REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of May 18, 2007, by and among Offline Consulting,
Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
the purchasers signatory hereto (each such purchaser, a “Purchaser”
and
collectively, the “Purchasers”).
This
Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
the
date hereof among the Company and the Purchasers (the “Purchase
Agreement”).
The
Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions
Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase
Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase
Agreement.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Effectiveness
Date”
means,
subject to Section 3(c) hereof, the 150th
calendar
day following the Closing Date (or the 180th
calendar
day following the Closing Date in the event that the Commission advises that
it
will provide a full review of the Registration Statement); provided,
however,
in the
event the Company is notified by the Commission that one of the above
Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further
review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement
shall be the third Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so
notified if such date precedes the dates required above; provided,
further,
that,
if the Effectiveness Date falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or any other day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which the
Commission is authorized or required by law or other government actions to
close, the Effectiveness Date shall be the following Business Day.
“Effectiveness
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Filing
Date”
means,
subject to Section 3(c) hereof, the 60th
calendar
day following the Closing Date; provided, however, in the event that the Company
closes on an acquisition within the 60 calendar days following the Closing
Date
(the “Acquisition Closing Date”), then the Filing Date shall be the
60th
calendar
day following the Acquisition Closing Date; provided,
that,
if the
Effectiveness Date falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or any other day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which the
Commission is authorized or required by law or other government actions to
close, the Effectiveness Date shall be the following Business Day.
“Holder”
or
“Holders”
means
the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable
Securities.
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“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
“Indemnifying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
“Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Prospectus”
means
the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by
any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement,
and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable
Securities”
means
(i) all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series
A
Convertible Preferred Stock, (ii) all of the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) any securities issued or issuable upon
any
stock split, dividend or other distribution recapitalization or similar event
with respect to the foregoing and (iv) any additional shares issuable in
connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Preferred Stock and the
Warrants.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statements required to be filed hereunder and any additional
registration statements contemplated by Section 3(c), including (in each case)
the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or
Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto,
and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in such registration statement.
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and
effect as such Rule.
“Rule
415”
means
Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and
effect as such Rule.
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“Rule
424”
means
Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and
effect as such Rule.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.
Shelf
Registration
(a)
On or
prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the
Commission a “Shelf” Registration Statement covering the resale of 100% of the
Registrable Securities on such Filing Date for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be
on
Form S-3 (unless the Company is not then eligible to register the Registrable
Securities for resale on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be
on
another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (unless
otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution”
attached hereto as Annex
A.
Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause
the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act
as
promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the
applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until
all
shares of Common Stock underlying the Series A Preferred Stock covered by such
Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions
pursuant to Rule 144(k) 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 not permit any securities other than the Registrable Securities
and the securities listed on Schedule
I
hereto
to be included in the Registration Statement. The Company shall immediately
notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the
effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder the same
day
of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b). The Company
shall request that the effective time of the Registration Statement is 4:00
p.m.
Eastern Time on the effective date.
(b)
If:
(i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if
the
Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holders the
opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a),
the
Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied clause (i)), or (ii) the Company
fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance
with
Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within three Trading Days of
the
date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier)
by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or not
subject to further review, or (iii) prior to its Effectiveness Date, the Company
fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to
comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within
10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission
that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be
declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be
filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by its Effectiveness
Date, or (iv) trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended or if the Common
Stock is no longer quoted on or is delisted from the OTC Bulletin Board (or
other principal exchange on which the Common Stock is traded) for any reason
for
more than three (3) Business Days in the aggregate, (any such failure or breach
being referred to as an “Event”,
and
for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or
for
purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is
exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 10 Trading Day
period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event
Date”),
then
in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under
applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the dividend rate of the Preferred
Stock (the “Rate”), as applicable, will be increased from 8% to 10%, which such
increase represents partial liquidated damages and not a penalty until the
applicable Event is cured. Upon the event being cured, the Rate shall be
decreased from 10% to 8%. The Rate may not be increased in excess of 10% in
the
event that multiple Events occur. In the event only a portion of the Registrable
Securities are registered on an effective Registration Statement solely as
a
result of the application of Rule 415 by the SEC, the Rate shall not be
increased.
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3.
Registration
Procedures
In
connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the Company
shall:
(a)
Not
less than five Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement
or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including
any
document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference), the Company shall, (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such
documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of
such
Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent
certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary,
in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to conduct a reasonable
investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not
file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company
is
notified of such objection in writing no later than 5 Trading Days after the
Holders have been so furnished copies of such documents. Each Holder agrees
to
furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this
Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling
Shareholder Questionnaire”)
not
less than two Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth
Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials
in
accordance with this Section.
(b)
(i) Prepare and
file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments,
to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith
as
may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as
to
the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare
and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order
to
register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities;
(ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required
Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so
supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) respond as
promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission
with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, but in no
event later than ten (10) Trading Days, and as promptly as reasonably possible
provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and
to
the Commission relating to a Registration Statement; (iv) file the final
prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act no later than 9:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on the Trading Day following the date the Registration Statement
is
declared effective by the Commission; and (v) comply in all material respects
with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect
to
the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms
of
this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof
set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus
as
so supplemented.
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(c)
If
during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any
time exceeds 75% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in
a
Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably
practicable, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the
Holders of not less than 100% of the number of such Registrable Securities
unless the reason for limiting the number of Registrable Securities is the
result of comments from the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
Rule 415 requiring that the Company limit the number of Registrable Securities
on such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, in the event the Commission does
not
permit the Company to register all of the Registrable Securities in the initial
Registration Statement because of the Commission’s application of Rule 415, the
Company shall register in the Registration Statement such number of Registrable
Securities as is permitted by the Commission, provided, however, that the number
of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration Statement or
any
subsequent registration statement shall be determined in the following order:
(i) first, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred
Stock, shall be registered on a pro rata basis among the holders of the
Preferred Stock, (ii) second, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of the J Warrants shall be registered on a pro rata basis among the holders
of
the J Warrants, and (iii) third, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the remaining Warrants shall be registered on a pro rata basis
among
the holders of such remaining Warrants. In the event the Commission does not
permit the Company to register all of the Registrable Securities in the initial
Registration Statement, the Company shall use its best efforts to file
subsequent Registration Statements to register the Registrable Securities that
were not registered in the initial Registration Statement as promptly as
possible and in a manner permitted by the Commission. For purposes of this
Section 3(c), “Filing Date” means
with respect to each subsequent Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto,
the
later
of (i) sixty (60) days following the sale of all of the Registrable Securities
included in the initial Registration Statement or any subsequent Registration
Statement and (ii) six (6) months following the effective date of the initial
Registration Statement or any subsequent Registration Statement, as applicable,
or such earlier date as permitted by the Commission. For
purposes of this Section 2(b), “Effectiveness Date” means with respect to each
subsequent Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto, the earlier of (A)
the
ninetieth (90th) day following the filing date of such Registration Statement
(or in the event such Registration Statement receives a “full review” by the
Commission, the one hundred twentieth (120th) day following such Filing Date)
or
(B) the date which is within three (3) Trading Days after the date on which
the
Commission informs the Company (i) that the Commission will not review such
Registration Statement or (ii) that
the
Company may request the acceleration of the effectiveness of such Registration
Statement and the Company makes such request; provided that,
if the
Effectiveness Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or any other day which shall
be a
legal holiday or a day on which the Commission is authorized or required by
law
or other government actions to close, the Effectiveness Date shall be the
following Trading Day.
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(d)
Notify the
Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant
to
clauses (ii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend
the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as
promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less
than
five Trading Days prior to such filing, and in the case of (iii) below, within
one Trading Day of such issuance) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm
such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A)
when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
to a
Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies
the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and
whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement
(the
Company shall provide true and complete copies thereof and all written responses
thereto to each of the Holders); and (C) with respect to a Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective;
(ii) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental
authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or
Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the
Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any
or
all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for
that
purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect
to
the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any
of
the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation
or
threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; (v) of the occurrence of any
event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a
Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made
in
a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to
be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that
requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as
the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were
made, not misleading; and (vi) the occurrence or existence of an event with
respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that,
in
the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the
Company to allow continued availability of the Registration Statement or
Prospectus; provided that any and all of such information shall remain
confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public,
unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; provided,
further,
notwithstanding each Holder’s agreement to keep such information confidential,
the Holders make no acknowledgement that any such information is material,
non-public information. Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one
conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto,
including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such
Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including
those
previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing
of
such documents with the Commission.
(e)
Promptly deliver
to each Holder, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses
(including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto
as
such Persons may reasonably request. Subject to the terms of this Agreement,
the
Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or
supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the
offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus
and
any amendment or supplement thereto.
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(f)
Use commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify the resale of such Registrable
Securities as required under applicable securities or Blue Sky laws of each
State within the United States as any Holder requests in writing, to keep each
such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during
the
Effectiveness Period; provided, that the Company shall not be required to
qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so
qualified or subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction
where it is not then so subject.
(g)
Cooperate with
the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates
representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant
to
a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent
permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable
such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such
names as any such Holders may request.
(h)
Upon the
occurrence of any event contemplated by this Section 3, as promptly as
reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s
good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its
stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement
or
amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement
or
a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to
be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document
so
that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such
Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. If
the
Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (ii) through (v) of
Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite
changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use
of
such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use
of
the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall
be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(h) to suspend the
availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment
of partial liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(b), for a period not to
exceed 60
days
(which need not be consecutive days) in any 12 month period.
(i)
Comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
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(j) Use
its
best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal
of
(i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or
(ii)
any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any
of
the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest
practicable moment.
(k) The
Company may require, at any time prior to the third Trading Day prior to the
Filing Date, each Holder to furnish to the Company a statement as to the number
of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if requested
by
the Commission and the Holder is not an individual, the controlling person
thereof, within three Trading days of the Company’s request. During any periods
that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to
the
registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails
to
furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any
partial liquidated damages that are accruing as to the Holders at such time
shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur as to such Holder solely
because of such delay shall be suspended, until such information is delivered
to
the Company.
4.
Registration
Expenses.
All
fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this
Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The
fees
and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation,
fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (B)
in
compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed
to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky
qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and determination
of
the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws
of
such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders) and (C) with respect to any
filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a Holder
intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with NASD Regulation, Inc.
pursuant to the NASD Rule 2710, so long as the broker is receiving no more
than
a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates
for
Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses requested by the Holders),
(iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements
of
counsel for the Company, (v) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company and one counsel to the Purchasers, in the case of the counsel to
the
Purchasers, up to a maximum amount of $5,000, (vi) Securities Act liability
insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vii) fees and expenses
of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company
shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual
audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of
the
Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In
no
event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions
or,
except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees
or other costs of the Holders.
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5.
Indemnification
(a)
Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify
and
hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents, and employees of
each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning
of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the
officers, directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person,
to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation,
costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively,
“Losses”),
as
incurred, arising out of or relating to any violation of securities laws or
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a
Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising
out
of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case
of
any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent,
but only to the extent, that (1) such untrue statements or omissions or alleged
untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding such Holder
furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein,
or
to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s
proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed
and
expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration
Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type
specified in Section 3(d)(ii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or
defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing
that
the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder
of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(e).
The
Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware.
(b)
Indemnification
by Holders.
Each
Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls
the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section
20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of
such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from and against all Losses (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
in a final judgment not subject to appeal or review) arising out of or based
upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arising solely out of or based solely upon any omission
of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, such
untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in
writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such
Registration Statement or such Prospectus or to the extent that (1) such untrue
statements or omissions are based upon information regarding such Holder
furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein,
or
to the extent such information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed
method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly
approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type
specified in Section 3(d)(ii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or
defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing
that
the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder
of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(e). In no event shall the liability
of
any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of
the
net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities
giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c)
Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
If any
Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an “Indemnified
Party”),
such
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought
(the “Indemnifying
Party”)
in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party
and
the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense
thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice
shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities
pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that such failure
shall have prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties
unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and
expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume
the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such
Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified
Party
and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised
by counsel that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same
counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party
(in
which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing
that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense
thereof and the expense of one such counsel for each Holder shall be at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable
for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall,
without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party
is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter
of
such Proceeding.
Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, all fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party
(including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection
with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not
inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as
incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying
Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified
Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided, that the
Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse
all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially determined
that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder).
(d)
Contribution.
If a
claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an
Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each
Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result
of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the
actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying
Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material
fact,
has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such
Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result
of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or expenses
incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such
party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the
indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in
accordance with its terms.
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The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by
any
other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which
the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that
such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition
to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified
Parties.
6.
Miscellaneous
(a)
Amendments
and Waivers.
The
provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may
not
be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from
the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing
and
signed by the Company and all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable
Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from
the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to
the
rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights
of
other Holders may be given by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities
to
which such waiver or consent relates; provided,
however,
that
the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented
except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.
(b)
No
Inconsistent Agreements.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof,
nor
shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this
Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would
have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement
or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on
Schedule 6(b), neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously
entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to
any
of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in
full.
(c)
No
Piggyback on Registrations.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
I
attached
hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the
Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company
in the Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities. The Company
shall not file any other registration statements until 180 days after the
initial Registration Statement required hereunder is declared effective by
the
Commission.
(d)
Compliance.
Each
Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales
of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
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(e)
Discontinued
Disposition.
Each
Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon
receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the
kind
described in Sections 3(d)(ii), (iii) or (vi), such Holder will forthwith
discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration
Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented
Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement contemplated by Section 3(h),
or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”)
by the
Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either
case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or
Registration Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to
enforce the provisions of this paragraph.
The
Company agrees and acknowledges that any period during which the Holder is
required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder
shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(b).
(f)
Piggy-Back
Registrations.
If at
any time during the Effectiveness Period there is not an effective Registration
Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall
determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under
the
Securities Act of any of its equity securities, 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 stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall send to each Holder written notice of such determination and, if within
fifteen days after receipt of such notice, any such Holder shall so request
in
writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any
part of such Registrable Securities such holder requests to be registered;
provided, that, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable
Securities pursuant to this Section 6(f) that are eligible for resale pursuant
to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act or that are the subject
of a
then effective Registration Statement.
(g)
Notices.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
(h)
Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and
permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of
each
Holder. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without
the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then-outstanding
Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder
in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase
Agreement.
(i)
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature
is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
were the original thereof.
(j)
Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits
to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City
of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in
any
suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to
the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to
it
under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall
be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted
by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce
any
provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding
shall
be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and
expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such
Proceeding.
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(k)
Cumulative
Remedies.
The
remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies
provided by law.
(l)
Severability.
If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court
of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or
substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(m)
Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(n) Remedies.
In the
event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of their obligations
under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under
this
Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific
performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder
agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any
losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense
that
a remedy at law would be adequate.
(o)
Independent
Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Holder hereunder is several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible
in
any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder.
Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at
any
closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders
are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled
to
protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising
out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to
be
joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as
of the date first written above.
OFFLINE
CONSULTING, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
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Title: CEO |
[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF HOLDERS TO OFFLINE CONSULTING, INC. RRA]
Name
of
Investing Entity or Individual: Vision Master Opportunity Fund Ltd.
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity or Individual:
/s/Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name
of
Authorized Signatory (if not an Individual):
_________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory (if not an Individual):
__________________________
[SIGNATURE
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Schedule
I
Other
Securities to be Included on the Registration Statement
Pursuant
to the terms of our agreement with Cypress Advisors, we are obligated to include
the shares underlying the warrants if we file a registration statement.
Name
|
Shares
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
4,619
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
8,212
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
4,106
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
|
7,185
|
Xxxxxxxx
X Xxxxxx
|
2,053
|
Xxxxx
X' Xxxxxxxx
|
115,763
|
Xxx
Xxxxxx
|
1,540
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx
|
8,417
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
2,053
|
H
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
1,026
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
513
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
2,955
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx
|
2,163
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
513
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
513
|
Xxxxxxx
& Xxxxx Xxx
|
1,026
|
Xxxx
Xxxx
|
513
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Annex
A
Plan
of Distribution
Each
Selling Stockholder (the “Selling
Stockholders”)
of the
common stock (“Common
Stock”)
of our
company and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may,
from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on the Over
the Counter Bulletin Board or any other stock exchange, market or trading
facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales
may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one
or
more of the following methods when selling shares:
· |
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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· |
block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as
agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
|
· |
purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its
account;
|
· |
an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
|
· |
privately
negotiated transactions;
|
· |
settlement
of short sales entered into after the date of this
prospectus;
|
· |
broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per share;
|
· |
a
combination of any such methods of sale;
|
· |
through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
or
|
· |
any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
if
available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. Each
Selling Stockholder does not expect these commissions and discounts relating
to
its sales of shares to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions
involved.
In
connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the Selling
Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other
financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common
stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling
Stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common
stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling
Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction).
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The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed us
that it does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly,
with any person to distribute the Common Stock.
We
are
required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the
registration of the shares. xxxxx have agreed to indemnify the Selling
Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because
Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of
the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus
which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be
sold
under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. Each Selling Stockholder
has
advised us that they have not entered into any agreements, understandings or
arrangements with any underwriter or broker-dealer regarding the sale of the
resale shares. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in
connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling
Stockholders.
We
agreed
to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which
the
shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and
without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144(e) under the
Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares
have been sold pursuant to the prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities
Act
or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state
securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not
be
sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable
state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is
available and is complied with.
Under
applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged
in
the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market
making activities with respect to our common stock for a period of two business
days prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling
Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit
the timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock by the Selling
Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus
available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to
deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time
of
the sale.
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