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EXHIBIT 10.059
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of June 30,
1999, by and among BioShield Technologies, Inc., a Georgia corporation, with
headquarters at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (the
"COMPANY"), and the undersigned buyers (the "BUYER").
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among
the parties of even date herewith (the "SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), Allergy
Xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, Inc ("ASC"), a subsidiary of the Company, has agreed, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (i) to
issue and sell to the Buyers shares of ASC's common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the "COMMON STOCK"), which, subject to certain terms and conditions, will
be exchangeable after June 30, 2000 (the "EXCHANGE COMMENCEMENT DATE") into
shares of the Company's common stock, no par value per share (as converted, the
"CONVERSION SHARES") in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase
Agreement; and
B. To induce the Buyer to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the "1933 ACT"), and
applicable state securities laws:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
a. "INVESTOR" means the Buyer and any transferee or assignee
thereof to whom the Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and
who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in
accordance with Section 9.
b. "PERSON" means a corporation, a limited liability company,
an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an
individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a
governmental agency.
c. "REGISTER," "REGISTERED," and "REGISTRATION" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415
under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous basis ("RULE 415"), and the declaration or
ordering of
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effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
d. REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means exclusively the Conversion
Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Common Stock and any
shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the
Conversion Shares or the Common Stock as a result of any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event.
e."REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means a registration statement of
the Company filed under the 1933 Act.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the respective meanings set for-the in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory Registration. No later than December 31, 1999,
(the "FILING DEADLINE"), the Company shall prepare and file with the
SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements (as is
necessary) on Form S-3 (or, if such form is unavailable for such a
registration, on such other form as is available for such a
registration, subject to the consent of each Buyer and the provisions
of Section 2(e), which consent will not be unreasonably withheld),
covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities and no other
Securities of any kind by any person or entity, which Registration
Statement(s) shall state that, in accordance with Rule 416 promulgated
under the 1933 Act, such Registration Statement(s) also covers such
indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may become
issuable to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions. Such Registration Statement shall
initially register for resale 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, subject
to adjustment as provided in Section 3(b), and such registered shares
of Common Stock shall be allocated among the Investors pro rata based
on the total number of Registrable Securities issued or issuable as of
each date that a Registration Statement, as amended, relating to the
resale of the Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC.
The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration
Statement declared effective by the SEC within one hundred and twenty
(120) days after the Filing Deadline (the "REGISTRATION DEADLINE"). The
Company shall permit the registration statement to become effective
within five (5) business days after receipt of a "no review" notice
from the SEC. In the event that the Registration Statement is not
declared effective by the SEC by the Registration Deadline then the
Company shall pay a penalty to each Buyer equal to 2% of the purchase
price for Common Stock purchased by each Investor and still held by
each Buyer for each thirty (30) day period beyond the Registration
Deadline that the Registration Statement is not declared effective by
the SEC (the "REGISTRATION DEADLINE PENALTY"). The Registration
Deadline Penalty shall be immediately payable by the Company on demand
by the Investor in either cash or Common Stock of the Company at the
election of the Company upon delivery to the Company of a notice of
such default by the Investor.
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b. Underwritten Offering. If any offering pursuant to a
Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) involves an
underwritten offering, the Buyers shall have the right to select one
legal counsel to represent their interests in the offering, the costs
of which shall be borne by the Investors.
c. Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time after the Exchange
Commencement Date and prior to the expiration of the Registration
Period (as hereinafter defined) the Company proposes to file with the
SEC a Registration Statement relating to an offering for its own
account or the account of others under the 1933 Act of any of its
securities (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or their then
equivalents relating to securities to be issued solely in connection
with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities
issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit
plans) the Company shall promptly send to each Investor who is entitled
to registration rights under this Section 2(c) written notice of the
Company's intention to file a Registration Statement and of such
Investor's rights under this Section 2(c) and, if within twenty (20)
days after receipt of such notice, such Investor shall so request in
writing, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement all
or any part of the Registrable Securities such Investor requests to be
registered, subject to the priorities set forth in Section 2(d) below.
No right to registration of Registrable Securities under this Section
2(c) shall be construed to limit any registration required under
Section 2(a). The obligations of the Company under this Section 2(c)
may be waived by Investors holding a majority of the Registrable
Securities. If an offering in connection with which an Investor is
entitled to registration under this Section 2(c) is an underwritten
offering, then each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included
in such Registration Statement shall, unless otherwise agreed by the
Company, offer and sell such Registrable Securities in an underwritten
offering using the same underwriter or underwriters and, subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, on the same terms and conditions as other
shares of Common Stock included in such underwritten offering.
d. Priority in Piggy-Back Registration Rights in connection
with Registrations or Company Account. If the registration referred to
in Section 2(c) is to be an underwritten public offering for the
account of the Company and the managing underwriter(s) advise the
Company in writing, that in their reasonable good faith opinion,
marketing or other factors dictate that a limitation on the number of
shares of Common Stock which may be included in the Registration
Statement is necessary to facilitate and not adversely affect the
proposed offering, then the Company shall include in such registration:
(1) first, all securities the Company proposes to sell for its own
account, (2) second, up to the full number of securities proposed to be
registered for the account of the holders of securities entitled to
inclusion of their securities in the Registration Statement by reason
of demand registration rights, and (3) third, the securities requested
to be registered by the Investors and other holders of securities
entitled to participate in the registration, drawn from them pro rata
based on the number each has requested to be included in such
registration.
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3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
Whenever an Investor has requested that any Registrable Securities be
registered pursuant to Section 2(c) or at such time as the Company is obligated
to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), the
Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and,
pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
a. The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a
Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities (on
or prior to the Filing Deadline) for the registration of Registrable
Securities pursuant to Section 2(a)) and use its best efforts to cause
such Registration Statement(s) relating to Registrable Securities to
become effective as soon as possible after such filing (by the one
hundred and twentieth (120th) day following the issuance of the
relevant for the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to
Section 2(a), and keep the Registration Statement(s) effective pursuant
to Rule 415 at all times until the later of (i) the date as of which
the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or
successor thereto) or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have
sold all the Registrable Securities (the "REGISTRATION PERIOD"), which
Registration Statement(s) (including any amendments or supplements
thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.
b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the
Registration Statement(s) and the prospectus(es) used in connection
with the Registration Statement(s), which prospectus(es) are to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be
necessary to keep the Registration Statement(s) effective at all times
during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with
the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration
Statement(s) until such time as all of such Registrable Securities
shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in the
Registration Statement(s). In the event the number of shares available
under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement is
insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company
shall amend the Registration Statement, or file a new Registration
Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or
both, so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities, in each case,
as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days after
the necessity therefor arises (based on the market price of the Common
Stock and other relevant factors on which the Company reasonably elects
to rely). The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such
amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon
as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of the
foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a
Registration Statement shall be deemed "insufficient to cover all of
the Registrable Securities" if at any time the number of Registrable
Securities issued or issuable upon conversion of the Common Stock is
greater than the quotient determined by dividing (i) the number of
Conversion Shares available for resale under such Registration
Statement by (ii)
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1.0; provided that in the case of the initial registration of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company shall be
required to register for resale 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
c. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose
Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement(s)
and its legal counsel without charge (i) promptly after the same is
prepared and filed with the SEC at least one copy of the Registration
Statement and any amendment thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all
exhibits, the prospectus(es) included in such Registration Statement(s)
(including each preliminary prospectus ) and, with regards to the
Registration Statement, any correspondence by or on behalf of the
Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC and any correspondence from
the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives,
(ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10)
copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and
all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies
as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents, including any preliminary prospectus, as such Investor may
reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the
Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.
d. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to (i) register
and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement(s) under the securities or "blue sky" laws of such
jurisdictions in the United States as any Investor reasonably requests,
(ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the
effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such
other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and
qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period,
and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to
quality the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (a) qualify to do business in
any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify
but for this Section 3(d), (b) subject itself to general taxation in
any such jurisdiction, or (c) file a general consent to service of
process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify
each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the
Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for
sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in the
United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
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f. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the
happening of any event, of which the Company has knowledge, as a result
of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then
in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, and promptly prepare a supplement or
amendment to the Registration Statement to correct such untrue
statement or
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omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment
to each Investor (or such other number of copies as such Investor may
reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify each
Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement
or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective
(notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Investor
by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight
mail) (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a
Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information,
(iii) of the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective
amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.
g. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a
Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any
of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such
an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such
order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify each
Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold (and, in the event
of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the issuance
of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual
notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
h. The Company shall permit each Investor at such Investors
expense a single firm of counsel or such other counsel as thereafter
designated as selling stockholders' counsel by the Investors who hold a
majority of the Registrable Securities being sold, to review and
comment upon the Registration Statement(s) and all amendments and
supplements thereto at least seven (7) days prior to their filing with
the SEC.
i. At the request of the Investors who hold a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold, the Company shall furnish, on the
date that Registrable Securities are delivered to an underwriter, if
any, for sale in connection with the Registration Statement (i) if
required by an underwriter, a letter, dated such date, from the
Company's independent certified public accountants in form and
substance as is customarily given by independent certified public
accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering,
addressed to the underwriters, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such
date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such
Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily
given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters
and the Investors.
j. The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any
Investor, (ii) any underwriter participating in any disposition
pursuant to a Registration Statement, (iii) one firm of attorneys and
one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors, and
(iv) one firm of attorneys retained by all such underwriters
(collectively, the "INSPECTORS") all pertinent financial and other
records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
Company (collectively, the "RECORDS"), as shall be reasonably deemed
necessary by each Inspector to enable each Inspector to exercise its
due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company's officers,
directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector
may reasonably request for purposes of such due diligence provided,
however, that each Inspector shall hold in strict confidence and shall
not make any disclosure (except to
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an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the
Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which
determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure
of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or
omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under
the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a
final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body
of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has
been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in
violation of this or any other agreement. Each Investor agrees that it
shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by
a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other
means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its
expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or
to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. All
fees, costs and expenses of the foregoing shall be borne by the
Investors.
k. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any
disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the
Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to
comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of
such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or
omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such
information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally
available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this
or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning
that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in
or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through
other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such
Investor, at the Investor's expense, to undertake appropriate action to
prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such
information.
l. The Company shall use reasonable efforts either to (i)
cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement to be listed on each national securities exchange on which
securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then
listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then
permitted under the rules of such exchange, (ii) to secure designation
and quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement on the Nasdaq National Market System, (iii) if,
despite the Company's reasonable efforts to satisfy the preceding
clause (i) or (ii), the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the
preceding clause (i) or (ii) to secure the inclusion for quotation on
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market for such Registrable Securities or, (iv) if,
despite the Company's reasonable efforts to satisfy the preceding
clause (iii), the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding
clause (iii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on the
over-the-counter market for such Registrable Securities, and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the case of clause (iii)
or (iv), to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") as such with
respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees
and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this
Section 3(l).
m. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold
Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, any
managing underwriter or
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underwriters, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration
Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or
amounts, as the case may be, as the managing underwriter or
underwriters, if any, or, if there is no managing underwriter or
underwriters, the Investors may reasonably request and registered in
such names as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the
Investors may request. Not later than the date on which any
Registration Statement registering the resale of Registrable Securities
is declared effective, the Company shall deliver to its transfer agent
instructions, accompanied by any reasonably required opinion of
counsel, that permit sales of unlegended securities in a timely fashion
that complies with then mandated securities settlement procedures for
regular way market transactions.
n. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions
necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investors of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
o. The Company shall provide a transfer agent and registrar of
all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of
such Registration Statement.
p. If requested by the managing underwriters of an Investor,
the Company shall immediately incorporate in a prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriters
and the Investors agree should be included therein relating to the sale
and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without
limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable
Securities being sold to such underwriters, the purchase price being
paid therefor by such underwriters and with respect to any other terms
of the underwritten (or best efforts underwritten) offering of the
Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; make all required
filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as
soon as notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment; and supplement or make
amendments to any Registration Statement if requested by a shareholder
or any underwriter of such Registrable Securities. The costs of
preparation and filing of any such post-effective amendments and
supplements shall be borne by the Investors.
q. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement
to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies
or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of
such Registrable Securities.
r. The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with
any registration hereunder.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS.
a. At least seven (7) days prior to the first anticipated
filing date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall notify
each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from
each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such
Investor's Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement. It shall be a
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condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the
registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable
Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to
the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the
Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to
effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall
execute such documents in connection with such registration as the
Company may reasonably request.
b. Each Investor by such Investor's acceptance of the
Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as
reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation
and filing of the Registration Statement(s) hereunder, unless such
Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor's
election to exclude all of such Investor's Registrable Securities from
the Registration Statement.
c. Each Investor agrees to enter into and perform such
Investor's obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and
customary form, including, without limitation, customary
indemnification and contribution obligations, with the managing
underwriter of such offering and take such other actions as are
reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition
of the Registrable Securities, unless such Investor notifies the
Company in writing of such Investor's election to exclude all of such
Investor's Registrable Securities from the Registration Statement(s).
d. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from
the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant
to the Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities
until such Investor's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or
amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence
of 3(f) and, if so directed by the Company, such Investor shall deliver
to the Company (at the expense of the Company) or destroy all copies in
such Investor's possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable
Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
e. No Investor may participate in any underwritten
registration hereunder unless such Investor (i) agrees to sell such
Investor's Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any
underwriting arrangements approved by the Investors entitled hereunder
to approve such arrangements, (ii) completes and executes all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting
agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of
such underwriting arrangements, and (iii) agrees to pay its pro rata
share of all underwriting discounts and commissions.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be borne by the Company
except as otherwise specifically provided herein.
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6. INDEMNIFICATION
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration
Statement under this Agreement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will,
and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor who
holds such Registrable Securities, the directors, officers, partners,
employees, agents and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor
within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 ACT"), and any underwriter (as defined in
the 0000 Xxx) for the Investors, and the directors and officers of, and
each Person, if any, who controls, any such underwriter within the
meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an "INDEMNIFIED
PERSON"), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments,
fines, penalties, charges, costs, attorneys' fees, amounts paid in
settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, "CLAIMS")
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim,
suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the
foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or
other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or
threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party
thereto ("INDEMNIFIED DAMAGES"), to which any of them may become
subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether
commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the
qualification of the offering under the securities or other "blue sky"
laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered
("BLUE SKY FILING"), or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which the
statements therein were made, not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such
Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as
amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to
state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements
therein were made, not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law,
including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the
foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, "VIOLATIONS").
Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 6(d) with respect to
the number of legal counsel, the Company shall reimburse the Investors
and each such underwriter or controlling person, promptly as such
expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or
other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained
in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim arising out of or
based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Company by any Indemnified
Person or underwriter for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in
connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any
such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was
timely made
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available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c); (ii) with respect to
any preliminary prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such
person from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased the
Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit
of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or
mission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was
corrected in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such
prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section
3(c), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to
use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a
violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice,
used it; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based
on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the
prospectus made available by the Company; and (iv) shall not apply to
amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected
without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force
and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable
Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9 for a period of three
(3) years from the Filing Deadline.
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an
Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and
not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and
in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each
of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration
Statement, each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (collectively and together with
an Indemnified Person, an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY"), against any Claim or
Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the
1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or
Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in
each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation
occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in
connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section
6(d), such Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and Section 7 shall not apply
to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is
effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the
Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect
to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any
Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact
contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis
in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented.
c. The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from
underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities
industry professionals participating in any distribution, to the same
extent as provided above, with respect to information such persons so
furnished in writing expressly for inclusion in the Registration
Statement.
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d. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of
any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or
proceeding) involving a Claim such Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying
party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the
extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense
thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party
and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may
be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and
expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable
opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual
or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in
such proceeding. The Company shall pay reasonable fees for only one
separate legal counsel for the Investors, and such legal counsel shall
be selected by the Investors holding a majority in interest of the
Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which
the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any
negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying
party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information
reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall
keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all
times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations
with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any
settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its
written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall
not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No
indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party
or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into
any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to
such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all
liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following
indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall
be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations
relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The
failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not
relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified
Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent
that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such
action.
e. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be
made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of
the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or
Indemnified Damages are incurred.
f. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in
addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified
Party or Indemnified Person against the
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indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying
party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is
prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum
contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable
under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that:
(i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not
have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in
Section 6; (ii) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be
entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (iii) contribution by any seller of
Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds
received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
8. REPORTS UNDER THE 1934 ACT.
With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule
144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of
the SEC that may at any time permit the investors to sell securities of the
Company to the public without registration ("RULE 144"), the Company agrees, to:
a. make and keep public information available, as those terms
are understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act
so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being
understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company's obligations
under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing
of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable
provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns
Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement
by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of
Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent
annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and
documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as
may be reasonably requested to permit the investors to sell such
securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The rights to have the Company register Registrable Securities pursuant
to this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investors to any
transferee of all or any portion of Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor
agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a
copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time
after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such
transfer or assignment,
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furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or
assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights
are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or
assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or
assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws;
(iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated
by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing
with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; (v) such
transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of
the Securities Purchase Agreement; (vi) such transferee shall be an "ACCREDITED
INVESTOR" as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under
the 1933 Act; and (vii) in the event the assignment occurs subsequent to the
date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement required to be filed
pursuant to Section 2(a), the transferee agrees to pay all reasonable expenses
of amending or supplementing such Registration Statement to reflect such
assignment.
10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof
may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and Investors who hold two-thirds of the Registrable Securities. Any amendment
or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each
Investor and the Company.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A person or entity is deemed to be a holder of Registrable
Securities whenever such person or entity owns of record such
Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting
instructions, notices or elections from two or more persons or entities
with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act
upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the
registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
b. Any notices consents, waivers or other communications
required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement
must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by
facsimile, provided a copy is mailed by U.S. certified mail, return
receipt requested; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S.
certified mail, return receipt requested, or (d) one (1) day after
deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in
each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The
addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
BioShield Technologies, Inc.
Suite B109
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of
Buyers, with copies to such Buyer's counsel as set forth on the Schedule of
Buyers. Each party shall provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the
other party of any change in address or facsimile number.
c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under
this Agreement or otherwise, delay by a party in exercising such right
or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
d. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia without regard to the
principles of conflict of laws. If any provision of this Agreement
shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
e. This Agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement
constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect
to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions,
promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or
referred to herein and therein. This Agreement and the Securities
Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof.
f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit and of and be binding upon the permitted
successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.
h. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once
executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by
facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and
deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry
out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
COMPANY: BUYERS:
BIOSHIELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. XXXXXXX, LLC
By: By:
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Name: Name:
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Its: Its:
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SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
NUMBER OF SHARES OF NUMBER OF
BUYER'S NAME ADDRESS AND FACSIMILE NUMBER OF BUYER COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
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x/x Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx (Xxxxxx) Ltd. 1,070,664
Xxxxxxx LLC Corporate Centre, Windwood One
West Bay Road
P.O. Box 31106 SMB
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
facsimile: 000-000-0000
