REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 4.17
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
March 29, 2006, among Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and the purchasers signatory hereto (each such purchaser is a “Purchaser” and collectively,
the “Purchasers”).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 29,
2006, among the Company and the Purchasers (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are
defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase
Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement
required to be filed hereunder, the 120th calendar day following the date hereof and,
with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section
3(b), the 90th calendar day following the date on which the Company first knows, or
reasonably should have known, that such additional Registration Statement is required hereunder;
provided, however, in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one
of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review
and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be no later than the
tenth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the
dates required above.
“Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Filing Date” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required
hereunder, the 45th calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any
additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(b), the
30th day following the date on which the Company first knows, or reasonably should have
known, that such additional Registration Statement is required hereunder.
“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from
time to time of Registrable Securities.
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“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 all of (i) the Shares issuable, (ii) the Warrant Shares
issuable, (iii) any additional shares issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in
the Warrants (without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrant), and
(iv) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend, or other
distribution, recapitalization, or similar event with respect to the foregoing.
“Registration Statement” means the registration statements required to be filed
hereunder and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 3(b), including (in
each case) the Prospectus, amendments, and supplements to such registration statement or
Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material
incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“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 purpose and 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 purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
2. Shelf Registration. On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and
file with the Commission a “Shelf” Registration Statement covering the resale of the Registrable
Securities on such Filing Date for an offering to be made on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company
is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case
such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement
to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof,
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but in any event prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep
such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume
restrictions 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”). The Company shall notify the Holders via
facsimile of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement within two Trading Days of the date that
the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date
requested for effectiveness of a Registration Statement. The Company shall promptly file a Rule
424(b) prospectus with the Commission.
3. Registration Procedures.
In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Not less than five Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement or any
related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall, (i) furnish to
each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such
Holders, and (ii) cause its officers, directors, counsel, and independent certified public
accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of
respective counsel, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act.
The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities shall
reasonably object in good faith, provided that the Company is notified of such objection in writing
no later than five Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of such documents.
Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this
Agreement as Annex A (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) not less than two Trading Days
prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth Trading Day following the date on which such
Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be
necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable
Securities for the 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 (subject to the terms of this Agreement), 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 a
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, and, upon request of a Holder, promptly provide
the Holder true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a
Registration Statement; and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable
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Securities
covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended
methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so
amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to
clauses (ii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the
Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in
the case of (i)(A) below, not less than five Trading Days prior to such filing): (i)(A) when a
Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is
proposed to be filed, and (B) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other
federal or state governmental authority 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; (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 a 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
a Registration Statement, Prospectus, or other document so that, in the case of a 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;
and (vi) the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the
Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company,
makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration
Statement or Prospectus; provided that any and all of such information shall remain confidential to
each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public, unless disclosure by a Holder is
required by law.
(d) Use its 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, upon request and without charge, at least one conformed copy of
each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the
extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including
those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such
documents with the Commission.
(f) Promptly deliver to each Holder, upon request and without charge, as many copies of the
Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement
thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in connection with resales by the Holder of
Registrable Securities. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the
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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, except after the giving on any notice pursuant to Section
3(c)(ii)-(vi).
(g) If NASDR Rule 2710 requires any broker-dealer to make a filing prior to executing a sale
by a Holder, the Company shall (i) make an Issuer Filing with the NASDR, Inc. Corporate Financing
Department pursuant to proposed NASDR Rule 2710(b)(10)(A)(i), (ii) respond within five Trading Days
to any comments received from NASDR in connection therewith, and (iii) pay the filing fee required
in connection therewith.
(h) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable
efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the
registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such
Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each
registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period
and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that
the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it
is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it
is not then so subject, or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(i) If requested by the Holders, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a
transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, 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.
(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by this Section 3, as promptly as reasonably
possible under the circumstances, taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any
adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event,
prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration
Statement 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, neither a Registration Statement nor such 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.
If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (ii) through (vi) of Section 3(c)
above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been
made, then the Holders
shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that
the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be
entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of a
Registration
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Statement and Prospectus for a period not to exceed 60 days (which need not be
consecutive days) in any 12 month period.
(k) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
(l) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified
statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if
required by the Commission, the person thereof that has voting and dispositive control over the
Shares.
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 the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (B) in
compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in
writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in
connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and
determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of
such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders), and (C) if not previously paid by the Company in
connection with an Issuer Filing, with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any
broker through which a Holder intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with NASD Regulation,
Inc. pursuant to the NASD Rule 2710, so long as the broker is receiving no more than a customary
brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (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 a 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. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or
similar commissions or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal
fees or other costs of the Holders.
5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any
termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors,
members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as
principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock),
investment advisors, and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally
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equivalent role of a
Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) 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, members, partners, agents, and
employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such
titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) 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 attorneys’ fees), and
expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a 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, or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the
Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation
thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to
the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) 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 a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such
form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) in the case of an occurrence
of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(ii)-(vi), 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 the Advice contemplated in
Section 6(c). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement of which the Company is aware.
(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, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (i) such Holder’s failure to comply
with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, or (ii) 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 not misleading (x) to the extent, but only to the
extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in
writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or
such Prospectus or (y) 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
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Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved
in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, 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)-(vi), 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 the Advice contemplated in
Section 6(c). 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 have the right to 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 prejudiced
the Indemnifying Party.
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 reasonably believe that a material 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 the reasonable fees and expenses of one
separate 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.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable 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; provided, that the Indemnified
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Party shall
promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to
such actions for which such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder,
determined based upon the relative faults of the parties.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to
an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then
each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party,
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 this Agreement, 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.
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, except in the case of
fraud by such Holder.
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.
6. Miscellaneous.
(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 agree 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.
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(b) 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 a Registration Statement.
(c) 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)(ii)-(vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue
disposition of such Registrable Securities under a 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 will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure
that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as it practicable.
(d) 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 the stock
option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Holder a written notice
of such determination and if, within fifteen days after the date 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; provided,
however, that, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities
pursuant to this Section 6(d) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated
under the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement.
(e) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, 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 each
Holder 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 Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders
may be given by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent
relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be
amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately
preceding sentence.
(f) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or
permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
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(g) 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 all of the Holders of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities. Each
Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted
under the Purchase Agreement.
(h) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the
date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have
the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts
with the provisions hereof.
(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 determined in accordance with the provisions of the
Purchase Agreement.
(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 commercially 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 Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and
no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any
closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to
constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other
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entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert with respect to
such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled
to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this
Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party
in any proceeding for such purpose.
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the
date first written above.
| SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOR HOLDERS FOLLOWS]
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| Holder Name: Taiwan Kolin Company, Ltd | ||||||
| By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X.X. Xxx | ||||||
| Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx X.X. Xxx | ||||||
| Title: President | ||||||
| Address for Notice: | ||||||
| 00X. #00, Xxxx 0. Xxxxx-Xxxx X. Xx | ||||||
| Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx | ||||||
| Email: | ||||||
| Telephone: | 000-0-0000-0000 | |||||
| Facsimile: 886-2-2311-3855 | ||||||
| With a copy to: | ||||||
| Email: | ||||||
| Telephone: | ||||||
| Facsimile: | ||||||
ANNEX A
Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
The undersigned holder of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”), of Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and warrants to
purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Registrable Securities”) understands that the Company has
filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a
registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale
under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable
Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March
29, 2006 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company and the Purchasers 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 not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the
Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of
Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the
consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration
Statement and the related prospectus.
The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Securityholder”) of Registrable Securities
hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it and listed below in Item 3 (unless
otherwise specified under such Item 3) in the Registration Statement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and
warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
| 1. | Name. |
| (a) | Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder: | ||
| (b) | 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) | 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): |
| 2. | Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder: |
| Telephone: | ||||
| Fax: | ||||
| Contact Person: | ||||
| 3. | Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities: |
| (a) | Type and Principal Amount of Registrable Securities beneficially owned: |
| 4. | Broker-Dealer Status: |
| (a) | Are you a broker-dealer? |
o Yes o No
| (b) | If “yes” to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company? |
o Yes o No
Note: If “no,” the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be
identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
| (c) | Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer? |
o Yes o No
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| (d) | 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? |
o Yes o No
Note: If “no,” the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as
an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
| 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.
| (a) | Type and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the Selling Securityholder: |
| 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 at any time while the
Registration Statement remains effective. 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 and any
amendments or supplements thereto. 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 Questionnaire to
be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
Dated:
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Beneficial Owner: | |||||||
| By: | ||||
| Name: | ||||
| Title: | ||||
PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL
BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
Xxxxxxxxx Traurig, LLP
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Brain X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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