AMENDED AND RESTATED
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of September
19, 2001, by and between Access Power, Inc., a company organized under the laws
of state of Florida, with its principal executive office at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 (the "Company"), and Grandview
Court, LLC, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its
principal executive offices at Harbour House, 2nd Floor, Waterfront Drive, Road
Town, Tortola, BVI, (the "Investor").
WHEREAS, In connection with the Investment Agreement by and between the
Company and the Investor of even date herewith (the "Investment Agreement"), the
Company has agreed to issue to the Investor (i) an indeterminate number of
shares of the Company's common stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common
Stock"), to be purchased pursuant to the Investment Agreement; and
WHEREAS, To induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Investment
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the "1933 Act"), and
applicable state securities laws, with respect to the shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the Investment Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
mutual covenants contained hereinafter and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
a. "Holder" means the Investor.
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
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by disclosure in a Registration Statement at such time, which determination
shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Board of Directors of
the Company that the Registration Statement would be materially misleading
absent the inclusion of such information.
d. "Principal Market" means the Nasdaq National Market, the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, Inc., the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, or the
OTC Bulletin Board, whichever is the principal market for the Common Stock.
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 Investment Agreement and (ii) any shares of capital stock
issued or issuable with respect to the such shares of Common Stock, 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 Investment
Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as
practicable but in no event later than forty-five (45) calendar days from the
date hereof, file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements (as is necessary) on Form SB-2 (or, if such form is unavailable for
such a registration, on such other form as is available for such a
registration), covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities, which
Registration Statement(s) shall state that, in accordance with Rule 416
promulgated under the 1933 Act, such Registration Statement(s) also covers such
indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable
upon stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. The Company shall
initially register for resale the sum of (i) 200% of the number of shares of
Common Stock which would be issuable on the date preceding the filing of the
Registration Statement based on the closing bid price of the Company's Common
Stock on such date. In the event the Company cannot register the 200% required,
due to the remaining number of authorized shares of Common Stock being
insufficient, the Company will use its best efforts
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to register the maximum number of shares it can based on the remaining balance
of authorized shares and will use its best efforts to place before shareholder
vote a proposal to increase the number of its authorized shares as soon as
reasonably practicable.
b. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement(s)
declared effective by the SEC within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing
thereof.
c. Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, in connection with any offering
pursuant to this Section 2, the Holder shall have the right to select one legal
counsel to administer its interest in the offering. The Company shall reasonably
cooperate with any such counsel.
d. Except as otherwise provided for in Schedule 2(d) attached hereto, the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof, and the Company
shall not on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with
respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to
Investor in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
Except as otherwise provided for in Schedule 2(d), the Company has not
previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with
respect to any of its securities to any person. The Company represents and
warrants that it shall not include the registration of any other transaction or
securities in the Registration Statement being filed pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for in this Section 2, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the written consent of
Investor, the Company shall not grant to any person the right to request the
Company to Register any securities of the Company under the Securities Act
unless the rights so granted are subject in all respects to the prior rights in
full of Investor set forth herein, and are not otherwise in conflict or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, the Investment Agreement and
related documents.
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 ninety (90)
days after the date of the filing thereof, and shall keep such Registration
Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 until the earlier of (i) the date as of
which the Holder may sell all of the Registrable Securities without restriction
pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or successor thereto) or
(ii) the date on which (A) the Holder shall have sold all the Registrable
Securities and (B) the Investor has no right to acquire any additional shares of
Common Stock under the Investment Agreement, respectively (the "Registration
Period"), which Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements
thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they
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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, 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 seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such
Registration Statement. In the event the number of shares of Common Stock
available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement is at
any time insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company
shall amend such Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement
(on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover
all of the Registrable Securities, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in
any event within thirty (30) calendar days after the necessity therefor arises
(based on the then Purchase Price of the Common Stock and other relevant factors
on which the Company reasonably elects to rely), assuming the Company has
sufficient authorized shares at that time, and if it does not, within 30 days
after such shares are authorized. The Company shall use it best efforts to cause
such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as
practicable following the filing thereof.
c. The Company shall furnish to Holder whose Registrable Securities are included
in any Registration Statement and its legal counsel without charge (i) promptly
after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC at least one copy of such
Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and
all exhibits, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including
each preliminary prospectus) and, with regards to such Registration
Statement(s), any correspondence by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or
the staff of the SEC and any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC
to the Company or its representatives, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other
number of copies as such Holder may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such
Holder may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder.
d. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to (i) register and qualify the
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other
securities or "blue sky" laws of a total of five (5) jurisdictions in the United
States reasonably requested by any Holder as well as those states covered by
what is known as the "manual exemption" through listing in Standard Corporation
Records, (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
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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
Holder who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification
of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or "blue sky"
laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of
the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
e. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, the Company
shall notify Holder in writing of the happening of any event as a result of
which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
("Registration Default") and use reasonably diligent efforts to promptly prepare
a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and take any other
necessary steps to cure the Registration Default, (which, if such Registration
Statement is on Form S-3, may consist of a document to be filed by the Company
with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act (as
defined below) and to be incorporated by reference in the prospectus) to correct
such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such
supplement or amendment to Holder (or such other number of copies as such Holder
may reasonably request). Failure to cure the Registration Default by lifting the
suspension of the Registration Statement within twenty (20) business days after
review and comment by the Holder as provided in Section 3(g), shall result in
the Company paying liquidated damages of 1.5% of the Purchase Price paid by
Holder of all Common Stock then held by the Holder for each fifteen (15)
calendar day period or portion thereof, beginning on the date of suspension. The
Company shall also promptly notify Holder 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 Holder by facsimile on
the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request
by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related
prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company's reasonable
determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would
be appropriate.
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 Holder who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of
such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
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g. The Company shall permit Holder and a single firm of counsel, designated by
the Holder, to review and comment upon a Registration Statement and all
amendments and supplements thereto at least seven (7) business days prior to
their filing with the SEC, and not file any document in a form to which such
counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit to the SEC a request
for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or file with
the SEC a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without
the prior approval of such counsel, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
h. At the request of any Holder, the Company shall cause to be furnished to such
Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, an
opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes
of such Registration Statement, in the form of Exhibit D attached to the
Investment Agreement.
i. The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Holder and (ii)
one firm of attorneys and one firm of accountants or other agents retained by
the Holder (collectively, the "Inspectors") all pertinent financial and other
records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company
(collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each
Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply
all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however,
that each Inspector shall hold in strict confidence and shall not make any
disclosure (except to a Holder) or use of any Record or other information which
the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which
determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such
Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any
Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the
release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena
or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the
information in such Records has been made generally available to the public
other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which
the Inspector has knowledge. Holder agrees that it shall, upon learning that
disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of
competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company
and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to
prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed
confidential.
j. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of
information concerning a Holder provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of
such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws,
(ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of
such information concerning a Holder is sought in or by a court or governmental
body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written
notice to such
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Holder and allow such Holder, at the Holder's expense, to undertake appropriate
action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such
information.
k. The Company shall use its best efforts to secure designation and quotation of
all the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement on the
Principal Market. If, despite the Company's best efforts, the Company is
unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding sentence, it shall use its best efforts
to cause all the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement to
be listed on each other national securities exchange and automated quotation
system, if any, on which securities of the same class or series issued by the
Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities
is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or system. If, despite the
Company's best efforts, the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the two
preceding sentences, it will use its best efforts to secure the inclusion for
quotation on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market for such Registrable Securities and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two
market makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay
all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this
Section 3(k).
l. The Company shall cooperate with the Holder 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 Holder may reasonably request and registered in such
names of the Persons who shall acquire such Registrable Securities from the
Holder, as the Holder may request.
m. The Company shall provide a transfer agent for all the Registrable Securities
not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement filed
pursuant hereto.
n. If requested by the Holder, the Company shall (i) as soon as reasonably
practical incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information as the Holder reasonably determine should be included therein
relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including,
without limitation, information with respect to the offering of the Registrable
Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as notified of the
matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement
if reasonably requested by the Holder.
o. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities
covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or
approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary
to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
p. The Company shall 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
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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.
q. 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.
r. Within one (1) business day after a Registration Statement which includes
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 Holder)
confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the
SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
s. At or prior to the date of the first Put Notice (as that term is defined in
the Investment Agreement) and at such other times as the Holder may reasonably
request, the Company shall cause to be delivered, letters from the Company's
independent certified public accountants (i) addressed to the Holder that such
accountants are independent public accountants within the meaning of the 1933
Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder, and (ii) in
customary form and covering such financial and accounting matters as are
customarily covered by letters of independent certified public accountants
delivered to underwriters in connection with public offerings.
t. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and
facilitate disposition by the Holder pursuant to a Registration Statement.
u. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if at any time or from time to time
after the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company
notifies Holder in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event
("Blackout Notice"), Holder 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 Holder 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; provided, however, that (i) the Company
may not so suspend the right to the Holder for more than two fifteen (15)
calendar day periods in the aggregate during any 12-month period ("Blackout
Period") with at least a ten (10) business day interval between such periods,
during the periods the Registration Statement is required to be in effect, or
(ii) that if such Blackout Period exceeds the permitted fifteen (15) day
periods, the Company shall pay liquidated damages of 1.5% of the Purchase Price
paid by Holder of all Common Stock then held by the Holder for each fifteen (15)
day period or portion thereof, beginning on the date of the suspension.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOLDER.
a. At least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the first anticipated filing
date of a Registration Statement the Company shall notify Holder in writing of
the information the
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Company requires from Holder to have any of such Holder's Registrable Securities
included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to
the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this
Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Holder that
such Holder shall furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding
itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of
disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall 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. Holder 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 current prospectus
relating to such Registration Statement.
x. Xxxxxx, by acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with
the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the
preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such
Holder has notified the Company in writing of such Holder's election to exclude
all of such Holder's Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
x. Xxxxxx agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first
sentence of 3(f), such Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such
Registrable Securities until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first
sentence of 3(f).
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 Holder the directors, officers, partners,
employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls,
Holder within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), (each, an "Indemnified Person"), against any
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
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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 Holder 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 Holder to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made
available by the Company or (b) the Indemnified Person's use of an incorrect
prospectus despite being promptly advised in advance by the Company in writing
not to use such incorrect prospectus; 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 and shall survive
the resale of the Registrable Securities by the Holder pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder is
participating, each such Holder agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify,
hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set
forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers
who signs the Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (collectively and
together with an Indemnified Person, an "Indemnified Party"), against any Claim
or Indemnified
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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 such Holder expressly for use in
connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such
Holder will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however,
that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement
with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior
written consent of such Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, further, however, that the Holder shall be liable under this
Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not
exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
such Indemnified Party and shall survive the resale of the Registrable
Securities by the Holder pursuant to the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement
contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall
not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or
omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus were corrected
on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented.
c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under
this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding
(including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is
to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the
indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or
the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in
the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the 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
the Holder, if the Holder is 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.
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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
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 Holder 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 Holder to sell securities of the Company to
the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:
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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 Investment
Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for
the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish to Holder so long as Holder 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 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 investors to sell such securities
pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9. NO ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The rights under this Agreement shall not be assignable.
10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended 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 Holder. Any amendment or effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall
be binding upon Holder and the Company.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A Person is deemed to be a Holder of Registrable Securities whenever such
Person owns of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives
conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with
respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis
of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such
Registrable Securities.
b. Any notices, 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:
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If to the Company:
Access Power, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, CEO
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile:
With a copy to:
Xxx Xxxxxxx Davidson
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 404-815-6555
If to the Investor:
Grandview Court, LLC
c/o Beacon Capital Management, Ltd.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, XXX
Xxxxxxxxx: Xxxxx Xxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
With a copy to:
Meridian Equities, Inc.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
And
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, Esq.
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
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Each party shall provide five (5) business days prior notice to the
other party of any change in address, phone number or facsimile number.
c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or
otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not
operate as a waiver thereof.
d. The laws of the State of New York 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 New
York 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 New York, borough of Manhattan, for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby
irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such
party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this
Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
e. This Agreement and the Investment Agreement 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 and the
Investment Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
f. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
g. 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.
h. 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 to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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i. 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.
ACCESS POWER, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: CEO
INVESTOR: GRANDVIEW COURT, LLC
By: Navigator Management Ltd.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Its: Assistant Secretary
By: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Its: Authorized Signatory
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