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Form of Warrants to purchase shares of common stock: Placement Agents

 
Exhibit 10.4

 
THE WARRANT EVIDENCED OR CONSTITUTED HEREBY,
AND ALL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE HEREUNDER, HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT UNLESS EITHER (i) THE ISSUER HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED IN CONNECTION
WITH SUCH DISPOSITION OR (ii) THE SALE OF SUCH SECURITIES IS MADE PURSUANT TO RULE 144 PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT. 
 
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK 
OF 
CARDIMA, INC. 
 

	 NO.
	 	 April 11, 2003

 
THIS CERTIFIES
THAT, for value received by CARDIMA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),             , or its permitted registered assigns (the
“Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant, at any time or from time to time after the issuance date of this Warrant (the “Effective Date”), and before 5:00 p.m.
Pacific Time on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Expiration Date”), to purchase from the Company the Shares at a per-share price equal to the Purchase Price. Both the number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment and change as provided herein. 
 
1.    CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. As used in this Warrant the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings: 
 
1.1    “Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, par value $.001, of the Company and any other securities at any time receivable or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. 
 
1.2    “Fair Market
Value” of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date shall mean: 
 
(a) If traded on a securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, the Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing prices of Common Stock on such exchange or market over the
last five (5) trading days ending immediately prior to the applicable date of valuation; 
 
(b) If actively traded over-the-counter, the Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid prices over the thirty (10)-day period ending immediately prior to the applicable
date of valuation; and 
 
(c) If there is no active
public market, the Fair Market Value shall be the value thereof, as agreed upon by the Company and the Holder; provided, however, that if the Company and the Holder cannot agree on such value, such value shall be determined by an independent
valuation firm experienced in valuing businesses such as the Company and jointly selected in good 

faith by the Company and the Holder. Fees and expenses of the valuation firm shall be paid for by the Company. 
 
1.3    “Purchase Price”
shall mean a price of $0.935 per share. The Purchase Price, also known as the exercise price, is the price paid by the Holder to the Company upon the exercise of the warrant to purchase the shares, as described in Section 2 herein.

 
1.4    “Registered Holder” shall mean any holder in whose name this Warrant is registered upon the books and records maintained by the Company. 
 
1.5    “Shares”
shall mean                  shares of the Company’s Common Stock. 
 
1.6    “Warrant” as used herein shall include this Warrant and any warrant delivered in
substitution or exchange therefor as provided herein. 
 
2.    EXERCISE OF WARRANT 
 
2.1    Payment. Subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant and applicable securities laws, this Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part at any time or from time to
time, on or before the Expiration Date by the delivery (including, without limitation, delivery by facsimile) of the form of Notice of Exercise attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of
Exercise”), duly executed by the Holder, at the principal office of the Company, and as soon as practicable after such date, surrendering 
 
(a)    this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and 
 
(b)    payment, (i) in cash (by check) or
by wire transfer, (ii) by cancellation by the Holder of indebtedness of the Company to the Holder; or (iii) by a combination of (i) and (ii), of an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock being
purchased upon such exercise by the then effective Purchase Price (the “Exercise Amount”). 
 
2.2    Net Issue Exercise. In lieu of the payment methods set forth in Section 2.1(b) above, the Holder
may elect to exchange all or some of this Warrant for shares of Common Stock equal to the value of the amount of this Warrant being exchanged on the date of exchange. If the Holder elects to exchange this Warrant as provided in this Section
2.2, the Holder shall tender to the Company this Warrant for the amount being exchanged, along with written notice of Holder’s election to exchange some or all of this Warrant, and the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of shares
of Common Stock computed using the following formula: 
 

	 X =
	 	     Y (A-B)    
	  	 
	 	 	 A
	  	 

 

	 Where:
	 	 X =
	  	 The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder.

	
	 	 	 Y =
	  	 The number of shares of Common Stock purchasable under the amount of this Warrant being exchanged (as adjusted to the
date of such calculation).

	
	 	 	 A =
	  	 The Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock.

	
	 	 	 B =
	  	 The Purchase Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).

 

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2.3    “Easy Sale” Exercise. In lieu of the payment methods set forth in Section 2.1(b) above, when permitted by law and applicable regulations (including rules of Nasdaq and National
Association of Securities Dealers (the “NASD”)), the Holder may pay the Exercise Amount through a “same day sale” commitment from the Holder (and if applicable a broker-dealer that is a member of the NASD (an
“NASD Dealer”)), whereby the Holder irrevocably elects to exercise this Warrant and to sell a portion of the shares so purchased to pay the Exercise Amount and the Holder (or, if applicable, the NASD Dealer) commits upon sale
(or, in the case of the NASD Dealer, upon receipt) of such shares to forward the Exercise Amount directly to the Company. 
 
2.4    Stock Certificates; Fractional Shares. As soon as practicable on or after the date of any exercise of
this Warrant, the Company shall issue and deliver to the person or persons entitled to receive the same a certificate or certificates for the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any
fraction of a share equal to such fraction of the current Fair Market Value of one whole share of Common Stock as of such date of exercise. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon an exercise of this
Warrant. 
 
2.5    Partial
Exercise; Effective Date of Exercise. In case of any partial exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall cancel this Warrant upon surrender hereof and shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date for the balance of the shares
of Common Stock purchasable hereunder. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately prior to the close of business on the date of its surrender for exercise as provided above. The person entitled to receive the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of record of such shares as of the close of business on the date the Holder is deemed to have exercised this Warrant. 
 
2.6    Vesting. This Warrant shall
vest fully upon issuance. 
 
3.    VALID
ISSUANCE: TAXES.    All shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the Company shall pay all taxes and other governmental charges that may be
imposed in respect of the issue or delivery thereof. The Company shall not be required to pay any tax or other charge imposed in connection with any transfer involved in the issuance of any certificate for shares of Common Stock in any name other
than that of the Registered Holder of this Warrant, and in such case the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock certificate or security until such tax or other charge has been paid, or it has been established to the
Company’s reasonable satisfaction that no tax or other charge is due. 
 
4.    ADJUSTMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE AND NUMBER OF SHARES.    The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any shares of stock or other
securities or property receivable or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment upon occurrence of the following events: 
 
4.1    Adjustment for Stock Splits, Stock Subdivisions or Combinations of Shares.
The Purchase Price of this Warrant shall be proportionally decreased and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any shares of stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of this Warrant)
shall be proportionally increased to reflect any stock split or subdivision of shares of Common Stock. The Purchase Price of this Warrant shall be proportionally increased and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant (or any shares of stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of this 

 

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Warrant) shall be proportionally decreased to reflect any combination or reverse split of shares of Common Stock. 
 
4.2    Adjustment for Dividends or
Distributions of Stock or Other Securities or Property. In case the Company shall make or issue, or shall fix a record date for the determination of eligible holders entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution with respect to Common
Stock (or any shares of stock or other securities at the time issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) payable in (a) securities of the Company or (b) assets (excluding cash dividends paid or payable solely out of retained earnings), then, in each
such case, the Holder on exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation, effective date or record date of such dividend or other distribution, shall receive, in addition to the shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities)
issuable on such exercise prior to such date, and without the payment of additional consideration therefor, the securities or such other assets of the Company to which the Holder would have been entitled upon such date if the Holder had exercised
this Warrant on the date hereof and had thereafter, during the period from the Effective Date to and including the date of such exercise, retained such shares and all such additional securities or other assets distributed with respect to such shares
as aforesaid during such period giving effect to all adjustments called for by this Section 4. 
 
4.3    Reclassification. If the Company, by reclassification of securities or otherwise, shall change any of the securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant
exist into the same or a different number of securities of any other class or classes, this Warrant shall thereafter represent the right to acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the result of such change with
respect to the securities that were subject to the purchase rights under this Warrant immediately prior to such reclassification or other change, and the Purchase Price therefor shall be appropriately adjusted, all subject to further adjustment as
provided in this Section 4. No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 4.3 upon any conversion or redemption of Common Stock that is the subject of Section 4.5. 
 
4.4    Adjustment for Capital Reorganization, Merger or Consolidation. In case of
any capital reorganization of the capital stock of the Company (other than a combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of shares otherwise provided for herein), or any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (any such transaction a “Sale of the Company”) then, and in each such case, as a part of such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or transfer,
lawful provision shall be made so that the Holder shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant, during the period specified herein and upon payment of the Exercise Amount then in effect, the number of shares of stock or
other securities or property of the successor corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or transfer that a holder of the shares deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant would have been entitled to receive in such
reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer if this Warrant had been exercised immediately before such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or transfer, all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Section 4. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers and to the stock or securities of any other corporation that are at the time receivable upon the exercise of
this Warrant. If the per-share consideration payable to the Holder hereof for shares in connection with any such transaction is in a form other than cash or marketable securities, then the value of such consideration shall be determined in good
faith by the Company’s Board of Directors. In all events, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Warrant with respect to the
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that the provisions of this Warrant shall be applicable after that event, as near as reasonably may be, in relation to any shares or other
property deliverable after that event upon exercise of this Warrant. 
 
4.5    Conversion of Common Stock. In case all or any portion of the authorized and outstanding shares of Common are redeemed or converted or reclassified into other securities or property pursuant
to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise, or Common Stock otherwise ceases to exist, then, in such case, the Holder, upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the date on which Common Stock is so redeemed or converted,
reclassified or ceases to exist (the “Termination Date”), shall receive, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the Termination Date, the
securities or property that would have been received if this Warrant had been exercised in full and the shares of Common Stock received thereupon had been simultaneously converted immediately prior to the Termination Date, all subject to further
adjustment as provided in this Warrant. Additionally, the Purchase Price shall be immediately adjusted to equal the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate Purchase Price of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant
was exercisable immediately prior to the Termination Date by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after the Termination Date, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.

 
5.    CERTIFICATE AS TO
ADJUSTMENTS.    In each case of any adjustment in the Purchase Price, or number or type of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the Chief Financial Officer or Controller of the Company shall compute such adjustment
in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based, including a statement of the adjusted Purchase Price. The Company shall
promptly send (by facsimile and by either first class mail, postage prepaid or overnight delivery) a copy of each such certificate to the Holder. 
 
6.    LOSS OR MUTILATION.    Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the
ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will execute and
deliver in lieu thereof a new Warrant of like tenor as the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant. 
 
7.    RESERVATION OF COMMON STOCK.    The Company hereby covenants that at all times there shall be reserved for issuance and delivery upon exercise of
this Warrant such number of shares of Common Stock or other shares of capital stock of the Company as are from time to time issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and, from time to time, will take all steps necessary to amend its Certificate of
Incorporation to provide sufficient reserves of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. All such shares shall be duly authorized, and when issued upon such exercise, shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free
and clear of all liens, security interests, charges and other encumbrances or restrictions on sale and free and clear of all preemptive rights, except encumbrances or restrictions arising under federal or state securities laws. Issuance of this
Warrant shall constitute full authority to the Company’s officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 
8.    TRANSFER AND
EXCHANGE.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant and compliance with all applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder may be transferred to any Registered Holder’s parent, subsidiary
or affiliate or employee, or, if the Registered Holder is a partnership, to any partner of such Registered Holder, in whole or in part, on 

 

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the books of the Company maintained for such purpose at the principal office of the Company, by the Registered Holder hereof in person, or by
duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant with the Assignment set forth as Exhibit B hereto properly endorsed and upon payment of any necessary transfer tax or other governmental charge imposed upon such transfer. Upon
any permitted partial transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to the Registered Holder a new Warrant or Warrants with respect to the shares of Common Stock not so transferred. Each taker and holder of this Warrant, by taking or holding the
same, consents and agrees that, when this Warrant shall have been so endorsed, the person in possession of this Warrant may be treated by the Company, and all other persons dealing with this Warrant, as the absolute owner hereof for any purpose and
as the person entitled to exercise the rights represented hereby, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that, until a transfer of this Warrant is duly registered on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the
Registered Holder hereof as the owner for all purposes. This warrant may not be assigned or otherwise transferred except as expressly permitted by the first sentence of this Section 8. 
 
9.    RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFER.    The Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees that, absent an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”) covering the disposition or sale of this Warrant or shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise hereof, as the case may be, and registration or qualification under applicable state
securities laws, the Holder will not sell, transfer, pledge, or hypothecate any or all of this Warrant or such shares of Common Stock, as the case may be, unless either (i) the Company has received an opinion of counsel, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such registration is not required in connection with such disposition or (ii) the sale of such securities is made pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act
(“Rule 144”). 
 
10.    COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS.    By acceptance of this Warrant, the Holder hereby represents, warrants and covenants that any shares of stock purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be acquired for investment only and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof; that the Holder has had such opportunity as the Holder has deemed adequate to obtain from representatives of the Company
such information as is necessary to permit the Holder to evaluate the merits and risks of its investment in the Company; that the Holder is able to bear the economic risk of holding such shares as may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of this
Warrant for an indefinite period; that the Holder understands that the shares of stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of this Warrant will not be registered under the Securities Act (unless otherwise required pursuant to exercise by the Holder of
the registration rights, if any, granted to the Registered Holder) and will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 and that the exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available for at least one (1) year
from the date of exercise of this Warrant, subject to any special treatment by the SEC for exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 2.2, and even then will not be available unless a public market then exists for the stock, adequate information
concerning the Company is then available to the public, and other terms and conditions of Rule 144 are complied with; and that all stock certificates representing shares of stock issued to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant or upon conversion
of such shares may have affixed thereto a legend substantially in the following form: 
 
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES ARE
SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED 

 

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OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO
THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. 
 
11.    NO RIGHTS OR LIABILITIES AS STOCKHOLDERS.    This Warrant shall not entitle the Holder to any voting
rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company. In the absence of affirmative action by the Holder to purchase Common Stock by exercise of this Warrant or Common Stock upon conversion thereof, no provisions of this Warrant, and no
enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder hereof shall cause any holder of this Warrant to be a stockholder of the Company for any purpose. 
 
12.    REGISTRATION RIGHTS.    All shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant shall be “Registrable Securities” or such other definition of securities entitled to registration rights pursuant to Exhibit C to this Warrant. 
 
13.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY.    The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Holder that: 
 
13.1    Due Authorization; Consents. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors
and shareholders necessary for (a) the authorization, execution and delivery of, and the performance of all obligations of the Company under, this Warrant, and (b) the authorization, issuance, reservation for issuance and delivery of all of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, has been duly taken. This Warrant constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles. All consents, approvals and authorizations of, and registrations, qualifications and
filings with, any federal or state governmental agency, authority or body, or any third party, required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been obtained. 
 
13.2    Organization. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power to own, lease and
operate its property and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. 
 
13.3    Valid Issuance of Stock. To the best of the Company management’s knowledge, the outstanding shares
of the capital stock of the Company are duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and, except as previously disclosed to the Holder in writing, such shares, and all outstanding options and other securities of the Company, have been
issued in full compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the registration and qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws, or in compliance with applicable 

 

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exemptions therefrom, and all other provisions of applicable federal and state securities laws, including without limitation, anti-fraud
provisions. 
 
13.4    Governmental Consents. All consents, approvals, orders, authorizations or registrations, qualifications, declarations or filings with any federal or state governmental authority on the part of the
Company required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein shall have been obtained prior to and be effective as of the Effective Date. 
 
14.    NOTICES.    Except as may be otherwise provided herein, all notices,
requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Warrant shall be in writing and shall be conclusively deemed to have been duly given (a) when hand-delivered to the other party; (b) when received when sent by facsimile at the address
and number set forth below; (c) three business days after deposit in the U.S. mail with first class or certified mail receipt requested postage prepaid and addressed to the other party as set forth below; or (d) the next business day after deposit
with a national overnight delivery service, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties as set forth below with next-business-day delivery guaranteed, provided that the sending party receives a confirmation of delivery from the delivery service
provider. 
 

	 Company
	 	 Holder

	 CARDIMA, INC.
	 	  

	 47266 Benicia Street
	 	  

	 Fremont, California 94538
	 	  

	 Phone (510) 354-0112
	 	  

	 Fax (510) 354-0300 fax
	 	  

 
Each person making a
communication hereunder by facsimile shall promptly confirm by telephone to the person to whom such communication was addressed each communication made by it by facsimile pursuant hereto but the absence of such confirmation shall not affect the
validity of any such communication. A party may change or supplement the addresses given above, or designate additional addresses, for purposes of this Section 14 by giving the other party written notice of the new address in the manner set forth
above. 
 
15.    HEADINGS.    The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of convenience in reference only, and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof. 
 
16.    LAW GOVERNING/DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 

 
(a)    This Warrant shall be
construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles of such state. 
 
(b)    The parties hereby agree that, in order to obtain prompt and expeditious resolution of any disputes under this
Agreement, each claim, dispute or controversy of whatever nature, arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to without limitation the interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement (an “Arbitrable Claim”), shall be
settled, at the request of any party of this Agreement, exclusively by final and binding arbitration conducted in Los 

 

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Angeles, California. All such Arbitrable Claims shall be settled by a single neutral arbitrator designed by the parties in accordance with
the Commercial Arbitration Rules (“CAR”) then in effect of the American Arbitration Association. Each party hereto expressly consents to, and waives any future objection to, such forum and arbitration rules. Judgment upon any
award may be entered by any state or federal court having jurisdiction thereof. Except as provided herein, the California Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings pursuant to this Section 16. The
parties further agree that the nature, scope and timing of any production of any documents or other information or witnesses in respect of the resolution of any Arbitrable Claim pursuant to this Section 16 shall be in accordance with the CAR.
Adherence to this dispute resolution process shall not limit the right of the parties hereto to obtain any provisional remedy, including without limitation, injunctive or similar relief, from any court of competent jurisdiction as may be necessary
to protect their respective rights and interests pending arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, this dispute resolution procedure is intended to be the exclusive method of resolving any Arbitrable Claim arising out of or relating to
this Agreement. The arbitration procedures shall follow the substantive law of the State of California, including the provisions of statutory law dealing with arbitration, as it may exist at the time of the demand for arbitration, insofar as said
provisions are not in conflict with this Agreement. 
 
17.    NO IMPAIRMENT.    The Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or through reorganization, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities, sale of assets or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of
all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Registered Holder of this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) will not increase the par value of any
shares of stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise, and (b) will take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid
and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant. 
 
18.    NOTICES OF RECORD DATE.    In case: 
 
18.1    the Company shall take a record of the holders of Common Stock (or other stock or securities at the time
receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant), for the purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or to receive any
other right; or 
 
18.2    of
any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another entity, any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, or any conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
to another entity in which holders of the Company’s stock are to receive stock, securities or property of such other entity; or 
 
18.3    of any voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company; or 
 
18.4    of any redemption or conversion of
all outstanding shares of Common Stock; 
 
then, and in each such
case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the Registered Holder of this Warrant a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the
date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up, redemption 

 

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or conversion is to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock or (such stock or
securities as at the time are receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant), shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities), for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to ensure that such notice shall be delivered at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which the event
giving rise to the notice requirement under this Section 18 is to occur. 
 
19.    SEVERABILITY.    If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Warrant is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder
of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Warrant shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. 
 
20.    COUNTERPARTS.    For the convenience of the parties, any number of
counterparts of this Warrant may be executed by the parties hereto and each such executed counterpart shall be, and shall be deemed to be, an original instrument. 
 
21.    NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS.    The Company will not on or after the
date of this Warrant enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holder of this Warrant or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The Company represents and warrants to the
Holder that the rights granted to the Holder hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to holders of the Company’s securities under any other agreements, except rights that have been
waived. 
 
22.    SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS
AND HOLIDAYS.    If the Expiration Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the Expiration Date shall automatically be extended until 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, the next business day. 
 
23.    ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.    This Warrant, together with all the exhibits attached hereto, contains the sole and entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the entire subject matter of this Warrant, and any and all
prior discussions, negotiations, commitments and understandings, whether oral or otherwise, related to the subject matter of this Warrant are hereby merged herein. 
 

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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Warrant as of the Effective Date. 
 

	 HOLDER
	  	 Company

	
	
	  	

	 By:
	  	 By:

	
	 	  	 Mr. Gabriel B. Vegh

	
	  	

	 Printed Name
	  	 
	
	 	  	 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

	
	  	

	 Title
	  	 

 
SIGNATURE
PAGE TO WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK 
 
 

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EXHIBIT A

 
NOTICE OF EXERCISE 
 
(To be executed upon exercise of Warrant) 
 
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right of purchase
represented by the within Warrant Certificate for, and to purchase thereunder, the securities of as provided for therein, and (check the applicable box): 
 

	 ̈	 	tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full in the form of cash or a certified or official bank check in same-day funds in the amount of $____________ for
_________ shares of such securities. 

 

	 ̈	 	Elects the [Net Issue Exercise][Easy Sale Exercise] option pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.3 of the Warrant, and accordingly requests delivery of a net of
______________ of such securities. 

 
Please issue a
certificate or certificates for such securities in the name of, and pay any cash for any fractional share to (please print name, address and social security number): 
 

	
	 Name:
	 	                                      
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    

	
	 Address:
	 	                                      
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    

	
	 Signature:
	 	                                      
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    

 
Note:    The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the first page of this Warrant Certificate or with the name of the assignee appearing in the assignment form below. 
 
If said number of shares shall not be all the shares purchasable under the
within Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate is to be issued in the name of said undersigned for the balance remaining of the shares purchasable thereunder rounded up to the next higher whole number of shares. 
 
 

Exhibit A 

 
EXHIBIT B

 
ASSIGNMENT 
 
(To be executed only upon assignment of Warrant Certificate)

 
For value received, hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
                                 the within Warrant Certificate, together with all
right, title and interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
                                  attorney, to transfer said Warrant
Certificate on the books of the within-named Company with respect to the number of Warrants set forth below, with full power of substitution in the premises: 
 

	

	 Name(s) of Assignee(s)
	 	 Address
	 	 # of Warrants

	

	
	 	 	 	 	 
	

	
	 	 	 	 	 
	

	
	 	 	 	 	 
	

	
	 	 	 	 	 
	

	
	 	 	 	 	 
	

 
And if said number of
Warrants shall not be all the Warrants represented by the Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate is to be issued in the name of said undersigned for the balance remaining of the Warrants registered by said Warrant Certificate. 
 

	 	

	
	 Dated:
	 	 
	 	

	
	 Signature:
	 	 
	 	

 
Notice:    The signature to the foregoing Assignment must correspond to the name as written upon the face of this security in every particular, without alteration or any change whatsoever; signature(s) must be
guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program) pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.

 

Exhibit B 

 
EXHIBIT
C 
 
 
 
 
 

Exhibit CFIRST AMENDMENT TO
                        OPTION AND ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

     This First Amendment to Option and Acquisition Agreement (this "Amendment")
is  made  effective  as of February 26, 2003, by and among the Motor Information
Systems  Division  of  Hearst  Business Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Purchaser"),  Comp-Est,  Inc.,  an  Ohio  corporation  ("Seller"),  and  Chris
Trevethan,  Ryan  Baker,  Joe  Lumbaca,  Matt Shanks, and Amanda Zobel, formerly
known  as  Amanda Anderson, as the present shareholders of Seller (collectively,
the  "Stockholders"),  and  Diane Brooks and Dave Coy, as former shareholders of
Seller  (collectively,  the  "Former  Stockholders") (with Seller executing this
Amendment  on  behalf  of  the  Former  Stockholders).

                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS,  effective  as  of  February  6,  1998,  Purchaser,  Seller,   the
Stockholders, and the Former Stockholders entered into an Option and Acquisition
Agreement  (the  "Agreement"), pursuant to which Purchaser acquired an option to
purchase substantially all of the assets of Seller or all of the shares of stock
held  by  the  Stockholders,  Diane  Brooks  and  Dave  Coy;

     WHEREAS,  pursuant  to  a letter to Seller dated January 8, 2003, Purchaser
exercised  its  option  to purchase substantially all of the assets of Seller as
set  forth  in  the  Agreement;  and

     WHEREAS,  the  parties  wish  to  amend  the Agreement as set forth in this
Amendment.

                                    AGREEMENT

     The  parties,  in  consideration  of  the  mutual  promises  and  covenants
contained  herein,  hereby  agree  as  follows:

     1.  Definitions.

          (a)  The  definition  of the term "Agreement" set forth in the opening
     paragraph  of  the  Agreement  and  as used in this Amendment shall, unless
     context  otherwise  specifies  or  requires, include the Agreement and this
     Amendment,  it  being the intent of the parties that this Amendment and the
     Agreement  shall  be  construed  as  a  single  instrument.

          (b) The parties acknowledge that Seller has redeemed all of the shares
     of  Seller  previously owned by the Former Stockholders and such persons no
     longer own any shares or have any beneficial interest in Seller. Therefore,
     the definition of the term "Stockholders" as used in the Agreement and this
     Amendment  shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the opening paragraph
     of  this  Amendment.

          (c) All other capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
     the  meanings  ascribed  to  such  terms  in  the  Agreement.

     2.  Excluded  Assets.  Section  2.02  of the Agreement is hereby amended to
include  the  following  subsections  after  current  subsection  (d):

     (e)  Owned  Automobiles.  All right, title and interest of Seller in and to
          the  following  automobiles:  (i)  1997  Ferrari  F355  Spider,  VIN#
          ZFFXR48AOV0108684,  (ii)  1998 Corvette, VIN# 161YY2266W5114445, (iii)
          1998 Corvette, VIN# 151YY2266W5107883; and (iv) 1999 Challenger Mobile
          Home;

     (f)  Officer  and  Employee  Receivables.  The  Officer  Loans and Employee
          Advances  as  reflected in the unaudited balance sheet of Seller as of
          and  for  the  fiscal  period  then  ended  December  31,  2002;

     (g)  Checking Account. All right, title and interest in and to the business
          checking  account number 75400607 with Fifth Third Bank, Central Ohio;
          and

     (h)  Oral Lease. All right, title and interest in and to the month-to-month
          lease  by  and  between  Chris  Trevethan, as landlord, and Seller, as
          tenant,  for the premises described as 2025 Riverside Drive, Columbus,
          Ohio  43221.

     3.  Liabilities  Not  Assumed.  Section  2.04(h) of the Agreement is hereby
deleted  in  its  entirety  and  replaced  with  the  following:

     (h)  Indebtedness. Any liabilities arising out of, relating to or otherwise
          in  respect  of  indebtedness  for  borrowed  money, including without
          limitation,  (i)  guaranties,  lines  of credit and letters of credit,
          (ii) loans and other financial accommodations from Fifth Third Bank to
          Seller;  or (iii) the notes payable to Chris Trevethan, Ryan Baker and
          Enterprise Logistics, Inc. as reflected in the unaudited balance sheet
          of  Seller  as  of  and  for the fiscal period then ended December 31,
          2002.

     4.  Financial Statements and Condition. Section 5.08(a) of the Agreement is
hereby  deleted  in  its  entirety  and  replaced  with  the  following:

     (a)  Prior  to  the  execution  of  this Agreement, Seller has delivered to
          Purchaser  true and complete copies of the unaudited balance sheet and
          statements  of  operations  as of and for the fiscal period then ended
          December 31, 2002 (collectively, the "Financial Statements"). All such
          Financial  Statements  fairly  present  in  all  material respects the
          financial  condition  and  results  of  operations of Seller as of the
          dates  thereof  and  for  the  periods  covered  thereby.

     5. Excluded Entities. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the
contrary,  the  parties  hereby  acknowledge  and  agree that neither Enterprise
Logistics,  Inc., Superior Solutions, Inc. nor the businesses operated by either
of  those  entities  are, or shall be deemed for any intent or purpose to be, an
Asset  of  Seller  hereunder.

     6.  Real  Property  Lease. Notwithstanding the fact that the month-to-month
lease  by  and  between Chris Trevethan, as landlord, and Seller, as tenant, for
the premises described as 2029 Riverside Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43221 (the "LEASE
AGREEMENT"),  is  included  as  an Asset for purposes of the Agreement, upon the
consummation  of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, Chris Trevethan
and  CCC Information Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CCC"), shall enter
into a new lease agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A, covering the leased premises, which lease agreement shall supercede the Lease
Agreement  in all respects and shall constitute the entire agreement between the
parties  with  respect  thereto.

     7.  Sale  of  Assets  to  CCC.  Seller  understands  and  acknowledges that
Purchaser  has  agreed  to sell the Assets to CCC immediately following Closing.
Notwithstanding  anything  to  the  contrary  in  this  Amendment  or any of the
documents  executed  in  connection with the Closing, Purchaser acknowledges and
agrees  that  Seller  has  not  and  does  not  consent  to an assignment of the
Agreement  by  Purchaser  to  CCC.

     8.  Reaffirmation. The parties do hereby ratify and affirm all of the terms
and  provisions  of the Agreement and such terms, as amended and supplemented by
this  Amendment,  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  Purchaser  and  Seller,  by  their  respective  duly
authorized  officers,  and  the  Stockholders  have  caused this Amendment to be
executed  as  of  the  date  first  written  above.

PURCHASER:                                STOCKHOLDERS:

HEARST BUSINESS PUBLISHING, INC.

By:    /s/ Richard P. Malloch             /s/ Chris Trevathan
       ----------------------             -----------------------------
Name:  Richard P. Malloch                 Chris Trevethan, individually
Title: President
                                          /s/ Ryan Baker
                                          -----------------------------
                                          Ryan Baker, individually
SELLER:
                                          /s/ Joe Lumbaca
COMP-EST, INC.                            -----------------------------
                                          Joe  Lumbaca,  individually
By:    /s/ Chris Trevathan
       ----------------------             /s/ Matt Shanks
Name:  Chris Trevethan                    -----------------------------
Title: President                          Matt Shanks, individually

                                          /s/ Amanda Zobel
                                          -----------------------------
                                          Amanda Zobel, individually
FORMER  STOCKHOLDERS:

/s/ Chris Trevathan
------------------------
Comp-Est, Inc.
Chris  Trevethan, President
on behalf of Diane Brooks

/s/ Chris Trevathan
------------------------
Comp-Est, Inc.
Chris Trevethan, President
on behalf of Dave Coy

ACKNOWLEDGED  AND  AGREED:

CCC INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.

/s/ Thomas Baird
-----------------------
SVP Corporate
  and Business Development

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