AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INVESTOR REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO
THIS
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this
“Amendment”),
dated
effective as of March 31, 2006, by and among OPEN
ENERGY CORPORATION (formerly Barnabus Energy, Inc.),
a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”),
and
the undersigned investor (the “Investor”).
WHEREAS:
A. The
parties hereto previously entered into that certain Investor Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of March 31, 2006 (the "Agreement").
B. The
parties to the Agreement now desire to amend certain provisions set forth in
the
Agreement as more fully described herein.
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 Investor hereby agree as
follows:
1. AMENDMENT
OF SECTION 2(b).
Section
2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the
following:
"(b) Effectiveness
of the Initial Registration Statement. The Company shall use its best efforts
(i) to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC
no
later than one hundred thirty-four (134) days from the date hereof (the
"Scheduled
Effective Deadline")
and
(ii) to insure that the Initial Registration Statement and any subsequent
Registration Statement remains in effect until all of the Registrable Securities
have been sold, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement."
2. AMENDMENT
OF SECTION 2(c).
Section
2(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the
following:
"(c)
Failure
to File or Obtain Effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
In the
event the Registration Statement is not filed by the Scheduled Filing Deadline
or is not declared effective by the SEC on or before the Scheduled Effective
Date, or if after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by
the
SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to the Registration Statement (whether
because of a failure to keep the Registration Statement effective, failure
to
disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to
the
Registration Statement, failure to register sufficient shares of Common Stock
or
otherwise) then as partial relief for the damages to any holder of Registrable
Securities by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell
the underlying shares of Common Stock, but not including a Blackout Period
(as
defined in Section 3(e)) then the Company will pay as liquidated damages (the
“Liquidated
Damages”)
to the
holder, at the holder’s option, either a cash amount or shares of the Company’s
Common Stock within three (3) business days, after demand therefore, equal
to
one percent (1%) of the liquidated value of the Convertible Debentures
outstanding as Liquidated Damages for each thirty (30) day period after the
Scheduled Filing Deadline or the Scheduled Effective Date as the case may be
(pro rated on a daily basis), up to and not in excess of a maximum of fifteen
(15) thirty-day periods. Common Stock issued pursuant to the immediately
preceding sentence shall be valued at a price equal to the volume weighted
average price of the Common Stock on the date due."
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3. ALL
OTHER TERMS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
All
other terms set forth in the Agreement shall remain unchanged and this Amendment
and the Agreement shall be deemed a single integrated agreement for all
purposes.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have caused this Amendment No. 1 to Investor Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above
written.
COMPANY:
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OPEN
ENERGY CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: President
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INVESTOR:
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CORNELL
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
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By:
Yorkville Advisors, LLC
it
General Partner
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By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
President and Portfolio Manager
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