Registration Rights - Company Registration. (a) If the Company proposes to register (including, for this purpose, a registration effected by the Company for any other stockholders) any of its securities under the Securities Act (other than in an Excluded Registration), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give the Investors notice of such registration. Upon the request of the Investors given within ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of this Section 5.6, cause to be registered all of the Registrable Securities that the Investors has requested to be included in such registration. (b) If the Company proposes to sell securities that have already been registered “off the shelf” by means of a prospectus supplement, the Company shall, at such time, promptly give the Investors notice of such contemplated offering. Upon the request of the Investors given within ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of this Section 5.6, include in such offering all of the Registrable Securities that the Investors has requested to be included in such offering. (c) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration or offering initiated by it under this Section 5.6 before the effective date of such registration or pricing of such offering, as applicable, whether or not the Investors has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration or offering. (d) In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to this Section 5.6, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Investors’ Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless the Investors accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and its underwriter(s), and then only in such quantity, if any, as the underwriter(s) in their/its sole discretion determine(s) will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total number of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities to be sold (other than by the Company) that the underwriter(s) in their/its reasonable discretion determine(s) is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, if any, which the underwriter(s) and the Company in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering. If the underwriter(s) determine(s) that less than all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered can be included in such offering, then the Registrable Securities that are included in such offering shall be allocated among all stockholders of the Company requesting registration in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the number of shares of common stock owned by each selling stockholders or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling stockholders. For purposes of the provision in this Section 5.8(d) concerning apportionment, for any selling stockholder that is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation, the partners, members, retired partners, retired members, stockholders and Affiliates of such selling stockholder, or the estates and immediate family members of any such partners, retired partners, members and retired members and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons, shall be deemed to be a single “selling stockholder”, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such “selling stockholder” shall be based upon the aggregate number of registrable shares of common stock (or equivalents) owned by all Persons included in such “selling stockholder”, as defined in this sentence. (e) Whenever required under this Section 5.6 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible: (1) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and, upon the request of the holder of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days or, if earlier, until the distribution contemplated in the registration statement has been completed; provided, however, that (i) such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period the Investors refrains, at the request of an underwriter of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, from selling any securities included in such registration and (ii) in the case of any registration of Registrable Securities on Form S-3 that are intended to be offered on a continuous or delayed basis, subject to compliance with applicable SEC rules, such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for up to an additional one hundred and twenty (120) days, if necessary, to keep the registration statement effective until all such Registrable Securities are sold; (2) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement, as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period specified in clause (e)(1) above and to comply with the Securities Act in order to enable the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement; (3) furnish to the Investors such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, as required by the Securities Act, and such other documents as the Investors may reasonably request in order to facilitate their disposition of their Registrable Securities; (f) It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 5.6 with respect to the Registrable Securities of the Investors that the Investors shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as is reasonably required to effect the registration of the Investors’ Registrable Securities. (g) All expenses (other than all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Investors) incurred in connection with registrations, filings, or qualifications pursuant to Section 5.6, including all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers’ and accounting fees; fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling stockholders selected by the initiating stockholder, shall be borne and paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 5.6 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the stockholders holding at least a majority of the registrable shares of Common Stock held by all stockholders (in which case all selling stockholders shall bear such expenses pro rata based upon the number of registrable shares of Common Stock that were to be included in the withdrawn registration). All selling expenses (including all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities) relating to Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Section 5.6 shall be borne and paid by the Investors.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Echo Therapeutics, Inc.), Securities Purchase Agreement (Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund, LP)
Registration Rights - Company Registration. (a) If the Company proposes to register (including, for this purpose, a registration effected by the Company for any other stockholders) any of its securities under the Securities Act (other than in an Excluded Registration), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give the Investors Investor notice of such registration. Upon the request of the Investors Investor given within ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of this Section 5.65.8, cause to be registered all of the Registrable Securities that the Investors Investor has requested to be included in such registration.
(b) If the Company proposes to sell securities that have already been registered “off the shelf” by means of a prospectus supplement, the Company shall, at such time, promptly give the Investors Investor notice of such contemplated offering. Upon the request of the Investors Investor given within ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of this Section 5.65.8, include in such offering all of the Registrable Securities that the Investors Investor has requested to be included in such offering.
(c) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration or offering initiated by it under this Section 5.6 5.8 before the effective date of such registration or pricing of such offering, as applicable, whether or not the Investors Investor has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration or offering.
(d) In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to this Section 5.65.8, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Investors’ Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless the Investors Investor accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and its underwriter(s), and then only in such quantity, if any, as the underwriter(s) in their/its sole discretion determine(s) will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total number of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities to be sold (other than by the Company) that the underwriter(s) in their/its reasonable discretion determine(s) is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, if any, which the underwriter(s) and the Company in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering. If the underwriter(s) determine(s) that less than all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered can be included in such offering, then the Registrable Securities that are included in such offering shall be allocated among all stockholders of the Company requesting registration in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the number of shares of common stock owned by each selling stockholders or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling stockholders. For purposes of the provision in this Section 5.8(d) concerning apportionment, for any selling stockholder that is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation, the partners, members, retired partners, retired members, stockholders and Affiliates of such selling stockholder, or the estates and immediate family members of any such partners, retired partners, members and retired members and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons, shall be deemed to be a single “selling stockholder”, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such “selling stockholder” shall be based upon the aggregate number of registrable shares of common stock (or equivalents) owned by all Persons included in such “selling stockholder”, as defined in this sentence.
(e) Whenever required under this Section 5.6 5.8 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:
(1) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and, upon the request of the holder of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days or, if earlier, until the distribution contemplated in the registration statement has been completed; provided, however, that (i) such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period the Investors Investor refrains, at the request of an underwriter of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, from selling any securities included in such registration and (ii) in the case of any registration of Registrable Securities on Form S-3 that are intended to be offered on a continuous or delayed basis, subject to compliance with applicable SEC rules, such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for up to an additional one hundred and twenty (120) days, if necessary, to keep the registration statement effective until all such Registrable Securities are sold;
(2) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement, as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period specified in clause (e)(1) above and to comply with the Securities Act in order to enable the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement;
(3) furnish to the Investors Investor such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, as required by the Securities Act, and such other documents as the Investors Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate their disposition of their Registrable Securities;
(f) Whenever required under this Section 5.8 to effect the registration of any It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 5.6 5.8 with respect to the Registrable Securities of the Investors Investor that the Investors Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as is reasonably required to effect the registration of the Investors’ Investor’s Registrable Securities.
(g) All expenses (other than all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the InvestorsInvestor) incurred in connection with registrations, filings, or qualifications pursuant to Section 5.65.8, including all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers’ and accounting fees; fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling stockholders selected by the initiating stockholder, shall be borne and paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 5.6 5.8 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the stockholders holding at least a majority of the registrable shares of Common Stock held by all stockholders (in which case all selling stockholders shall bear such expenses pro rata based upon the number of registrable shares of Common Stock that were to be included in the withdrawn registration). All selling expenses (including all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities) relating to Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Section 5.6 5.8 shall be borne and paid by the InvestorsInvestor.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Echo Therapeutics, Inc.)
Registration Rights - Company Registration. (a) If the Company proposes to register (including, for this purpose, a registration effected by the Company for any other stockholders) any of its securities under the Securities Act (other than in an Excluded Registration), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give the Investors Investor notice of such registration. Upon the request of the Investors Investor given within ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of this Section 5.65.7, cause to be registered all of the Registrable Securities that the Investors Investor has requested to be included in such registration.
(b) If the Company proposes to sell securities that have already been registered “off the shelf” by means of a prospectus supplement, the Company shall, at such time, promptly give the Investors Investor notice of such contemplated offering. Upon the request of the Investors Investor given within ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of this Section 5.65.7, include in such offering all of the Registrable Securities that the Investors Investor has requested to be included in such offering.
(c) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration or offering initiated by it under this Section 5.6 5.7 before the effective date of such registration or pricing of such offering, as applicable, whether or not the Investors Investor has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration or offering.
(d) In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to this Section 5.65.7, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Investors’ Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless the Investors Investor accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and its underwriter(s), and then only in such quantity, if any, as the underwriter(s) in their/its sole discretion determine(s) will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total number of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities to be sold (other than by the Company) that the underwriter(s) in their/its reasonable discretion determine(s) is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, if any, which the underwriter(s) and the Company in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering. If the underwriter(s) determine(s) that less than all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered can be included in such offering, then the Registrable Securities that are included in such offering shall be allocated among all stockholders of the Company requesting registration in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the number of shares of common stock owned by each selling stockholders or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling stockholders. For purposes of the provision in this Section 5.8(d5.7(d) concerning apportionment, for any selling stockholder that is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation, the partners, members, retired partners, retired members, stockholders and Affiliates of such selling stockholder, or the estates and immediate family members of any such partners, retired partners, members and retired members and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons, shall be deemed to be a single “selling stockholder”, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such “selling stockholder” shall be based upon the aggregate number of registrable shares of common stock (or equivalents) owned by all Persons included in such “selling stockholder”, as defined in this sentence.
(e) Whenever required under this Section 5.6 5.7 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:
(1) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and, upon the request of the holder of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days or, if earlier, until the distribution contemplated in the registration statement has been completed; provided, however, that (i) such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period the Investors Investor refrains, at the request of an underwriter of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, from selling any securities included in such registration and (ii) in the case of any registration of Registrable Securities on Form S-3 that are intended to be offered on a continuous or delayed basis, subject to compliance with applicable SEC rules, such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for up to an additional one hundred and twenty (120) days, if necessary, to keep the registration statement effective until all such Registrable Securities are sold;
(2) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement, as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period specified in clause (e)(1) above and to comply with the Securities Act in order to enable the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement;
(3) furnish to the Investors Investor such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, as required by the Securities Act, and such other documents as the Investors Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate their disposition of their Registrable Securities;
(f) Whenever required under this Section 5.7 to effect the registration of any It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 5.6 5.7 with respect to the Registrable Securities of the Investors Investor that the Investors Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as is reasonably required to effect the registration of the Investors’ Investor’s Registrable Securities.
(g) All expenses (other than all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the InvestorsInvestor) incurred in connection with registrations, filings, or qualifications pursuant to Section 5.65.7, including all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers’ and accounting fees; fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling stockholders selected by the initiating stockholder, shall be borne and paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 5.6 5.8 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the stockholders holding at least a majority of the registrable shares of Common Stock held by all stockholders (in which case all selling stockholders shall bear such expenses pro rata based upon the number of registrable shares of Common Stock that were to be included in the withdrawn registration). All selling expenses (including all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities) relating to Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Section 5.6 5.7 shall be borne and paid by the InvestorsInvestor.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Echo Therapeutics, Inc.)