REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement” )
is made and entered into as of December 22, 2009, by and among
Xxxx, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and the investors signatory hereto (each a “Investor”
and collectively, the “Investors” ).
The Company and the Investors are parties to the Share Purchase
Agreement dated December 22, 2009 (the “Purchase
Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Company to
the Investors of 2,310,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common
Stock”). As an inducement to the Investors to enter into
the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to the
Investors the registration rights set forth in this Agreement.
The Company and the Investors hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms
used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the
Purchase Agreement will have the meanings given such terms in
the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms have the respective meanings set forth in this
Section 1:
“Advice” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6(c).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any person,
any other person which directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such person.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the
premable.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble and shall also include the Company’s successors.
“Effective Date” means, as to the Registration
Statement, the date on which such Registration Statement is
first declared effective by the Commission.
“Effectiveness Date” means the
60th
calendar day following the Closing Date; provided, that,
if the Commission reviews and has written comments to the filed
Registration Statement that would require the filing of a
pre-effective amendment thereto with the Commission, then the
Effectiveness Date under this clause shall be the earlier of
(i) as promptly as practicable based on the reasonable best
efforts by the Company and in no event later than the 120th
calendar day following the Closing Date, and (ii) the fifth
Trading Day following the date on which the Company is notified
by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be
reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments.
“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2(a).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
“Event” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2(b).
“Event Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2(b).
“Filing Date” means the
30th
calendar day following the Closing Date.
“Holder” or “Holders” means
the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of
Registrable Securities.
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5(a).
“New York Courts” means the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan.
“Person” means an individual, a limited
liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a
corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a
government or any department or agency thereof, or other entity
of any kind.
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“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.
“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth
in the preamble.
“Registrable Securities” means the Shares and
any shares of Common Stock issued with respect to the Shares as
a result of any stock split, dividend or other distribution,
recapitalization or similar event.
“Registration Actions” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2(c).
“Registration Statement” means the registration
statement required to be filed in accordance with
Section 2(a), including the Prospectus, amendments and
supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus,
including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits
thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to
be incorporated by reference therein.
“Rule 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.
“Selling Holder Questionnaire” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2(d).
“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock
issued or issuable to the Investors pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
“Suspension Notice” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2(c).
“Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2(c).
2. Registration.
(a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall
prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement
covering the resale of all Registrable Securities not already
covered by an existing and effective registration statement for
an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415, on
Form S-3
(or on such other form appropriate for such purpose). Such
Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise
required pursuant to written comments received from the
Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the
“Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of
Distribution” sections substantially in the form attached
hereto as Annex A. The Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration
Statement declared effective by the Commission as soon as
practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Date,
and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the
Registration Statement continuously effective pursuant to
Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the
date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement as amended from time to time, have been
sold, (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement (other than with respect
to Registrable
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Securities owned by Affiliates of the Company) may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 without being subject to any public
information or volume limitation or (iii) one (1) year
from the date of the Purchase Agreement (the “Effectiveness
Period”), in each case plus the number of days equal to the
number of days of the Suspension Period during the Effectiveness
Period, if any. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the
Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, the
Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with
Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to
be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration
Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required
under such Rule).
(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 on or
prior to the required Effectiveness Date or (iii) after its
Effective Date, the Registration Statement ceases for any reason
to be effective and available to the Holders as to all
Registrable Securities to which it is required to cover at any
time prior to the expiration of its Effectiveness Period for
more than an aggregate of 30 Trading Days during any
12-month
period (which need not be consecutive) (other than during a
Suspension Period (as defined in Section 2(c) below) (any
such failure or breach being referred to as an
“Event,” and for purposes of clauses (i) or
(ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes
of clause (iii) the date which such 30 Trading Day-period
is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then
in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder
or under applicable law: on the last day of each
30-day
period after each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall
not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is
cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash,
as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one
percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such
Holder for Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The
parties agree that (1) in no event will the Company be
liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement in excess of
one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such
Holder for Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement in any
30-day
period, and (2) the maximum aggregate liquidated damages
payable to a Holder under this Agreement shall be six percent
(6%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder for
Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The partial
liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a
daily pro-rata basis for any portion of each
30-day
period prior to the cure of an Event, and shall cease to accrue
(unless earlier cured) upon the expiration of the Effectiveness
Period.
(c) Subject to the limitation set forth in the next
succeeding paragraph, the Company shall be entitled to delay the
Filing Date of the Registration Statement, suspend its
obligation to file any amendment to the Registration Statement,
furnish any supplement or amendment to a prospectus included in
the Registration Statement, make any other filing with the
Commission that would be incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement, cause the Registration Statement to be
declared or remain effective or take any similar action
(collectively, “Registration Actions”) if there is a
possible acquisition or business combination or other
transaction, business development or event involving the Company
and its subsidiary that may require disclosure in the
Registration Statement and the Company determines in the
exercise of its good faith judgment that such disclosure is not
in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders or
obtaining any financial statements relating to any such
acquisition or business combination required to be included in
the Registration Statement would be impracticable or upon any
event described in Section 3(c)(v). Upon the occurrence of
any of the conditions described in the foregoing sentence, the
Company shall give prompt notice (a “Suspension
Notice”) thereof to the Holders. Upon the termination of
such condition, the Company shall give prompt notice thereof to
the Holders and shall promptly proceed with all Registration
Actions that were suspended pursuant to this paragraph.
The Company may suspend Registration Actions pursuant to the
preceding paragraph for one or more periods (each, a
“Suspension Period”) not to exceed 30 days in any
single Suspension Period and 90 days in the aggregate
during any twelve month period, during which no damages shall be
payable pursuant to Section 2(b) as a result thereof. If
one or more Suspension Periods exceed 90 days in the
aggregate during any twelve month period, then damages shall
begin to accrue on the 91st day until such Suspension
Period ends. Each Suspension Period shall be deemed to begin on
the date the relevant Suspension Notice is given to the Holders
and shall end on the date on which the Company gives the Holders
a notice that the Suspension Period has terminated.
Notwithstanding anything to the foregoing, the Company shall at
all times use its commercially reasonable efforts to end any
Suspension Period at the earliest possible time.
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(d) Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a
completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement
as Annex B, or a substantially similar form (a
“Selling Holder Questionnaire”). The Company shall not
be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in
the Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any
liquidated or other damages under Section 2(b) to any
Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed
Selling Holder Questionnaire at least 10 Trading Days prior to
the Filing Date (subject to the requirements set forth in
Section 3(a)).
3. Registration Procedures.
In connection with the Company’s registration obligations
hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the
filing of the Registration Statement or any related Prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall
furnish to each Holder copies of the “Selling
Stockholders” and the “Plan of Distribution”
sections as proposed to be filed which documents will be subject
to the review of such Holder. Investor shall provide any
comments in writing within two (2) Trading Days after
receipt of a document for review pursuant to the previous
sentence. The Company shall not be required to include any
Registrable Securities of any Investor in a Registration
Statement if required information from such Investor is not
furnished to the Company within the two (2) Trading Day
time period. The Company shall not file the Registration
Statement, any Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto in which the “Selling Stockholder” section
thereof differs from the disclosure received from a Holder in
its Selling Holder Questionnaire (as amended or supplemented).
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such
amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective as to the applicable
Registrable Securities for its 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;
(iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any
comments received from the Commission with respect to the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly
as reasonably possible provide the Holders true and complete
copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating
to such Registration Statement that would not result in the
disclosure to the Holders of material and non-public information
concerning the Company; and (iv) comply in all material
respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act with respect to the Registration Statement and the
disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement.
(c) Notify the Holders as promptly as reasonably possible
and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in
writing no later than two (2) Trading Days following the
day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been
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 (the Company shall provide true and
complete copies thereof and all written responses thereto to
each of the Holders that pertain to the Holders as a
“Selling Stockholder” or to the “Plan of
Distribution”, but not information which the Company
believes would constitute material and non-public information);
(C) with respect to the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective;
and (D) when in the Company’s reasonable determination
a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would
be appropriate (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 or passage of time that makes the
financial statements included in the 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
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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 the Prospectus, as the case may be, it
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) Use its commercially reasonable 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.
(e) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one
conformed copy of the Registration Statement and each amendment
thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person
(including those previously furnished) promptly after the filing
of such documents with the Commission.
(f) Promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as
many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each
form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as
such Persons may reasonably request. The Company hereby consents
to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement
thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the
offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(g) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities,
use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, or
exempt therefrom such Registrable Securities for offer and sale
under the securities or blue sky laws of all jurisdictions
within the United States, to keep each such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the
Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things
necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition
thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction
where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3(g), (ii) subject itself to general taxation
in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject
but for this Section 3(g), or (iii) file a general
consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(h) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing
Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant
to the Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free,
to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all
restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities
to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any
such Holders may request.
(i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by
Section 3(c)(v), as promptly as commercially reasonable,
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 the Prospectus will contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
(j) Use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be
listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system
or other market on which similar securities issued by the
Company are then listed and use commercially reasonable efforts
to maintain such listing.
(k) Use commercially reasonable efforts to make and keep
public information available, as that term is understood and
defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times.
(l) If, after the execution of this Agreement, the
Commission informs the Company that one or more of the Holders
may be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request
of the Company, such
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Investor shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in amending
the Registration Statement to reflect the fact that such
Investor may be an underwriter.
(m) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to maintain compliance with the eligibility requirements of
Form S-3
so that such form is continuously available for the registration
of the resale of Registrable Securities during the Registration
Period.
4. Registration Expenses. All
expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions or
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, incurred in connection
with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to
Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printer’s
and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company shall be paid by the Company.
5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the
Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding
any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless
each Holder, the officers, directors, agents, investment
advisors, partners, members and employees of each of them, each
Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable
costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and
expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as 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 free writing 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 light of the circumstances
under which they were made) not misleading, except to the
extent, but only to the extent, that (1) such untrue
statements or omissions are based solely upon information
regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by
such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that
such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s
proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and
was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus
or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement
thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved
Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (2) in the case of
an occurrence of a Suspension Period or an event of the type
specified in Section 3(c), the use by such Holder of an
outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified
such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or
defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of an Advice
or an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the
extent that following the receipt of the Advice or the amended
or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving
rise to such Loss would have been corrected. The Company shall
notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by
Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not
jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors,
officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the
Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors,
officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against
all Losses, as incurred, 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 in any amendment or supplement thereto, 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 not misleading to the extent, but only to
the extent that, (1) such untrue statements or omissions
are based solely upon information regarding such Holder
furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for
use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to
such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of
distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and
expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use
in the Registration Statement (it being understood that the
Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such
Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of a
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Suspension Period or an event of the type specified in
Section 3(c), the use by such Holder of an outdated or
defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder
in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and
prior to the receipt by such Holder of an Advice or an amended
or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that
following the receipt of the Advice or the amended or
supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise
to such Loss would have been corrected. In no event shall the
liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount
than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such
Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise
to such indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification
Proceedings. Any person entitled to
indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to
the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it
seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying
party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party;
provided that any person entitled to indemnification
hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to
participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person
unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such
fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall have
failed to promptly assume the defense of such claim and employ
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in
the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon advice of
its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person
and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which
case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing
that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall
not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf
of such person); and provided, further, that the
failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided
herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its
obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to
give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying
party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is
understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection
with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees
or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any
time for all such indemnified parties except to the extent that
based upon advice of counsel, a conflict of interest exists
between the indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will,
except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the
claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release
from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.
(d) Contribution. If a claim for
indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable
to an indemnified party (by reason of public policy or
otherwise), then each indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of
such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative 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 accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were
determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required to contribute, in
the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the
Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the
amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
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The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section are in addition to any liability that the indemnifying
parties may have to the indemnified parties.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Piggyback on
Registrations. 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 the
Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities,
and the Company shall not during the Effectiveness Period enter
into any agreement providing any such right to any of its
security holders.
(b) 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.
(c) 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 either (i) a Suspension Period as described
in Section 2(c) or (ii) any event of the kind
described in Section 3(c), 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 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.
(d) Amendments and Waivers. The
provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this
Section 6(d), 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 no less than a majority in
interest 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 to which such waiver or consent relates;
provided that this provisions of this sentence may not be
amended except in accordance with the provisions of the
immediately preceding sentence.
(e) Cooperation. Each Holder, by
such Holder’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 Holder has
notified the Company in writing of such Holder’s election
to exclude all of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from
such Registration Statement.
(f) Further Assurances. 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, consents, 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.
(g) 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 earliest of (a) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated
confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number
specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City
time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the
date of transmission, if such notice or communication is
delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in
this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than
6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day,
(c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent
by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier
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service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom
such notice is required to be given. The address for such
notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company:
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00000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 Attn: Chief Financial Officer Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 |
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With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice: |
Xxxxx Xxxx LLP One Kansas City Place 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 |
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If to an Investor: | To the address set forth under such Investor’s 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 the same manner, by such Person.
(h) Successors and Assigns. The
rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by
the Holders to any transferee of all or any portion of such
Holder’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the Holder
agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such
rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company
within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the
Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or
assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name
and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the
securities with respect to 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
Securities 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 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 Purchase Agreement, and in accordance with
all applicable securities laws.
(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 (whether brought
against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees
or agents) will be commenced in the New York Courts. Each party
hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the New York Courts 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 New
York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an
improper or inconvenient forum. 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
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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 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
this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding
shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney’s
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.
(n) Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations
and Rights. The obligations of each Investor
under this Agreement are several and not joint with the
obligations of each other Investor, and no Investor shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of
any other Investor under this Agreement. Nothing contained
herein or in any transaction document, and no action taken by
any Investor pursuant thereto, 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 by
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Each Investor
acknowledges that no other Investor will be acting as agent of
such Investor in enforcing its rights under this Agreement. Each
Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce
its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out
of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other
Investor to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding
for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the
Investors has been provided with the same Registration Rights
Agreement for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple
Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so
by any Investor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
XXXX, INC.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
NAME OF INVESTING ENTITY
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Title:
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE
c/o:
Street:
City/State/Zip:
Attention:
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Annex A
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
We issued the shares of our common stock that are covered by
this prospectus to the selling stockholders pursuant to share
purchase agreements entered into between us and each of the
selling stockholders on December 22, 2009 (the
“Securities Purchase Agreements”) in a transaction
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
We entered into a registration rights agreement with the
purchasers in such transaction pursuant to which we agreed to
register the resale of the shares of our common stock under the
Securities Act.
We are registering the shares of our common stock covered by
this prospectus on behalf of the selling stockholders named in
the table below in accordance with our obligations under the
registration rights agreement. Selling stockholders, including
their permitted transferees, pledgees or donees or their
successors (all of whom may be selling stockholders), may from
time to time offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus any or
all of the shares. When we refer to “selling
stockholders” in this prospectus, we mean those persons
listed in the table below, as well as their permitted
transferees, pledgees or donees or their successors.
The following table sets forth certain information as of
[ ],
2009 regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock by the
selling stockholders. “Beneficial ownership” is a term
defined by the SEC in
Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act and includes shares of common stock over
which a selling stockholder has direct or indirect voting or
investment control and any shares of common stock that the
selling stockholder has a right to acquire beneficial ownership
of within 60 days.
The number of shares of common stock in the column “Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering” is
based on beneficial ownership information provided to us by or
on behalf of the selling stockholders in a selling stockholder
questionnaire.
The number of shares in the column “Number of
Shares Registered for Sale Hereby” represents all of
the shares that each selling stockholder may offer under this
prospectus. These shares are the shares of common stock
purchased by the selling stockholders in the transaction
discussed above. The selling stockholders may sell some, all or
none of their shares. In addition, the selling stockholders may
have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of all or a portion
of their shares since the date on which they provided the
information regarding their shares in transactions exempt from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
The number of shares in the column “Number of
Shares Beneficially Owned after the Offering” assumes
that the selling stockholders will sell all of their shares
offered pursuant to this prospectus and that any other shares of
common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders will
continue to be beneficially owned. We do not know when or in
what amounts the selling stockholders will offer shares for
sale, if at all. The selling stockholders may sell any or all of
the shares included in and offered by this prospectus. Because
the selling stockholders may offer all or some of the shares
pursuant to this offering, we cannot estimate the number of
shares that will be held by the selling stockholders after
completion of the offering.
Information regarding the selling stockholders may change from
time to time. Any such changed information will be set forth in
supplements to this prospectus if required.
Except as set forth in the table below, none of the selling
stockholders has had a material relationship with us within the
past three years.
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Shares to be Sold |
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PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the shares of common stock to permit the
resale of these shares of common stock by the selling
stockholders 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.
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers that act in
connection with the sale of shares may be deemed to be
“underwriters” within the meaning of
Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions
received by such broker-dealers and any profit on the resale of
shares sold by them while acting as principals may be deemed to
be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities
Act.
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; | |
• | sales pursuant to Rule 144; | |
• | short sales; | |
• | broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders 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. |
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.
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The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the 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, 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.
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.
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, to
the extent applicable, 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. To the extent applicable 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,
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 certain liabilities, including some
liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the
registration rights agreement, or the selling stockholders will
be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the
selling stockholders against certain 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 under the Securities Act in the hands of persons
other than our affiliates.
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Annex B
XXXX,
INC.
Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the
“Common Stock” ) of Xxxx, Inc. (the
“Company” ) understands that the Company has filed or
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission” ) a Registration Statement for the
registration and resale of the Registrable Securities, in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of December 22, 2009 (the
“Registration Rights Agreement” ), among the Company
and the Investors named therein. A copy of the Registration
Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at
the address set forth below. All capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the
Company and represents and warrants that such information is
accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name.
(a) | Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder |
(b) | Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held: |
(c) | Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire): |
2. Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
Telephone: |
Fax: |
Contact Person: |
3. Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
Type and Principal Amount of Registrable Securities beneficially
owned:
4. Broker-Dealer Status:
(a) Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes o No o
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Note: If yes, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you
should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
(b) | Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer? |
Yes o No o
(c) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you
certify that you bought the Registrable Securities in the
ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of
the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements
or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes o No o
Note: If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you
should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
5. Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company
Owned by the Selling Securityholder.
Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the
undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any
securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities
listed above in Item 3.
Type and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the
Selling Securityholder:
6. Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of
its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders
(owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the
undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any
other material relationship with the Company (or its
predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
7. Please fill in the table below as you would like it to
appear in the Registration Statement. Include footnotes where
appropriate.
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Shares to be Sold |
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Number of Shares |
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B-2
The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any
inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that
may occur subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the
Effective Date for the Registration Statement.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of
the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1
through 7 and the inclusion of such information in the
Registration Statement and the related prospectus. The
undersigned understands that such information will be relied
upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or
amendment of the Registration Statement and the related
prospectus.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has
caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and
delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
Dated:
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Beneficial
Owner:
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By:
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Name: | ||
Title: |
PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND
QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
Xxxxx Xxxx
LLP
One Kansas City Place
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
One Kansas City Place
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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