EXHIBIT (ix)
Neither this Warrant nor the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant has been
registered under the Securities Act of l933, as
amended (the "Act") and may not be sold, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise transferred or offered for
sale unless a registration statement has become and
is then effective with respect to such Warrant or
Common Stock or a written opinion of counsel that the
proposed sale, pledge, hypothecation or other
transfer is exempt from registration under the Act
has been provided the Company.
MID-STATE RACEWAY, INC.
WARRANT FOR THE PURCHASE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
No. CAP-3 900,000 Shares
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Mid-State Raceway, Inc. (the "Company"), a
New York corporation, hereby certifies that All Capital, LLC or permitted
assigns (the "Holder") is entitled to purchase from the Company, at any time or
from time to time subsequent to the date hereof (the "Effective Date") and
prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time then current, on August 31, 2007 , Nine
Hundred Thousand (900,000) fully paid and nonassessable shares of the common
stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") at the
rate of Two ($2.00) Dollars per share (the "Exercise Price").
1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) This Warrant may be exercised, in whole at any time or in
part from time to time, subsequent to the Effective Date and prior to 5:00
P.M., New York City time then current, on August 31, 2007, by the Holder by the
surrender of this Warrant (with the subscription form at the end hereof duly
executed) at the address set forth in subparagraph 8 (a) hereof, together with
proper payment for shares of Common Stock made by either, at the election of
the Holder: (a) certified or official bank check, drawn on a bank with offices
in the
continental United States, payable in U.S. dollars to the order of the Company
and/or (b) by application of up to all of unpaid principal and/or interest
evidenced by that certain Consolidated Secured Promissory Note of even date
executed by the Company in favor of All Capital, LLC in the initial principal
amount of $15,000,000 (the "Note"). If this Warrant is exercised in part, this
Warrant must be exercised for a number of whole shares of the Common Stock, and
the Holder is entitled to receive a new Warrant covering the shares of Common
Stock for which this Warrant has not been exercised. Upon such surrender of
this Warrant, the Company will issue or cause to be issued a certificate or
certificates in the name of the Holder for the largest number of whole shares
of the Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled.
(b) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, this
Warrant shall not be exercisable (by the Holder and/or at the request of the
Company) if the stockholders of the Company approve the Exclusive Option
Agreement (as defined in that certain Loan Commitment dated March 22, 2002
executed by the Company and Capital One, LLC) and the transactions therein
described are consummated.
2. RESERVATION OF WARRANT SHARES. The Company agrees that, prior to the
expiration of this Warrant, the Company will at all times have authorized and
in reserve, and will keep available, solely for issuance or delivery upon the
exercise of this Warrant, the shares of the Common Stock as from time to time
shall be receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant, free and clear of all
restrictions on sale or transfer (except as hereinafter provided) and free and
clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances and rights and options of third
parties, including without limitation pre-emptive rights.
3. PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION. (a) If, at any time or from time to
time after the Effective Date, the Company shall distribute to the holders of
the Common Stock (i) securities, other than shares of Common Stock, or (ii)
property, excluding cash, without payment therefore, with respect to the Common
Stock, then, and in each such case, the Holder, upon the exercise of this
Warrant, shall be entitled to receive the securities and properties which the
Holder would have held on the date of such exercise if, on the Effective Date
the Holder had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Common
Stock subscribed for upon such exercise and, during the period from the
Effective Date to and including the date of such exercise, had retained such
shares and securities and properties receivable by the Holder during such
period. Notice of each such distribution shall be forthwith mailed by the
Company to the Holder.
(b) In case the Company shall subsequent to the Effective Date (i) pay
a dividend or make a distribution on its capital stock in shares of Common
Stock, (ii) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater
number of shares, (iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares, or (iv) issue by reclassification of its Common Stock
any shares of capital stock of the Company, the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such action shall be adjusted so that the Holder of any
Warrant surrendered for exercise immediately thereafter would be entitled to
receive the number of shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the
Company
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which he would have owned immediately following such action had such Warrant
been exercised immediately prior thereto. An adjustment made pursuant to this
subparagraph 3 (b) shall become effective immediately after the record date in
the case of any such dividend or distribution and shall become effective
immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination,
reconstruction or reclassification. If, as a result of an adjustment made
pursuant to this subparagraph 3(b), the holder of any Warrant thereafter
surrendered for exercise shall become entitled to receive shares of two or more
classes of capital stock or shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of
the Company, the Board of Directors (whose determination, providing the same is
applied equally to all holders of Common Stock, shall be conclusive and shall
be described in a written notice to the Holders of the Warrants promptly after
such adjustment) shall determine the allocation between or among shares of such
classes of capital stock or shares of Common Stock and other capital stock.
(c) In case the Company shall subsequent to the Effective Date issue or
sell any rights, options, warrants or securities convertible into Common Stock
entitling the holders thereof to purchase Common Stock or to convert such
securities into Common Stock at a price per share (the "Price", as defined)
less than the then current Exercise Price in effect on the date of such
issuance or sale, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted as of the date of such
issuance or sale so that the same shall equal to the Price (subject to further
adjustment as herein provided). For purposes of this subparagraph 3(c), the
term "Price" shall be and mean the amount determined by dividing (i) the total
amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company in consideration of the
issuance or sale of such rights, options, warrants or convertible securities
plus the total consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon exercise or
conversion thereof (the "Total Consideration"), by (ii) the number of addi-
tional shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of such
securities. Any property (other than cash) received in consideration for, or
exercise of, any such rights, options, warrants or convertible
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securities shall be valued at fair market value on the date of receipt by the
Company, as determined by the Board of Directors.
(d) If, subsequent to the Effective Date, shares of Common Stock are
issued by the Company for consideration in an amount per share less than the
applicable Exercise Price, then and in that event (and effective as of the date
of issuance of such Common Stock) the Exercise Price shall be reduced by that
amount determined by multiplying the then effective Exercise Price by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
issued and the denominator of which shall be the sum of (i) the total number of
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock prior to such issuance plus (ii)
that number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all of the
then issued and outstanding preferred stock of the Company by its terms
convertible into Common Stock; provided, however, that in no event shall the
Exercise price be less than the par value of the Common Stock. The determina-
tion of the Exercise Price shall be made as of the Exercise Date which shall be
the date upon which this Warrant is surrendered, in each instance, to the
Company upon exercise pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 1 hereof. To the
extent permitted by law, each exercise shall be deemed to have been effective
on the Exercise Date, and the person or persons in whose name or names any
certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock are issuable upon such
exercise shall be deemed to have become holders of record of the shares
represented thereby.
(e) In case, subsequent to the Effective Date, of any consolidation or
merger to which the Company is a party other than a merger or consolidation in
which the Company is the continuing corporation, or in case of any sale or
conveyance to another entity of the property of the Company as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety, or in the case of any statutory exchange of
securities with another corporation (including any exchange effected in connec-
tion with a merger of a third corporation into the Company), the Holder of
a Warrant shall have the right thereafter to convert such Warrant into the kind
and amount of securities, cash or other property which he would have owned or
have been entitled to receive immediately after such consolidation merger,
statutory exchange, sale or conveyance had such Warrant been converted im-
mediately prior to the effective date of such consolidation, merger, statutory
exchange, sale or conveyance and in any such case, if necessary, appropriate
adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions set forth in this
Paragraph 3 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Holders
of the Warrants to the end that the provisions set forth in this Paragraph 3
shall thereafter correspondingly be made applicable, as nearly as may reason-
ably be, in relation to any shares of stock or other securities or property
thereafter deliverable on the conversion of the Warrants. The above provisions
of this subparagraph 3(e) shall similarly apply to successive consolidations,
mergers, statutory exchanges, sales or conveyances. Notice of any such consol-
idation, merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance and of said provisions
so proposed to be made shall be mailed to the Holder not less than 30 days
prior to such event. A sale of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company for a consideration consisting primarily of securities shall be
deemed a consolidation or merger for the foregoing purposes.
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(f) No adjustment in the Exercise Price shall be required
unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least $0.02
per share of Common Stock; provided, however, that any adjustments which by
reason of this subparagraph 3(f) are not required to be made shall be carried
forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; and provided
further, however, that adjustments shall be required and made in accordance
with the provisions of this Paragraph 3 (other than this subparagraph 3(f)) not
later than such time as may be required in order to preserve the tax-free
nature of a distribution to the Holders of Warrants or Common Stock. A conver-
sion of preferred stock convertible into Common Stock shall not precipitate an
adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Paragraph 3. All
calculations under this Paragraph 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or to
the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. Anything in this Paragraph
3 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall be entitled to make such
reductions in the Exercise Price, in addition to those required by this
Paragraph 3, as it in its description shall deem to be advisable in order that
any stock dividend or subdivision of shares hereafter made by the Company to
its shareholders shall not be taxable.
(g) Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted as provided in
this Paragraph 3 and upon any modification of the rights of a Holder of
Warrants in accordance with this Paragraph 3, the Company shall promptly mail
to the Holders of the Warrants a certificate of the chief financial officer or
secretary of the Company setting forth the Exercise Price and the number of
shares of Common Stock as to which this Warrant may be exercised after such
adjustment or the effect of such modification, a brief statement of the facts
requiring such adjustment or modification and the manner of computing the same.
(h) If the Board of Directors of the Company shall declare any
dividend or other distribution with respect to its Common Stock, the Company
shall mail a notice thereof to the Holder not less than 15 days prior to the
record date fixed for determining shareholders entitled to participate in such
dividend or other distribution but in any event not less than 45 days prior to
the date such dividend or distribution is intended to be made by the Company.
4. FULLY PAID STOCK; TAXES. The Company agrees that the shares of the
Common Stock represented by each and every certificate delivered on the
exercise of this Warrant shall, at the time of such delivery, be validly issued
and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable (except to the extent set forth
in the Business Corporation Law), and not subject to pre-emptive rights, and
the Company will take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that the
par value or stated value, if any, per share of the Common Stock is at all
times equal to or less than the then Exercise Price. The Company further
covenants and agrees that it will pay, when due and payable, any and all
Federal and state stamp, original issue or similar taxes which may be payable
in respect of the issue of any shares of Common Stock or certificate therefor.
5. TRANSFERABILITY. This Warrant and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon
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the exercise of this Warrant (collectively the "Securities") may not be
transferred, sold, assigned, conveyed, pledged or hypothecated except in
conformity with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act") and the rules and regulations ("Regulations") promulgated thereunder by
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to any proposed transfer of any
of the Securities (in the absence of an effective Registration Statement under
the Act with respect to such Securities), the holder of such Securities shall
deliver to the Company a written opinion of counsel to the effect that such
proposed Transfer may be effected without registration under the Act. Each
certificate representing shares of Common Stock (issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants) and the Warrants shall contain the following legend, if in the
Company's reasonable judgment, applicable securities law so require:
"The ______________ represented by this certificate have not
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") and may not be sold, pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise transferred or offered for sale unless a
registration statement has become and is then effective with
respect to such _______________ or a written opinion of
counsel that the proposed sale, pledge, hypothecation or other
transfer is exempt from registration under the Act has been
provided to the Company."
In addition, the Company may place stop transfer instructions concerning those
shares in its stock transfer records. The Holder, by accepting this Warrant,
consents and agrees with the Company and every subsequent holder of this
Warrant that until the Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the
Company may treat the registered Holder as the absolute owner thereof for all
purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. The Company agrees to
make such transfer promptly on its books if the transfer is effected consistent
with the terms of this Paragraph 5.
6. LOSS, ETC., OF WARRANT. Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the
Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and of
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company, if lost, stolen or destroyed,
and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, and upon
reimbursement of the Company's reasonable incidental expenses, the Company
shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant of like date, tenor and
denomination.
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7. WARRANT HOLDER NOT SHAREHOLDER. Except as otherwise provided herein,
this Warrant does not confer upon the Holder any right to vote or to consent to
or receive notice as a shareholder of the Company, as such, in respect of any
matters whatsoever, or any other rights or liabilities as a shareholder, prior
to the exercise hereof.
8. COMMUNICATION. No notice or other communication under this Warrant
shall be effective unless (but any notice or other communication shall be
effective and shall be deemed to have been given if) the same is in writing and
is mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to:
(a) the Company at P.O. Box 860, Vernon, New York 13476, or
such other address as the Company has designated in writing to the Holder.
(b) the Holder at the address specified on the records of the
Company, or such other address as the Holder has designated in writing to the
Company.
9. ISSUANCE. This Warrant has been issued in consideration for
execution and performance by All Capital, LLC of a certain Loan Agreement of
even date among the Company, Mid-State Development Corp. and All Capital, LLC
pursuant to which All Capital, LLC has loaned, and agreed to lend to the
Company $15,000,000 upon the terms and conditions set forth in such Loan
Agreement.
10. REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company does hereby irrevocably give and
grant to the Holder those registration rights set forth in Exhibit "A" annexed
hereto; which registration rights are hereby incorporated herein by reference
with the same full force and effect as if set forth herein in full.
11. HEADINGS. The headings of this Warrant have been inserted as a
matter of convenience and shall not affect the construction hereof.
12. APPLICABLE LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made
and to be performed in New York.
13. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Warrant shall be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of, the Company and the Holder and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
14. ATTORNEYS FEES. In the event of any dispute or controversy arising
out of or relating to this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
recover reasonable attorneys fees from the other party hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Mid-State Raceway, Inc. has caused this Warrant to
be signed by its President and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed this
28th day of August, 2002.
Mid-State Raceway, Inc.
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, President
{Corporate Seal}
Accepted and Agreed:
All Capital, LLC
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXX
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Xxxxx Xxxxx
Manager
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SUBSCRIPTION
The undersigned ___________________________________,
pursuant to the provisions of the foregoing Warrant, xxxxxx agrees to subscribe
for and purchase ____________ shares of the Common Stock of Mid-State Raceway,
Inc., covered by said Warrant, and makes payment therefor in full at the price
per share provided by said Warrant.
Dated:_________________________ Signature_____________________
Address_______________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ____________________________ hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto _______________________ the foregoing Warrant and all
rights evidenced thereby, and does irrevocably constitute and appoint
________________________attorney, to transfer said Warrant on the books of
Mid-State Raceway, Inc.
Dated:________________________ Signature ________________________
Address___________________________
PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _______________________ hereby assigns and
transfers unto __________________________ the right to purchase ____________
shares of the Common Stock of Mid-State Raceway, Inc. by the foregoing Warrant,
and a proportionate part of said Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby, and
does irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________________, attorney, to
transfer that part of said Warrant on the books of Mid-State Raceway, Inc.
Dated: _______________________ Signature_______________________
Address_________________________
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EXHIBIT "A"
TO
WARRANT
BETWEEN
MID-STATE RACEWAY, INC. AND MID-STATE DEVELOPMENT, CORP.
AND
ALL CAPITAL, LLC
1.1. RACEWAY REGISTRATION. Whenever Raceway proposes to file a regis-
tration statement relating to any of its capital stock under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), other than a registration
statement relating to any of its capital stock required to be filed in respect
of employee benefit plans of Raceway on Form S-8 or any similar form from time
to time in effect or any registration statement on Form S-4 or similar
successor form relating to securities issues in connection with a reorgani-
zation, Raceway shall, at least twenty-one days (or if such twenty-one period
is not practicable, then a reasonable shorter period which shall not be less
than seven days) prior to such filing, give written notice of such proposed
filing to the Holder. Upon receipt by Raceway not more than seven days (unless
the notice given to the Holder pursuant to the previous sentence is less than
ten days, in which case such seven-day period shall be shortened to five days)
after such notice of a written request from any Holder for registration of his
Registerable Securities (as defined below), Raceway shall include such Regis-
terable Securities in such registration statement or in a separate registration
statement concurrently filed, and shall use all reasonable efforts to cause
such registration statement to become effective with respect to such Register-
able Securities, unless the managing underwriter therefor concludes in its
reasonable judgment that compliance with this Section 1.1 would materially
adversely affect such offering. "Registerable Securities means any and all
shares of Common Stock acquired by the Holder at any time and from any source.
1.2. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Raceway will use all reasonable
efforts to cause any registration statement referred to in Section 1.1 to
become effective and to remain effective (with a prospectus at all times
meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the earlier of 45 days
from the effective date of the registration statement and the date on which the
Holder completes his distribution of Registerable Securities that have been
registered pursuant to Section 1.1. Raceway will use all reasonable efforts to
effect such qualifications under applicable blue sky or other state securities
laws as may be reasonable requested by the Holder (provided that Raceway shall
not be obligated to file a general consent to service of process or qualify to
do business as a foreign corporation or otherwise subject itself to taxation in
any jurisdiction solely for the purpose of any such
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qualification) to permit or facilitate such sale or other distribution. Raceway
will cause the Registerable Securities for which registration is effected under
Section 1.1 to be listed on any national securities exchange or quoted on any
quotation system on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or quoted.
1.3 INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, ETC. Upon making a request for
registration pursuant to Section 1.1, the Holder shall furnish to Raceway such
information as Raceway may reasonably request and shall be required in
connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to
herein. Raceway agrees that it will furnish to each such Holder the number of
prospectuses, offering circulars or other documents, or any amendments or
supplements thereto, incident to any registration, qualification or compliance
referred to in this Exhibit "A" the Holder from time to time may reasonably
request.
1.4. EXPENSES. Raceway will bear all expenses of registrations
pursuant to this Exhibit "A" (other than underwriting discounts and commissions
and brokerage commissions and fees, if any, payable with respect to shares of
Registerable Securities sold by the Holder), including, without limitation,
registration fees, printing expenses, expenses of compliance with blue sky or
other state securities laws, the fees of one counsel for the Holder, and legal
and audit fees incurred by Raceway in connection with such registration and
amendments or supplements in connection therewith.
1.5. COOPERATION. In connection with any registration of
Registerable Securities pursuant to this Exhibit "A", Raceway agrees to:
(a) enter into such customary agreements (including
an underwriting agreement containing such representations and warranties by
Raceway and such other terms and provisions, including indemnification pro-
visions, as are customarily contained in underwriting agreements for comparable
offerings and, if no underwriting agreement is entered into, an indemnification
agreement on such terms as is customary in transactions of such nature) and
take all such other actions as the Holder or the underwriters, if any,
participation in such offering and sale may reasonable request in order to
expedite or facilitate such offering and sale;
(b) furnish, at the request of the Holder or any
underwriters participating in such offering and sale, (i) a comfort letter or
letters, dated the date of the final prospectus with respect to the Register-
able Securities from the independent certified public accountants of Raceway
and addressed to the Holder and any underwriters participating in such offering
and sale, which letter or letters shall state that such accountants are
independent with respect to Raceway within the meaning of Rule 1.01 of the Code
of Professional Ethics of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and shall address such matters as the Holders and underwriter may
reasonably request and as may be customary in transactions of a similar nature
for similar entities and (ii) an opinion, dated the date of the closing for
the sale of the Registerable Securities of the counsel
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representing Raceway with respect to such offering and sale, addressed to the
Holder and any such underwriters, which opinion shall address such matters as
they may reasonably request and as may be customary in transactions of a
similar nature for similar entities; and
(c) make available for inspection by the Holder, the
underwriters, if any, participating in such offering and sale (which inspecting
underwriters shall, if reasonably possible, be limited to any manager or
managers for such participating underwriters), counsel for the Holder, one
accountant or accounting firm retained by the Holders and any such under-
writers, or any other agent retained by the Holder or such underwriters, all
financial and other records, corporate documents and properties of Raceway, and
supply such additional information, as they shall reasonably request.
1.6. UNDERWRITING REQUIREMENTS. In connection with any
offering involving an underwriting of shares of Raceway's capital stock,
Raceway shall not be required under Section 1.1 to include any of the Holder's
securities in such underwriting unless the Holder accepts the terms of the
underwriting as agreed upon between Raceway and the underwriters selected by it
(or by other persons entitled to select the underwriters), and then only in
such quantity as the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not
adversely affect the success of the offering by Raceway. If the total amount of
securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by shareholders to be
included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by
Raceway that the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not
adversely affect the success of the offering, then Raceway shall be required to
include in the offering only that number of such securities, including
Registerable Securities, which the underwriters determine in their sole
discretion will not adversely affect the success of the offering (the
securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling share-
holders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included
therein owned by each selling shareholder or in such other proportions as
shall mutually be agreed to by such selling shareholders). For purposes of the
preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling shareholder
which is a holder of Registerable Securities and which is a partnership or
corporation the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such holder, or
the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and
any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to
be a single "selling shareholder", and any pro rata reduction with respect to
such "selling shareholder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of
shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals
included in such "selling shareholder", as defined in this sentence.
1.7. DELAY OF REGISTRATION. The Holder shall not l have any
right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any
such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with
respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Exhibit "B".
1.8. ACTION TO SUSPEND EFFECTIVENESS; SUPPLEMENT TO REGIS-
TRATION STATEMENT. (a) Raceway will notify the Holder and his counsel
promptly of (i) any action by the Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend
the effectiveness of the registration statement covering the Registerable
Securities or the institution or threatening of any
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proceeding for such purpose (a "stop order") or (ii) the receipt by Raceway of
any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of
Registerable Securities for the sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. Immediately upon receipt of any
such notice, the Holder shall cease to offer to sell any Registerable
Securities pursuant to the registration statement in the jurisdiction to which
such stop order or suspension relates. Raceway will use all reasonable efforts
to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the suspension of any such
qualification and, if any such stop order is issued or any such qualification
is suspended, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal or revocation
thereof, and will notify the Holder and his counsel at the earliest practicable
date of the date on which the Holder may offer an sell Registerable Securities
pursuant to the registration statement.
(b) Within the applicable period referred to in Section 1.1
following the effectiveness of a registration statement filed pursuant to this
Exhibit "A", Raceway will notify the Holder and his counsel promptly of the
occurrence of any event or the existence of any state of facts that, in the
judgment of Raceway, should be set forth in such registration statement.
Immediately upon receipt of such notice, the Holder shall cease to offer or
sell any Registerable Securities pursuant to such registration statement, cease
to deliver or use such registration statement and, if for requested by
Raceway, return to Raceway, at its expense, all copies (other than permanent
file copies) of such registration statement, in each case until such Registra-
tion statement has been amended or supplemented as hereinafter provided.
Raceway will, as promptly as practicable, take such action as may be necessary
to amend or supplement such registration statement in order to set forth or
reflect such event or state of facts. Raceway will furnish copies of such
proposed amendment or supplement to the Holder and his counsel and will not
file or distribute such amendment or supplement without the prior consent of
the Holders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
1.9. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) In the event of the registration of
any of the shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to the
provision of this Exhibit "A", Raceway will, to the extent permitted by law,
indemnify and hold harmless the Holder, his Affiliates and Associates and each
other person, if any, who controls the Holder for purposes of the Securities
Act (each, an "indemnified persons") against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which such indemnified person may become
subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of material fact
contained or incorporated by shares were registered under the Securities Act,
any final prospectus contained therein (as such may be amended or supplemented)
or any document incorporated by reference therein, or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances in which made, and will reimburse each
such indemnified person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred
by such indemnified person in connection with investigation or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Raceway
will not be liable in any such
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case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability (i) arises
out of or is based upon in untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission made or incorporated by reference in such Regis-
tration statement or such final prospectus (as such may be amended or
supplemented) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to Raceway by such indemnified person specifically for use in the
preparation thereof or (ii) arises in connection with a sale of Registerable
Securities by such indemnified person in contravention of Section 1.1(b)
hereof. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of
any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall
survive any transfer of such Securities by the Holders.
(b) In the event of the registration of any
shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to the provisions
hereof, the Holder will, to the extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold
harmless Raceway, each director of Raceway, each officer of Raceway who signs
the registration statement and each other person, if any, who controls Raceway
for purposes of the Securities Act against losses, claims, damages or liabil-
ities, joint or several, to which Raceway or such director, officer or
controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of material fact contained in any registration statement under which
such shares were registered under the Securities Act, any final prospectus
contained therein (as such may be amended or supplemented) or any document
incorporated by reference therein, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading
in light of the circumstances in which made, which untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission has been made in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to Raceway by the Holder
specifically for use in the preparation thereof, and will reimburse Raceway and
each such director, officer or controlling person for any legal or any other
expenses reasonably incurred by Raceway or such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action.
(c) If the indemnification provided for in
this Section 1.9 is unavailable to a party that would have been an indemni-
fied party hereunder in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) referred to herein, then each party that would
have been in indemnifying party thereunder shall, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party, contribute to the extent permitted by law to the amount paid
or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative default of the indemnifying party on the
one hand and such indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the
statement or omission which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof). The relative fault shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying
party or such indemnified party
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and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. Xxxxxxx
acknowledges and agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 1.9(c) were determined by pro rata allocation or by
any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to above in this Section 1.9(c). The amount paid or
payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this Section
1.9(c) shall include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim (which shall be limited as provided in this Section 1.9(c) if the
indemnifying party has assumed the defense of any such action in accordance
with the provisions thereof). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled
to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentations.
(d) Indemnification or, if appropriate,
contribution similar to that specified in the preceding provisions of this
Section 1.9 (with appropriate modifications) shall be given by Raceway and the
Holder with respect to statements or omission contained in applications or
other written information filed in any state or other jurisdiction in connec-
tion with the registration or other qualification of Registerable Securities
under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or regulations.
(e) In the event of any underwritten
offering of Registerable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this
Exhibit "A", Raceway and the Holder agree, to the extent practicable, to enter
into an underwriting agreement, in customary form, with the underwriters
thereof, which underwriting agreement may contain additional provisions with
respect to indemnification and contribution.
1.10 REGISTRATION RIGHTS OF TRANSFEREE. Notwithstanding any-
thing to the contrary contained herein, the Holder may assign his rights
under this Exhibit "A" with respect to any shares of Common Stock transferred
by any Holders to the transferee thereof, provided that such transferred
shares represent all the shares of Common Stock owned by and issuable to such
Holder.
1.12 EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Holders shall
be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Exhibit "A" during the
five years commencing on the date hereof.
1.13 COMPULSORY REGISTRATION RIGHTS. In addition to and not in
lieu of the registration rights granted to the Holder pursuant to the provis-
ions of subparagraphs 1.1 through 1.12 hereof, the Holder shall have the right,
on two occasions, to compel Raceway, to register for sale by the Holder not
less than 25,000 shares of Registerable Securities pursuant to the Securities
Act. Any such registration shall be implemented in accordance with the
provisions of subparagraphs 1.1 through 1.12 hereof except that the costs of
such registration (other than costs associated with the preparation of audited
financial statements which the Company is otherwise required to prepare and
provide to
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stockholders annually and which will be borne by the Company) shall be borne by
the Holder; provided however that to the extent any other party (including for
this purpose the Company) desires to include share of Common Stock in such
Registration Statement, the costs otherwise required to be borne by the Holder
as hereinabove provided shall be pro rated among all parties whose shares of
Common Stock are included in such Registration Statement; such pro ration to be
made on a per share basis.
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