Exhibit 4.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement is made and entered into as
of December 20, 2004 (this "Agreement"), by and between Xybernaut Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Western Ventures Ltd., a company
incorporated under the laws of Anguilla, having its principal place of business
located at 0 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx (the "Investor").
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Common
Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and
between the Company and the Investor (the "Purchase Agreement"), the Company has
agreed to provide to the Investor certain registration rights under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder,
with respect to the 5,392,580 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common
stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), and the 5,392,580 shares of
Common Stock (the "Warrant Shares", and together with the Shares, the
"Securities") issuable upon exercise of the warrants (the "Warrants") issued to
the Investor on the date hereof pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
The Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
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Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Advice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(k).
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other
Person that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common
control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control," when
used with respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the terms of "affiliated," "controlling" and "controlled" have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Blackout Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3(l).
"Board" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(l).
"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any
day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the
State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other
government actions to close.
"Closing Date" means the date of closing under the Purchase
Agreement.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share.
"Effectiveness Date" means with respect to the Registration
Statement, the earlier to occur of: (i) ninety (90) days from the Closing Date,
and (ii) the date which is within five (5) Business Days of the date on which
the Commission informs the Company that the Commission (a) will not review the
Registration Statement or (b) that the Company may request the acceleration of
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
"Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Filing Date" means the date the Registration Statement is
filed which date shall be on or before the date that is thirty (30) days
following the Closing Date.
"Holder" or "Holders" means the holder or holders, as the case
may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities, including the Investor and
its permitted assigns.
"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c).
"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c).
"Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
"Nasdaq" shall mean the Nasdaq Small Cap Market.
"Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership,
trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited
liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political
subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or
proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial
proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"Prospectus" means the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the
Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with
respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and all other amendments and
supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all
material incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
"Registrable Securities" means the Shares and/or the Warrant
Shares, and any shares of Common Stock issuable upon any stock split, stock
dividend, recapitalization or similar event with respect to such Shares or
Warrant Shares.
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"Registration Statement" means the registration statement
contemplated by Section 2, including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments
and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and
post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated
by reference in such registration statement.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time,
or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 158" means Rule 158 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time,
or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time,
or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2. Registration. The Company shall use its best efforts to prepare and
file with the Commission, on or prior to the Filing Date, a Registration
Statement covering all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on
Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the
Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on
another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Company shall use its best
efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the
Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof but on or
prior to the Effectiveness Date and to keep such Registration Statement
continuously effective under the Securities Act until such date as is the
earlier of (x) the date when all Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been sold or (y) the date on which the Registrable
Securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to
the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed to the Company's
transfer agent to such effect (the "Effectiveness Period").
3. Registration Procedures.
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In connection with the Company's registration obligations
hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Use its best efforts to prepare and file with the
Commission, on or prior to the Filing Date, a Registration Statement on Form S-3
(or if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable
Securities on Form S-3 such registration shall be on another appropriate form in
accordance herewith) in accordance with the method or methods of distribution
thereof as specified by the Holders (except if otherwise directed by the
Holders), and use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become
effective and remain effective on or prior to the Effectiveness Date as provided
herein; provided, however, that prior to the filing of the Registration
Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto
(including any document that would be incorporated therein by reference), the
Company
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shall furnish to the Holders copies of all such documents proposed to be filed,
which documents (other than those incorporated by reference) will be subject to
the review of such Holders.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective as to the
applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period; (ii) cause the
related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus
supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
(or any similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the Securities Act;
(iii) respond as promptly as practicable to any comments received from the
Commission with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto
and as promptly as practicable provide the Holders true and complete copies of
all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to the Registration
Statement; and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement during the
applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the
Holders thereof set forth in the Registration Statement as so amended or in such
Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold as
promptly as practicable (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is proposed to be filed;
(B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a "review" of
such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on
such Registration Statement and (C) with respect to the Registration Statement
or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any
request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority
for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for
additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any or
all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that
purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to
the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of
the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or
threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of any
event that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus
or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference
untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to the
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if
issued, obtain the withdrawal of, (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or
exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
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(e) Promptly deliver to the Holders, without charge, up to ten
copies of the Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each
form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto.
(f) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities,
use its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Holders in
connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such
registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale
under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United
States as the Holders request in writing, to keep each such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period
and to do any and all other acts or things necessary to enable the disposition
in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify
generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified
or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any
such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or subject the Company to any
material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(g) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to
be sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free
of all restrictive legends.
(h) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section
3(c)(ii) or 3(c)(v), as promptly as practicable, prepare a supplement or
amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the Registration Statement
or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so
that, as thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such
Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(i) Use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities
relating to such Registration Statement to be listed on the Nasdaq and any other
securities exchange, quotation system, market or over-the-counter bulletin
board, if any, on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed.
(j) Comply in all material respects with all applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission and make generally available to its security
holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of
any 12-month period (or ninety (90) days after the end of any twelve (12) month
period if such period is a fiscal year) commencing on the first day of the first
fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective date of the Registration
Statement, which statement shall conform to the requirements of Rule 158.
(k) Require the Holders to furnish to the Company information
regarding such Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as is
required by law to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, and the Company
may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any such Holder
who fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time
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prior to the filing of each Registration Statement, supplemented Prospectus
and/or amended Registration Statement. If any Registration Statement or
Prospectus refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the Holder of any
securities of the Company, then such Holder shall promptly notify the Company of
any fact of which the Holder becomes aware and the happening of any event which
relates to the Holder or distribution of such securities owned by such Holder
which results in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus included in such
Registration Statement containing an untrue statement of material fact or
omitting to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading and shall provide to the Company such
information as shall be necessary to enable the Company to prepare a supplement
or post-effective Amendment to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
document incorporated therein by reference or file any other document required
so that the Registration Statement or Prospectus will not contain an untrue
statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein.
If the Registration Statement refers to the Holder by name or
otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall
have the right to require (if such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise
is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in
force) the deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the
time that such reference ceases to be required.
The Holder covenants and agrees that (i) it will not sell any
Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until it has received
copies of the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented as contemplated in
Section 3(e) and notice from the Company that such Registration Statement and
any post-effective amendments thereto have become effective as contemplated by
Section 3(c) and (ii) it and its officers, directors or Affiliates, if any, will
comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as
applicable to them in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant
to the Registration Statement.
The Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable
Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of
any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv) or 3(c)(v), such
Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities
under the Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of
the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement contemplated
by Section 3(h), or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice") by the Company
that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case,
has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or
Registration Statement.
(l) If (i) there is material non-public information regarding
the Company which the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") reasonably
determines not to be in the Company's best interest to disclose and which the
Company is not otherwise required to disclose, or (ii) there is a significant
business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition or
disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any
merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction) available to
the Company which the Board reasonably determines not to be in the Company's
best interest to disclose and which the Company would be required to disclose
under the Registration Statement, then the Company may suspend
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effectiveness of a registration statement and suspend the sale of Registrable
Securities under a Registration Statement for a period not to exceed forty-five
(45) consecutive days or ninety (90) days in the aggregate during any twelve
(12) month period (a "Blackout Period").
(m) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Registration Statement shall register for resale only the
Registrable Securities.
4. Registration Expenses.
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All fees and expenses incident to the registration of the
Registrable Securities shall be borne by the Company, other than fees and
expenses of any counsel retained by the Holder in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and those set forth in the Purchase
Agreement, which fees and expenses shall be borne exclusively by the Holder,
whether or not the Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective and
whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration
Statement. The fees and expenses to be borne by the Company shall include,
without limitation, the following: (i) all registration and filing fees
(including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings
required to be made with the Nasdaq and each other securities exchange or market
on which Registrable Securities are required hereunder to be listed, and (B)
with respect to filings required to be made with the Commission; (ii) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for
Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the printing of
prospectuses is requested by the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities included in the Registration Statement); (iii) messenger, telephone
and delivery expenses; (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;
(v) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Company's independent public accountants
(including the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated with the
delivery by independent public accountants of a comfort letter or comfort
letters); and (vi) fees of counsel to the Holder and to any other holder of
securities included on the Registration Statement not to exceed $2,500 in the
aggregate. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal
expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and
expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties),
the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection
with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as
required hereunder.
5. Indemnification.
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(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall,
notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless
each Holder, and the officers, directors, agents and employees, if any, of such
Holder and each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the
officers, directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, and
the respective successors, assigns, estate and personal representatives of each
of the foregoing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and
against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, penalties, judgments,
costs (including, without limitation, costs of investigation) and expenses
(including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and expenses) (collectively,
"Losses"), as
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incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or
any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any
preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or
supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such
untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding such Holder
furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein,
which information was reasonably relied on by the Company for use therein. The
Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such indemnity shall survive the
transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. The Holder shall, severally
and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the directors,
officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act),
and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons,
and the respective successors, assigns, estate and personal representatives of
each of the foregoing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from
and against all Losses, as incurred, arising solely out of or based solely upon
any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement,
any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or arising solely out of or based
solely upon any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form
of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made) not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent,
that such untrue statement or omission is contained in or omitted from any
information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically
for inclusion in the Registration Statement or such Prospectus and that such
information was reasonably relied upon by the Company for use in the
Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of prospectus.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Holder shall be
liable under this Section 5(b) for only that amount as does not exceed the net
proceeds to such Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to such Registration Statement.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding
shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder
(an "Indemnified Party"), such Indemnified Party promptly shall notify the
Person from whom indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing, and
the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the
employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the
payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof;
provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not
relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to
this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not
subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have proximately
and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
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An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in
writing to pay such fees and expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have
failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3)
the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties)
include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such
Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest
is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party
and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies
the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at
the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the
right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of
the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any
pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless
such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from
all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including
reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with
investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not
inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as
incurred, within ten (10) Business Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party, regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an
Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided that
the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to
reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially
determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder.
(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section
5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party because of a failure or
refusal of a governmental authority to enforce such indemnification in
accordance with its terms (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each
Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall,
severally and not jointly, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that
resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to
information supplied by, such Indemnifying, Party or Indemnified Party, and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or other
reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any
Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or
expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to
such party in
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accordance with its terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the Holder shall be liable or required to contribute under this Section
5(d) for only that amount as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as
a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into
account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have
to the Indemnified Parties.
6. Rule 144.
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As long as a Holder owns Registrable Securities, the Company
covenants to use its best efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in
respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports
required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. As long as any Holder owns Registrable
Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Holders
and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) promulgated under the
Securities Act annual and quarterly financial statements, together with a
discussion and analysis of such financial statements in form and substance
substantially similar to those that would otherwise be required to be included
in reports required by Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as well as
any other information required thereby, in the time period that such filings
would have been required to have been made under the Exchange Act. The Company
further covenants that it will take such further action as any Holder may
reasonably request, including the issuance of a legal opinion of counsel, all to
the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell Registrable
Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation
of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
7. Miscellaneous.
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(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a
Holder, of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the
Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages,
will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The
Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate
compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the
provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any
action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the
defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
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(b) Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.
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(i) The Company and the Holder acknowledges and agrees
that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of
this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or
were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the
provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to
which any of them may be entitled by law or equity.
(ii) Each of the Company and the Holders (i) hereby
irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York and the courts of the State of New York
located in New York county for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees
not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Each of the Company and the Holders consents
to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by any means
permissible under applicable law and agrees that such service shall constitute
good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this
Section shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company
and Holders of not less 51% of the Registrable Securities then owned by all
Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the
provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the
rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of
other Holders may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable
Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the
provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except
in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.
(d) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or
deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given and effective on the earlier of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified for notice prior to 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified for notice later than 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on such
date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by
nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) actual receipt by the
party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such
communications shall be with respect to each of the Holder the Company, as
follows:
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(i) if to the Company, to:
Xybernaut Corporation
00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Xybernaut Corporation
00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
and
Jenkens & Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
The Chrysler Building
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
(ii) if to the Holder, to:
Western Ventures Ltd.
0 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: ______________
with copies to:
Xxxxxxx & Prager LLP
00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any such
party may most recently have designated in writing to the other parties hereto
by such notice. Copies of
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notices to any Holder shall be sent to the addresses set forth on the signature
pages to the Purchase Agreement. Copies of notices to the Company shall also be
sent to:
(e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted
assigns. Permitted assigns of the Company shall include any person or entity
which acquires all or substantially all of the capital stock or assets of the
Company or is the successor to the Company by merger, consolidation or other
similar transaction. No Holder shall assign its rights hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Company.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with
the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original
thereof.
(g) Governing Law; Waiver of Jury. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
without regard to principles of conflicts of law thereof. This Agreement shall
not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing
this Agreement to be drafted. In any action, suit or proceeding in any
jurisdiction arising out of or related directly or indirectly to this Agreement,
whether brought by the Company against the Investor or the Investor against the
Company, the Company and the Investor each hereby absolutely, unconditionally,
irrevocably and expressly waives forever trial by jury.
(h) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(i) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, void or
unenforceable in any respect, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants
and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and
shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto
shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such
term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared
to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that
may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(j) Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do
not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or
affect any of the provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration
Rights Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons as
of the date first indicated above.
XYBERNAUT CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
WESTERN VENTURES LTD.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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