Exhibit 99.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
October 17, 2001, by and among RSA Security Inc., a Delaware corporation, with
headquarters located at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the
"Company"), and the undersigned buyers (each, a "Buyer" and collectively, the
"Buyers").
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and
among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the "Securities Purchase
Agreement"), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers
an aggregate of up to (i) $50,000,000 of the Company's 7% Convertible Debentures
due October 17, 2004 (such Convertible Debentures, as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof,
the "Convertible Debentures"), which will be convertible into shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") (as
converted, the "Conversion Shares"), and (ii) warrants (the "Warrants") to
purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised collectively, the "Warrant
Shares");
B. To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights to the Buyers under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the
"1933 Act"), and applicable state securities laws; and
C. The location of defined terms in this Agreement is set
forth on the Index of Terms attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each
of the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
a. "Business Day" means any day other than Saturday,
Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are
authorized or required by law to remain closed.
b. "Investor" means a Buyer, any transferee or
assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who
agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with
Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof
to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who
agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with
Section 9.
c. "Person" means an individual, a limited liability
company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an
unincorporated organization and governmental or any department or agency
thereof.
d. "register," "registered," and "registration" refer
to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to
Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous or delayed basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration or
ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
e. "Registrable Securities" means (i) the Conversion
Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, (ii)
the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii)
any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion
Shares, the Convertible Debentures, the Warrant Shares or the Warrants as a
result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar
event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on conversions of the
Convertible Debentures; provided, however, that shares of Common Stock which are
Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (A) upon any
sale pursuant to a Registration Statement, Rule 144 under the 1933 Act or upon
any sale in any manner to a person or entity which, by virtue of Section 9 of
this Agreement, is not entitled to the rights provided in this Agreement or (B)
at such time as all such shares may be sold under Rule 144(k).
f. "Registration Statement" means a registration
statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act
covering the Registrable Securities.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
2. Registration.
a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare,
and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than thirty (30) days after
the Closing Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (the "Filing
Deadline"), file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the
resale of all of the Registrable Securities. In the event that Form S-3 is
unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is
available for such a registration, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d).
The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at
least 4,392,506 shares of Common Stock. The Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as
soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date which is one hundred
eighty (180) days after the Closing Date (the "Effectiveness Deadline").
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b. Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial
number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and each
increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be
allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable
Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering
such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared
effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers
any of such Investor's Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be
allocated the portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities
included in such Registration Statement allocable to the transferor. In no event
shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on
any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of Buyers holding
at least 60% of the Registrable Securities.
c. Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the
Buyers holding at least 60% of the Registrable Securities shall have the right
to select one legal counsel to review and comment upon any registration pursuant
to this Section 2 ("Legal Counsel"), which shall be Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP or
such other counsel as thereafter designated in writing by the holders of at
least 60% of the Registrable Securities.
d. Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form
S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable
Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the
Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the
holders of at least 60% of the Registrable Securities and (ii) undertake to
register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is
available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared
effective by the SEC.
e. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the
event the number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed
pursuant to Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable
Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an
Investor's allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section
2(b), the Company shall amend the Registration Statement, or file a new
Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or
both, so as to cover at least 105% of the number of such Registrable Securities
as of the trading day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such
amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable,
but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefor
arises. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such
amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as
practicable following the filing thereof. The calculation of the number of
shares sufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities shall be made
without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible
Debentures or the exercise of the Warrants, and such calculation shall assume
that the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants are then convertible into
shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing Conversion Rate (as defined in the
Convertible Debentures) or Warrant Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants),
as applicable.
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f. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain
Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If (i) a Registration Statement
covering all the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby and
required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed
with the SEC on or before the Filing Deadline or (B) not declared effective by
the SEC on or before the Effectiveness Deadline or (ii) on any day after such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC sales of all the
Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement
cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in
Section 3(p)) pursuant to such Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, because of a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective,
to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to
such Registration Statement or to register sufficient shares of Common Stock),
then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such
delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common
Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at
law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Convertible
Debentures relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to
the product of (i) the Initial Outstanding Principal Amount (as such term is
defined in the Convertible Debentures) paid by such Investor for its Convertible
Debentures multiplied by (ii) the product of (I) 0.0004166 multiplied by (II)
the sum of (x) the number of days after the Filing Deadline that the
Registration Statement is not filed with the SEC, plus (y) the number of days
after the Effectiveness Deadline that the Registration Statement is not declared
effective by the SEC, plus (z) the number of days after the Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC that such Registration
Statement is not available (other than during an Allowable Grace Period) for the
sale of all the Registrable Securities required to be included on such
Registration Statement. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled
pursuant to this Section 2(f) are referred to herein as "Registration Delay
Payments." Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the
last day of the calendar month during which such Registration Delay Payments are
incurred and (II) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise
to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to
make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay
Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial
months) until paid in full.
3. Related Obligations.
At such time as the Company is obligated to file a
Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(d) or 2(e), the
Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the
Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition
thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
a. The Company shall promptly prepare and file with
the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities (but
in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline) and use its reasonable
best efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable
Securities required to be covered thereby to become effective as soon as
practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the applicable
Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at
all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investors may sell
all of the Conversion Shares covered by such Registration
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Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or successor thereto)
promulgated under the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall
have sold all the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement
(the "Registration Period"), which Registration Statement, as of its filing
date, (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses
contained therein, as of their respective filing dates) shall not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. The term "reasonable best
efforts" shall mean, among other things, that the Company shall submit to the
SEC, within five (5) Business Days after the Company learns that no review of a
particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that
the staff has no further comments on the Registration Statement, as the case may
be, and the approval of Legal Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c), a request for
acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date
not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request.
b. Subject to Section 3(p), the Company shall prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to
Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period,
and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act applicable
to the Company with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such
Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in
such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement
(including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a
report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), the Company shall
have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if
applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the
same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for
the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.
c. The Company shall permit Legal Counsel to review
and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least three (3) Business Days
prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all other Registration Statements and
all amendments and supplements thereto (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar
or successor reports or other documents incorporated by reference therein)
within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC. The
Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any
correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its
representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the
same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement
and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements (but excluding all
schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits,
unless requested in writing by Legal Counsel) and (iii) upon the effectiveness
of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and
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supplements thereto. The Company agrees that it will, and it will cause its
counsel to, consider in good faith any comments or objections from Legal Counsel
as to the form or content of any Registration Statement or amendments or
supplements thereto or any request for acceleration of the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto.
d. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose
Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without
charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least
one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including
financial statements (but excluding all schedules, all documents incorporated
therein by reference and all exhibits, unless requested in writing by Legal
Counsel) and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other
number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such
Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.
e. Subject to Section 3(p), the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from
registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such other
securities or "blue sky" laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United
States as any holder of Registrable Shares reasonably requests in writing, (ii)
prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during
the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to
maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the
Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or
advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction,
or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds
Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any
jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
f. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, the
Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening
of any event, of which the Company has knowledge, as a result of which the
prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an
untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided
that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information),
and, subject to Section 3(p), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such
Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or
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omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to Legal
Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or
such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify
Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective
(notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each
Investor by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight
mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a
Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii)
of the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement would be appropriate.
g. Subject to Section 3(p), the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other
suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of
the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction and, (ii) if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the
withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest practicable moment and to
notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being
sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of
actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
h. The Company shall make available for inspection by
(i) any Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other
agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the "Inspectors"), at the
offices where normally kept and during reasonable business hours, all pertinent
financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of
the Company (collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably deemed
necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors and
employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request;
provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree in writing to hold in strict
confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of
any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be
confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless
(a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required
under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a
final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of
competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this
or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Investor
agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in
or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other
means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense,
to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a
protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any
other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be
deemed to limit the Investors' ability to sell Registrable Securities in a
manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations and
the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
i. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make
any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company
unless (i) disclosure
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of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities
laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of
such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor's
expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain
a protective order for, such information.
j. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts
either to (i) cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the
same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the
listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such
exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement on The Nasdaq National Market, or
(iii) if, despite the Company's reasonable best efforts to satisfy the preceding
clause (i) or (ii), the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding
clause (i) or (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on The Nasdaq SmallCap
Market for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for at least two
market makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. ("NASD") as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company
shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation
under this Section 3(k).
k. In connection with any sale or transfer of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Company shall
cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and,
to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable
Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such
certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the
Investors may reasonably request and, registered in such names as the Investors
may request and if such certificates are to be issued in the name of a Person
other than the registered holder of such Registrable Securities, then the
Investor shall give the Company notice at least two Business Days prior to any
sale of the Registrable Securities.
l. If requested by an Investor, the Company shall (i)
as soon as practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement such information as an Investor
reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution
of Registrable Securities to which the Company does not reasonably object,
including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of
Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid
therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be
sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of
such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of
the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment; and (iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to
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Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an Investor holding any
Registrable Securities and to which the Company does not reasonably object.
m. The Company shall make generally available to its
security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after
the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form
complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under
the 0000 Xxx) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first
day of the Company's fiscal quarter next following the effective date of a
Registration Statement.
n. The Company shall otherwise use its reasonable
best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in
connection with any registration hereunder.
o. Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration
Statement which covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC,
the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to
deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to
the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration
Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
p. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
at any time after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the
SEC, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information
concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good
faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, in the best interest of
the Company (a "Grace Period"); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i)
notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material non-public
information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the
Company will not disclose the content of such material non-public information to
the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii)
notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and,
provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed thirty (30) consecutive days
and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period such Grace Periods
shall not exceed an aggregate of ninety (90) days and the first day of any Grace
Period must be at least two (2) trading days after the last day of any prior
Grace Period (an "Allowable Grace Period"). For purposes of determining the
length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the
date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on
and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to
in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of
Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable
Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be
bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f).
4. Obligations Of The Investors.
a. At least seven (7) Business Days prior to the
first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall
notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from
each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of
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such Investor's Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement.
It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete
the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable
Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the
Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it
and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it
as shall be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration
of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection
with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. Each Investor
shall promptly notify the Company of any material change with respect to such
information previously provided to the Company by such Investor.
b. Each Investor, by such Investor's acceptance of
the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably
requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any
Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company
in writing of such Investor's election to exclude all of such Investor's
Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
c. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any
notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(g), Section 3(p) or the first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any
Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such
Investor's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus
contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) or receipt of notice
that no supplement or amendment is required and, if so directed by the Company,
such Investor shall deliver to the Company (at the expense of the Company) or
destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction) all copies
(other than a single file copy, which such Investor may keep) in such Investor's
possession of the prospectus covering such Securities current at the time of
receipt of such notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company
shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a
transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Debenture and/or the Warrant, as applicable,
in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an
Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor's receipt of
a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) and for which the Investor has not
yet settled.
5. Expenses Of Registration.
All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company.
The Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the fees and disbursements of
Legal Counsel in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant
to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $20,000
for the Registration Statement. In addition, the Company shall pay all of the
Investors' reasonable costs (including legal fees) incurred in connection with
the successful enforcement of the Investors' rights hereunder.
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6. Indemnification.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a
Registration Statement under this Agreement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the
Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each
Investor, the directors, officers, members, partners, employees, agents,
representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within
the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an "Indemnified Person"),
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties,
charges, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or
expenses, joint or several, (collectively, "Claims") incurred in investigating,
preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding,
investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or
governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC,
whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be
a party thereto ("Indemnified Damages"), to which any of them may become subject
insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or
threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in
connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other
"blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered
("Blue Sky Filing"), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the
effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final
prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission
to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were
made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any
state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer
or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or
(iv) any material violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing
clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, "Violations"). Subject to Section
6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such
expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other
reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall
not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a
Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such
Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if
such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section
3(d); (ii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus, shall not inure to the
benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim
purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the
benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or
omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected
in the prospectus, as then amended or
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supplemented, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 3(d), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in
writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a
violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it or
failed to deliver the correct prospectus as required by the 1933 Act and such
correct prospectus was timely made available pursuant to Section 3(d); (iii)
shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the
Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by
the Company, including a corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected
prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d);
and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such
settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall
remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the
Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in
which an Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and
not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the
same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors,
each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if
any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
(each, an "Indemnified Party"), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to
which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or
otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are
based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent,
that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in
connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such
Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an
Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim;
provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b)
and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not
apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected
without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Investor
shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or
Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a
result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of
any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall
survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to
Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any
preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party
if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the
preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as
then amended or supplemented.
c. Promptly after an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 6 has knowledge of any Claim as to which
such Indemnified Person reasonably believes indemnity may be sought or promptly
after such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party receives notice of the
commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or
proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified
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Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a
written notice of such Claim, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to
participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the
defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and
the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided,
however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to
retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel
for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying
party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying
party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such
proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in
the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at
least 60% in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any
negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and
shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to
the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or
Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any
settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be
liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without
its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall
not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party
shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by
the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a
release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation. Following
indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be
subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with
respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for
which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to
the indemnifying party as provided herein shall not relieve such indemnifying
party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this
Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its
ability to defend such action.
d. The indemnification required by this Section 6
shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of
the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified
Damages are incurred.
e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be
in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party
or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any
liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
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7. Contribution.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is
prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum
contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable
under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that:
(i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not
have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in
Section 6, (ii) no person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which
person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to
contribution from any person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who
was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (iii) contribution by any
seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of
proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities
pursuant to such Registration Statement.
8. Reports Under The 1934 Act.
With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits
of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or
regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell
securities of the Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the
Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to:
a. make and keep public information available, as
those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports
and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act
so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood
that nothing herein shall limit the Company's obligations under Section 4(c) of
the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other
documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor
owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by
the Company, if true, that it has complied with the applicable reporting
requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most
recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and copies of such other
reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information
as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities
pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9. Assignment of Registration Rights.
The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically
assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of such
Investor's Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with
the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement
is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii)
the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment,
furnished with
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written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and
(b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being
transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment
the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is
restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or
before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause
(ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the
Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; (v) such transfer
shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants; (vi)
such transfer shall have been conducted in accordance with all applicable
federal and state securities laws; and (vii) such transfer or assignment does
not result in more than ten (10) holders of Registrable Securities and, after
giving effect to such transfer or assignment, such assignee or transferee holds
at least 10% of the Registrable Securities (subject to appropriate adjustment
for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and other
similar transactions) or such lesser number if such transfer involves all of the
Registrable Securities then held by such transferor.
10. Amendment of Registration Rights.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance
thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and Investors who then hold at least 60% of the Registrable Securities. Any
amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding
upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the
extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable
Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or
consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement
unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this
Agreement.
11. Miscellaneous.
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable
Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such
Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions,
notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same
Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions,
notice or election received from such record owner of such Registrable
Securities.
b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile
(provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically
generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day
after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each
case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and
facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
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RSA Security Inc.
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
RSA Security Inc.
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
and
Xxxx and Xxxx LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
If to Legal Counsel:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of
Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth
on the Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address and/or facsimile number
and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has
specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the
effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the
recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B)
mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine
containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first
page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier
service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
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c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or
remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such
right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
d. All questions concerning the construction,
validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by
the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice
of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or
any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the non- exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
sitting the City of New York, borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any
dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated
hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to
assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action
or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such
notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute
good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any
manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION
OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
e. This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement,
the Warrants, the Convertible Debentures and the documents referenced herein and
therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and
therein. This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Warrants and the
Convertible Debentures supersede all prior agreements and understandings among
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted
successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
h. This Agreement may be executed in identical
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
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This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other parties
hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be
done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and
deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as
the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
j. All consents and other determinations required to
be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless
otherwise specified in this Agreement, by Investors holding at least 60% of the
Registrable Securities, determined as if all of the Convertible Debentures held
by Investors then outstanding have been converted into Registrable Securities
and all Warrants then outstanding have been exercised for Registrable Securities
without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Convertible Debentures or
on exercise of the Warrants.
k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed
to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no
rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
l. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not
for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
Person.
* * * * * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
COMPANY:
RSA SECURITY INC.
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
By: ______________________________
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Its: CFO
[Signatures of Buyers on Following Page]
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
BUYERS:
PORTSIDE GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY FUND
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
By: _______________________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: _____________________________
Managing Officer of AG
Ramius Partners, LLC
Title: ____________________________
XXXXXXXX, L.P.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
By: _______________________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: _____________________________
Managing Officer of AG
Ramius Partners, LLC
Title: ____________________________
RCG LATITUDE MASTERFUND, LTD.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
By: _______________________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: _____________________________
Managing Officer of AG
Ramius Partners, LLC
Title: ____________________________
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SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
Investor's Name, Representative, Principal Amount
Address for Notices of
and Facsimile Number Debentures Number of Warrants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund $15,750,000 171,881
Xxxxxxxx, L.P. $32,500,000 354,674
RCG Latitude Masterfund, Ltd $ 1,750,000 19,098
Total $50,000,000 545,653
All Notices to Each Investor to be sent to:
c/o AG Ramius Partners, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
(000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
c/o AG Ramius Partners, LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
(000) 000-0000
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
EquiServe LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Re: RSA Security Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to RSA Security Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and have represented the Company in connection with that
certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") entered into by
and among the Company and the buyers named therein (collectively, the "Holders")
pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders shares of its 7% Convertible
Debentures, (the "Convertible Debentures") convertible into shares of the
Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") and
warrants exercisable for shares of its Common Stock (the "Warrants"). Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration
Rights Agreement with the Holders (the "Registration Rights Agreement") pursuant
to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable
Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), including the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures
and exercise of the Warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"). In connection with the Company's obligations under the Registration
Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 200_, the Company filed a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-_____________) (the "Registration
Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to
the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as a selling
stockholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member
of the SEC's staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME
OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge,
after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order
suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that
purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable
Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
[ISSUER'S COUNSEL]
By: _______________________________
CC: [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]
INDEX OF TERMS
Page
1933 Act................................................................ 1
1934 Act................................................................ 5
Agreement............................................................... 1
Allowable Grace Period.................................................. 9
Blue Sky Filing......................................................... 11
Business Day............................................................ 1
Buyer................................................................... 1
Claims.................................................................. 11
Common Stock............................................................ 1
Company................................................................. 1
Conversion Shares....................................................... 1
Convertible Debentures.................................................. 1
Effectiveness Deadline.................................................. 2
Filing Deadline......................................................... 2
Grace Period............................................................ 9
Indemnified Damages..................................................... 11
Indemnified Party....................................................... 12
Indemnified Person...................................................... 11
Inspectors.............................................................. 7
Investor................................................................ 1
Legal Counsel........................................................... 3
NASD.................................................................... 8
Person.................................................................. 2
Records................................................................. 7
Register................................................................ 2
Registrable Securities.................................................. 2
Registration Delay Payments............................................. 4
Registration Period..................................................... 5
Registration Statement.................................................. 2
Rule 144................................................................ 14
Rule 415................................................................ 2
SEC..................................................................... 2
Securities Purchase Agreement........................................... 1
Violations.............................................................. 11
Warrant Shares.......................................................... 1
Warrants................................................................ 1
