REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.4
EXECUTION VERSION
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 15, 2017, by and among Xxxxxxx Bio Innovations, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, XX 00000 (the “Company”), and the Investors (as hereinafter defined).
WHEREAS:
A. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the buyers named therein (the “Buyers”) of even date herewith (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to each Buyer (i) shares (the “SPA Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) warrants (the “SPA Warrants”), which will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, collectively, the “SPA Warrant Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the SPA Warrants.
B. Pursuant to the Omnibus Amendment No. 4, of even date herewith, by and among the Company and Ivy Science & Technology Fund, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx Advisors Science & Technology Fund and Ivy VIP Science & Technology, the Company has agreed to exchange a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the notes described therein for shares of Common Stock (the “Xxxxxxx Shares”) and warrants (the “Xxxxxxx Warrants”), which shall be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, collectively, the “Xxxxxxx Warrant Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Xxxxxxx Warrants.
C. Pursuant to the Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, of even date herewith, by and between the Company and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, an individual, as administrative agent for the lenders party to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2012 (as may be amended from time to time), the Company has agreed to exchange a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the notes described therein for shares of Common Stock (the “Xxxxxx Shares” and, collectively with the SPA Shares and the Xxxxxxx Shares, the “Common Shares”) and warrants (the “Xxxxxx Warrants”), which shall be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, collectively, the “Xxxxxx Warrant Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Xxxxxx Warrants.
D. Pursuant to the Engagement Letter, as amended on December 15, 2017, by and between the Company and National Securities Corporation (the “Placement Agent”), the Company has agreed to issue to the Placement Agent, as consideration for its services as placement agent for the transactions under the Securities Purchase Agreement, warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants” and, collectively with the SPA Warrants, the Xxxxxxx Warrants and the Xxxxxx Warrants, the “Warrants”), which shall be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, the “Placement Agent Warrant Shares” and, collectively with the SPA Warrant Shares, the Xxxxxxx Warrant Shares and the Xxxxxx Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Placement Agent Warrants.
E. In connection with transactions described above, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Investors hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Additional Effective Date” means the date the Additional Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.
(b) “Additional Effectiveness Deadline” means the date which is the earlier of (x) (i) the date which is one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the earlier of the Additional Filing Date and the Additional Filing Deadline and (y) the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Additional Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review; provided, however, that if the Additional Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the SEC is open for business.
(c) “Additional Filing Date” means the date on which the Additional Registration Statement is filed with the SEC.
(d) “Additional Filing Deadline” means if Cutback Shares are required to be included in any Additional Registration Statement, the later of (i) the date sixty (60) days after the date substantially all of the Registrable Securities registered under the immediately preceding Registration Statement are sold and (ii) the date six (6) months from the Initial Effective Date or the most recent Additional Effective Date, as applicable.
(e) “Additional Registrable Securities” means, (i) any Cutback Shares not previously included on a Registration Statement, and (ii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Common Shares, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares or the Cutback Shares, as applicable, as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants; provided, that any such Additional Registrable Securities shall cease to be Additional Registrable Securities to the extent: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Additional Registrable Securities has become effective under the 1933 Act and such Additional Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement; (ii) such Additional Registrable Securities are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without regard to the volume and manner of sale limitations contained thereunder and without the requirement of the Company to comply with Rule 144(c)(1); (iii) such Additional Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise transferred and no longer bear a legend restricting transfer under the 1933 Act, and may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act; or (iv) such Additional Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.
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(f) “Additional Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the resale of any Additional Registrable Securities.
(g) “Additional Required Registration Amount” means any Cutback Shares not previously included on a Registration Statement, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants.
(h) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(i) “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(j) “Cutback Shares” means any of the Initial Required Registration Amount or the Additional Required Registration Amount of Registrable Securities not included in any Registration Statements previously declared effective hereunder as a result of a limitation on the maximum number of shares of Common Stock of the Company permitted to be registered by the staff of the SEC pursuant to Rule 415. The number of Cutback Shares shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors with each Investor entitled to elect the portion of its Common Shares and/or Warrant Shares that are to be considered Cutback Shares. For the purpose of determining the Cutback Shares, in order to determine any applicable Required Registration Amount, unless an Investor referenced in the following categories (ii) or (iii) gives written notice to the Company to the contrary with respect to the allocation of its Cutback Shares as between Common Shares and Warrant Shares set forth in categories (ii) or (iii), as applicable: (i) first, the Placement Agent Warrant Shares shall be excluded until all the Placement Agent Warrant Shares have been excluded; (ii) second, the Xxxxxx Warrant Shares and the Xxxxxxx Warrant Shares shall be excluded on a pro rata basis among the holders of Xxxxxx Warrant Shares and Xxxxxxx Warrant Shares until all of the Xxxxxx Warrant Shares and Xxxxxxx Warrant Shares have been excluded and thereafter the Xxxxxx Shares and the Xxxxxxx Shares shall be excluded on a pro rata basis among the holders of all Xxxxxx Shares and Xxxxxxx Shares until all of the Xxxxxx Shares and Xxxxxxx Shares have been excluded; and (iii) third, the SPA Warrant Shares shall be excluded on a pro rata basis among the Buyers until all of the SPA Warrant Shares have been excluded and thereafter the SPA Shares shall be excluded on a pro rata basis among the Buyers until all of the SPA Shares have been excluded.
(k) “effective” and “effectiveness” refer to a Registration Statement that has been declared effective by the SEC and is available for the resale of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby.
(l) “Effective Date” means the Initial Effective Date and the Additional Effective Date, as applicable.
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(m) “Effectiveness Deadline” means the Initial Effectiveness Deadline and the Additional Effectiveness Deadline, as applicable.
(n) “Eligible Market” means the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NYSE American LLC, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market.
(o) “Filing Deadline” means the Initial Filing Deadline and the Additional Filing Deadline, as applicable.
(p) “Initial Effective Date” means the date that the Initial Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.
(q) “Initial Effectiveness Deadline” means the date which is one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the Closing Date; provided, however, that if the Initial Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business, the Initial Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the SEC is open for business.
(r) “Initial Filing Date” means the date on which the Initial Registration Statement is filed with the SEC.
(s) “Initial Filing Deadline” means the date which is sixty (60) calendar days after the Closing Date.
(t) “Initial Registrable Securities” means (i) the Common Shares issued, (ii) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Common Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Warrants, in each case as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants; provided, that any such Initial Registrable Securities shall cease to be Initial Registrable Securities to the extent: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Initial Registrable Securities has become effective under the 1933 Act and such Initial Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement; (ii) such Initial Registrable Securities are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without regard to the volume and manner of sale limitations contained thereunder and without the requirement of the Company to comply with Rule 144(c)(1); (iii) such Initial Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise transferred and no longer bear a legend restricting transfer under the 1933 Act, and may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act; or (iv) such Initial Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.
(u) “Initial Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the resale of the Initial Registrable Securities.
(v) “Initial Required Registration Amount” means the sum of (i) the number of Common Shares issued and (ii) the maximum number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Warrants, each as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants.
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(w) “Investors” means the investors listed on the Schedule of Investors attached hereto and any other holder of Registrable Securities that is a party to this Agreement or that succeeds to the rights hereunder in accordance with Section 9.
(x) “Lead Investor” means Ospraie Ag Science LLC.
(y) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(z) “Principal Market” means The NASDAQ Capital Market.
(aa) “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC.
(bb) “Registrable Securities” means the Initial Registrable Securities and the Additional Registrable Securities; provided, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities to the extent: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities has become effective under the 1933 Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement; (ii) such Registrable Securities are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without regard to the volume and manner of sale limitations contained thereunder and without the Company’s requirement to comply with Rule 144(c)(1); (iii) such Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise transferred and no longer bear a legend restricting transfer under the 1933 Act, and may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act; or (iv) such Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.
(cc) “Registration Statement” means the Initial Registration Statement and the Additional Registration Statement, as applicable.
(dd) “Required Holders” means the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities and shall include the Lead Investor so long as the Lead Investor or any of its Affiliates together maintain the Lead Investor Minimum Threshold (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).
(ee) “Required Registration Amount” means either the Initial Required Registration Amount or the Additional Required Registration Amount, as applicable.
(ff) “Rule 144” means Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the 0000 Xxx.
(gg) “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.
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(hh) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(ii) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).
2. Registration.
(a) Initial Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, in no event later than the Initial Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Initial Registrable Securities. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form that the Company is then eligible to use, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e). The Initial Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Initial Required Registration Amount determined as of the date the Initial Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. The Initial Registration Statement shall contain the “Plan of Distribution” and “Selling Stockholders” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC no later than the Initial Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the second Business Day following the Initial Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
(b) Additional Mandatory Registrations. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Additional Filing Deadline, file with the SEC an Additional Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Additional Registrable Securities not previously registered on an Additional Registration Statement hereunder. To the extent the staff of the SEC does not permit the Additional Required Registration Amount to be registered on an Additional Registration Statement, the Company shall file Additional Registration Statements successively trying to register on each such Additional Registration Statement the maximum number of remaining Additional Registrable Securities until the Additional Required Registration Amount has been registered with the SEC. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form that the Company is then eligible to use, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e). Each Additional Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Additional Required Registration Amount determined as of the date such Additional Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. Each Additional Registration Statement shall contain the “Plan of Distribution” and “Selling Stockholders” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have each Additional Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Additional Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 a.m. New York time on the second Business Day following the Additional Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Additional Registration Statement.
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(c) Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and any increase or decrease in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase or decrease thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.
(d) Investors’ Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Required Holders shall have the right to select one legal counsel for the Investors to review any registration pursuant to this Section 2 (“Investors’ Counsel”), which shall be Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the Required Holders. The Company and Investors’ Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in performing the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form that the Company is then eligible to use and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as practicable after the Company becomes eligible to use such form, provided that the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall take all actions necessary to maintain its eligibility to register the Registrable Securities for resale by the Investors on Form S-3.
3. Related Obligations.
At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(b) or 2(e), the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
(a) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 as long as the securities covered thereby are Registrable Securities (the “Registration Period”). The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any 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 case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. The term “reasonable best efforts” shall mean, among other things, that the Company shall submit to the SEC, within two (2) Business Days after the later of the date that (i) the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may be, and (ii) the approval of Investors’ Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c) (which approval is immediately sought), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than two (2) Business Days after the submission of such request. The Company shall respond in writing to comments made by the SEC in respect of a Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the SEC that an amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective.
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(b) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.
(c) The Company shall (A) permit Investors’ Counsel to review and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least four (4) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) in a form to which Investors’ Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Investors’ Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to Investors’ Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Investors’ Counsel in performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 3.
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(d) The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) if requested by an Investor, promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, such number of copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto as such Investor may reasonably request and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.
(e) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Investors’ Counsel and each Investor of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f) The Company shall notify Investors’ Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening of any event but in any event on the same Trading Day as such event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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, (provided that in no event shall notice contain any material, nonpublic information, unless an Investor gives its prior written consent thereto), and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver such number of copies of such supplement or amendment to Investors’ Counsel and each Investor as Investors’ Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request. The Company shall also promptly notify Investors’ Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Investors’ Counsel and each Investor by facsimile or email on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. By 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the second Business Day following the date any post-effective amendment has become effective, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.
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(g) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify Investors’ Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose.
(h) If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter or an Investor reasonably believes (based on the advice of Investors’ Counsel) that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the reasonable request of such Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to such Investor, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to such Investor.
(i) If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter or an Investor reasonably believes (based on the advice of Investors’ Counsel) that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) such Investor and (ii) Investors’ Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a material misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
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(j) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
(k) The Company shall promptly use its reasonable best efforts to either (i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or (ii) secure the inclusion for quotation of all of the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market or another Eligible Market that is then the principal trading market on which the Common Stock is listed. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the authorization for quotation of the Common Stock on the Principal Market or any other Eligible Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).
(l) The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investors may request.
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(m) If requested by an Investor, the Company shall as soon as practicable (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering (to the extent such information relates to information relating to such Investor); and (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.
(n) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
(o) The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 0000 Xxx) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the applicable Effective Date of a Registration Statement.
(p) The Company shall otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.
(q) Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(r) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Effective Date, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “Grace Period”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed twenty (20) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of sixty (60) days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five (5) Trading Days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale, prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
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(s) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof shall identify any Investor as an underwriter in any public disclosure or filing with the SEC, the Principal Market or any Eligible Market and any Investor being deemed an underwriter by the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Company from including the disclosure found in the “Plan of Distribution” section attached hereto as Exhibit B in the Registration Statement.
(t) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that conflict with or impair the registration rights granted to the Investors in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
4. Obligations of the Investors.
(a) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated Filing Date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete any registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
(b) Each Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
(c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
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(d) Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
5. Expenses of Registration.
All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be paid by the Company, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers fees, fees and expenses of the Company’s independent auditors, and fees and expenses of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall also be responsible for the reasonable fees and disbursements of Investors’ Counsel in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement, which amount shall be limited to $15,000 for each such registration, filing or qualification; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to reimburse the Investors’ for fees and disbursements of Investors’ Counsel in accordance with the foregoing with respect to more than three (3) such registrations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any offerings pursuant to a Registration Statement filed in accordance with this Agreement, each Investor shall pay (i) any underwriting fees, discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities by such Investor, (ii) any fees and expenses of brokers, advisors, accountants or counsel to such Investor (other than as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence) and (iii) any applicable transfer or similar taxes.
6. Indemnification.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:
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(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Investor, the directors, officers, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person or by counsel to such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and (ii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, each such Investor shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, each of its directors and officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor or by counsel to such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
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(c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party and reasonably acceptable to the indemnifying party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for all such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as applicable, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as the case may be, and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as a term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action as a result of such failure or delay.
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(d) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
(e) The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. Contribution.
If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and indemnified party, on the other hand, which relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such indemnified party or indemnifying party, and such parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or mitigate the damage in respect of or prevent the untrue statement or omission giving rise to such indemnification obligation; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
8. Reports Under the 1934 Act.
With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees that it will: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; (ii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (i), file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the reasonable request of any Investor, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144); and (iii) take all such actions necessary to maintain its eligibility to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144. Upon the request of an Investor, the Company will deliver to such Investor a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements. The Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination.
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9. Assignment of Registration Rights.
The rights of any Investor under this Agreement may be assigned by such Investor to any transferee of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities; provided, that: (i) the Investor 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 Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
10. Amendment of Registration Rights.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
11. Lock-Up.
(a) Commencing on the date hereof and ending 180 days after the Closing Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (the “Lock-Up Period”) each Investor will not, and will cause any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) not to, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (each as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents owned directly by such Investor (including holding as a custodian), or with respect to which such Investor has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the SEC (collectively with respect to such Investor, the “Investor’s Shares”), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of the Investor’s Shares, whether any such transaction above is to be settled by delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing.
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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Investor may transfer the Investor’s Shares (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts, provided that the donee or donees thereof agree to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (ii) to any affiliate of such Investor provided that such affiliate agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein or (iii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of such Buyer or the immediate family of such Buyer, provided that the trustee of the trust agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, and provided further that, solely in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value. For purposes of this Section 11(b)(ii), “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin. Such Investor now has, and, except as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence, for the duration of the Lock-Up Period will have, good and marketable title to the Investor’s Shares, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and claims whatsoever, except as set forth in the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and under applicable securities laws. Such Investor also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the Investor’s Shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions. Such Investor understands and agrees that this Section 11(b)(ii) is irrevocable and shall be binding upon such Investor’s heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement shall be effective as of the Closing Date. This Agreement shall automatically terminate as to any Investor, at such time when such Investor ceases to hold any Registrable Securities. This Agreement shall terminate automatically, and the Company shall have no further obligations hereunder, at such time when no Investor holds Registrable Securities.
(b) If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from such record owner of such Registrable Securities.
(c) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon delivery, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); (iii) upon delivery, when sent by electronic mail (provided that the sending party does not receive an automated rejection notice); or (iv) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
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If to the Company:
Xxxxxxx Bio Innovations, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
| Telephone: | 000-000-0000 |
| Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 |
| Attention: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, General Counsel |
| E-mail: | xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
| Telephone: | 000-000-0000 |
| Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 |
| Attention: | Xxxxxxx X. X. Xxxxx, Esq. |
| Email: | XXxxxx@xxxx.xxx |
If to the Transfer Agent:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
0000 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
| Telephone: | 000-000-0000 |
| Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 |
| Attention: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Relationship Manager |
| E-mail: | xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx |
If to Investors’ Counsel:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
| Telephone: | (000) 000-0000 |
| Facsimile: | (000) 000-0000 |
| Attention: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. |
| Email: | xxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxx.xxx |
If to an Investor, to its address, facsimile number and/or email address set forth on the Schedule of Investors attached hereto, with copies to such Investor’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Investors, or to such other address, facsimile number and/or email address to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or e-mail transmission containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number or e-mail address and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
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(d) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
(e) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(f) If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
(g) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
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(h) Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
(i) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(j) This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission or electronic mail of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
(k) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(l) All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders, determined as if all of the Warrants held by Investors then outstanding have been exercised for Registrable Securities without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants.
(m) The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(n) This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(o) The obligations of each Investor hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on any Investor vis-à-vis any other Investor. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| COMPANY: | ||
| XXXXXXX BIO INNOVATIONS, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| INVESTORS: | ||
| OSPRAIE AG SCIENCE LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Managing Member | |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| INVESTORS: | ||
Ardsley Partners Renewable Energy Fund, L.P. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Partner | |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| INVESTORS: | ||
| Van Herk Investments B.V. | ||
| By: | /s/ E.G.A. Esveld | |
| Name: | E.G.A. Esveld | |
| Title: | Deputy | |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| INVESTORS: | ||
| IVY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, | ||
| By: | Ivy Investment Management Company, its investment adviser, |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
| XXXXXXX & XXXX ADVISORS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, | ||
| By: | Xxxxxxx & Xxxx Investment Management | |
| Company, its investment adviser, | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
| IVY VIP SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, | ||
| By: | Ivy Investment Management Company, its investment adviser, |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| INVESTORS: | ||
| XXXXXX XXXXXX, as Administrative Agent | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Administrative Agent | |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| INVESTORS: | ||
NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, as Placement Agent |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
| Title: | EVP – Head of Investment Banking | |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
SCHEDULE OF INVESTORS
Investor |
Investor
Address and Facsimile Number |
Investor’s
Representative’s Address and Facsimile Number | ||
Ospraie Ag Science LLC
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c/o Ospraie Management LLC 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx |
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxx.xxx
and
ParkRiver Fund Solutions 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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| Ardsley Partners Renewable Energy Fund, L.P. | Ardsley Partners Renewable Energy Fund, L.P. 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx |
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx Tel: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx
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| Van Herk Investments B.V. | c/o Van Herk Investments X.X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 00, 3062ME Rotterdam, The Netherlands Attention: E.G.A. Esveld Telephone: x00 (0)00 000 0000 Email: x.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xx
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N/A | ||
Ivy Science & Technology Fund; Xxxxxxx & Xxxx Advisors Science & Technology Fund;
Ivy VIP Science & Technology |
c/o Ivy Investment Management Company Xxxxxxx & Xxxx Investment Management Company 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Senior Vice President Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
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Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxx Financial, Inc. 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx | ||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, as Administrative Agent |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx, XX 00000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Email: (000) 000-0000 | ||
National Securities Corporation |
National Securities Corporation 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Telephone: 000-000-0000 Facsimile: 000-000-0000 Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, EVP – Head of Investment Banking Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
N/A |
EXHIBIT A
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
0000 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Relationship Manager
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Re: Xxxxxxx Bio Innovations, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
[We are][I am] counsel to Xxxxxxx Bio Innovations, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2017 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), entered into by and among the Company and the persons named therein (collectively, the “Holders”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 201_, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-_____________) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as a selling stockholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and to [our][my] knowledge, based on a review of the Stop Orders page of the SEC’s website, there has not been issued any stop order suspending its effectiveness nor have there been any proceedings for that purpose instituted nor are any such proceedings pending before or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
This letter shall serve as our standing instruction to you that the shares of Common Stock are freely transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holders as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated ____________, 2018.
| Very truly yours, | |
| [ISSUER’S COUNSEL] | |
| By:_____________________ |
| A-1 |
CC: [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]
| A-2 |
EXHIBIT B
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The common stock being offered by the selling stockholders are those previously issued to the selling stockholders, and those issuable to the selling stockholders, upon exercise of the warrants. For additional information regarding the issuances of those shares of common stock and warrants, see “Private Placement of Common Shares and Warrants” above. We are registering the shares of common stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the shares of common stock and the warrants, the selling stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.
The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock by each of the selling stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of the shares of common stock and warrants, as of ________, 2018, assuming exercise of the warrants held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on exercises.
The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders.
In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least the sum of (i) the maximum number of shares of common stock issued and (ii) the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the related warrants, determined as if the outstanding warrants were exercised in full as of the trading day immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the SEC, each as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination and all subject to adjustment as provided in the registration right agreement, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the warrants. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.
| Annex I-1 |
Name of Selling Stockholder |
Number of shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering | Maximum Number of shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus | Number of shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering |
Ospraie Ag Science LLC
Ardsley Partners Renewable Energy Fund, X.X.
Xxx Xxxx Investments B.V.
Ivy Science & Technology Fund; Xxxxxxx & Xxxx Advisors Science & Technology Fund; Ivy VIP Science & Technology
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
National Securities Corporation |
| Annex I-2 |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the shares of common stock previously issued and upon exercise of the warrants to permit the resale of these shares of common stock by the holders thereof and holders of the shares of common stock warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock.
The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,
| ● | on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; | |
| ● | in the over-the-counter market; | |
| ● | in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market; | |
| ● | through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; | |
| ● | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; | |
| ● | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; | |
| ● | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; | |
| ● | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; | |
| ● | privately negotiated transactions; | |
| ● | short sales; | |
| ● | sales pursuant to Rule 144; | |
| ● | broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; | |
| ● | a combination of any such methods of sale; and | |
| ● | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
| Annex I-3 |
If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the warrants or shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.
Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
| Annex I-4 |
There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $______ in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreements, or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.
Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
| Annex I-5 |
