FORM OF
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of
November 16, 2006, by and among Maverick Oil and Gas, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, with headquarters located at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000 (the "COMPANY"), and the undersigned buyers (each, a
"BUYER", and collectively, the "BUYERS").
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and
among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the "SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT"), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to
each Buyer (i) convertible secured debentures of the Company (the "DEBENTURES")
issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, which, among other things,
will be convertible into shares (as converted, the "CONVERSION SHARES") of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "COMMON STOCK"), in
accordance with the terms of the Debentures, and (ii) warrants (the "WARRANTS,"
which term shall include any Additional Warrants (as defined in the Debentures)
issued pursuant to the Debentures) which Warrants will be exercisable to
purchase additional shares (as exercised collectively, the "WARRANT SHARES";
which term shall also include any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon
exercise of outstanding warrants issued to the Buyers due to the operation of
the anti-dilution protection provisions set forth in such warrants as a result
of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement) of Common
Stock.
B. The Debentures bear interest, which at the option of the
Company, subject to certain conditions, may be paid in additional shares
(collectively, the "INTEREST SHARES") of Common Stock.
C. To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the
"1933 ACT"), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each
of the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase
Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
a. "BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than Saturday,
Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are
authorized or required by law to remain closed.
b. "CLOSING DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in
the Securities Purchase Agreement.
c. "EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date that the Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.
d. "EFFECTIVENESS DEADLINE" means the date which is 30
days after the Filing Deadline, or if there is a review of the Registration
Statement by the SEC, 90 days after the Filing Deadline.
e. "FILING DEADLINE" means January 31, 2007.
f. "INVESTOR" means a Buyer or any transferee or
assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who
agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with
Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or
assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound
by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.
g. "PERSON" means an individual, a limited liability
company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an
unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency
thereof.
h. "REGISTER," "REGISTERED," and "REGISTRATION" refer to
a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to
Rule 415 and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration
Statement(s) by the SEC.
i. "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (i) the Conversion
Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Debentures, (ii) the Warrant
Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) the Interest
Shares issued or issuable under the Debentures and (iv) any share capital of the
Company issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Interest
Shares, the Debentures, the Warrant Shares or the Warrants as a result of any
share split, share dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or
otherwise, without regard to any limitations on conversions of the Debentures or
exercises of the Warrants.
j. "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means a registration
statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act
covering the Registrable Securities.
k. "REQUIRED HOLDERS" means the holders of at least a
majority of the Registrable Securities.
l. "REQUIRED REGISTRATION AMOUNT" means 130% of the sum
of (i) the maximum number of Interest Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the
terms of the Debentures calculated as if all such Interest Shares were to be
issued as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of
determination, (ii) the number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable pursuant
to the Debentures as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable
date of determination, and (iii) the number of Warrant Shares issued and
issuable pursuant to the Warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding
the applicable date of determination, all subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 2(e).
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m. "RULE 415" means Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any
successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed
basis.
n. "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
2. Registration.
a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare,
and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline,
file with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of
all of the Registrable Securities; provided, that if the Company files such
Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline and thereafter the Company
determines, upon the written advice of its counsel and after consultation with
Legal Counsel to the Investors, that it must suspend or otherwise withdraw such
Registration Statement as a result of having an insufficient number of
authorized shares to cover the Registrable Securities, the Company may suspend
or withdraw such Registration Statement without being in violation of this
Section 2(a), provided, further, that the Company must promptly re-file such
Registration Statement within no more than five (5) days after it amends its
Articles of Incorporation to provide for additional authorized shares. In the
event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall
use such other form as is available for such a registration on another
appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders, subject to the
provisions of Section 2(d). The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto
shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to
the Required Registration Amount as of date the Registration Statement is
initially filed with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain (except
if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the "Selling Shareholders" and
"Plan of Distribution" sections in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration
Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event
later than the Effectiveness Deadline. Each Investor agrees to furnish to the
Company a completed questionnaire in the form of Exhibit C within three trading
days after receiving the Company's written request therefor.
b. Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial
number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and any
increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be
allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable
Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering
such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared
effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers
any of such Investor's Registrable Securities other than pursuant to the Plan of
Distribution contained in the Registration Statement, each transferee shall be
allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of Registrable
Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor. Any
shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain
allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered
by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors,
pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such
Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. Except for (i) up to
13,500,000 shares of Common Stock issued and sold to Millenium Global High Yield
Fund Limited (or one or more of its designees or assignees) and/or to Line Trust
Corporation Limited (or one or more of its designees or assignees) and up to
13,500,000 shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of Warrants
issued and sold to such parties in connection therewith, in each case within
sixteen (16) calendar days after the Closing Date, pursuant to agreements in
form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders and (ii) up to
20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued and sold to Line Trust Corporation
Limited in January 2005, in no event shall the Company include any securities
other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement without the
prior written consent of the Required Holders.
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c. Legal Counsel. The Required Holders shall have the
right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration
pursuant to this Section 2 ("LEGAL COUNSEL"), which shall be XxXxxxxxx Will &
Xxxxx LLP or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the Required
Holders. The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each
other in performing the Company's obligations under this Agreement.
d. Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form
S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable
Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the
Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the
Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on
Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall
maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until
such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable
Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
e. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event
the number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to
Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required
to be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor's allocated portion
of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company shall amend
the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on
the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at
least the Required Registration Amount as of the trading day immediately
preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration
Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than
15 days after the necessity therefor arises. The Company shall use its best
efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become
effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of
the foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration
Statement shall be deemed "insufficient to cover all of the Registrable
Securities" if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock available for
resale under the Registration Statement is less than the product determined by
multiplying (i) the Required Registration Amount as of such time by (ii) 0.90.
The calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard
to any limitations on the conversion of the Debentures or the exercise of the
Warrants and such calculation shall assume that the Debentures are then
convertible into shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing Conversion Rate
(as defined in the Debentures) and that the Warrants are then exercisable for
shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing Exercise Price (as defined in the
Warrants).
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f. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain
Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If (i) a Registration Statement
covering all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby and
required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed
with the SEC on or before the respective Filing Deadline (a "FILING FAILURE") or
(B) not declared effective by the SEC on or before the respective Effectiveness
Deadline (an "EFFECTIVENESS FAILURE") or (ii) on any day after the Effective
Date sales of all of the Registrable Securities required to be included on such
Registration Statement cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace
Period (as defined in Section 3(r)) pursuant to such Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, because of a failure to keep such Registration
Statement effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to
be made pursuant to such Registration Statement or to register a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock) (a "MAINTENANCE FAILURE") then, as partial
relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in or reduction
of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall
not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the
Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such
Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to 2.0% of the aggregate Purchase
Price (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) of such
Investor's Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on
each of the following dates: (i) the day of a Filing Failure and on every
thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) after a
Filing Failure until such Filing Failure is cured; (ii) the day of an
Effectiveness Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling
less than thirty days) after an Effectiveness Failure until such Effectiveness
Failure is cured; and (iii) the initial day of a Maintenance Failure and on
every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) after
a Maintenance Failure until such Maintenance Failure is cured. The payments to
which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(f) are referred to
herein as "REGISTRATION DELAY PAYMENTS." Registration Delay Payments shall be
paid on the day of the Filing Failure, Effectiveness Failure and the initial day
of a Maintenance Failure, as applicable, and thereafter on the earlier of (A)
the thirtieth day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration
Delay Payments has occurred and (B) the third Business Day after the event or
failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event
the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such
Registration Delay Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 2.0% per month
(prorated for partial months) until paid in full. The cumulative Registration
Delay Payments shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate Purchase Price (as such
term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).
3. Related Obligations.
At such time as the Company is obligated to file a
Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(d), 2(e) or 11,
the Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the
Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition
thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
a. The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the
SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities and use
its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the
Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as practicable after such
filing (but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline). The Company
shall keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all
times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investors may sell all
of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor thereto) promulgated under
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the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the "REGISTRATION
PERIOD"). The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including
any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein
(in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they
were made) not misleading. The term "best efforts" shall mean, among other
things, that the Company shall submit to the SEC, within two Business Days after
the later of the date (i) that the Company learns that no review of a particular
Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff
has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may
be, and (ii) of the approval of Legal Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c) (which
approval is immediately sought), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of
such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the
submission of such request.
b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a
Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during
such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such
Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities
shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration
Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement
which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to
this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-Q, Form
10-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "1934 ACT"), the Company shall have incorporated such report by
reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such
amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act
report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or
supplement such Registration Statement.
c. The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review
and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least five Business Days prior
to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all
Registration Statements (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and Reports on
Form 10-Q and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of
days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration
Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel
reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of
the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement
thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without
charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to
the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii)
promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any
Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if
requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of
any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company
shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company's
obligations pursuant to this Section 3.
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d. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose
Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without
charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least
one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including
financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by
reference, if requested by an Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary
prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, 10 copies
of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may
reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any
preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from
time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Investor.
e. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i)
register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification
applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a
Registration Statement under such other securities or "blue sky" laws of all
applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those
jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to
maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take
such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and
qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv)
take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the
Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that
the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition
thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself
to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to
service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify
Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt
by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale
under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in the United States
or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose.
f. The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each
Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable
after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included
in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of
a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no
event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and,
subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such
Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver
10 copies of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or
such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably
request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor
in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such
effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by facsimile
or e-mail on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of
any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement
or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company's
reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement would be appropriate.
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g. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a
Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or
suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at
the earliest possible moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who
holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order or
suspension and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
h. At the reasonable request of any Investor, the
Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an
Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the
Company's independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is
customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in
an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, and (ii) an
opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes
of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily
given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors.
i. The Company shall make available for inspection by
(i) any Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other
agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the "INSPECTORS"), all pertinent
financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of
the Company (collectively, the "RECORDS"), as shall be reasonably deemed
necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors and
employees, counsel and the Company's independent certified public accountants to
supply all information which may be necessary and any Inspector may reasonably
request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict
confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of
any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be
confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless
(a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required
under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a
final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of
competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this
or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Investor
agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in
or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other
means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense,
to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a
protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any
other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be
deemed to limit the Investors' ability to sell Registrable Securities in a
manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
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j. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any
disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless
(i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state
securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid
or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the
release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of
such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor's
expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain
a protective order for, such information.
k. The Company shall use its best efforts either to (i)
cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to
be listed on each securities exchange, if any, on which securities of the same
class or series issued by the Company are then listed (of which there are none
as of the date hereof) if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then
permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and
quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement
on the Nasdaq National Market, if the Registrable Securities are listed on such
market, or (iii) if the Registrable Securities are listed on an exchange or the
Nasdaq National Market and despite the Company's best efforts to satisfy the
preceding clause (i) or (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the
preceding clause (i) or (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on The
Nasdaq Capital Market for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, to use its best efforts to arrange for at least two
market makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. ("NASD") as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company
shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation
under this Section 3(k).
l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who
hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable,
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any
restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered
pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such
denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably
request and registered in such names as the Investors may request. It shall be a
condition of the Company's obligation to deliver certificates not bearing any
restrictive legend pursuant to this Section 3(l) to a Buyer that such Buyer
shall have provided certification to the Company in the form of Schedule A
hereto; provided that a certification given by a Buyer shall apply to all offers
and sales of securities that occur subsequent to such certification absent
notification by such Buyer to the Company and the Transfer Agent that the
existing certification no longer is true and complete.
m. If requested by an Investor, the Company shall within
five days of receipt of notice from such Investor (i) incorporate in a
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an
Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and
distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation,
information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered
or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the
offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make
all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments
to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an Investor holding any
Registrable Securities.
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n. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered
with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be
necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
o. The Company shall make generally available to its
security holders as soon as practical, but not later than 90 days after the
close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying
with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 0000
Xxx) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of
the Company's fiscal quarter next following the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement.
p. The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to
comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with
any registration hereunder.
q. Within two Business Days after a Registration
Statement which covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC,
the Company shall: (i) file a definitive prospectus with the SEC under Rule
424(b) of the 1933 Act; and (ii) deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the
Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with
copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such
Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
r. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at
any time after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the
SEC, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information
concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good
faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the
best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company,
otherwise required (a "GRACE PERIOD"); provided, that the Company shall promptly
(i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material, non-public
information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the
Company will not disclose the content of such material, non-public information
to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii)
notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and,
provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed 20 consecutive days and
during any 365-day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 30
days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least two trading days
after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an "ALLOWABLE GRACE
PERIOD"). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the
Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the
notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the
date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date
referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be
applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of
the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of
Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such
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material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver
unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance
with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale
of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a
contract for sale, and, if required under applicable securities laws, delivered
a copy of the prospectus included as part of the applicable Registration
Statement, prior to the Investor's receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and
for which the Investor has not yet settled.
4. Obligations of the Investors.
a. At least five Business Days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify
each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such
Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor's Registrable
Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition
precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration
pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a
particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the
intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as
shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the
registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in
connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
b. Each Investor, by such Investor's acceptance of the
Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably
requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any
Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company
in writing of such Investor's election to exclude all of such Investor's
Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
c. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice
from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section
3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f), such Investor will immediately
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration
Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor's receipt
of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section
3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no
supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
the Company shall, to the extent it may do so under applicable federal and state
securities law, cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common
Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the
Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable
Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for
sale prior to the Investor's receipt of a notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first
sentence of Section 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
d. Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will
comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act to the extent
required and the Plan of Distribution contained in the Registration Statement in
connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement.
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5. Expenses of Registration.
All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company.
The Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of Legal Counsel in connection with registration, filing or
qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement.
6. Indemnification.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a
Registration Statement under this Agreement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company
will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, the
directors, officers, members, partners, employees, agents, and representatives
of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the
1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an "INDEMNIFIED PERSON"), against any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs,
reasonable attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or
several, (collectively, "CLAIMS") incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal
taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative
or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened,
whether or not an Indemnified Person is or may be a party thereto ("INDEMNIFIED
DAMAGES"), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or
actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of
the offering under the securities or other "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction
in which Registrable Securities are offered ("BLUE SKY FILING"), or the omission
or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration
Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if
the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or
the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to
make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the
statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law,
including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any violation by the
Company of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv)
being, collectively, "VIOLATIONS"). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall
reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and
are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by
them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification
agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an
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Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use
in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made
available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); (ii) with respect to any
preliminary prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such Person from
whom the Person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities
that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any Person controlling such
Person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the
preliminary prospectus was corrected in the prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 3(d), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in
writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a
Violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it or
failed to deliver the correct prospectus as required by the 1933 Act and such
correct prospectus was timely made available pursuant to Section 3(d); (iii)
shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the
Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by
the Company, including a corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected
prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d);
and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such
settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall
remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the
Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in
which an Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and
not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the
same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors,
each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if
any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
(each, an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY"), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to
which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or
otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are
based upon (i) any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the
extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use
in connection with such Registration Statement, or (ii) the failure by such
Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by
the Company, including a corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected
prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d);
and, subject to Section 6(c), such Investor will reimburse any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party, promptly as such expenses
are incurred and are due and payable, in connection with investigating or
defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement
contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution
contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any
Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such
Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided,
further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for
only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net
proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full
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force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such
Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities
by the Investors pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b)
with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any
Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained
in the preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus,
as then amended or supplemented.
c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any
action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving
a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in
respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section
6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement
thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and,
to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof
with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified
Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party,
if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any
other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an
Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding
sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at least a majority in
interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to
which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
cooperate reasonably with the indemnifying party in connection with any
negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and
shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to
the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or
Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any
settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be
liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without
its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall
not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party
shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by
the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a
release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation. Following
indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be
subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with
respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for
which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to
the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such
action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the
extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such
action.
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d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall
be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages
are incurred.
e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in
addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any
liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. Contribution.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is
prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum
contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable
under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that:
(i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the 0000 Xxx) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution
from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of
Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds
received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to
such Registration Statement.
8. Reports Under the 1934 Act.
With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits
of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or
regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell
securities of the Company to the public without registration ("RULE 144"), the
Company agrees to:
a. make and keep public information available, as those
terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and
other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so
long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood
that nothing herein shall limit the Company's obligations under Section 4(c) of
the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other
documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor
owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by
the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of
Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual
or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed
by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested
to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.
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9. Assignment of Registration Rights.
The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically
assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of such
Investor's Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with
the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement
is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii)
the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment,
furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or
assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights
are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or
assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or
assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws;
(iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated
by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing
with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v)
such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
10. Amendment of Registration Rights.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance
thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and the Required Holders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with
this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such
amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of
the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or
paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any
provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered
to all of the parties to this Agreement.
11. Additional Warrants.
In the event that the Company has not registered the Warrant
Shares applicable to any Additional Warrants at the time it issues such
Additional Warrants, the Company shall, upon each issuance of Additional
Warrants, amend such Registration Statement, or file an additional Registration
Statement, to register resales of the Warrant Shares underlying such Additional
Warrants, and have such amendment or such additional Registration Statement
declared effective, in each case within the timeframes following the issuance of
such Additional Warrants as is set forth in Section 2(a) (with the date of the
issuance of such Additional Warrants deemed to be the "Closing Date" for
purposes of this sentence). All of the other provisions of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, the provisions relating to Registration Delay
Payments pursuant to Section 2(f)) shall apply to such amendment or such
Additional Registration Statement as if the Additional Warrants had been issued
on the Closing Date.
12. Miscellaneous.
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable
Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such
Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions,
notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same
Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions,
notice or election received from the such record owner of such Registrable
Securities.
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b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile
(provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically
generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day
after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each
case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and
facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Maverick Oil and Gas, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Telephone: 000 000-0000
Facsimile: 000 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Director of Legal Affairs/Corporate Counsel
Two Xxxxx Square
18th and Arch Streets, Ste. 1101
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000 000-0000
and to
Xxxxx North, Esq.
and to
Xxxxx North, Esq.
Xxxxxxxx Ingersoll, PC
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000 000-0000
Facsimile: 000 000-0000
If to Legal Counsel:
XxXxxxxxx Will & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000 000-0000
Facsimile: 000 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Older, Esq.
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If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of
Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth
on the Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address and/or facsimile number
and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has
specified by written notice given to each other party five days prior to the
effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the
recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B)
mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine
containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first
page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier
service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy
under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right
or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
d. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the
internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of
law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or
any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in
The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby
or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in
any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to
the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is
brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or
proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of
process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or
proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such
notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute
good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any
manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION
OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
e. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the instruments referenced
herein and therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions,
promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to
herein and therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the
instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.
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f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted
successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
h. This Agreement may be executed in identical
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall
constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party,
may be delivered to each other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy
of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this
Agreement.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done
and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver
all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
j. All consents and other determinations required to be
made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise
specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders, determined as if all of
the Debentures held by Investors then outstanding have been converted into
Registrable Securities and all Warrants then outstanding have been exercised for
Registrable Securities without regard to any limitations on conversion of the
Debentures or on exercises of the Warrants.
k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to
be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no
rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
l. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not
for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
Person.
m. The obligations of each Buyer hereunder are several
and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no provision of this
Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on any Buyer vis-a-vis any other
Buyer. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant
hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with
respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein.
* * * * * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused
their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
MAVERICK OIL AND GAS, INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused
their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
BUYER:
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused
their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
BUYER:
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
BUYER ADDRESS BUYER'S REPRESENTATIVE'S ADDRESS
BUYER AND FACSIMILE NUMBER AND FACSIMILE NUMBER
XxXxxxxxx Will & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Older, Esq.
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT A
____________, 200___
StockTrans, Inc.
Re: Maverick Oil and Gas, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Maverick Oil and Gas, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of [*] shares of Common Stock, $.001 par
value ("Common Stock"), which consist of : (i) [*] shares of Common Stock which
have been reserved for issuance upon the conversion of Debentures (the
"Conversion Shares"); (ii) [*] shares of Common Stock which have been reserved
for issuance upon the payment of interest on Debentures (the "Interest Shares");
(iii) [*] shares of Common Stock which have been reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of warrants (the "Warrant Shares" and collectively with the Conversion
Shares and the Interest Shares, the "Shares"). The Debentures and the warrants
were previously issued by the Company in a private placement transaction
described in the Prospectus (the "Prospectus") included in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-_________________). A copy of the
Registration Statement is attached for your reference.
We have reviewed the Company's Registration Statement, which includes
the Prospectus, and have considered such questions of law and fact as we have
deemed necessary for the purpose of this letter. As a result of the Registration
Statement becoming effective, the person identified within the Prospectus as the
"Selling Shareholder" may sell the Shares issued in its name and, upon
presentation of certificates representing such Shares together with a
Certificate of Selling Shareholder in the form attached hereto as Schedule A,
you may register the transfer of such Shares by such person until such date on
which we shall notify you in writing that the Registration Statement covering
such proposed transactions is no longer valid.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX & XXXXXX PC
SCHEDULE A
(TO FORM OF OPINION)
CERTIFICATE OF SELLING SHAREHOLDER
The Undersigned, being a Selling Shareholder identified in the
accompanying Prospectus of Maverick Oil and Gas, Inc. (the "Company") dated
_____________, 200_ (the "Prospectus"), does hereby provide the following
representations to the Company in connection with the public distribution of
shares covered by the Prospectus (the "Covered Shares"). For this purpose, the
term "Covered Shares" means those outstanding shares of the Company's Common
Stock and those shares of Common Stock that may be issued in the future upon the
conversion, if at all, of the Debentures, the payment of interest, if at all, on
the Debentures or the exercise, if at all, of the warrant (the "Warrant")
identified in the section of the Prospectus entitled "Selling Shareholders":
(1) The Undersigned is or may be offering the Covered Shares for sale for
its, his or her own account, and not for the account of the Company. The Company
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Covered Shares by the
Undersigned;
(2) The Undersigned has reviewed the section of the Prospectus entitled
"Selling Shareholders" and finds the same, as it pertains to the Undersigned, to
be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;
(3) The Undersigned has also reviewed the section of the Prospectus
entitled "Plan of Distribution," and confirms hereby that: (i) the Undersigned
agrees to sell or offer for sale the Covered Shares in the manner discussed
therein; and (ii) the Undersigned is aware of no arrangements regarding the sale
of Covered Shares in a manner not discussed therein;
(4) The Undersigned is aware that public sales of securities covered by the
Prospectus may only be made during periods when the Prospectus is "current"
under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and that events may occur which cause the Prospectus not to
be "current";
(5) The Undersigned has received two copies of the Prospectus(1); and
(6) The Undersigned agrees that in connection with an offer of Covered
Shares pursuant to the Prospectus:
(a) No offers or sales will be effected other than pursuant to the
terms of the Prospectus;
(b) The Undersigned is aware of and will comply with the prospectus
delivery requirements under the Securities Act (or exemptions therefrom); and
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(1) The Company will provide additional copies of the Prospectus upon
request.
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(c) The Undersigned is aware of, and will engage in no distribution of
Covered Shares or any other market making or other activities in violation of
the Rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including
Regulation M thereunder.
SELLING SHAREHOLDER
__________________________________
Print Name
___________________________________
Signature
or, if entity
___________________________________
Name of Entity
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT B
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders
are issuable upon conversion of the convertible secured debentures and upon
exercise of the warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of
those convertible secured debentures and warrants, see "Private Placement of
Shares of Convertible Secured Debentures" above. We are registering the shares
of Common Stock in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares
for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the Convertible
Secured Debentures and Warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreement, the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with
us within the past three years, other than the purchase of convertible secured
debentures and warrants of the Company pursuant to the securities purchase
agreement dated as of January 5, 2006 and the related transaction documents and
the purchase of convertible secured debentures and warrants of the Company
pursuant to the securities purchase agreement dated as of June 21, 2006 and the
related transaction documents.
The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information
regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the
selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership of
the convertible secured debentures and warrants, as of __________, 200_,
assuming conversion of all convertible secured debentures and exercise of the
warrants held by the selling shareholders on that date, without regard to any
limitations on conversions or exercise.
The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this
prospectus by the selling shareholders.
In accordance with the terms of registration rights agreements with the
selling shareholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of up to 130%
of the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the convertible secured debentures (and the interest accrued and payable
thereunder) as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the
registration statement is initially filed with the SEC and (ii) the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the related warrants as of the
trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is
initially filed with the SEC. Because the conversion price of the convertible
secured debentures and the exercise price of the warrants may be adjusted, the
number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the
number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the
sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this
prospectus.
Under the terms of the convertible secured debentures and the warrants,
a selling shareholder may not convert the convertible secured debentures or
exercise the warrants to the extent such conversion or exercise would cause such
selling shareholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number
of shares of Common Stock which would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding
shares of Common Stock following such conversion or exercise, excluding for
purposes of such determination shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
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of the convertible secured debentures which have not been converted and upon
exercise of the warrants which have not been exercised. The number of shares in
the second column does not reflect this limitation. The selling shareholders may
sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See "Plan of
Distribution."
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
NUMBER OF SHARES OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO NUMBER OF SHARES OF
NAME OF SELLING SHAREHOLDER COMMON STOCK OWNED BE SOLD PURSUANT TO THIS COMMON STOCK OWNED
--------------------------- PRIOR TO OFFERING PROSPECTUS AFTER OFFERING
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0
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the convertible secured debentures and upon exercise of the warrants to
permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders of the
convertible secured debentures and warrants from time to time after the date of
this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the
selling shareholders of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and
expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock.
The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time
directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the
shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the
selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or
commissions or agent's commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in
one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the
time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at
negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may
involve crosses or block transactions,
o on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which
the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
o in the over-the-counter market;
o in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or
in the over-the-counter market;
o through the writing of options, whether such options are listed
on an options exchange or otherwise;
o ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
o 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;
o purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the
broker-dealer for its account;
o an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the
applicable exchange;
o privately negotiated transactions;
o short sales;
o sales pursuant to Rule 144;
o broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell
a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per
share;
o a combination of any such methods of sale; and
o any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling shares
of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such
underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of
discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or
commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act
as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or
commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in
excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection
with sales of the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders
may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn
engage in short sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in
positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of Common
Stock short and deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to
close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such
short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common
Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in
some or all of the convertible secured debentures or warrants or shares of
Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their
secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the
shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any
amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of
selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in
interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders
also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances
in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest
will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the
distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be "underwriters"
within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any
discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be
underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a
particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus
supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate
amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering,
including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts,
commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling
shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed
or paid to broker-dealers.
Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock
may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or
dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold
unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or
an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied
with.
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There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or
all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration
statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such
distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation
M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any
of the shares of Common Stock by the selling shareholders and any other
participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person
engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in
market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the
foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the
ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with
respect to the shares of Common Stock.
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common
Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[ ] in
total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing
fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or "blue sky" laws;
provided, however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting
discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling
shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the
Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreements, or the
selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by
the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us
by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in
accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be
entitled to contribution.
Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this
prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in
the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
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