REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of June 3, 2005, by
and between Xtreme Companies, Incorporated, a company organized under the laws
of State of Nevada, with its principal executive office at Xtreme Companies,
Incorporated, 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the
"Company"), and Preston Capital Partners, LLC (the "Investor").
WHEREAS, in connection with the Investment Agreement by and between the Company
and the Investor of even date herewith (the "Investment Agreement"), the Company
has agreed to issue and sell to the Investor (i) an indeterminate number of
shares of the Company's common stock, .001 par value per share (the "Common
Stock"), to be purchased pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Investment Agreement; and
WHEREAS, to induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Investment Agreement,
the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or
any similar successor statute (collectively, the "1933 Act"), and applicable
state securities laws, with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to the Investment Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual
covenants contained hereinafter and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
a. "Execution Date" means the date this Agreement and the Investment Agreement
are signed by the Company and the Investor.
b. "Holder" means Preston Capital Partners., a Delaware LLC.
c. "Person" means a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a
partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or
political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
d. "Potential Material Event" means any of the following: (i) the possession by
the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in a Registration
Statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good faith by the Board
of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such information in the
Registration Statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of the
Company, or (ii) any material engagement or activity by the Company which would,
in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, be
adversely affected by disclosure in a Registration Statement at such time, which
determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Board of
Directors of the Company that the Registration Statement would be materially
misleading absent the inclusion of such information.
e. "Principal Market" shall mean The American Stock Exchange , National
Association of Securities Dealer's, Inc. OTC electronic bulletin board, the
NASDAQ National Market or The NASDAQ Small Cap Market whichever is the principal
market on which the Common Stock is listed.
f. "Register," "Registered," and "Registration" refer to a registration effected
by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements in compliance with
the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule
providing for offering securities on a continuous basis ("Rule 415"), and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
g. "Registrable Securities" means (i) the shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable pursuant to the Investment Agreement, and (ii) any shares of capital
stock issued or issuable with respect to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as
a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or
similar event or otherwise, which have not been (x) included in a Registration
Statement that has been declared effective by the SEC or (y) sold under
circumstances meeting all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any
similar provision then in force) under the 1933 Act.
h. "Registration Statement" means a registration statement of the Company filed
under the 1933 Act covering the Registrable Securities.
All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the same meaning ascribed to them as in the Investment Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory Registration. On or before the execution of this Agreement, the
Company shall have a draft of the Registration Statement covering the
Registrable Securities. The Company shall, as soon as practicable, but not later
than fifteen (15) calendar days following the Execution Date, file with the SEC
a Registration Statement or Registration Statements (as is necessary) on Form
SB-2 (or, if such form is unavailable for such a registration, on such other
form as is available for such a registration), covering the resale of all of the
Registrable Securities, which Registration Statement(s) shall state that, in
accordance with Rule 416 promulgated under the 1933 Act, such Registration
Statement also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common
Stock as may become issuable upon stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions. The Company shall initially register for resale 1,000,000 shares
of Common Stock which would be issuable on the date preceding the filing of the
Registration Statement based on the closing bid price of the Company's Common
Stock on such date and the amount reasonably calculated that represents Common
Stock issuable to other parties as set forth in the Investment Agreement,
however, the Company may file a different amount if the SEC requires the Company
to change the amount registered as a condition to effectiveness.
b. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement(s)
declared effective by the SEC within ninety (90) calendar days after the
Execution Date.
c. The Company agrees not to include any other securities in the Registration
Statement covering the Registrable Securities without Investor's prior consent
which Investor may withhold in its sole discretion, other than securities held
by Dutchess Private Equities Fund, LP ("Dutchess") or authorized to be included
tin the Registration Statement by Dutchess. Furthermore, the Company agrees that
it will not file any other Registration Statement for other securities, until
ten (10) calendar days after the Registration Statement for the Registrable
Securities is declared effective by the SEC.
3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
At such time as the Company is obligated to prepare and file a Registration
Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company will affect the
registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended
method of disposition thereof and, with respect thereto, the Company shall have
the following obligations:
a. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement
relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective within ninety (90)
days after it is filed with the SEC and shall keep such Registration Statement
effective until the earlier to occur of (i) the date as of which the Holder may
sell all of the Registrable Securities without restriction pursuant to Rule
144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or successor thereto) or (ii) the date on
which (A) the Holder shall have sold all the Registrable Securities and (B) the
Investor has no right to acquire any additional shares of Common Stock under the
Investment Agreement (the "Registration Period") or (iii) 36 months. The
Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and
prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading. The Company shall use its best efforts to
respond to all SEC comments within seven (7) business days from receipt of such
comments by the Company. The Company shall use it's best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become
effective no later than three (3) business days after notice from the SEC that
the Registration Statement may be declared effective. The Holder agrees to
provide all information which it is required by law to provide to the Company,
including the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities and
responses to SEC comments directed to the Holder, and the Company's obligations
set forth above shall be conditioned on the receipt of such information.
b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the
prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus
is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be
necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective during the Registration
Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with
respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered
by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable
Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods
of disposition by the Investor thereof as set forth in such Registration
Statement. In the event the number of shares of Common Stock covered by a
Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement is at any time
insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall amend
such Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short
form available therefore, if applicable), or both, so as to cover all of the
Registrable Securities, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event
within thirty (30) calendar days after the necessity therefore arises (based on
the then Purchase Price of the Common Stock and other relevant factors on which
the Company reasonably elects to rely), assuming the Company has sufficient
authorized shares at that time, and if it does not, within thirty (30) calendar
days after such shares are authorized. The Company shall use it best efforts to
cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as
soon as practicable following the filing thereof.
c The Company shall make available to the Holders whose Registrable Securities
are included in any Registration Statement and its legal counsel without charge
(i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC at least one copy
of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and
all exhibits, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including
each preliminary prospectus) and, with regards to such Registration
Statement(s), any correspondence by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or
the staff of the SEC and any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC
to the Company or its representatives, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration
Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto and (iii) such other
documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the
Holders may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities. However, to the extent any documents
covered by this paragraph are available on XXXXX - the Holder will acquire any
copies the Holder needs at the Holder's expense.
d. The Company shall use best efforts to (i) register and qualify the
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other
securities or "blue sky" laws of such states in the United States as any Holder
reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the
effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other
actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in
effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other
actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities
for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify
but for this Section 3(d), or (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such
jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify each Holder who holds
Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any
jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
e. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, the Company
shall notify each Holder in writing of the happening of any event as a result of
which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission 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
("Registration Default") and use all diligent efforts to promptly prepare a
supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and take any other
necessary steps to cure the Registration Default, (which, if such Registration
Statement is on Form S-3, may consist of a document to be filed by the Company
with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act (as
defined below) and to be incorporated by reference in the prospectus) to correct
such untrue statement or omission, and make available on Xxxxx or otherwise such
supplement or amendment to each Holder (or such other number of copies as such
Holder may reasonably request). Failure to cure the Registration Default within
ten (10) business days shall result in the Company paying liquidated damages in
cash of 2.0% of the cost of any and all Common Stock then held by the Holders
for each thirty (30) calendar day period or portion thereof, beginning on the
date of suspension. The Company shall also promptly notify each Holder (i) when
a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been
filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has
become effective (notification of such effectiveness prepared by the Company
shall be delivered to each Holder by facsimile on the same day of such
effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for
amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus,
(iii) of the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment
to a Registration Statement would be appropriate, (iv) in the event the
Registration Statement is no longer effective or, (v) if Registration Statement
is stale as a result of the Company's failure to timely file its financials or
otherwise.
The Company acknowledges that its failure to cure the Registration Default
within ten (10) business days will cause the Investor to suffer damages in an
amount that will be difficult to ascertain. Accordingly, the parties agree that
it is appropriate to include a provision for liquidated damages. The parties
acknowledge and agree that the liquidated damages provision set forth in this
section represents the parties' good faith effort to quantify such damages and,
as such, agree that the form and amount of such liquidated damages are
reasonable and will not constitute a penalty.
It is the intention of the parties that interest payable under any of the terms
of this Agreement shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted under any
applicable law. If a law, which applies to this Agreement which sets the maximum
interest amount, is finally interpreted so that the interest in connection with
this Agreement exceeds the permitted limits, then: (1) any such interest shall
be reduced by the amount necessary to reduce the interest to the permitted
limit; and (2) any sums already collected (if any) from the Company which exceed
the permitted limits will be refunded to the Company. The Investor may choose to
make this refund by reducing the amount that the Company owes under this
Agreement or by making a direct payment to the Company. If a refund reduces the
amount that the Company owes the Investor, the reduction will be treated as a
partial payment. In case any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or
unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible,
so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement will not in any way
be affected or impaired thereby.
f. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop
order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the
suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the
withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to
notify each Holder who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance
of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
g. The Company shall permit Holder and one legal counsel, designated by the
Dutchess, to review and comment upon a Registration Statement and all amendments
and supplements thereto at least five (5) business days prior to their filing
with the SEC, and not file any document in a form to which such counsel
reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit to the SEC a request for
acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or file with the
SEC a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without the
prior approval of such counsel, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
h. reserved
i. The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) Holder and (ii) one
firm of attorneys and one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the
Holders (collectively, the "Inspectors") all pertinent financial and other
records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company
(collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each
Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply
all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however,
that each Inspector shall hold in strict confidence and shall not make any
disclosure (except to a Holder) or use of any Record or other information which
the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which
determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such
Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any
Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the
release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena
or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the
information in such Records has been made available to the public other than by
disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the Inspector
has knowledge. Each Holder agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow
the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent
disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed
confidential.
j. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of
information concerning Holder provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of
such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws,
(ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of
such information concerning a Holder is sought in or by a court or governmental
body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written
notice to such Holder and allow such Holder, at the Holder's expense, to
undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective
order for, such information.
k. The Company shall use its best efforts to secure or maintain designation and
quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration
Statement on the Principal Market. If, despite the Company's best efforts, the
Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding sentence, it shall use its
best efforts to cause all the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration
Statement to be listed on each other national securities exchange and automated
quotation system, if any, on which securities of the same class or series issued
by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable
Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or system. If,
despite the Company's best efforts, the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying
the two preceding sentences, The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in
connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).
l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the prompt
preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend)
representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration
Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts,
as the case may be, as the Holders may reasonably request.
m. The Company shall provide a transfer agent for all the Registrable Securities
not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement filed
pursuant hereto.
n. If requested by the Holder, the Company shall (i) as soon as reasonably
practical incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information as such Holder reasonably determines should be included therein
relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including,
without limitation, information with respect to the offering of the Registrable
Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as notified of the
matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement
if reasonably requested by such Holder.
o. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities
covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or
approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary
to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
p. The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration
hereunder.
s. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and
facilitate disposition by the Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOLDERS.
a. At least five (5) calendar days prior to the first anticipated filing date of
a Registration Statement the Company shall notify Holder of the information the
Company requires from each such Holder if such Holder elects to have any of such
Holder's Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It
shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the
registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable
Securities of a particular Holder that such Holder shall furnish in writing to
the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held
by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held
by it as shall be required to effect the registration of such Registrable
Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration
as the Company may reasonably request. Each Holder covenants and agrees that, in
connection with any sale of Registrable Securities by it pursuant to a
Registration Statement, it shall comply with the "Plan of Distribution" section
of the current prospectus relating to such Registration Statement.
b. 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.
c. Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of written notice from the Company of
the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first
sentence of 3(e), such Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such
Registrable Securities until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or the first
sentence of 3(e).
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions and other than
as set forth in the Investment Agreement, incurred in connection with
registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3,
including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications
fees, printing and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company shall be paid by the Company. The Holder is responsible for expenses
related to its own counsel, accountants and agents. The Holder is liable for its
own tax obligation as a result of the sale of the common stock.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement
under this Agreement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does,
indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Holder who holds such Registrable
Securities, the directors, officers, partners, employees, counsel, agents,
representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls, any Holder within the
meaning of the 1933 Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"1934 Act"), (each, an "Indemnified Person"), against any reasonable losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs,
attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several
(collectively, "Claims"), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any
action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the
foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other
regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or
not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto ("Indemnified Damages"),
to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or
proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of
or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the
offering under the securities or other "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in
which Registrable Securities are offered ("Blue Sky Filing"), or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (ii) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the final
prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission
to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were
made, not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company
of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any
state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer
or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the
matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively,
"Violations"). Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 6(c) with
respect to the number of legal counsel, the Company shall reimburse the Holders
and each such controlling person, promptly as, for any reasonable legal fees or
other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall
not apply to a Claim arising out of or based upon a Violation which is due to
the inclusion in the Registration Statement of the information furnished in
writing to the Company by any Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection
with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof
or supplement thereto; (ii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is
based on (a) a failure of the Holder to deliver or to cause to be delivered the
prospectus made available by the Company or (b) the Indemnified Person's use of
an incorrect prospectus despite being promptly advised in advance by the Company
in writing not to use such incorrect prospectus; (iii) any claims based on the
manner of sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holder; (iv) any omission of
the Holder to notify the Company of any material fact that should be stated in
the Registration Statement or prospectus relating to the Holder or the manner of
sale; or (v) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such
settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Indemnified Person and shall survive the resale of the Registrable Securities by
the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement.
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder is
participating, each such Holder agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify,
hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set
forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers
who signs the Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act and the Company's
agents (collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, an "Indemnified
Party"), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may
become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such
Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in
each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation is due to
the inclusion in the Registration Statement of the written information furnished
to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such
Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Holder will reimburse
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to
contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written
consent of such Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
provided, further, however, that the Holder shall be liable under this Section
6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed
the net proceeds to such Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
such Indemnified Party and shall survive the resale of the Registrable
Securities by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification
agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any preliminary
prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue
statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus
were corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented. This indemnification provision shall apply separately to each
Investor and liability hereunder shall not be joint and several.
c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under
this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding
(including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is
to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the
indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or
the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in
the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party, the representation by counsel of the Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such
proceeding. The indemnifying party shall pay for only one separate legal counsel
for the Indemnified Persons or the Indemnified Parties, as applicable, and such
counsel shall be selected by the Holders, if the Holders are entitled to
indemnification hereunder, or the Company, if the Company is entitled to
indemnification hereunder, as applicable. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any
negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and
shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to
the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or
Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person fully appraised at all times as to the status of the defense or any
settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be
liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding affected without
its written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not
unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party
shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person,
consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by
the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a
release from all liability in respect to such Claim. Following indemnification
as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be surrogated to all
rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third
parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification
has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party
within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not
relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the
indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic
payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or
defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any
cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the
indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or
limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution
with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section
6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no
contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have
been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section
6; (ii) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be
entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (iii) contribution by any seller of
Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds
received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
8. REPORTS UNDER THE 1934 ACT.
With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144
promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the
SEC that may at any time permit the Holders to sell securities of the Company to
the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:
a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and
defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company
remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein
shall limit the Company's obligations under Section 5(c) of the Investment
Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for
the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. make available to the Investor, promptly upon request, (i) a written
statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of
Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual
or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed
by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested
to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.
9. NO ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The rights under this Agreement shall not be assignable.
10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended only with the written consent of the
Company and Holders. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it
applies to less than all of the Holders of the Registrable Securities.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A Person is deemed to be a Holder of Registrable Securities whenever such
Person owns of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives
conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with
respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis
of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such
Registrable Securities.
b. Any notices or other communications required or permitted to be given under
the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been
delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when
sent by facsimile (provided a confirmation of transmission is mechanically or
electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one
(1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service,
in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses
and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
IF TO THE COMPANY:
Xxxxx Xxxx
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: 636
With a copy to:
Xxx Xxxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
IF TO THE INVESTOR:
At the address listed in the Questionnaire.
Each party shall provide five (5) business days prior notice to the other party
of any change in address, phone number or facsimile number.
c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or
otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not
operate as a waiver thereof.
d. The laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall govern all issues arising
from or related to this Agreement without regard to the principles of conflict
of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Boston, County of Suffolk,
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby
irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such
party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this
Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
e. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than
those set forth or referred to herein and therein.
f. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents supersede all prior agreements
and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Whenever required by the
context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and masculine
shall include the feminine. This Agreement shall not be construed as if it had
been prepared by one of the parties, but rather as if all the parties had
prepared the same.
h. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the
same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to
the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement
bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such
further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other
agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the 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.
k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen
by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement
to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
XTREME COMPANIES, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxx
Title: Chairman
PRESTON CAPITAL PARTNERS
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: A Managing Member
