REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
B
This Registration Rights Agreement
(this “Agreement”) is made
and entered into as of April 15, 2010, among American Eagle Energy, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and each of
the several 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, between the Company
and each Purchaser (the “Purchase
Agreement”).
The Company and each Purchaser 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:
“Advice” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Demand Notice” means
the written notice provided to the Company by the holders of a majority of the
aggregate of the outstanding Principal Amount then due under the Debentures and
the Warrant Shares to the effect that such holders wish for the Company to file
the Demand Registration Statement to register for re-sale the shares underlying
such Debentures and Warrants.
“Demand Registration
Statement” means the Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Demand
Notice, including 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 therein.
“Effectiveness Date”
means, with respect to the Demand Registration Statement, the 135th
calendar day following the date of the Demand Notice pursuant to which the
Company became obligated to file the Demand Registration Statement; provided, however, that in the
event the Company is notified by the Commission that the Demand Registration
Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and
comments, the Effectiveness Date as to the Demand Registration Statement shall
be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified
if such date precedes the date otherwise set forth above.
“Effectiveness Period”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Event” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Event Date” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
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“Filing Date” means,
with respect to the Demand Registration Statement, the 45th
calendar day following the date of the Demand Notice pursuant to which the
Company became obligated to file the Demand Registration Statement.
“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).
“Plan of Distribution”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“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 by the Commission pursuant to 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 in full of the Debentures (assuming on the date of determination the
Debentures are converted in full without regard to any conversion limitations
therein), (ii) all shares of Common Stock issuable as interest or principal
on the Debentures assuming all permissible interest and principal payments are
made in shares of Common Stock and the Debentures are held until maturity, (iii)
all Warrant Shares (assuming on the date of determination the Warrants are
exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein), (iv) any
additional shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with any anti-dilution
provisions in the Debentures or the Warrants (in each case, without giving
effect to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Debentures or
limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrants), and (v) any securities
issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend, or other
distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the
foregoing.
“Registration
Statement” means any registration statement filed in respect of
Registrable Securities, including 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 therein.
“Rule 415” means Rule
415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule
may be amended or interpreted 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 or interpreted 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.
“Selling Stockholder
Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3(a).
“SEC Guidance” means
(i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements, or
requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.
2. Demand
Registration Statement
(a) The
Demand Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not
then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in
which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance
herewith) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by the Holders of a
majority of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities) 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 Demand 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 Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been sold, or may be sold without volume
restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(b)(ii), as determined by the counsel to the
Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and
acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness
Period”). For clarity, the Company shall not be required to
maintain the effectiveness, or file another Registration Statement hereunder
with respect to any Registrable Securities that may be sold pursuant to Rule
144(b)(ii) (or successor thereto) promulgated under the Securities Act without
regard to volume and manner of sale limitations. The Company shall
telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m.
New York City time on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately
notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically
confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested
for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall,
by 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the Trading Day after the effective date of
such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as
required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one
Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final
Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section
2(b).
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(b) If: (i)
the Demand Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date
(if the Company files the Demand Registration Statement without affording the
Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section
3(a) herein, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)),
or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration
of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date
that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the
Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not
be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date of a
Registration Statement, 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 20 calendar days after the receipt of
comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in
order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) as to,
in the aggregate among all Holders on a pro-rata basis based on their purchase
of the Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, a Registration Statement
registering for resale of all of the Initial Shares is not declared effective by
the Commission by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement,
or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration
Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all
Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders
are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such
Registrable Securities, for more than 10 consecutive calendar days or more than
an aggregate of 20 calendar days (which need not be consecutive calendar days)
during the Effectiveness Period, then the Holders may exercise any and all such
rights as they may have hereunder or under applicable law.
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
and not less than one Trading Day prior to the filing of 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 each Holder, 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
then-outstanding Registrable Securities shall reasonably object in good faith,
provided that the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than
five Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of a
Registration Statement or one Trading Day after the Holders have been so
furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements
thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed
questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Stockholder
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.
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(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 and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders true and
complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a
Registration Statement (provided that, the Company may excise any information
contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to
any Holder which has not executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company);
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 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.
(c) If
during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any
time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a
Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably
practicable, but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an additional
Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the
number of such Registrable Securities.
(d) Notify
the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant
to clauses (iii) 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
one Trading Day prior to such filing) 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; 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) of the occurrence or existence of any pending
corporate development 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 a 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, that
notwithstanding each Holder’s agreement to keep such information confidential,
each such Holder makes no acknowledgement that any such information is material,
non-public information.
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(e) Use
its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal
of (i) any order stopping or 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.
(f) 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; provided, that any such item which is available
on the XXXXX system need not be furnished in physical form.
(g) 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, except after
the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).
(h) The
Company shall cooperate with any broker-dealer through which a Holder proposes
to resell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with the FINRA
Corporate Financing Department pursuant to NASD Rule 2700, as requested by any
such Holder, and the Company shall pay the filing fee required by such filing
within two Business Days of request therefor.
(i) Prior
to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders
in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the
Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by
the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within
the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each
registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the
Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably
necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable
Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that, the Company
shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction
where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in
any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject, or file a general consent
to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
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(j)
If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder 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 Holder may
request.
(k) Upon
the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d), 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 (iii) through (vi) 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(k) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement
and Prospectus for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be
consecutive days) during the Effectiveness Period.
(l) Comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
(m) The
Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified
statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such
Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have
voting and dispositive control over the shares. 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
Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended
as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the
Company.
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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 a 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 of the Company’s counsel and
auditors) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect
to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is then listed for trading, (C) 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 (D) if not previously paid by the Company in connection with an
Issuer Filing, 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 the FINRA pursuant to NASD Rule 2700, 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), (iii) messenger, telephone, and
delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v)
Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so 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. 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 of any Holder or,
except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees
or other costs of the Holders.
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, members, partners, 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 (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person
holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) 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, members, shareholders, partners, agents, and employees (and
any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such
titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) 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, reasonable attorneys’ fees), and expenses (collectively,
“Losses”), as
incurred, arising out of, or relating to (1) any 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
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made)
not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations
under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i)
such untrue statements or omissions are based solely 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 in any amendment or supplement
thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for
this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type
specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(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(d). 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.
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(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 incurred, to
the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holder’s
failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any Registration Statement, any 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 not misleading (i) 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 specifically
for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the
extent that such information relates to 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 (it
being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose),
such Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) in the case
of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(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(d). 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.
(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 have the right 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 prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
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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; (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 counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably
believe 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 reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate
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
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 reasonable 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; provided, that, the
Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that
portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such
Indemnified Party is judicially determined not to be entitled to indemnification
hereunder.
(d) Contribution. If
the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified
Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then
each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Party, 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 this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other 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 net 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) Remedies. In
the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective
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, shall 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 not assert
or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Piggyback on
Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration
Statements. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(b)
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 any Registration Statements other than the Registrable
Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration
statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a
Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided
that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to
registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement.
(c) 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 a Registration Statement.
(d) Discontinued
Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities,
each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the
occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d)(iii) through (vi),
such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable
Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the
“Advice”) by
the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been
supplemented or amended) may be resumed. 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 agrees and acknowledges that any
periods 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).
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(e) 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 the Company’s stock option or
other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall deliver to each Holder a
written notice of such determination and, if within 15 days after the date of
the delivery 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, however, that the
Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to
this Section 6(e) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(b)
promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or that are the
subject of a then effective Registration Statement.
(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
a majority of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities (including, for this
purpose any Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of any
Security). If a Registration Statement does not register all of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with
the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be
registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each
Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities
shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. 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 a Holder or some
Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other
Holders may be given by such Holder or 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 first sentence of this
Section 6(f).
(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
(except by merger) 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.
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(i) No Inconsistent
Agreements. The Company has not entered, as of the date
hereof, nor shall the Company, 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(i), the
Company has not 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.
(j) Execution and
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both
parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any
signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a
“.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf”
signature page were an original thereof.
(k) Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
(l) Cumulative
Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not
exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
(m) 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.
(n) Headings. The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of
the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
(o) Independent Nature of
Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Holder hereunder are 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.
AMERICAN
EAGLE ENERGY, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Title: President
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF HOLDERS TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
Name of
Holder: __Cat
Brokerage AG__________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of
Holder: __/s/
C. Balmelli_____________
Name of
Authorized Signatory: __C.
Balmelli______________
Title of
Authorized Signatory: __Managing
Director________
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Annex A
Plan of
Distribution
Each
Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholder”)
of the common stock and any of its pledgees, assignees, and
successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares
of common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board or any other stock exchange, market,
or trading facility on which the shares are traded or quoted for trading 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:
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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;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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settlement
of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a
part;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or
otherwise;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
or
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholder 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 Stockholder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent
for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated,
but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an
agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in
compliance with FINRA NASD Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction
a markup or markdown in compliance with NASD IM-2440.
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In
connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling
Stockholder 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
Stockholder may also sell shares of the 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 Stockholder 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).
The
Selling Stockholder 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 the Company that it does not have any written or oral
agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer
receive fees, commissions, and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed
eight percent (8%).
The
Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company
incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to
indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages, and
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because
Selling Stockholder 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 including Rule 172 thereunder. 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. 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(b)(ii) under the
Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares
have been sold pursuant to this 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 the common stock for the applicable restricted
period, as defined in Regulation M, 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 the 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 (including
by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
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Annex
B
AMERICAN
EAGLE ENERGY, INC.
Selling
Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
The
undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Registrable
Securities”) of American Eagle Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”),
understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a
registration statement (the “Registration
Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of
the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration
Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the
Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the
address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
Certain
legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the
Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly,
holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult
their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or
not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and
the related prospectus.
NOTICE
The
undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling
Securityholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the
Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.
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The
undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and
represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name.
(a)
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Full
Legal Name of Selling
Securityholder
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(b)
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Full
Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through
which Registrable Securities are
held:
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(c)
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Full
Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who
directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose
of the securities covered by this
Questionnaire):
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2. Address
for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
Telephone:
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Fax:
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Contact Person:
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3. Broker-Dealer
Status:
(a)
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Are
you a broker-dealer?
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Yes ¨ No ¨
(b)
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If
“yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as
compensation for investment banking services to the
Company?
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Yes ¨ No ¨
Note:
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If
“no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should
be identified as an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
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(c)
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Are
you an affiliate of a
broker-dealer?
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Yes ¨ No ¨
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(d)
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If
you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased
the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the
time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had
no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person
to distribute the Registrable
Securities?
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Yes ¨ No ¨
Note:
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If
“no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should
be identified as an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
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4. Beneficial
Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling
Securityholder.
Except
as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or
registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities
issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(a)
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Type
and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Securityholder:
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5. Relationships
with the Company:
Except
as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers,
directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity
securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any
other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates)
during the past three years.
State any
exceptions here:
The
undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes
in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof
at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.
By
signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information
contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such
information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements
thereto. The undersigned understands that such information
will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or
amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice
and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly
authorized agent.
Date:
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Beneficial
Owner:
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Title:
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PLEASE
FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN
THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
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