Exhibit 4.2
EXHIBIT A
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of July 17, 2006, among Alfacell Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and the several purchasers signatory hereto (each
such purchaser is a "Purchaser" and collectively, the "Purchasers").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof between the Company and each Purchaser (the
"Purchase Agreement").
The Company and each Purchaser hereby agrees as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such
terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
"Advice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
"Effectiveness Date" means, with respect to the initial Registration
Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 90th calendar day following
the date hereof (the 120th calendar day in the case of a "review;"
provided, however, in the event the Company is notified by the Commission
that one of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no
longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to
such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the
date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates
required above.
"Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
"Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
"Event Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
"Filing Date" means, with respect to the initial Registration
Statement required hereunder, the 45th calendar day following the date
hereof.
"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(a).
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"Prospectus" means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information
previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the
Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement,
with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments
and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and
all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in such Prospectus.
"Registrable Securities" means all of (i) the Shares issuable, (ii)
the Warrant Shares issuable, (iii) any additional shares issuable in
connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Warrants (without
giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrant) and
(iv) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon any stock split,
dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with
respect to the foregoing.
"Registration Statement" means the registration statements required to
be filed hereunder including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and
supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre-
and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material
incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such
registration statement.
"Rule 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
"Rule 424" means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
"Selling Shareholder Questionnaire" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3(a).
2. Shelf Registration.
(a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and
file with the Commission a "Shelf" Registration Statement covering the
resale of 100% of the Registrable Securities on such Filing Date for an
offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The
Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not
then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form
S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form
in accordance herewith) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by at
least an 85% majority in interest of the Holders) substantially the "Plan
of Distribution" attached hereto as Annex A. 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
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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"). The
Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration
Statement as of 5:00 pm Eastern Time on a Trading Day. The Company shall
immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or e-mail of the effectiveness
of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company
telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be
the date requested for effectiveness of a Registration Statement. The
Company shall, by 9:30 am Eastern Time on the Trading Day after the
Effective Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), file a final
Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424. Failure to so notify
the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification or effectiveness or
failure to file a final Prospectus as aforesaid shall be deemed an Event
under Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its
Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without
affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as
required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied
this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a
request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the
Securities Act, within seven Trading Days of the date that the Company is
notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission
that a Registration Statement will not be "reviewed," or not subject to
further review, or (iii) prior to its Effectiveness Date, the Company fails
to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to
comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement
within 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the
Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration
Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed
or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the
Commission by its Effectiveness Date, or (v) after the Effectiveness Date,
a Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously
effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be
effective, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the
Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for more than 15
consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of 25 calendar days
during any 12-month period (which need not be consecutive calendar days)
(any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event", and for
purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for
purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such seven Trading Day period is
exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 20 calendar
day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which
such 15 or 25 calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being
referred to as "Event Date"), then in addition to any other rights the
Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date
and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable
Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is
cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal
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to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder;
provided that the Company shall not be required to pay partial liquidated
damages to such Holder in excess of 10% of such Holder's purchase price
under the Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial
liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after
the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 18%
per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by
applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial
liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest
thereon, are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the
terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a
month prior to the cure of an Event.
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 1 Trading Day prior to the filing
of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the
Company shall, (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents
proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of
such Holders. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any
such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably object
in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in
writing no later than 5 Trading Days after the Holders have been so
furnished copies of a Registration Statement or 1 Trading Day after the
Holders have been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or
amendment or supplement thereto. 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 two Trading
Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth Trading Day
following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in
accordance with this Section.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the
Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a
Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable
Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file
with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to
register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable
Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented
by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this
Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule
424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments
received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or
any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the
Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the
Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that the Company
may excise any information
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contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as
to any Holder which has not executed a confidentiality agreement with the
Company); 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 (subject to the terms of this Agreement)
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 (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied
by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite
changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the
case of (i)(A) below, not less than 1 Trading Day prior to such filing) and
(if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later
than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the
Company whether there will be a "review" of such Registration Statement and
whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement;
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 for
amendments or supplements to a 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; (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes
the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible
for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any
revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other 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; and (vi) the occurrence or existence of any
pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company
believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company,
makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued
availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus; provided that any
and all of such information shall remain confidential to each Holder until
such information otherwise becomes public, unless disclosure by a Holder is
required by law; provided, further, notwithstanding each Holder's agreement
to keep such information confidential, the Holders make no acknowledgement
that any such information is material, non-public information.
(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
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(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 such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, and if
requested in writing by a Holder, financial statements and schedules to the
Registration Statement, 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) 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 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 Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to
enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and
registered in such names as any such Holders may request.
(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by this Section 3,
as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into
account the
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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 (iii) through (vi)
of Section 3(d) 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(k) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and
Prospectus, subject to the payment of partial liquidated damages pursuant
to Section 2(b), 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 the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the
natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the
Shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its
obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable
Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such information
within three Trading Days of the Company's request, any liquidated damages
that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and
any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be
suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to
the Company.
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 (including, without limitation, expenses of
printing certificates for Registrable Securities, (iii) messenger, telephone and
delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v)
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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 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, agents, brokers (including
brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result
of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock),
investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a
functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles,
notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them,
each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, members, shareholders, partners, agents and employees (and any
other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such
titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title)of each
such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses
(collectively, "Losses"), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1)
any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a
Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or
arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made) not misleading, or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the
Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law, or
any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of
its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the
extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon
information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by
such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such
information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of
distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly
approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration
Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment
or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved
Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an
event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such
Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has
notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or
defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice
contemplated
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in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the
institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which
the Company is aware.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not
jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers,
agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange
Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling
Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and
against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based
solely upon: (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 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(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an
outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder
in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the
receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(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.
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
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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 counsel to the
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 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, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. 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 judicially determined to be not entitled to
indemnification hereunder.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is
unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified
Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions,
statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying
Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission
of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information
supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable
attorneys' or other 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 net 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. The Company shall not file any other
registration statements until the initial Registration Statement required
hereunder is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this
Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to
registration statements already filed.
(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(d), 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
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as promptly as it practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any
periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition
of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions
of Section 2(b).
(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; provided, however, that, the Company shall not
be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section
6(e) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under
the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration
Statement.
(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 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.
(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 Purchase Agreement.
(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 all of the Holders of the then-outstanding
Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights
hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase
Agreement.
(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
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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. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(i), neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously entered into any
agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its
securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.
(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
determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
(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.
(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
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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.
ALFACELL CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]
[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO ACEL RRA]
Name of Holder: _______________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder: __________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________
[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]
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ANNEX A
Plan of Distribution
Each Selling Stockholder (the "Selling Stockholders") of the common stock
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 the principal
Trading Market or any other 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. A Selling Stockholder 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;
- 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;
- purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the
broker-dealer for its account;
- an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the
applicable exchange;
- privately negotiated transactions;
- settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date
of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;
- broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a
specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
- through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging
transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
- a combination of any such methods of sale; or
- 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, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the
case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission
in compliance with NASDR Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a
markup or markdown in compliance with NASDR IM-2440.
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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 written or oral agreement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no
event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in
the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).
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 including Rule 172 thereunder. 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. 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(k) under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all
of the shares have been sold pursuant to this 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 the applicable
restricted period, as defined in Regulation
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M, 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
ALFACELL CORPORATION
SELLING SECURITYHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the "Common Stock"), of Alfacell Corporation, a Delaware 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 July
__, 2006 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), among the Company and the
Purchasers named therein. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is
available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling
securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised
to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being
named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration
Statement and the related prospectus.
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
______________________________________________________________________
(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above)
through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held:
______________________________________________________________________
(c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural
person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to
vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):
______________________________________________________________________
2. ADDRESS FOR NOTICES TO SELLING SECURITYHOLDER:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone: _____________________________________________________________________
Fax: ___________________________________________________________________________
Contact Person: ________________________________________________________________
E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________
3. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES:
(a) Type and Number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned (not
including the Registrable Securities that are issuable pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement):
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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4. BROKER-DEALER STATUS:
(a) Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes No
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(b) If "yes" to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities
as compensation for investment banking services to the Company.
Yes No
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Note: If no, the Commission's staff has indicated that you should be
identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
(c) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes No
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(d) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you
bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business,
and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be
resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or
indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes No
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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:
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies
or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the
date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the
information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the
inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related
prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned
understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in
connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and
the related prospectus.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused
this 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:
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Title:
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PLEASE FAX OR SEND A PDF COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND
QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
Times Square Tower, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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