REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.4
This
Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of March 29, 2006, among VendingData Corporation,
a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
Bricoleur Partners, L.P., Bricoleur Enhanced, L.P., BRIC 6, L.P. and Bricoleur
Offshore Ltd. (collectively the “Lenders”), and the several purchasers signatory
hereto (each such purchaser is a “Purchaser”
and
collectively, the “Purchasers”).
R E C I
T A L S
A. WHEREAS,
pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement entered into between the Company
and
each Purchaser (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”),
the
Company will sell to the Purchasers an aggregate of 2,400,000 shares of
the
Company’s Common Stock (as defined below).
B. WHEREAS,
concurrent with close of the purchase and sale of shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company will (i) sell
$7
million of 7% Senior Secured Notes to the Lenders pursuant to that certain
Note
Purchase Agreement (“Note
Purchase Agreement”)
of the
same date herewith between the Company and the Lenders, and, in addition,
(ii)
acquire a put option to sell, from time to time, up to $5 million of the
Company’s Common Stock to the Lenders pursuant that certain Equity Put Agreement
(“Equity
Put Agreement”)
of the
same date herewith between the Company and the Lenders.
A G R E E<
u>M E N T
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy
of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Lenders and each Purchaser agree
as
follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined
in the
Securities Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms
in the
Securities 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(d).
“Effectiveness
Date”
means,
with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed
hereunder, the 75th
calendar
day following the date hereof (the 90th calendar day in the case of a “full
review” by the Commission.
“Effectiveness
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Filing
Date”
means,
with respect to the initial Registration Statement required hereunder,
the 30th
calendar day following the Closing Date.
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“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).
“Plan
of Distribution”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“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 to the Purchasers pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement, (ii) the shares of Common Stock underlying the common
stock
purchase warrant issued to the Lenders pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement,
(iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Lenders from time to time
pursuant to the Equity Put Agreement, 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; provided,
however, a security shall no longer be a Registrable Security once it has
been
sold, or may be sold, without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k)
or
sold pursuant to a Registration Statement.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statements required to be filed hereunder, 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.
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“Selling
Shareholder Questionnaire”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
2. Shelf
Registration.
On or
prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission
a “Shelf” Registration Statement covering the resale of the Registrable
Securities 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) and shall contain substantially the “Plan
of Distribution”
attached hereto as Annex
A,
as
modified by the Company as necessary to conform to comments from the Commission.
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, 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”).
Within two Trading Days after the Registration Statement is declared effective,
the Company shall (i) file a final Prospectus with the Commission pursuant
to
Rule 424 and (ii) notify the Holders via facsimile of effectiveness of
the
Registration Statement.
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
and
not less than two Trading Day prior to the filing of any related amendment
or
supplement thereto, the Company shall, (i) furnish to each Holder the selling
stockholder and plan of distribution sections made a part thereof, along
with
any other section that specifically references a Holder, and (ii) cause
its
officers, directors and counsel to respond to all reasonable inquiries
from the
Holders as shall be necessary for each Holder to conduct a reasonable
investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. Each Holder agrees
to be
named in the Registration Statement and to carry out the offer and sale
of
Registrable Securities held by such Holder in a conformance with the Plan
of
Distribution attached hereto as Annex A, as modified by the Company as
necessary
to conform to comments from the Commission. Each Holder agrees to furnish
to the
Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement
as
Annex B (a “Selling
Shareholder Questionnaire”)
by the
end of the fourth Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives
the Selling Shareholder Questionnaire and draft materials in accordance
with
this Section.
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(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; (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
(iv)
comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act
and
the Exchange Act applicable to the Company with respect to the disposition
of
all Registrable 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 (iv) 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 (i) 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; (iii) 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 (iv) 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 documents 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.
Any
and all of such information contemplated by subparagraphs (i) through (iv)
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.
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(e) Furnish
to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such
final
Prospectus and each final amendment or supplement thereto, promptly after
the
filing of such documents with the Commission, for Holder’s delivery in
connection with a sale of the Registrable Securities.
(f) Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use
of each
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, provided by the Company
pursuant to subpart (e) above, 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 of any
notice
pursuant to Section 3(d).
(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 Securities Act,
of
all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be
in such
denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may
request.
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(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 (iv) 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 Statement and
Prospectus, for a period not to exceed 60 calendar 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 (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by
such Holder, (ii) the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive
control over the shares of Common Stock, and (iii) any affiliation between
the
Holder and either the Company’s independent accountants or any member of the
NASD.
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4. Registration
Expenses.
All
fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this
Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The
fees
and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation,
fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with
any
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (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 (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 incurred by the Company (including, without limitation,
expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities, (iii) messenger,
telephone and delivery expenses incurred by the Company, (iv) fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability
insurance
incurred by the Company, 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 of any Holder 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,
employees
of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning
of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and
the
officers, directors, members, shareholders, partners, and employees of
each such
controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from and
against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively,
“Losses”),
as
incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any 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 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 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
(it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this
purpose), (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified
in
Section 3(c)(ii)-(iv), 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(d), or (iii) any such untrue statement,
omission or violation is directly related to and primarily the result of
a
material breach of this Agreement or violation of law by Holder.
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(b) Indemnification
by Holders.
Each
Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its directors, officers, agents, attorneys 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,
attorneys 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: (x) such Holder’s failure to comply
with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (y) a
material
breach of this Agreement or violation of law by Holder, or (z) 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
(i) 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 (ii) to the extent that such information relates to 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 (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto
for
this purpose), such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment
or
supplement thereto or (iii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of
the type
specified in Section 3(c)(ii)-(iv), 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(d). 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 such failure shall have prejudiced the Indemnifying
Party.
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An
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such
Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties
unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees
and
expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume
the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory
to such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any
such
Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified
Party
and the Indemnifying Party, and 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 no
more than 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.
Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the
Indemnified Party owing under this Section 5 (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.
(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 statement
of a
material fact or 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 fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with
any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for
such
fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was
available to such party in accordance with its terms.
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The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or
by any
other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be
required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by
which the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages
that such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, 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 respective
obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case
may
be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law
and
under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and
each
Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation
for
any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions
of this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or
shall
waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No
Piggyback on Registrations.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
6(b)
attached
hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than
the
Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the
Company
in the initial Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities.
(c) Compliance.
Each
Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with
sales
of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
(d) Discontinued
Disposition.
Each
Holder agrees by its acquisition of Registrable Securities that, upon receipt
of
a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described
in Section 3(c), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of
such
Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised
in
writing (the “Advice”)
by the
Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been
supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its best
efforts
to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as
it
practicable.
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(e) Piggy-Back
Registrations.
If at
any time during the Effectiveness Period there is not an effective Registration
Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall
determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under
the
Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4
or Form
S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents
relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any
acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with 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.
(f) 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 the Holders of at least a majority 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.
(g) 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 Securities Purchase
Agreement, Note Purchase Agreement or Equity Put Agreement, as the case
may
be.
(h) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and
permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit
of each
Holder. The Company may not assign its rights (except by merger) or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of at least a majority of the
Holders of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may
assign
their respective rights hereunder only (i) to a Permitted Transferee (as
such
term is defined in the Note Purchase Agreement and Equity Put Agreement
) or
(ii) in connection with the transfer of all of their Registrable Securities
in
the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Securities Purchase
Agreement, Note Purchase Agreement or Equity Put Agreement, as the case
may
be.
(i) 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.
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(j) Execution
and Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when
taken
together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered
to the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or
on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if
such
facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
(k) Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal
proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a
party
hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders,
employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal
courts sitting in the San Diego, California. The parties hereby waive all
rights
to a trial by jury. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding
to
enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in
such
action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding..
(l) Cumulative
Remedies.
The
remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other
remedies
provided by law.
(m) 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.
(n) Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute
a part of
this Agreement, and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
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(o) 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 kind of 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.
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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.
VENDINGDATA
CORPORATION
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By: | ||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, |
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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BRICOLEUR
PARTNERS, L.P.
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By:
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Bricoleur
Capital Management, LLC, Its General Partner |
By: | ||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Member of
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Management
Board
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BRICOLEUR
ENHANCED, L.P.
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By:
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Bricoleur
Capital Management, LLC, Its General Partner |
By: | ||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Member of
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Management
Board
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BRIC
6, L.P.
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By:
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Bricoleur
Capital Management, LLC, Its General Partner |
By: | ||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Member of
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Management
Board
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BRICOLEUR
OFFSHORE LTD.
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By:
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Bricoleur
Capital Management, LLC, Its General Partner |
By: | ||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Member of
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Management
Board
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PAGE OF PURCHASERS FOLLOWS]
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF HOLDERS TO VNX RRA]
Name
of
Holder: __________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Holder:
__________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory: __________________________
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ANNEX
A
Plan
of Distribution
The
selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares
of
common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the
shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or
negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:
· |
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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· |
block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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· |
purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its
account;
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· |
an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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· |
privately
negotiated transactions;
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· |
short
sales;
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· |
broker-dealers
may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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· |
a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
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· |
any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
The
selling stockholders may also engage in puts and calls and other transactions
in
our securities or derivatives of our securities and may sell or deliver shares
in connection with these trades.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The
selling stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed
what is customary in the types of transactions involved. Any profits on the
resale of shares of common stock by a broker-dealer acting as principal might
be
deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.
Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any,
attributable to the sale of shares will be borne by a selling stockholder.
The
selling stockholders may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer
that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares if liabilities
are imposed on that person under the Securities Act.
The
selling stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the 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 under this
prospectus after we have filed a supplement to this prospectus under Rule
424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending
the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other
successors in interest as selling stockholders under this
prospectus.
The
selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors
in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus
and may sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus
after we have filed a supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list
of
selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors
in
interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
The
selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares of common stock may be deemed to be "underwriters" within
the
meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event,
any
commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the shares of common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be
underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
We
are
required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares
of common stock. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against
certain claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
The
selling stockholders have advised us that they have not entered into any
agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or
broker-dealers regarding the sale of their shares of common stock, nor is there
an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with a proposed
sale
of shares of common stock by any selling stockholder. If we are notified by
any
selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with
a
broker-dealer for the sale of shares of common stock, if required, we will
file
a supplement to this prospectus. If the selling stockholders use this prospectus
for any sale of the shares of common stock, they will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
The
anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 may apply to sales of our common stock and activities of the selling
stockholders.
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Annex
B
VendingData
Corporation
Selling
Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
The
undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Common
Stock”),
of
VendingData Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
(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 _, 2006 (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”),
among
the Company and the Holders 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.
NOTICE
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.
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The
undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and
represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name.
(a)
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Full
Legal Name of Selling
Securityholder
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(b)
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Full
Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through
which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are
held:
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(c)
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Full
Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person
who
directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or
dispose
of the securities covered by the
questionnaire):
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2.
Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
Telephone:___________________________________________________________________________________________
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Fax:_________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Contact
Person:
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3.
Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
(a)
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Type
and Number of Registrable Securities beneficially
owned:
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4.
Broker-Dealer Status:
(a)
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Are
you a broker-dealer?
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Yes
o No
o
(b)
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If
“yes” to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as
compensation for investment banking services to the
Company.
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Yes
o No
o
Note:
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If
no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as
an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
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(c)
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Are
you an affiliate of a
broker-dealer?
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Yes
o No
o
(d)
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If
you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you
bought
the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and
at the
time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold,
you had
no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any
person
to distribute the Registrable
Securities?
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Yes o No
o
Note:
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If
no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as
an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
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5.
Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling
Securityholder.
Except
as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or
registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable
Securities listed above in Item 3.
(a)
|
Type
and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Securityholder:
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6.
Relationships with the Company:
Except
as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers,
directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity
securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any
other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates)
during the past three years.
State
any
exceptions here:
7.
Relationships with the Company’s Independent Accountant:
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’s independent accountants, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxx, of Las Vegas , Nevada (or its predecessors or
affiliates) during the past three years.
State
any
exceptions here:
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 7 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.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice
and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly
authorized agent.
Dated: | Beneficial Owner:___________________ |
By:
Name:
Title:
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PLEASE
FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN
THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
000-000-0000
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SCHEDULE
6(B)
PIGGYBACK
REGISTRATIONS
The
Company intends to include on the initial Registration Statement:
1. 3,000,000
common shares underlying the warrants issued to the lenders pursuant to that
certain credit agreement with the Company dated October 6, 2005.
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