REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.2
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as
of May 30, 2008, by and among TELKONET, INC., a Utah
corporation (the “Company”), and the
undersigned Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each, a “Buyer” and
collectively, the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A. In connection
with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even
date herewith (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers
(i) secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible
Debentures”) which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock,” as
converted, the “Conversion Shares”)
in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Debentures, and (ii) warrants
(the “Warrants”), which
will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised,
collectively, the “Warrant
Shares”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
B. To induce the
Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase 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 “Securities Act”), and
applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as
follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) “Effectiveness
Deadline” means, with respect to any Registration Statement required to
be filed hereunder, the later to occur of (i) the 60th calendar day following
the date such Registration Statement is filed, provided, however, in the event
the Company is notified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that the
Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further
review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement
shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so
notified if such date precedes the date required above, and (ii) the fifth
Trading Day following the Third Closing Date or, if the parties terminate the
Securities Purchase Agreement with respect to the Third Closing or the Second
Closing, then the fifth Trading Day following such termination.
(b) “Filing Deadline”
means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement, the 10th calendar day
following the First Closing Date, and with respect to any additional
Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(c), the 30th
day following the date on which the Company first knows, or reasonably should
have known that such additional Registration Statement is required
hereunder.
(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) “Prospectus” means the
prospectus included in a 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 a 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.
(e) “Registrable
Securities” means all of (i) the Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Convertible Debentures, (ii) the Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants, (iii) any additional shares issuable in connection
with any anti-dilution provisions in the Warrants or the Convertible Debentures
(without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrants
or Convertible Debentures) and (iv) any shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Convertible Debentures, the
Warrant Shares, or the Warrants as a result of any stock split, dividend or
other distribution, recapitalization or similar event or otherwise, without
regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible Debentures or
exercise of the Warrants.
(f) “Registration
Statement” means the initial registration statement required to be filed
pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated
by Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and
supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and
post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated
by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.
(g) “Required Registration
Amount” means (i) at least 4,700,000
shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued upon conversion of the Convertible
Debentures and exercise of the Warrants issued in the First Closing, (ii) at
least 2,125,000 shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued upon conversion of
the Convertible Debentures and exercise of the Warrants issued in the Second
Closing, (iii) at least 12,526,000 shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued
upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures and exercise of the Warrants
issued in the Third Closing, and (iv) with respect to subsequent Registration
Statements all remaining Registrable Securities to be filed, in each case,
subject to any cutback set forth in Section 3(c).
(h) “Rule 415” means Rule
415 promulgated by the SEC 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 SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such
Rule.
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All other
capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Agreement shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION.
(a) On or
prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 or SB-2 (or, if the Company is then eligible,
on Form S-3) covering the resale of all of the Registrable
Securities. The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall
register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
Required Registration Amount as of date the Registration Statement is initially
filed with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain the
“Selling
Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution”
sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and contain
all the required disclosures set forth on Exhibit
B. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the
Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but
in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 am on the
date following the date of effectiveness, the Company shall file with the SEC in
accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final Prospectus to be used in
connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement. The
Company shall cause the Registration Statement to remain effective until all of
the Registrable Securities have been sold or may be sold without volume
restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the
Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and
acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (“Registration
Period”).
(b) Failure to File or Obtain
Effectiveness of the Registration
Statement. If: (i) a Registration Statement
is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration
Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on
the same as required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have
satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) a Registration Statement filed or required
to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the SEC by its Effectiveness
Deadline, or (iii) after the effectiveness, a Registration Statement ceases for
any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for
which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted
to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for more
than 30 consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of 40 calendar days
during any 12-month period (which need not be consecutive calendar days) (any
such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”), then in
addition to any other rights the holders of the Convertible Debentures may have
hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event date and on each monthly
anniversary of 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 of Convertible Debentures an amount in cash, as partial
liquidated damages (“Liquidated Damages”)
and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such
holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement for any Convertible
Debentures then held by such holder. The parties agree that (1) the
Company shall not be liable for Liquidated Damages under this Agreement with
respect to any Warrants or Warrant Shares and (2) the maximum aggregate
Liquidated Damages payable to a holder of Convertible Debentures under this
Agreement shall be twenty-four percent (24%) of the aggregate Purchase Price
paid by such holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreement. The partial Liquidated Damages pursuant to the terms
hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to
the cure of an Event.
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(c) Liquidated
Damages. The Company and the Buyer hereto acknowledge and
agree that the sums payable under subsection 2(b) above shall constitute
liquidated damages and not penalties and are in addition to all other rights of
the Buyer, including the right to call a default under the Convertible
Debenture. The parties further acknowledge that (i) the amount of
loss or damages likely to be incurred is incapable or is difficult to precisely
estimate, (ii) the amounts specified in such subsections bear a reasonable
relationship to, and are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to, the
probable loss likely to be incurred in connection with any failure by the
Company to obtain or maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement,
(iii) one of the reasons for the Company and the Buyer reaching an agreement as
to such amounts was the uncertainty and cost of litigation regarding the
question of actual damages, and (iv) the Company and the Buyer are sophisticated
business parties and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal
counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm’s length.
3. RELATED
OBLIGATIONS.
(a) The
Company shall, not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to the filing of each
Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing
of any related amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except
for annual reports on Form 10-K or Form 10-KSB), furnish to each Buyer copies of
all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the
reasonable and prompt review of such Buyers. The Company shall not file a
Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto to which the Buyers shall reasonably object in good faith; provided that, the Company is
notified of such objection in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day after
the Buyers have been so furnished copies of a Registration
Statement.
(b) The
Company shall (i) 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 Securities Act, as may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
the Registration Period, and prepare and file with the SEC such additional
Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act
all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be
amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the
terms of this Agreement), 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 SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment
thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Buyers true and
complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a
Registration Statement (provided that the Company may excise any information
contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to
any Buyer which has not executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company);
and (iv) comply with the provisions of the Securities 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 seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration
Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement
(including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company’s filing a
report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the
Company shall incorporate such report by reference into the Registration
Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the
SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the
requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration
Statement.
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(c) Reduction of Registrable
Securities Included in a Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein, in the event that the SEC requires the Company to reduce the
number of Registrable Securities to be included in a Registration Statement in
order to allow the Company to rely on Rule 415 with respect to a Registration
Statement, then the Company shall be obligated to include in such Registration
Statement (which may be a subsequent Registration Statement if the Company needs
to withdraw the initial Registration Statement and refile a new Registration
Statement in order to rely on Rule 415) only such limited portion of the
Registrable Securities as the SEC shall permit. Any Registrable
Securities that are excluded in accordance with the foregoing terms are
hereinafter referred to as “Cut Back
Securities.” To the extent Cut Back Securities exist, as soon
as may be permitted by the SEC, the Company shall be required to file a
Registration Statement covering the resale of the Cut Back Securities and shall
use best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective
as promptly as practicable thereafter.
(d) The
Company shall furnish to each Buyer whose Registrable Securities are included in
any Registration Statement, without charge, upon Buyer’s request (i) at least
one (1) copy of such Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and
any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all
documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary
prospectus, (ii) ten (10) copies of the final prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other
number of copies as such Buyer may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents as such Buyer may reasonably request from time to time in order to
facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Buyer.
(e) The
Company shall use its 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 jurisdictions in the United States as any Buyer
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 (w) make any
change to its articles of incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do business
in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for
this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such
jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such
jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify each Buyer 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 threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
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(f) As
promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development, the
Company shall notify each Buyer 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 (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material,
nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such
Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver
ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to each Buyer. The
Company shall also promptly notify each Buyer in writing (i) when a Prospectus
or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and
when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become
effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Buyer
by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the
SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related
prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable
determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would
be appropriate.
(g) 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 within the United States of America 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 Buyer 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.
(h) If, after
the execution of this Agreement, a Buyer believes, after consultation with its
legal counsel, that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of
Registrable Securities, at the request of any Buyer, the Company shall furnish
to such Buyer, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
and thereafter from time to time on such dates as a Buyer may reasonably request
(i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public
accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent
certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering,
and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company
for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is
customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the
Buyers.
(i) If, after
the execution of this Agreement, a Buyer believes, after consultation with its
legal counsel, that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of
Registrable Securities, at the request of any Buyer, the Company shall make
available for inspection by (i) any Buyer and (ii) one (1) firm of
accountants or other agents retained by the Buyers (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;
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provided,
however, that each Inspector shall agree, and each Buyer hereby agrees, to hold
in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to a Buyer) or
use 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 Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered
pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government
body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been
made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of
this or any other agreement of which the Inspector and the Buyer has
knowledge. Each Buyer 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 a Buyer 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 Buyer is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
written notice to such Buyer and allow such Buyer, at the Buyer’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 either to cause all the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be (i) listed on each
securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by
the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable
Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or
(ii) included for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board. 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 each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities being
offered and, to the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and
enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may
be, as the Buyers may reasonably request and registered in such names as the
Buyers may request.
(m) 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.
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(n) The
Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period
covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of
Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a twelve (12) month period beginning
not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the
effective date of the Registration Statement.
(o) 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.
(p) Within
two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable
Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and
shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for
such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Buyer whose Registrable
Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
(q) The
Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and
facilitate disposition by each Buyer of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE
BUYERS.
(a) Each
Buyer agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening
of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) such Buyer will immediately
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration
Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Buyer’s receipt of the
copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or
receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is
required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall
cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended certificates for shares of Common
Stock to a transferee of a Buyer in accordance with the terms of the Securities
Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with
respect to which a Buyer has entered into a contract for sale prior to the
Buyer’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of
the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(g) and for which
the Buyer has not yet settled.
(b) Each
Buyer covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom
in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement.
(c) At least
five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a
Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Buyer in writing of the
information the Company requires from each such Buyer (to the extent such
information has not already been provided) if such Buyer elects to have any of
such Buyer'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 Buyer that such Buyer shall
furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable
Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the
effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall
execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may
reasonably request.
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(d) Each
Buyer, by such Buyer'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 Buyer has notified the Company in writing of such Buyer's election to
exclude all of such Buyer's Registrable Securities from such Registration
Statement.
5. EXPENSES OF
REGISTRATION.
All
expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications
pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration,
listing and qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting fees shall be
paid by the Company.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
With
respect to Registrable Securities which 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 Buyer, the directors, officers, partners,
employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any
Buyer within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an
“Indemnified
Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments,
fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in
settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry,
proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any
court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the
SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or
may be a party thereto (“Indemnified
Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims
(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 not misleading; (ii) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
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 Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without
limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation there under
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”). The
Company shall reimburse the Buyers and each such controlling person promptly as
such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for
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any legal
fees or disbursements 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): (x) shall not apply to
a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which
occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing
to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with
the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or
supplement thereto; (y) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based
on a failure of the Buyer to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus
made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by
the Company pursuant to Section 3(c); and (z) 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 transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Buyers pursuant to Section 9
hereof.
(b) In
connection with a Registration Statement, each Buyer 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, employees, representatives, or agents and each Person, if any,
who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act (each an “Indemnified Party”),
against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as
such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation,
in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by such Buyer expressly for use in connection with such Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or any prospectus contained
therein; and, subject to Section 6(d), such Buyer will reimburse any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such Claim as promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due
and payable; 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 Buyer, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Buyer 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 Buyer as a result of the
sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party
and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Buyers
pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b)
with respect to any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified
Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the
prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus was delivered to each Buyer
prior to such Buyer’s use of the prospectus to which the Claim
relates.
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(c) Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6
of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any
governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a
written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so
desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel 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 of not
more than one (1) counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be
paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such 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 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 apprised at all times as to the status of the defense
or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying
party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding
effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its
consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include
as 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 or litigation. Following indemnification as
provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights
of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third
parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification
has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the
indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such
action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the
extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such
action.
(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.
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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
seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within
the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable
Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by
such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
8. REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE
ACT.
With a
view to making available to the Buyers the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may
at any time permit the Buyers 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 Securities Act and the Exchange 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 4(c) of the Securities
Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents as
are required by the applicable provisions of Rule 144;
and
(c) furnish
to each Buyer so long as such Buyer owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon
request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the
reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange 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 Buyers to sell such
securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION
RIGHTS.
Provisions
of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived
(either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Buyers who then
hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities. Any
amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall be
binding upon each Buyer and the Company. No such amendment shall be
effective to the extent that it applies to fewer than all of the holders of the
Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to
any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of
any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of
the parties to this Agreement.
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10. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) A Person
is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or
is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities or owns the right to
receive the Registrable Securities. If the Company receives
conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two (2) 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) No Piggyback on
Registrations. Except as set forth on Schedule 10(b)
attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than
the Buyers in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the
Company in the initial Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) hereof
other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any
other registration statements until the initial Registration Statement required
by Section 2(a) hereof is declared effective by the SEC, provided that this
Section 10(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to
registration statements already filed.
(c) Piggy-Back
Registrations. If at any time during the Registration Period
there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable
Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC a
registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the
account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities,
other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities
Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely
in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity
securities issuable in connection with the stock option or other employee
benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Buyer a written notice of
such determination and, if within fifteen (15) days after the date of such
notice, any such Buyer shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in
such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such
Buyer requests to be registered; provided, however, that, the
Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to
this Section 10(c) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k)
promulgated under the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective
Registration Statement.
(d) Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally;
(ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission
is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending
party); or (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to
receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
If
to the Company, to:
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Telkonet,
Inc.
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00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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With
Copy to:
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Xxxxx
& Xxxxxxxxx LLP
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0000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX
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Xxxxx
0000
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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If to an
Buyer, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of Buyers attached
hereto, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule
of Buyers or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the
attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written
notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of
such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the
recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B)
mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine
containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first
page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier
service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(e) 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.
(f) The laws
of the State of New Jersey shall govern all issues concerning the relative
rights of the Company and the Buyers as its stockholders. All other
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New
Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision
or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of New Jersey. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey,
sitting in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey and federal courts for the District of New
Jersey sitting Newark, New Jersey, 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. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY
HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY
DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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(g) This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted
successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
(h) This
Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement) and the instruments referenced herein and therein 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. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the
instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.
(i) The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(j) This
Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered
to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement
bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
(k) Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as 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.
(l) 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.
(m) This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer
and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
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TELKONET,
INC.
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer
and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BUYER:
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YA
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By: Yorkville
Advisors, LLC
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Its: Investment
Manager
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By: /s/ Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title: Portfolio
Manager
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SCHEDULE
I
SCHEDULE OF
BUYERS
Buyer
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Address/Facsimile
Number
of Buyer
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Address/Facsimile
Number
of Buyer’s Representative
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YA
Global Investments, L.P.
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000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx – Suite 3700
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx – Suite 3700
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Jersey
City, NJ 07303
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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EXHIBIT
A
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
AND PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
Selling
Stockholders
The
shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders are issuable
upon conversion of the convertible debentures and upon exercise of the
warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of those
convertible notes and warrants, see “Private Placement of Convertible Debentures
and Warrants” above. We are registering the shares of Common Stock in
order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from
time to time. Except as otherwise notes and except for the ownership
of the convertible Debentures and the warrants issued pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the selling stockholders have not had any material
relationship with us within the past three years.
The table
below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling
stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of
the convertible debentures and warrants, as of ________, 200_, assuming
conversion of all convertible debentures and exercise of the warrants held by
the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on
conversions or exercise.
The third
column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the
selling stockholders.
In
accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling
stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least (i) 300%
of the number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the
convertible debentures as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the
registration statement is initially filed with the SEC, and (ii) 100% of the
number of warrant shares issued and issuable pursuant to the warrants as of the
trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is
initially filed with the SEC. Because the
conversion price of the convertible debentures and the exercise price of the
warrants may be adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may
be more or less than the number of shares being offered by this
prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares
offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.
Under the
terms of the convertible debentures and the warrants, a selling stockholder may
not convert the convertible debentures or exercise the warrants to the extent
such conversion or exercise would cause such selling stockholder, together with
its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock which
would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding shares of Common Stock following such
conversion or exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures which have
not been converted and upon exercise of the warrants which have not been
exercised. The number of shares in the second column does not reflect
this limitation. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none
of their shares in this offering. See "Plan of
Distribution."
Name of Selling
Stockholder
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Number of Shares Owned
Prior to
Offering
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Maximum Number of Shares to be Sold Pursuant to this
Prospectus
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Number of Shares Owned
After
Offering
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YA
Global Investments, L.P. (1)
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(1) YA Global Investments, L.P. is a Cayman
Island exempt limited partnership. Cornell is managed by Yorkville
Advisors, LLC. Investment decisions for Yorkville Advisors are made
by Xxxx Xxxxxx, its portfolio manager.
Plan of
Distribution
Each
Selling Stockholder (the “Selling
Stockholders”) of the common stock and any of their pledgees, assignees
and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their
shares of common stock on the __________ or any other stock exchange, market or
trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private
transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated
prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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·
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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;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
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·
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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·
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broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or
otherwise;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
or
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if
available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or
discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent
for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated,
but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an
agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in
compliance with NASDR Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a
markup or markdown in compliance with NASDR IM-2440.
In
connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling
Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other
financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common
Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling
Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction).
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any
commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling
Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral
agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees,
commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent
(8%).
The
Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company
incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to
indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because
Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of
the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any
securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule
144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this
prospectus. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in
connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling
Stockholders.
We agreed
to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the
shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and
without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144(k) under the
Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares
have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act
or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold
only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under
applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale
shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in
the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification
requirement is available and is complied with.
Under
applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in
the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market
making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted
period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the
distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject
to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and
sales of shares of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other
person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the
Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of
this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including
by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
EXHIBIT B
OTHER
DISCLOSURES
See
attachment provided separately.
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Attention:
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Re:
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TELKONET,
INC.
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We are
counsel to Telkonet, Inc., a Utah corporation (the “Company”), and have
represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company and the Buyers named
therein (collectively, the “Buyers”) pursuant to
which the Company issued to the Buyers shares of its Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also
has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Buyers (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to
register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ____, the Company filed a
Registration Statement on Form ________ (File No. 333-_____________) (the
“Registration
Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the
Registrable Securities which names each of the Buyers as a selling stockholder
there under.
In
connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff
has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the
Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS]
on [ENTER DATE OF
EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a
member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has
been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or
threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale
under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours, | |
[Law Firm]
By:____________________________
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cc: YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.