Exhibit 99.7
AMERICAN LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC
A NEVADA CORPORATION
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of December 18, 2003 (the
"AGREEMENT"), is entered into by and between AMERICAN LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC, a
Nevada corporation (the "COMPANY"), and Stanford Venture Holding Company, Inc.
and its successors and assigns (the "INVESTOR") as the proposed purchaser of
certain shares of the Company's capital stock. Capitalized terms not defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Securities Purchase
Agreement (as hereinafter defined).
WHEREAS, Investor has previously purchased from the Company, pursuant to
that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of , 2002 (the "2002
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT") 23,850 shares of the 4% Series C Convertible
Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the
"SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK") and 100,000 shares of its Common Stock, par value
0.001 per share (the "PURCHASED COMMON Stock"); and
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
(i) the Company has issued a Convertible Promissory Note ("NOTE"), payable to
the Investor in the aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000, which Note is
convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per
share (the "COMMON STOCK") upon the terms and conditions therein stated; and
(ii) Investor is agreeing to purchase from the Company, pursuant to the Warrant
Purchase Agreement dated as of December 18, 2003 entered into by and between the
Company and the Investor (the "WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT") Warrants to
purchase, on a pro rata basis in accordance with Schedule A of the Warrant
Purchase Agreement, an aggregate of 600,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock
at an exercise price of $0.001 per share expiring December 31, 2008 and Warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 1,350,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an
exercise price of $2.96 per share expiring December 31, 2008 (collectively, the
"WARRANTS"); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Investor the registration
rights set forth herein with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Note (the "NOTE CONVERSION SHARES") and upon exercise of the
Warrants (the "WARRANT SHARES"), and the shares of Common Stock issued as a
dividend or other distribution with respect to the Warrant Shares and or the
Conversion Shares (the "DISTRIBUTION SHARES") (all the shares of the Warrants,
the Warrant Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Distribution Shares,
collectively and interchangeably, are referred to herein as the "SECURITIES").
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
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1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
As used herein the term "REGISTRABLE SECURITY" means the Warrant Shares,
the Conversion Shares and the Distribution Shares, until (i) the Registration
Statement (as defined below) has been declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "COMMISSION"), and all Securities have been disposed of
pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii) all Securities have been sold under
circumstances under which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 ("RULE
144") (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT") are met, or (iii) such time as, in the opinion
of counsel to the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Investors and upon
delivery to the Investors of such executed opinion, all Securities may be sold
without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (or any
similar provision then in effect). In the event of any merger, reorganization,
consolidation, recapitalization or other change in corporate structure affecting
the Common Stock, such adjustment shall be deemed to be made in the definition
of "Registrable Security" as is appropriate in order to prevent any dilution or
enlargement of the rights granted pursuant to this Agreement. As used herein the
term "HOLDER" means any Person owning or having the right to acquire Registrable
Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 10 hereof. As used
herein "TRADING DAY" shall mean any business day on which the market on which
the Common Stock trades is open for business.
2. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
Each of the Investors acknowledges and understands that prior to the
registration of the Securities as provided herein, the Securities are
"restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144. Each of the Investors
understands that no disposition or transfer of the Securities may be made by any
of the Investors in the absence of (i) an opinion of counsel to such Investor,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such transfer
may be made without registration under the Securities Act or (ii) such
registration.
3. COMPLIANCE WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144
or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time
permit the holders of the Securities to sell securities of the Company to the
public pursuant to Rule 144, the Company agrees from and after the date that it
registers a class of Covered Securities under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, to:
(a) comply with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 144;
(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and
other documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "EXCHANGE ACT") by
companies subject to either of such sections, irrespective of whether the
Company is then subject to such reporting requirements; and
(c) Upon request by any Holder or the Company's transfer agent, the
Company shall provide an opinion of counsel, which opinion shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Holder and/or the Company's transfer agent, that the such
Holder has complied with the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar
provision then in force).
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4. REGISTRATION RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE REGISTRABLE SECURITIES
(a) The Company agrees that it will prepare and file with the
Commission, (i) no later than August 15, 2004, a registration statement (on Form
S-1 or SB-2, or other appropriate registration statement form) under the
Securities Act (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT") and maintain the effectiveness of
such registration statement until all of the securities offered thereunder are
sold. The Company shall use diligent best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement to become effective as soon as practical following the filing of the
Registration Statement. The number of shares designated in the Registration
Statement to be registered shall include 150% of the Warrant Shares and shall
include appropriate language regarding reliance upon Rule 416 to the extent
permitted by the Commission. The Company will notify the Holders and its
transfer agent of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement within one
Trading Day of such event.
(b) The Company will maintain the Registration Statement or
post-effective amendment filed under this Section 4 effective under the
Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that none of the Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement are or may become issued and
outstanding, (ii) the date that all of the Registrable Securities have been sold
pursuant to such Registration Statement, (iii) the date all the Holders receive
an opinion of counsel to the Company, which counsel shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Holders, that the Registrable Securities may be sold under the
provisions of Rule 144 without limitation as to volume, (iv) all Registrable
Securities have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade such shares
without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a
new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a
restrictive legend, or (v) two years from the Effective Date.
(c) All fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses and costs
incurred by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement under this Section 4 and in complying with applicable
securities and blue sky laws (including, without limitation, all attorneys' fees
of the Company) shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall also reimburse
the fees and expenses of counsel to the Holders incurred in connection with such
counsel's review of the Registration Statement and advice concerning the
Registration Statement and its filing subject to a cap of $10,000. The Holders
shall bear the cost of underwriting and/or brokerage discounts, fees and
commissions, if any, applicable to the Registrable Securities being registered.
The Holders and their counsel shall have a reasonable period, not to exceed 15
Trading Days, to review the proposed Registration Statement or any amendment
thereto, prior to filing with the Commission, and the Company shall provide the
Holders with copies of any comment letters received from the Commission with
respect thereto within two Trading Days of receipt thereof. The Company shall
qualify any of the Registrable Securities for sale in such states as the Holders
reasonably designate and shall furnish indemnification in the manner provided in
Section 7 hereof. However, the Company shall not be required to qualify in any
state which will require an escrow or other restriction relating to the Company
and/or the Holders, or which will require the Company to qualify to do business
in such state or require the Company to file therein any general consent to
service of process. The Company at its expense will supply each of the Investors
with copies of the applicable Registration Statement and the prospectus included
therein and other related documents in such quantities as may be reasonably
requested by any of the Investors.
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(d) The Company shall not be required by this Section 4 to include
the Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement which is to be filed
if, in the opinion of counsel for both the Holders and the Company (or, should
they not agree, in the opinion of another counsel experienced in securities law
matters acceptable to counsel for the Holders and the Company) the proposed
offering or other transfer as to which such registration is requested is exempt
from applicable federal and state securities laws and would result in all
purchasers or transferees obtaining securities which are not "restricted
securities," as defined in Rule 144.
(e) In the event that (i) the Registration Statement is not filed by
the Company in a timely manner as set forth in Section 4(a); (ii) such
Registration Statement does not become effective for any reason before December
31, 2004; or (iii) such Registration Statement is not maintained as effective by
the Company for the period set forth in Section 4(b) above for any reason (each
a "REGISTRATION DEFAULT"), then the Company will issue to each of the Holders as
of the first day of such Registration Default and for every consecutive quarter
in which such Registration Default is occurring, as liquidated damages, and not
as a penalty, warrants to purchase ten percent (10%) of the Warrants originally
issuable to the Holders under the Warrant Purchase Agreement, upon the same
terms and conditions therein stated ("DEFAULT WARRANTS") until such
corresponding Registration Default no longer exists ("LIQUIDATED DAMAGES");
provided, however, that the issuance of such Default Warrants shall not relieve
the Company from its obligations to register the Registrable Securities pursuant
to this Section.
If the Company does not issue the Default Warrants to the Holders as set
forth above, the Company will pay any Holder's reasonable costs of any action in
a court of law to cause compliance with this Section 4(e), including reasonable
attorneys' fees, in addition to the Default Warrants. The registration of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section shall not affect or limit a
Holder's other rights or remedies as set forth in this Agreement.
(f) The Company shall be precluded from including in any
Registration Statement which it is required to file pursuant to this Section 4
any other securities apart from the Registrable Securities, without the prior
written consent of the Holders.
(g) If, at any time any Registrable Securities are not at the time
covered by any effective Registration Statement, the Company shall determine to
register under the Securities Act (including pursuant to a demand of any
stockholder of the Company exercising registration rights) any of its shares of
the Common Stock (other than in connection with a merger or other business
combination transaction, or pursuant to Form S-8), it shall send to each Holder
written notice of such determination and, if within 20 days after receipt of
such notice, such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall its best
efforts to include in such registration statement all or any part of the
Registrable Securities that such Holder requests to be registered.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in connection with any offering involving an
underwriting of the Common Stock to be issued by the Company, the managing
underwriter shall impose a limitation on the number of shares of the Common
Stock included in any such registration statement because, in such underwriter's
judgment, such limitation is necessary based on market conditions: (a) if the
registration statement is for a public offering of common stock on a "firm
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commitment" basis with gross proceeds to the Company of at least $30,000,000 and
a minimum price of $5.00 per share (a "QUALIFIED PUBLIC OFFERING"), the Company
may exclude, to the extent so advised by the underwriters, the Registrable
Securities from the underwriting; provided, however, that if the underwriters do
not entirely exclude the Registrable Securities from such Qualified Public
Offering, the Company shall be obligated to include in such registration
statement, with respect to the requesting Holder, only an amount of Registrable
Securities equal to the product of (i) the number of Registrable Securities that
remain available for registration after the underwriter's cutback and (ii) such
Holder's percentage of ownership of all the Registrable Securities then
outstanding (on an as-converted basis) (the "REGISTRABLE PERCENTAGE"); and (b)
if the registration statement is not for a Qualified Public Offering, the
Company shall be obligated to include in such registration statement, with
respect to the requesting Holder, only an amount of Registrable Securities equal
to the product of (i) the number of Registrable Securities that remain available
for registration after the underwriter's cutback and (ii) such Holder's
Registrable Percentage; provided, however, that the aggregate value of the
Registrable Securities to be included in such registration may not be so reduced
to less than 10% of the total value of all securities included in such
registration. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any underwriting
referred to in this paragraph, it may elect to withdraw therefrom by written
notice to the Company and the underwriter. No incidental right under this
paragraph shall be construed to limit any registration required under the other
provisions of this Agreement.
5. COOPERATION WITH COMPANY
Each Holder will cooperate with the Company in all respects in connection
with this Agreement, including timely supplying all information reasonably
requested by the Company (which shall include all information regarding such
Holder and proposed manner of sale of the Registrable Securities required to be
disclosed in any Registration Statement) and executing and returning all
documents reasonably requested in connection with the registration and sale of
the Registrable Securities and entering into and performing its obligations
under any underwriting agreement, if the offering is an underwritten offering,
in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter or underwriters of
such underwritten offering. Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate any Holder
to consent to be named as an underwriter in any Registration Statement. The
obligation of the Company to register the Registrable Securities shall be
absolute and unconditional as to those Registrable Securities which the
Commission will permit to be registered without naming any Holder as
underwriters. Any delay or delays caused by a Holder by failure to cooperate as
required hereunder shall not constitute a Registration Default as to such
Holder.
6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
If and whenever the Company is required by any of the provisions of this
Agreement to effect the registration of any of the Registrable Securities under
the Securities Act, the Company shall (except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement), as expeditiously as possible, subject to the Holders' assistance and
cooperation as reasonably required with respect to each Registration Statement:
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(a) (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and
to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or
other disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement whenever any of the Holder shall desire to sell or otherwise dispose
of the same (including prospectus supplements with respect to the sales of
Registrable Securities from time to time in connection with a registration
statement pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act) and (ii)
take all lawful action such that each of (A) the Registration Statement and any
amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (B) the prospectus
forming part of the Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement
thereto, does not at any time during the Registration Period include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(b) (i) prior to the filing with the Commission of any Registration
Statement (including any amendments thereto) and the distribution or delivery of
any prospectus (including any supplements thereto), provide draft copies thereof
to the Holders as required by Section 4(c) and reflect in such documents all
such comments as the Holders (and their counsel) reasonably may propose; (ii)
furnish to each of the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus including
a preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any prospectus, as
applicable, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such
other documents, as any of the Holders may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities
owned by such Holder; and (iii) provide to the Holders copies of any comments
and communications from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement,
if lawful to do so;
(c) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as any of the Holders shall reasonably request (subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 4(c) above), and do any and all other acts and
things which may be necessary or advisable to enable such Holder to consummate
the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdiction of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Holder;
(d) list such Registrable Securities on the markets where the Common
Stock of the Company is listed as of the effective date of the Registration
Statement, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under
the rules of such markets;
(e) notify the Holders at any time when a prospectus relating
thereto covered by the Registration Statement is required to be delivered under
the Securities Act, of the happening of any event of which it has knowledge as a
result of which the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then
in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and the
Company shall prepare and file a curative amendment under Section 6(a) as
quickly as reasonably possible and during such period, the Holders shall not
make any sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement;
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(f) after becoming aware of such event, notify each of the Holders
who holds Registrable Securities being sold (or, in the event of an underwritten
offering, the managing underwriters) of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement at the earliest possible time and take all lawful action to effect the
withdrawal, rescission or removal of such stop order or other suspension;
(g) cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation
and delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be offered
pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such certificates for the
Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may
be, as any of the Holders reasonably may request and registered in such names as
any of the Holders may request; and, within three Trading Days after a
Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is declared
effective by the Commission, deliver and cause legal counsel selected by the
Company to deliver to the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities (with
copies to the Holders) an appropriate instruction and, to the extent necessary,
an opinion of such counsel;
(h) take all such other lawful actions reasonably necessary to
expedite and facilitate the disposition by the Holders of their Registrable
Securities in accordance with the intended methods therefor provided in the
prospectus which are customary for issuers to perform under the circumstances;
(i) in the event of an underwritten offering, promptly include or
incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement such information as the managers reasonably agree should
be included therein and to which the Company does not reasonably object and make
all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
as soon as practicable after it is notified of the matters to be included or
incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(j) maintain a transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each of the Holders, each person, if any, who
controls any of the Holders within the meaning of the Securities Act, and each
director, officer, shareholder, employee, agent, representative, accountant or
attorney of the foregoing (each of such indemnified parties, a "DISTRIBUTING
INVESTOR") against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several
(which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited
to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses), to which the Distributing Investor may become
subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
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contained in any Registration Statement, or any related final prospectus or
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided,
however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent, and
only to the extent, that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of
or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus,
final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in
conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the
Distributing Investor, its counsel, or affiliates, specifically for use in the
preparation thereof or (ii) by such Distributing Investor's failure to deliver
to the purchaser a copy of the most recent prospectus (including any amendments
or supplements thereto). This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(b) To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Distributing
Investor agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each
officer and director of the Company or person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not
be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) to which the Company or any such
officer, director or controlling person may become subject under the Securities
Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, or any related final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto,
or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was
made in such Registration Statement, final prospectus or amendment or supplement
thereto in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished
to the Company by such Distributing Investor, its counsel or affiliates,
specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This indemnity agreement will
be in addition to any liability which the Distributing Investor may otherwise
have under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Distributing Investor shall be liable under this Section 7(b) for only that
amount as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Distributing Investor as a
result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action against such indemnified
party, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability
which it may have to any indemnified party except to the extent the failure of
the indemnified party to provide such written notification actually prejudices
the ability of the indemnifying party to defend such action. In case any such
action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be
entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with
any other indemnifying party similarly notified, assume the defense thereof,
subject to the provisions herein stated and after notice from the indemnifying
party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense
thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party
under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
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such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation, unless the indemnifying party shall not
pursue the action to its final conclusion. The indemnified parties shall have
the right to employ one or more separate counsel in any such action and to
participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall not be at the expense of the indemnifying party if the indemnifying party
has assumed the defense of the action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party unless (i) the employment of such counsel has been
specifically authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, or (ii) the named
parties to any such action (including any interpleaded parties) include both the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall
have been advised by its counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses
available to the indemnifying party different from or in conflict with any legal
defenses which may be available to the indemnified party or any other
indemnified party (in which case the indemnifying party shall not have the right
to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party, it
being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall, in connection with
any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in
the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances, be liable only for the reasonable fees and expenses of one
separate firm of attorneys for the indemnified party, which firm shall be
designated in writing by the indemnified party). No settlement of any action
against an indemnified party shall be made without the prior written consent of
the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld so long
as such settlement includes a full release of claims against the indemnified
party.
All fees and expenses of the indemnified party (including reasonable costs
of defense and investigation in a manner not inconsistent with this Section and
all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) shall be paid to the indemnified
party, as incurred, within 10 Trading Days of written notice thereof to the
indemnifying party; provided, that the indemnifying party may require such
indemnified party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to the
extent it is finally judicially determined that such indemnified party is not
entitled to indemnification hereunder.
8. CONTRIBUTION
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the
Securities Act in any case in which (i) the indemnified party makes a claim for
indemnification pursuant to Section 7 hereof but is judicially determined (by
the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and
the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that
such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact
that the express provisions of Section 7 hereof provide for indemnification in
such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the
part of any indemnified party, then the Company and the applicable Distributing
Investor shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to which they may be subject (which shall, for all purposes of this
Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and
investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses), in either such
case (after contribution from others) on the basis of relative fault as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand
or the applicable Distributing Investor on the other hand, and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
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prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Distributing Investor
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to in this Section 8. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) referred to above in this Section 8 shall be deemed to include any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8, in no event shall
(i) any of the Distributing Investors be required to undertake liability to any
person under this Section 8 for any amounts in excess of the dollar amount of
the proceeds received by such Distributing Investor from the sale of such
Distributing Investor's Registrable Securities (after deducting any fees,
discounts and commissions applicable thereto) pursuant to any Registration
Statement under which such Registrable Securities are registered under the
Securities Act and (ii) any underwriter be required to undertake liability to
any person hereunder for any amounts in excess of the aggregate discount,
commission or other compensation payable to such underwriter with respect to the
Registrable Securities underwritten by it and distributed pursuant to such
Registration Statement.
9. NOTICES
Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing
(unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be effective upon personal
delivery, via facsimile (upon receipt of confirmation of error-free transmission
and mailing a copy of such confirmation, postage prepaid by certified mail,
return receipt requested) or two business days following deposit of such notice
with an internationally recognized courier service, with postage prepaid and
addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following
addresses, or at such other addresses as a party may designate by five days
advance written notice to each of the other parties hereto.
COMPANY: AMERICAN LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Tel. No.:000-000-0000 Facsimile No.:
000-000-0000
With a copy to: Nason, Yeager, Gerson, White & Xxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx XX, Esquire
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
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INVESTOR: Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, President
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxxxx & Xxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esquire
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
10. ASSIGNMENT
The registration rights granted to any Holder under this Agreement may be
transferred or assigned provided the transferee is bound by the terms of this
Agreement and the Company is given written notice of such transfer or
assignment.
11. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
For so long as it shall be required to maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, it shall file all reports and information required to be
filed by it with the Commission in a timely manner and take all such other
action so as to maintain such eligibility for the use of the applicable form.
12. CONFLICTING AGREEMENTS
The Company shall not enter into any agreement with respect to its
securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this
Agreement or otherwise prevents the Company from complying with all of its
obligations hereunder.
13. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its principles of conflict of
laws. Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on
any right arising out of, this Agreement may be brought against any party in the
federal courts of Florida or the state courts of the State of Florida, and each
of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of such courts and hereby waives, to
the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objections
based on forum non conveniens, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such
jurisdictions.
14. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements
and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement, together with the other Primary Documents, including any
certificate, schedule, exhibit or other document delivered pursuant to their
terms, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matters hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings, whether written or oral, among the parties with respect to such
subject matters.
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(b) AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may not be amended except by an
instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(c) WAIVER. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be
deemed a waiver of any other provisions or shall a waiver of the performance of
a provision in one or more instances be deemed a waiver of future performance
thereof.
(d) CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement and each of the Primary Documents
have been entered into freely by each of the parties, following consultation
with their respective counsel, and shall be interpreted fairly in accordance
with its respective terms, without any construction in favor of or against
either party.
(e) BINDING EFFECT OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of, and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the
parties hereto, including any transferees of the Securities.
(f) SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement or the validity or unenforceability of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(g) ATTORNEYS' FEES. If any action should arise between the parties
hereto to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing
party in such action shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with such action, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
(h) HEADINGS. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of this
Agreement.
(i) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when
taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration
Rights Agreement to be duly executed, as of this 18th day of December, 2003.
AMERICAN LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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STANFORD VENTURE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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