EXHIBIT 99.6
SERIES G
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
SERIES G REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
July 6, 2001, by and among LaserSight Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, with
headquarters located at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
(the "Company"), and the undersigned buyers (each, a "Buyer" and collectively,
the "Buyers").
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among
the Company and the Buyers and dated of even date herewith (the "Securities
Purchase Agreement"), the Company and the Buyers have agreed that upon the
triggering of certain events and subject to the terms and conditions of
the Securities Purchase Agreement, Company would issue and sell to the Buyers
shares of the Company's Series G Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the
"Preferred Stock") that is convertible into shares (the "Conversion Shares") of
the Company's common stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock")
pursuant to the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions as set forth
in the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series G
Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the "Certificate of Designation");
B. To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the
"1933 Act"), and applicable state securities laws;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Buyers hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
a. "Blackout Event" means a determination by the Company's Board of
Directors made in good faith, after consulting with outside securities counsel,
that the registration of Registrable Securities under the 1933 Act or the
continuation of the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement at such time (i) would have a material adverse
effect upon a proposed material sale of all (or substantially all) of the assets
of the Company or a material merger, reorganization, recapitalization or similar
current transaction materially affecting the capital structure or equity
ownership of the Company, or (ii) would require the Company to make a public
disclosure of information, which disclosure a majority of the outside directors
determine in good faith would have a material adverse effect on the Company.
b. "Investor" means a Buyer and any transferee or assignee thereof to
whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become
bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.
c. "Person" means a corporation, a limited liability company, an
association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, an
entity, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental
agency.
d. "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").
e. "Registrable Securities" means (i) the Conversion Shares, and (ii)
any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion
Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
exchange or similar event.
f. "Registration Statement" means a registration statement of the
Company filed under the 1933 Act.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory Registration. If, and only if, either (i) the Company
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exercises the Company Option, or (ii) the Buyer exercises the Buyer Option, then
the Company shall prepare, and, on or prior to sixty (60) days after the date of
the Additional Closing (the "Closing Date"), file with the SEC a Registration
Statement or Registration Statements (as is necessary) on Form S-3 (or, if such
form is unavailable for such a registration, on such other form as is available
for such a registration, subject to the consent of each Buyer and the provisions
of Section 2(c), which consent will not be unreasonably withheld), 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 to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. Such
Registration Statement shall initially register for resale that number of shares
of Common Stock equal to the number of Registrable Securities issuable as of the
date immediately preceding the date the Registration Statement is initially
filed with the SEC as if such date of registration was a date on which the
Preferred Stock was converted into Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the
Certificate of Designation, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5(b).
Such registered shares of Common Stock shall be allocated among the Investors
pro rata based on the total number of Registrable Securities issued or issuable
as of each date that a Registration Statement, as amended, relating to the
resale of the Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC. The
Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared
effective by the SEC within one hundred and fifty (150) days after the Closing
Date.
b. Counsel. Subject to Section 6 hereof, in connection with any
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offering pursuant to Section 2, the Buyers shall have the right to select, at
the Buyers' sole expense, legal counsel to administer their interest in the
offering. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with any such counsel.
c. Eligibility for Form S-3. The Company represents, warrants and
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covenants that as of the date hereof it meets the requirements for the use of
Form S-3 for registration of the sale by the Buyers and any other Investor of
the Registrable Securities and thereafter shall use its best efforts to remain
eligible to use Form S-3, and the Company has filed and shall file all reports
required to be filed by the Company with the SEC in a timely manner so as to
obtain and maintain such eligibility for the use of Form S-3. In the event that
Form S-3 is not available for sale by the Investors of the Registrable
Securities, then the Company (i) with the consent of each Investor pursuant to
Section 2(a) (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), shall register
the sale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and not more
than twenty (20) days after being notified that Form S-3 is not available and
(ii) the Company shall undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form
S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time
as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has
been declared effective by the SEC.
3. BLACKOUT EVENTS
a. Blackout Period. During any period of up to 45 days' duration
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following the occurrence of a Blackout Event (a "Blackout Period"), the Company
shall not be required to file, or cause to be declared effective, under the 1933
Act any Registration Statement hereunder and, if applicable, the Investors will
discontinue the offer and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to any
effective Registration Statement.
b. Time Limits. The aggregate number of days during which one or
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more Blackout Periods are in effect shall not exceed 60 days during any 12-month
period without the written consent of the Company and Investors who hold
two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities.
c. Notice of Blackout Events. The Company shall promptly notify the
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Investors in writing of any decision not to file a Registration Statement or not
to cause a Registration Statement to be declared effective or to discontinue
sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3, which notice shall
set forth the reason for such decision (but not disclosing any nonpublic
material information) and shall include an undertaking by the Company promptly
to notify the Investors as soon as sales may resume. If the Company shall give
any notice of postponement of the filing or effectiveness of any registration
statement or shall request the Investors not to sell Registrable Securities
pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, the Company shall not, during
the period of postponement or withdrawal, sell any Common Stock for its own
account pursuant to a Registration Statement or permit any stockholder of the
Company to sell Common Stock pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, in
either case other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (or an
equivalent registration form then in effect).
4. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
At such time as the Company is obligated to 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, pursuant thereto, the
Company shall have the following obligations:
a. The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a
Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities (on or prior
to the date that is twenty (20) days after the date of the Closing Date and
solely (unless otherwise consented to by the Investors) for the registration of
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a)). The Company shall use its best
efforts to cause such Registration Statement(s) relating to Registrable
Securities to become effective as soon as possible after such filing (but no
later than one hundred fifty (150) days after the Closing Date); provided,
however, that the Company shall not be obligated to cause the Registration
Statement to become effective prior to the close of business on August 16, 2001.
The Company shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement(s)
effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as
of which the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or successor
thereto), (ii) the date on which (A) the Investors shall have sold all the
Registrable Securities and (B) none of the Preferred Stock is outstanding, or
(iii) the date which two years after all the Preferred Stock has been converted
into Common Stock (the "Registration Period"), which Registration Statement(s)
(including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained
therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading. In the event that the Registration Statement is not declared
effective by the SEC within one hundred fifty (150) days after the Closing Date
(the "Required Filing Period"), as a result of the Company not fulfilling its
obligations under this Agreement, the Company will pay each Investor a penalty
until such time that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC
(all such payments to be made in cash and nonrefundable (subject to pro ration
for partial months)) on the first day of each thirty (30) day period after the
Required Filing Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) one-half (0.5%)
percent for the first 30-day period after the Required Filing Period and one
percent (1%) for each 30-day period thereafter, multiplied by (B) the aggregate
purchase price paid by Investors for the Preferred Stock, multiplied by, (C) the
number of shares of Preferred Stock held by such Investor.
b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the Registration
Statement(s) and the prospectus(es) used in connection with the Registration
Statement(s), which prospectus(es) are to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep the Registration
Statement(s) effective at all times 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 the
Registration Statement(s) 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 the Registration
Statement(s). In the event the number of shares available under a Registration
Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement is insufficient to cover all of the
Registrable Securities, the Company shall amend the 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 ten (10) days after the
necessity therefor arises (based on the market price of the Common Stock and
other relevant factors on which the Company reasonably elects to rely). In
addition any such amendment or new Registration Statement shall for purposes of
Section 4(a) above be deemed to be a "Registration Statement". For purposes of
the foregoing provisions, if applicable, the number of shares available under a
Registration Statement shall be deemed "insufficient to cover all of the
Registrable Securities" if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock
available for resale under such Registration Statement is less than the
aggregate of the number of shares of Preferred Stock held by the Investors. For
purposes of the calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence, such
calculation shall assume that the shares of Preferred Stock are then fully
converted into shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing Conversion Price
(as defined in the Certificate of Designation).
c. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable
Securities are included in the Registration Statement(s) and its legal counsel
without charge (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC at
least one copy of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, and if
requested financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein
by reference and all exhibits, the prospectus(es) included in such Registration
Statement(s) (including each preliminary prospectus) and, with regards to the
Registration Statement, 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 Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents, including any preliminary prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably
request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities
owned by such Investor. The Company will promptly respond to any and all
comments received from the SEC, with a view towards causing any Registration
Statement or any amendment thereto to be declared effective by the SEC as soon
as practicable and shall, subject to Section 4(h), promptly file an acceleration
request as soon as practicable following the resolution or clearance of all SEC
comments or, if applicable, following notification by the SEC that the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto will not be subject to review.
d. The Company shall its use best efforts to (i) register and qualify
the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement(s) under such
other securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions in the United States
as any 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 4(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
each 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 States or its receipt of
actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose.
e. In the event Investors who hold a majority of the Registrable
Securities being offered in the offering select underwriters for the offering,
the Company shall, subject to Section 2(b) hereof, enter into and perform its
obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form,
including, without limitation, customary indemnification and contribution
obligations, with the underwriters of such offering.
f. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, the
Company shall notify each 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, and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to the Registration
Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10)
copies of such supplement or amendment to each Investor (or such other number of
copies as such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly
notify each 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 each Investor 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.
g. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of
any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement,
or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for
sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to
obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible
moment and to notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold
(and, in the event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of
the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual
notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
h. The Company shall permit each Investor and a single firm of
counsel, initially Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP or such other counsel as thereafter
designated as selling stockholders' counsel by the Investors who hold a majority
of the Registrable Securities being sold, to review and comment upon the
Registration Statement(s) and all amendments and supplements thereto at least
three (3) 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 a
request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement(s) or
any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of such counsel,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall not be
required to make any payments under Section 4(a) if the delay in declaring the
Registration Statement effective is due to such counsel's withholding approval
of the Company's acceleration request.
i. At the request of the Investors who hold a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold, the Company shall furnish, on the date that
Registrable Securities are delivered to an underwriter, if any, for sale in
connection with the Registration Statement (i) if required by an underwriter, a
letter, dated such date, from the Company's independent certified public
accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent
certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering,
addressed to the underwriters, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of
counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in
form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public
offering, addressed to the underwriters and the Investors.
j. The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any
Investor, (ii) any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to a
Registration Statement, (iii) one firm of attorneys and one firm of accountants
or other agents retained by the Investors, and (iv) one firm of attorneys
retained by all such underwriters (collectively, the "Inspectors") all pertinent
financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of
the Company (collectively, the "Records"), during normal business hours, as
shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector to enable each Inspector
to exercise its due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company's officers,
directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may
reasonably request for purposes of such due diligence; provided, however, that
each Inspector shall hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure
(except to an Investor who agrees to hold such information in strict confidence)
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
Agreement. Each 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. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between
the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors' ability to
sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with
applicable laws and regulations.
k. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any
disclosure of information concerning an 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 an Investor is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor's
expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain
a protective order for, such information.
l. The Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all the
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each
securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by
the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable
Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure
designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement on the Nasdaq National Market System for such Registrable
Securities.
m. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable
Securities being offered and, 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, if there is no managing underwriter or underwriters, the Investors may
reasonably request and registered in such names as the managing underwriter or
underwriters, if any, or the Investors may request. Not later than the date on
which any Registration Statement registering the resale of Registrable
Securities is declared effective, the Company shall deliver to its transfer
agent instructions, accompanied by any reasonably required opinion of counsel,
that permit sales of unlegended securities in a timely fashion that complies
with then mandated securities settlement procedures for regular way market
transactions.
n. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to
expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investors of Registrable Securities
pursuant to a Registration Statement.
o. The Company shall provide a CUSIP number, a transfer agent and
registrar of all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date
of such Registration Statement.
p. If requested by the managing underwriters or an Investor, the
Company shall immediately incorporate in a prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriters and the
Investors agree should be included therein relating to the sale and distribution
of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with
respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold to such underwriters,
the purchase price being paid therefor by such underwriters and with respect to
any other terms of the underwritten (or best efforts underwritten) offering of
the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; 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 supplement or make amendments to any Registration
Statement if requested by a shareholder or any underwriter of such Registrable
Securities.
q. The Company shall use its reasonable 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.
r. 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.
5. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS.
a. At least four (4) days prior to the first anticipated filing date
of the Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor or its
counsel in writing of the information the Company requires from each such
Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor's Registrable
Securities included in the 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 Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such
information as may be requested in writing by the Company regarding itself, the
Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the
Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the
registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in
connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
b. Each Investor by such Investor's acceptance of the Registrable
Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the
Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration
Statement(s) hereunder unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing
of such Investor's election to exclude all of such Investor's Registrable
Securities from the Registration Statement.
c. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the
Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(g) or
the first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue
disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement(s)
covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor's receipt of the copies
of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(g) or the
first sentence of 3(f) and, if so directed by the Company, such Investor shall
deliver to the Company (at the expense of the Company) or destroy all copies in
such Investor's possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable
Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
d. No Investor may participate in any underwritten registration
hereunder unless such Investor (i) agrees to sell such Investor's Registrable
Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by
the Investors entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements, (ii) completes
and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting
agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements, and (iii) agrees to pay its pro rata share of all
underwriting discounts and commissions.
6. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All reasonable expenses incurred in connection with registrations,
filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, excluding underwriter's
discounts and commissions, but including, without limitation, all registration,
listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company and subject the limitations set forth
in Section 4(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, fees and disbursements of
one counsel for the Investors shall be paid by the Company. In addition, the
Company shall pay all of the Investors' reasonable costs (including legal fees)
incurred in connection with the successful enforcement of the Investors' rights
hereunder.
7. INDEMNIFICATION.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration
Statement under this Agreement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and
hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor who holds such
Registrable Securities, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents and
each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933
Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and any
underwriter (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) for the Investors, and the directors
and officers of, and each Person, if any, who controls any such underwriter
within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an "Indemnified
Person"), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines,
penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, amounts paid in
settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, "Claims"), incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry,
proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any
court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the
SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or
may be a party thereto ("Indemnified Damages"), to which any of them may become
subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or
threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in
connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other
"blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered,
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
any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such
Registration Statement, or 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 7(d) with respect to the number of
legal counsel, the Company shall reimburse the Investors and each such
underwriter or controlling person, promptly as such expenses are incurred and
are due and payable, for any 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 7(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; (ii) with respect
to any preliminary prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such person
from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable
Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person
controlling such person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact
contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected in the prospectus, as then
amended or supplemented; 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 transfer of the
Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 10.
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor
is participating, each such Investor 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 7(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 such Investor
expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject
to Section 7(d), such 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 7(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section
8 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement
is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the
Investor shall be liable under this Section 7(b) for only that amount of a Claim
or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such 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 transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to
Section 10. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 7(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 was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as
then amended or supplemented.
c. The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from
underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry
professionals participating in any distribution, to the same extent as provided
above, with respect to information such persons so furnished in writing
expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement.
d. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 7 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 7,
deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof,
and the indemnifying party shall have the right (at its expense) 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
such indemnifying party shall diligently pursue such defense and that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in
the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party, as the case may be, 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 Company shall pay reasonable fees for only one
separate legal counsel for the Investors, and such legal counsel shall be
selected by the Investors holding a majority in interest of the Registrable
Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates.
The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the
indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such
action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying
party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party
shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all
times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with
respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any
action, claim or proceeding effected without its 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 or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for
hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms
or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.
The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 7, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is
prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
e. The indemnification required by this Section 7 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.
f. 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.
8. 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 7 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 7; (ii) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 12(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.
9. REPORTS UNDER THE 1934 ACT.
With a view to making available to the Investors 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 Investors to sell securities of the
Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:
a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as
the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that
nothing herein shall limit the Company's obligations under Section 5(c) of the
Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other
documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor 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, and (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.
10. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The rights to have the Company register Registrable Securities pursuant
to this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investors to any
transferee or assignee (a "Transferee") of at least ten percent (10%) of
Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the
Transferee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to
the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is,
within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with
written notice of (a) the name and address of such Transferee, and (b) the
securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred
or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further
disposition of such securities by the Transferee is restricted under the 1933
Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company
receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the
Transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the
provisions contained herein; (v) such transfer shall have been made in
accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Purchase
Agreement; (vi) such Transferee shall be an "accredited investor" as that term
is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act; and (vii)
in the event the assignment occurs subsequent to the date of effectiveness of
the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the
Transferee agrees to pay all reasonable expenses of amending or supplementing
such Registration Statement to reflect such assignment.
11. 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 Investors who hold two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities. Any
amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 11 shall be binding
upon each Investor and the Company.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A person or entity is deemed to be a holder of Registrable
Securities whenever such person or entity owns of record such Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or
elections from two or more persons or entities 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 copy is mailed
by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested; (iii) three (3) days after
being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested; or (iv) 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:
LaserSight Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: President and CEO
With a copy to:
The Lowenbaum Partnership, L.L.C.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
and
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
if to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile
number on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, with copies
to such Buyer's counsel as set forth on the Schedule of
Buyers.
Each party shall provide five (5) 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. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of
conflict of laws. 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 Securities Purchase Agreement (including all
schedules and exhibits thereto) 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 aforementioned documents supersede
all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and thereof.
f. Subject to the requirements of Section 10, this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and
assigns of 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
COMPANY:
LASERSIGHT INCORPORATED
By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
BUYERS:
BAYSTAR CAPITAL, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
BY: BayStar Capital Management LLC,
Its General Partner
By: /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
BAYSTAR INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
a British Virgin Islands corporation
BY: BayStar International Management LLC,
Its Investment Manager
By: /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
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