展品4.5
本证券以及依据本证券行使而发行的证券均未且不会在1933年修正版《美国证券法》(以下简称“美国证券法”)或美国各州证券法下进行注册。持有人通过购买此类证券,同意为公司的利益,此类证券只能被直接或间接地(A)向公司;(B)根据《美国证券法》下的S注册并符合适用的当地法律和法规在美国以外转让;(C)根据《美国证券法》规定的免注册的情况下执行(I)其下的规则144,如果可用或(II)其下的规则144A,如果可用,并且,在两种情况下,符合美国适用的州证券法律,或(D)在不要求根据《美国证券法》或美国适用的州证券法律进行注册的交易中,并且,在(C)(I)或(D)情况下,或如果公司要求,卖方已向公司提供一份对公司认可的有关此等问题的意见书,其形式和内容合理令公司满意。
本权证及其行权后可发行的证券未经或将不会在美国证券法下注册,或任何美国州的证券法下注册。本权证在美国境内或由美国人或身在美国的人或代表账户或利益行使,除非在此权证行使后可发行的普通股已根据美国证券法和任何此类州的适用证券法规注册或可获得豁免。"美利坚合众国"和"美国人"的定义遵照美国证券法下"S注册"规定。
本保证证书如未在或之前行使,则作废
下午5点(纽约时间)2028年9月17日之前
此保证书可转让。
权证证书
NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
2024年9月17日
认股权证编号 LW#2-2024 | 2,816,742份认股权证(“认股权证”),每份认股权证都有权在调整后获得尼欧宝Developments Ltd.的一份普通股。 |
这是为了证明,收到相应价值,Lind全球资产管理III有限责任公司("持有人)有权认购和购买多达 2,816,742充分支付且不可评估的普通股份(根据此处调整,"权证 股票)NioCorp Developments Ltd.("公司)的购买价格("行使价格”) of 2.308美元每份认股权证,直至2028年9月17日(纽约时间) 5:00到期时间”).
认股权证可在本认股权证日期起至到期时间之间的任何时间内、时常行使,全部或部分,但须根据下文规定的条款和条件。
所有提及的金额均指美国合法货币,除非另有规定。
1. | 解释 |
在本权证证书中,除非上下文另有要求,否则以下表达式具有以下含义:
(a) | “第十章 转让证券 第10.1节 交易 如果发行受托人证明,债券持有人可以交换并迅速交付发行受托人这样的证明,无论是有欠款未偿还,还是实质性周转的时候,都可以在世界范围范围内经由源和债券市场交易。”表示一年中除了纽约、温哥华、多伦多之外的星期六、星期天或法定节假日以外的任何一天,且该日交易所正常营业; |
(b) | “普通股份。”代表公司的普通股股本; |
(c) | “当前市价”代表在任何特定日期,交易所成交量加权平均交易价(如果普通股未在交易所上市和挂牌交易,则为可能上市或报价普通股的其他股票交易所或场外市场)为结束前三个交易日的20个交易日。 |
(d) | “交易所” 表示纳斯达克证券交易所有限责任公司,或其他上市或报价普通股的证券交易所; |
(e) | “交易日“”表示在交易所上交易了不少于一个整轮的普通股的交易日; |
(f) | “美国个人“”表示根据美国证券法下规则902(k)定义的“美国人”; |
(g) | “董事会“” 意指已修订的1933年美国证券法; |
(h) | ““VWAP”表示任何日期上任何证券的美元成交量加权平均价格,在纳斯达克资本市场(或如果纳斯达克资本市场不是该证券的主要交易市场,那么在该证券的主要证券交易所或证券市场上,在该证券上从美国东部时间上午9:30开始,到美国东部时间下午4:00结束,在该证券上由彭博社通过其“VAP”功能报告的美元成交量加权平均价格(设置为9:30开始时间和16:00结束时间);如果上述情况不适用,则为在该证券的场外市场上,该证券的电子公告板在美国东部时间上午9:30开始,到美国东部时间下午4:00,在彭博社报告的美元成交量加权平均价格,或者如果没有任何市场商报告该证券的美元成交量加权平均价格,则该证券市场制造商的最高收盘买入价与最低收盘卖出价的平均值从The Pink Open Market(或类似的机构或代理机构继承其报告价格的功能)或其他方式获得。如果无法计算该日期上该安全的VWAP,则该日期上该安全的VWAP将是我们和债券持有人共同确定的公平市场价值。如果我们和债券持有人无法就该证券的公平市场价值达成一致意见,那么这种争议应根据条款中规定的程序解决。对于所有这些决定应适当调整任何股票股利、股票分割、股票组合、资本重组或其他类似交易的加权平均价格。“成交量加权平均交易价格,指在相关时间段内交易所上的普通股的价格;以及 |
(i) | “权证证书“"代表着这张代表权证的证书。 |
2. | 行使权证。 |
(a) | 认股权证可以由持有人在其位于科罗拉多州的主要办公室向公司递交书面行使通知书来全面或部分行使,行使时间由持有人自行决定,附表A附有相应形式。在到期时间之前,确定有关认股权证正行使的认股权证股数,并全额支付购买认股权证股份的购买价格,并附有本认股权证的原件。如果持有人在到期时间之前认购并购买的认股权证股份数量少于本认股权证下应认购并购买的全部认股权证股份数量,公司应向持有人发行一份新的证书,形式与本认股权证相同并做出适当变更,该证书 |
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将由快递同时交付给持有人,与持有人一起通过快递交付代表认购的权证股份。 | ||
(b) | 持有人对权证进行正当行使后,认购的权证股份将被视为已经发行为全额支付且无须评估的股份,并且应发行权证股份的人将被视为在行使日成为该权证股份的记录持有人,除非公司的转让簿在该日期关闭,在这种情况下,认购的权证股份将被视为已经发行,并且该人将被视为在转让簿重新开放的日期成为该权证股份的记录持有人,并且该权证股份将以行使日有效的行使价格发行。 |
(c) | 尽管持有人已经部分行使了认股权证,认股权证可以在到期时间之前的任何时候(随时)行使,行使所有或任何部分尚未发行给持有人的认股权证股份。在美国行使任何认股权证或者为任何美国人账户或利益而行使时,持有人应被视为已声明并保证其遵守下文第19(b)节中规定的再销售和转让限制。 |
(d) | 公司的过户簿在行使权证后的第三个业务日内开放,公司将尽最大努力请快递送达权证股票认购数量的证书给被指定的股票持有人(如行使通知书中规定的),送达地址为行使通知书中规定的地址,随后五(5)个业务日内,或者如果没有发行证书,公司将指示将权证股票记录在直接登记或其他电子簿记入系统中。然而,如果没有发行证书,则这些权证股票可能以受限的CUSIP发行。 |
(e) | The Warrants and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act. The Warrants may not be exercised within the United States or by or on behalf of a U.S. Person unless registered or exempt from the registration requirements thereunder. |
(f) | Subject to the terms hereof, this Warrant Certificate may be transferred, subject to the terms set forth in the Transfer Form attached hereto. No transfer of this Warrant Certificate shall be effective unless this Warrant Certificate is accompanied by a duly executed Transfer Form or other instrument of transfer in such form as the Corporation may from time to time prescribe, together with such evidence of the genuineness of each endorsement, execution and authorization and of other matters as may be required by the Corporation, and delivered to the Corporation. No transfer of this Warrant Certificate shall be made if, in the opinion of counsel to the Corporation, such transfer would result in the violation of any applicable securities laws. Subject to the foregoing, the Corporation shall issue and mail, as soon as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days of the receipt by the Corporation of this Warrant Certificate and the Transfer Form, a new Warrant Certificate (with or without legends as determined by the Corporation) registered in the name of the transferee or as the transferee may direct and shall take all other necessary actions to effect the transfer as directed. |
3. | Rights of Holder Before Exercise of Warrants |
The Holder shall not have any rights whatsoever as a shareholder in respect of the Warrant Shares until the Warrants are exercised, in whole or in part, and payment for the Warrant Shares thereby purchased has been made.
4. | Adjustments to Number or Kind of Securities Issuable on Exercise |
(a) | If, at any time prior to the Expiry Time, there occurs: |
(i) | a reclassification or redesignation of the Common Shares or any other capital reorganization other than a Common Share Reorganization (as defined below); or |
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(ii) | a consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or entity or an arrangement with any other corporation or entity which results in the cancellation, reclassification or redesignation of the Common Shares or a change or conversion of the Common Shares into other shares or securities or the holders of the Common Shares becoming entitled to receive shares or other securities of the other corporation or entity, or the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to another corporation or entity or the Corporation being controlled (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) by another corporation or entity; |
(any such event being herein called a “Capital Reorganization”), then, immediately upon the effective time of such Capital Reorganization and at all times thereafter, a Holder who exercises its right to subscribe for Warrant Shares shall be entitled to be issued and receive and shall accept for the same aggregate consideration, upon such exercise, in lieu of the number of Warrant Shares to which it was theretofore entitled upon exercise of the Warrants, the kind and aggregate number of shares or other securities or property of the Corporation or of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Capital Reorganization or any other corporation that the Holder would have been entitled to be issued and receive upon such Capital Reorganization if, immediately prior to the effective time thereof, it had been the registered holder of the number of Warrant Shares to which it was theretofore entitled upon exercise of the Warrants.
(b) | If necessary as a result of any Capital Reorganization, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the application of the provisions of this section with respect to the rights and interest thereafter of the Holder to the end that the provisions set forth in this section shall thereafter correspondingly be made applicable as nearly as may reasonably be practicable in relation to any shares or other securities or property thereafter issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of the Warrants. |
(c) | If at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry Time any adjustment or readjustment in the Exercise Price shall occur pursuant to the provisions of subsection 5(a), then the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the subsequent exercise of the Warrants shall be simultaneously adjusted or readjusted, as the case may be, by multiplying the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment by a fraction which shall be the reciprocal of the fraction employed in the adjustment or readjustment of the Exercise Price. |
5. | Adjustment of Exercise Price |
(a) | If, at any time prior to the Expiry Time, the Corporation shall: |
(i) | subdivide the outstanding Common Shares into a greater number of shares; |
(ii) | consolidate the outstanding Common Shares into a lesser number of shares; or |
(iii) | make a distribution (other than a distribution referred to in subsections 4(b) or 4(c) of this Warrant Certificate) to the holders of all or substantially all of the Common Shares payable in Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares; |
(any such event being herein called a “Common Share Reorganization”), then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, effective immediately after the effective date or record date at which holders of Common Shares are determined for the purposes of the Common Share Reorganization, by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such effective date or record date by a fraction of which:
A. | the numerator shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on such effective date or record date before giving effect to such Common Share Reorganization; and |
B. | the denominator shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such Common Shares Reorganization, including, without limitation, in the case of a distribution of securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares, the number of Common Shares |
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that would have been outstanding if such securities had been exchanged for or converted into Common Shares on such date. |
To the extent that any adjustment in the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this subsection (a) as a result of the fixing by the Corporation of a record date for the distribution of securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares, the Exercise Price shall be readjusted immediately after the expiration of any relevant exchange or conversion right to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect based upon the number of Common Shares actually issued and remaining issuable pursuant to such exchangeable or convertible securities after such expiration.
(b) | If, at any time prior to the Expiry Time, the Corporation shall fix a record date for the issue to the holders of all or substantially all of the Common Shares of rights, options or warrants under which such holders are entitled, during a period expiring not more than 45 days after the record date for such issue (which period is herein called the “Rights Period”), to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares at a price per share to the holder (or, in the case of securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares, at an exchange or conversion price per share) of less than 95% of the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on such record date (any such event being herein called a “Rights Offering”), the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, effective immediately after the record date, to a price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect on such date by a fraction of which: |
(i) | the numerator shall be the aggregate of: |
(A) | the number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date for the Rights Offering; and |
(B) | the number determined by dividing: |
(I) | either |
(x) | the product of the number of Common Shares offered for issue during the Rights Period upon exercise of the rights, warrants or options under the Rights Offering and the price at which such Common Shares are offered; or |
(y) | the product of the exchange or conversion price of the securities so offered and the number of Common Shares for or into which the securities so offered pursuant to the Rights Offering are exchangeable or convertible; |
as the case may be, by;
(II) | the Current Market Price of the Common Shares as of the record date for the Rights Offering; and |
(ii) | the denominator shall be the aggregate of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date and the number of Common Shares offered pursuant to such Rights Offering (or the number of Common Shares into which the securities so offered may be exchanged or converted). |
If by the terms of the rights, options or warrants referred to in this subsection (b), there is more than one purchase, conversion or exchange price per Common Share, the aggregate price of the total number of additional Common Shares offered for subscription or purchase, or the aggregate conversion or exchange price of the convertible securities so offered, shall be calculated for purposes of the adjustment on the basis of the lowest purchase, conversion or exchange price per Common Share, as the case may be. Any Common Shares owned by or held for the account of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation shall be deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. To the extent that any adjustment in the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this subsection (b) as a result
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of the fixing by the Corporation of a record date or the distribution of rights, options or warrants referred to in this subsection (b), the Exercise Price shall be readjusted immediately after the expiration of any relevant exchange, conversion or exercise right to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect based upon the number of Common Shares actually issued and remaining issuable after such expiration.
(c) | If, at any time prior to the Expiry Time, the Corporation shall issue or distribute to the holders of all or substantially all of the Common Shares: |
(i) | Common Shares or other securities of the Corporation including, without limitation, rights, options or warrants to acquire Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares or any property or asset of the Corporation, (other than rights, options or warrants pursuant to which holders of Common Shares are entitled, during a period expiring not more than 45 days after the record date for such issue, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share (or in the case of securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares at an exchange or conversion price per share at the date of issue of such securities) of at least 95% of the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on such record date), and including, without limitation, evidences of indebtedness, or |
(ii) | any property or other assets including, without limitation, cash; |
and such issuance or distribution does not constitute a Rights Offering or a Common Share Reorganization (any such issuance or distribution being herein called a “Special Distribution”), then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, effective immediately after the record date at which the holders of Common Shares are determined for purposes of the Special Distribution, to a price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect on the record date of the Special Distribution by a fraction of which:
(A) | the numerator shall be the difference between: |
(I) | the product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date and the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on the record date; and |
(II) | the fair market value to the holders of Common Shares, as determined by the board of directors of the Corporation acting reasonably, of the securities, rights, options, warrants, evidences of indebtedness or other assets issued or distributed in the Special Distribution; and |
(B) | the denominator shall be the product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date and the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on the record date. |
Any Common Shares owned by or held for the account of the Corporation or any subsidiary shall be deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of such computation. To the extent that any adjustment in the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this subsection (c) as a result of the fixing by the Corporation of a record date for the distribution of exchangeable or convertible securities or rights, options or warrants referred to in this subsection (c), the Exercise Price shall be readjusted immediately after the expiration of any relevant exchange, conversion or exercise right to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect if the fair market value had been determined on the basis of the number of Common Shares issued and remaining issuable pursuant to such exchangeable or convertible securities immediately after such expiration.
6. | Adjustment Rules |
(a) | Subject to the other provisions of this section 6, any adjustment made pursuant to sections 4 or 5 are cumulative and shall be made successively whenever any event referred to in either of such sections shall occur. |
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(b) | In any case where an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event referred to herein, the Corporation may defer, until the occurrence of such event: |
(i) | issuing to the Holder, by reason of the adjustment required by such event, the additional Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants after such record date and before the occurrence of such event; and |
(ii) | delivering to the Holder any distributions declared with respect to such additional Warrant Shares after the exercise of the Warrants and before such event; |
provided, however, that the Corporation shall deliver to the Holder an appropriate instrument evidencing the Holder’s right, upon the occurrence of the event requiring the adjustment, to an adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and to such distributions declared with respect to any such additional Warrant Shares issuable on the exercise of the Warrants.
(c) | No adjustment in the Exercise Price shall be required unless the adjustment would result in a change of at least 1% in the Exercise Price then in effect and no adjustment shall be made in the number of Warrant Shares issuable on the exercise of the Warrants unless it would result in a change of at least one one-hundredth of a Warrant Share, provided, however, that any adjustments which, except for the provisions of this subsection (c) would otherwise have been required to be made, shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. |
(d) | No adjustment in the Exercise Price or in the number or kind of securities issuable on exercise of the Warrants shall be made in respect of any event described in sections 4 or 5 if the Holder is entitled to participate in such event on the same terms mutatis mutandis as if the Holder had exercised the Warrants prior to or on the effective date or record date, as the case may be, of such event. |
(e) | If the Corporation shall set a record date to determine shareholders for the purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend or distribution or any subscription or purchase rights and shall, thereafter and before the distribution to such shareholders of any such dividend, distribution or subscription or purchase rights, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend, distribution or subscription or purchase rights, no adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of these Warrants shall be required by reason of the setting of such record date. |
(f) | In the absence of a resolution of the directors of the Corporation fixing a record date for a stock dividend or other distribution comprising a Common Share Reorganization, a Rights Offering or a Special Distribution, the Corporation shall be deemed to have fixed as the record date therefor the effective date of such event. |
(g) | The Corporation will not, whether pursuant to an adjustment under sections 4 and 5 or any other circumstances, be obligated to issue any fraction of a Warrant Share on any exercise or partial exercise of the Warrants. If any fractional interest in a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this section 5(g), be issuable upon the exercise or partial exercise of the Warrants, the number of Warrant Shares issuable shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. |
(h) | In the event of any question arising with respect to the adjustments provided for in sections 4 or 5, such question shall conclusively be determined by a firm of reputable chartered accountants appointed by the Corporation, which accountants may be the Corporation’s auditors. Such accountants shall have access to all necessary records of the Corporation and such determination shall be binding upon the Corporation and the Holder. |
7. | Proceedings Prior to Action Requiring Adjustment |
(a) | As a condition precedent to the taking of any action that would require an adjustment pursuant to sections 4 or 5, the Corporation shall take or cause to be taken all such action as, in the opinion of counsel of the |
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Corporation, may be necessary in order that the Holder shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of the Warrants, the shares or other securities or property provided for under the provisions hereof. | ||
(b) | Adjustments to the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to this Warrant Certificate may be subject to the prior approval of the Exchange. |
8. | Notice |
At least twenty-one days prior to any record date or effective date, as the case may be, for any event which requires or might require an adjustment in any of the rights of the Holder under this Warrant Certificate, including the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares that are purchasable under this Warrant Certificate, the Corporation will deliver to the Holder, at the Holder’s registered address, a certificate of the Corporation specifying the particulars of such event and, if determinable, the required adjustment and the calculation of such adjustment. In case any adjustment has been given that is not then determinable, the Corporation will promptly after such adjustment is determinable deliver to the Holder, at the Holder’s registered address, a certificate providing the calculation of such adjustment. The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that the register of transfers and share transfer books for the Warrant Shares will be open, and that the Corporation will not take any action that might deprive the Holder of the opportunity of exercising the rights of subscription contained in this Warrant Certificate, during such twenty-one day period.
9. | Replacement |
Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Corporation of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant Certificate and, if requested by the Corporation, upon delivery of a bond of indemnity satisfactory to the Corporation (or, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate), the Corporation will issue to the Holder a replacement certificate (containing the same terms and conditions as this Warrant Certificate).
10. | Covenants |
The Corporation covenants with the Holder that so long as any obligations of the Corporation under this Warrant Certificate remain outstanding:
(a) | it will use its reasonable best efforts to at all times maintain its existence; will carry on and conduct its business in a prudent manner in accordance with industry standards and good business practice, and will keep or cause to be kept proper books of account in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, subject to the completion of a Capital Reorganization in accordance with subsection 10(g) below; |
(b) | it will cause the certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares, from time to time, subscribed and paid for, upon the exercise of the Warrants, to be duly issued and delivered in accordance with the conditions hereof or cause such Warrant Shares to be entered into a direct registration or other electronic book-entry system if no certificates are issued, provided that, if no certificates are issued, such Warrant Shares may be issued with a restricted CUSIP; |
(c) | all Warrant Shares which shall be issued upon exercise of the Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price shall be fully paid and non-assessable shares; |
(d) | it will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Warrant Shares for the purpose of enabling it to satisfy its obligation to issue Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants; |
(e) | it will maintain the listing of the Common Shares on the Exchange and the status of the Corporation as a reporting issuer not in default and otherwise remain in full compliance with the periodic reporting and other substantive requirements under the securities legislation of each of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick until the Expiry Time unless the Corporation shall become merged into, or amalgamated with, or otherwise acquired by, another issuer and the shareholders of the Corporation shall receive cash from or publicly traded shares of such other issuer; |
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(f) | except as required by law, it will not close its transfer books or take any other action which might deprive the Holder of the opportunity of exercising its right to subscribe for Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant during the period of twenty-one days after the giving of a notice required by section 8 or unduly restrict such opportunity; |
(g) | it shall not complete or facilitate a Capital Reorganization if the effect of such Capital Reorganization is that: |
(i) | all or substantially all of its assets become the property of, or are under the control of, or it is controlled (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) by, any other person (an “Acquiring Person”); and |
(ii) | holders of Common Shares receive any other security in replacement of, or in addition to, their Common Shares; |
unless, at or prior to or contemporaneously with the effective time of such Capital Reorganization, the Corporation and the Acquiring Person shall have executed such instruments and done such things as the Corporation, acting reasonably, considers necessary or advisable to establish that upon the consummation of such transaction:
(iii) | the Acquiring Person will have assumed all the covenants and obligations of the Corporation under this Warrant Certificate, and |
(iv) | the Warrant and the terms set forth in this Warrant Certificate will be a valid and binding obligation of the Acquiring Person entitling the Holder, as against the Acquiring Person, to all the rights of the Holder under this Warrant Certificate. |
The Acquiring Person shall possess, and from time to time may exercise, each and every right and power of the Corporation under this Warrant in the name of the Corporation or otherwise and any act or proceeding by any provision hereof required to be done or performed by any director or officer of the Corporation may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like directors or officers of the Acquiring Person.
(h) | generally it will well and truly perform and carry out all of the acts or things to be done by it as provided by this Warrant Certificate. |
11. | Representations and Warranties |
The Corporation represents and warrants to the Holder that:
(a) | it has obtained all required corporate authorization for creation and issue of the Warrants and the performance of its obligations in connection with the Warrants and has provided for the issuance, subject only to receipt by the Corporation of the Exercise Price, of the Warrant Shares which Warrant Shares, when issued, will be issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares; |
(b) | it has obtained all regulatory approvals (including, without limitation, the approvals of the Exchange) necessary or desirable for the issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares to the Holder and the Warrant Shares, when issued, will be listed and posted for trading on the Exchange; |
(c) | it is a “reporting issuer” not in default under the applicable securities legislation of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick; |
(d) | the execution, delivery and performance by the Corporation of this Warrant Certificate will not violate any provision of the constating documents of the Corporation or any material contract to which the Corporation is a party or by which the Corporation is bound, nor will it create an event of default thereunder; and |
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(e) | this Warrant Certificate is a valid and enforceable obligation of the Corporation, enforceable in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant Certificate. |
12. | Time of the Essence |
Time shall be of the essence of this Warrant Certificate.
13. | Governing Law |
This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. The Holder irrevocably attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia.
14. | Headings |
The division of this Warrant Certificate into sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Warrant Certificate. The section headings in this Warrant Certificate are not intended to be full or accurate descriptions of the text to which they refer and shall not be considered part of this Warrant Certificate.
15. | Number and Gender |
In this Warrant Certificate, words (including, without limitation, defined terms) in the singular include the plural and vice-versa and words in one gender include all genders.
16. | Invalidity |
If any provision of this Warrant Certificate is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction from which no further appeal lies or is taken, that provision shall be deemed to be severed herefrom, and the remaining provisions of this Warrant Certificate shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable.
17. | Amendment |
This Warrant Certificate may only be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by a written agreement signed by the Corporation and the Holder.
18. | Further Assurances |
The Corporation shall do such acts and shall execute such documents and will cause the doing of acts and will cause the execution of such further documents as are within its power in order to give full effect to the provisions of this Warrant Certificate.
19. | Hold Periods, Legends and Re-sale Restrictions |
The Holder understands and acknowledges that, until such time as the Warrant Shares are no longer restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144(a)(3) under the U.S. Securities Act, the Warrant Shares may not be offered or sold or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person, and it will not deposit any of the Warrant Shares with Cede & Co. or any successor thereto, nor will it transfer or sell any Warrant Shares over the facilities of the Exchange and it will also cause any nominee holding the Warrant Shares on its behalf to comply with the foregoing re-sale and transfer restrictions. In addition, if the Warrants are exercised in the United States or by or on behalf of a U.S. Person, the Holder exercising such Warrants will be deemed to have represented to the Corporation that the Holder has implemented appropriate internal controls and procedures to ensure that the Warrant Shares shall be properly identified in its records as restricted securities under the U.S. Securities Act that are subject to the re-sale and transfer restrictions set forth herein notwithstanding the absence of a U.S. restrictive
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legend or a definitive physical certificate, as contemplated by the parties and in reliance on the foregoing representation of the Holder.
20. | Successors and Assignment |
Subject to compliance with all applicable securities legislation and the approval of the Exchange (if required in the circumstances), this Warrant Certificate and the rights evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may be transferred or assigned at the discretion of the Holder.
This Warrant Certificate shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Corporation, the Holder and their successors. Reference in this Warrant Certificate to a “successor” of any body corporate shall be construed so as to include, but not limited to:
(a) | any amalgamated or other corporation of which such body corporate or any of its successors is one of the amalgamating or merging corporations; |
(b) | any corporation resulting from any court approved arrangement of which such body corporate or any of its successors is a party; |
(c) | any corporation resulting from the continuance of such body corporate or any successor of it under the laws of another jurisdiction of incorporation; and |
(d) | any successor (determined as aforesaid or in any similar or comparable procedure under the laws of any other jurisdiction) of any corporation referred to in clause (a), (b) or (c). |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation has caused this Warrant Certificate to be executed by its duly authorized officer.
NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
Per: | /s/ Neal S. Shah | |
Neal S. Shah | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
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SCHEDULE “A”
WARRANT EXERCISE FORM
TO: NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD. (the “Corporation”)
In accordance with the provisions of a warrant certificate dated September 17, 2024 between the undersigned and the Corporation (the “Warrant Certificate”), the undersigned hereby exercises the Warrants, as indicated below:
# of Warrant Shares Purchased | Exercise Price/Share | Total Price | ||
$ | $ |
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Warrant Certificate.
In connection with the exercise of the Warrant Certificate, the undersigned represents as follows: (Please check the ONE box applicable):
☐ 1. The undersigned hereby certifies that (i) at the time of exercise, it is not a U.S. Person and did not execute this Warrant Exercise Form while within the United States; (ii) it is not exercising any of the Warrants represented by the Warrant Certificate by or on behalf of any U.S. Person or any person who is within the United States; (iii) no “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”)) have been engaged in by the undersigned or on the undersigned’s behalf; and (iv) has in all other respects complied with the terms of an Off-Shore Transaction in compliance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
☐ 2. The undersigned holder (i) acquired the Warrants as a part of a private placement offering in the United States; (ii) is exercising the Warrants solely for its own account or for the benefit of a U.S. Person or a person in the United States for whose account such holder acquired the Warrants in the private placement offering and for whose account such holders exercises sole investment discretion; (iii) was and is, and any beneficial purchaser for whose account such holder acquired the Warrant and is exercising the Warrants was and is, an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act both on the date the Warrants were purchased and on the date hereof; and (iv) the representations and warranties made by the holder or any beneficial purchaser, as the case may be, to the Corporation in connection with the acquisition of the Warrants pursuant to the private placement remain true and correct on the date hereof.
☐ 3. The undersigned is delivering a written opinion of U.S. counsel to the effect that the Warrant Shares to be delivered upon exercise hereof have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act or are exempt from registration thereunder.
Notes:
1. Warrant Shares will not be registered or delivered to an address in the United States unless Box 2 or 3 above is checked and the undersigned, upon exercise, will be deemed to have represented and warranted that it will comply with the re-sale and transfer restrictions set forth in Section 19(b) of the Warrant Certificate.
2. If Box 3 above is checked, holders are encouraged to consult with the Corporation in advance to determine that the legal opinion tendered in connection with the exercise will be satisfactory in form and substance to the Corporation.
3. The terms “United States”, “U.S. Person” and “Off-Shore Transaction” have the meaning ascribed thereto pursuant to Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
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To pay for that portion of the Warrants being exercised, the undersigned encloses a certified cheque or bank draft in United States currency made payable to the Corporation in the amount of $_______.
The undersigned hereby directs that the Warrant Shares be issued as follows:
NAME(S) IN FULL | ADDRESS(ES) | NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES |
The certificate(s) issued representing the Warrant Shares or related entry into a direct registration or other electronic book-entry system to which the undersigned is entitled following this exercise is to be in the name indicated below and, if issued, certificate(s) are to be forwarded to the undersigned at the address set forth below:
Name: | ||
Address: | ||
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If the Warrant Exercise Form indicates that Warrant Shares are to be issued to a person or persons other than the registered holder of the Warrant Certificate, the signature on this Warrant Exercise Form must be guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, or eligible guarantor institution with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program. The guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Signature Guaranteed”.
Dated this __________________________ day of _________________, 20___
Medallion Signature Guarantee Stamp of Holder | Signature of Holder | |
Witness | Signature of Holder | |
Name of Holder | ||
Name of Authorized Representative | ||
Address of Holder |
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TRANSFER FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “Transferor”) hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ________________________________, (the “Transferee”) (include name and address of the transferee) ____________________ (number of Warrants) Warrants exercisable for common shares of NioCorp Developments Ltd. (the “Corporation”) registered in the name of the undersigned on the register of the Corporation maintained therefor, and hereby irrevocably appoints the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation as the attorney of the undersigned to transfer the said securities on the books maintained by the Corporation with full power of substitution.
Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meaning set out in the attached Warrant Certificate dated September 17, 2024 (the “Warrant Certificate”).
DATED this _______ day of ___________________, 20___.
Medallion Signature Guarantee Stamp of Holder | Signature of Transferor | |
Name of Transferor | ||
Name of Authorized Representative | ||
Address of Holder |
THE UNDERSIGNED HERBY CERTIFIES AND DECLARES that the Warrants are not being offered, sold, pledged or transferred to, or for the account or benefit of, a “U.S. person” (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”)) or a person within the United States unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration requirements is available, and an opinion of counsel confirming same, in form and substance acceptable to the Corporation and its counsel, or such other evidence as the Corporation may require, has been delivered to the Corporation. The undersigned Transferor understands and agrees that it shall bear all costs associated with (i) obtaining any legal opinion tendered to the Corporation and (ii) the issuance of any new Warrant Certificate and any applicable transfer fees thereto, in connection with the transfer of Warrants in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and is encouraged to consult with the Corporation in advance to determine that the legal opinion tendered in connection with such transfer will be satisfactory in form and substance to the Corporation.
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It is understood that the Corporation may require additional evidence necessary to verify the foregoing.
DATED this _______ day of ___________________, 20___.
Witness | Signature of Transferee | |
Name of Transferee | ||
Name of Authorized Representative | ||
Address of Transferee |
Note:
The signature of the Transferor must correspond with the name written upon the face of this Warrant Certificate in every particular
without any changes whatsoever.
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