EXHIBIT 4.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of the 27th day of January, among Neurotech Development
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Wellington Capital
Corporation (the "Buyer").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer have entered into a consulting agreement
(the "Consulting Agreement") dated as of the date hereof which, among other
things, provides for the issuance of options to purchase 10,000,000 shares of
Common Stock (as hereinafter defined) to the Buyer as partial payment for
services to be rendered by the Buyer pursuant to the Consulting Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer desire to set out in this Agreement the
various stockholder rights of the Buyer.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein and subject specifically to the conditions hereof, and
intending to be legally bound thereby, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in
the Consulting Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the
Consulting Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
1.1 "Advice" shall have meaning set forth in Section 3(m).
1.2 "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common
control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any Person, means the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the
terms of "affiliated" "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
1.3 "Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which
shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the
state of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other
government actions to close.
1.4 "Commission" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
1.5 "Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, par value $.O1 per
share.
1.6 "Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(b).
1.7 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
1.8 "Holder" or "Holders" means the holder or holders, as the case may be,
from time to time of Registrable Securities.
1.9 "Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
1.10 "Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(b).
1.11 "Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
1.12 "Options" means collectively the options for the purchase of Common
Stock issuable to the Buyer pursuant to the Consulting Agreement and
the Stock Option Agreement (as defined in the Consulting Agreement).
1.13 "Option Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise in full of the Options.
1.14 "Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited
liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or
political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
1.15 "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.
1.16 "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.
1.17 "Registrable Securities" means the Option Shares.
1.18 "Registration Statement" means any registration statement filed under
the Securities Act in accordance herewith, including (in each case)
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.
1.19 "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.
1.20 "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1.21 "Special Counsel" means one special counsel to the Holder.
2. Registration.
2.1 Demand Registration.
(a) If the Company at any time after the date hereof shall receive a
written request from the Holder that the Company effect a registration
on Form S-3 (or if the Company is not then eligible to register for
resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 such registration shall
be on another appropriate form) and any related qualification or
compliance with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities,
then the Company shall, as soon as practicable, effect such
registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so
requested
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and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or
such portion of the Registrable Securities as are specified in such
request, subject to Section 2.1(c).
(b) The Company shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the
date which is five years after the date that such Registration
Statement is declared effective by the Commission or such earlier date
when 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 (the "Effectiveness Period").
(c) Payments by the Company. The Company shall cause each Registration
Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2.1(a) hereof to
become effective as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the
ninetieth (90th) day following a Written Request (each a "Registration
Deadline"). If (i) the Registration Statement required to be filed by
the Company pursuant to Section 2.1(a) hereof is not declared
effective by the SEC on or before the Registration Deadline applicable
to such Registration Statement, (ii) if, after any such Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales of all of the
Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration
Statement cannot be made pursuant to such Registration Statement (by
reason of a stop order or the Company's failure to update the
Registration Statement or any other reason outside the control of the
Holders) or (iii) the Common Stock (including any Registrable
Securities) is not listed or included for quotation on the OTC Bulletin
Board ("OTCBB") or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market ("NSM"), at any time
after the initial Registration Deadline hereunder, then the Company
will make payments to the Holders in such amounts and at such times as
shall be determined pursuant to this Section 2(c) as partial relief for
the damages to the Holders by reason of any such delay in or reduction
of their ability to sell the Registrable Securities (which remedy shall
not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity).
The Company shall pay to each Holder such number of shares of Common
Stock equal to two percent (2%) of the outstanding Common Stock, on a
fully diluted basis (the "Penalty Shares") for each thirty (30) day
period (A) after a Registration Deadline and prior to the date the
applicable Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) is
declared effective by the SEC, and (B) during which sales of any
Registrable Securities cannot be made pursuant to any such Registration
Statement after the Registration Statement has been declared effective
or the Common Stock (including any Registrable Securities) is not
listed or included for quotation on the OTCBB or NSM. Provided however,
that there shall be excluded from each such period any delays which are
solely attributable to changes (other than corrections of Company
mistakes with respect to information previously provided by the
Holders) required by the Holders in the Registration Statement with
respect to information relating to the Holders, including, without
limitation, changes to the plan of distribution. The Penalty Shares
shall be issued to the Holder within five (5) days after the end of
each period that gives rise to such obligation, and shall be free and
clear of all liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges and claims thereon.
The Penalty Shares, shall on or before the time of delivery, be duly
authorized, and when issued, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable and will not subject the Holder to personal
liability by reason of such issuance.
2.2 Piggyback Registrations.
(a) The Company shall notify the Holder in writing at least thirty (30)
days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement for purposes of a
public offering of securities of the Company (including, but not
limited to, registration statements relating to secondary offerings of
securities of the Company, but excluding registration statements
relating to employee benefit
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plans or with respect to corporate reorganizations or other
transactions under Rule 145 of the Securities Act) and will afford to
the Holder an opportunity to include in such registration statement all
or part of the Registrable Securities held by the Holder. If the Holder
desires to include in any such registration statement all or any part
of the Registrable Securities it shall, within fifteen (15) days after
the above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company in
writing. Such notice shall state the intended method of disposition of
the Registrable Securities by such Holder. If the Holder decides not to
include all of its Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement
thereafter filed by the Company, the Holder shall nevertheless continue
to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any
subsequent Registration Statement or Registration Statements as may be
filed by the Company with respect to offerings of its securities, all
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
(b) If the registration statement under which the Company gives notice
under this Section 2.2 is for an underwritten offering, the Company
shall so advise the Holder. In such event, the right of the Holder to
be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be
conditioned upon the Holder's participation in such underwriting and
the inclusion of the Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the
extent provided herein. The Holder agrees to enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters
selected for such underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any
other provision of the Agreement, if the underwriter determines in good
faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of
shares to be underwritten, the number of shares that may be included in
the underwriting shall be allocated, first, to the Company; second, to
the Holder; third, to any shareholder of the Company on a pro rata
basis. Notwithstanding the immediately prior sentence, no such
reduction shall reduce the amount of securities of the Holder included
in the registration below twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount
of securities included in such registration. In no event will shares of
any other selling shareholder be included in such registration which
would reduce the number of shares which may be included by the Holder
without the written consent of the Holder. To the extent that any
shares of the Holder are not included to any such underwritten
offering, they shall nevertheless be included in the Registration
Statement relating thereto but shall be precluded from public sale for
such period of time after the commencement of the underwritten offering
as shall be requested by the underwriter, but in no event for more than
90 days after the comment of the underwritten offering.
3. Registration Procedures.
In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the
Company shall as expeditiously as reasonably possible:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (or if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale
the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 such registration shall be on
another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become
effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided, however,
that not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of the
Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto, the Company shall, (i) furnish to the Holder and
its Special Counsel copies of all such documents proposed to be filed,
which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such Holder
and its Special Counsel, 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 Special
Counsel to such Holder, to conduct a
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reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement 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 supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force)
promulgated under the Securities Act; (iii) respond as promptly as
reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with
respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as
promptly as reasonably possible provide the Holders true and complete
copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to the
Registration Statement; 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 Holder thereof set forth in
the Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so
supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold and its Special
Counsel as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A)
below, not less than five (5) days prior to such filing) and (if
requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later
than three (3) Business Days following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus
or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the
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 (the Company shall provide true
and complete copies thereof and all written responses thereto to the
Holder); and (C) with respect to the 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 the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information;
(iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any or all of
the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for
that purpose; (iv) if at any time any of the representations and
warranties of the Company contained in any agreement (including any
underwriting agreement) contemplated hereby ceases to be true and
correct in all material respects; (v) 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; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event
that makes any statement made in the 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 the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of the 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.
(d) Use 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.
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(e) Furnish to the Holder and its Special Counsel, without charge, at least
one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment
thereto, including financial statements and schedules, 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.
(f) Promptly deliver to the Holder and its Special Counsel, 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; and the Company hereby consents to the use of
such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by the selling
Holder in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable
Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto.
(g) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use
commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate
with the selling Holder and its Special Counsel in connection with the
registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or
qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under
the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United
States as the Holder 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
necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions
of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify
generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so
qualified or to take any action that would subject it to general
service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so
subject or subject the Company to any material tax in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(h) Cooperate with the Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be
delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which
certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities
to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holder
may request at least two Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable
Securities.
(i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(vi), as
promptly as reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or amendment,
including a post-effective amendment, to the 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 the
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.
(j) Use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities relating to
such Registration Statement to be listed on the Bulletin Board, Nasdaq
SmallCap Market or any other market, if any, on which Common Stock are
then listed.
(k) Make available for inspection by the selling Holder and any attorney or
accountant retained by such selling Holder, at the offices where
normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and
other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors, agents
and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all
information in each case reasonably requested by any such
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Holder, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration
Statement; provided, however, that any information that is determined
in good faith by the Company in writing to be of a confidential nature
at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential
by such Persons, unless (i) disclosure of such information is required
by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to
inquiries of regulatory authorities; (ii) such information becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of a
disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Person; or (iii) such
information becomes available to such Person from a source other than
the Company and such source is not known by such Person to be bound by
a confidentiality agreement with the Company.
(1) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
(m) The Company may require the selling Holder to furnish to the Company
such information regarding the distribution of such Registrable
Securities and the beneficial ownership of Common Stock held by such
Holder as is required by law to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement, and the Company may exclude from such registration the
Registrable Securities of any such Holder who unreasonably fails to
furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such
request.
If the Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or
otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such
Holder shall have the right to require (if such reference to such
Holder by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or
any similar Federal statute then in force) the deletion of the
reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that
such reference ceases to be required.
The Holder covenants and agrees that (i) it will not sell any
Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until it has
received copies of the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented as
contemplated in Section 3(f) and notice from the Company that such
Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto have
become effective as contemplated by Section 3(c) and (ii) it and its
officers, directors or Affiliates, if any, 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.
The Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities
that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of
any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii),
3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(c)(vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue
disposition of such Registrable Securities under the Registration
Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement
contemplated by Section 3(i), or until it is advised in writing (the
"Advice") by the Company that the use of the applicable 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.
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 and whether or not a
Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective and whether or not any
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a 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 NASDAQ
or any subsequent market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading,
and
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(B) in compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without
limitation, fees and disbursements of its counsel) in connection with
qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities, (ii) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing Registration
Statements and/or Prospectuses and certificates for Registrable Securities),
(iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses of the Company, (iv) fees and
expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (v)
reasonable attorneys fees and expenses incurred by the Holder in connection with
the review of the Registration Statement provided hereunder. 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), the expense of
any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing
of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder.
5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any
termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless the 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, costs of preparation and reasonable
attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, "Losses"), as incurred,
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 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.
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) 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 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 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
proximately and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such Proceeding
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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: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to
pay such fees and expenses; or (2) 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 (3) 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 such
counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party; provided,
however, that the Indemnifying Party shall be responsible for the fees
and expenses of one counsel for all such Indemnified Parties unless an
Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict
of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent
all such Indemnified Parties, in which case such Indemnified Party
shall be permitted, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, to
employ separate counsel). 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.
All 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) shall be paid to the Indemnified
Party, as incurred, within ten (10) Business Days of written notice
thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is
ultimately determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder; provided that the Indemnifying Party may
require such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse all such
fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially determined
that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder).
(c) 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.
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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 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. No
Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution
from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section
are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may
have to the Indemnified Parties.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by the Holder, of
any of their obligations under this Agreement, the 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, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Agreement. The Company and the 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 waive the
defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. So long as the Company
uses commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration
Statement to become effective and remain effective as agreed in
Section 3(a) hereof, Holder shall have no right to claim, and does
hereby waive any claim, for any damages or other remedy for any delay
or failure of the Commission to declare the Registration Statement
effective.
(b) 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 the Holder.
(c) Notices. 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) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in this Section prior to 5:00
p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (iii) the Business Day
after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is
delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in
this Section later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any date and
earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such date; or (iv)
upon receipt, when delivered by a reputable 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:
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If to the Company: Neurotech Development Corporation
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
If to Buyer, to its address in the Consulting Agreement.
Each party shall provide five days' prior written notice to the other
party of any change in address or telephone number.
If to any other Person who is then the registered Holder:
To the address of such Holder as it appears in the stock transfer books
of the Company or such other address as may be designated in writing
hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.
(d) 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 the Holder. The Company may
not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of each Holder.
(e) 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.
(f) Governing Law. 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.
(g) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and
not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(h) 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.
(i) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights
Agreement as of the date first written above.
NEUROTECH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Its: Chairman & CFO
WELLINGTON CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx/Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President /Secretary/Treasurer
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