EXHIBIT 99.45
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 31, 2003 BY AND BETWEEN
UNIVERSAL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, INC. AND LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of October ___, 2003, by and between Universal Automotive
Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Laurus Master
Fund, Ltd. (the "Purchaser").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Purchaser and the Company (the
"Securities Purchase Agreement"), and pursuant to the Note and the Warrants
referred to therein.
The Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein that are defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement shall have the
meanings given such terms in the Securities Purchase Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means shares of the Company's common stock, par value
$0.01 per share.
"Effectiveness Date" means the 90th day following the date hereof.
"Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and any successor statute.
"Filing Date" means, with respect to the Registration Statement
required to be filed hereunder, a date no later than thirty (30) days following
the date upon which the principal amount of the Term Loan to the Company in
original principal amount of $2,500,000 has been funded to the Company.
"Holder" or "Holders" means the Purchaser or any of its affiliates or
transferees to the extent any of them hold Registrable Securities.
"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
"Note" has the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
"Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
(including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as
a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"Prospectus" means the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any
information previously omitted from a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by
any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
"Registrable Securities" means the shares of Common Stock issued upon
the conversion of the Note and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
"Registration Statement" means each registration statement required to
be filed hereunder, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such
registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective
amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or
deemed to be incorporated by reference 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 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 424" means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any
successor statute.
"Securities Purchase Agreement" means the agreement between the parties
hereto calling for the issuance by the Company of $2,500,000 of convertible
Notes plus Warrants.
"Trading Market" means any of the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, NASDAQ
SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq National Market, the American Stock Exchange or the
New York Stock Exchange.
"Warrants" means the Common Stock purchase warrants issued pursuant to
the Securities Purchase Agreement.
2. Registration.
(a) On or prior to the Filing Date the Company shall
prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering
the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous
basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form
S-B2 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to
register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-B2 or Form
S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate
form in accordance herewith). The Company
shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and remain
effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its reasonable
commercial efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared
effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the
filing thereof, but in any event no later than the Effectiveness Date.
The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to keep the
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act
until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable
Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be
sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and
without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by
the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such
effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and
the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or
prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not
declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii)
after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective
by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective
(by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which
it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the
Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an
additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for a
period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or
more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 365 days
commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared
effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is
suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3)
consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able
to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or
list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or
breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i)
or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause
(iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the
case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on
which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to
as "Event Date"), then until the applicable Event is cured, the Company
shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period
(prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the original
principal amount of the Note. While such Event continues, such
liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30)
days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has
been cured by the Company shall be paid within three (3) days following
the date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
3. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is
required by the provisions hereof to effect the registration of any Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act, the Company will, as expeditiously as
possible:
(a) prepare and file with the Commission the Registration
Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities, respond as
promptly as possible to any comments received from the Commission, and
use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become and
remain effective for the Effectiveness Period with respect
thereto, and promptly provide to the Purchaser copies of all filings
and Commission letters of comment relating thereto;
(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments
and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus used
in connection therewith as may be necessary to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement and to
keep such Registration Statement effective until the expiration of the
Effectiveness Period;
(c) furnish to the Purchaser such number of copies of the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus included therein (including
each preliminary Prospectus) as the Purchaser reasonably may request to
facilitate the public sale or disposition of the Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement;
(d) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register
or qualify the Purchaser's Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement under the securities or "blue sky" laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as the Purchaser may reasonably
request, provided, however, that the Company shall not for any such
purpose be required to qualify generally to transact business as a
foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or
to consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) list the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement with any securities exchange on which the Common
Stock of the Company is then listed;
(f) immediately notify the Purchaser at any time when a
Prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the
Securities Act, of the happening of any event of which the Company has
knowledge as a result of which the Prospectus contained in such
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 not
misleading in light of the circumstances then existing; and
(g) make available for inspection by the Purchaser and
any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Purchaser, all
publicly available, non-confidential financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause
the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all publicly
available, non-confidential information reasonably requested by the
attorney, accountant or agent of the Purchaser.
4. Registration Expenses. All expenses relating to the Company's
compliance with Sections 2 and 3 hereof, including, without limitation, all
registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of
counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses
(including reasonable counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with
state securities or "blue sky" laws, fees of the NASD, transfer taxes, fees of
transfer agents and registrars, fees of, and disbursements incurred by, one
counsel for the Holders (to the extent such counsel is required due to Company's
failure to meet any of its
obligations hereunder), are called "Registration Expenses". All selling
commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, including any fees
and disbursements of any special counsel to the Holders beyond those included in
Registration Expenses, are called "Selling Expenses." The Company shall only be
responsible for all Registration Expenses.
5. Indemnification.
(a) In the event of a registration of any Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the
Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, and its
officers, directors and each other person, if any, who controls the
Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the
Purchaser, or such persons may become subject under the Securities Act
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable
Securities were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to this
Agreement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus contained
therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Purchaser, and each such
person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will
not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
so made in conformity with information furnished by or on behalf of the
Purchaser or any such person in writing specifically for use in any
such document.
(b) In the event of a registration of the Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the
Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and its
officers, directors and each other person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, against all losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company
or such persons may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact which was
furnished in writing by the Purchaser to the Company expressly for use
in (and such information is contained in) the Registration Statement
under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the
Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, any preliminary Prospectus
or final Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement
thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will
reimburse the Company and each such person for any reasonable legal or
other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, provided,
however, that the Purchaser will be liable in any such case if and only
to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out
of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Purchaser
specifically for use in any such document. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this paragraph, the Purchaser shall not be required to
indemnify any person or entity in excess of the amount of the aggregate
net proceeds received by the Purchaser in respect of Registrable
Securities in connection with any such registration under the
Securities Act.
(c) Promptly after receipt by a party entitled to claim
indemnification hereunder (an "Indemnified Party") of notice of the
commencement of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim
for indemnification in respect thereof is to be made against a party
hereto obligated to indemnify such Indemnified Party (an "Indemnifying
Party"), notify the Indemnifying Party in writing thereof, but the
omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from
any liability which it may have to such Indemnified Party other than
under this Section 5(c) and shall only relieve it from any liability
which it may have to such Indemnified Party under this Section 5(c) if
and to the extent the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such
omission. In case any such action shall be brought against any
Indemnified Party and it shall notify the Indemnifying Party of the
commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to
participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and
undertake the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party, and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to
such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume and undertake the
defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such
Indemnified Party under this Section 5(c) for any legal expenses
subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof; if the Indemnified Party retains its own counsel, then
the Indemnified Party shall pay all fees, costs and expenses of such
counsel, provided, however, that, if the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be
reasonable defenses available to it which are different from or
additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party or if the
interests of the Indemnified Party reasonably may be deemed to conflict
with the interests of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party
shall have the right to select one separate counsel and to assume such
legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the defense of such
action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel
and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by
the Indemnifying Party as incurred.
(d) In order to provide for just and equitable
contribution in the event of joint liability under the Securities Act
in any case in which either (i) the Purchaser, or any officer, director
or controlling person of the Purchaser, makes a claim for
indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 but it is judicially
determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of
competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the
denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not
be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 5
provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under
the Securities Act may be required on the part of the Purchaser or such
officer, director or controlling person of the Purchaser in
circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this Section
5; then, and in each such case, the Company and the Purchaser will
contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such
proportion so that the Purchaser is responsible only for the portion
represented by the percentage that the public offering price of its
securities offered by the Registration Statement bears to the public
offering price of all securities offered by such Registration
Statement, provided, however, that, in any such case, (A) the Purchaser
will not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the public
offering price of all such securities offered by it pursuant to such
Registration Statement; and (B) no person or entity guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 10(f) of
the Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person or entity who
was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
6. Representations and Warranties.
(a) The Common Stock of the Company is registered
pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and, except with
respect to certain matters which the Company has disclosed to the
Purchaser on Schedule 4.21 to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Company has timely filed all proxy statements, reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under
the Exchange Act. The Company has filed (i) its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 and (ii) its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2003 and
June 30, 2003 (collectively, the "SEC Reports"). Each SEC Report was,
at the time of its filing, in substantial compliance with the
requirements of its respective form and none of the SEC Reports, nor
the financial statements (and the notes thereto) included in the SEC
Reports, as of their respective filing dates, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Reports comply as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the
Commission or other applicable rules and regulations with respect
thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may be
otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto
or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they
may not include footnotes or may be condensed) and fairly present in
all material respects the financial condition, the results of
operations and the cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries, on a
consolidated basis, as of, and for, the periods presented in each such
SEC Report.
(b) The Common Stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market and satisfies all requirements for the continuation of
such listing. The Company has not received any notice that its Common
Stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (except for
prior notices which have been fully remedied) or that the Common Stock
does not meet all requirements for the continuation of such listing.
(c) Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor
any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly
made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy
any security (other than a prior $1,550,000 convertible note plus
warrants placement between the Company and Global Capital Funding
Group, L.P.
("Global") and a $1,500,000 proposed convertible note plus warrants
placement with an affiliate of Global - the "Global II Transaction")
under circumstances that would cause the offering of the Securities
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement to be integrated with
prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act which
would prevent the Company from selling the Common Stock pursuant to
Rule 506 under the Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related
stockholder approval provisions, nor will the Company or any of its
affiliates or subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause
the offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings
(other than such concurrent offerings to Global and its affiliate).
(d) The Warrants, the Note and the shares of Common Stock
which the Purchaser may acquire pursuant to the Warrants and the Note
are all restricted securities under the Securities Act as of the date
of this Agreement. The Company will not issue any stop transfer order
or other order impeding the sale and delivery of any of the Registrable
Securities at such time as such Registrable Securities are registered
for public sale or an exemption from registration is available, except
as required by federal or state securities laws.
(e) The Company understands the nature of the Registrable
Securities issuable upon the conversion of the Note and the exercise of
the Warrant and recognizes that the issuance of such Registrable
Securities may have a potential dilutive effect. The Company
specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Registrable
Securities is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of
the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other
shareholders of the Company.
(f) Except for agreements made in the ordinary course of
business, there is no agreement that has not been filed with the
Commission as an exhibit to a registration statement or to a form
required to be filed by the Company under the Exchange Act, the breach
of which could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse
effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, or would prohibit or
otherwise interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and
perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material
respect.
(g) The Company will at all times have authorized and
reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the full
conversion of the Note and exercise of the Warrants.
7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or
by a Holder, of any of their respective obligations under this
Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition
to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this
Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific
performance of its rights under this Agreement.
(b) No Piggyback on Registrations. Except as and to the
extent specified in Schedule 7(b) hereto, neither the Company nor any
of its security holders (other than the
Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the
Company in any Registration Statement other than the Registrable
Securities, and the Company shall not after the date hereof enter into
any agreement providing any such right for inclusion of shares in the
Registration Statement to any of its security holders. Except as and to
the extent specified in Schedule 7(b) hereto, the Company has not
previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights
with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been
fully satisfied.
(c) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it
will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(d) Discontinued Disposition. Each Holder agrees by its
acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a
notice from the Company of the occurrence of a Discontinuation Event
(as defined below), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition
of such Registrable Securities under the applicable Registration
Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented
Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement or until it is advised
in writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the applicable
Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of
any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration
Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce
the provisions of this paragraph. For purposes of this Section 7(d), a
"Discontinuation Event" shall mean (i) when the Commission notifies the
Company whether there will be a "review" of such Registration Statement
and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration
Statement (the Company shall provide true and complete copies thereof
and all written responses thereto to each of the Holders); (ii) any
request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental
authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement
or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable
Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv)
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/or
(v) the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the
financial statements included in such Registration Statement ineligible
for inclusion therein or any statement made in such 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 such Registration Statement, Prospectus
or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement
or Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(e) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time during the
Effectiveness Period there is not an effective Registration Statement
covering all of the Registrable Securities
and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission
a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or
the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity
securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated
under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity
securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of
any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with
stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall
send to each Holder written notice of such determination and, if within
fifteen days after receipt of such notice, any such Holder shall so
request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration
statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such holder
requests to be registered to the extent the Company may do so without
violating registration rights of others which exist as of the date of
this Agreement, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks applicable to
all holders of registration rights and subject to obtaining any
required the consent of any selling stockholder(s) to such inclusion
under such registration statement.
(f) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this
Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be
amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of the
then outstanding Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect
to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of certain 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.
(g) Notices. Any notice or request hereunder may be given
to the Company or the Purchaser at the respective addresses set forth
below or as may hereafter be specified in a notice designated as a
change of address under this Section 7(g). Any notice or request
hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, hand delivery, overnight mail, Federal Express or
other national overnight next day carrier (collectively, "Courier") or
telecopy (confirmed by mail). Notices and requests shall be, in the
case of those by hand delivery, deemed to have been given when
delivered to any party to whom it is addressed, in the case of those by
mail or overnight mail, deemed to have been given three (3) business
days after the date when deposited in the mail or with the overnight
mail carrier, in the case of a Courier, the next business day following
timely delivery of the package with the Courier, and, in the case of a
telecopy, when confirmed. The address for such notices and
communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company: Universal Automotive Industries, Inc.
00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Ltd.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
If to a Purchaser: To the address set forth under such
Purchaser name on the signature pages
hereto.
If to any other Person
who is then the
registered Holder: To the address of such Holder as it
appears in the stock transfer books of
the Company
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter in
accordance with this Section 7(g) by such Person.
(h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns
of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder.
The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without
the prior written consent of each Holder. Each Holder may assign their
respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as
permitted under the Notes and the Security Agreement with the prior
written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
(i) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any
signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall
create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and
effect as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.
(j) Governing Law. All questions concerning the
construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all
Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be commenced
exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New
York, Borough of Manhattan. Each party hereto 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 Proceeding, any
claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such
court, that such Proceeding is
improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service
of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding
by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight
delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in
effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such
service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in
any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a
Proceeding to enforce any provisions of a Transaction Document, then
the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the
other party for its reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and
expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution
of such Proceeding.
(k) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(l) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set
forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way
be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use
their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated
by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby
stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they
would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter
declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(m) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect
the meaning hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights
Agreement as of the date first written above.
UNIVERSAL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, INC. LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD.
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By: By:
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Name: Name:
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Title: Title:
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Address for Notices:
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Grin
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
SCHEDULE 7(B)
OUTSTANDING REGISTRATION RIGHTS ISSUED BY THE COMPANY
The following holders' securities shall be permitted to be registered
by the Company pursuant to a registration statement:
1. All of the securities referenced in the Form S-3 (pending
declaration of effectiveness) as filed by the Company with the SEC through
October 1, 2003.
2. All shares of common stock underlying the Series A Preferred
Stock and Series B Preferred Stock held by Venture Equities Management, Inc. and
FINOVA Mezzanine Capital, Inc., respectively.
3. All shares of common stock underlying warrants issuable to
Reedland Capital Partners and assigns with respect to the placement of the Note
and the Global II Transaction (or if such transaction is not closed, then a
substitute financing of up to $1,500,000).
4. Any shares of common stock issuable directly or underlying any
securities (e.g., convertible notes, warrants, etc.) issued by the Company in
connection with any acquisition of stock or assets.
5. Shares of common stock held by Xxxxx Xxxxx and his affiliates.
