EXHIBIT 10.7
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of June __, 2005, by and between XSTREAM BEVERAGE GROUP, INC., a
Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and COGENT CAPITAL CORP. (the "Purchaser").
This Agreement is made pursuant to certain agreements dated as of the
date hereof, by and between the Purchaser and the Company.
The Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means shares of the Company's common stock, par
value $0.001 per share.
"Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any successor statute.
"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c).
"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c).
"Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or
proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial
proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"Prospectus" means the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the
Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with
respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and all other amendments and
supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all
material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
such Prospectus.
"Registrable Securities" means the 1,381,579 shares of Common
Stock issued to Purchaser.
"Registration Statement" means each registration statement
required to be filed hereunder, including the Prospectus, amendments and
supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and
post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated
by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time,
or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time,
or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 424" means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time,
or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and any successor statute.
"Trading Market" means any of the NASD OTCBB, NASDAQ SmallCap
Market, the Nasdaq National Market, the American Stock Exchange or the New York
Stock Exchange.
2. Registration.
(a) At the request of the Purchaser, the Company shall prepare
and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the
Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form SB-2
(except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the
Registrable Securities on Form SB-2, in which case such registration
shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The
Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and
remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its
reasonable commercial efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be
declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible
after the filing thereof. The Company shall use its reasonable
commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously
effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier
date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all
Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration
under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to
Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a
written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the
Company's transfer agent and the Purchaser (the "Effectiveness
Period").
(b) The Company may defer the filing of the Registration
Statement until the Company completes the registration process for any
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registration statement currently being reviewed by the Securities and
Exchange Commission or subject to the registration rights of others
which exist prior to the date of this Agreement.
(c) Within three business days of the Effectiveness Date, the
Company shall cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the
shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be
reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Purchaser
and confirmation by Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus
delivery requirements, provided that the Company has not advised the
transfer agent orally or in writing that the opinion has been
withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c)
shall be delivered to Purchaser within the time frame set forth above.
3. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is
required by the provisions hereof to effect the registration of any Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act, the Company will, as expeditiously as
possible:
(a) prepare and file with the Commission the Registration
Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities, respond as
promptly as possible to any comments received from the Commission, and
use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become and
remain effective, and promptly provide, if requested, to the Purchaser
copies of all filings and Commission letters of comment relating
thereto;
(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in
connection therewith as may be necessary to comply with the provisions
of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement and to
keep such Registration Statement effective until the expiration of the
Effectiveness Period;
(c) furnish to the Purchaser such number of copies of the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus included therein (including
each preliminary Prospectus) as the Purchaser reasonably may request to
facilitate the public sale or disposition of the Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement;
(d) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or
qualify the Purchaser's Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement under the securities or "blue sky" laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as the Purchaser may reasonably
request, provided, however, that the Company shall not for any such
purpose be required to qualify generally to transact business as a
foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or
to consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) list the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement with any securities exchange on which the Common
Stock of the Company is then listed;
(f) immediately notify the Purchaser at any time when a
Prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the
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Securities Act, of the happening of any event of which the Company has
knowledge as a result of which the Prospectus contained in such
Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement
of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances then existing; and
(g) make available for inspection by the Purchaser and any
attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Purchaser, all
publicly available, non-confidential financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause
the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all publicly
available, non-confidential information reasonably requested by the
attorney, accountant or agent of the Purchaser.
4. Registration Expenses. All expenses relating to the Company's
compliance with Sections 2 and 3 hereof, including, without limitation, all
registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of
counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses
(including reasonable counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with
state securities or "blue sky" laws, fees of the NASD, transfer taxes, fees of
transfer agents and registrars are called "Registration Expenses." All selling
commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, including any fees
and disbursements of any special counsel to the Purchaser are called "Selling
Expenses." The Company shall only be responsible for all Registration Expenses
but not Selling Expenses.
5. Indemnification.
(a) In the event of a registration of any Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the
Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, and its
officers, directors and each other person, if any, who controls the
Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the
Purchaser, or such persons may become subject under the Securities Act
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable
Securities were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to this
Agreement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus contained
therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Purchaser, and each such
person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will
not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
so made in conformity with information furnished by or on behalf of the
Purchaser or any such person in writing specifically for use in any
such document.
(b) In the event of a registration of the Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the
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Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and its
officers, directors and each other person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, against all losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company
or such persons may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact which was
furnished in writing by the Purchaser to the Company expressly for use
in (and such information is contained in) the Registration Statement
under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the
Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, any preliminary Prospectus
or final Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement
thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will
reimburse the Company and each such person for any reasonable legal or
other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, provided,
however, that the Purchaser will be liable in any such case if and only
to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out
of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Purchaser
specifically for use in any such document. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this paragraph, the Purchaser shall not be required to
indemnify any person or entity in excess of the amount of the aggregate
net proceeds received by the Purchaser in respect of Registrable
Securities in connection with any such registration under the
Securities Act.
(c) Promptly after receipt by a party entitled to claim
indemnification hereunder (an "Indemnified Party") of notice of the
commencement of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim
for indemnification in respect thereof is to be made against a party
hereto obligated to indemnify such Indemnified Party (an "Indemnifying
Party"), notify the Indemnifying Party in writing thereof, but the
omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from
any liability which it may have to such Indemnified Party other than
under this Section 5(c) and shall only relieve it from any liability
which it may have to such Indemnified Party under this Section 5(c) if
and to the extent the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such
omission. In case any such action shall be brought against any
Indemnified Party and it shall notify the Indemnifying Party of the
commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to
participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and
undertake the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party, and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to
such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume and undertake the
defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such
Indemnified Party under this Section 5(c) for any legal expenses
subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof; if the Indemnified Party retains its own counsel, then
the Indemnified Party shall pay all fees, costs and expenses of such
counsel, provided, however, that, if the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be
reasonable defenses available to it which are different from or
additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party or if the
interests of the Indemnified Party reasonably may be deemed to conflict
with the interests of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party
shall have the right to select one separate counsel and to assume such
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legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the defense of such
action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel
and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by
the Indemnifying Party as incurred.
(d) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
the event of joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in
which either (i) the Purchaser, or any officer, director or controlling
person of the Purchaser, makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to
this Section 5 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final
judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the
expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal)
that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case
notwithstanding the fact that this Section 5 provides for
indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities
Act may be required on the part of the Purchaser or such officer,
director or controlling person of the Purchaser in circumstances for
which indemnification is provided under this Section 5; then, and in
each such case, the Company and the Purchaser will contribute to the
aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be
subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion so that the
Purchaser is responsible only for the portion represented by the
percentage that the public offering price of its securities offered by
the Registration Statement bears to the public offering price of all
securities offered by such Registration Statement, provided, however,
that, in any such case, (A) the Purchaser will not be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all
such securities offered by it pursuant to such Registration Statement;
and (B) no person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 10(f) of the Act) will be entitled to
contribution from any person or entity who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by
Purchaser, of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement,
Purchaser or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being
entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this
Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific
performance of its rights under this Agreement.
(b) Compliance. Purchaser covenants and agrees that it will
comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act
as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(c) Discontinued Disposition. Purchaser agrees by its
acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a
notice from the Company of the occurrence of a Discontinuation Event
(as defined below), Purchaser will forthwith discontinue disposition of
such Registrable Securities under the applicable Registration Statement
until such Purchaser's receipt of the copies of the supplemented
Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement or until it is advised
in writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the applicable
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Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of
any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration
Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce
the provisions of this paragraph. For purposes of this Section 6(c), a
"Discontinuation Event" shall mean (i) when the Commission notifies the
Company whether there will be a "review" of such Registration Statement
and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration
Statement (the Company shall provide true and complete copies thereof
and all written responses thereto to each Purchaser); (ii) any request
by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority
for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or
Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable
Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv)
the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any
of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the
initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; and/or
(v) the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the
financial statements included in such Registration Statement ineligible
for inclusion therein or any statement made in such Registration
Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or
that requires any revisions to such Registration Statement, Prospectus
or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement
or Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any 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.
(d) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time during the
Effectiveness Period there is not an effective Registration Statement
covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall
determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration
statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of
others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other
than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities
Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be
issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or
business or equity securities issuable in connection with stock option
or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall send to
Purchaser written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen
days after receipt of such notice, if Purchaser shall so request in
writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all
or any part of such Registrable Securities, provided the Company may do
so without violating registration rights of others which exist as of
the date of this Agreement, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks
applicable to all holders of registration rights and subject to
obtaining any required consent currently in existence of any selling
stockholder(s) to such inclusion under such registration statement.
(e) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified
or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the
provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by the Company and Purchaser.
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(f) Notices. Any notice or request hereunder may be given to
the Company or Purchaser at the respective addresses set forth below or
as may hereafter be specified in a notice designated as a change of
address under this Section 6(f). Any notice or request hereunder shall
be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
hand delivery, overnight mail, Federal Express or other national
overnight next day carrier (collectively, "Courier") or telecopy
(confirmed by mail). Notices and requests shall be, in the case of
those by hand delivery, deemed to have been given when delivered to any
party to whom it is addressed, in the case of those by mail or
overnight mail, deemed to have been given three (3) business days after
the date when deposited in the mail or with the overnight mail carrier,
in the case of a Courier, the next business day following timely
delivery of the package with the Courier, and, in the case of a
telecopy, when confirmed. The address for such notices and
communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company: Xstream Beverage Group, Inc.
0000 X.X. 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx 0-X,
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
If to Purchaser: Cogent Capital Corp.
00000 Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter in
accordance with this Section 6(f) by such Person.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of
each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of Purchaser. The
Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of Purchaser. Purchaser may assign its respective
rights hereunder with the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(h) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be
deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature
is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a
valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf
such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as
if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.
(i) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction,
validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof.
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(j) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(k) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set
forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way
be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use
their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated
by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby
stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they
would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter
declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(l) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect
the meaning hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights
Agreement as of the date first written above.
XSTREAM BEVERAGE GROUP, INC.
By:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice Chairman
COGENT CAPITAL CORP.
By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President
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