REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.7
This
Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement")
is made
and entered into as of October 4, 2006, by and among Welund Fund, Inc., a
Nevada
corporation (the "Company"),
and
the investors signatory hereto (each a "Investor"
and
collectively, the "Investors").
This
Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as
of the
date hereof among the Company and the Investors (the "Purchase
Agreement").
The
Company and the Investors hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined
in the
Purchase Agreement will have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase
Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective
meanings set forth in this Section 1:
“Advice”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Audit
Completion Date”
means
the date on which the Company and its Subsidiaries have completed its audit
and
have audited and unaudited financial statements as are necessary for the
Company
to meet its reporting obligations under rules and regulations promulgated
by the
Commission, including periodic reports, current reports and the proposed
registration statement contemplated to be filed under Form SB-2.
"Effective
Date"
means,
as to a Registration Statement, the date on which such Registration Statement
is
first declared effective by the Commission.
“Effectiveness
Date”
means
(a) with respect to the Registration Statement required to be filed under
Section 2(a), the earliest of: (a)(i) the 120th
day
following the Audit Completion Date, (ii) the 120th
day
following the Outside Registration Date, and (iii) the fifth Trading Day
following the date on which the Company is notified by the Commission that
such
Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further
review and comments; and (b) with respect to a Registration Statement required
to be filed under Section 2(b), the earlier of: (b)(i) the 90th
day
following the date on which the Company becomes eligible to utilize Form
S-3 to
register the resale of Common Stock, and (ii) the fifth Trading Day following
the date on which the Company is notified by the Commission that such
Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further
review and comments.
"Effectiveness
Period"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
"Exchange
Act"
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Filing
Date"
means
(a) with respect to the Registration Statement required to be filed under
Section 2(a), the earlier of (a)(i) the 15th
day
following the Audit Completion Date and (ii) the Outside Registration Date;
and
(b) with respect to a Registration Statement required to be filed under Section
2(b), the 30th
day
following the date on which the Company becomes eligible to utilize Form
S-3 to
register the resale of Common Stock.
"Holder"
or
"Holders"
means
the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable
Securities.
“Indemnified
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Losses”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“New
York Courts”
means
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan.
“Outside
Registration Date”
means
the six month anniversary of the Closing Date.
"Proceeding"
means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced
or threatened.
“Prospectus”
means
the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted
from a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by
any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement,
and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable
Securities”
means:
(i) the Shares, (ii) any shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
of
warrants issued to any placement agent (the “Placement
Agent Warrants”)
as
compensation in connection with the financing that is the subject of the
Purchase Agreement, (iii) 4,000,000 (pre-reverse stock split) shares of Common
Stock with piggy back registration rights held by the following: Liberty
Associates, LLC for 2,240,000 shares; TATS, LLC 237,457 shares; Pamplona,
Inc.
100,000 shares; Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx 237,457 shares; Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 468,643 shares;
BTG Investments LLC 247,800 shares; and Xxxxx Xxx 468,643 shares, including
transferees of any such shares, and (iv) any securities issued or issuable
upon
any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar
event, or any price adjustment as a result of such stock splits, reverse
stock
splits or similar events with respect to any of the securities referenced
in (i)
- (iii) above.
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"Registration
Statement"
means
the registration statement required to be filed in accordance with Section
2(a)
and any additional registration statement(s) required to be filed under Section
2(b), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements
to
such registration statements or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective
amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference
or
deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
"Rule
144"
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect
as such
Rule.
"Rule
415"
means
Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect
as such
Rule.
"Rule
424"
means
Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect
as such
Rule.
"Securities
Act"
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Shares"
means
the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Investors pursuant to
the
Purchase Agreement.
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2.
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Registration.
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(a) On
or
prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission
a Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities
not
already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an
offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, on Form SB-2
(or
on such other form appropriate for such purpose). Such Registration Statement
shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments
received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement)
the
"Plan of Distribution" attached hereto as Annex
A.
The
Company shall cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective
under
the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than its
Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until
the
date which is the earliest of (i) five years after its Effective Date, (ii)
such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement have been publicly sold by the Holders, or (iii) such time as all
of
the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be
sold by
the Holders pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company
pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable
to
the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness
Period").
By
9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day following the Effective
Date,
the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under
the
Securities Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant
to such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is technically
required under such Rule).
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(b) Promptly
following any date on which the Company becomes eligible to use a registration
statement on Form S-3 to register the Registrable Securities for resale,
the
Company shall file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable
Securities (or a post-effective amendment on Form S-3 to the then effective
Registration Statement) and shall cause such Registration Statement to be
filed by the Filing Date for such Registration Statement and declared effective
as soon as possible thereafter, but in any event prior to the Effectiveness
Date
therefor. Such Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise
required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a
review
of such Registration Statement) the "Plan of Distribution" attached hereto
as
Annex
A.
The
Company shall cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective
under
the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, by its Effectiveness
Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire
Effectiveness Period. By 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day
following the Effective Date of such Registration Statement, the Company
shall
file with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities
Act
the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such
Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required
under
such Rule).
(c) If:
(i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date
(if the
Company files a Registration Statement without furnishing the Holders with
a
copy of such document pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, the Company shall
not be
deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) a Registration Statement
is
not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to its required
Effectiveness Date or if by the Business Day immediately following the Effective
Date the Company shall not have filed a “final” prospectus for the Registration
Statement with the Commission under Rule 424(b) (whether or not such a
prospectus is actually required by such Rule), or (iii) after its Effective
Date, without regard for the reason thereunder or efforts therefore, such
Registration Statement ceases for any reason to be effective and available
to
the Holders as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to cover
at
any time prior to the expiration of its Effectiveness Period for more than
an
aggregate of 30 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) (any such failure
or breach being referred to as an "Event,"
and for
purposes of clauses (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for
purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 Trading Day-period is exceeded,
being referred to as "Event
Date"),
then
in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under
applicable law: on each such Event Date, and on each monthly anniversary
of each
such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such
date)
until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder
an
amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal
to
1.0% of the aggregate Investment Amount paid by such Holder for Shares pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement; provided,
however, that the total amount of partial liquidated damages payable by the
Company pursuant to all Events under this Section shall be capped at an
aggregate of 10% of the aggregate Investment Amount paid by the Investors
under
the Purchase Agreement. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms
hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior
to
the cure of an Event, except in the case of the first Event Date. In no event
will the Company be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement in
excess
of 1.0% of the aggregate Investment Amount of the Investors in any 30-day
period. The Company will not be liable for liquidated damages under this
Agreement with respect to any Placement Agent Warrants or any shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants.
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(d) Each
Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the
form
attached to this Agreement as Annex
B
(a
“Selling
Holder Questionnaire”).
The
Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a
Holder
in a Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any liquidated
or
other damages under Section 2(c) to any Holder who fails to furnish to the
Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at least two Trading
Days
prior to the Filing Date (subject to the requirements set forth in Section
3(a)).
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3.
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Registration
Procedures.
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In
connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the Company
shall:
(a) Not
less
than four Trading Days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement or
any
related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall
furnish to each Holder copies of the “Selling Stockholders” section of such
document, the “Plan of Distribution” and any risk factor contained in such
document that addresses specifically this transaction or the Selling
Stockholders, as proposed to be filed. The Company shall not file a Registration
Statement, any Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto in which
the
“Selling Stockholder” section thereof differs from the disclosure received from
a Holder in its Selling Holder Questionnaire (as amended or
supplemented).
(b) (i)
Use
its best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to each Registration Statement and the
Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable
Securities for its Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission
such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under
the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related
Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement,
and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii)
respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from
the
Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto
and, as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Holders true and complete
copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such
Registration Statement that would not result in the disclosure to the Holders
of
material and non-public information concerning the Company; and (iv) comply
in
all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act with respect to the Registration Statements and the disposition of all
Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement.
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(c) Use
its
best efforts to notify the Holders as promptly as reasonably possible (and,
in
the case of (i)(A) below, not less than three Trading Days prior to such
filing
and, in the case of (v) below, not less than three Trading Days prior to
the
financial statements in any Registration Statement becoming ineligible for
inclusion therein) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice
in
writing no later than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus
or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company
whether there will be a "review" of such Registration Statement and whenever
the
Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement (the Company
shall
provide true and complete copies thereof and all written responses thereto
to
each of the Holders that pertain to the Holders as a Selling Stockholder
or to
the Plan of Distribution, but not information which the Company believes
would
constitute material and non-public information); and (C) with respect to
each
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has
become
effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal or
state
governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement
or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation
of
any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes
the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible
for
inclusion therein or any statement made in such Registration Statement or
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein
by
reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to
such
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case
of
such Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) Use
its
reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the
withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from
qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(e) Furnish
to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration
Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested
by
such Person (including those previously furnished) promptly after the filing
of
such documents with the Commission.
(f)
Promptly
deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus
or
Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or
supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request. The Company hereby
consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto
by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of
the
Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto.
(g) Prior
to
any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to register
or qualify such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities
or Blue Sky laws of all jurisdictions within the United States, to keep each
such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during
the
Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things necessary
or
advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statements.
(h) Cooperate
with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee
pursuant to the Registration Statements, which certificates shall be free,
to
the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends,
and
to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered
in such names as any such Holders may request.
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(i) Upon
the
occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(v), as promptly as
reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a
post-effective amendment, to the affected Registration Statements or a
supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to
be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document
so
that, as thereafter delivered, no Registration Statement nor any Prospectus
will
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
4. Registration
Expenses.
All
fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this
Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The
fees
and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation,
fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and
(B) in
compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws), (ii) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates
for
Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the printing of
prospectuses is reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement), (iii) messenger,
telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for
the
Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires
such
insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the
Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of
its
internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all
salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on
any
securities exchange as required hereunder.
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5.
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Indemnification.
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(a) Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify
and
hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents, investment advisors,
partners, members and employees of each of them, each Person who controls
any
such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents and employees
of
each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law,
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs
(including, without limitation, reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable
attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, "Losses"),
as
incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus
or
any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any
preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or
alleged
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make
the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus
or
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made)
not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (1) such
untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding
such
Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use
therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or
such
Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was
reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use
in
the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or
in any
amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has
approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (2) in the case of an occurrence
of
an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(ii)-(v), the use by such Holder
of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such
Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior
to the
receipt by such Holder of an Advice or an amended or supplemented Prospectus,
but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice or
the
amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise
to
such Loss would have been corrected. The Company shall notify the Holders
promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which
the
Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(b) Indemnification
by Holders.
Each
Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls
the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section
20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees
of
such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising solely out of or based
solely
upon: (x) such Holder's failure to comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act or (y) any untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form
of
prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising solely
out of
or based solely upon any omission of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading to the
extent, but only to the extent that, (1) such untrue statements or omissions
are
based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing
to the
Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such
information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of
distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved
in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement
(it
being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose),
such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement
thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified
in
Section 3(c)(ii)-(v), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective
Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the
Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder
of
an Advice or an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the
extent that following the receipt of the Advice or the amended or supplemented
Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have
been
corrected. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder
be
greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by
such
Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such
indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
If any
Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an "Indemnified
Party"),
such
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is
sought
(the "Indemnifying
Party")
in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party
and
the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense
thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such
notice
shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities
pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall
be
finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination
is
not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have
proximately and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying
Party.
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An
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such
Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties
unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees
and
expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume
the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory
to such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any
such
Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified
Party
and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised
by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel
were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which
case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing
that
it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party,
the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof
and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding
effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent
of the
Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect
of
which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
All
fees
and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses
to
the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend
such
Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid
to the
Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice
thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately
determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder; provided, that the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified
Party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent
it is
finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled
to
indemnification hereunder).
(d) Contribution.
If a
claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an
Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each
Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result
of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with
the
actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as
any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying
Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material
fact,
has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such
Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result
of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth
in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or expenses
incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such
party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the
indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party
in
accordance with its terms.
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The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by
any
other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which
the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that
such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition
to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified
Parties.
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6.
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Miscellaneous.
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(a) Remedies.
In the
event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of their obligations
under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under
this
Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific
performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder
agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any
losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense
that
a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No
Piggyback on Registrations.
Except
as and to the extent specified in Schedule
3.1(v)
to the
Purchase Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other
than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities
of the
Company in a Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities,
and
the Company shall not during the Effectiveness Period enter into any agreement
providing any such right to any of its security holders.
(c) Compliance.
Each
Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with
sales
of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
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(d) Discontinued
Disposition.
Each
Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon
receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the
kind
described in Section 3(c), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition
of
such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder's
receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration
Statement or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice")
by the
Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in
either
case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that
are
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus
or
Registration Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to
enforce the provisions of this paragraph.
(e) Piggy-Back
Registrations.
If at
any time during the Effectiveness Period there is not an effective Registration
Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall
determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under
the
Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or
Form
S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents
relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any
acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall send to each Holder written notice of such determination and, if within
fifteen days after receipt of such notice, any such Holder shall so request
in
writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or
any
part of such Registrable Securities such holder requests to be registered,
subject to customary underwriter cutbacks applicable to all holders of
registration rights.
(f)
Amendments
and Waivers.
The
provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this Section 6(f),
may
not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in
writing
and signed by the Company and the Holders of no less than a majority in interest
of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
a
waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a
matter
that relates exclusively to the rights of certain Holders and that does not
directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by
Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities to which such
waiver or consent relates.
(g) Notices.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated
confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified
in
this Section or via electronic mail, prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on
a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission of
the
facsimile or electronic mail, if such notice or communication is delivered
via
facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that
is not
a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading
Day,
(c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally
recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party
to
whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and
communications shall be as follows:
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to the Company:
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Welund
Fund, Inc.
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0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attn.:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, President
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With
a copy to:
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Bullivant
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx PC
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0000
X
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attn.:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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If
to a Investor:
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To
the address set forth under such Investor's name on the signature
pages
hereto.
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If
to any
other Person who is then the registered Holder:
To
the
address of such Holder as it appears in the stock transfer books of the
Company
or
such
other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner,
by
such Person.
(h) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and
permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of
each
Holder. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without
the prior written consent of each Holder. Each Holder may assign their
respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted
under
the Purchase Agreement.
(i)
Execution
and Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature
is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid
binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
were the original thereof.
(j)
Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings
concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or
its
respective Affiliates, employees or agents) will be commenced in the New
York
Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated
hereby
or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert
in
any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
of any New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper
or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding
by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery
(with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute
good
and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner
permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in
any
Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce
any
provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding
shall
be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and
expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of
such
Proceeding.
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(k) Cumulative
Remedies.
The
remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies
provided by law.
(l)
Severability.
If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court
of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth
herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable efforts
to
find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially
the
same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or
restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of
the
parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants
and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared
invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(m) Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(n) Independent
Nature of Investors' Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Investor under this Agreement are several and not joint
with
the obligations of each other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible
in
any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under
this
Agreement. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no
action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute
the
Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other
kind of
entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting
in
concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Each Investor
acknowledges that no other Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor
in
enforcing its rights under this Agreement. Each Investor shall be entitled
to
independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation
the
rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any
other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for
such
purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided
with the same Registration Rights Agreement for the purpose of closing a
transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or requested
to do so by any Investor.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as
of the date first written above.
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FUND, INC.
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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Name:
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Vice President
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as
of the date first written above.
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NAME
OF INVESTING ENTITY
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ADDRESS
FOR NOTICE
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_______________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________
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Annex
A
Plan
of
Distribution
The
Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees
and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their
shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility
on
which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be
at
fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more
of
the following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits Investors;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal
to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer
for its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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to
cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement
is
declared effective by the Commission;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers
to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts
from
the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The
Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed
what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The
Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the
performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties
may
offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time under this prospectus,
or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
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Upon
the
Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that any material
arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Common
Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement
to this
prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Stockholder
and of
the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii)
the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv)the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s),
where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any
investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference
in
this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition,
upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that
a donee
or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of Common Stock, a supplement
to
this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with applicable
securities law.
The
Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors
in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning
of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of
the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and
similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the sale of the
securities will be paid by the Selling Stockholder and/or the purchasers.
Each
Selling Stockholder has represented and warranted to the Company that it
acquired the securities subject to this registration statement in the ordinary
course of such Selling Stockholder’s business and, at the time of its purchase
of such securities such Selling Stockholder had no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such securities.
The
Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it may not use shares
registered on this Registration Statement to cover short sales of Common
Stock
made prior to the date on which this Registration Statement shall have been
declared effective by the Commission. If a Selling Stockholder uses this
prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders
will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities
Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated,
including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such Selling
Stockholders in connection with resales of their respective shares under
this
Registration Statement.
The
Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration
of
the shares, but the Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the
Common Stock. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders
against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.
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Annex
B
WELUND
FUND, INC.
Selling
Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
The
undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Common
Stock”),
of
Welund Fund, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”)
understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
a
Registration Statement for the registration and resale of the Registrable
Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of September __, 2006 (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”),
among
the Company and the Investors named therein. A copy of the Registration Rights
Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth
below. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall
have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
The
undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and
represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
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1.
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Name.
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(a)
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Full
Legal Name of Selling Securityholder
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(b)
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Full
Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above)
through
which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are
held:
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(c)
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Full
Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person
who
directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote
or dispose
of the securities covered by the
questionnaire):
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2.
Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
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Telephone:
Fax:
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3.
Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
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Type
and Principal Amount of Registrable Securities beneficially
owned:
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4.
Broker-Dealer Status:
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(a)
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Are
you a broker-dealer?
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Yes
r No
r
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Note:
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If
yes, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as
an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
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(b)
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Are
you an affiliate of a
broker-dealer?
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Yes
r No
r
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(c)
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If
you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you
bought
the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business,
and at the
time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold,
you had
no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any
person
to distribute the Registrable
Securities?
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Yes
r No
r
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Note:
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If
no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as
an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
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5.
Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling
Securityholder.
Except
as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial
or
registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable
Securities listed above in Item 3.
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Type
and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Securityholder:
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6.
Relationships with the Company:
Except
as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers,
directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity
securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had
any
other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates)
during the past three years.
State
any
exceptions here:
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The
undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or
changes
in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date
hereof
and prior to the Effective Date for the Registration Statement.
By
signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information
contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the inclusion of
such
information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. The
undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the
Company
in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement
and the related prospectus.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this
Notice
and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its
duly
authorized agent.
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Dated:_____________________________________
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Beneficial
Owner:_______________________________________________
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By:__________________________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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PLEASE
FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN
THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
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Bullivant
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx PC
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0000
X Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn.:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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