EXHIBIT 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of May 22, 2001,
by and among Midway Games Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters
located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 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
parties hereto of even date herewith (the "Securities Purchase Agreement"), the
Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers an aggregate of
(i) 4,200 shares (the "Initial Preferred Shares") of the Company's Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock"), which will be convertible
into shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Common Stock") (as converted, the "Initial Conversion Shares") in accordance
with the terms of the Company's Certificate of Designations, Preferences and
Rights of the Preferred Stock (the "Certificate of Designations") and (ii)
warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase up to 1,050,000 shares of Common Stock
(the "Warrant Shares");
B. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has
granted the Buyers an option, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
the Securities Purchase Agreement, to buy from the Company an aggregate of up to
an additional 1,312.5 shares of the Preferred Stock (the "Additional Preferred
Shares" and collectively with the Initial Preferred Shares, the "Preferred
Shares"), which will be convertible into shares of Common Stock (as converted,
the "Additional Conversion Shares" and collectively with the Initial Conversion
Shares, the "Conversion Shares") in accordance with the Certificate of
Designations; 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.
D. The location of defined terms in this Agreement is set forth on the
Index of Terms attached hereto.
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 each of the Buyers
hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
a. "Additional Registrable Securities" means (i) the Additional
Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of all of the Additional
Preferred Shares and (ii) any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with
respect to the Additional Conversion Shares or the Additional
Preferred Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any
limitations on conversions of Additional Preferred Shares.
b. "Additional Registration Statement" means a registration statement
or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the
Additional Registrable Securities.
c. "Effectiveness Deadline" means the Initial Effectiveness Deadline
(as defined below) and the Additional Effectiveness Deadline (as defined below).
d. "Filing Deadline" means the Initial Filing Deadline (as defined
below) and the Additional Filing Deadline (as defined below).
e. "Initial Registrable Securities" means (i) the Initial Conversion
Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Initial Preferred Shares, (ii)
the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii)
any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Initial
Conversion Shares, the Initial Preferred Shares, the Warrant Shares or the
Warrants as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on
conversions of the Initial Preferred Shares or exercises of Warrants.
f. "Initial Registration Statement" means a registration statement or
registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the
Initial Registrable Securities.
g. "Investor" means a Buyer, 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 9 and any
transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its
rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of
this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.
h. "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a
partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and governmental or any department or agency thereof.
i. "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration
effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined
below) 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 or
delayed 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").
j. "Registrable Securities" means the Initial Registrable Securities
and the Additional Registrable Securities.
k. "Registration Statement" means the Initial Registration Statement
and the Additional Registration Statement.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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2. Registration.
a. Initial Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as
soon as practicable but in no event later than 45 days after the Initial Closing
Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (the "Initial Filing
Deadline"), file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-3
covering the resale of all of the Initial Registrable Securities. In the event
that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such
other form as is available for such a registration, subject to the provisions of
Section 2(e). The Initial Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall
register for resale at least that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
sum of (I) the product of (x) 2.00 and (y) the number of Initial Conversion
Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Initial Preferred Shares and
(II) the product of (x) 1.25 and (y) the number of Warrant Shares issued or
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, in each case calculated as of the
trading day immediately preceding the date the Initial Registration Statement is
initially filed with the SEC, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(f).
The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Initial Registration
Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event
later than the date which is 120 days after the Initial Closing Date (the
"Initial Effectiveness Deadline").
b. Additional Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and,
as soon as practicable but in no event later than 30 days after the earlier of
(i) an Additional Closing Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement)
after which no additional Additional Preferred Shares are available to be
subscribed for pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement other than any
subscriptions by Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx or his successors or assigns or (ii) twelve
months after the Initial Closing Date (the "Additional Filing Deadline"), file
with the SEC the Additional Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the
resale of all of the Additional Registrable Securities actually purchased, if
any. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the
Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration,
subject to the provisions of Section 2(e). The Additional Registration Statement
prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least that number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (x) 1.5 and (y) the number of
Additional Registrable Securities as of the trading day immediately preceding
the date the Additional Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC,
subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(f). The Company shall use its
best efforts to have the Additional Registration Statement declared effective by
the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date which is 90
days after the Additional Filing Deadline (the "Additional Effectiveness
Deadline").
c. Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of
Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and each increase
in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro
rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by
each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial
number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by
the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such
Investor's Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata
portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement for such transferor. Any shares of Common Stock included
in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which
ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement
shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of
Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such
Registration Statement.
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d. Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Buyers holding at
least 80% of the Registrable Securities shall have the right to select one legal
counsel to review and oversee any offering pursuant to this Section 2 ("Legal
Counsel"), which shall be Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP or such other counsel as
thereafter designated by the holders of at least 80% of the Registrable
Securities. The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each
other in performing the Company's obligations under this Agreement.
e. Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not
available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities
hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable
Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the holders of
at least 80% of the Registrable Securities and (ii) 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.
f. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of
shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a)
or 2(b) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to
be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor's allocated portion of
the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(c), 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 at least 150% of the
number of such Registrable Securities as of the trading day immediately
preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration
Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than
fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefor arises. The Company shall use it
best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become
effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of
the foregoing provision, 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 Registrable Securities issued or
issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and upon exercise of the
Warrants, if any, covered by such Registration Statement is greater than the
quotient determined by dividing (i) number of shares of Common Stock available
for resale under such Registration Statement by (ii) 1.25. The calculation set
forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations
on the conversion of the Preferred Shares or the exercise of the Warrants and
such calculation shall assume that the Preferred Shares and the Warrants are
then convertible into shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing Conversion
Rate (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) or Warrant Exercise Price
(as defined in the Warrants), if applicable.
g. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of
Registration Statement. If (i) a Registration Statement covering all the
Registrable Securities and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement is not declared effective by the SEC on or before the respective
Effectiveness Deadline or (ii) on any day after the Registration Statement has
been declared effective by the SEC sales of all the Registrable Securities
required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made (other
than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(r)) pursuant to
the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because of a failure
to keep the Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is
necessary for sales to be made pursuant to the Registration Statement or to
register sufficient shares of Common Stock), then, as partial relief for the
damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability
to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be
exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company
shall pay to each holder of Preferred Shares relating to such
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Registration Statement an amount in cash per such Preferred Share held equal to
the product of (i) $10,000 multiplied by (ii) the sum of (A) .015, if the
Registration Statement is not declared effective by the applicable Effectiveness
Deadline, plus, (B) the product of (I) .0005 multiplied by (II) the number of
days after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC
that such Registration Statement is not available (other than during an
Allowable Grace Period) for the sale of at least all the Registrable Securities
required to be included on such Registration Statement. The payments to which a
holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(f) are referred to herein as
"Registration Delay Payments." Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the
earlier of (I) the last day of the calendar month during which such Registration
Delay Payments are incurred and (II) the third Business Day after the event or
failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event
the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such
Registration Delay Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month
(prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company shall not be required to make any Registration Delay Payments for
the period of time that the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is
delayed, or that sales of Registrable Securities cannot be made after the
Registration Statement is declared effective, as a result of the failure of the
holder of Registrable Securities entitled to such payments to have provided the
Company with any necessary information as set forth in Section 4(a).
3. Related Obligations.
At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement
with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(b) or 2(f), 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 (but in no
event later than the applicable Filing Deadline) and use its best efforts to
cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to
become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but in no event later
than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each
Registration Statement 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 covered by such Registration Statement without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or successor thereto) promulgated under the
1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the "Registration
Period"), which Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements
thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. The term "best efforts"
shall mean, among other things, that the Company shall submit to the SEC, within
two (2) Business Days after the Company learns that no review of a particular
Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff
has no further comments on the Registration Statement, as the case may be, and
the approval of Legal Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c), a request for
acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date
not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request.
b. Subject to Section 3(r), the Company shall prepare and file with the
SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a
Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration
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Statement 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 such
Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities
shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration
Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement
which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to
this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form
10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), the Company shall have incorporated such
report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall
file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the
1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend
or supplement the Registration Statement.
c. The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment
upon (i) the Registration Statement at least two (2) Business Days prior to its
filing with the SEC and (ii) all other Registration Statements and all
amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual
Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form
8-K and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days
prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement
or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably
objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto
without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without
charge, (i) any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the
Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii)
promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any
Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if
requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of
any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company
shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company's
obligations pursuant to this Section 3.
d. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable
Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i)
promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of
such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if
requested by an Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (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 copies of any
preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from
time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Investor.
e. Subject to Section 3(r), the Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and
qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or "blue sky"
laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (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
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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(e), (y) subject itself
to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to
service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify
Legal Counsel and 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.
f. The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing
of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware
of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration
Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any
material, nonpublic information), and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare
a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue
statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or
amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as
Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also
promptly notify Legal Counsel and 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 Legal
Counsel and 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. Subject to Section 3(r), the Company shall use its reasonable 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 Legal Counsel
and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of
such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
h. In connection with the reasonable determination by any Investor that
it requires the following in connection with its obligation relating to the
disposition of any Registrable Securities, at the reasonable request of any
Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on
such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date,
from the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and
substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to
underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, 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
Investors.
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i. In connection with the satisfaction of any due diligence requirement
of any Investor, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any
Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents
retained by the Investors (collectively, the "Inspectors"), all pertinent
financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of
the Company (collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably deemed
necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors and
employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request;
provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence
and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record
or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be
confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless
(a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required
under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a
final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of
competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this
or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. 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.
j. 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.
k. The Company shall use its reasonable 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, or (iii) if,
despite the Company's reasonable best efforts to satisfy the preceding clause
(i) or (ii), the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clause (i)
or (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market for
such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for at least two market
makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("NASD") as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall
pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under
this Section 3(k).
l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable
Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, 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,
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as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in
such names as the Investors may request.
m. If requested by an Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as
practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information as an Investor reasonably requests to 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 offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any
other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such
offering; (ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the
matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment; and (iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to
any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an Investor of such
Registrable Securities.
n. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Registrable Securities covered by the 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.
o. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders
as soon as practical, but not later than 90 days after the close of the period
covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of
Rule 158 under the 0000 Xxx) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later
than the first day of the Company's fiscal quarter next following the effective
date of the Registration Statement.
p. 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.
q. Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement which
covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall
deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the
transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors
whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement)
confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the
SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
r. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time after
the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, the Company
may delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the
Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of
the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best interest of
the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a
"Grace Period"); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the
Investors in writing of the existence of material non-public information giving
rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not
disclose the content of such material non-public information to the Investors)
and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors
in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further,
that no Grace Period shall exceed 15 consecutive days and during any 365 day
period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 30 days and the first
day of any Grace Period must be at least two trading days after the last day of
any prior Grace Period (an "Allowable Grace Period"). For purposes of
determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin
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on and include the date the holders receive the notice referred to in clause (i)
and shall end on and include the later of the date the holders receive the
notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The
provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of
any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company
shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the
information giving rise thereto unless such material non-public information is
no longer applicable.
4. Obligations Of The Investors.
a. At least two (2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing
date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor 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 such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the
obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this
Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor
that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding
itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of
disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, and any changes in any
such information that would require an amendment or supplement to any such
registration, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the
effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall
execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may
reasonably request. To the extent that any Investor fails to timely provide such
information, the Company shall not be subject to any penalties hereunder for the
period of time that such Investor has failed to timely provide such information.
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 any Registration
Statement 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 such 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 any 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) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is
required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its
transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of
an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in
connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an
Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor's receipt of
a 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) and for which the Investor has not
yet settled.
5. Expenses Of Registration.
All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company.
The Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the fees and disbursements of
Legal Counsel in connection with registration,
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filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement which
amount shall be limited to $10,000 for the Initial Registration Statement and
$5,000 for the Additional Registration Statement.
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, the directors,
officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if
any, who controls any Investor 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 ("Blue Sky Filing"), or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact contained in any 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, (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 or
(iv) any material violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing
clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, "Violations"). Subject to Section
6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, 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 by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a
Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such
Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if
such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section
3(d); (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, if such prospectus was
timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d), and the
Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect
prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation
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and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it or failed to
deliver the correct prospectus as required by the 1933 Act and such correct
prospectus was timely made available pursuant to Section 3(d); (iii) shall not
be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to
deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the
Company, including a corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected
prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d);
and (iv) 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 or delayed. 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 (each, 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(c), such Investor will
reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified
Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided,
however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the
agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to
amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without
the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; 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 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 6(b) with respect to any
preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party
if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the
preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as
then amended or supplemented.
c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding
(including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is
to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the
indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or
the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party,
if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
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retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such
counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel
referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the
Investors holding at least 80% 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 apprized at all
times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with
respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any
action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent,
provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold,
delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior
written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry
of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability
in respect to such Claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided
for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms
or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.
The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is
prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by
periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation
or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to
(i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the
indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
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 person
involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which person is guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000
Xxx) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any
person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable
Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by
such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such
Registration Statement.
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8. Reports Under The 1934 Act.
Until the later of (i) the date which is one year after the date as of
which the Investors may sell all of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares
without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or
successor thereto) and (ii) the date on which (A) the Investors shall have sold
all the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares and (B) none of the Preferred
Shares or Warrants is outstanding, 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, if
true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933
Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report
of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and
(iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the
investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9. Assignment of Registration Rights.
The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the
Investors to any transferee of Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor
agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a
copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within ten (10) days after
such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within ten (10) days after such transfer
or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such
transferee or assignee, 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 or assignee 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 or
assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions
contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with
the applicable requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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 then hold at least 80% of the Registrable Securities. Any amendment or
waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each
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Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent
that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities.
No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a
waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same
consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
11. Miscellaneous.
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever
such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If
the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or
more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall
act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the such
record 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 confirmation of
transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the
sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the
party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Midway Games Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
With a copy to:
Shack Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx P.C.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
If to Legal Counsel:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
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If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of
Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth
on the Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address and/or facsimile number
and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has
specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the
effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the
recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B)
mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine
containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first
page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier
service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
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. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the
State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the
State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non- exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting the City of New York,
borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under
this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND
AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE
HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
e. This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Warrants and
the Certificate of Designations constitute the entire agreement among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are
no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set
forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the Securities Purchase
Agreement, the Warrant and the Certificate of Designations 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 9, this Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of
each of the parties hereto.
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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 identical counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the
same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to
the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement
bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed,
all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other
agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may
reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
j. All consents and other determinations required to be made by the
Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified
in this Agreement, by Investors holding at least 80% of the Registrable
Securities, determined as if all of the Preferred Shares held by Investors then
outstanding have been converted into Registrable Securities and all Warrants
then outstanding have been exercised for Registrable Securities without regard
to any limitations on conversion of the Preferred Shares or on exercises of the
Warrants.
k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the
language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of
strict construction will be applied against any party.
l. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit
of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
* * * * * *
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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: BUYERS:
MIDWAY GAMES INC. PECONIC FUND, LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx By: Ramius Capital Group, LLC
--------------------------------- Its: Investment Adviser
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Its: President, Chief Executive Officer
And Chief Operating Officer
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
SMITHFIELD FIDUCIARY LLC
By: Highbridge Capital Management,
LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
-------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
-------------------------
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
Investor Address Investor's Representative's
Investor and Facsimile Number Address
--------- -------------------- and Facsimile Number
--------------------
Peconic Fund, Ltd. c/o Ramius Capital Group, LLC Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Smithfield Fiduciary LLC c/o Highbridge Capital Management, LLC Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: 000-000-0000
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx 000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The Bank of New York
Attn:
Re: Midway Games Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to Midway Games Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain
Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") entered into by and
among the Company and the buyers named therein (collectively, the "Holders")
pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders shares of its Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, (the "Preferred Shares")
convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the "Common Stock") and warrants exercisable for shares of its Common Stock
(the "Warrants"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has
entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Holders (the "Registration
Rights Agreement") pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to
register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement), including the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Shares and exercise of the Warrants under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act"). In connection with the Company's obligations under
the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 200_, the Company filed
a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-_____________) (the
"Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as
a selling stockholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC's
staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring
the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF
EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after
telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order
suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that
purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable
Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
[ISSUER'S COUNSEL]
By:_____________________
CC: [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]
INDEX OF TERMS
Page
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1933 Act.............................................................................1
1934 Act.............................................................................6
Additional Conversion Shares.........................................................1
Additional Effectiveness.............................................................4
Additional Filing Deadline...........................................................3
Additional Preferred Shares..........................................................1
Additional Registrable Securities....................................................2
Additional Registration Statement....................................................2
Agreement............................................................................1
Allowable Grace Period..............................................................11
Blue Sky Filing.....................................................................13
Buyer................................................................................1
Certificate of Designations..........................................................1
Claims..............................................................................12
Common Stock.........................................................................1
Company..............................................................................1
Conversion Shares....................................................................1
Effectiveness Deadline...............................................................2
Filing Deadline......................................................................2
Grace Period........................................................................11
Indemnified Damages.................................................................13
Indemnified Party...................................................................14
Indemnified Person..................................................................12
Initial Conversion Shares............................................................1
Initial Effectiveness Deadline.......................................................3
Initial Filing Deadline..............................................................3
Initial Preferred Shares.............................................................1
Initial Registrable Securities.......................................................2
Inspectors...........................................................................9
Investor.............................................................................2
Legal Counsel........................................................................4
NASD................................................................................10
Person...............................................................................2
Preferred Shares.....................................................................1
Preferred Stock......................................................................1
Records..............................................................................9
Register.............................................................................3
Registrable Securities...............................................................3
Registration Delay Payments..........................................................5
Registration Period..................................................................6
Registration Statement...............................................................3
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Rule 144............................................................................16
Rule 415.............................................................................3
SEC..................................................................................3
Securities Purchase Agreement........................................................1
Violations..........................................................................13
Warrant Shares.......................................................................1
Warrants.............................................................................1
