REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
____________, by and between eAUTOCLAIMS, INC., a Nevada corporation with
offices located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, (the
"Company"), and _____________________(the "Investor").
WHEREAS, in connection with the Subscription Agreement by and between
the Company and the Investor of even date herewith (the "Subscription
Agreement"), the Company has agreed to issue to the Investor ___________ Units.
Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company's common stock, $.001 par
value per share (the "Common Stock") and (ii) a warrant to purchase one-half
share of Common Stock (the "Warrant"); and
WHEREAS, to induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Subscription
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 (i) pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and (ii) upon exercise of
the Warrant.
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. "Investor" shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
b. "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.
c. "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
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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.
d. "Principal Market" means the principal market for the Common Stock, currently
the OTC Bulletin Board.
e. "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").
f. "Registrable Securities" means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable
(i) pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, (ii) upon exercise of the Warrant
and (iii) any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the
such shares of Common Stock and Warrant, 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.
g. "Registration Statement" means a registration statement of the Company filed
under the 1933 Act.
All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the same meaning ascribed to them as in the Subscription
Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later
than thirty (30) calendar days from the last date of sale of securities in this
offering, but no later than February 28, 2005 (the "Filing Deadline"), file with
the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements (as is necessary) on
Form S-1 (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(s) also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of
Common Stock as may become issuable upon stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.
If the Company shall not have filed a Registration Statement with
respect to the Registrable Securities by the Filing Deadline, the Company shall
issue shares of Common Stock to the Investor, as liquidated damages, in an
amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Registrable Securities purchased by the
Investor pursuant to the Subscription Agreement.
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b. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement(s)
declared effective by the SEC within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days
after the filing thereof.
If the Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable
Securities shall not have been declared effective by the SEC within one hundred
twenty (120) calendar days after the Filing Deadline (the "Effective Deadline"),
the Company shall issue to the Investor, as liquidated damages, in an amount
equal to ten percent (10%) of the Registrable Securities purchased by the
Investor pursuant to the Subscription Agreement.
c. If at any time after the Filing Deadline 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 1933 Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or
Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the 0000 Xxx) or their then equivalents
relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any
acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall send to Investor written notice of such determination and, if within
fifteen days after receipt of such notice, Investor shall so request in writing,
the Company shall include in the Registration Statement all or any part of such
Registrable Securities Investor requests to be registered; provided, that, the
Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to
this section (c) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k)
promulgated under the 1933 Act or that are the subject of a then effective
Registration Statement.
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
use its best efforts to effect 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 one hundred
twenty (120) days after the date of the filing thereof, and shall keep such
Registration Statement effective (subject to Section 10(a)(3) updating
requirements) pursuant to Rule 415 until the earlier of (i) the date as of which
the Investor 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 Investor shall have sold all the Registrable
Securities, and (B) the Investor has no right to receive Common Stock underlying
the Warrant (the "Registration Period"), which Registration Statement (including
any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall
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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.
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 or Section
10(a)(3) thereunder, 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 as set
forth in such Registration Statement.
c. The Company shall furnish to the Investor 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, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other
number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the
Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor.
d. The Company shall (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 the Investor 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), (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 the Investor 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
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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 the Investor 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 (a
"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 SB-2, 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 deliver ten (10) copies of such
supplement or amendment to the Investor (or such other number of copies as the
Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify the
Investor 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 the Investor 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, (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) the
Registration Statement is stale for a period of more than five (5) Trading Days
as a result of the Company's failure to timely file its financials.
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 the Investor 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 make available for inspection by the Investor and its
counsel 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 the Investor, and cause the Company's
officers, directors and employees to supply all information which Investor may
reasonably request; provided, however, that the Investor and its counsel shall
hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to its legal
and financial advisors) or use of any Record or other information which the
Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination
the Investor and its counsel 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
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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 Investor and its counsel has knowledge. The Investor 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.
h. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of
information concerning the Investor 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 the Investor is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
written notice to the Investor and allow the Investor, at the Investor's
expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain
a protective order for, such information.
i. The Company shall use its best efforts to secure 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.
j. The Company shall cooperate with the Investor 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 Investor may reasonably request and registered in
such names of the Persons who shall acquire such Registrable Securities from the
Investor, as the Investor may request.
k. 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.
l. If requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as reasonably
practical incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information as the Investor 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
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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 the Investor.
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.
n. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
reasonably practical, but not later than ninety (90) calendar days after the
close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying
with the provisions of Rule 158 under the 0000 Xxx) covering a twelve-month
period beginning not later than the first day of the Company's fiscal quarter
next following the effective date of any 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 one (1) business day after the Registration Statement which includes
Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall
deliver, or shall cause its legal counsel to deliver, to the transfer agent for
such Registrable Securities, with a copy to the Investor, confirmation in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A, that such Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the SEC.
q. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and
facilitate disposition by the Investor of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement.
r. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time or from time to time after the
date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company notifies the
Investor in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event ("Blackout
Notice"), Investor shall not offer or sell any Registrable Securities, or engage
in any other transaction involving or relating to the Registrable Securities,
from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event
until Investor receives written notice from the Company that such Potential
Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes
a Potential Material Event.
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4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOLDERS.
a. At least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the first anticipated filing
date of a Registration Statement the Company shall notify the Investor in
writing of the information the Company requires from the Investor if the
Investor elects to have any of its 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 the Investor that the Investor 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 reasonably 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. The Investor
covenants and agrees that, in connection with any resale of Registrable
Securities by it pursuant to a Registration Statement, it shall comply with the
"Plan of Distribution" section of the then-current prospectus relating to such
Registration Statement.
b. The Investor, by its 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
the Investor has notified the Company in writing of Investor's election to
exclude all of Investor's Registrable Securities from such Registration
Statement.
c. The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any 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), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such
Registrable Securities until the Investor'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 reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, 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.
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 the Investor, its directors, officers,
partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who
controls, the Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Securities
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), (each, an "Indemnified
Person"), against any 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 Investor and each such controlling
person, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, 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 occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with
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, if such
prospectus were timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c);
(ii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on (a) a failure
of the Investor 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; and (iii) 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.
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b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which the Investor is
participating, the Investor agrees to 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 (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 occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in
connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), the
Investor 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 the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor 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 the Investor 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 Investor. 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.
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
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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 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
Investor holding a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included
in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates, if the Investor 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 effected 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
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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 Investor 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 Investor 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 4(c) of the Subscription
Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for
the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish 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. ASSIGNMENT.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties hereto. The Company may
not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent
of the Investor. The Investor may assign its rights hereunder without any prior
written consent to any transferee that acquires Registrable Securities from the
Investor.
10. 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 Investor. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section
10 shall be binding upon the Investor and the Company.
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11. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. 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, 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 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:
eAutoclaims, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx, President and CEO
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
If to the Investor:
At the address as shown in the Investor documents.
Each party shall provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the
other party of any change in address 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 State of Florida shall govern all issues concerning the
relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions shall
be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Florida without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. Each party hereby
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of Clearwater, Florida, 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
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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, the Subscription Agreement and the Confidential Private
Offering Term Sheet (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. The Transaction
Documents supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
f. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of the
parties hereto.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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.
j. All consents and other determinations to be made by the Investor pursuant to
this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by
Investor holding a majority of the Registrable Securities.
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.
COMPANY: eAUTOCLAIMS, INC.
By:
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: President and CEO
INVESTOR:
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Date: __________
Re: eAutoclaims, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to eAutoclaims, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain
Subscription Agreement (the "Subscription Agreement") entered into by and among
the Company and _________________________ (the "Investor") pursuant to which the
Company has agreed to issue to the Investor shares of the Company's common
stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock") on the terms and
conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreement. Pursuant to the Subscription
Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement
with the Investor (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), including the shares of Common
Stock issued or issuable under the Subscription Agreement and upon exercise of
the Warrant issued or issuable pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). In connection with the
Company's obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________
___, 2004, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S- ___ (File No.
333-________) (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") relating to the Registrable Securities which names the
Investor as a selling shareholder thereunder.
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 1933 Act at [enter the
time of effectiveness] on [enter the date of effectiveness] and to the best of
our knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, no stop
order suspending its effectiveness has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable
Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
MTC/317447v1
21702.0001 #487630
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