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EXHIBIT 2.3
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is entered
into as of March 2, 1998 by and among SRS LABS, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), THOMROSE HOLDINGS (BVI) LIMITED, a British Virgin Islands
company ("Thomrose"), CAPE XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, British Virgin Islands
company ("Cape"), and RAYFA (BVI) LIMITED, a British Virgin Islands company
("Rayfa").
R E C I T A L S
A. Pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated
February 24, 1998 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") by and among the Company,
Valence Technology Inc., a British Virgin Islands company, Thomrose, Cape, Rayfa
and Anki (BVI) Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, the Company shall
issue 1,805,611 shares of common stock, U.S. $.001 par value per share ("Common
Stock"), of the Company to Thomrose, Cape and Rayfa.
B. As an inducement to purchase the shares of Common Stock being
sold pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Shares"), the
Company desires to grant to the Purchasers the rights set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises,
representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth in the Stock
Purchase Agreement and in this Agreement, the Company and the Purchasers agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following respective meanings:
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Holder" shall mean each Purchaser and any transferee of Registrable
Shares who, pursuant to Section 3.3 below, is entitled to registration rights
hereunder.
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"Registrable Shares" shall mean the Shares and any shares of Common
Stock issued upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar
event with respect to such Shares, which are not subject to that certain Escrow
Agreement dated March 2, 1998 by and among the Company and the Purchasers;
provided, however, that Registrable Shares shall cease to be Registrable Shares
(a) after they have been resold in a transaction which does not meet the
requirements for the assignment of registration rights as set forth in Section
3.3 hereof or (b) three (3) years from the date of this Agreement, whichever is
earlier.
"Rule 144" shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such
rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the SEC.
"SEC" shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
2.1 Demand Registration Rights.
(a) Upon notice to the Company by any Holder or group of
Holders (the "Initiating Holders") holding at least a majority of the
Registrable Shares outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (as adjusted for
stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar events after the
date hereof), given during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending
three (3) years from the date hereof (the "Registration Period"), requesting
registration for sale of a specified number of Registrable Shares, the Company
shall, as promptly as practicable, prepare and file with the SEC under the
Securities Act, a registration statement on Form S-3 (to the extent that the
Company is eligible to use such form) with respect to the Registrable Shares to
which such notice relates, and shall use its best efforts to cause such
registration statement to be declared effective at the earliest practicable
date. Thomrose, Cape, Rayfa and Anki shall each have no more than one (1)
request for registration pursuant to this Section 2.1(a).
(b) The Company may delay, for a period of up to ninety (90)
days, the filing of a registration statement requested pursuant to Section
2.1(a) if, in its judgment, (i) the filing of such registration statement at
such time would adversely affect a proposed financing, reorganization or
recapitalization, or pending negotiations relating to a merger, consolidation,
acquisition or similar transaction involving the Company or its affiliates, or
otherwise adversely affect the Company or its affiliates, or (ii) financial
statements meeting the requirements of Regulation S-X are not available at such
time because of any such pending proposal or negotiations.
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(c) The Company shall not be required to file a registration
statement requested pursuant to Section 2.1(a) if such request is made within
six (6) months after the effective date of a registration statement filed
pursuant to a previous request by any holder of shares of Common Stock
possessing a demand registration right.
(d) The Company shall not be required to file a registration
statement requested pursuant to Section 2.1(a) unless the notice requesting such
registration is accompanied by an opinion of counsel for the Initiating Holders
to the effect that there is at least a substantial question as to the legality
of making an offer to the public of all of the Registrable Shares so requested
to be registered without any limitations on volume, timing or manner of sale
without the registration thereof under the Securities Act.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Company shall not be required to file a registration statement requested
pursuant to Section 2.1(a) unless the Registrable Shares so requested to be
registered have a fair market value (determined by the average closing
quotations of Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. on the date the
notice requesting such registration is received by the Company) of at least
$1,000,000.
2.2 Piggyback Registration Rights.
(a) Whenever at any time during the Registration Period, the
Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act
(other than on Forms S-4 or S-8 or a registration statement on Form S-1 covering
an employee benefit plan), it shall each time give prompt written notice to each
Holder of its intention to do so and, upon the written request of each such
Holder given within thirty (30) days after the giving of any such notice (which
request shall state the proposed method of distribution of such shares of Common
Stock), the Company shall include in the proposed registration (the "Proposed
Registration") all Registrable Shares with respect to which the Company has
received a written request from each such Holder for inclusion therein within
thirty (30) days after receipt of the Company's notice. Except as may otherwise
be provided in this Agreement, Registrable Shares with respect to which such
request for registration has been received will be registered by the Company and
offered to the public pursuant to this Section 2.2 on the same terms and subject
to the same conditions as are applicable to the Proposed Registration.
(b) If the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the
Company that in its or their opinion or, in the case of a Proposed Registration
not being underwritten, the Company shall reasonably determine after
consultation with a reputable investment banking firm that, the number of shares
proposed to be sold in a registration statement exceeds the number which can be
reasonably sold in such offering, the Company will include in such registration
the number of shares of Common Stock which, in the opinion of such underwriter
or underwriters, or the Company, as the case may be, can be sold, as follows:
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(i) if the registration is pursuant to a demand
registration right, pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement, shares shall be
included in such registration in the following order: (x) first, the number of
shares of Common Stock subject to registration rights proposed to be sold by the
requesting stockholders and (y) second, on a pro rata basis, the number of
shares of Common Stock subject to registration rights requested by other persons
to be included in such registration;
(ii) if the registration is pursuant to a demand
registration right other than pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement, shares
shall be included in such registration in the following order: (x) first, the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to registration rights proposed to be
sold by the requesting stockholders; (y) second, the number of shares of Common
Stock the Company proposes to sell; and (z) third, on a pro rata basis, the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to registration rights requested by
other persons to be included in such registration; or
(iii) if the Company proposes to register securities
other than in connection with a demand registration right, shares shall be
included in such registration in the following order: (x) first, the number of
shares of Common Stock the Company proposes to sell and (y) second, on a pro
rata basis, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to registration rights
requested by other persons to be included in such registration.
(c) If, after complying with the procedures specified in
Section 2.2(b), not all the number of shares of Common Stock subject to
registration rights requested by the stockholders are included in such
registration, the Company will use its best efforts to effect a separate
registration of such shares of Common Stock, and the Company shall use its best
efforts to cause such separate registration to become effective not later than
one hundred twenty (120) days after the effective date of the Proposed
Registration. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may,
to the extent then permitted by applicable law, at any time prior to the
effective date of the Proposed Registration, determine in its sole discretion
not to effect such registration, in which event the Company shall have no
further obligation under this Section 2.2 to register shares of Common Stock
under such Proposed Registration, except that the Company shall reimburse the
stockholders for any out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by them in
connection with such Proposed Registration.
2.3 Registration Procedures.
(a) Whenever the Company is required by the provisions of
this Article II to include Registrable Shares in a Proposed Registration, the
Company shall (unless it shall have determined to withdraw or abandon the
Proposed Registration), as expeditiously as possible:
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(i) Cooperate with the Holders and any underwriter
responsible for the sale of Registrable Shares in their review of the Company in
connection with such registration;
(ii) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for
one hundred eighty (180) days from the day of its effectiveness and any
additional period as is necessary to correct any of the conditions referred to
in Section 2.3(a)(v)(A) or (B) below (the "Period of Availability") and to
comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, with
respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration
statement for such periods. At the expiration of the Period of Availability, the
Company may file a post-effective amendment to such registration statement to
deregister any unsold Registrable Shares;
(iii) Furnish to each Holder selling Registrable Shares
pursuant to the registration statement (a "Public Selling Stockholder"), without
charge, such number of copies of the prospectus forming a part of such
registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus) as conforms with
the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such Public
Selling Stockholder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the
disposition of such securities;
(iv) Use its best efforts to register or qualify the
securities covered by such registration statement under the securities or blue
sky laws of such jurisdictions as counsel for the Public Selling Stockholders
shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts and things which may be
necessary or advisable to enable the Public Selling Stockholders, or any
underwriter offering such securities for the Public Selling Stockholders, to
consummate the disposition thereof in such jurisdiction; provided, however, that
in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action which would
subject it to service of process in suits other than those arising out of the
offer or sale of the securities covered by such registration statement in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so subject;
(v) (A) Notify the Public Selling Stockholders, any
time a prospectus relating the Registrable Shares is required to be delivered
under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the
prospectus forming a part of such registration statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and (B) at the
request of the Public Selling Stockholders, prepare and furnish the Public
Selling Stockholders, without charge, with a reasonable number of copies of any
supplement to or any amendment of such prospectus that may be necessary so that,
as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such prospectus
shall not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
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make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances
then existing; and
(vi) If appropriate under the circumstances, enter into
an underwriting agreement, in the form then customarily used by the underwriters
managing the public offering and consistent with the provisions of this Article
II, with the underwriters of the securities covered by such registration
statement.
(b) Each Public Selling Stockholder shall notify the
Company, any time a prospectus relating to the Registrable Shares is required to
be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event relating to
such Public Selling Stockholder, the Registrable Shares or the extended method
of disposition of such securities, as a result of which such prospectus includes
an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing. Each Public Selling
Stockholder shall furnish the Company with such information regarding the
Registrable Shares and the intended method of disposition of such securities as
the Company shall reasonably request and as shall be required in connection with
the action to be taken by the Company.
2.4 Allocation of Expenses. Whenever the Company is required by
the provisions of this Article II to use its best efforts to effect the
registration of any shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act, the Company
shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any such registration.
"Registration Expenses" means all expenses incurred by the Company in complying
with this Article II, including, without limitation, all registration and filing
fees, printing expenses, expenses of complying with state securities or blue sky
laws, fees and disbursements of separate counsel for the Company and
accountants' fees and expenses incident to or required by any such registration.
All fees and disbursements of separate counsel for the Holders and counsel for
the underwriters and all other expenses of the Holders (including travel
expenses) shall be borne by the Holders. The underwriting commissions or
discounts shall be borne pro rata by the sellers of Common Stock pursuant to
such registration statement, based on the number of shares of Common Stock
offered by each such seller (unless otherwise agreed by such sellers).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the fees and disbursements of counsel for the
underwriters in a public offering pursuant to Section 2.2 in which the Company
is selling securities shall be borne by the Company. In the event that any
Holder requests any special or interim audit of the financial statements of the
Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or any other entity or person be
conducted in order that the financial statements to be contained in the
registration statement contemplated by Section 2.1 meet the requirements of
Regulation S-X, such Holder shall reimburse the Company for the cost of any such
special or interim audit; provided, however, that if the Company shall then have
a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act, the Company shall pay
the costs of meeting the requirements of Regulation S-X in connection with its
regular year-end and quarterly financial statements.
2.5 Indemnification. In connection with any registration of
Registrable Shares pursuant to this Article II:
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(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Holder and each underwriter (within the meaning of the Securities Act) with
respect to such Holders' Registrable Shares, and each person, if any,
controlling (within the meaning of the Securities Act) such Holder or any such
underwriter and each director or officer of each of the foregoing, from and
against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to
which such Holder, underwriter, controlling person, director or officer or any
of them may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or proceedings in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in such registration statement, or in any
post-effective amendment thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus or prospectus
thereunder, or in any supplement to any such prospectus, or arise out of or are
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in any of the foregoing
documents a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified
party for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by it in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or proceeding; provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not be
liable to any such Holder or any such underwriter, controlling person, director
or officer in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made in any of the foregoing documents
in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by or on behalf of such Holder or any underwriter with respect to the
Registrable Shares, any person controlling such Holder or any such underwriter,
as the case may be, specifically for use in the preparation of any such
documents, and (ii) the Company shall not be liable to any such underwriter,
controlling person, director or officer, or in the case of a registration
pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, such Holder, to the extent that such statement
or omission was contained in a preliminary prospectus and corrected in final or
amended or supplemented prospectus and such Holder or any such underwriter
failed to deliver a copy of such final or amended or supplemented prospectus to
the person suing on the basis of such statement or omission within the time
required by the Securities Act; and provided, further, that the Company shall
not be required to indemnify any such underwriter unless such underwriter shall
have delivered to the Company its written agreement (i) to indemnify the
Company, each of its directors, each officer of the Company who shall have
signed such registration statement or any amendment thereto, each person named
in such registration statement or any amendment thereto as about to become a
director of the Company, and each person controlling the Company in a like
manner as that provided with respect to the Public Selling Stockholders in
Section 2.5(b) (insofar as any actual or alleged untrue statement or omission is
made in any of the foregoing documents in reliance upon and in conformity with
any information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such
underwriter expressly for use in the preparation of any such documents), and
(ii) to be bound by the provisions of Section 2.5(c).
(b) Each Public Selling Stockholder hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each officer of
the Company who shall sign any registration statement under which Registrable
Shares held by the Company are
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registered or any amendment thereto, each person named in any such registration
statement or amendment as about to become a director of the Company, and each
person controlling (within the meaning of the Securities Act) the Company from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which the Company or any of them may become subject under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
such registration statement, or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus thereunder, or in any supplement to any
such prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state in any of the foregoing documents a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in
each case to the extent but only to the extent that such statement or omission
was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Public Selling Stockholder
expressly for use in the preparation of any of such documents, and agrees to
reimburse each such indemnified party for any legal or any other expenses
reasonably incurred by it in connection with the investigation or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or proceeding; provided, however, that (a)
such Public Selling Stockholder shall have no liability for any untrue
statements or omissions as to which such Public Selling Stockholder shall have
timely notified the Company in writing and the Company shall have thereafter
failed to correct in the final prospectus or a supplement to the prospectus, and
(b) the liability of each Public Selling Stockholder under these indemnification
provisions shall be limited to an amount equal to the public offering price of
the shares sold by such Public Selling Stockholder, unless such liability arises
out of or is based on willful misconduct by such Public Selling Stockholder.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under
Section 2.5(a) or 2.5(b) of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under either such subsection, notify the indemnifying party
in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability
which it may have to any indemnified party except to the extent the indemnifying
party has been actually prejudiced by such omission. In case any such action
shall be brought against the indemnified party and it shall notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly
with any other indemnifying party, similarly notified, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party. After
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to
such indemnified party under this Section 2.5 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
(d) If, for any reason, the indemnification provided for in
Section 2.5(a) and in Section 2.5(b) is not available to the indemnified
parties, then the
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indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received
by the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, but also the relative fault
of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations.
ARTICLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1 Attorneys' Fees. In any action, litigation or proceeding
between the parties arising out of or in relation to this Agreement, the
prevailing party in such action shall be awarded, in addition to any damages,
injunctions or other relief and without regard to whether or not such matter be
prosecuted to final judgment, such party's costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees. Such award shall include post-judgment attorneys'
fees and costs and the same shall not be deemed as merged into the final
judgment.
3.2 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate in its entirety
upon the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a sale of the Company (including by
way of merger or a sale of substantially all of its assets) or (b) three (3)
years from the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of
Section 2.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
3.3 Assignment of Registration Rights. The right to cause the
Company to register Registrable Shares pursuant to Article II may be assigned to
a transferee or assignee who acquires more than one-half of the shares of
Registrable Shares originally held by Thomrose, Cape, Rayfa or Anki,
respectively (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations
or similar events after the date hereof), provided that the Company is given
written notice of such assignment prior to such assignment.
3.4 Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall, during
the term hereof, take all actions necessary to effectuate the purposes and
intent hereof.
3.5 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise specifically
provided herein (e.g., Article II), the parties hereto together with any persons
or entities entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the sole right to
enforce the performance of the provisions of this Agreement, and no other person
shall be entitled to, or shall have any claim, right, title or interest to or in
any such matters by virtue of this Agreement.
3.6 Amendments; Waiver. No amendment of or modification to this
Agreement shall be effective unless it shall be in writing and signed by the
Company and by Holders holding at least a majority of the issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock held in the aggregate by such Holders. No waiver of any
provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless contained in a writing
referred specifically to such provision and signed by the party against whom the
waiver is alleged.
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3.7 Notices. All notices or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by
hand or sent by telex, cable, facsimile or telecopy, or sent postage prepaid, by
first class, registered or certified mail, or sent by reputable overnight
courier service, and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand, upon
confirmation of transmission if sent by telex, cable, facsimile or telecopy, or
if mailed, five (5) days after being sent by first class, registered or
certified mail, or if sent by reputable overnight courier service, on the second
day after being sent, as follows, or to such other address as may be hereafter
designated by the respective parties hereto in accordance with these notice
provisions:
(i) if to the Company:
SRS Labs, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx XxXxxxx, Director
with a copy by the same means to:
Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
(ii) If to any Purchaser,
c/o Valence Technology Inc.
Xxxx 000 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Industrial Technology Center
00 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
Fax: (000) 0000-0000
with a copy by the same means to:
Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx
3007 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
Fax: (000) 0000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
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3.8 Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement are
for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
3.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and
shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by
each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.
3.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Stock
Purchase Agreement, contain the entire agreement and understanding among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.
3.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the
application of any such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect
any other provision hereof.
3.12 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard
to its conflicts of law principles.
3.13 Venue. As part of the consideration for the Company's grant of
the registration rights provided for herein, the parties hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
the State of California, County of Orange, and/or the United States District
Court for the Central District of California (Southern Division) for any
actions, suits, controversies or proceedings arising out of or relating to this
agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and the parties agree not to
commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in such courts),
and further agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by
U.S. registered mail to the respective addresses set forth above shall be
effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against
the parties in any such court. The parties hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit,
controversies or proceeding arising out of this agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, in the courts of the State of California, County of Orange
and/or the United States District Court for the Central District of California
(Southern Division), and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waive
and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or
proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient or
improper forum.
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[SIGNATURE PAGE -- REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed as of the date first above written.
"COMPANY" SRS LABS, INC., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ XXXXXX X.X. XXXX
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Xxxxxx X.X. Xxxx,
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer
"PURCHASERS" THOMROSE HOLDINGS (BVI)
LIMITED, a British Virgin Islands
company
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXX TONG WAN
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Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx Xxx
Director
CAPE XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL
LIMITED, a British Virgin Islands
company
By: /s/ XXXX XXX BUN
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Xxxx Xxx Bun
Director
(Signatures Continued on Following Page)
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RAYFA (BVI) LIMITED, a British
Virgin Islands company
By: /s/ XXXX XXX MING
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Xxxx Xxx Ming
Director
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