Exhibit 10.23
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is made and entered
into as of April 23, 2007, by and among Marketing Worldwide Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and the purchasers listed on SCHEDULE I
hereto (the "PURCHASERS").
This Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock 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 shall have
the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"ADVICE" shall have meaning set forth in SECTION 3(M).
"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common control with
such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "CONTROL," when used with
respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms of "AFFILIATED," "CONTROLLING" and "CONTROLLED" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"BOARD" shall have meaning set forth in SECTION 3(N).
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day
which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the
State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other
government actions to close.
"CLOSING DATE" means the date of the closing of the purchase and
sale of the Preferred Stock and the Warrants pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"COMMON STOCK" means the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share.
"EFFECTIVENESS DATE" means, subject to SECTION 2(B) hereof, with
respect to the Registration Statement the earlier of (A) the one hundred
twentieth (120th) day following the Closing Date (or in the event the
Registration Statement receives a "full review" by the Commission, the one
hundred fiftieth (150th) day following the Closing Date) or (B) the date which
is within three (3) Business Days after the date on which the Commission informs
the Company (i) that the Commission will not review the Registration Statement
or (ii) that the Company may request the acceleration of the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement.
"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
2.
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"EVENT" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 7(E).
"EVENT DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 7(E).
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"FILING DATE" means, subject to SECTION 2(B) hereof, the thirtieth
(30th) day following the Closing Date.
"HOLDER" or "HOLDERS" means the holder or holders, as the case may
be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
5(C).
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
5(C).
"LOSSES" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 5(A).
"PERSON" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision
thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"PREFERRED STOCK" means shares of the Company's Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share and stated value $1.00 per share, of
the Company issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"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 the 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 the Registration Statement, and all other amendments and
supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all
material incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (i) the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and any dividends accrued
thereon and (ii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants. In the event that the Company is not able to include all of the
Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement (as defined below), such
Registrable Securities shall be registered in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement in the following order: (i) shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock and any dividends accrued thereon; (ii) the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Series J Warrant; and (iii)
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the remaining Warrants
either (a) in the event that the Holder has exercised the Series J Warrant, in
the following order: (1) the Series A Warrant, (2) the Series D Warrant, (3) the
Series B Warrant, (4) the Series E Warrant, (5) the Series C Warrant, and (6)
the Series F Warrant; or, (b) in the event that the Holder has not exercised the
Series J Warrant, in the following order: (1) the Series A Warrant, (2) the
Series B Warrant, (3) the Series C Warrant, (4) the Series D Warrant, (5) the
Series E Warrant, and (6) the Series F Warrant.
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"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means the registration statements and any
additional registration statements contemplated by SECTION 2, 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 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 effect as such Rule.
"RULE 144(K)" means Rule 144(k) 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 effect as such Rule.
"RULE 158" means Rule 158 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 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 effect as such Rule.
"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 effect as such Rule.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SPECIAL COUNSEL" means Sadis & Xxxxxxxx LLP.
"WARRANTS" means the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock
issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
2. RESALE REGISTRATION.
(a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and
file with the Commission a "resale" Registration Statement providing for the
resale of all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous
basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form SB-2
(except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the
Registrable Securities on Form SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on
another appropriate form in accordance herewith and the Securities Act and the
rules promulgated thereunder). Such Registration Statement shall cover to the
extent allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder
(including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common
Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with
respect to the Registrable Securities. The Company shall (i) not permit any
securities other than the Registrable Securities to be included in the
Registration Statement and (ii) 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 Effectiveness
Date, and to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the
Securities Act until such date as is the earlier of (x) the date when all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or
(y) the date on which the Registrable Securities may be sold without any
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company
pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed to the Company's transfer agent
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to such effect (the "EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD"). The Company shall request that the
effective time of the Registration Statement shall be 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
the effective date. If at any time and for any reason, an additional
Registration Statement is required to be filed because at such time the actual
number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock is convertible
and the Warrants are exercisable plus the number of shares of Common Stock held
by the Holders exceeds the number of shares of Registrable Securities remaining
under the Registration Statement, the Company shall have twenty (20) Business
Days to file such additional Registration Statement, and the Company shall use
its best efforts to cause such additional Registration Statement to be declared
effective by the Commission as soon as possible, but in no event later than
sixty (60) days after filing.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this
SECTION 2, in the event the Commission does not permit the Company to register
all of the Registrable Securities in the 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 such Preferred Stock, and (ii) second,
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be
registered on a PRO RATA basis among the holders of such 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 2(B), "FILING DATE" means with respect to each subsequent
Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto, the later of (i) sixty (60) days
following the sale of substantially 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 nintieth (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) Business 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.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder,
the Company shall:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission, on or prior to the
Filing Date, a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (or if the Company is not
then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form SB-2
such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith
and the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) in accordance with
the plan of distribution as set forth on EXHIBIT A hereto and in accordance with
applicable law, and cause the Registration Statement to become effective and
remain effective as provided herein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that not less than five
(5) Business Days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or any
related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall (i)
furnish to the Holders and Special Counsel, copies of all such documents
proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such
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Holders and such Special Counsel, 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 Special Counsel,
to conduct a reasonable review of such documents. The Company shall not file the
Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities or
Special Counsel shall reasonably object in writing within three (3) Business
Days of their receipt thereof.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep the 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 as necessary 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, and as so supplemented or amended to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force); (iii)
respond as promptly as possible, but in no event later than ten (10) Business
Days, to any comments received from the Commission with respect to the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as possible
provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to
the Commission relating to the Registration Statement; and (iv) 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 the
Registration Statement during the Effectiveness Period in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in the
Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities and Special
Counsel as promptly as possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than
three (3) Business Days prior to such filing, and in the case of (iii) below, on
the same day of receipt by the Company of such notice from the Commission) and
(if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than
one (1) Business Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
is 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 and (C) with respect to the 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 the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation or
threatening of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) if at any time any of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement
contemplated hereby ceases to be true and correct in all material respects; (v)
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; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event that makes
any statement made in the 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 the Registration Statement,
Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of the 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 the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued,
obtain the withdrawal of, as promptly as possible, (i) any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the
qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction.
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(e) If requested by the Holders of a majority in interest of the
Registrable Securities, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as the
Company reasonably agrees should be included therein and (ii) make all required
filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon
as practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be
incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.
(f) If requested by any Holder, furnish to such Holder and Special
Counsel, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration
Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference, 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.
(g) Promptly deliver to each Holder and Special Counsel, 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; and subject to the provisions of SECTIONS 3(M) AND 3(N), 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.
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use
its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders
and Special Counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or
exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions 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 and to do any and all other acts or things
necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in
any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that
would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it
is not then so subject or subject the Company to any material tax in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(i) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to
be sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates, to the extent
permitted by the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities
laws, shall be free of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable
Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any
Holder may request in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities.
(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by SECTION
3(C)(VI), as promptly as possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including
a post-effective amendment, to the 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 the 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(k) Use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities
relating to the Registration Statement to be listed or quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board or any other securities exchange, quotation system or market, if
any, on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or
quoted, as and when required pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(l) Comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and make generally available to its security
holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of SECTION 11(A) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 not later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month
period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a
fiscal year) commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the
Company after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which statement
shall conform to the requirements of Rule 158. For the avoidance of doubt, the
filing and continued availability of the information on the XXXXX electronic
filing system shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection (l).
(m) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the
Company information regarding such Holder and the distribution of such
Registrable Securities as is required by law to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement, Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and the Company
may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any such Holder
who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time
after receiving such request.
If the Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or
otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall
have the right to require (if such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise
is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in
force) the deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the
time that such reference is required.
Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will not sell any
Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until the Company has
electronically filed the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented as
contemplated in SECTION 3(G) and notice from the Company that the Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto have become effective as
contemplated by SECTION 3(C).
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 SECTION 3(C)(II), 3(C)(III), 3(C)(IV), 3(C)(V),
3(C)(VI) OR 3(N), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such
Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder's
receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration
Statement contemplated by SECTION 3(J), 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.
(n) If (i) there is material non-public information regarding the
Company which the Company's Board of Directors (the "BOARD") reasonably
determines not to be in the Company's best interest to disclose and which the
Company is not otherwise required to disclose, (ii) there is a significant
business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition or
disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any
merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction) available to
the Company which the Board reasonably determines not to be in the Company's
best interest to disclose, or (iii) the Company is required to file a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to incorporate the
Company's quarterly and annual reports and audited financial statements on Forms
10-QSB and 10-KSB, then the Company may postpone or suspend filing or
effectiveness of a registration statement for a period not to exceed twenty (20)
consecutive days; PROVIDED that the Company may not postpone or suspend filing
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or effectiveness of a registration statement under this SECTION 3(N) for more
than forty-five (45) days in the aggregate during any three hundred sixty (360)
day period; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such postponement or suspension shall be
permitted for consecutive twenty (20) day periods arising out of the same set of
facts, circumstances or transactions.
4. REGISTRATION EXPENSES.
All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance
with this Agreement by the Company, except as and to the extent specified in
this SECTION 4, shall be borne by the Company whether or not the Registration
Statement is filed or becomes effective and 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 OTC
Bulletin Board and each other securities exchange or market on which Registrable
Securities are required hereunder to be listed, (B) with respect to filing fees
required to be paid to the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and
the NASD Regulation, Inc. (including, without limitation, pursuant to NASD Rule
2710) and (C) in compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws (including,
without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Holders in
connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities and
determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment
under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Holders of a majority of Registrable
Securities may designate)), (ii) printing expenses (including, without
limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of
printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by the
holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company and Special Counsel for the Holders,
(v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company desires such insurance,
and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's independent public
accountants (including the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated
with the delivery by independent public accountants of a comfort letter or
comfort letters). 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, the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any
securities exchange as required hereunder. The Company shall not be responsible
for any discounts, commissions, transfer taxes or other similar expenses
incurred by the Holders in connection with the sale of the Registrable
Securities.
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, managers, partners, members, shareholders,
agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as
principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call
of Common Stock), investment advisors 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, managers,
partners, members, shareholders, 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 attorneys' fees) and expenses
(collectively, "LOSSES"), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (i) any
violation of securities laws or (ii) untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any
form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any
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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 the light of the circumstances under which they were
made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such
untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such
Holder or such other Indemnified Party furnished in writing to the Company by
such Holder expressly for use therein, which information was reasonably relied
on by the Company for use therein. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly
of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company
is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION BY HOLDERS. Each Holder shall, severally and
not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, managers,
partners, members, shareholders, 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, managers, partners, members,
shareholders, officers, agents and employees of such controlling Persons, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as
incurred, based solely upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of
prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary
prospectus, or based solely upon 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
the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, to
the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is
contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the
Company expressly for use therein and that such information was reasonably
relied upon by the Company for use therein and was reviewed and expressly
approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration
Statement or such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
each Holder shall be liable under this SECTION 5(B) for only that amount as does
not exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as a result of the sale of
Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
(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 promptly shall notify the
Person from whom indemnity is sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing, and
the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to 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 it
shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which
determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure
shall have proximately and materially adversely 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 any such party shall have
been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the
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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 such counsel 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 or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior
written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending
or threatened Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party
and indemnity has been sought hereunder, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
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 (10)
Business 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 Indemnified Party shall 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 due but unavailable to an Indemnified Party because of a failure
or refusal of a governmental authority to enforce such indemnification in
accordance with its terms (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
benefits received by the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and the Indemnified
Party on the other from the offering of the Preferred Stock and Warrants. If,
but only if, the allocation provided by the foregoing sentence is not permitted
by applicable law, the allocation of contribution shall be made in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred
to in the foregoing sentence but also the relative fault, as applicable, 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. In no
event shall any selling Holder be required to contribute an amount under this
SECTION 5(D) in excess of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon sale of
such Holder's Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement
giving rise to such contribution obligation.
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.
No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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 pursuant to the law.
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6. RULE 144.
As long as any Holder owns Preferred Stock, Conversion Shares,
Warrants or Warrant Shares, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain
extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all
reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. As long as any Holder owns Preferred
Stock, Conversion Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares, if the Company is not
required to file reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
it will prepare and furnish to the Holders and make publicly available in
accordance with Rule 144(c) promulgated under the Securities Act annual and
quarterly financial statements, together with a discussion and analysis of such
financial statements in form and substance substantially similar to those that
would otherwise be required to be included in reports required by Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as well as any other information required thereby,
in the time period that such filings would have been required to have been made
under the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it will take such
further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required
from time to time to enable such Person to sell Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of
the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act,
including providing any legal opinions relating to such sale pursuant to Rule
144. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a
written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied
with such requirements.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) REMEDIES. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a
Holder, of any of their obligations under this Agreement, such 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.
(b) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof entered into and currently in effect,
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 is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as disclosed in the
Purchase Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
previously entered into any agreement currently in effect granting any
registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the written consent of the
Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, the
Company shall not grant to any Person the right to request the Company to
register any securities of the Company under the Securities Act unless the
rights so granted are subject in all respects to the prior rights in full of the
Holders set forth herein, and are not otherwise in conflict with the provisions
of this Agreement.
(c) NO PIGGY-BACK ON REGISTRATIONS. Neither the Company nor any of
its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto or
as disclosed in the Purchase Agreement) may include securities of the Company in
the Registration Statement, and the Company shall not after the date hereof
enter into any agreement providing such right to any of its security holders,
unless the right so granted is subject in all respects to the prior rights in
full of the Holders set forth herein, and is not otherwise in conflict with the
provisions of this Agreement.
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(d) PIGGY-BACK REGISTRATIONS. If at any time when there is not an
effective Registration Statement covering (i) the Conversion Shares or (ii)
Warrant Shares, 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, the Company shall send to each Holder of Registrable Securities
written notice of such determination and, if within thirty (30) days after
receipt of such notice, or within such shorter period of time as may be
specified by the Company in such written notice as may be necessary for the
Company to comply with its obligations with respect to the timing of the filing
of such registration statement, any such Holder shall so request in writing
(which request shall specify the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed
of by the Purchasers), the Company will cause the registration under the
Securities Act of all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so
requested to register by the Holder, to the extent requisite to permit the
disposition of the Registrable Securities so to be registered; PROVIDED that if
at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any
securities and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed
in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason
not to register or to delay registration of such securities, the Company may, at
its election, give written notice of such determination to such Holder and,
thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register, shall be relieved
of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such
registration (but not from its obligation to pay expenses in accordance with
SECTION 4 hereof), and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay registering,
shall be permitted to delay registering any Registrable Securities being
registered pursuant to this SECTION 7(D) for the same period as the delay in
registering such other securities. The Company shall include in such
registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such
Holder requests to be registered; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not
be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this SECTION 7(D)
that are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act. In the
case of an underwritten public offering, if the managing underwriter(s) or
underwriter(s) should reasonably object to the inclusion of the Registrable
Securities in such registration statement, then if the Company after
consultation with the managing underwriter should reasonably determine that the
inclusion of such Registrable Securities would materially adversely affect the
offering contemplated in such registration statement, and based on such
determination recommends inclusion in such registration statement of fewer or
none of the Registrable Securities of the Holders, then (x) the number of
Registrable Securities of the Holders included in such registration statement
shall be reduced pro-rata among such Holders (based upon the number of
Registrable Securities requested to be included in the registration), if the
Company after consultation with the underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of
fewer Registrable Securities, or (y) none of the Registrable Securities of the
Holders shall be included in such registration statement, if the Company after
consultation with the underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of none of such
Registrable Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if securities are being offered
for the account of other persons or entities as well as the Company, such
reduction shall not represent a greater fraction of the number of Registrable
Securities intended to be offered by the Holders than the fraction of similar
reductions imposed on such other persons or entities (other than the Company).
(e) FAILURE TO FILE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND OTHER EVENTS. The
Company and the Purchasers agree that the Holders will suffer damages if the
Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date and not
declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the Effectiveness Date and
maintained in the manner contemplated herein during the Effectiveness Period or
if certain other events occur. The Company and the Holders further agree that it
would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision.
Accordingly, if (A) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the
Filing Date, or (B) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the
Commission on or prior to the Effectiveness Date, or (C) the Company fails to
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file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461
promulgated under the Securities Act within three (3) Business 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 is not
subject to further review, or (D) the Registration Statement is filed with and
declared effective by the Commission but thereafter ceases to be effective as to
all Registrable Securities at any time prior to the expiration of the
Effectiveness Period, without being succeeded immediately by a subsequent
Registration Statement filed with and declared effective by the Commission in
accordance with SECTION 2(A) hereof, or (E) the Company has breached SECTION
3(N), or (F) 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 clauses (A) and (B) the
date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (C) the date on which
such three (3) Business Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (D)
after more than fifteen (15) Business Days, or for purposes of clause (F) the
date on which such three (3) Business Day period is exceeded, being referred to
as "EVENT DATE"), the Company shall pay an amount in cash as liquidated damages
to each Holder equal to two percent (2%) of the amount of the Holder's initial
investment in the Preferred Stock for each calendar month or portion thereof
thereafter from the Event Date until the applicable Event is cured; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that in no event shall the amount of liquidated damages payable at any
time and from time to time to any Holder pursuant to this SECTION 7(E) exceed an
aggregate of fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of the Holder's initial
investment in the Preferred Stock; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that in the event the
Commission does not permit all of the Registrable Securities to be included in
the Registration Statement because of its application of Rule 415, liquidated
damages payable pursuant to this Section shall be payable by the Company based
on two percent (2%) of the portion of the Holder's initial investment in the
Preferred Stock that corresponds to the number of such Holder's Registrable
Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission in such Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 415. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
paragraph (e), if (i) any of the Events described in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D)
or (F) shall have occurred, (ii) on or prior to the applicable Event Date, the
Company shall have exercised its rights under SECTION 3(N) hereof and (iii) the
postponement or suspension permitted pursuant to such SECTION 3(N) shall remain
effective as of such applicable Event Date, then the applicable Event Date shall
be deemed instead to occur on the second Business Day following the termination
of such postponement or suspension. Liquidated damages payable by the Company
pursuant to this SECTION 7(D) shall be payable on the first (1st) Business Day
of each thirty (30) day period following the Event Date.
(f) 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 the Holders of seventy-five percent (75%) of the Registrable Securities
outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Holders of
Preferred Stock or Holders of the Warrants to amend or consent to a waiver or
modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the
same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction
Documents, Holders of Preferred Stock or Holders of the Warrants, as the case
may be. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with
any Purchasers relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction
Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as
set forth in this Agreement, no Purchaser has made any commitment or promise or
has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company or otherwise.
(g) NOTICES. Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other
communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be effective (a) upon hand delivery by telex (with correct answer back
received), telecopy or facsimile at the address or number designated below (if
delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to
be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered
other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is
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to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing
by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon
actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for
such communications shall be:
If to the Company: Marketing Worldwide Corporation
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Tel. No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
with copies to: Weed & Co. LLP
0000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Tel. No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
If to any Purchaser: At the address of such Purchaser set
forth on SCHEDULE I to this Agreement,
with copies to Purchaser's counsel
(which copies shall not constitute
notice to such purchaser) as set forth
on SCHEDULE I or as specified in writing
by such Purchaser.
with copies to: Sadis & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for
notices by giving at least ten (10) days written notice of such changed address
to the other parties hereto.
(h) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted
assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder and its successors and
assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Holder. Each
Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as
permitted under the Purchase Agreement.
(i) ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights of each Holder
hereunder, including the right to have the Company register for resale
Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be
automatically assignable by each Holder of all or a portion of the Preferred
Stock, the Common Stock or the Registrable Securities to any Person if: (i) the
Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights,
and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable
time after such assignment, (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after
such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (A) the name and
address of such transferee or assignee, and (B) the securities with respect to
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which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (iii)
following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities
by the transferee or assignees is restricted under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws unless such securities are registered in a
Registration Statement under this Agreement (in which case the Company shall be
obligated to amend such Registration Statement to reflect such transfer or
assignment) or are otherwise exempt from registration, (iv) at or before the
time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this
Section, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement, and (v) such transfer shall
have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Purchase
Agreement. In addition, each Holder shall have the right to assign its rights
hereunder to any other person with the prior written consent of the Company,
which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. The rights to assignment shall
apply to the Holders (and to subsequent) successors and assigns.
(j) 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 and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need
not sign the same counterpart. 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.
(k) GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware,
without giving effect to any of the conflicts of law principles which would
result in the application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction. This
Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the
party causing this Agreement to be drafted. The Company and the Holders agree
that venue for any dispute arising under this Agreement will lie exclusively in
the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, and the
parties irrevocably waive any right to raise FORUM NON CONVENIENS or any other
argument that New York is not the proper venue. The Company and the Holders
irrevocably consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of
the state of New York. The Company and the Holders consent 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 in this SECTION 7(K) shall affect or limit any right to
serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The Company and the Holders
hereby agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, shall be
entitled to reimbursement for reasonable legal fees from the non-prevailing
party. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury.
(l) CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. The remedies provided herein are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(m) SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable in any
respect, 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
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.
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(n) HEADINGS. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof.
(o) SHARES HELD BY THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES. Whenever the
consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable
Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company or
its Affiliates (other than any Holder or transferees or successors or assigns
thereof if such Holder is deemed to be an Affiliate solely by reason of its
holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining
whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required
percentage.
(p) INDEPENDENT NATURE OF PURCHASERS. The Company acknowledges
that the obligations of each Purchaser under the Transaction Documents are
several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no
Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations
of any other Purchaser under the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges
that the decision of each Purchaser to purchase Securities pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other
Purchaser and independently of any information, materials, statements or
opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties,
liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Company or of its Subsidiaries which may have made or given by
any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no
Purchaser or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any
Purchaser (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such
information, materials, statements or opinions. The Company acknowledges that
nothing contained herein, or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by
any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto (including, but not limited to, the (i)
inclusion of a Purchaser in the Registration Statement and (ii) review by, and
consent to, such Registration Statement by a Purchaser) shall be deemed to
constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or
any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any
way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges
that each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its
rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement
or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any
other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose. The Company acknowledges that for reasons of administrative convenience
only, the Transaction Documents have been prepared by counsel for one of the
Purchasers and such counsel does not represent all of the Purchasers. The
Company acknowledges that it has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same
terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not
because it was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers. The Company
acknowledges that such procedure with respect to the Transaction Documents in no
way creates a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert
or as a group with respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration
Rights Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons as
of the date first indicated above.
MARKETING WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Winzkowski
Name: Xxxxxxx Winzkowski
Title: Chief Executive Officer
PURCHASER
Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Portfolio Manager
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