REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of November 2, 2005, by and among InfoSearch Media, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the investors signatory hereto (each
an "Investor" and collectively, the "Investors").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof among the Company and the Investors (the
"Purchase Agreement").
The Company and the Investors hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such
terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1:
"Additional Registration Statement" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2(b).
"Advice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Effective Date" means the date that the Registration Statement
filed pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(b) is first declared effective by the
Commission.
"Effectiveness Date" means: (a) with respect to the Registration
Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the earlier of: (a)(i)
the 90th day following the Closing Date; provided that, if the Commission
reviews and has written comments to the Registration Statement filed in
accordance with Section 2(a) that would require the filing of a pre-effective
amendment thereto with the Commission, then the Effectiveness Date under this
clause (a)(i) shall be the 120th day following the Closing Date, and (ii) the
fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is notified by the
Commission that such Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer
subject to further review and comments, and (b) with respect to any Additional
Registration Statements that may be required pursuant to Section 2(b), the
earlier of: (b)(i) the 90th day following the date on which the Company first
knows, or reasonably should have known, that such Additional Registration
Statement is required under such Section); provided that if the Commission
reviews and has written comments to an Additional Registration Statement filed
in accordance with Section 2(b) that would require the filing of a pre-effective
amendment thereto with the Commission, then the Effectiveness Date under this
clause (b)(i) shall be the 120th day following the date that the Company first
knows, or reasonably should have known, that such Additional Registration
Statement is required under such Section); and (ii) the fifth (5th) Trading Day
following the date on which the Company is notified by the Commission that such
Additional Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject
to further review and comments.
"Effectiveness Period" for a Registration Statement means the period
from the Effective Date of such Registration Statement through the earliest to
occur of (i) the later to occur of (A) two (2) years after the Effective Date;
and (B) such time as all of the Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by
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, and (ii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities included in
such Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holders.
"Filing Date" means (a) with respect to the Registration Statement
required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the 30th day following the
Closing Date, and (b) with respect to any additional Registration Statements
that may be required pursuant to Section 2(b), the 30th day following the date
on which the Company first knows, or reasonably should have known, that such
additional Registration Statement is required under such Section plus, for each
of clause (a) and (b), one (1) additional day after the second (2nd) Trading Day
after delivery of such Registration Statement to the Investor under Section 3(a)
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(b).
"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(b).
"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 such 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 the Shares and Warrant Shares.
"Registration Statement" means the registration statement required
to be filed in accordance with Section 2(a) and any additional registration
statement(s) required to be filed under Section 2(b), including (in each case)
the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statements 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 statements.
"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 effect as such rule.
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"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 effect as such rule.
"Selling Holder Questionnaire" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(d).
"VWAP" means the daily volume weighted average price (as reported by
Bloomberg Financial L.P. using the "VAP" function for the date in question (it
being understood that the average of the VWAP's for a certain number of Trading
Days shall be obtained by using the "HP" function)) of the Common Stock on the
date in question, or if there is no such price on such date, then the daily
volume weighted average price on the date nearest preceding such date.
2. Registration.
(a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and
file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all
Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant
to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form SB-2 or any other
available form of registration statement and shall contain (except if otherwise
required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review
of such Registration Statement) the "Plan of Distribution" attached hereto as
Annex A. The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to be declared
effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no
later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonably
efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the
Securities Act until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period. Thereafter, the
Company shall be entitled to withdraw the Registration Statement and the Holders
shall have no further right to offer or sell any of the Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement (or any prospectus relating thereto). At
the end of the Effectiveness Period the Holders shall discontinue sales of
shares pursuant to such Registration Statement upon receipt of notice from the
Company of its intention to remove from registration the shares covered by such
Registration Statement which remain unsold, and such Holders shall notify the
Company of the number of shares registered which remain unsold immediately upon
receipt of such notice from the Company.
(b) If for any reason the Commission does not permit all of the
Registrable Shares to be included in the Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Section 2(a), or for any other reason, any Registrable Securities are not
then included in a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement, then the
Company shall prepare and file as soon as possible after the date on which the
Commission shall indicate as being the first date or time that such filing may
be made, but in any event by the 30th day following such date, an additional
Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities not
already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an
offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 on Form SB-2 or
any other available form of registration statement (each an "Additional
Registration Statement"). Each such Additional Registration Statement shall
contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from
the Commission upon a review of such Additional Registration Statement) the
"Plan of Distribution" substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause each such Additional
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon
as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such
Additional Registration Statement, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to
keep such Additional Registration Statement continuously effective under the
Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period.
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(c) If (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its
Filing Date, (ii) a Registration Statement is not declared effective by the
Commission on or prior to its required Effectiveness Date, or (iii) after its
Effective Date, without regard for the reason thereunder or efforts therefor,
such Registration Statement ceases, for any reason, to be effective and
available to the Holders as to all Registrable Securities to which it is
required to cover at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness
Period for more than an aggregate of 20 Trading Days (which need not be
consecutive) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and,
for purposes of clauses (i) or (ii), the date on which such Event occurs, or,
for purposes of clause (iii), the date which such 20 Trading Day-period is
exceeded, being referred to as an "Event Date"), then, in addition to any other
rights available to the Holders under the Transaction Documents or under
applicable law, at the option of each Holder, commencing on the day after the
Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated
damages and not as a penalty, equal to .0003333 of the Investment Amount paid by
such Investor under the Purchase Agreement for each day up through the 30th day
after such Event Date and then .0006666 of the Investment Amount paid by such
Investor under the Purchase Agreement for each day thereafter until the
applicable Event is cured. The liquidated damages referred to in the previous
sentence shall be payable every four weeks, beginning on the date which is four
(4) weeks from the Event Date. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated
damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven (7) days after the date
payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 12% 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 liquidated damages are due until
such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full.
(d) Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed
questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a "Selling
Holder Questionnaire"). The Company shall not be required to include the
Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement and shall not be
required to pay any liquidated or other damages under Section 2(c) hereof to
such Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Holder
Questionnaire at least three (3) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date.
3. Registration Procedures
In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder,
the Company shall:
(a) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to each Registration Statement and the
Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable
Securities for its Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission
such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under
the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related
Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement,
and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 423, (iii)
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respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the
Commission with respect to each 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 such
Registration Statement that would not result in the disclosure to the Holders of
material and non-public information concerning the Company, and (iv) comply in
all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act with respect to the Registration Statements and the disposition of all
Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement.
(b) Notify the Holders as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in
the case of (i)(A) below, not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to such
filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no
later than one (1) 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 (the Company shall provide
true and complete copies thereof and all written responses thereto to each of
the Holders that pertain to the Holders as a Selling Stockholder or to the Plan
of Distribution, but not information which the Company believes would constitute
material and non-public information), and (C) with respect to each 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 of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of
any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose, and (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes
the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for
inclusion therein or any statement made in such Registration Statement or
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of
such Registration Statement or 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.
(c) Use its reasonable best efforts (which shall not require the
filing of any court action) to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the
withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from
qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(d) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed
copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits
to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished)
promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission.
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(e) Promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies
of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each
amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request. 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 delivery of any notice
described in Section 3(b)(ii)-(v) and subject to Section 7(d).
(f) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities, 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 such registration or qualification) of such Registrable
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all
jurisdictions within the United States, to keep each such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period
and to do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the
disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statements; provided that the Company shall not be required to
qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so
qualified or subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction
where it is not then so subject.
(g) If requested by the Holders, cooperate with the Holders to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing
Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to the
Registration Statements, 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.
(h) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section
3(b)(v), as promptly as reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or amendment,
including a post-effective amendment, to the affected Registration Statements 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, no Registration Statement nor any 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.
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 or quoted, and (B) in compliance with applicable state
securities or Blue Sky laws), (ii) printing expenses (including, without
limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of
printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by
the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv)
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability
insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses
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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.
5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall,
notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless
each Holder, the officers, directors, agents, investment advisors, partners,
members and employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder
(within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents and employees of each such
controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and
against any and all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or relating to 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 (in the case of
any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent,
but only to the extent, that (1) such untrue statements or omissions are based
solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the
Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such
information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of
distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved
in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the 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 (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified
in Section 3(b)(ii)-(v), 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 by Section 7(d) or an amended or supplemented
Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the
Advice or the amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission
giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected. The Company shall notify the
Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Action of which
the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by the Holders. Each Holder will severally, and
not jointly, in proportion to the respective number of shares included by each
such Holder, if Registrable Securities are included in the securities as to
which such registration, qualification or compliance is being effected,
notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, and each of its officers, directors, agents, investment advisors,
partners, members and employees to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, from and against any and all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or
relating to 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 (in
the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light
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of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the
extent, that (1) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon
information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such
Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates
to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable
Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder
expressly for use in the 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 (2) in the case of
an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(b)(ii)-(v), 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 an Advice or an amended or supplemented
Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the
Advice or the amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission
giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected. Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, the liability of the Holder pursuant to this
Section 5 shall not exceed the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such
Holder upon the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such liability.
Each Holder shall notify the Company promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding of which the Holder is aware in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Actions. If any Action 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 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 proximately and materially
adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such Action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or
Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such
fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to
assume the defense of such Action and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory
to such Indemnified Party in any such Action; or (3) the named parties to any
such Action (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified
Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been
advised by counsel that a 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 such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party;
provided, however, that in the event one or more Investors is a party to such
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Action, the Company shall only be required to pay the expenses of one law firm
serving as counsel to said Investors). The Indemnifying Party shall not be
liable for any settlement of any such Action effected without its written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party
shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending Action 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 Action.
All 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 Action in a manner not inconsistent with this Section)
shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten (10) Trading
Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether
it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder; provided, that the Indemnifying Party may require
such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to
the extent it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is
not entitled to indemnification hereunder).
(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a)
or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or
otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such
Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that
resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to
information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include any
reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such
party in connection with any Action to the extent such party would have been
indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in
this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Action 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.
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.
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6. Miscellaneous
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a
Holder, of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the
Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages,
will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The
Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate
compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the
provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any
action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the
defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Piggyback on Registrations. Except as and to the extent
specified in Schedule 3.1(v) of the Purchase Agreement, 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 a Registration Statement other
than the Registrable Securities, and the Company shall not during the
Effectiveness Period enter into any agreement providing any such right to any of
its security holders.
(c) Prospectus Delivery. Each Holder hereby covenants with the
Company not to make any sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement without effectively causing the prospectus delivery
requirements under the Securities Act to be satisfied.
(d) Discontinued Disposition. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition
of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company
of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(b)(ii)-(v),
such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable
Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the
copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement or
until it is advised in writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the
applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies
of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The
Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this
paragraph.
(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 stock option or other employee
benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Holder written notice of such
determination and, if within fifteen days after receipt 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, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks
applicable to all holders of registration rights.
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(f) Amendments and Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be
waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the
Holders of no less than 66-2/3% of the Registrable Securities. No waiver of any
default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this
Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of
any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or
requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise
any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
(g) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or
deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New
York City time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the Trading Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in this Agreement later than 6:30 p.m. (New
York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on
such date, (iii) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by
nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by
the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such
notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company: InfoSearch Media, Inc.
0000 Xxx Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to McGuireWoods LLP
(which shall not 1345 Avenue of the Americas
constitute notice): Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
If to a Investor: To the address set forth under such Investor's
name on the signature pages hereto.
If to any other Person who is then the registered Holder:
To the address of such Holder as it appears
in the stock transfer books of the Company
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same
manner, by such Person.
(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 or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
each Holder. Each Holder may assign its respective rights hereunder in the
manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement.
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(i) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be
an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with
the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original
thereof.
(j) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction,
validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each
party agrees that all Actions concerning the interpretations, enforcement and
defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought
against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall
be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any New York Court, or that such
Action has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party
hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to
process being served in any such Action by mailing a copy thereof via registered
or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such
party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any
right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and
all right to trial by jury in any Action arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall
commence a Action to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then the
prevailing party in such Action shall be reimbursed by the other party for its
attorney's fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such Action.
(k) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative
and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(l) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their 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.
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(m) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(n) Independent Nature of Investors' Obligations and Rights. The
obligations of each Investor hereunder is several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Investor hereunder, and no Investor shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Investor hereunder. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities
pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made independently of any other
Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document
delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto or
thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert with respect to
such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each
Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such
Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor
will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its
investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction
Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it
shall not be necessary for any other Investor 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.
INFOSEARCH MEDIA, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
[NAME OF INVESTOR]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
[Name of Investor]
[Address of Investor]
Telephone No.: (___) ___-____
Facsimile No.: (___) ___-____
Attn: [Name of Contact]
With a copy to
[Name of Investor Counsel]
[Address of Investor Counsel]
Telephone No.: (___) ___-____
Facsimile No.: (___) ___-____
Attn: [Name of Contact]
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Annex A
Plan of Distribution
The Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, assignees and
successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares
of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the
shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or
negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:
o ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
o block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as
agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
o purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer
for its account;
o an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
o privately negotiated transactions;
o to cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement
is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission;
o broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified
number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
o a combination of any such methods of sale; and
o any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under 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. The Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and
discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security
interest in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the
performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may
offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time under this prospectus,
or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
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Upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that
any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale
of Common Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution
or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to
this prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Stockholder and of
the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii)
the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv)the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s),
where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any
investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition,
upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that a donee
or pledge intends to sell more than 500 shares of Common Stock, a supplement to
this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with applicable
securities law.
The Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in
other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors
in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
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. Discounts, concessions,
commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the
sale of Securities will be paid by the Selling Stockholder and/or the
purchasers.
The Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it may not use
shares registered on this Registration Statement to cover short sales of Common
Stock made prior to the date on which this Registration Statement shall have
been declared effective by the Commission. If a Selling Stockholder uses this
prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders
will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities
Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated,
including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such Selling
Stockholders in connection with resales of their respective shares under this
Registration Statement.
The Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the
registration of the shares, but the Company will not receive any proceeds from
the sale of the Common Stock. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling
Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act. If the Selling Stockholders use this
prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, they will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
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Annex B
INFOSEARCH MEDIA, INC.
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire
The undersigned beneficial owner of Common Stock of InfoSearch Media,
Inc. (the "Company") understands that the Company has filed or intends to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement (the
"Registration Statement") for the registration and resale under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the such securities (the
"Registrable Securities"). This Questionnaire is delivered pursuant to the terms
of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2005 (the
"Registration Rights Agreement"), among the Company and the Investors named
therein. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the
Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling
securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised
to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being
named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration
Statement and the related prospectus.
The undersigned beneficial owner (the "Selling Securityholder") of
Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned
by it and listed below in Item 3 (unless otherwise specified under such Item 3)
in the Registration Statement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the
Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
1. Name.
(a) Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder
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(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a)
above) through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3
below are held:
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(c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a
natural person who directly or indirectly has power to vote or
dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):
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2. Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
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Telephone:
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Fax:
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Contact Person:
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3. Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
(a) Type and Principal Amount of Registrable Securities beneficially
owned:
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4. Broker-Dealer Status:
(a) Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes |_| No |_|
Note: If yes, the Commission's staff has indicated that you should
be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
(b) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes |_| No |_|
(c) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify
that you bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary
course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the
Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or
understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes |_| No |_|
Note: If no, the Commission's staff has indicated that you should
be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
5. Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling
Securityholder.
Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the
beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other
than the Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3.
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(a) Type and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the
Selling Securityholder:
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6. Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its
affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of
5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any
position or office or has had any other material relationship with the
Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three
years.
State any exceptions here:
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The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or
changes in the information provided herein (other than changes in beneficial
ownership of Common Stock after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement)
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 hereto and the inclusion of such information in
the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. The undersigned
understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in
connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and
the related prospectus.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused
this Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly
authorized agent.
Dated: Beneficial Owner:
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By:
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Name:
Title:
PLEASE FAX THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED QUESTIONNAIRE TO
InfoSearch Media, Inc.
0000 Xxx Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
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