Opinion and Comfort Letter. Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities and (ii) a “comfort” letter dated as of such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities provided however, that the Company’s obligation to obtain a “comfort” letter shall be limited to commercially reasonable efforts. If such securities are not being sold through underwriters, then the Company shall furnish, at the request and at the sole expense of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities.
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Samples: Lead Broker Engagement Agreement (Motos America, Inc.), Stock Purchase Agreement (Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corp)
Opinion and Comfort Letter. Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities and (ii) a “"comfort” " letter dated as of such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities provided however, that the Company’s 's obligation to obtain a “"comfort” " letter shall be limited to commercially reasonable efforts. If such securities are not being sold through underwriters, then the Company shall furnish, at the request and at the sole expense of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corp)
Opinion and Comfort Letter. Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters underwriter(s) for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities and (ii) a “comfort” letter dated as of such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities provided howeverSecurities. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, that the Company’s obligation to obtain a “comfort” letter shall be limited to commercially reasonable efforts. If such securities are not being sold through underwriters, then the Company shall furnish, not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 3 of Schedule 2 or Section 5 of Schedule 2 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request and at the sole expense of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case the participating Holders requesting registrationfor the withdrawal shall bear such expenses), addressed to unless, in the underwriterscase of a registration requested under Section 3 of Schedule 2, if any, and to all of the Holders requesting of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one demand registration pursuant to Section 3 of Registrable SecuritiesSchedule 2.
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Samples: Shareholders Agreement (Baidu, Inc.)
Opinion and Comfort Letter. Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of the Registrable Securities, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters underwriter(s) for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective (the “Applicable Date”), (i) an opinion, opinion dated as of the Applicable Date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such dateregistration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities, (ii) a “negative assurance letter,” dated as of the Applicable Date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities and (iiiii) a “comfort” letter letters dated as of (x) the effective date of the registration statement covering such dateRegistrable Securities and (y) the closing date of the offering, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities Securities; provided however, that the Company’s obligation to obtain a “comfort” letter items specified under (ii) and (iii) above shall only be limited to commercially reasonable efforts. If such securities are not being sold through underwriters, then the Company shall furnish, at the request and at the sole expense of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and provided to the Holders requesting such registration if, in the opinion of Registrable Securitiesthe independent certified public accountants of the Company, the delivery of such comfort letters are consistent with Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72, or such other applicable accounting standard as may be applicable to such auditors at the relevant time.
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Opinion and Comfort Letter. Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that Furnish to such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, Holders (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, opinion of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, dated the effective date of such Registration Statement (or, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement with respect to both the effective date of the Registration Statement and the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), in form and substance as is customarily given by counsel for the issuer to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registrationoffering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of such Registrable Securities Holders, and (ii) a “cold comfort” letter letter, dated as the effective date of such dateRegistration Statement (and, from if such Registration Statement includes an underwritten public offering, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement) signed by the independent certified public accountants of who have certified the Company’s financial statements included in such Registration Statement, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registrationoffering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of such Registrable Securities provided howeverHolders.
(e) “Blue Sky” Qualification. Register or qualify all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the applicable Registrable Securities Holders (or in an underwritten offering, the managing underwriter) shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable such Registrable Securities Holders to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of its Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, except that the Company’s obligation to obtain a “comfort” letter shall be limited to commercially reasonable efforts. If such securities are not being sold through underwriters, then the Company shall furnishnot for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified, at the request and at the sole expense or to subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction, or to consent to general service of process in any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securitiesjurisdiction.
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Samples: Series a Convertible Preferred Shares Purchase Agreement (China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.)
Opinion and Comfort Letter. Furnish, at the request of any Registered Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Registered Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Registered Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities Securities; and (ii) a “comfort” letter dated as of such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Registered Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Registered Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities provided however, that the Company’s obligation to obtain a “comfort” letter shall be limited to commercially reasonable efforts. If such securities are not being sold through underwriters, then the Company shall furnish, at the request and at the sole expense of any Registered Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Registered Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Registered Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities.
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