AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
AMENDED
AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
WHEREAS,
this Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is
made and entered into as of July 13, 2007, by and among (i) Southridge
Technology Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”) that will acquire
through a wholly-owned subsidiary all of the issued and outstanding capital
stock (the “Acquisition”) of RxElite Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“RxElite”), and succeed to the business of RxElite as its sole line of business
(on a combined, post-acquisition basis, Pubco and its subsidiary, RxElite,
are
collectively referred to as the “Company”), (ii) RxElite and (iii) the Holders
signatory hereto;
WHEREAS,
certain of the Holders (the “Prior Investors”) hold shares of common stock and
warrants to purchase shares of common stock of RxElite issued under that certain
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 19, 2007 (the “Prior Purchase
Agreement”) and are parties to that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated
as of January 19, 2007 by and among the RxElite and such Prior Investors (the
“Prior Registration Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
such Prior Investors are the holders of at least a majority of the shares of
Registrable Securities subject to and entitled to rights under the Prior
Registration Agreement;
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Acquisition, the Company will issue to the Prior
Investors shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase shares
of common stock of the Company in exchange for the shares of common stock and
warrants to purchase shares of common stock of RxElite issued under the Prior
Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS,
certain purchasers (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”)
acquired from the Company common stock and warrants to purchase shares of the
common stock in a private offering of its securities pursuant to a Stock
Purchase Agreement dated July 13, 2007 (“2007 Purchase Agreement” and,
collectively with the Prior Purchase Agreement, the “Purchase
Agreements”);
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to assume the rights and obligations of RxElite under the
Prior Registration Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Prior Investors desire to amend and restate the Prior Registration Agreement
so that their rights and obligations shall be fully set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
it is a condition to the effectiveness of this Agreement that the Acquisition
be
completed; and
WHEREAS,
it is a condition to the issuance of the securities under the 2007 Purchase
Agreement that the Company, the Purchasers and the Prior Investors enter into
this Agreement.
NOW
THEREFORE, the Company and the Holders hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Advice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
shares of the Company common stock.
“Effectiveness
Date”
means
the 270th calendar day following the date hereof.
“Effectiveness
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Filing
Date”
means
the 90th calendar day following the date hereof.
“Holder”
or
“Holders”
means
the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable
Securities.
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Person”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“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
(i) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the terms of
the
Purchase Agreements, (ii) the Warrant Shares and (iii) any shares of Common
Stock issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution,
recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided
however, Registrable Securities shall not include any of the foregoing that
may
be sold under Rule 144.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statements required to be filed hereunder, including (in each
case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to the 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 the registration statement.
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“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.
“Trading
Day”
means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market on which
it is
listed, or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market, a day
on
which the Common Stock is traded on the over-the-counter market, as reported
by
the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if trades of the Common Stock are not reported
on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the
over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau
Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions
of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is
not
listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day
shall mean a business day.
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock may be listed
or
quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the
New
York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market
or the Nasdaq Capital Market.
“Warrants”
means
the warrants issued or issuable to the Holders pursuant to the terms of the
Purchase Agreements.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
2. Registration.
(a) On
or
prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission
a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable
Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule
415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company
is
not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form
S-3,
in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in
accordance herewith). Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall
use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement to be declared effective
under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof,
but
in any event prior to the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts
to
keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities
Act
until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have
been sold, or may be sold 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
affected Holders (the “Effectiveness
Period”).
The
Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement
as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Trading Day. The Company shall
immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or electronically or through a
press release or other public announcement of the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically
confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested
for effectiveness of a Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m.
New York City time on the second Trading Day after the date the Registration
Statement is declared effective by the Commission, file a final Prospectus
with
the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within
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Trading Days of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final
Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).
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(b) If
the
Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date, the Company
shall issue to each Holder, as such Holder’s sole and exclusive remedy and as
partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, that number of shares of Common
Stock equal to 10% of that number of shares of Common Stock acquired by such
Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreements. Moreover, (i) if the Registration
Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective
by
the Commission by the Effectiveness Date or, (ii) subject to Section 3(j)
below, if after the Effectiveness Date a Registration Statement ceases for
any
reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities, (any
such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and the date on which
such Event occurs being referred to as the “Event Date”) then, in addition to
any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on
each
such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date, the
Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated
damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1% of the aggregate purchase price,
up to
a maximum of 3%, paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreements for
any
Registrable Securities then held by such Holder (calculated as if all
convertible securities had been fully converted). Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, to the extent that the registration of any or all of
the
Registrable Securities by the Company on a registration statement is prohibited
(the “Non-Registered Shares”) as a result of rules, regulations, positions or
releases issued or actions taken by the Commission pursuant to its authority
with respect to Rule 415 and the Company has registered at such time the maximum
number of Registrable Securities permissible upon consultation with the
Commission, then the liquidated damages described in this Section 2(b) shall
not
be applicable to such Non-Registered Shares.
3. Registration
Procedures.
In
connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company
shall:
(a) Not
less
than one Trading Day prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or any
related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, (i) furnish to the
Holders copies of all such documents proposed to be filed (including documents
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference to the extent requested by
such
Person) and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent
certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary,
in the reasonable opinion of the Company’s counsel, to conduct a reasonable
investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act.
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(b) (i)
Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously
effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness
Period; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by
any
required Prospectus or Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended
to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) when the Commission notifies the Company
if there will be a “review” of the Registration Statement and whenever the
Commission comments in writing on the Registration Statement, respond as
promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission
with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto; and (iv)
comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance
with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in
the
Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) If
during
the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time
exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a
Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably
practicable an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the
Holders of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.
(d) Notify
the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant
to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to
suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made)
as
promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less
than
one Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person)
confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day following the
day
(i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) 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; and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or
any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any
request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority
for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or
for
additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other
federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable
Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of 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; (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage
of
time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement
ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a 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 a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the 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; and (vi) the occurrence or existence of any pending
corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes
may
be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in
the
best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration
Statement or Prospectus, provided that any and all of such information shall
remain confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes
public, unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; provided, further,
that notwithstanding each Holder’s agreement to keep such information
confidential, the Holders make no acknowledgement that any such information
is
material, non-public information.
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(e) Use
its
commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain
the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from
qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(f) Furnish
to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of the Registration
Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein
by
reference, to the extent requested, and all exhibits, to the extent requested
by
such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference),
promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission.
(g) Promptly
deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or
Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or
supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in connection with
resales by the Holder of Registrable Securities. The Company hereby consents
to
the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each
of
the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable
Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto,
except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).
(h) Prior
to
any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders
in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the
registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale
by
the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within
the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each
such Registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during
the
Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably
necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, that the Company
shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction
where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax
in
any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent
to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
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(i) If
requested by the Holders, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities
to
be delivered to a transferee pursuant to the Registration Statement, which
certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by any relevant agreement,
of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be
in
such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may request.
(j) Upon
the
occurrence of any event contemplated by this Section 3, as promptly as
reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s
good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its
stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement
or
amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement
or
a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to
be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document
so
that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such
Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses
(iii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus
until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders
shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed
as
promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right
under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement
and Prospectus, without payment of any liquidated damages pursuant to Section
2(b), for a period not to exceed 90 calendar days (which need not be consecutive
days) in any 12 month period.
(k) Comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
(l) The
Company may require each Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement
as to (i) the number and type of securities of the Company beneficially owned
by
such Holder, (ii) whether the Holder is a registered broker/dealer, and, if
so,
whether such Holder has purchased the Registered Securities for its own account,
(iii) if required by the Commission, the holder thereof or the person that
has
voting and dispositive control over such shares, (iv) any relationship between
such Holder and the Company and (v) such other information regarding such Holder
as shall be required by the Commission. If any such Holder fails to furnish
such
information within five Trading Days of the Company’s request, the Company shall
furnish written notice of such non-compliance to such Holder. If, for a period
of two Trading Days after such notice is given, such Holder continues to fail
to
furnish such information, then the Company shall no longer be obligated to
register any of such Holder's Registrable Securities as part of the Registration
Statement.
4. Registration
Expenses.
All
fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this
Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The
fees
and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation,
fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (B)
in
compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws), (ii) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates
for
Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the printing of
prospectuses is reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement) in connection
with the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, (iii)
messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company
so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons
retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible
for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties), and the expense of any annual audit. The Company shall
not
be responsible for any Holder’s brokerage commissions or other underwriting
discount paid by any Holder in connection with the sale of any Registrable
Securities, or any other fees or costs of the Holders.
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5. Indemnification
(a) Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify
and
hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents and employees of
each
of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, to the
extent arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any
form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any
preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus
or
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made)
not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (1) such
untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding
such
Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use
therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such
Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was
reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use
in
the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in
any
amendment or supplement thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event
of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of
an
outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder
in
writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt
by
such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(c). The Company shall notify
the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding
of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification
by Holders.
Each
Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls
the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section
20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of
such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based
upon: (x) such Holder’s failure to comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus,
or
any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any
preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent,
that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so
furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion
in
the Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent that (1)
such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding
such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for
use
therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such
Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was
reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use
in
the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in
any
amendment or supplement thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event
of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of
an
outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder
in
writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt
by
such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(c). In no event shall the
liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar
amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the
Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c) Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
If any
Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an “Indemnified
Party”),
such
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought
(the “Indemnifying
Party”)
in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense
thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the defense thereof; provided, that the failure of any
Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party
of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only)
to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review)
that such failure shall have prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties
unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and
expenses; (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume
the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (iii) the named parties to any
such
Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified
Party
and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised
by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel
were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which
case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing
that
it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party,
the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof
and the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel shall be at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable
for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall,
without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party
is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter
of
such Proceeding.
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All
reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable
fees
and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or
preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this
Section 5) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten
Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided,
that
the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that
portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such
Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder, determined
based
upon the relative faults of the parties.
(d) Contribution.
If a
claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an
Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each
Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result
of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the
actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying
Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material
fact,
has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such
Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result
of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable fees or expenses
incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such
party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the
indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in
accordance with its terms.
The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by
any
other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which
the
proceeds actually received (or proposed to be received) by such Holder from
the
sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount
of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason
of
such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, except
in the case of fraud by such Holder. The indemnity and contribution agreements
contained in this Section 5 are in addition to any liability that the
Indemnifying Parties may have to the other Indemnified Parties.
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6. Miscellaneous
(a) Remedies.
In the
event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective
obligations under this Agreement, each Holder 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, shall be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each
Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation
for
any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of
this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall
waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) Compliance.
Each
Holder 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.
By its
acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt
of
a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described
in Section 3(d)(iii) through (vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue
disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until
it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the
applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be
resumed. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure
that
the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as it
practicable.
(d) Transfer.
The
Purchaser’s rights set forth in this Agreement may only be transferred pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreements.
(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 a majority in interest of the Holders of the then
outstanding Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
may allow additional Holders to become parties to this Agreement by executing
a
signature page hereto without any further action by other Holders.
(f) Notices.
Any
notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested,
or delivered against receipt to the party to whom it is to be given, as
follows:
(i)
if to
the Company, to it at:
RxElite
Holdings Inc.
0000
X.
Xxxx Xx., Xxx. 000
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxx, CEO
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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With
a
copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx LLP
00000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxx xx Xxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(ii)
if
to the Holder, at the address set forth in the Company’s records (or, in either
case, to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(f)). Any notice or other
communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given at the time of
certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party's address which
shall be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof.
(g) Successors
and Assigns.
Subject
to Section 6(d) hereof, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties and shall inure
to the benefit of each Holder.
(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 New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal
proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party
hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders,
employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting
in
the City of New York for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein (including with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement), 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. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding
by
delivering a copy thereof via overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery)
to
such party at the address in effect for 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. Each party hereto
hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either
party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this
Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be
reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and other costs and
expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such
action or proceeding.
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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 commercially 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.
(m) Independent
Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Holder hereunder is several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible
in
any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder.
Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at
any
closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders
are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled
to
protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising
out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to
be
joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
(n) Form
S-3 Eligibility.
In the
event that the Company becomes eligible to include the Registrable Securities
on
a registration statement on Form S-3 and is able to do so in a manner which
will
not cause there to be any lack of effective registration statement covering
Registrable Securities, the Company shall be permitted to amend the exiting
Registration Statement by a post-effective amendment on Form S-3 (if permitted
by the rules and regulations of the Commission and under applicable law) or
utilize a registration statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable
Securities.
(o) Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement and the documents referred to herein constitute the entire agreement
among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any
prior or contemporaneous agreements, written or oral, with respect to the
subject matter hereof, including without limitation, the Prior Registration
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as
of the date first written above.
THE
COMPANY:
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