock equal to the number
of shares
of such Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable
upon the
exercise of the rights represented hereby, and in any such case
appropriate
provision shall be made with respect to the rights and interest of the
Warrantholders to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without
limitation, provisions for adjustments of the Exercise Price and of the
number
of shares purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant)
shall
thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be, in relation to any shares
of
stock, securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the exercise
hereof. The
Company shall not effect any consolidation, merger or sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company unless prior to or
simultaneous
with the consummation thereof the successor corporation (if other than
the
Company) resulting from such consolidation, merger or purchase of such
assets
shall assume, by written instrument executed and mailed or delivered to
the
Warrantholders, the obligation to deliver to such Warrantholders such
cash (or
cash equivalent), shares of stock, securities or assets as, in
accordance with
the foregoing provisions, the Warrantholders may be entitled to receive
and
containing the express assumption of such successor corporation of the
due and
punctual performance and observance of each provision of this Warrant to
be
performed and observed by the Company and of all liabilities and
obligations of
the Company hereunder; provided, however, in the case during the 18-
month period
following the Issue Date of any consolidation or merger of the Company
with
another corporation or the sale of all or substantially all of its
assets to
another corporation effected in such a manner that the holders of Common
Stock
shall be entitled to receive stock, securities or assets with respect to
or in
exchange for Common Stock, then, at the election of each Warrantholder,
in lieu
of receiving such stock, securities or assets, such Warrantholder shall
receive
cash equal to the Fair Value of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of the
Warrant, less the Exercise Price payable upon exercise thereof.
(d) Company to Prevent Dilution. In case at any time or from
time
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to time conditions arise by reason of action taken by the Company, which
are not
adequately covered by the provisions of this Section 6, and which might
materially and adversely affect the exercise rights of the
Warrantholders under
any provision of this Warrant, unless the adjustment necessary shall be
agreed
upon by the Company and the Warrantholders, the Board of Directors of
the
Company shall appoint a firm of independent certified public accountants
of
recognized national standing (who have not been employed by the Company
within
the last five years), acceptable to the Warrantholders, who at the
Company's
expense shall give their opinion upon the adjustment, if any, on a basis
consistent with the standards established in the other provisions of
this
Section 6, necessary with respect to the Exercise Price and the number
of shares
purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants, so as to preserve, without
dilution,
the
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exercise rights of the Warrantholders. Upon receipt of such opinion,
such Board
of Directors shall forthwith make the adjustments described therein;
provided
that no such adjustments shall have the effect of increasing the
Exercise Price
or decreasing the number of Warrant Shares as otherwise determined
pursuant to
this Section 6.
(e) Stock Splits, Stock Dividends and Reverse Splits. In
case at
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any time the Company shall subdivide its outstanding shares of Common
Stock into
a greater number of shares or shall effect a stock dividend, the
Exercise Price
in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or stock dividend shall
be
proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable
pursuant to this Warrant immediately prior to such subdivision or stock
dividend
shall be proportionately increased, and conversely, in case at any time
the
Company shall combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller
number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
combination shall be proportionately increased and the number of shares
of
Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately
prior to
such combination shall be proportionately reduced.
(f) Dissolution, Liquidation and Wind-Up. In case the Company
shall,
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at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant, dissolve, liquidate
or wind
up its affairs, the Warrantholders shall be entitled, upon the exercise
of this
Warrant, to receive in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company
which
such Warrantholders would have been entitled to receive, the same kind
and
amount of assets as would have been issued, distributed or paid to such
Warrantholders upon any such dissolution, liquidation or winding up with
respect
to such shares of Common Stock of the Company, had such Warrantholders
been the
holders of record of the Warrant Shares receivable upon the exercise of
this
Warrant on the record date for the determination of those persons
entitled to
receive any such liquidating distribution.
7. Special Agreements of the Company.
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(a) Reservation of Shares. The Company covenants and agrees
that
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all Warrant Shares will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid
and
nonassessable and free from all preemptive rights of any Shareholder,
and from
all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The
Company
further covenants and agrees that during the period within which the
rights
represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all
times have
authorized, and reserved, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock
to
provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. The
Company
hereby covenants and agrees to take all such action as may be necessary
to
assure that the par value per share of the Common Stock is at all times
equal to
or less than the Exercise Price.
(b) Avoidance of Certain Actions. The Company will not, by
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amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any
reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, issue or sale of securities
or
otherwise, avoid or take any action which would have the effect of
avoiding the
observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or
performed
hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in
carrying
out all of the provisions of this Warrant and in taking all of such
action as
may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the
Warrantholders against dilution or other impairment of their rights
hereunder.
(c) Securing Governmental Approvals. If any shares of Common
Stock
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required to be reserved for the purposes of exercise of this Warrant
require
registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any
federal
law (other than the Securities Act) or under any state law before such
shares
may be issued upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company will, at its
expense,
as expeditiously as possible, cause such shares to be duly registered or
approved, as the case may be.
(d) Listing on Securities Exchanges; Registration. If, and
so long
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as, any class of the Company's Common Stock shall be listed on any
national
securities exchange (as defined in the Exchange Act) or quoted on
NASDAQ, the
Company will, at its expense, obtain and maintain the approval for
listing or
quotation, as the case may be, upon official notice of issuance of all
Warrant
Shares, and maintain the listing or quotation, as the case may be, of
Warrant
Shares after their issuance; and the Company will so list on such
national
securities exchange or have quoted on NASDAQ, will register under the
Exchange
Act (or any similar statute then in effect), and will maintain such
listing or
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quotation of, any other securities that at any time are issuable upon
exercise
of this Warrant if and at the time any securities of the same class
shall be
listed on such national securities exchange by the Company or quoted on
NASDAQ.
(e) Information Rights. So long as the Warrantholders hold
this
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Warrant and/or any of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall deliver to
the
Warrantholders (i) promptly after mailing, copies of all communications
to the
shareholders of the Company, (ii) within ninety (90) days after the end
of each
fiscal year of the Company, the annual audited financial statements of
the
Company certified by the independent public accountants of recognized
standing,
and (iii) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first
three
quarters of each fiscal year, the Company's quarterly, unaudited
financial
statements.
(f) Preemptive Rights. In the event the Company offers to
the
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Company's shareholders the right to purchase any securities of the
Company, then
all shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Warrants shall be
deemed to
be issued and outstanding and held by the Warrantholders and the
Warrantholders
shall be entitled to participate in such rights offering.
(g) Compliance with Law. The Company shall comply with all
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applicable laws, rules and regulations of the United States and of all
states,
municipalities and agencies and of any other jurisdiction applicable to
the
Company and shall do all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in
full
force and effect and in good standing its corporate existence and
authority
necessary to continue its business.
8. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing
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fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.
With
respect to any fraction of a share called for upon exercise hereof, the
Company
shall pay to the Warrantholder an amount in cash equal to such fraction
multiplied by the Current Market Value of one share of Common Stock.
9. Notices of Stock Dividends, Subscriptions, Reclassifications,
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Consolidations, Mergers, etc. If at any time: (i) the Company shall
declare a
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cash dividend (or an increase in the then existing dividend rate), or
declare a
dividend on Common Stock payable otherwise than in cash out of its net
earnings
after taxes for the prior fiscal year; or (ii) the Company shall
authorize the
granting to the holders of Common Stock of rights to subscribe for or
purchase
any shares of capital stock of any class or of any other rights; or
(iii) there
shall be any capital reorganization, or reclassification, or redemption
of the
capital stock of the Company, or consolidation or merger of the Company
with, or
sale of all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation
or firm;
or (iv) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or
winding up of the Company, then the Company shall give to the
Warrantholders at
the addresses of such Warrantholders as shown on the books of the
Company, at
least twenty (20) days prior to the applicable record date hereinafter
specified, a written notice summarizing such action or event and stating
the
record date for any such dividend or rights (or, if a record date is not
to be
selected, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record
entitled to
such dividend or rights are to be determined), the date on which any
such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of assets,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective,
and the
date as of which it is expected the holders of Common Stock of record
shall be
entitled to effect any exchange of their shares of Common Stock for cash
(or
cash equivalent), securities or other property deliverable upon any such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of assets,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
10. Registered Holder; Transfer of Warrants or Warrant Shares.
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(a) Maintenance of Registration Books; Ownership of this
Warrant.
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The Company shall keep at its principal office a register in which the
Company
shall provide for the registration, transfer and exchange of this
Warrant. The
Company shall not at any time, except upon the dissolution, liquidation
or
winding-up of the Company, close such register so as to result in
preventing or
delaying the exercise or transfer of this Warrant.
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(b) Exchange and Replacement. This Warrant is exchangeable
upon
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surrender hereof by the registered holder to the Company at its
principal office
for new Warrants of like tenor and date representing in the aggregate
the right
to purchase the number of shares purchasable hereunder, each of such new
Warrants to represent the right to purchase such number of shares as
shall be
designated by said registered holder at the time of surrender. Subject
to
compliance with all restrictions and provisions of this Warrant, this
Warrant
and all rights hereunder are transferable in whole or in part upon the
books of
the Company by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly
authorized
attorney, and new Warrants shall be made and delivered by the Company,
of the
same tenor and date as this Warrant but registered in the name of the
transferee(s), upon surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed, to said
office of
the Company accompanied by a Form of Assignment in the form attached
hereto as
Exhibit "B". Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to
it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and
upon
surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company
will make
and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor, in lieu of this Warrant,
without
requiring the posting of any bond or the giving of any other security,
and the
Warrantholders will indemnify and hold the Company harmless against all
claims,
losses, liabilities, damages, deficiencies, costs and expenses,
including
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses of investigation and defense
incurred,
suffered or accrued by any of them, directly or indirectly, as a result
of or
based upon the making or deliverance of such new Warrant. This Warrant
shall be
promptly cancelled by the Company upon the surrender hereof in
connection with
any exchange, transfer or replacement. The Company shall pay all
expenses, taxes
and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution
and
delivery of Warrants pursuant to this Section 10.
(c) Warrants and Warrant Shares Not Registered. The
Warrantholders,
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by accepting this Warrant, acknowledge that this Warrant and the Warrant
Shares
are not being registered under the Securities Act on the grounds that
the
issuance of this Warrant and the offering and sale of such Warrant
Shares are
exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as not
involving any public offering, and the Warrantholders represent that
they are
acquiring this Warrant for investment and not with a view to
distribution.
11. Registration.
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(a) Registration Under the Securities Act. The Warrant and
the
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Warrant Shares and any of the other securities issuable upon exercise of
the
Warrant have not been registered under the Securities Act for public
resale.
Upon exercise, in part or in whole, of the Warrant, certificates
representing
the shares of Common Stock and any other securities issuable upon
exercise, of
the Warrant (collectively, the "Warrant Securities") shall bear the
following
legend:
The securities represented by this certificate have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") for public resale, and may not be offered or
sold
except pursuant to (i) an effective registration statement
under the
Securities Act, or (ii) an opinion of counsel, if such opinion
shall
be reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the issuer, that an
exemption
from registration under the Securities Act is available.
(b) Piggyback Registration. If the Company proposes for any
reason
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to register Primary Shares (as hereinafter defined) under the Securities
Act
(other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act
or any
successor forms thereto) by filing a registration statement with the
Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and such registration,
together with
any prior registration(s) of Primary Shares (as hereinafter defined)
(other than
on Form S-4 or Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act or any
successor
forms thereto), would cause the Company to have registered in excess of
$3,000,000 of Primary Shares (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8
promulgated
under the Securities Act or any successor forms thereto), then the
Warrantholders shall be entitled to piggyback registration rights, as
set forth
herein, with respect to such registration and all subsequent
registrations of
Primary Shares or Other Shares (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8
promulgated
under the Securities Act or any successor forms thereto). If the Company
proposes for any reason to register Primary Shares or Other Shares, and
such
registration is a registration as to which the Warrantholders have
piggyback
registration rights pursuant to the previous sentence, the Company shall
promptly give
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written notice to the Warrantholders of its intention to so register
such
Primary Shares or Other Shares and, upon the written request, delivered
to the
Company within 15 days after delivery of any such notice by the Company,
of the
Warrantholders to include in such registration Warrant Securities (which
request
shall specify the number of Warrant Securities proposed to be included
in such
registration), the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best
efforts to
cause all such Warrant Securities of the Warrantholders delivering such
notice
to be included in such registration on the same terms and conditions as
the
securities otherwise being sold in such registration; provided, however,
that if
the managing underwriter, if any, for the offering advises the Company
that the
inclusion of all Warrant Securities requested to be included in such
registration would interfere with the successful marketing (including
pricing)
of the Primary Shares or Other Shares proposed to be registered by the
Company,
then the number of Primary Shares, Warrant Securities and Other Shares
proposed
to be included in such registration shall be included in the following
order:
(i) if the Company proposes to register Primary Shares:
(A) first, the Primary Shares; and
(B) second, the Warrant Securities and Other
Shares
requested to be included in such registration (or, if necessary, such
Warrant
Securities and Other Shares pro rata among the holders thereof based
upon the
number of Warrant Securities and Other Shares requested by each such
holder); or
(ii) if the Company proposes to register Other Shares
pursuant
to a request for registration by the holders of such Other Shares:
(A) first, the Other Shares held by the parties
demanding
such registration;
(B) second, the Warrant Securities and Other
Shares (other
than shares registered pursuant to Section 11(b)(ii)(A) hereof)
requested to be
registered by the holders thereof (or, if necessary, pro rata among the
holders
thereof based on the number of Warrant Securities and Other Shares
requested to
be registered by such holders); and
(C) Third, the Primary Shares.
For purposes hereof the term "Other Shares" means at any time those
shares
of Common Stock held by any person (or issuable upon exercise or
conversion of
any security held by such person) that do not constitute Primary Shares
or
Warrant Securities. The term "Primary Shares" means at any time the
authorized
but unissued shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock held by
the
Company in its treasury.
(c) Covenants of the Company With Respect to Registration.
In
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connection with any registration under Section 11(b) hereof, the Company
covenants and agrees as follows:
(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable best
efforts
to have any registration statements declared effective at the earliest
possible
time, and shall furnish the holders desiring to sell Warrant Securities
such
number of prospectuses as shall reasonably be requested.
(ii) The Company shall pay all costs (excluding any
underwriting
or selling commissions or other charges of any broker-dealer or any
attorney or
other person acting on behalf of holders of Warrant Securities), fees
and
expenses in connection with all registration statements filed pursuant
to
Sections 11(b) hereof including, without limitation, the Company's legal
and
accounting fees, printing expenses, blue sky fees and expenses.
(iii) The Company will take all necessary action which
may be
reasonably required in qualifying or registering the Warrant Securities
included
in a registration statement for offering
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and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the states requested
by the
holders of Warrant Securities.
(iv) The Company shall indemnify each of the holders of
the
Warrant Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement and
each
person, if any, who controls such holder within the meaning of Section
15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss,
claim,
damage, expense or liability (including all expenses reasonably incurred
in
investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to
which any
of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or
otherwise, arising from such registration statement; provided, however,
that the
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Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such
untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made
therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to
the Company by or on behalf of the holder specifically for inclusion
therein.
(v) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed as
requiring the Warrantholders to exercise the Warrant prior to the
initial filing
of any registration statement or the effectiveness thereof.
(vi) If the offering is underwritten, the Company shall
furnish
to each holder of Warrant Securities participating in the offering and
to each
underwriter a signed counterpart, addressed to such holder or
underwriter, of
(i) an opinion of counsel to the Company, dated the effective date of
such
registration statement (and, an opinion dated the date of the closing
under the
underwriting agreement), and (ii) a "cold comfort" letter dated the
effective
date of such registration statement (and, if such registration includes
an
underwritten public offering, a letter dated the date of the closing
under the
underwriting agreement) signed by the independent public accountants who
have
issued a report on the Company's financial statements included in such
registration statement, in each case covering substantially the same
matters
with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus included
therein) and, in the case of such accountants' letter, with respect to
events
subsequent to the date of such financial statements, as are customarily
covered
in opinions of issuer's counsel and in accountants' letters delivered to
underwriters in underwritten public offering of securities that utilize
the
particular form of registration statement which is then being utilized
by the
Company.
(vii) The Company shall as soon as practicable after the
effective date of the registration statement, and in any event within 15
months
thereafter, make "generally available to its security holders" (within
the
meaning of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) an earnings statement
(which need
not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and
covering
a period of at least 12 consecutive months beginning after the effective
date of
the registration statement.
(viii) The Company shall deliver promptly to each holder
of
Warrant Securities participating in the offering requesting the
correspondence
and memoranda described below and the managing underwriter copies of all
correspondence between the Commission and the Company, its counsel or
auditors
and all memoranda relating to discussions with the Commission or its
staff with
respect to the registration statement and permit the holder and
underwriter to
do such investigation, upon reasonable advance notice, with respect to
information contained in or omitted from the registration statement as
it deems
reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities laws or rules
of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"). Such
investigation
shall include access to books, records and properties and opportunities
to
discuss the business of the Company with its officers and independent
auditors,
all to such reasonable extent and at such reasonable times and as often
as any
such holder shall reasonably request as it deems necessary to comply
with
applicable securities laws or NASD rules.
(ix) Until the earlier of (A) one year following the
effectiveness of a registration statement filed pursuant to Section
11(b) hereof
or (B) until all of the Warrant Securities are sold, the Company shall
notify
the holder of such Warrant Securities on a timely basis at any time when
a
prospectus relating to such Warrant Securities is required to be
delivered under
the Securities Act, of the
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happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in
such
registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement
of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances then existing and, at the request of the holder, prepare
and
furnish to the holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to
or an
amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter
delivered to the offerees of such shares, such prospectus shall not
include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to
be stated therein or necessary to make statements therein not misleading
in
light of the circumstances then existing.
12. Representation and Warranties. The Company hereby represents
and
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warrants to and covenants with Warrantholder that:
(a) Organization and Capitalization of the Company. The
Company is a
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corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws
of the State of Nevada. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital of
the
Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock of which
6,425,569 shares
of Common Stock are issued and outstanding. The Company has, and at all
times
during the Exercise Period will have, reserved for issuance pursuant to
the
Warrants that number of shares of Common Stock that are issuable
pursuant to the
Warrants. No unissued shares of Common Stock are reserved for any
purpose other
than for issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants, except that there
are
896,438 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise
of
outstanding warrants and options. All of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock
have been validly issued without violation of any preemptive or similar
rights,
are fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with
all
federal and applicable state securities laws.
(b) Authority. The Company has full corporate power and
authority
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to execute and deliver this Warrant, to issue the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, and to perform all of its
obligations
hereunder, and the execution, delivery and performance hereof has been
duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part. This Warrant
has been
duly executed on behalf of the Company and constitutes the legal, valid
and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
(c) No Legal Bar. Neither the execution, delivery or
performance of
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this Warrant nor the issuance of the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon
exercise of this Warrant will (a) conflict with or result in a violation
of the
Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company, (b) conflict with
or result
in a violation of any law, statute, regulation, order or decree
applicable to
the Company or any affiliate, (c) require any consent or authorization
or filing
with, or other act by or in respect of any governmental authority, or
(d) result
in a breach of, constitute a default under or constitute an event
creating
rights of acceleration, termination or cancellation under any mortgage,
lease,
contract, franchise, instrument or other agreement to which the Company
is a
party or by which it is bound.
(d) Validity of Shares. When issued upon the exercise of
this
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Warrant as contemplated herein, the shares of Common Stock so issued
will have
been validly issued and will be fully paid and nonassessable. On the
date
hereof, the par value of the Common Stock is less than the Exercise
Price per
share of Common Stock.
(e) Rule 144. The Company covenants that it will file, on a
timely
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basis, all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act
and the
Exchange Act, and it will take such further action as any Warrantholders
may
request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such
Warrantholders to sell Warrant Shares without registration under the
Securities
Act within the limitation of the conditions provided by (i) Rule 144
under the
Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or (ii)
any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Securities and
Exchange
Commission. Upon the request of any holder of Warrant Shares, the
Company will
deliver to such holder a written statement verifying that it has
complied with
such information requirements.
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13. Miscellaneous Provisions.
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(a) CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE.
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(i) THE VALIDITY OF THIS WARRANT, ITS CONSTRUCTION,
INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO
SHALL BE
DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA.
(ii) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS
ARISING
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN
THE
FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS LOCATED IN CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK,
OR, AT
THE SOLE OPTION OF THE WARRANTHOLDER, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH THE
WARRANTHOLDER SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH
HAS
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. THE PARTIES
EXPRESSLY SUBMIT AND CONSENT IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY
ACTION OR
PROCEEDING COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY
OBJECTION WHICH EITHER MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION
AND
HEREBY CONSENT TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS
DEEMED
APPROPRIATE BY ANY SUCH COURT. FURTHERMORE, THE COMPANY AND
WARRANTHOLDER EACH
WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY
HAVE TO
ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF "FORUM NON CONVENIENS" OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO
THE
EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 12(a)
(ii).
(iii) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY AND
WARRANTHOLDER
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HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR
CAUSE OF
ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT. IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, A
COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY
THE
COURT.
(b) Notices. All notices or demands by any party relating to
this
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Warrant shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested,
or by
receipted overnight delivery service to the Company and Warrantholder,
as the
case may be, at their addresses set forth below:
If to Company: Suite 280, 4400 Dominion Street
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5G 4G3
Attention: David W. Rowat, Vice President,
Finance and
Business Development
If to Warrantholder: 200 North Westlake Boulevard, Suite 205
Westlake Village, California 91362
Attention: Charles Gunn
The parties hereto may change the address at which they
are to
receive notices hereunder by notice in writing in the foregoing manner
given to
the other. All notices or demands sent in accordance with this Section
13(b)
shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or
three
(3) calendar days after the deposit thereof in the mail or one (1)
calendar day
after deposit thereof with an overnight delivery service.
(c) Successors and Assigns. This Warrant shall bind and
inure to
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the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the
parties
hereto. Warrantholder and its successors and assigns may assign this
Warrant and
its rights and duties hereunder. The Warrantholder reserves the right to
sell,
assign and/or transfer all or any part of, or any interest in
Warrantholder's
rights and benefits hereunder.
(d) Attorneys' Fees. Should the Company or any Warrantholder
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retain counsel for the purpose of enforcing, or preventing the breach
of, any
provision hereof including the institution of any
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action or proceeding, whether by arbitration, judicial or quasi-judicial
action
or otherwise, to enforce any provision hereof or for damages for any
alleged
breach of any provision hereof, or for a declaration of such party's
rights or
obligations hereunder, then, whether such matter is settled by
negotiation, or
by arbitration or judicial determination, the prevailing party shall be
entitled
to be reimbursed by the losing party for all costs and expenses incurred
thereby, including reasonable attorneys' fees for the services rendered
to such
prevailing party.
(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Warrant
sets
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forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
transactions
contemplated hereby. The failure of any party to seek redress for the
violation
or to insist upon the strict performance of any term of this Warrant
shall not
constitute a waiver of such term and such party shall be entitled to
enforce
such term without regard to such forbearance. This Warrant may be
amended, the
Company may take any action herein prohibited or omit to take action
herein
required to be performed by it, and any breach of or compliance with any
covenant, agreement, warranty or representation may be waived, only if
the
Company has obtained the written consent or written waiver of the
majority in
interest of the Warrantholders, and then such consent or waiver shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which
given.
(f) Severability. If any term of this Warrant as applied to
any
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person or to any circumstance is prohibited, void, invalid or
unenforceable in
any jurisdiction, such term shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without in any way
affecting any
other term of this Warrant or affecting the validity or enforceability
of this
Warrant or of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(g) Headings. The headings in this Warrant are inserted only
for
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convenience of reference and shall not be used in the construction of
any of its
terms.
(h) Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
All
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representations, warranties and covenants contained herein shall survive
the
exercise or conversion of this Warrant (or any part hereof) or the
termination
or expiration of the rights hereunder. The Warrantholder and each holder
of
Warrant Shares shall continue to be entitled to the rights contained
herein
indefinitely until, by their respective terms, they are no longer
operative.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be
signed
by its duly authorized officers effective as of the date first set forth
above.
PCSupport.com, Inc.
a Nevada corporation,
By: /s/ Michael G. McLean
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Name: Michael G. McLean
Title: President and CEO
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EXHIBIT "A"
FORM OF EXERCISE
(To be signed only upon exercise of Warrant)
To: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
The undersigned, the holder of the within Warrant, hereby
irrevocably
elects to exercise the purchase right represented by such Warrant for,
and to
purchase thereunder, _____________* shares of Common Stock of
_______________
and herewith makes payment therefor by the following method or methods
described
in the Warrant ___________________________________, and requests that
the
certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to,
______________________, whose address is
_________________________________________.
Dated: ____________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as
specified
on the face of the Warrant)
_________________________________________________________________
(Address)
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* Insert here the number of shares called for on the face of the
Warrant (or,
in the case of a partial exercise, the portion thereof as to which
the
Warrant is being exercised), in either case without making any
adjustment
for additional Common Stock or any other stock or other securities
or
property or cash which, pursuant to the adjustment provisions of
the
Warrant, may be deliverable upon exercise.
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EXHIBIT "B"
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
(To be signed only upon transfer of Warrant)
For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and
transfers
unto _____________________________ the right represented by the within
Warrant
to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock of ____________________ to
which the
within Warrant relates, and appoints ___________________________ as
Attorney-in-
Fact to transfer such right on the books of ________________________
with full
power of substitution in the premises. The Warrant being transferred
hereby is
the Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued by PCSupport.com, Inc. as of
January
11, 2000.
Dated: ____________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as
specified
on the face of the Warrant)
_________________________________________________________________
(Address)
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