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EXHIBIT 4.3
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of
November 14, 2000, by and among NTN Communications, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, with headquarters located at 0000 Xx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 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 has agreed, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and
sell to the Buyers shares (the "SHARES") of the Company's common stock, $.005
par value per share (the "COMMON STOCK");
B. In consideration for the Buyers agreeing to purchase the
Shares, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Buyers common stock purchase
warrants and additional common stock purchase warrants (collectively, the
"WARRANTS") to purchase additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms
of the Securities Purchase Agreement (the shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are hereinafter referred to as the
"WARRANT SHARES"); and
C. 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. "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
10.
b. "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.
c. "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
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such Registration Statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC").
d. "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (i) the Shares, (ii) the
Warrant Shares, (iii) any Additional Shares (as such term is defined in the
Securities Purchase Agreement) and (iv) any shares of capital stock issued or
issuable with respect to the Shares, the Warrant Shares, the Additional Shares
or the Warrants 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. The Company shall prepare, and, on or
prior to thirty (30) days after the initial issuance date of the Shares (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 upon exercise of the Warrants 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 125% of 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 Warrants were exercised or exercisable, subject to adjustment
as provided in Section 3(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 ninety (90) days
after the Closing Date (the "Scheduled Effective Date"). If the Registration
statement is not declared effective by the SEC on or before the Scheduled
Effective Date, then for each consecutive thirty (30) day period following the
Scheduled Effective Date, each Investor shall, until such time as the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (all such payments to be
made in cash and nonrefundable on the first day of each thirty (30) day period),
be entitled to an amount equal to the product of (i) one percent, multiplied by
(ii) the Purchase Price paid by such Investor.
b. Counsel and Investment Bankers. Subject to Section 5 hereof,
in connection with any offering pursuant to Section 2, the Buyers shall have the
right to select, at the Buyers' sole expense, legal counsel and an investment
banker or bankers and manager or
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managers 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 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), 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. 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 thirtieth (30th) day after the Closing Date and solely (unless otherwise
consented to by the Investors) for the registration of Registrable Securities
pursuant to Section 2(a)) and 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 ninety (90) days after the Closing
Date), and 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), or (ii) the date on which
(A) the Investors shall have sold all the Registrable Securities and (B) none of
the Warrants is outstanding, 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.
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
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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 twenty (20) 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). The Company
shall use its best efforts to cause any such necessary amendment and/or new
Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the
filing thereof. In addition any such amendment or new Registration Statement
shall for purposes of Section 3(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 product of (i) the sum of the number of Shares held by the Investors
plus the number of Warrant Shares, plus the number of Additional Shares issuable
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement as of the effective date of the
Registration Statement, multiplied by (ii) 1.25. For purposes of the calculation
set forth in the foregoing sentence, such calculation shall assume that the
Warrants are then fully exercisable into shares of Common Stock at the then
prevailing Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants).
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 3(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)
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prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during
the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to
maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the
Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or
advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction,
or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
The Company shall promptly notify 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.
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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
seven (7) 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.
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.
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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 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 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
obligations under this Section 3(l).
m. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold
Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, any managing
underwriter or underwriters, 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
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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 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.
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.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS.
a. At least eight (8) 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 3(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 3(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.
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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.
5. 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. 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.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a
Registration Statement under this Agreement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and
hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each 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
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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(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 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; (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 9.
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 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each
of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
(collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY"),
against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or
Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case
to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such
Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and,
subject to Section 6(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 6(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 6(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
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transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
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 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 (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
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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.
e. 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.
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.
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 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 4(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
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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.
9. 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 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.
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 Investors who hold two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities. Any
amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding
upon each Investor and the Company.
11. 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
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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:
NTN Communications, Inc.
0000 Xx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: President
With a copy to:
O'Melveny & Xxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: C. Xxxxx 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 New York 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, the Warrants 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.
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f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, 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:
NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
BUYERS:
BAYSTAR CAPITAL, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
BY: BayStar Capital Management LLC,
Its General Partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
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:
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Name:
Title:
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
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SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
INVESTOR ADDRESS AND INVESTOR'S LEGAL COUNSEL AND
INVESTOR NAME FACSIMILE NUMBER COUNSEL'S ADDRESS
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BayStar Capital, L.P c/o BayStar Capital Management LLC Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
Suite 200 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Fax: (000) 000-0000
BayStar International, Ltd. c/o BayStar International Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Management LLC Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000 Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
