Schedule 13d
| Filed by: | MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC |
| Subject Company: | WORKSTREAM INC. |
| Filed as of Date: | 02/14/2008 |
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EXHIBIT 99.5
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES
INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE
HOLDER, IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
WORKSTREAM
INC.
Warrant To Purchase Common Shares
Warrant
No.:
Date of Issuance: August 3, 2007 (Issuance Date)
Date of Issuance: August 3, 2007 (Issuance Date)
Workstream Inc., a corporation existing pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the
Company), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, MAGNETAR CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD, the registered holder hereof
or its permitted assigns (the Holder), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to
purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon exercise
of this Warrant to Purchase Common Shares (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Shares issued
in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the Warrant), at any time or times on or after the
Issuance Date, but not after 11:59 p.m., Chicago time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below),
1,000,000 (subject to adjustment as provided herein) fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares (as
defined below) (the Warrant Shares). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in
this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 16. This Warrant is one of the Warrants
to purchase Common Shares (the Transaction Agreement Warrants) issued pursuant to Section 1 of
that certain Transaction Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2007, by and among the Company and the
investors (the Buyers) referred to therein (the Transaction Agreement).
1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including,
without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Warrant may be exercised by
the Holder on any day on or after the Issuance Date, in whole or in part, by (i) delivery of a
written
notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Exercise Notice), of the Holders
election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) (A) payment to the Company of an amount equal to the
then-applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant
is being exercised (the Aggregate Exercise Price) in cash or wire transfer of immediately
available funds or (B) by notifying the Company that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a
Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(d)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the
original of this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the
Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as
cancellation of the original of this Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to
purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice for
all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this
Warrant after delivery of the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the
second (2nd) Business Day following the date on which the Company has received each of
the Exercise Notice and the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) (the
Exercise Delivery Documents), the Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of
confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Holder and the Companys transfer
agent (the Transfer Agent). On or before the third (3rd) Business Day following the
date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents (the Share Delivery
Date), the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository
Trust Company (DTC) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, and the Holder has indicated on
its Exercise Notice that it intends to immediately sell all or any portion of the Warrant Shares to
be received upon such exercise pursuant to the registration statement covering the resale of such
Warrant Shares and, to the extent applicable, in compliance with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the 1933 Act (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), upon the request of the
Holder, credit such aggregate number of Common Shares to which the Holder immediately intends to
sell and is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holders or its designees balance account
with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is
not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the
Holder or, at Holders instruction pursuant to the Exercise Notice, Holders agent or designee, in
each case, sent by reputable overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice,
a certificate, registered in the Companys share register in the name of the Holder or its designee
(as indicated in the Exercise Notice), for the number of Common Shares to which the Holder is
entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder
shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant
Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant
Shares are credited to the Holders DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates
evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. If this Warrant is submitted in connection
with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by
this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired
upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three
(3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or
its designee) a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase
the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant,
less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is
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exercised. No fractional
Common Shares are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but
rather the number of Common Shares to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole
number. The Company shall pay any and all taxes which may be payable with respect to the issuance
and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
(b) Exercise Price.
For purposes of this Warrant, Exercise Price means $1.40,
subject to adjustment as provided herein.
(c) Companys Failure to Timely Deliver Securities.
If the Company shall fail, for any
reason or for no reason, to issue to the Holder within three (3) Business Days of receipt of the
Exercise Delivery Documents, a certificate for the number of Common Shares to which the Holder is
entitled and register such Common Shares on the Companys share register or to credit the Holders
balance account with DTC for such number of Common Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the
Holders exercise of this Warrant (as the case may be), then, in addition to all other remedies
available to the Holder, the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after such third
(3rd) Business Day that the issuance of such Common Shares is not timely effected an
amount equal to 1.5% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Common Shares not issued to the
Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled and (B) the VWAP of the Common Shares
for the five (5) Trading Day period immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company
could have issued such Common Shares to the Holder without violating Section 1(a). In addition to
the foregoing, if within three (3) Trading Days after the Companys receipt of the facsimile copy
of an Exercise Notice, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and
register such Common Shares on the Companys share register or credit the Holders balance account
with DTC for the number of Common Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon such Holders
exercise hereunder (as the case may be), and if on or after such third (3rd) Trading Day
the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Shares to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Common Shares issuable upon such exercise that the Holder
anticipated receiving from the Company (a Buy-In), then the Company shall, within three (3)
Business Days after the Holders request and in the Holders discretion, either (i) pay cash to the
Holder in an amount equal to the Holders total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if
any) for the Common Shares so purchased (the Buy-In Price), at which point the Companys
obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Common Shares) shall terminate and the
Holder shall have no further right to such Common Shares or the portion of this Warrant
representing such Common Shares, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a
certificate or certificates representing such Common Shares or credit the Holders balance account
with DTC for the number of Common Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon such Holders
exercise hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess
(if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of Common Shares times (B) the
VWAP of the Common Shares for the five (5) Trading Day period immediately preceding the date of the
Exercise Notice.
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(d) Cashless
Exercise. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary
(other than Section 1(f) below), the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in
whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the
Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive
upon such exercise the Net Number of Common Shares determined according to the following formula
(a Cashless Exercise):
Net
Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
B
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being
exercised.
B= the VWAP of the Common Shares for the five (5) Trading Day period immediately
preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.
C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant
Shares at the time of such exercise.
(e) Disputes.
In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price
or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms
hereof, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not
disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 13.
(f) Limitations on Exercises.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Warrant, this Warrant shall not be exercisable by the Holder hereof to the extent (but only to
the extent) that, if exercisable by the Holder, the Holder or any of its affiliates would
beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the Maximum Percentage) of the outstanding Common Shares.
To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether this Warrant shall be
exercisable (vis-à-vis other convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities owned by the
Holder) and of which warrants shall be exercisable (as among all warrants owned by the Holder)
shall, subject to such Maximum Percentage limitation, be determined on the basis of the first
submission to the Company for conversion, exercise or exchange (as the case may be). No prior
inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the
applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of
exercisability. For the purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership and all determinations and
calculations (including, without limitation, with respect to calculations of percentage ownership)
shall be determined by the Holder in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act (as defined in
the Transaction Agreement) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The provisions of
this paragraph shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms
of this paragraph to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or
inconsistent with the intended Maximum Percentage beneficial ownership limitation herein contained
or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such Maximum
Percentage limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor
Holder of this Warrant. The holders of Common Shares shall be third party beneficiaries of this
paragraph and the Company may not waive this paragraph without the consent of holders of a majority
of its Common Shares. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding Common
Shares, the Holder may rely on
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the number of outstanding Common Shares as reflected in (1) the
Companys most recent Form 10-K or Form 10-KSB (as the case may be), Form 10-Q or Form 10-QSB (as
the case may be), Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC (as the case may
be), (2) a more
recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the
Transfer Agent setting forth the number of Common Shares outstanding. For any reason at any time,
upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day
confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Common Shares then outstanding, including
by virtue of any prior conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities into Common
Shares, including, without limitation, pursuant to this Warrant or securities issued pursuant to
the Transaction Agreement. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease
the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice,
provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st)
day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will
apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of Transaction Agreement Warrants.
(g) Insufficient Authorized Shares.
The Company shall at all times keep reserved for
issuance under this Warrant a number of Common Shares as shall be necessary to satisfy the
Companys obligation to issue Common Shares hereunder (without regard to any limitation otherwise
contained herein with respect to the number of Common Shares that may be acquirable upon exercise
of this Warrant). If, notwithstanding the foregoing, and not in limitation thereof, at any time
while any of the Transaction Agreement Warrants remain outstanding the Company does not have a
sufficient number of authorized and unreserved Common Shares to satisfy its obligation to reserve
for issuance upon exercise of the Transaction Agreement Warrants at least a number of Common Shares
equal to the maximum number of Common Shares as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the
exercise of all of the Transaction Agreement Warrants then outstanding (the Required Reserve
Amount) (an Authorized Share Failure), then the Company shall immediately take all action
necessary to increase the Companys authorized Common Shares to an amount sufficient to allow the
Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for all the Transaction Agreement Warrants then
outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable
after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty
(60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting
of its shareholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized Common Shares. In
connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each shareholder with a proxy statement and
shall use its best efforts to solicit its shareholders approval of such increase in authorized
Common Shares and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the shareholders that they
approve such proposal.
2. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES. The Exercise Price and
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time
to time as set forth in this Section 2.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits.
If the Company, at any time on or after the date of
the Transaction Agreement, (i) pays a stock dividend on one or more classes of its then outstanding
Common Shares or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in
Common Shares, (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization
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or otherwise)
one or more classes of its then outstanding Common Shares into a larger number of shares or (iii)
combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its then
outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise
Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of
Common Shares outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be
the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant
to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the
determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment
pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the
effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this
paragraph occurs during the period that an Exercise Price is calculated hereunder, then the
calculation of such Exercise Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.
(b) Adjustment Upon Issuance of Common Shares.
If and whenever on or after the date of
the Transaction Agreement, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 2 is
deemed to have issued or sold, any Common Shares (including the issuance or sale of Common Shares
owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding any Excluded Securities (as
defined in the Transaction Agreement)), for a consideration per share (the New Issuance Price)
less than a price (the Applicable Price) equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to such issue or sale or deemed issuance or sale (the foregoing a Dilutive Issuance), then
immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an
amount equal to the New Issuance Price. For purposes of determining the adjusted Exercise Price
under this Section 2(b), the following shall be applicable:
(i) Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants or sells any
Options and the lowest price per share for which one Common Shares is issuable upon the
exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible
Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then
such Common Share shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the
Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For
purposes of this Section 2(b)(i), the lowest price per share for which one Common Share is
issuable upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of
any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option shall be equal to the
sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company
with respect to any one Common Share upon the granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise
of the Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable
upon exercise of such Option. Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the
Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Shares or of such
Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such
Common Shares upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
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(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or
sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one Common Share is
issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price,
then such Common Share shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by
the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price
per share. For the purposes of this Section 2(b)(ii),
the lowest price per share for which one Common Share is issuable upon the conversion,
exercise or exchange thereof shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of
consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one Common Share
upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or
exchange of such Convertible Security. Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of
the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Shares upon
conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or
sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment
of this Warrant has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 2(b),
except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by
reason of such issue or sale.
(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise
price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the
issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which
any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common
Shares increases or decreases at any time, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such
increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect
at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or
decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate,
as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this
Section 2(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as
of the date of issuance of this Warrant are increased or decreased in the manner described in
the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Common
Shares deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have
been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this
Section 2(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Exercise
Price then in effect.
(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. In case any Option is issued in
connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one
integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the
parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $0.01.
If any Common Shares, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have
been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the
net amount received by the Company therefor. If any Common Shares, Options or Convertible
Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such
consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except
where such consideration consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration
received by the Company for each such security will be the
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VWAP of such security for the five
(5) Trading Day period immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any Common Shares,
Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in
connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of
consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets
and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Shares, Options or
Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than
cash or securities will be determined
jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement
within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the Valuation
Event), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days
after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent,
reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such
appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and
expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.
(v) Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Shares
for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in
Common Shares, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase
Common Shares, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be
the date of the issue or sale of the Common Shares deemed to have been issued or sold upon
the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the
granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).
(vi) Floor Price. No adjustment pursuant to Section 2(b) shall cause the
Exercise Price to be less than $1.21 (the Floor Price), as adjusted for any stock dividend,
stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction. The Company shall
not directly or indirectly issue or sell, or, in accordance with this Section 2, be deemed to
have issued or sold, any Common Shares (other than Excluded Securities) for less than the
Floor Price at any time while this Warrant is outstanding without the prior written consent
of the Holder, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Holders sole discretion. In
no event shall any Excluded Securities be issued, or be deemed to be issued as contemplated
hereby, for less than the fair market value of the Common Shares at the time such Excluded
Securities are so issued or are so deemed to be issued.
(c) Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price
pursuant to paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section 2, the number of Warrant Shares that may be
purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that
after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of
Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to
such adjustment (without regard to any limitations on exercise contained herein).
(d) Other Events. In the event that the Company (or any direct or indirect subsidiary
thereof) shall take any action to which the provisions hereof are not strictly applicable, or, if
applicable, would not operate to protect the Holder from dilution or if any event occurs of the
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type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2 but not expressly provided for by such
provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock
rights or other rights with equity features), then the Companys Board of Directors shall in good
faith determine and implement an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of
Warrant Shares (if applicable) so as to protect the rights of the Holder; provided that no such
adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(d) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of
Warrant Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2, provided further that if the
Holder does not accept such adjustments as appropriately protecting its interests
hereunder against such dilution, then the Companys Board of Directors and the Holder shall
agree, in good faith, upon an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing to make
such appropriate adjustments, whose determination shall be final and binding and whose fees and
expenses shall be borne by the Company.
(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made to the nearest
cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of Common Shares
outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the
Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common
Shares.
3. RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or
other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Shares, by
way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash,
stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification,
corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a Distribution), at
any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled
to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated
therein if the Holder had held the number of Common Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of
this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation,
the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such
Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common
Shares are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to
the extent that the Holders right to participate in any such Distributions would result in the
Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in
such Distribution to such extent (or the beneficial ownership of any such Common Shares as a result
of such Distribution to such extent) and such Distribution to such extent shall be held in abeyance
for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in
the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage).
4. PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if
at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to
purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of any
class of Common Shares (the Purchase Rights), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon
the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could
have acquired if the Holder had held the number of Common Shares acquirable upon complete exercise
of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof,
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including without
limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the
grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of
which the record holders of Common Shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such
Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holders right to participate in
any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the
Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial
ownership of such Common Shares as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such
Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the
Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding
the Maximum Percentage).
(b) Fundamental Transactions. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a
Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of
the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Transaction
Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b) pursuant to written agreements in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to such
Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant
a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form
and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, which is exercisable for a
corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the Common Shares acquirable and
receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this
Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the
exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative
value of the Common Shares pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of
capital stock, such adjustments to the number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price
being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the
consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity
shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental
Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the
Company shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of
the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other
Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the
Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall
deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any
time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the Common Shares (or other
securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 3 and
4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of this
Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded Common Shares (or
its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have
been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been
exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on
the exercise of this Warrant), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In
addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of
any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of Common Shares
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are entitled to receive
securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Shares (a Corporate Event),
the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the
right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the
Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the Common Shares (or other
securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 3 and
4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of the
Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or
any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which
the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the
happening of such Fundamental Transaction had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to
such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant).
Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Holder. The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply similarly and equally to
successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied as if this Warrant
(and any such subsequent warrants) were fully exercisable and without regard to any limitations on
the exercise of this Warrant (provided that the Holder shall continue to be entitled to the benefit
of the Maximum Percentage, applied however with respect to shares of capital stock registered under
the 1934 Act and thereafter receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any such other warrant)).
5. NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by
amendment of its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of
assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or
any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the
terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this
Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any
Common Shares receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect,
(ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may
validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares upon the exercise of this
Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as any of the Transaction Agreement Warrants are outstanding,
take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common
Shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Transaction Agreement Warrants, the
maximum number of Common Shares as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of
the Transaction Agreement Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on
exercise).
6. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A SHAREHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided
herein, the Holder, solely in such Persons capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be
entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for
any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder,
solely in such Persons capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a shareholder
of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any
reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or
otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise,
prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant
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Shares which such Person is then entitled to
receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant
shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon
exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liabilities
are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 6, the
Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the
shareholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the
shareholders.
7. REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.
(a) Transfer of Warrant. If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall
surrender this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon
the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the Holder
may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by
the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is
being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the
right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.
(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Warrant (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall
suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification
undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of
mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver
to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase
the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.
(c) Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the
surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or
Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the
number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the
right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of
such surrender; provided, however, that no warrants for fractional Common Shares shall be given.
(d) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant
pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this
Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase
the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued
pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when
added to the number of Common Shares underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with
such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii)
shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the
Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.
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8. NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise
provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f) of the Transaction
Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken
pursuant to this Warrant, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the
reason therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written
notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price and the number of
Warrant Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such
adjustment(s) and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its
books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Shares,
(B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights
to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the holders of all of
the Common Shares or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental
Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made
known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder and
(iii) at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction
(excluding any Fundamental Transaction for which the Company does not have prior knowledge or
notice). To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material,
non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the
Transaction Agreement), the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC (as defined
in the Transaction Agreement) pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this
Warrant (other than Section 1(f)) may be amended and the Company may take any action herein
prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company
has obtained the written consent of the Holder. The Holder shall be entitled, at its option, to the
benefit of any amendment of any other similar warrant issued under the Transaction Agreement.
10. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Warrant or the application thereof becomes or
is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms of this Warrant will continue in full force and effect.
11. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Illinois,
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the
State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois.
12. CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the
Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The
headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Warrant.
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13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise
Price or fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company or the
Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations (as
the case may be) via facsimile within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the applicable notice
giving rise to such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be). If the Holder and
the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or
fair market value or the number of Warrant Shares (as the case may be) within three (3) Business
Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Company or the
Holder (as the case may be), then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via
facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price or fair market value to an
independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b)
the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Companys independent, outside
accountant. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant (as the
case may be) to perform the determinations or
calculations (as the case may be) and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later
than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives such disputed determinations or calculations
(as the case may be). Such investment banks or accountants determination or calculation (as the
case may be) shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.
14. REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in
this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant
and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific
performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder
to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant.
The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable
harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company
therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this
Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction
restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or
other security being required. The issuance of shares and certificates for shares as contemplated
hereby upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder or such shares
for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be
required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance
and delivery of any certificate in a name other than the Holder or its agent on its behalf.
15. TRANSFER. This Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without
the consent of the Company, except as may otherwise be required by Section 2(g) of the Transaction
Agreement. In connection with any such transfer, the Holder shall be entitled to disclose to the
transferee any information about the Company, its Subsidiaries, and its and their securities, in
the Holders possession. This Warrant shall not be transferred (other than to an affiliate of the
Holder) unless and until the Company has received the opinion of counsel for the Holder (if so
requested by the Company) that the securities may be transferred pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, the availability of which is
established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company.
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16. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(a) Bloomberg means Bloomberg Financial Markets.
(b) Business Day means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in Chicago, Illinois are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(c) Common Shares means (i) the Companys common shares, no par value, and (ii) any capital
stock into which such common shares shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a
reclassification of such common shares.
(d) Convertible Securities means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or
indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares.
(e) Eligible Market means the The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the Nasdaq Global Market,
the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Principal Market.
(f) Expiration Date means the date that is the five (5) year anniversary of the Issuance
Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take
place on the Principal Market (a Holiday), the next date that is not a Holiday.
(g) Fundamental Transaction means that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or
more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the
surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose
of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii)
allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders
of more than the 50% of the outstanding Common Shares (not including any Common Shares held by the
Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party
to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or
other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization,
spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than
the 50% of the outstanding Common Shares (not including any Common Shares held by the other Person
or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or
party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) reorganize,
recapitalize or reclassify its Common Shares, or (vi) any person or group (as these terms are
used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Shares.
(h) Options means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares
or Convertible Securities.
(i) Parent Entity of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the
applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an
Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent
Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the
Fundamental Transaction.
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(j) Person means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture,
a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any
department or agency thereof.
(k) Principal Market means The Nasdaq Capital Market.
(l) Successor Entity means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity)
formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected
by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered
into.
(m) Trading Day means any day on which the Common Shares are traded on the Principal Market,
or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common
Shares, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common
Shares are then traded; provided that Trading Day shall not include any day on which the Common
Shares are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that
the Common Shares are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or
market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on
such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).
(n) VWAP means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price
for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading
market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which
such security is then traded) during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and
ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its Volume at Price
function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such
security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during
the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security
by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing
ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the pink sheets by Pink
Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If VWAP cannot be calculated for such
security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall
be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and
the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall
be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 13. All such determinations shall be
appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split or other similar transaction during such
period.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Shares to be duly
executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.
| WORKSTREAM INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Stephen E. Lerch | |||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON SHARES
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON SHARES
WORKSTREAM INC.
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase
of the Common
Shares (Warrant Shares) of Workstream Inc., a corporation existing pursuant to the Canada
Business Corporations Act (the Company), evidenced by the Warrant to Purchase Common Shares (the
Warrant) issued to the undersigned holder. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price
shall be made as:
| a Cash Exercise with respect to | ||||||||
| Warrant Shares; and/or |
| a Cashless Exercise with respect to | ||||||||
| Warrant Shares. |
2. Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash
Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder
shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $
to the Company in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to holder, or its designee
or agent as specified below,
Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Delivery shall be made to holder, or for its benefit, to the following address:
4. The holder intends to immediately sell
Warrant Shares pursuant to the registration
statement covering the resale of such Warrant Shares and, to the extent applicable, in compliance
with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Date:
,
Name of Registered Holder
By: |
||||
| Title: |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs
to
issue the above indicated number of Common Shares in accordance with the Transfer Agent
Instructions dated
, 2007 from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by
.
| WORKSTREAM INC. | ||||||
| By: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||


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