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Exhibit 4.8.3




THIRD AMENDMENT TO WARRANT




     THIRD AMENDMENT dated effective as of December 29, 2009 (this “Amendment”), between
DRI CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (“DRI”), and BHC INTERIM FUNDING III, L.P.
(“Holder”) to that certain Warrant dated as of June 30, 2008 (as amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Warrant”).



     WHEREAS, DRI sold the Warrant to Holder, in which Holder purchased certain Capital Stock of
DRI in connection with that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2008, among
DRI, Digital Recorders Inc., a North Carolina corporation, TwinVision of North America, Inc., a
North Carolina corporation, and Holder, as lender (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms used without further
definition herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement and the Loan
Documents;



     WHEREAS, in consideration of and as a condition precedent to that certain Fifth Amendment to
the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof, DRI and Holder have agreed to amend
the Warrant on the terms and subject to satisfaction of the conditions contained herein.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:



     Section 1. Amendment to Warrant.




          (a) Paragraph (A). Paragraph (A) of the Warrant is hereby deleted in its entirety
and the following is hereby substituted therefor:





     THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT, for value received, BHC INTERIM FUNDING III, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, or its registered assigns, (the “Holder”) is
entitled to purchase from DRI CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (the
“Company”), at any time on or after the date hereof and before 5:00 p.m.
(New York time) on June 30, 2013, (i) Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) fully paid and
non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.10 par value per share (the
“A Common Stock”) at a price (the “A Exercise Price”) equal to
$1.00 per share, and (ii) One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000) fully paid and
non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.10 par value per share (the
“B Common Stock” and, together with the A Common Stock, the “Common
Stock”) at a price (the “B Exercise Price” and, together with the A
Exercise Price, the “Exercise Price”) equal to $1.75 per share, payable as
provided below and subject to adjustment pursuant to Article III hereof. The shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are herein called the
“Warrant Shares.”



 









 





     Section 2. Representations and Warranties by DRI. DRI warrants and represents to
Holder that:




          (a) all of the representations and warranties contained in the Warrant and each other Loan
Document to which DRI is a party continue to be true and correct in all material respects as of
the date hereof, as if repeated as of the date hereof, except for such representations and
warranties which, by their terms, are expressly made only as of a previous date;




          (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by DRI is within its
corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part, and
DRI has received all necessary consents and approvals (if any are required) for the execution
and delivery of this Amendment;




          (c) the Organizational Documents of DRI previously delivered to Holder by DRI have not been
amended or modified in any respect as of the date hereof;




          (d) upon its execution, this Amendment shall constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of DRI, enforceable against DRI in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity;




          (e) except as set forth herein or as DRI or its representatives shall have notified Holder
of in writing, DRI is not in default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other
material agreement or material instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound
which could have a Material Adverse Effect;




          (f) neither the execution and delivery of this Amendment, nor the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions hereof will (i) violate any
law or regulation applicable to DRI, (ii) cause a violation by DRI of any order or decree of any
court or government instrumentality applicable to them, (iii) conflict with, or result in the
breach of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other
material agreement or material instrument to which DRI is a party or by which it may be bound,
or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, or encumbrance upon any
property of DRI, except in favor of Holder, to secure the Obligations;




          (g) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;




          (h) since the date of the Loan Parties’ most recent financial statements delivered to
Holder, no change or event has occurred which has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a
Material Adverse Effect; and




          (i) this Amendment and any assignment or other instrument, document or agreement executed
and delivered in connection herewith, will be valid, binding and






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enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.




     Section 3. Miscellaneous.




          (a) This Amendment shall become effective on the date on which Lender shall have received
this Amendment duly executed by DRI and Lender shall have received an amendment fee in the
amount of $5,000.




          (b) The provisions of this Amendment are to be deemed severable, and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision shall not affect or impair the remaining provisions which
shall continue in full force and effect.




          (c) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one
and the same respective agreement. Signature by facsimile shall also bind the parties hereto.




          (d) This Amendment is a Loan Document.




          (e) The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not
affect the construction of this Amendment.




          (f) THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND ARISING HEREFROM (WHETHER ARISING
UNDER CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.




          (g) DRI FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF
ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, AND
IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, SUBJECT TO HOLDER’S ELECTION, ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. DRI FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF
ITS SUBSIDIARIES ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE
OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT. DRI FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES HEREBY WAIVES
PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE
UPON SUCH PERSON BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED TO SUCH
PERSON AT SUCH PERSON’S ADDRESS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 8.6






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OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR AS MOST RECENTLY NOTIFIED BY SUCH PERSON IN WRITING PURSUANT TO
SECTION 8.6 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE TEN (10) DAYS
AFTER THE SAME HAS BEEN POSTED AS AFORESAID.




          (h) DRI FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND HOLDER HEREBY WAIVE THEIR
RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF
THIS AMENDMENT. DRI FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND HOLDER FURTHER WARRANT AND
REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.




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     Dated effective as of the date and year first written above.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	DRI CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
David L. Turney 	 
	 	 	David L. Turney 	 
	 	 	CEO, President and Chairman 	 
	 



Accepted as of the day and year first above written:




BHC INTERIM FUNDING III, L.P.

By: BHC Interim Funding Management III, L.P., its General Partner

By: BHC Investors III, L.L.C., its Managing Member

By: GHH Holdings III, L.L.C.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	By:  	/s/
Gerald H. Houghton 	 	 
	 	Gerald H. Houghton 	 	 
	 	Managing Member 	 	 
	 





SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO WARRANT