REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
99.5
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 30th day of June, 2006 (this
“Agreement”), by and between XXXXXX INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Maryland corporation (“Parent”), and
XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P., a California limited partnership (“Purchaser”).
RECITALS
A. Parent and Purchaser, amongst others, are parties to that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement dated as of June 30, 2006 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the
“Securities Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company and Parent, as applicable, are
issuing to Purchaser, and Purchaser is purchasing from the Company and the Parent, as applicable,
the Securities, respectively, all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
Among other things, the Parent is issuing and selling to Purchaser the Warrant.
B. The Parent, Purchaser and certain other Persons are concurrently entering into that certain
Investor Rights Agreement dated as of June 30, 2006 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time, the “Investor Rights Agreement”). The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Parent is required by the Investors Rights Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. In addition,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor federal
agency.
“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Parent, and any
securities issued in exchange for or in replacement of such stock.
“Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Demanding Holders” shall mean Purchaser only or, if Purchaser does not hold a majority of the
Registrable Securities at any time, the holders of greater than fifty percent (50.0%) of the
outstanding Registrable Securities.
“Demand Registration” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(a).
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.3.
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.3.
“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.1.
“Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Maximum Number of Shares” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(d).
“Piggy Back Registration” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a).
“Register,” “registered” and “registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing
and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the
Securities Act and such registration statement becoming effective.
“Registrable Securities” shall mean (i) the Warrant Shares, (ii) any other shares of Capital
Stock of the Parent acquired by Purchaser after the date hereof, whether by purchase, by exercise,
exchange or conversion of any Equity Rights or otherwise, and (iii) any shares of Capital Stock or
other securities of the Parent issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in
exchange for or in replacement of the Warrant Shares or such other shares of Capital Stock or other
securities of the Parent. A security shall cease to be a Registrable Security when (a) a
Registration Statement covering such Registrable Security shall have been declared effective under
the Securities Act and such Registrable Security shall have been sold in accordance with such
Registration Statement; (b) such Registrable Security shall have been distributed and sold to the
public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor rule or regulation) promulgated under the Securities
Act; or (c) such Registrable Security shall have ceased to be outstanding.
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed by the Parent with the
Commission in compliance with the Securities Act for a public offering and sale of its Common Stock
(other than a registration statement on Form S-8 or Form S-4, or their successors, or any
registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or
assets of another entity).
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
“Securities Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
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“Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as
principal in an underwritten offering and not as part of such dealer’s market making activities.
“Warrant Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the
Warrant, and the holders of the Warrant or any portion thereof shall be deemed to be the holders of
the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise thereof.
“Warrant” shall mean Warrant No. LLCP-1 issued by the Parent to Purchaser on June 30, 2006
and, in addition, shall include (i) any new warrant or warrants issued upon the transfer of all or
any portion of the warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and (ii) any
warrant or warrants issued upon the further transfer, division or combination of any such new
warrant or warrants.
2. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
2.1. Demand Registration.
(a) Request for Registration. At any time, the Demanding Holders may request in
writing (a “Demand Registration”) that the Parent effect the registration under the Securities Act
of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities. Any request for a Demand Registration shall
specify the number of shares of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended
method(s) of distribution thereof. Upon any such request, the Demanding Holders shall be entitled
to have Registrable Securities included in the Demand Registration, subject to Section 2.1(d) and
the provisos set forth in Section 3.1(a). The Parent shall not be obligated to effect more than
one (1) Demand Registration under this Section 2.1(a).
(b) Effective Registration. A registration will not count as a Demand Registration
until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration
has been declared effective and the Parent has complied with all of its obligations under this
Agreement with respect thereto; provided, however, that, after such Registration
Statement has been declared effective, if the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Demand Registration does not occur by reason of any stop order, injunction or other order or
requirement of the Commission or any other Governmental Authority, such Demand Registration shall
not be deemed to have been made for purposes of this Section 2.1.
(c) Underwritten Offering. If the Demanding Holders wish to distribute Registrable
Securities covered by its (or their, as the case may be) request by means of an underwritten
offering, it (or they, as the case may be) shall so advise the Parent as a part of the request made
pursuant to Section 2.1(a). The Demanding Holders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
select one or more firms of investment bankers to act as the managing Underwriter or Underwriters
in connection with such offering and may select any additional managers to be used in connection
with such offering.
(d) Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Demand
Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the
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Parent and the Demanding Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of
Registrable Securities which the Demanding Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other
shares of Common Stock or other securities which the Parent desires to sell and the shares of
Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the piggy-back
registration rights, if any, which other stockholders of the Parent desire to sell, exceeds the
maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares that can be sold in such offering without
adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method or the
probability of success of such offering (the “Maximum Number of Shares”), then the Parent shall
include in such registration:
(i) first, the Registrable Securities as to which Demand Registration has been
requested by the Demanding Holders (pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of
Registrable Securities held by each Demanding Holder, regardless of the number of shares of
Registrable Securities which the Demanding Holder has requested be included in such
registration) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares;
(ii) second, to the extent the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the
foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Parent
desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares;
(iii) third, to the extent the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the
foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) above, the shares of Common Stock for the account of other
stockholders of the Parent that the Parent is obligated to register (to be allocated among
such other stockholders requesting inclusion in such registration pursuant to such
agreements pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock with
respect to which such other stockholders have the right to request such inclusion under
such agreements, regardless of the number of shares which such other stockholder has
actually requested be included in such registration) that can be sold without exceeding the
Maximum Number of Shares; and
(iv) fourth, to the extent the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the
foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the shares of Common Stock that other
stockholders of the Parent desire to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Shares.
(e) Withdrawal. The Demanding Holders or any one of them may, by written notice
furnished to the Parent prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement, withdraw from any
proposed offering relating to a Demand Registration for any reason. In the case of any such
withdrawal, no Demanding Holder shall be obligated to pay any of the expenses incurred in
connection with such Registration Statement or such Demand Registration and no Demand Registration
shall be deemed to have been made for purposes of Section 2.1(a).
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2.2. Piggy Back Registration.
(a) Piggy Back Rights. If at any time or from time to time the Parent proposes to
file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity
securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible
into, equity securities, by the Parent for its own account or by stockholders of the Parent for
their own account (or by the Parent and by stockholders of the Parent) (other than a Registration
Statement (i) on Form S-4 or S-8 (or any substitute or successor form that may be adopted by the
Commission), (ii) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (iii)
for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Parent’s existing stockholders or
(iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan), the Parent shall (x) give written notice of such proposed
filing to the holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but in no event less than
thirty (30) days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall describe the amount and
type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the
name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering; and (y) offer
to the holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to register such number of
shares of Registrable Securities as such holders may request in writing within fifteen (15) days
following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy Back Registration”). The Parent shall cause such
Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall use its best efforts to cause
the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the
Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy Back Registration to be included on the
same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Parent and to permit the sale or other
disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of
distribution thereof. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall apply to such registration.
(b) Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Piggy
Back Registration that is to be an underwritten offering of shares for the Parent’s account advises
the Parent and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the dollar amount or number of
shares of Common Stock which the Parent desires to sell, taken together with the Registrable
Securities as to which registration has been requested hereunder and the shares of Common Stock, if
any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the piggy-back registration rights
which other stockholders of the Parent desire to sell, exceeds the Maximum Number of Shares, then
the Parent shall include in such registration:
(i) first, the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Parent desires to
sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares;
(ii) second, to the extent the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the
foregoing clause (i) above, the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been or
may be requested under this Section 2.2 (pro rata in accordance with the number of
Registrable Securities held by each such Person) that can be sold without exceeding the
Maximum Number of Shares; and
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(iii) third, to the extent the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the
foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) above, the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which
registration has been requested pursuant to the piggy-back registration rights of other
stockholders of the Parent (to be allocated among such other stockholders requesting
inclusion in such registration pursuant to such agreements pro rata in accordance
with the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such other stockholders
have the right to request such inclusion under such agreements, regardless of the number of
shares which such other stockholder has actually requested be included in such
registration) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and
(iv) fourth, to the extent the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the
foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the shares of Common Stock that other
stockholders of the Parent desire to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Shares.
(c) Withdrawal. Any holder of Registrable Securities may withdraw such holder’s
request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy Back Registration by giving written
notice to the Parent of its election to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement. The Parent may also elect to withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Parent shall
pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable Securities in connection with such Piggy
Back Registration as provided in Section 3.3.
2.3. Registrations on Form S-3. If the registration of Registrable Securities is
permitted to be made on a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or any similar short-form
registration which may be available at such time) (a “Form S-3”), the holders of Registrable
Securities may at any time request in writing that the Parent register the resale of any or all of
its or their Registrable Securities on a Form S-3. Upon receipt of a written request for
registration of Registrable Securities on Form S-3 (a “Form S-3 Notice”), the Parent will promptly
(but not later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such Form S-3 Notice) furnish written
notice of the proposed registration to all other holders of Registrable Securities, if any. The
Parent shall cause to be filed with the Commission, as soon as practicable after receipt of a Form
S-3 Notice but not later than thirty (30) days thereafter, a Form S-3 covering all of such holder’s
or holders’ Registrable Securities as specified in the Form S-3 Notice and all of the Registrable
Securities of any other holders who join in such request as specified in a written request given
within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice from the Parent. In addition, the
Parent shall use its best efforts to cause each such Form S-3 to become effective as soon as
practicable within the ninety (90) day period after the date of receipt by the Parent of the
relevant Form S-3 Notice. The Parent shall use its best efforts to maintain each Form S-3
continuously effective, supplemented and amended until the Registrable Securities covered thereby
have been sold. No registration effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be counted as a Demand
Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.1.
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2.4. Purchase (and Exercise) of the Warrant by the Underwriters. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in connection with any Demand Registration or
Piggy-Back Registration which is to be an underwritten offering, to the extent all or any portion
of the Registrable Securities to be included in such registration consist of Warrant Shares, the
holders of such Registrable Securities may require that the Underwriter or Underwriters purchase
(and exercise) the Warrant or any portion thereof rather than require the holders of the
Registrable Securities to exercise the Warrant or portion thereof in connection with such
registration, unless the Underwriters inform such holders that such a purchase and exercise of the
Warrant will materially and adversely affect the proposed offering. The Parent shall take all such
action and provide all such assistance as may be reasonably requested by the holders of Registrable
Securities to facilitate any such purchase (and exercise) of the Warrant agreed to by the
Underwriter or Underwriters, including issuing the Warrant Shares or any portion thereof to be
issued within such time period as will permit the Underwriters to make and complete the
distribution contemplated by the underwriting.
2.5 Private Placement Resales. The Parent covenants that it shall take all actions as
the holders of Registrable Securities may reasonable request, all to the extent required from time
to time to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitations of available exemptions from such registration, including,
without limitation, (a) entering into customary agreements as are reasonably required in order to
expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities, including, without
limitation, indemnification arrangements with placement or sales agents and the holders comparable
to Section 4 hereof, (b) making available members of management of the Parent, who shall cooperate
fully in any such offering, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, participation in
the preparation of offering materials and related documents and participation in meetings with
placement or sales agents, attorneys, accountants and potential purchasers, (c) making available
for inspection by holders of Registrable Securities any placement or sales agent, attorney,
accountant or other professional retained by any holder of Registrable Securities, all financial
and other records, pertinent documents and properties of the Parent, and to cause the Parent’s
officers, directors, and employees to supply all information requested by any of them in connection
with such offering, provided, however, that the holders of Registrable Securities making a request
for inspection pursuant to this subsection (c) and the Parent shall enter into a confidentiality
agreement reasonably agreed upon by the parties thereto prior to such inspection and (d)
cooperating in the sale process by following procedures comparable to those outlined in Section 3
hereof as reasonably modified to accommodate a private placement sale process.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
3.1. Filings; Information. Whenever the Parent is required to effect the registration
of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2, the Parent shall use its best efforts to
effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended
method(s) of distribution thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such
request:
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(a) Filing Registration Statement. The Parent shall, as expeditiously as possible,
prepare and file with the Commission, within sixty (60) days after receipt of a request for a
Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, a Registration Statement on any form for which the
Parent then qualifies or which counsel for the Parent shall deem appropriate and which form shall
be available for the sale of all Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance
with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and shall use its best efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to become and remain effective for the period required by Section 3.1(c);
provided, however, that the Parent shall have the right to defer such registration
for up to ninety (90) days if the Parent shall furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities a
certificate signed by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Parent stating that, in the
good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Parent, it would be materially detrimental to
the Parent and its stockholders for such Registration Statement to be effected at such time;
provided further, however, that in the event the Parent elects to exercise such
right with respect to any registration, it shall not have the right to exercise such right again
prior to the date which is twelve (12) months after the date on which the Registration Statement
relating to such deferred registration is declared effective. For the sake of clarity, (i) the
Parent may exercise its right to defer a Demand Registration for ninety (90) days under this
Section 3.1(a) if the Parent has begun the process of publicly offering its Common Stock and (ii)
Purchaser may exercise its rights under Section 2.2 during the ninety (90) day period the Parent
may defer a Demand Registration under this Section 3.1(a).
(b) Copies. The Parent shall, prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus,
or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the holders of Registrable
Securities included in such registration, and such holders’ legal counsel, copies of such
Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration
Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference
therein), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary
prospectus), and such other documents as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such
registration or legal counsel for any such holders may request in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holders.
(c) Amendments and Supplements. The Parent shall prepare and file with the Commission
such amendments, including post effective amendments, and supplements to such Registration
Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until
all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been
disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such
Registration Statement (which period shall not exceed the sum of one hundred eighty (180) days
plus any period during which any such disposition is interfered with by any stop order,
injunction or other order or requirement of the Commission or any governmental agency or court) or
such securities have been withdrawn.
(d) Notification. After the filing of a Registration Statement, the Parent shall
promptly, and in no event more than two (2) Business Days, notify the holders
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of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement, and confirm such advice in
writing: (i) when such Registration Statement has been filed or amended or supplemented and
becomes effective, (ii) when any post effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes
effective, (iii) of any stop order issued or threatened by the Commission (and the Parent shall
take all actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered) and
(iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to such Registration
Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence of
an event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as
thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered by such Registration Statement,
such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and promptly make available to the
holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement any such supplement or
amendment; except that before filing with the Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or
any amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the Parent
shall furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement and
to the legal counsel for any such holders, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed
sufficiently in advance of filing (and in no event less than three (3) Business Days prior to
filing) to provide such holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such
documents and comment thereon, and the Parent shall not file any Registration Statement or
prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, to
which such holders or their legal counsel shall object.
(e) State Securities Laws Compliance. The Parent shall use its best efforts to (i)
register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such
securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the holders of
Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of
distribution) may request and (ii) cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authorities as may be
necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Parent and do any and all other acts and
things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the holders of Registrable Securities included
in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such
jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Parent shall not be required to qualify
generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify
but for this Section 3.1(e), or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction.
(f) Agreements for Disposition. The Parent shall enter into customary agreements
(including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions
as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Parent in any underwriting
agreement which are made to or for the benefit of any Underwriters shall also be made to and for
the benefit of the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement. No
holder of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement shall be required to make
any representations or
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warranties in the underwriting agreement except, if applicable, with respect to such holder’s
organization, good standing, authority, title to Registrable Securities, lack of conflict of such
sale with such holder’s material agreements and organizational documents, and with respect to
written information relating to such holder that such holder has furnished in writing expressly for
inclusion in such registration statement.
(g) Cooperation. The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Parent, the Chief
Financial Officer of the Parent, any vice president of the Parent and any other members of the
management of the Parent shall cooperate fully in any offering of Registrable Securities hereunder,
which cooperation shall include the preparation of the Registration Statement with respect to such
offering and all other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings with
Underwriters, attorneys, accountants and potential investors.
(h) Records. The Parent shall make available for inspection by the holders of
Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, any Underwriter participating in
any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other
professional retained by any holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement or any Underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Parent, as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence
responsibility, and cause the Parent’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information
requested by any of them in connection with such registration statement.
(i) Opinions and Comfort Letters. The Parent shall furnish to each holder of
Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement a signed counterpart, addressed to
such holder, of (i) any opinion of counsel to the Parent delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any
comfort letter from the Parent’s independent public accountants delivered to any Underwriter. In
the event no legal opinion is delivered to any Underwriter, the Parent shall furnish to each holder
of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, at any time that such holder
elects to use a prospectus, an opinion of counsel to the Parent to the effect that the Registration
Statement containing such prospectus has been declared effective and that no stop order is in
effect.
(j) Earnings Statement. The Parent shall comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to its stockholders, as
soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve (12) months, beginning
within three (3) months after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings
statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158
thereunder.
(k) Listing. The Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all
Registrable Securities included in any registration to be listed on such national securities
exchange or otherwise designated for trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the
Parent are then listed or designated or, if no such similar securities are then listed or
designated, then on an Acceptable Exchange (as defined in the
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Investor Rights Agreement) or in any other manner satisfactory to the holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities included in such registration.
3.2. Obligation to Suspend Distribution. Upon receipt of any notice from the Parent
of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.1(d)(iv), each holder of
Registrable Securities included in any registration shall immediately discontinue disposition of
such Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable
Securities until such holder receives the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by
Section 3.1(d)(iv), and, if so directed by the Parent, each such holder will deliver to the Parent
all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such holder’s possession, of the most recent
prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.
3.3. Registration Expenses. The Parent shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, any Piggy Back Registration
pursuant to Section 2.2 and any registration on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 2.3 and all expenses
incurred in performing or complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not
the Registration Statement becomes effective, including: (i) all registration and filing fees;
(ii) fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and
disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities);
(iii) printing expenses; (iv) the Parent’s internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses
of its officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing
of the Registrable Securities as required by Section 3.1(k); (vi) National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. fees, if any; (vii) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Parent and
fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Parent (including
the expenses or costs associated with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested
pursuant to Section 3.1(i)); (viii) the fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the
Parent in connection with such registration; (ix) the purchase of selling stockholder errors and
omissions insurance for the benefit of Purchaser and (x) all fees and expenses incurred by
Purchaser in connection with their participation in such registration, including the fees and
expenses of Purchaser’s legal counsel, accountants and other experts. The Parent shall have no
obligation to pay any underwriting fees, discounts or selling commissions attributable to the
Registrable Securities being sold by Purchaser, which expenses shall be borne by Purchaser.
3.4. Information. The holders of Registrable Securities shall provide such
information as reasonably requested by the Parent in connection with the preparation of any
registration statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the
registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 2.
4. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.
4.1. Indemnification by the Parent. The Parent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Purchaser and each other holder of Registrable Securities, and each of their respective officers,
employees, Affiliates (including Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Capital Partners, Inc.), directors, partners,
members, attorneys and agents, and each Person, if any, who
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controls any of the foregoing and each other holder of Registrable Securities (within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (each, an
“Indemnitee”), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities,
whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or alleged untrue
statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable
Securities were registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus
or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to
such Registration Statement, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, or any violation by the Parent of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation
promulgated thereunder applicable to the Parent and relating to action or inaction required of the
Parent in connection with any such registration; and the Parent shall promptly, but in no event
more than five (5) Business Days after request for payment, pay directly or reimburse each
Indemnitee for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in
connection with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided, however, that the Parent will not be liable in any
such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is
based upon any untrue statement or omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary
prospectus, final prospectus, or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Parent, in writing, by such
selling holder and stated to be specifically for use therein. The Parent shall not refuse to enter
into an underwriting agreement with any Underwriter of the Registrable Securities on the basis that
the indemnity provisions therein are unacceptable as long as the terms of such indemnity provisions
are, on the whole, reasonably typical for the type of underwriting contemplated.
4.2. Indemnification by Holders of Registrable Securities. Each selling holder of
Registrable Securities will, in the event that any Registrable Securities held by such selling
holder are included in any registration being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this
Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless (severally and not jointly) the Parent, each of its
directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents and each Underwriter (if any), and each other
Person, if any, who controls the Parent or such Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities
Act, against any losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several,
insofar as such losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities
Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the
Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out
of or are based upon any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statement therein not misleading, if the statement or omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Parent by such selling
holder and stated to be specifically for use therein, and shall, within five (5) Business Days
after a request therefor, reimburse the Parent, its directors, officers, employees, attorneys and
agents, and each such controlling Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any
of them in connection with investigation or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event shall any holder of
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Registrable Securities be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the net proceeds
actually received by such holder after Taxes from the sale of Registrable Securities.
4.3. Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Promptly after receipt by any Person of
any written notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any action in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2, such Person (the “Indemnified Party”)
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other Person for indemnification
hereunder, notify such other Person (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing of the loss, claim,
judgment, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the failure by the
Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from
any liability which the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except to
the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified Party
is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought against the Indemnified
Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and,
to the extent that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume the defense
thereof with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying
Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that in any action in which
both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified
Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel)
to represent the Indemnified Party and its controlling Persons who may be subject to liability
arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party
against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such
Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written opinion of counsel of such Indemnified Party,
representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or
potential differing interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), consent to
entry of judgment or effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in
respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been
sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or
proceeding.
4.4. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 4.1,
4.2 and 4.3 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage,
liability or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying
such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as
a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection
with the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of any Indemnified Party
and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged
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untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.
The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
Section 4.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does
not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss, claim,
damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such
Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event shall any holder of Registrable Securities be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds actually received by such holder
after Taxes from the sale of Registrable Securities which gave rise to such contribution
obligation. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
5. UNDERWRITING AND DISTRIBUTION.
5.1. Rule 144. The Parent covenants that it shall file any reports required to be
filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as the
holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to
time to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or any similar Rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission. Purchaser hereby acknowledges its understanding that the Parent is not
current with its filings under the Exchange Act.
5.2. Restrictions on Sale by the Parent and Others. The Parent agrees that (a) it
will not effect any sale or distribution of any securities similar to those being registered in
accordance with Section 2.1, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
such securities, during the ninety (90) days prior to, and during the one hundred eighty (180) day
period commencing on, the effective date of any Demand Registration (except as part of such Demand
Registration to the extent permitted by Section 2.1(d)); and (b) any agreement entered into after
the date hereof pursuant to which the Parent issues or agrees to issue any privately placed
securities shall contain a provision under which holders of such securities agree not to effect any
sale or distribution of any such securities during the periods described in (a) above, in each case
including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (except as part of any such
registration, if permitted); provided, however, that the provisions of this Section
5.2 shall not prevent the conversion or exchange of any securities pursuant to their terms into or
for other securities and shall not prevent the issuance of securities by the Parent under any
employee benefit, stock option or stock subscription plans.
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6. MISCELLANEOUS.
6.1. Other Registration Rights.
(a) The Parent hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that, except as set forth in
Schedule 6.1(a), (i) no Person has any right to require the Parent to register any shares its the
Capital Stock for sale, or to include any shares of its Capital Stock, in any registration filed by
the Parent for the sale of shares of Capital Stock for its own account or for the account of any
other Person and (ii) no Person has the right to require the Parent to register the sale of any
shares of the Parent’s capital stock in any Registration Statement filed by the Parent pursuant to
a Demand Registration.
(b) From and after the date of this Agreement, the Parent shall not, without the prior written
consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, (i) enter into any agreement
granting any demand registration right (i.e., the right to require the Parent to register
the sale of any shares of the Parent’s Capital Stock), (ii) enter into any agreement granting any
piggy-back registration right (i.e., the right to require the Parent to register the sale
of any shares of the Parent’s Capital Stock in any Registration Statement filed by the Parent for
the sale of shares of Capital Stock for its own account or for the account of any other Person)
which is inconsistent with, equal to or superior to any registration rights granted hereunder, or
which requires the Parent to register the sale of any shares of the Parent’s Capital Stock in any
Registration Statement filed by the Parent pursuant to a Demand Registration, or (iii) enter into
any agreement that adversely affects the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities
hereunder.
6.2. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 6.2. The rights and obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement shall
be freely assignable in whole or in part. Each such assignee, by accepting such assignment of the
rights of the assignor hereunder, shall be deemed to have agreed to and be bound by the obligations
of the assignor hereunder. The rights and obligations of the Parent hereunder may not be assigned
or delegated.
6.3. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are
required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given if transmitted by telecopier with receipt acknowledged, or upon delivery, if delivered
personally or by recognized commercial courier with receipt acknowledged, or upon the expiration of
72 hours after mailing, if mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
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If to Purchaser, to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Capital Partners III, L.P.
c/o Levine Xxxxxxxxx Capital Partners, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
c/o Levine Xxxxxxxxx Capital Partners, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
If to the Parent, at:
Xxxxxx International, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Vice President - Legal
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Vice President - Legal
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
XxXxxxx & Xxxxx
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
or at such other address or addresses as Purchaser or the Parent, as the case may be, may specify
by written notice given in accordance with this Section 6.3.
6.4. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid,
or unenforceable under present or future Applicable Laws during the term thereof, such provision
shall be fully severable, this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part thereof, and the remaining
provisions thereof shall remain in fill force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable provision or by its severance therefrom. Furthermore, in lieu of such
illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision there shall be added automatically
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as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid, and enforceable provision as similar in terms to
the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision as may be possible.
6.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and by
facsimile transmission or other similar means of electronic transmission, each of which shall be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement
sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior oral and written, and all contemporaneous oral, agreements and
understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof.
6.6. Descriptive Headings, Construction and Interpretation. The rules of construction
and interpretation set forth in Sections 1.2 through 1.5 of the Securities Purchase Agreement shall
likewise govern the construction and interpretation of this Agreement.
6.7. Waivers and Amendments. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally or by course of dealing, except by a statement in
writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or
termination is sought.
6.8. Termination. This agreement shall terminate when the Purchaser no longer holds
any shares of Common Stock and any securities convertible or exercisable into Common Stock.
6.9. Remedies. In the event that the Parent fails to observe or perform any covenant
or agreement to be observed or performed under this Agreement, Purchaser (or any other holder of
Registrable Securities) may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action
at law, whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for an
injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in
this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable right, or to take any one or more of such
actions. The Parent hereby agrees that Purchaser shall not be required or otherwise obligated to,
and hereby waives any right to demand that Purchaser, post any performance or other bond in
connection with the enforcement of its rights and remedies hereunder. The Parent agrees to pay all
fees, costs, and expenses, including the fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other
experts, and all fees, costs and expenses of appeals, incurred by Purchaser or any other holder of
Registrable Securities in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement or the collection or
any sums due hereunder, whether or not suit is commenced. None of the rights, powers or remedies
conferred under this Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy
shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy whether conferred by this
Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
6.10. Governing Law. IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY
AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
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ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND
PERFORMED IN THAT STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS
THEREOF) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
6.11. Waiver of Trial by Jury. BECAUSE DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH COMPLEX
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT
PERSON AND THE PARTIES WISH APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS TO APPLY (RATHER THAN ARBITRATION
RULES), THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE
LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF
ARBITRATION, AND UNDERSTANDING THEY ARE WAIVING A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS
AGREEMENT HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY, WITH AND UPON THE ADVICE OF COMPETENT
COUNSEL, WAIVES, RELINQUISHES AND FOREVER FORGOES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT
OR OTHER PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO (a) THIS AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE AMENDMENT HEREOF, OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY OR
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR (b) ANY CONDUCT, ACT OR OMISSION OF THE PARTIES OR THEIR AFFILIATES
(OR ANY OF THEM) WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE AMENDMENT HEREOF,
WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF WHICH PARTY INITIATES SUCH ACTION,
SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR
OTHER PROCEEDING SHALL BE DECIDED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN
ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF
THE PARTIES TO THE WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY.
6.12. Judicial Referee. IN THE EVENT THE WAIVER PROVIDED IN SECTION 6.11 IS DEEMED
INEFFECTIVE, TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE OR
RETIRED JUDGE APPLY THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE PARTIES AGREE TO REFER, FOR A COMPLETE AND FINAL
ADJUDICATION, ANY AND ALL ISSUES OF FACT OR LAW INVOLVED IN ANY LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL DISCOVERY AND LAW AND MOTION MATTERS, PRETRIAL MOTIONS, TRIAL
MATTERS AND POST-TRIAL MOTIONS (E.G. MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION, NEW TRIAL AND TO TAX COSTS,
ATTORNEY FEES AND PREJUDGMENT INTEREST)) UP TO AND INCLUDING FINAL JUDGMENT, BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY
DISPUTE (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, UNDER ANY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE) BETWEEN AND AMONG ANY
OF THE PARTIES HERETO, TO A JUDICIAL REFEREE WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED
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UNDER A GENERAL REFERENCE PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 638. THE
REFEREE’S DECISION WOULD STAND AS THE DECISION OF THE COURT, WITH JUDGMENT TO BE ENTERED ON HIS/HER
STATEMENT OF DECISION IN THE SAME MANNER AS IF THE ACTION HAD BEEN TRIED BY THE COURT. THE PARTIES
HERETO SHALL SELECT A SINGLE NEUTRAL REFEREE, WHO SHALL BE A RETIRED STATE OR FEDERAL JUDGE WITH AT
LEAST FIVE YEARS OF JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE IN CIVIL MATTERS. IN THE EVENT THAT THE PARTIES HERETO
CANNOT AGREE UPON A REFEREE, THE REFEREE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COURT. THE PURCHASER AND
HOLDERS, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE COMPANY PARTIES, ON THE OTHER HAND, SHALL EQUALLY BEAR THE FEES
AND EXPENSES OF THE REFEREE (50% BY THE PURCHASER AND HOLDERS AND 50% BY THE COMPANY PARTIES)
UNLESS THE REFEREE OTHERWISE PROVIDES IN THE STATEMENT OF DECISION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by
their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.
PARENT | ||||||||
XXXXXX INTERNATIONAL, INC., | ||||||||
a Maryland corporation | ||||||||
By: | ||||||||
Name: | ||||||||
Title: | ||||||||
PURCHASER | ||||||||
XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX CAPITAL | ||||||||
PARTNERS, INC., a California corporation | ||||||||
On behalf of XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX | ||||||||
CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P., a | ||||||||
California limited partnership | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Vice President |