Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Echo Automotive, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Xumanii International Holdings Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Armco Metals Holdings, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on a Form S-1, S-1 registration statement (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall 415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the Required Filing Date and use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other cause the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later Required Effectiveness Date. The Company will register not less than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by Securities. In the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Securities pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Investor as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities and other securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by securities included in such Registration Statement that are not Registrable Securities, second by the Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares and third by the Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, if the Company receives comments from the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement, and following discussions with and responses to the SEC in which the Company uses its commercially reasonable efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Securities for as many Investors as possible to be included in such Initial the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 without characterizing any Investor as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than one (with 1) Trading Day prior written notice to the prior consent Investors, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time Securities, in each case as the Staff and SEC may require in order for the SEC shall so permit to allow such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence(collectively, the Staff or “SEC Restrictions”). Unless the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to become effective and this Section 2 shall be used for resales by allocated among the Investor Registrable Securities of the Investors on a delayed or continuous basis pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (Section 5 shall accrue on or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Actany Cut Back Shares, and the Required Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed Date with respect to such additional Registration Statement at including the Cutback Shares will be tolled, until such time as the Staff or Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 2 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall again be applicable to the Cut Back Shares (which, for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as Registrable Securities) so that the Company will be required to file with and cause to be declared effective by the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use (if such Registrable Securities cannot at such time be resold by the InvestorInvestors thereof pursuant to Rule 144).
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Advaxis, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Advaxis, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Advaxis, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (U.S. Stem Cell, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Bioheart, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Bioheart, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The (a) If, from date hereof until 180 days after the date hereof, there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, and file with the SEC the Initial a Registration Statement relating to an offering for the account of others under the 1933 Act of any of the Company’s equity securities, other than on Form S-1S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the 1000 Xxx) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, or such other form reasonably acceptable then the Company shall deliver to the Investor a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Investor’s receipt of such notice, covering the resale by the Investor of shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement all or any part of such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided Investor requests to be registered; provided, however, that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement not be required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at register any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 22 that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement. Following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final Prospectus to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable .
(taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(sb) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary.
(c) In addition, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, event that the Staff or the SEC does not requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective effective, and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), in each such case, the Company shall not request acceleration reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the effective date of such Registration StatementInvestor, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at until such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and non-appealable determination the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the SEC will not Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to no Registrable Securities of the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in such Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the InvestorStatement.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one Commission a Form S-1 registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) (or more additional Registration Statements so as such other form that it is eligible to cover use) in order to register all of the Registrable Securities not covered for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the date (the “Required Filing Date”) which is seventy five (75) calendar days after the Closing Date (the actual date of such filing, the “Filing Date”), and use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable date (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on the “Required Effective Date”) which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event is not later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s)earlier of (x) one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the Closing Date or (y) seven (7) business days after oral or written notice to the Company or its counsel from the Commission that it may be declared effective. If The Company will register not less than a number of shares of common stock in the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a aforedescribed Registration Statement filed that is equal to Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering upon exercise of securities the Warrants (assuming, for such purposes, that does not permit the holders of all outstanding Warrants have exercised such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed pricesWarrants in full) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2collectively, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce “Registrable Securities”); provided, however, the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statementshares being registered for each Subscriber may, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior written consent of the Investor as Subscriber (which consent may be conditioned upon, among other things, the Company’s agreement to the specific Registrable Securities to include certain shares in a subsequent registration statement), be removed therefrom) until less than such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such number. The Registration Statement to become effective shall also state that, in accordance with Rules 416 and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 457 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable with respect to the Registrable Securities to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. The Registrable Securities shall be reserved and set aside exclusively for the benefit of the Subscribers and not issued, employed or reserved for anyone other than such Subscribers. The Registration Statement at such time as the Staff will immediately be amended or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC Additional Registration Statements will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement immediately filed by the Company as necessary to register additional shares of Common Stock to allow the public resale of all Common Stock included in and issuable by virtue of the Registrable Securities or any other provisions of this Agreement. Except with the SEC promptly thereafter written Consent of the Subscribers, no securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities will be included in the Registration Statement except that the Registration Statement may include (i) Payment Shares (as defined in Section 11(d) of this Agreement), (ii) the shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants, if any, and (iii) the shares, if any, described on Schedule 11(a) hereto. It shall be so utilizeddeemed a Non-Registration Event if at any time after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission (“Actual Effective Date”) the Company has registered for unrestricted resale on behalf of the Subscribers less than 100% of the outstanding Registrable Securities (assuming, for such purposes at any time prior to the Warrant Expiration Date, that the holders of all outstanding Warrants have exercised such Warrants in full). In the event Any holder of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement is sometimes referred to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time herein as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investora “Seller”.
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (China Armco Metals, Inc.), Subscription Agreement (China Armco Metals, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Commission a Form S-1, S-1 registration statement (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC Commission (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall 415 for resale and distribution under the Securities Act on or before the Required Filing Date and use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other cause the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later Required Effectiveness Date. The Company will register not less than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by Securities. In the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC Commission to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Securities pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Purchaser as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in registered on such Initial Registration Statement (will first be reduced by Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares and second by Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares and third by the Placement Agent Shares and fourth by the Additional Shares. The Registration Statement shall also state that, in accordance with Rules 416 and 457 under the prior consent Securities Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of the Investor additional shares of common stock as may become issuable with respect to the specific Registrable Securities to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, if the Company receives comments from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement, and following discussions with and responses to the Commission in which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Securities for as many Purchasers as possible to be removed therefromincluded in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 without characterizing any Purchaser as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Purchasers, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities, in each case as the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, that in no event may the Company name any Purchaser as an underwriter without such Purchaser’s prior written consent (collectively, the “Commission Restrictions”). Unless the Commission Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 2 shall be allocated among the Registrable Securities of the Purchasers on a pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Section 5 shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the required Required Effectiveness Date with respect to such additional Registration Statement including the Cutback Shares will be tolled, until such time as the Staff Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any Commission Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the SEC Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 2 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and again be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement applicable to the contraryCut Back Shares (which, if after giving effect for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as Registrable Securities) so that the Company will be required to the actions referred file with and cause to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become be declared effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of Commission such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use (if such Registrable Securities cannot at such time be resold by the InvestorPurchasers thereof pursuant to Rule 144).
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Ads in Motion, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Ads in Motion, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC Commission a Form S-1 registration statement (the Initial “Registration Statement on Form S-1, Statement”) (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities Shares (as hereinafter defined) as permitted by the SEC Commission (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable SecuritiesShares) pursuant to Rule 415415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the date which is forty five (45) calendar days after the Final Closing Date, and use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, will register not less than 100% of the Purchased Shares and each other the Warrant Shares in the aforedescribed Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “StaffRegistrable Shares”) or ). In the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities event that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC Commission to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Shares pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Subscriber as to its Registrable Shares, the number of Registrable Securities Shares to be included registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by Registrable Shares represented by Warrant Shares and second by Registrable Shares represented by Purchased Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9, if the Company receives comments on the Registration statement from the Commission, and following discussions with and responses to the Commission, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Shares in such Initial Registration Statement without characterizing any Subscriber as an underwriter, then the Company may, (with x) remove from the prior consent Registration Statement such Registrable Shares (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time Shares, in each case as the Staff and Commission may require in order for the SEC shall so permit Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investoreffective.
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Farm Lands of Guinea, Inc.), Subscription Agreement (Kryptic Entertainment Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1S-3, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the InvestorHolder, covering the resale by the Investor Holder of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use reasonably diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Holder. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement. The Company shall not be required to keep such Registration Statements filed in connection herewith effective (and the prospectus contained therein available for use) after the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Holder may sell all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or (ii) the date on which the Holder shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities either pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 (such earlier date, the “Registration Rights Expiration Date”, and such period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Registration Rights Expiration Date, the “Registration Period”).
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor Holder on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the InvestorHolder), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor Holder as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor Holder on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the InvestorHolder), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the InvestorHolder.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Holder seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Holder does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Holder, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Holder accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Holder be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Holder may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Holder be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12 of the Note, such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Holder.
(d) If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a registration statement, including a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, in respect of a registration pursuant to this Section 2 at any time (i) would require the Company to make a public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company both (A) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such registration statement and (B) would not be in the best interests of the Company or would have a material adverse effect on the Company or its business or on the Company’s ability to effect a material proposed acquisition, disposition, financing, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction, or (ii) if the Company reasonably believes that effecting such registration would materially and adversely affect an offering of securities of the Company, the preparation of which is then contemplated, then the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holder, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such registration statement; provided, that the Company shall not be permitted to do so (A) more than two times during any 12 month period, (B) for a period exceeding 30 days on any one occasion or (C) for a period exceeding 60 days in any 12 month period. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holder agrees to suspend, promptly upon its receipt of the notice referred to above, its use of any prospectus relating to such registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall promptly notify the Holder of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 2 (d). The Company agrees that, in the event it exercises its rights under this Section 2(d), it shall, within 30 days (or 60 days, as applicable) following the Holder’s receipt of the notice of suspension, update the suspended registration statement as may be necessary to permit the Holder to resume use thereof in connection with the offer and sale of its Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2(d) does not modify or affect the Filing Deadline or any of the Company’s obligations under Section 2(a).
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Samples: Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (Kingold Jewelry, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Kingold Jewelry, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1F-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Freeseas Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Freeseas Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one Commission a Form SB-2 registration statement (the "Registration Statement") (or more additional Registration Statements so as such other form that it is eligible to cover use) in order to register all of the Registrable Securities not covered for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the date (the "Required Filing Date") which is forty-five (45) calendar days after the Closing Date (the actual date of such filing, the "Filing Date"), and use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable date (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on the "Required Effective Date") which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event is not later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s)earlier of (x) one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Closing Date or (y) seven (7) business days after oral or written notice to the Company or its counsel from the Commission that it may be declared effective. If The Company will register not less than a number of shares of common stock in the staff aforedescribed registration statement that is equal to the sum of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed Purchased Shares and Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering upon exercise of securities the Warrants (assuming, for such purposes, that does not permit the holders of all outstanding Warrants have exercised such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed pricesWarrants in full) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2collectively, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce "Registrable Securities"); provided, however, the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statementshares being registered for each Subscriber may, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior written consent of the Investor as Subscriber (which consent may be conditioned upon, among other things, the Company's agreement to the specific Registrable Securities to include certain shares in a subsequent registration statement), be removed therefrom) until less than such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such number. The Registration Statement to become effective shall also state that, in accordance with Rule 416 and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 457 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable with respect to the Registrable Securities to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. The Registrable Securities shall be reserved and set aside exclusively for the benefit of the Subscribers and Warrant holders and not issued, employed or reserved for anyone other than such Subscribers and Warrant holders. The Registration Statement at such time as the Staff will immediately be amended or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC additional registration statements will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement immediately filed by the Company as necessary to register additional shares of Common Stock to allow the public resale of all Common Stock included in and issuable by virtue of the Registrable Securities or any other provisions of this Agreement. Except with the SEC promptly thereafter written Consent of the Subscribers, no securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities will be included in the Registration Statement except that the Registration Statement may include (i) Payment Shares (as defined in Section 11(d) of this Agreement), (ii) the shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants, if any, and (iii) the shares, if any, described on Schedule 11(a) hereto. It shall be so utilizeddeemed a Non-Registration Event if at any time after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission ("Actual Effective Date") the Company has registered for unrestricted resale on behalf of the Subscribers fewer than 100% of the outstanding Purchased Shares and of the outstanding Warrant Shares (assuming, for such purposes at any time prior to the Warrant Expiration Date, that the holders of all outstanding Warrants have exercised such Warrants in full). In Any holder of Purchased Shares or Warrant Shares named as a selling stockholder in the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant Registration Statement is sometimes referred to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time herein as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investora "Seller".
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, S-1 covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. Except for the securities held by the parties forth on Schedule A hereto, in no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12(b) of the Note (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Investor.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Medican Enterprises, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Commission a Form S-1, S-1 registration statement (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC Commission (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall 415 for resale and distribution under the Securities Act on or before the Required Filing Date and use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other cause the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later Required Effectiveness Date. The Company will register not less than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by Securities. In the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC Commission to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Securities pro rata , and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Purchaser as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in registered on such Initial Registration Statement (will first be reduced by Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares and second by Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares and third by the Placement Agent Shares and fourth by the Additional Shares. The Registration Statement shall also state that, in accordance with Rules 416 and 457 under the prior consent Securities Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of the Investor additional shares of common stock as may become issuable with respect to the specific Registrable Securities to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, if the Company receives comments from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement, and following discussions with and responses to the Commission in which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Securities for as many Purchasers as possible to be removed therefromincluded in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 without characterizing any Purchaser as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Purchasers, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Securities (the “ Cut Back Shares ”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities, in each case as the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective; provided , that in no event may the Company name any Purchaser as an underwriter without such Purchaser’s prior written consent (collectively, the “ Commission Restrictions ”). Unless the Commission Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 2 shall be allocated among the Registrable Securities of the Purchasers on a pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Section 5 shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the required Required Effectiveness Date with respect to such additional Registration Statement including the Cutback Shares will be tolled, until such time as the Staff Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any Commission Restrictions (such date, the “ Restriction Termination Date ”). From and after the SEC Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 2 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and again be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement applicable to the contraryCut Back Shares (which, if after giving effect for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as Registrable Securities) so that the Company will be required to the actions referred file with and cause to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become be declared effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of Commission such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use (if such Registrable Securities cannot at such time be resold by the InvestorPurchasers thereof pursuant to Rule 144).
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Ads in Motion, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s); provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file more than one additional Registration Statement in any 12 month period. By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file more than one additional Registration Statement in any 12 month period.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effective, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12(b) of the Initial Notes (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Investor (or, if the Company has resolved all other comments of the Staff and the SEC to the Registration Statement on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline, as of the date of such election by the Investor, such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the Effectiveness Deadline).
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Guided Therapeutics Inc)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC Commission a Form S-1 registration statement (the Initial “Registration Statement on Form S-1, Statement”) (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities Shares as permitted by the SEC Commission (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable SecuritiesShares) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall 415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the date (the “Required Filing Date”) which is sixty (60) calendar days after the Final Closing Date, and use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other cause the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event date (the “Required Effective Date”) which is not later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadlineearlier of (x) one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Final Closing Date, or (y) three (3) business days after oral or written notice to the Company or its counsel from the Commission that it may be declared effective. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered In the event of a full review of the Registration Statement by the Initial SEC, the Required Effective Date will be extended by thirty (30) days. The Company will register not less than 100% of the Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares in the aforedescribed Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “StaffRegistrable Shares”) or ). In the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities event that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC Commission to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Shares pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Subscriber as to its Registrable Shares, the number of Registrable Securities Shares to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by Registrable Shares represented by Warrant Shares and second by Registrable Shares represented by Purchased Shares. The Registration Statement shall also state that, in accordance with Rules 416 and 457 under the 1933 Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may become issuable with respect to the Registrable Shares to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9, if the Company receives Commission Comments, and following discussions with and responses to the Commission in which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Shares for as many Subscribers as possible to be included in such Initial the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 9(a) without characterizing any Subscriber as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Shares in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than three (with 3) Trading Days prior written notice to the prior consent Subscribers, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Shares (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor Registrable Shares, in each case as the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, that in no event may the Company name any Subscriber as an underwriter without such Subscriber’s prior written consent (collectively, the “Commission Restrictions”). Unless the Commission Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 9(a) shall be allocated among the Registrable Shares of the Subscribers on a pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Section 9(d) shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the specific Registrable Securities to required Commission Effectiveness Date for such additional Registration Statement including the Cutback Shares will be removed therefrom) tolled, until such time as the Staff Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any Commission Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the SEC Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 9 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and again be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement applicable to the contraryCut Back Shares (which, if after giving effect for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as “Registrable Shares”) so that the Company will be required to the actions referred file with and cause to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become be declared effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of Commission such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Shares (if such Registrable Shares cannot at such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use be resold by the InvestorSubscribers thereof pursuant to Rule 144).
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Registration Statement Requirements. The (a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, and file with the SEC a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on Form S-1 or another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by at least 85% in interest of the Holders) substantially the "Plan of Distribution" attached hereto as Exhibit A ; provided , however , that no Holder shall be required to be named as an "underwriter" without such Holder's express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period"). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time on a trading day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same trading day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the SEC, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. eastern standard time on the trading day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the SEC as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one (1) trading day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(d).
(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the SEC informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the SEC, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC, on Form S-1, S-3 or such other form reasonably acceptable available to the Investor, covering the register for resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by a secondary offering, subject to the SEC (provisions of Section 2(d); with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form; provided , however , that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but Securities in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file accordance with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statementthis Agreement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of if the SEC (the “Staff”) or the any SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to Guidance sets forth a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor limitation on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement, then Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company shall reduce used diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit registered on such Registration Statement to become effective and will be used reduced as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices follows:
(and not fixed pricesi) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor)First, the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statementreduce or eliminate any securities to be included by any Person other than a Holder;
(ii) Second, the Company shall promptly reduce Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares (but applied, in no event later than 48 hoursthe case that some Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by such Holders); and
(iii) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 ActThird, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by the Investor have received assurances from Shares (applied, in the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable case that some Shares may be registered, to the Investor that Holders on a new Registration Statement filed pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares held by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilizedsuch Holders). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragrapha cutback hereunder, the Company shall file additional give the Holder at least five (5) trading days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder's allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statements Statement in accordance with this Section 2 the foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended.
(d) If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as all a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have has been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the InvestorSEC.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as any Underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.
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Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12(b) of the Note (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Investor.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Echo Automotive, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event prior to the Second Additional Closing Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-3 or Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent of the if there is more than one Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefromcut-back on a pro-rata basis) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may within five (5) calendar days from being advised by the Company of such determination, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement, and the Liquidation Damages (as defined herein) provisions shall not be applicable (and cease accruing if previously triggered) from and after such election by Investor; if upon being advised by the Company of such determination, the Investor fails to advise the Company of whether to include Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, the Company will not include any Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement and the Liquidation Damages provisions shall not be applicable (and cease accruing if previously triggered) from and after the expiration of such five (5) calendar days.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Virtus Oil & Gas Corp.)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on a Form S-1, S-3 registration statement (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall 415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the Required Filing Date and use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other cause the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective no later than the Required Effectiveness Date. The Form S-3 shall contain substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex B.
(b) The Company will use its best efforts to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective under the 1933 Act for the duration of the Effectiveness Period.
(c) In the event that the Company is required by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Securities pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Holders as to their Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities and other securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by securities included in such Registration Statement that are not Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, if the Company receives comments from the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement, and following discussions with and responses to the SEC in which the Company uses its commercially reasonable efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Securities for as many Holders as possible to be included in such Initial the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 without characterizing any Holder as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than five (with 5) Trading Days prior written notice to the prior consent Holders, (x) remove from the Registration Statement the minimum number of Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time Securities, in each case as the Staff and SEC may require in order for the SEC shall so permit to allow such Registration Statement to become effective (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”). Unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 2 shall be allocated among the Registrable Securities of the Holders on a pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Section 6 shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the Required Effectiveness Date with respect to such additional Registration Statement including the Cutback Shares will be used tolled, until such time as aforesaidthe Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). Notwithstanding anything in From and after the Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Agreement Section 2 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions under Section 6, subject to tolling as provided above) shall again be applicable to the contraryCut Back Shares (which, if after giving effect for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as Registrable Securities) so that the Company will be required to file with and cause to be declared effective by the actions referred to SEC such additional Registration Statements in the immediately preceding sentence, time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Securities (if such Registrable Securities cannot at such time be resold by the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144). The Company may only file an additional Registration Statement to become effective and be used under this Section 2 only if the Initial Registration Statement has been declared effective.
(d) If Form S-3 is not available for resales by registration of the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to resale of the Investor)Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall not request acceleration (i) register the resale of the effective date of Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such Registration Statementform is available; provided, that the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request maintain the withdrawal effectiveness of such the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at then in effect until such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time on Form S-3 covering the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have has been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the InvestorSEC.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as any underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder. The Company may disclose the status of any holder that is, or is affiliated with, broker-dealer.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (RiceBran Technologies)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all 24,602,792 of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”"STAFF") or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
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Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC Commission a Form S-1 registration statement (the Initial “Registration Statement on Form S-1, Statement”) (or such other similar registration form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities Shares (as defined below) as permitted by the SEC Commission (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable SecuritiesShares) pursuant to Rule 415415 for resale and distribution under the Securities Act within thirty (30) calendar days following the Final Closing Date (the “Required Filing Date”), and use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective upon the earlier of (x) one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the Final Closing Date, or (y) three (3) business days after oral or written notice to the Company or its counsel from the Commission that it may be declared effective (the “Required Effective Date”). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to will register not less than 100% of the shares of common stock that are issuable or that have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other been issued upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in the aforedescribed Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “StaffRegistrable Shares”) or ); provided, however, that in the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities event that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC Commission to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Shares pro rata among the Subscribers included in the Registration Statement, unless otherwise directed in writing by a Subscriber as to its Registrable Shares. The Registration Statement shall also state that, in accordance with Rules 416 and 457 under the Securities Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may become issuable with respect to the Registrable Securities Shares to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9, if the Company receives comments from the Commission, and following discussions with and responses to the Commission in which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Shares for as many Subscribers as possible to be included in such Initial the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 9(a) without characterizing any Subscriber as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Shares in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than three (with 3) business days prior written notice to the prior consent Subscribers, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Shares (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor Registrable Shares, in each case as the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, that in no event may the Company name any Subscriber as an underwriter without such Subscriber’s prior written consent (collectively, the “Commission Restrictions”). Unless the Commission Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 9(a) shall be allocated among the Registrable Shares of the Subscribers on a pro rata basis. No Liquidated Damages under Section 9(d) shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the specific Registrable Securities to required Commission Effectiveness Date for such additional Registration Statement including the Cutback Shares will be removed therefrom) tolled, until such time as the Staff Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any Commission Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the SEC Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 9 (including, without limitation, the Liquidated Damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and again be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement applicable to the contraryCut Back Shares (which, if after giving effect for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as “Registrable Shares”) so that the Company will be required to the actions referred file with and cause to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become be declared effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of Commission such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the InvestorShares.
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (GSP-2, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on a Form S-1, S-3 registration statement (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the Required Filing Date and use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective no later than the Required Effectiveness Date. The Form S-3 shall contain substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex B.
(provided b) The Company will use its best efforts to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective under the 1933 Act for the duration of the Effectiveness Period.
(c) In the event that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with is required by the SEC for to cutback the registration number of all of shares being registered in the Registrable Securities) Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Securities pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Holders as to their Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities and other securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by securities included in such Registration Statement that are not Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, if the Company receives comments from the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement, and following discussions with and responses to the SEC in which the Company uses its commercially reasonable efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Securities for as many Holders as possible to be included in such Initial the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 without characterizing any Holder as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than five (with 5) Trading Days prior written notice to the prior consent Holders, (x) remove from the Registration Statement the minimum number of Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time Securities, in each case as the Staff and SEC may require in order for the SEC shall so permit to allow such Registration Statement to become effective (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”). Unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 2 shall be allocated among the Registrable Securities of the Holders on a pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Section 5 shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the Required Effectiveness Date with respect to such additional Registration Statement including the Cutback Shares will be used tolled, until such time as aforesaidthe Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). Notwithstanding anything in From and after the Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Agreement Section 2 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions under Section 4, subject to tolling as provided above) shall again be applicable to the contraryCut Back Shares (which, if after giving effect for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as Registrable Securities) so that the Company will be required to file with and cause to be declared effective by the actions referred to SEC such additional Registration Statements in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Securities (if such Registrable Securities cannot permit at such Registration Statement to become effective and time be used for resales resold by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Holders thereof pursuant to Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices 144).
(and d) If Form S-3 is not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to available for registration of the Investor)resale of the Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall not request acceleration (i) register the resale of the effective date of Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such Registration Statementform is available; provided, that the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request maintain the withdrawal effectiveness of such the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at then in effect until such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time on Form S-3 covering the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have has been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the InvestorSEC.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as any underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder. The Company may disclose the status of any Holder that is, or is affiliated with, a broker-dealer.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (RiceBran Technologies)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on a Form S-1, S-3 registration statement (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall 415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the Required Filing Date and use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other cause the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later Required Effectiveness Date. The Company will register not less than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by Securities. In the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Securities pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Investor as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities and other securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by securities included in such Registration Statement that are not Registrable Securities, second by the Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares and third by the Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, if the Company receives comments from the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement, and following discussions with and responses to the SEC in which the Company uses its commercially reasonable efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Securities for as many Investors as possible to be included in such Initial the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 without characterizing any Investor as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than one (with 1) Trading Day prior written notice to the prior consent Investors, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time Securities, in each case as the Staff and SEC may require in order for the SEC shall so permit to allow such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence(collectively, the Staff or “SEC Restrictions”). Unless the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to become effective and this Section 2 shall be used for resales by allocated among the Investor Registrable Securities of the Investors on a delayed or continuous basis pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (Section 5 shall accrue on or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Actany Cut Back Shares, and the Required Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed Date with respect to such additional Registration Statement at including the Cutback Shares will be tolled, until such time as the Staff or Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 2 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall again be applicable to the Cut Back Shares (which, for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as Registrable Securities) so that the Company will be required to file with and cause to be declared effective by the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Securities (if such Registrable Securities cannot at such time be resold by the Investors thereof pursuant to Rule 144). The Company may only file an additional Registration Statement under this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in only if the Initial Registration Statements that have Statement has been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investoreffective.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (RiceBran Technologies)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, S-1 covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). Notwithstanding anything to the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to file an additional Registration Statement for the second $50,000 tranche referenced in the Securities Purchase Agreement; provided, that if the Company is not able to register the shares of common stock required to be issued upon conversion of the convertible note evidencing such second tranche in the Initial Registration Statement, then the Investor is not required to fund said additional tranche to the Company. By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12(b) of the Note (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Investor. The Investor represents that it is not an affiliate of Mxxxxxxx, Inc.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Realbiz Media Group, Inc)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-3 or Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent of the if there is more than one Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefromcut-back on a pro-rata basis) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may within five (5) calendar days from being advised by the Company of such determination, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement, and the Liquidation Damages (as defined herein) provisions shall not be applicable (and cease accruing if previously triggered) from and after such election by Investor; if upon being advised by the Company of such determination, the Investor fails to advise the Company of whether to include Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, the Company will not include any Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement and the Liquidation Damages provisions shall not be applicable (and cease accruing if previously triggered) from and after the expiration of such five (5) calendar days.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Virtus Oil & Gas Corp.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC Commission a Form S-1 registration statement (the Initial “Registration Statement on Form S-1, Statement”) (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities Shares as permitted by the SEC Commission (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable SecuritiesShares) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall 415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the date (the “Required Filing Date”) which is forty five (45) calendar days after the Final Closing Date, and use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other cause the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event date (the “Required Effective Date”) which is not later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadlineearlier of (x) one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Final Closing Date, or (y) three (3) business days after oral or written notice to the Company or its counsel from the Commission that it may be declared effective. If at any time all Registrable Securities are The Company will register not covered by less than 100% of the Initial Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares in the aforedescribed Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “StaffRegistrable Shares”) or ). In the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities event that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC Commission to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Shares pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Subscriber as to its Registrable Shares, the number of Registrable Securities Shares to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by Registrable Shares represented by Warrant Shares and second by Registrable Shares represented by Purchased Shares. The Registration Statement shall also state that, in accordance with Rules 416 and 457 under the 1933 Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may become issuable with respect to the Registrable Shares to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9, if the Company receives Commission Comments, and following discussions with and responses to the Commission in which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Shares for as many Subscribers as possible to be included in such Initial the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 9(a) without characterizing any Subscriber as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Shares in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than three (with 3) Trading Days prior written notice to the prior consent Subscribers, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Shares (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor Registrable Shares, in each case as the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, that in no event may the Company name any Subscriber as an underwriter without such Subscriber’s prior written consent (collectively, the “Commission Restrictions”). Unless the Commission Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 9(a) shall be allocated among the Registrable Shares of the Subscribers on a pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Section 9(d) shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the specific Registrable Securities to required Commission Effectiveness Date for such additional Registration Statement including the Cutback Shares will be removed therefrom) tolled, until such time as the Staff Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any Commission Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the SEC Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 9 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and again be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement applicable to the contraryCut Back Shares (which, if after giving effect for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as “Registrable Shares”) so that the Company will be required to the actions referred file with and cause to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become be declared effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of Commission such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Shares (if such Registrable Shares cannot at such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use be resold by the InvestorSubscribers thereof pursuant to Rule 144).
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Weikang Bio-Technology Group Co Inc)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s); provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file more than one additional Registration Statement in any rolling six (6) month period. By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the business day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement. By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances indications from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file more than one additional Registration Statement in any rolling six (6) month period.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effective, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12(b) of the Initial Notes (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Investor(or, if the Company has resolved all other comments of the Staff and the SEC to the Registration Statement on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline, as of the date of such election by the Investor, such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the Effectiveness Deadline).
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Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, S-1 covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Realbiz Media Group, Inc)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-3, or, if the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3, on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “"Staff”") or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an "underwriter" in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an "underwriter" in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12(a) of the Initial Notes (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Investor.
(d) If (i) a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby (disregarding any reduction pursuant to Section 2(b) or (c)) and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is not declared effective by the SEC on or before (A) the 120th calendar day after the date hereof, in the case of the Initial Registration Statement or (B) the 120th calendar day after the applicable Filing Deadline, in the case of any additional Registration Statement (in each case, an "Effectiveness Failure") (it being understood that if on the Business Day immediately following the Effective Date for such Registration Statement the Company shall not have filed a "final" prospectus for such Registration Statement with the SEC under Rule 424(b) in accordance with Section 2(a) (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such rule), the Company shall be deemed to not have satisfied this Section 2(d) and such event shall be deemed to be an Effectiveness Failure), or (ii) if during any period in which a Registration Statement is not effective for any reason or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason, the Company fails to file with the SEC any required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act such that it is not in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) (a "Current Public Information Failure") as a result of which the Investor is unable to sell Registrable Securities under Rule 144, then, as the sole monetary relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in, or reduction of, its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to two percent (2%) of the principal amount then outstanding of such Investor's Note (1) on the date of such Effectiveness Failure or Current Public Information Failure, as applicable (provided, however, there shall be only one payment of any such amount if there exists multiple failures at the same time), and (2) on every thirty (30) day anniversary of (I) an Effectiveness Failure until such Effectiveness Failure is cured and (II) a Current Public Information Failure until the earlier of (i) the date such Current Public Information Failure is cured and (ii) such time that such public information is no longer required pursuant to Rule 144 (in each case, pro-rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) (provided, however, there shall be only one payment of any such amount for any Registration Statement if there exists multiple failures at the same time). The payments to which a holder of Registrable Securities shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(d) are referred to herein as "Registration Delay Payments." Following the initial Registration Delay Payment for any particular event or failure (which shall be paid on the date of such event or failure, as set forth above), without limiting the foregoing, if an event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured prior to the thirtieth (30th) day after such event or failure, then such Registration Delay Payment shall be made on the third (3rd) Business Day after such cure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Registration Delay Payments shall accrue or otherwise become payable to the Investor with respect to any period during which all of such Investor's Registrable Securities may be sold by such Investor without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable).
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Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC Commission a Form S-1 registration statement (the Initial “Registration Statement on Form S-1, Statement”) (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities Shares as permitted by the SEC Commission (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable SecuritiesShares) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall 415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the date (the “Required Filing Date”) which is thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date, and use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other cause the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “StaffRequired Effective Date”) or which is not later than one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Closing Date. The Company will register not less than 100% of the Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares in the aforedescribed Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities (the “Registrable Shares”). In the event that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC Commission to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Shares pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Subscriber as to its Registrable Shares, the number of Registrable Securities Shares to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by Registrable Shares represented by Warrant Shares and second by Registrable Shares represented by Purchased Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8, if the Company receives Commission Comments, and following discussions with and responses to the Commission in which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Shares for as many Subscribers as possible to be included in such Initial the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 8(a) without characterizing any Subscriber as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Shares in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than three (with 3) Trading Days prior written notice to the prior consent Subscribers, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Shares (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor Registrable Shares, in each case as the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, that in no event may the Company name any Subscriber as an underwriter without such Subscriber’s prior written consent (collectively, the “Commission Restrictions”). Unless the Commission Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be allocated among the Registrable Shares of the Subscribers on a pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Section 8(d) shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the specific Registrable Securities to required Commission Effectiveness Date for such additional Registration Statement including the Cutback Shares will be removed therefrom) tolled, until such time as the Staff Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any Commission Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the SEC Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 8 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and again be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement applicable to the contraryCut Back Shares (which, if after giving effect for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as “Registrable Shares”) so that the Company will be required to the actions referred file with and cause to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become be declared effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of Commission such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Shares (if such Registrable Shares cannot at such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use be resold by the InvestorSubscribers thereof pursuant to Rule 144).
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Aivtech International Group Co.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC Commission a Form S-1 registration statement (the Initial “Registration Statement on Form S-1, Statement”) (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities Shares as permitted by the SEC Commission (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable SecuritiesShares) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall 415 under the 1933 Act on or before the date (the “Required Filing Date”) which is thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date, and use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other cause the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “StaffRequired Effective Date”) or which is not later than one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Closing Date. The Company will register not less than 100% of the Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares in the aforedescribed Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities (the “Registrable Shares”). In the event that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC Commission to reduce cutback the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the Registrable Shares pro rata, and unless otherwise directed in writing by the Subscriber as to its Registrable Shares, the number of Registrable Securities Shares to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by Registrable Shares represented by Warrant Shares and second by Registrable Shares represented by Purchased Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8, if the Company receives Commission Comments, and following discussions with and responses to the Commission in which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Shares for as many Subscribers as possible to be included in such Initial the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 8(a) without characterizing any Subscriber as an underwriter, the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Shares in such Registration Statement, then the Company may, following not less than three (with 3) Trading Days prior written notice to the prior consent Subscribers, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Shares (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Investor Registrable Shares, in each case as the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, that in no event may the Company name any Subscriber as an underwriter without such Subscriber’s prior written consent (collectively, the “Commission Restrictions”). Unless the Commission Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be allocated among the Registrable Shares of the Subscribers on a pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Section 8(d) shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the specific Registrable Securities to required Commission Effectiveness Date for such additional Registration Statement including the Cutback Shares will be removed therefrom) tolled, until such time as the Staff Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any Commission Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the SEC Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 8 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and again be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement applicable to the contraryCut Back Shares (which, if after giving effect for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as “Registrable Shares”) so that the Company will be required to the actions referred file with and cause to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become be declared effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of Commission such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Shares (if such Registrable Shares cannot at such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use be resold by the InvestorSubscribers thereof pursuant to Rule 144).
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Aivtech International Group Co.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC Commission a Form S-1 registration statement (the Initial “Registration Statement on Form S-1, Statement”) (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) as permitted by the SEC Commission (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the date (the “Required Filing Date”) which is fifteen (15) calendar days after the Closing Date, and use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other will register in the Registration Statement required the shares of its common stock to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but offered in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all a primary offering of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) Company’s common stock to be filed with the SEC)underwritten by Xxxx Capital Partners, but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC LLC (the “StaffUnderwritten Offering”) or as well as the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales resale by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (Subscriber and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing Other Subscribers of 100% of the Initial Registration Statement with Purchased Shares (collectively, the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, “Registrable Securities”). In the event that the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC Commission to reduce cut back the number of Registrable Securities included shares being registered in such Initial the Registration StatementStatement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities relating to be included in such Initial the resale pro rata. The Registration Statement (shall also state that, in accordance with the prior consent of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff Rules 416 and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 457 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may become issuable with respect to such the Registrable Securities to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. The Registrable Securities relating to the resale shall be reserved and set aside exclusively for the benefit of the Subscriber and the Other Subscribers and not issued, employed or reserved for any other person. The Registration Statement at such time as the Staff will immediately be amended or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC additional Registration Statements will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized immediately filed (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed extent permitted by the Commission) by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of as necessary to register any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, that were not filed in the Company shall file additional initial Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the InvestorStatement.
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (CHINA INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION Corp)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12(b) of the Note (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Investor.
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Registration Statement Requirements. The a. If, at any time during the period from and after the Closing Date through and including the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date (such period, the “Filing Period”), there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, and file with the SEC Commission a registration statement relating to an offering of any equity securities of the Initial Company for its own account or for the account of one or more Persons other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including any offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415), other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall deliver to the Buyer a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Buyer’s receipt of such notice, the Buyer shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or any part of such Registrable Securities the Buyer requests to be registered; provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2 that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement and (ii) if, solely in connection with any primary underwritten public offering for the account of the Company, the managing underwriter(s) thereof shall, in its reasonable discretion, impose a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock which may be included in the Registration Statement because, in such underwriter(s)’ judgment, marketing or other factors dictate such limitation is necessary to facilitate public distribution, then the Company shall be obligated to include in such Registration Statement only such limited portion of the Registrable Securities with respect to which the Buyer requested inclusion hereunder as permitted by the SEC (underwriter shall reasonably permit, provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts not exclude any Registrable Securities under this clause (ii) unless the Company has first excluded all securities the holders of which are not entitled to advocate inclusion of such securities in such Registration Statement or are not entitled to pro rata inclusion in such Registration Statement with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and Following the effective date of each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). .
b. If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor Buyer on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the InvestorBuyer), or if after the filing of the Initial a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor Buyer as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use reasonably diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities or the Other Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement. The Company shall not be required to keep such Registration Statements filed in connection herewith effective (and the prospectus contained therein available for use) after the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investor may sell all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or (ii) the date on which the Investor shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities either pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 (such earlier date, the “Registration Rights Expiration Date”, and such period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Registration Rights Expiration Date, the “Registration Period”).
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12 of the Note, such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Investor.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Skyline Medical Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”"STAFF") or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
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Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one Commission a Form SB-2 registration statement (the "Registration Statement") (or more additional Registration Statements so as such other form that it is eligible to cover use) in order to register all of the Registrable Securities not covered for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the date (the "Required Filing Date") which is sixty (60) calendar days after the Closing Date (the actual date of such filing, the "Filing Date"), and use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable date (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on the "Required Effective Date") which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event is not later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s)earlier of (x) one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the Closing Date or (y) seven (7) business days after oral or written notice to the Company or its counsel from the Commission that it may be declared effective. If The Company will register not less than a number of shares of common stock in the staff aforedescribed registration statement that is equal to the sum of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed Purchased Shares and Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering upon exercise of securities the Warrants (assuming, for such purposes, that does not permit the holders of all outstanding Warrants have exercised such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed pricesWarrants in full) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2collectively, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce "Registrable Securities"); provided, however, the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statementshares being registered for each Subscriber may, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior written consent of the Investor as Subscriber (which consent may be conditioned upon, among other things, the Company's agreement to the specific Registrable Securities to include certain shares in a subsequent registration statement), be removed therefrom) until less than such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such number. The Registration Statement to become effective shall also state that, in accordance with Rule 416 and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 457 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable with respect to the Registrable Securities to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. The Registrable Securities shall be reserved and set aside exclusively for the benefit of the Subscribers and Warrant holders and not issued, employed or reserved for anyone other than such Subscribers and Warrant holders. The Registration Statement at such time as the Staff will immediately be amended or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC additional registration statements will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement immediately filed by the Company as necessary to register additional shares of Common Stock to allow the public resale of all Common Stock included in and issuable by virtue of the Registrable Securities or any other provisions of this Agreement. Except with the SEC promptly thereafter written Consent of the Subscribers, no securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities will be included in the Registration Statement except that the Registration Statement may include (i) Payment Shares (as defined in Section 11(d) of this Agreement), (ii) the shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants, if any, and (iii) the shares, if any, described on Schedule 11(a) hereto. It shall be so utilizeddeemed a Non-Registration Event if at any time after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission ("Actual Effective Date") the Company has registered for unrestricted resale on behalf of the Subscribers less than 100% of the outstanding Purchased Shares and of the outstanding Warrant Shares (assuming, for such purposes at any time prior to the Warrant Expiration Date, that the holders of all outstanding Warrants have exercised such Warrants in full). In Any holder of Purchased Shares or Warrant Shares named as a selling stockholder in the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant Registration Statement is sometimes referred to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time herein as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investora "Seller".
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Registration Statement Requirements. Subject to the next sentence, the Company will register for resale not less than 100% of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares (the “Registrable Shares”). The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC a Form S-1 registration statement (the Initial “Registration Statement on Form S-1, Statement”) (or such other form reasonably acceptable that it is eligible to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of use) in order to register all or such portion of the Registrable Securities Shares as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent reasonable efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable SecuritiesShares) pursuant to Rule 415 for resale and distribution under the 1933 Act on or before the date (the “Required Filing Date”) which is forty five (45) calendar days after the Closing Date, and use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the date (the “Required Effective Date”) which is not later than (x) one hundred fifty (150) calendar days after the Closing Date, or (y) if the SEC performs a “full review” of the Registration Statement, two hundred and ten (210) calendar days after the Closing Date. In the event that the Company is required by the SEC to cut back the number of shares being registered in the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415, then the Company shall reduce each Investor’s Registrable Shares on a pro rata basis based on the total Registrable Shares of all Investors. The Registration Statement shall also state that, in accordance with Rules 416 and 457 under the 1933 Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may become issuable with respect to the Registrable Shares to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.1, if the Company shall use receives comments on the Registration Statement from the SEC (“SEC Comments”), and following discussions with and responses to the SEC in which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts and time to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required cause as many Registrable Shares for as many Investors as possible to be filed pursuant to included in the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 27.1(a) without characterizing any Investor as an underwriter, the Company shall file with is unable to cause the SEC one or more additional inclusion of all Registrable Shares in such Registration Statements so as Statement, then the Company may, following not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to cover all the Investors, (x) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Shares (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (y) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration StatementShares, in each case, case as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or may require in order for the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit allow such Registration Statement to become effective (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided, that in no event may the Company name any Investor as an underwriter without such Investor’s prior written consent and be used for resales provided, further, that unless the SEC Restrictions shall otherwise require, any cut-back imposed by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at SEC shall first consist of Registrable Shares consisting of Conversion Shares, then, if all Conversion Shares have been removed from the Registration Statement, any additional cut-prevailing market prices (back shall be of B Warrant Shares and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may finally, if all Conversion Shares and B Warrant Shares have been removed from the Registration Statement, any additional cut-back shall be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with A Warrant Shares. Unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require, any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 27.1(a) shall be allocated among the Registrable Shares of the Investors on a pro rata basis. No liquidated damages under Section 7.1(d) shall accrue on or as to any Cut Back Shares, and the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in Effectiveness Date for such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial additional Registration Statement (with including the prior consent of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to Cutback Shares will be removed therefrom) tolled, until such time as the Staff Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this Section 7.1 (including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions, subject to tolling as provided above) shall again be applicable to the Cut Back Shares (which, for avoidance of doubt, retain their character as “Registrable Shares”) so that the Company will be required to file with and cause to be declared effective by the SEC shall so permit such additional Registration Statements in the time frames set forth herein as necessary to ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all Registrable Shares (if such Registrable Shares cannot at such time be resold by the Investors thereof pursuant to Rule 144). The Company will offer to a single firm of counsel designated by the Investors ( “Investor’s Counsel”) an opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement all amendments and supplements thereto between three and five business days prior to the contraryproposed filing date thereof, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable file any document in a form to which such counsel reasonably objects. Upon the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration initial filing of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but pay to Investor’s Counsel a fee of $5,000 as reimbursement for services rendered to the Investors in no event later than 48 hours) request connection with the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final all amendments and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investorsupplements thereto.
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Samples: Series a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Granto, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.. By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (HydroPhi Technologies Group, Inc.)
Registration Statement Requirements. (a) The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1S-3, or or, if the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3, such other form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, covering the resale by the Investor of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities (as determined on the date of such filing and the effective date of such Registration Statement, as applicable) as permitted by the SEC (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 415. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms hereof, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any Staff position with respect to date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC), but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline for such additional Registration Statement(s). By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the effective date of each Registration Statement filed in accordance herewith, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) If the staff of the SEC (the “"Staff”") or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2, the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the effective date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the 1933 Act, and the Effectiveness Deadline shall automatically be deemed to have elapsed with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the SEC has made a final and non-appealable determination that the SEC will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the SEC reasonably acceptable to the Investor that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements as permitted by the Staff or the SEC in accordance with this Section 2 until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor.
(c) In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires the Investor seeking to resell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an "underwriter" in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and the Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until the Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. If notwithstanding any such reduction, the Staff or the SEC still requires that the Investor be specifically identified as an "underwriter" in order to permit such Registration Statement to be declared effect, the Investor may, at its option, elect to have no Registrable Securities of the Investor be included in such Registration Statement; provided, that solely for purposes of Section 12(a) of the Initial Notes (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), such Registration Statement shall be deemed to have been declared effective as of the date of such election by the Investor.
(d) If (i) a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby (disregarding any reduction pursuant to Section 2(b) or (c)) and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is not declared effective by the SEC on or before (A) the 120th calendar day after the date hereof, in the case of the Initial Registration Statement or (B) the 120th calendar day after the applicable Filing Deadline, in the case of any additional Registration Statement (in each case, an "Effectiveness Failure") (it being understood that if on the Business Day immediately following the Effective Date for such Registration Statement the Company shall not have filed a "final" prospectus for such Registration Statement with the SEC under Rule 424(b) in accordance with Section 2(a) (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such rule), the Company shall be deemed to not have satisfied this Section 2(d) and such event shall be deemed to be an Effectiveness Failure), or (ii) if during any period in which a Registration Statement is not effective for any reason or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason, the Company fails to file with the SEC any required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act such that it is not in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) (a "Current Public Information Failure") as a result of which the Investor is unable to sell Registrable Securities under Rule 144, then, as the sole monetary relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in, or reduction of, its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to two percent (2%) of the principal amount then outstanding of such Investor's Note (1) on the date of such Effectiveness Failure or Current Public Information Failure, as applicable (provided, however, there shall be only one payment of any such amount if there exists multiple failures at the same time), and (2) on every thirty (30) day anniversary of (I) an Effectiveness Failure until such Effectiveness Failure is cured and (II) a Current Public Information Failure until the earlier of (i) the date such Current Public Information Failure is cured and (ii) such time that such public information is no longer required pursuant to Rule 144 (in each case, pro-rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) (provided, however, there shall be only one payment of any such amount for any Registration Statement if there exists multiple failures at the same time). The payments to which a holder of Registrable Securities shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(d) are referred to herein as "Registration Delay Payments." Following the initial Registration Delay Payment for any particular event or failure (which shall be paid on the date of such event or failure, as set forth above), without limiting the foregoing, if an event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured prior to the thirtieth (30th) day after such event or failure, then such Registration Delay Payment shall be made on the third (3rd) Business Day after such cure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Registration Delay Payments shall accrue or otherwise become payable to the Investor with respect to any period during which all of such Investor's Registrable Securities may be sold by such Investor without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable).
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