REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 4.3
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 6, 2018 by and among Inseego Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the “Investors” named in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2018 by and among the Company and the Investors (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Allowed Delay” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“Blackout Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Cut Back Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Effectiveness Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“Filing Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Inspectors” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“Investors” means the Investors identified in the Purchase Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any Investor who is a subsequent holder of Registrable Securities.
“Maintenance Failure” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“Prospectus” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, 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 by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
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“Register”, “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
“Registrable Securities” means (i) the Shares, (ii) any other shares of Common Stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for or in replacement of the Shares and (iii) any other shares of Common Stock owned by an Investor from time to time; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) upon the first to occur of (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities being declared effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act and such Registrable Securities having been disposed of or transferred by the holder thereof in accordance with such effective Registration Statement; (B) such Registrable Securities having been previously sold or transferred in accordance with Rule 144 (or another exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act); and (C) the Investor holding such Registrable Securities ceasing to own at least five percent (5%) of the total then-issued and outstanding Common Stock (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions).
“Registration Information Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post- effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
“Required Investors” means the Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities outstanding from time to time.
“Restriction Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Rule 415” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC Restrictions” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
2. Registration.
(a) Registration Statement. Promptly following the Closing Date but no later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one (1) Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of Registration Statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities) covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities which, for the avoidance of doubt, may also register the sale of primary securities. Subject to any SEC comments, such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A. Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent
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allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Investors and their respective counsel for their review and comment a reasonable amount of time prior to its filing or other submission. If a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Filing Deadline, the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor for any Registrable Securities then held by such Investor for each thirty (30) day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the Filing Deadline for which no Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash no later than five (5) Business Days after the end of each thirty (30) day period.
(b) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses associated with the Registration Statement, including, without limitation, filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, listing fees and the fees and expenses of counsel to each of the respective Investors (not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate). In no event shall the Company be responsible for any discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold. Except as provided in Section 6 hereof and except to the extent expressly provided for in the Transaction Documents, the Company shall not be responsible for legal fees incurred by holders of Registrable Securities in connection with the performance of their rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(c) Effectiveness. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable and to remain effective until such time as all Registrable Securities covered thereby have been sold (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within two (2) Business Days, after the Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Investors with access to a copy of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby. Subject to Section 2(d), if (i) a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the SEC prior to the earlier of (A) ten (10) Business Days after the SEC informs the Company that no review of such Registration Statement will be made or that the SEC has no further comments on such Registration Statement and (B) the sixtieth (60th) day after the initial filing of the Registration Statement (or the 90th day if the SEC reviews such Registration Statement) (the “Effectiveness Deadline”), or (ii) after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to such Registration Statement for a period of ten (10) consecutive Business Days for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a stop order or the Company’s failure to update such Registration Statement) (a “Maintenance Failure”), in each case, excluding (A) an Allowed Delay (as defined below), and (B) if the Registration Statement is on Form S-1, the twenty (20)
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days following the date on which the Company files a post-effective amendment to incorporate the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, then the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor then holding Registrable Securities, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor for any Registrable Securities then held by such Investor for each thirty (30) day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which such Registration Statement should have been effective (the “Blackout Period”). Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. The amounts payable as liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid no later than five (5) Business Days after each such thirty (30) day period following the commencement of the Blackout Period until the termination of the Blackout Period. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash. For a period of not more than twenty (20) consecutive days or for a total of not more than forty-five (45) days in any twelve (12) month period, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in the Registration Statement contemplated by this Section 2(c) in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company or (B) amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include 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 the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an “Allowed Delay”); provided that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the commencement of an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent of the Investors) disclose to the Investors any material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (ii) advise the Investors in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.
(d) Rule 415; Cutback. If at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act (“Rule 415”) or requires any Investor to be named as an “underwriter,” the Company shall (i) promptly notify each holder of Registrable Securities thereof and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Investors is an “underwriter”. The Investors shall have the right to select one legal counsel designated by the Required Investors to review any registration or matters pursuant to this Section 2(d), at their sole expense, and to comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written submission with respect to this matter shall be made to the SEC to which the Investors’ counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (A) remove from such Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (B) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided, however, that the Company shall not agree to
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name any Investor as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such Investor. Any cut-back imposed on the Investors pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall be allocated among the Investors on a pro rata basis and shall be applied first to any of the Registrable Securities of such Investor as such Investor shall designate, unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require or provide or the Investors otherwise agree. No liquidated damages shall accrue as to any Cut Back Shares until such date as the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions applicable to such Cut Back Shares (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). In furtherance of the foregoing, each Investor shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of its sale of substantially all of the Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement such that the Company will be able to file one or more additional Registration Statements covering the Cut Back Shares. From and after the Restriction Termination Date applicable to any Cut Back Shares, all of the provisions of this Section 2 (including the Company’s obligations with respect to the filing of a Registration Statement and its obligations to use commercially reasonable efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective within the time periods set forth herein and the liquidated damages provisions relating thereto) shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that (a) the Filing Deadline for such Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares shall be ten (10) Business Days after such Restriction Termination Date, and (b) the date by which the Company is required to obtain effectiveness with respect to such Cut Back Shares shall be the sixtieth (60th) day immediately after the filing date for the Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares (or the ninetieth (90th) day if the SEC reviews such Registration Statement).
(e) Other Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in the Purchase Agreement, (i) the Filing Deadline and each Effectiveness Deadline for a Registration Statement shall be extended and any Maintenance Failure shall be automatically waived by no action of the Investors, in each case, without default by or liquidated damages payable by the Company hereunder in the event that the Company’s failure to make such filing or obtain such effectiveness or a Maintenance Failure results from the failure of an Investor to timely provide the Company with information requested by the Company and necessary to complete a Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of the 1933 Act (in which case any such deadline would be extended, and a Maintenance Failure waived, with respect to all Registrable Securities until such time as the Investor provides such requested information) and (ii) in no event shall the aggregate amount of liquidated damages paid hereunder exceed, in the aggregate, 8% of the aggregate purchase price of the Shares paid by the Investors under the Purchase Agreement.
(f) Piggy-Back Registrations.
(i) 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 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 equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the 0000 Xxx) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall deliver to each Investor a written
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notice of such determination and, if within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such Investor shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Investor requests to be registered, if permitted under the provisions of Rule 415; provided, however, if the registration so proposed by the Company involves an underwritten offering of the securities so being registered for the account of the Company, to be distributed by or through one or more underwriters, and the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering shall advise the Company that, in its reasonable opinion, the distribution of all or a specified portion of the Registrable Securities which the Investors have requested the Company to register concurrently with the securities being distributed by such underwriters will significantly and adversely affect the price, timing or distribution of such securities by such underwriters, then the Company will promptly notify each such Investor of Registrable Securities of the managing underwriter’s determination, and by providing such notice to each such Investor, such Investor may be denied the registration of all or a specified portion of such Registrable Securities (in case of such a denial as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion to be allocated pro rata among the Investors); and provided, further, shares to be registered by the Company for issuance by the Company shall have first priority and each holder of Registrable Securities hereunder shall have second priority.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) if Registrable Securities are included in an underwritten public offering, (1) the Investors shall sell the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering to, if applicable, the underwriter(s) at the same price and subject to the same underwriting discounts and commissions that apply to the other securities sold in such offering (it being acknowledged that the Company shall be responsible for other expenses as set forth in Section 2(b)); and (2) the Investor shall enter into customary underwriting documentation for selling stockholders in an underwritten public offering, with such documentation to contain such representations and warranties by the Investors selling in such offering and such other terms and provisions as are customarily contained in underwriting agreements with respect to secondary distributions, which may include, without limitation, customary lock-up agreements of the Company’s principal stockholders, including the Investors, and indemnities and contribution to the effect and to the extent provided in Section 6 hereof, and (B) if, at any time after giving notice of its intention to register or offer any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(f)(i) and prior to the pricing of the offering effected pursuant to such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to cause such offering to be priced, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Investors and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration.
(g) Any Investor holding at least 25% of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities may, by written notice, request that Registrable Securities with a fair market value of at least $10 million be distributed in an underwritten offering by an investment banking firm or firms selected by such Investor to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering; provided, that such selection shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the case of an underwritten offering pursuant to this clause, the Company and the Investors selling in such offering shall enter into and perform their respective obligations under an underwriting agreement with such underwriters for such offering, which agreement shall contain terms and provisions as are customarily contained in underwriting agreements, which may include, without limitation,
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customary lock-up agreements of the Company and its directors, officers and principal stockholders, including the Investors. The Company shall have appropriate officers (i) at the Investors’ expense, upon reasonable request and at reasonable times, prepare and make presentations at any “road shows” in connection with underwritten offerings and (ii) otherwise use their commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate as reasonably requested by the underwriters in the offering, marketing or selling of the Registrable Securities. Without the Company’s written consent, the Company shall not be required to effect an underwritten offering pursuant to this Section 2(g) (a) more than once in any six (6) month period or (b) if it shall have already made three (3) underwritten offerings pursuant to this Agreement.
3. Company Obligations. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby;
(b) permit, upon request, counsel designated by the Investors to review each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto prior to their filing with the SEC;
(c) furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, if requested by the Investor, one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as each Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor (it being understood and agreed that such documents, or access thereto, may be provided electronically);
(d) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness, and (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;
(e) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to assist or cooperate with the Investors and their counsel in connection with their registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for the offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions reasonably requested by the Investors; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required
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to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(e), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(f) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or the primary securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which the Common Stock is then listed);
(g) promptly notify the Investors, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include 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 not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(h) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Investors in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Investors are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder;
(i) with a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as there are no longer Registrable Securities; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish electronically to each Investor upon request, as long as such Investor owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of or electronic access to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration;
(j) in the case of an underwritten offering pursuant to Section 2(g), upon the managing underwriter’s request, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a “comfort letter”
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signed by the Company’s independent certified public accountants covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “comfort letters” in underwritten public offerings of securities, dated as of such date as the managing underwriter reasonably requests;
(k) in the case of an underwritten offering pursuant to Section 2(g), at the request of any managing underwriter for such offering, furnish an opinion with respect to legal matters and a negative assurance letter with respect to disclosure matters, dated as of each closing date of such offering of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the underwriters, covering matters with respect to the registration as the underwriters may reasonably request and are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters;
(l) in the case of an underwritten offering pursuant to Section 2(g), use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter and its counsel that is (i) required or requested by FINRA in order to obtain written confirmation from FINRA that FINRA does not object to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements (or any deemed underwriting terms and arrangements) relating to the resale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or (ii) required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA; and
(m) if requested by the managing underwriter, if any, or by any Investor promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as the managing underwriter, if any, or such Investor may reasonably request, including in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of prospectus supplements or amendments as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has received such request.
4. Due Diligence Review; Information.
(a) The Company shall, upon reasonable prior notice, make available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the Investors and any underwriters, advisors to and representatives of the Investors (who may or may not be affiliated with the Investors or such underwriters and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company) (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”) as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Inspectors (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of such Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling such Investors and underwriters and their respective Inspectors to conduct such due diligence solely for the purpose of establishing a due diligence defense to liability under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to such Investors or underwriters) 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 (i) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement
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or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (ii) 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 (iii) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other Transaction Document. 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. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.
5. Obligations of the Investors.
(a) Each Investor shall execute and deliver a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire prior to the Closing Date. Each Investor shall additionally furnish in writing to the Company such other 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. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor of the additional information the Company requires from such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (the “Registration Information Notice”). An Investor shall provide such information to the Company no later than three (3) Business Days following receipt of a Registration Information Notice if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It is agreed and understood that it shall be a 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 (i) such Investor 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 effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities, and (ii) the Investor execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request, including, without limitation, a waiver of its registration rights hereunder to the extent an Investor elects not to have any of its Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement.
(b) Each Investor, by its 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 a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company
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in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
(c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(g) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Investor is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.
(d) Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement.
(e) Each Investor agrees that it will not effect any disposition or other transfer of the Registrable Securities that would constitute a sale within the meaning of the 1933 Act other than transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act or pursuant to, and as contemplated in, the Registration Statement, and that it will promptly notify the Company of any material changes in the information set forth in the Registration Statement furnished by or regarding such Investor or its plan of distribution.
6. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Investor and its officers, directors, partners, members, shareholders, employees and agents, successors and assigns, and each other Person, if any, who controls such Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus, free writing Prospectus, or final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, and shall reimburse such Persons for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating or defending any such losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities or expenses; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, action, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Investor in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, (ii) the use by or on behalf of an Investor of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Investor in writing that such Prospectus is outdated or defective or (iii) an Investor’s (or other indemnified party’s) failure to send or give a copy of the Prospectus or supplement (as then amended or supplemented), if required (and not exempted) to the Persons asserting an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission at
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or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Securities to such Person. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have.
(b) Indemnification by the Investors. Each Investor agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders, agents, successors and assigns, and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act), and the directors, officers, employees and agents of such controlling Persons, against any losses, actions, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) arising out of or resulting from (i) such Investor’s failure to comply with prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act, or (ii) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in any Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that (A) such untrue statement or omission is based upon information regarding such Investor furnished in writing by such Investor to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto; (B) such information relates to such Investor or such Investor’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved by such Investor expressly for use in any Registration Statement, Prospectus, form of prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that each Investor has approved Exhibit A hereto for this purpose); or (C) such losses are related to the use by such Investor of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Investor in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective. In no event shall the liability of an Investor be greater than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (A) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, (B) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of such claim or (C) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person); and provided, further that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially and adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will (1) except with the consent of the indemnified
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party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation; or (2) be liable for any settlement entered into without the indemnifying party’s prior written approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding Sections 6(a) and 6(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, action, damage, liability or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant hereto were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method or allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any Person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required Investors. The Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required Investors.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 9.5 of the Purchase Agreement.
(c) Assignments and Transfers by Investors. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Investors and their respective successors and assigns. An Investor may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one (1) or more Persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by such Investor to such Person, provided that (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, 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
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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 or applicable state securities laws; and (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.
(d) Assignments and Transfers by the Company. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Investors, provided, however, that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Investors in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Investors after giving effect to such transaction.
(e) Benefits of the Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
(f) Counterparts; Faxes. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.
(g) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
(h) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
(i) Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
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(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
(k) Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents shall be brought exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery, or in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and each of the parties hereto hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit, action or other proceeding. Each party agrees to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto in the Delaware Chancery Court. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY: | INSEEGO CORP. | |||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
INVESTOR: | GOLDEN HARBOR LTD. | |||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||||
Title: Vice President |
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INVESTOR: | NORTH SOUND TRADING, L.P. | |||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
Title: President, North Sound Management, Inc. | ||||||||
General Partner of North Sound Trading, L.P. |
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