REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of February 8, 2006, by and among Barnabus Energy, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and the persons listed on the signature page
hereto (the "Purchasers").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Investment Agreement of even
date herewith between the Company and the Purchasers (the "Investment
Agreement"). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings given such terms in the Investment Agreement.
The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
"Advice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Filing Date" means with respect to the Registration Statement
required to be filed hereunder for the Registrable Shares, the 120th
calendar day following the Closing Date.
"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).
"Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a
limited liability company or other entity.
"Plan of Distribution" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(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 the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of a Debenture or exercise of a Warrant, together
with 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, including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments
and supplements to the 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 the
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.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Selling Shareholder Questionnaire" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3(a).
"Trading Day" means any day on which the Company's shares are
eligible to be traded on OTCBB or upon any market in the United States of
America where the Common Stock is then listed or eligible to be traded.
2. Registration.
(a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission a Registration
Statement covering the resale of 100% of the Registrable Securities for
an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415.
Each Registration Statement required hereunder 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). Each
Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if
otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the "Plan of
Distribution" attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this
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Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause
each Registration Statement to be declared effective under the
Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, and
shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep each such Registration
Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the
date when 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 immediately notify the
Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement
on the same day that the Company receives notification of the
effectiveness from the Commission.
(b) If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities
at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then
registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall, as
necessary, file as soon as reasonably practicable an additional
Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than
100% of the number of such Registrable Securities.
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 a Registration
Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto, the Company shall, use reasonable best efforts to furnish to
the Holders that have requested them in writing copies of all such
documents proposed to be filed (including documents incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference to the extent requested by such
Person) and use commercially reasonable efforts to incorporate any
reasonable comments of the Holders. 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") not less
than ten (10) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date.
(b) (i) Use reasonable best efforts to 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 such 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, 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, as promptly as reasonably possible, upon
request, provide the Holders 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 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.
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(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold as promptly as
reasonably possible (i) as to Holders that have so requested in writing
to be notified (A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement has been filed;
(B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a
"review" of a Registration Statement and whenever the Commission
comments in writing on such Registration Statement (the Company shall
upon request provide true and complete copies thereof and all written
responses thereto to each of the Holders); and (C) with respect to a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same
has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any
other Federal or state governmental authority during the period of
effectiveness of such Registration Statement for amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or for
additional information; (iii) 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; and (v) of the occurrence of any event or
passage of time that makes 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 such Registration Statement, Prospectus
or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement
or such Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) Use reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued,
obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or
exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for
sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(e) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of
each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, 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, 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 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).
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(g) 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 the
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 the Registration Statements;
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.
(h) 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 the applicable
Registration Statement and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in
such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may
request.
(i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(v), as
promptly as reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or amendment,
including a post-effective amendment, to each Registration Statement,
if applicable, 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 such 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 (v) 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(i) to
suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus for
a period not to exceed 180 days (which need not be consecutive days) in
any 12 month period.
(j) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
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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 the Trading Market on which
the Common Stock is then listed for trading and (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) (ii) printing expenses
(including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for
Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the printing of
prospectuses is reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities included in the applicable 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
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, agents, each Person who controls any such
Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents and
employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, "Losses"), as
incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in 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, except
to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements
or omissions are based 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 approved by such Holder for use in the applicable
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)-(v), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective
Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder 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) in the case
that the Holder failed to deliver a prospectus furnished by the Company
that corrected the misstatements or omission. The Company shall notify
the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any
Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not
jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors,
officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company
(within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20
of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees
of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, 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
or (y) 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 (1) such untrue
statements or omissions are based upon information regarding such
Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder 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 approved by such Holder for use in the
applicable Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder
has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or such
form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (2) in
the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section
3(c)(ii)-(v), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective
Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder 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 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.
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An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed
in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall
have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to
employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any
such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding
(including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and
the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall 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. 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 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 a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or
5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy
or otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying
such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable
by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the
actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of
such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made
by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or
Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access
to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action,
statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the
limitations set forth in 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.
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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 obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the
Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise
all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery
of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder agree that monetary
damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred
by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement
and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific
performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that
a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) 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 each
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), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such
Registrable Securities under the applicable 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.
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(d) Holder to Furnish Information. If requested by the Company in
connection with the disclosure requirements in a Registration Statement
(including a periodic or current report that will be incorporated by
reference into a Registration Statement), each selling Holder shall
furnish to the Company a certified statement providing such information
as has been requested by the SEC or that the Company feels is necessary
to disclose, including without limitation information as to the number
of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and the
person thereof that has voting and dispositive control over such
shares. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a Holder
has not provided the Company with information required by the
Commission to be included in the applicable Registration Statement,
notwithstanding the Company's reasonable best efforts to obtain such
information from the Holder, the Company may exclude such Holder from
such Registration Statement. If a Holder is excluded from the initial
filing of a Registration Statement, upon receipt of the required
information, the Company shall continue to use commercially reasonable
efforts to include such Holder's Registrable Securities on the
applicable Registration Statement if the same has not become effective
(provided, however, that the effectiveness of such Registration
Statement shall not be delayed for this purpose.)
(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 Investment Agreement.
(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
Investment Agreement.
(h) 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.
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(i) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined with
the provisions of the Investment Agreement.
(j) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(k) 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.
(l) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(m) 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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
BARNABUS ENERGY, INC.
By:__________________________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: President
[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]
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Name: Coach Capital LLC
Address: EPS - D (2016)
X.X. Xxx 00-0000 Xxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Investment Amount: $1,500,000
Number of Warrants: 672,646
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ANNEX A
Plan of Distribution
The Selling Stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders") of the common stock
("Common Stock") of Barnabus Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company")
and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time
to time, sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange,
market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private
transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling
Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling
shares:
o ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
o block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as
agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
o purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer
for its account;
o an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
o privately negotiated transactions;
o settlement of short sales entered into after the date of this prospectus;
o broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified
number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
o a combination of any such methods of sale;
o through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging
transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; or
o any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), if available, rather
than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other
brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions
or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as
agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be
negotiated. Each Selling Stockholder does not expect these commissions and
discounts relating to its sales of shares to exceed what is customary in the
types of transactions involved.
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In connection with the sale of the Common Stock or interests therein, the
Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or
other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the
Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling
Stockholders may also sell shares of the Common Stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the Common
Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling
Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are
involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any
commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has
informed the Company that it does not have any agreement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock.
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the
Company incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to
indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act. In addition, any securities covered by this
prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act
may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. Each Selling
Stockholder has advised us that they have not entered into any agreements,
understandings or arrangements with any underwriter or broker-dealer regarding
the sale of the resale shares. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker
acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling
Stockholders.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the
date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without
registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule
144(e) under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all
of the shares have been sold pursuant to the prospectus or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be
sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under
applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale
shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in
the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification
requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person
engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage
in market making activities with respect to the Common Stock for a period of two
business days prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the
Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may
limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the Common Stock by the
Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus
available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to
deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of
the sale.
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ANNEX B
SELLING SECURITYHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the "Common Stock"), of Barnabus Energy, Inc., 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 (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 (the "Registration Rights
Agreement"), among the Company and the Purchaser 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) Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder
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(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above)
through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are
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(c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural
person who directly you indirectly alone or with others has power to
vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):
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2. ADDRESS FOR NOTICES TO SELLING SECURITYHOLDER:
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Telephone:
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Fax:
Contact Person:
3. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES:
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4. BROKER-DEALER STATUS:
(a) Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes |_| No |_|
Note: If yes, the Commission's staff has indicated that you should be
identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
(b) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes |_| No |_|
(c) 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?
Yes |_| 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:
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6. RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMPANY:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its
affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5%
of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position
or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or
its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
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The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies
or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the
date hereof 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. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied
upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the
Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused
this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or
by its duly authorized agent.
Dated: Beneficial Owner:
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By:
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Name:
Title:
PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND
RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
D. Xxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Dodge LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(000) 000-0000
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