REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG EXAMWORKS, INC., BROADBAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC AND THE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF BROADBAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC PARTY HERETO DATED AS OF MAY 7, 2010
BY AND AMONG
EXAMWORKS, INC.,
BROADBAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
AND
THE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF BROADBAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
LLC PARTY HERETO
DATED AS OF MAY 7, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| 1. | Definitions | 1 | |
| 2. | Registration Rights | 3 | |
| 2.1 | Registration Rights with Respect to IPO | 3 | |
| 2.2 | Company Registration | 4 | |
| 2.3 | Underwriting Requirements | 4 | |
| 2.4 | Furnish Information | 5 | |
| 2.5 | Expenses of Registration | 5 | |
| 2.6 | Delay of Registration | 5 | |
| 2.7 | Indemnification | 5 | |
| 2.8 | Rule 144 | 7 | |
| 2.9 | Lock-up Agreement | 7 | |
| 2.10 | Restrictions on Transfer | 8 | |
| 2.11 | Termination of Registration Rights | 10 | |
| 3. | Miscellaneous | 10 | |
| 3.1 | Successors and Assigns | 10 | |
| 3.2 | Governing Law | 10 | |
| 3.3 | Counterparts; Facsimile | 10 | |
| 3.4 | Titles and Subtitles | 10 | |
| 3.5 | Notices | 10 | |
| 3.6 | Amendments and Waiver | 11 | |
| 3.7 | Severability | 12 | |
| 3.8 | Aggregation of Stock | 12 | |
| 3.9 | Entire Agreement | 12 | |
| 3.10 | Dispute Resolution | 12 | |
| 3.11 | Delays or Omissions | 12 | |
| 3.12 | Confidentiality | 13 | |
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THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of May 7, 2010, by and among ExamWorks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Broadband Capital Management LLC (the “Placement Agent”) and each of the employees and/or officers of the Placement Agent identified on Schedule A hereto, each of which, together with the Placement Agent, is referred to in this Agreement as a “Placement Agent Party,” and collectively, the “Placement Agent Parties.”
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WHEREAS, the Company is conducting an offering (the “Offering”) of up to 967,741 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below) at $34.10 per share;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Placement Agency Letter, dated March 9, 2010, as amended, by and between the Company and the Placement Agent, the Company engaged the Placement Agent to act as the exclusive placement agent for the Offering and in connection with compensating the Placement Agent for such services, the Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent certain compensation, including, but not limited to a placement fee (the “Placement Fee”), which includes payment of cash and the issuance of shares of Common Stock;
WHEREAS, the Placement Agent has elected to receive $2,699,969.80 of the Placement Fee in Common Stock and the Company has satisfied this obligation by issuing to the Placement Agent Parties 79,178 shares of Common Stock (the “Placement Fee Shares”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and each of the Placement Agent Parties hereby agree that this Agreement shall govern the rights of the Placement Agent Parties to cause the Company to register shares of the Common Stock and certain other matters as set forth in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
1.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, including without limitation any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person.
1.2 “Agreement” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.3 “Common Stock” means shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
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1.4 “Company” has the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.5 “Damages” means any loss, damage, or liability (joint or several) to which a party hereto may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state law, insofar as such loss, damage, or liability (or any action in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement of the Company, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, or any issuer free writing prospectus or any “issuer information” filed or to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act; (ii) an omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the indemnifying party (or any of its agents or Affiliates) of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law.
1.6 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.7 “Excluded Registration” means (i) a registration relating to the sale of securities to employees of the Company or a subsidiary pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase, or similar plan or (ii) a registration relating to an SEC Rule 145 transaction.
1.8 “FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulation Authority, Inc.
1.9 “Form S-1” means such form under the Securities Act or any successor registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC.
1.10 “Holder” means any holder of Registrable Securities who is a party to this Agreement.
1.11 “Immediate Family Member” means a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of a natural person referred to herein, or anyone residing in such person’s home.
1.12 “IPO” means the Company’s first underwritten public offering of its Common Stock under the Securities Act.
1.13 “IPO Registration Statement” means a Form S-1 registration statement under the Securities Act that the Company prepares and files with the SEC with respect to its IPO.
1.14 “Offering” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Recitals hereto.
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1.15 “Other Selling Holders” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(b) hereof.
1.16 “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association or other entity.
1.17 “Registrable Securities” means (i) the Placement Fee Shares and (ii) any Common Stock issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security that is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, the shares referenced in clause (i) above; excluding in all cases, however, any Registrable Securities sold by a Person in a transaction in which the applicable rights under this Agreement are not assigned pursuant to Section 3.1 and excluding for purposes of Section 2, any shares for which registration rights have terminated pursuant to Section 2.11 of this Agreement.
1.18 “Registrable Securities then outstanding” means the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock that are Registrable Securities.
1.19 “Restricted Securities” means the securities of the Company required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.10(b) hereof.
1.20 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.21 “SEC Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.
1.22 “SEC Rule 145” means Rule 145 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.
1.23 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.24 “Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions, and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities.
1.25 “Selling Holder” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(b) hereof.
1.26 “Series A Preferred Stock” means shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share issued in connection with the Offering.
2. Registration Rights.
2.1 Registration Rights with Respect to IPO. If the Company proposes to conduct an IPO, the Company shall notify each Holder of Registrable Securities in writing at least 20 days prior to filing the IPO Registration Statement of its rights to include Registrable Securities in the IPO Registration Statement, if any, pursuant to this Section 2.1. If Holders of Registrable Securities have the right to include Registrable Securities in the IPO Registration
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Statement, a Holder desiring to include all or any portion of its Registrable Securities (a “Selling Holder”) shall notify the Company in writing no later than five (5) days after the date of receipt of the Company’s notice, such notice to include the number of Registrable Securities such Selling Holder wishes to include in the IPO Registration Statement. Subject to Section 2.3 below, if and to the extent other existing stockholders of Common Stock (“Other Selling Holders”) will be registering Common Stock in the IPO Registration Statement, the Company shall use its best efforts to include in the IPO Registration Statement, such number of shares of Registrable Securities held by Selling Holders as is proportionate to the number of shares of Common Stock held by Other Selling Holders which are to be included in the IPO Registration Statement.
The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.1 before the effective date of such registration, whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration. The expenses (other than Selling Expenses) of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.5.
2.2 Company Registration. If the Company proposes to register (including, for this purpose, a registration effected by the Company for stockholders other than the Holders) any of its Common Stock under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than in the IPO or an Excluded Registration), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each Holder notice of such registration. Upon the request of each Holder given within five (5) days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, cause to be registered all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be included in such registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.2 before the effective date of such registration, whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration. The expenses (other than Selling Expenses) of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.5.
2.3 Underwriting Requirements. In connection with the IPO pursuant to Section 2.1 and any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to Section 2.2, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Holders’ Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless the Holders accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and its underwriters, and then only in such quantity as the underwriters in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total number of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities to be sold (other than by the Company) that the underwriters in their reasonable discretion determine is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, which the underwriters and the Company in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering. If the underwriters determine that less than all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered can be included in such offering, then the Registrable Securities that are included in such offering shall be allocated among the Selling Holders in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the number of Registrable Securities owned by each Selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by all such Selling Holders. To facilitate
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the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriters may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder to the nearest 100 shares. For purposes of the provision in this Section 2.3 concerning apportionment, for any Selling Holder that is a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the partners, members, retired partners, retired members, stockholders, and Affiliates of such Holder, or the estates and Immediate Family Members of any such partners, retired partners, members and retired members and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons, shall be deemed to be a single Selling Holder, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such Selling Holder shall be based upon the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all Persons included in such Selling Holder, as defined in this sentence.
2.4 Furnish Information. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 2 with respect to the Registrable Securities of any Selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as is reasonably required to effect the registration of such Holder’s Registrable Securities.
2.5 Expenses of Registration. All expenses (other than Selling Expenses) incurred in connection with registrations, filings, or qualifications pursuant to Section 2, including all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers’ and accounting fees; and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be borne and paid by the Company.
2.6 Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any registration pursuant to this Agreement as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 2.
2.7 Indemnification. If any Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Section 2:
(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder, and the partners, members, officers, directors, and stockholders of each such Holder; legal counsel and accountants for each such Holder; any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for each such Holder; and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any Damages, and the Company will pay to each such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person, or other aforementioned Person any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding from which Damages may result, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.7(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, nor shall the Company be liable for any Damages to the extent that they arise out of or are based upon actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of any such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person, or other aforementioned Person expressly for use in connection with such registration.
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each Selling Holder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each Person (if any), who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, legal counsel and accountants for the Company, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act), any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement, and any controlling Person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any Damages, in each case only to the extent that such Damages arise out of or are based upon actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Selling Holder will pay to the Company and each other aforementioned Person any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding from which Damages may result, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.7(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and provided further that in no event shall the aggregate amounts payable by any Holder by way of indemnity or contribution under this Sections 2.7(b) and 2.7(d) exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Holder (net of any Selling Expenses paid by such Holder), except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by such Holder.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 2.7 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action) for which a party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 2.7, give the indemnifying party notice of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in such action and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, participate jointly with any other indemnifying party to which notice has been given, and to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties that may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such action. The failure to give notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 2.7, to the extent that such failure materially prejudices the indemnifying party’s ability to defend such action. The failure to give notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 2.7.
(d) To provide for just and equitable contribution to joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) any party otherwise entitled to indemnification hereunder makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 2.7 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case, notwithstanding the fact that this Section 2.7
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provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any party hereto for which indemnification is provided under this Section 2.7, then, and in each such case, such parties will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses to which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of each of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in connection with the statements, omissions, or other actions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability, or expense, as well as to reflect 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 allegedly untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission of 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; provided, however, that, in any such case, (x) no Holder will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such Registrable Securities offered and sold by such Holder pursuant to such registration statement, and (y) no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and provided further that in no event shall a Holder’s liability pursuant to this Section 2.7(d), when combined with the amounts paid or payable by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.7(b), exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Holder (net of any Selling Expenses paid by such Holder), except in the case of willful misconduct or fraud by such Holder.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.
(f) Unless otherwise superseded by an underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering, the obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 2.7 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration under this Section 2, and otherwise shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
2.8 Rule 144. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration, to the extent the Common Stock constituted “restricted securities,” as such term is defined in Rule 144, the Company shall make and keep available adequate current public information, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144.
2.9 Lock-up Agreement. Each Holder hereby agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the managing underwriter, during the period commencing on the date of the final prospectus relating to the IPO and ending on the date specified by the Company and the managing underwriter (such period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, which period may be extended upon the request of the managing underwriter, to the extent required by any FINRA rules, for an additional period of up to fifteen (15) days if the Company issues or
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proposes to issue an earnings or other public release within fifteen (15) days of the expiration of the 180-day lockup period, (i) lend; offer; pledge; sell; contract to sell; sell any option or contract to purchase; purchase any option or contract to sell; grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase; or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable (directly or indirectly) for Common Stock held immediately before the effective date of the IPO Registration Statement or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash, or otherwise. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.9 shall apply only to the IPO, shall not apply to the sale of any shares to an underwriter pursuant to an underwriting agreement, and shall be applicable to the Holders only if all officers and directors are subject to the same restrictions and the Company uses commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a similar agreement from all stockholders individually owning more than five percent (5%) of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (after giving effect to conversion into Common Stock of all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock). The underwriters in connection with the IPO are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 2.9 and shall have the right, power, and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto. Each Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the underwriters in connection with such IPO that are consistent with this Section 2.9 or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. Any discretionary waiver or termination of the restrictions of any or all of such agreements by the Company or the underwriters shall apply pro rata to all Holders subject to such agreements, based on the number of shares subject to such agreements.
2.10 Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) The Registrable Securities shall not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred, and the Company shall not recognize and shall issue stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent with respect to any such sale, pledge, or transfer, except upon the conditions specified in this Agreement, which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. A transferring Holder will cause any proposed purchaser, pledgee, or transferee of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder to agree to take and hold such securities subject to the provisions and upon the conditions specified in this Agreement.
(b) Each certificate or instrument representing the Registrable Securities and any other securities issued in respect of the Registrable Securities upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or similar event, shall (unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of Section 2.10(c)) be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
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AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS REGISTERED UNDER, EXEMPT FROM, OR OTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AS TO WHICH THE ISSUER HAS RECEIVED SUCH ASSURANCES AS THE ISSUER MAY REQUEST, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, A SATISFACTORY OPINION OF ITS COUNSEL.
ANY SALE, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED BY, AND SUBJECT TO, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF A STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDERS SET FORTH THEREIN DATED JULY 14, 2008, AS SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. A COPY OF SAID AGREEMENT IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY. BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, THE HOLDER HEREOF AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF SUCH AGREEMENT.”
The Holders consent to the Company making a notation in its records and giving instructions to any transfer agent of the Restricted Securities in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.10.
(c) The holder of each certificate representing Restricted Securities, by acceptance thereof, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 2.10. Before any proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of any Restricted Securities, unless there is in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the proposed transaction, the Holder thereof shall give notice to the Company of such Holder’s intention to effect such sale, pledge, or transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer in sufficient detail and, if reasonably requested by the Company, shall be accompanied at such Holder’s expense by either (i) a written opinion of legal counsel who shall, and whose legal opinion shall, be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, addressed to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transaction may be effected without registration under the Securities Act; (ii) a “no action” letter from the SEC to the effect that the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of such Restricted Securities without registration will not result in a recommendation by the staff of the SEC that action be taken with respect thereto; or (iii) any other evidence reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Company to the effect that the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of the Restricted Securities may be effected without registration under the Securities Act, whereupon the Holder of such Restricted Securities shall be entitled to sell, pledge, or transfer such Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice given by the Holder to the Company. The Company will not require such a legal opinion or “no action” letter (x) in any transaction in compliance with SEC Rule 144 or (y) in any transaction in which
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such Holder distributes Restricted Securities to an Affiliate of such Holder for no consideration, provided that each transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Section 2.10. Each certificate or instrument evidencing the Restricted Securities transferred as above provided shall bear, except if such transfer is made pursuant to SEC Rule 144, the appropriate restrictive legend set forth in Section 2.10(b), except that such certificate shall not bear such restrictive legend if, in the opinion of counsel for such Holder and the Company, such legend is not required in order to establish compliance with any provisions of the Securities Act.
2.11 Termination of Registration Rights. The right of any Holder to request inclusion of Registrable Securities in any registration pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.2 shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of:
(a) when all of such Holder’s Registrable Securities could be sold without restriction under SEC Rule 144 within any 90-day period; or
(b) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the closing of the IPO.
3. Miscellaneous.
3.1 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inur to the benefit and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties (including permitted transferees of any shares of Registrable Securities); provided, however, that, with respect to any permitted transfer by a Holder; (i) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred; and (ii) such transferee agrees in a written instrument delivered to the Company to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the provisions of Section 2.10. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assignees any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein. Any purported transfer of any shares of Registrable Securities in violation or noncompliance with this Section 3.1 shall be null and void.
3.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law.
3.3 Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in two 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 and delivered by facsimile signature and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
3.4 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
3.5 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of
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actual receipt or: (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified; (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail or facsimile during the recipient’s normal business hours, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day; (iii) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (iv) one (1) business day after the business day of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next-day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their addresses as set forth on Schedule A hereto, or to the principal office of the Company as set forth below and to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, in the case of the Company, or to such email address, facsimile number, or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 3.5.
If to the Company, at:
ExamWorks, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx XX
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Co-Chairman
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
3.6 Amendments and Waiver. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding; provided that the Company may in its sole discretion waive compliance with Section 2.10(c) (and the Company’s failure to object promptly in writing after notification of a proposed assignment allegedly in violation of Section 2.10(c) shall be deemed to be a waiver); and provided further that any provision hereof may be waived by any waiving party on such party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may not be waived with respect to any Placement Agent Party without the written consent of such Placement Agent Party, unless such amendment, termination, or waiver applies to all Placement Agent Parties in the same fashion. The Company shall give prompt notice of any amendment or termination hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not consent in writing to such amendment, termination, or waiver. Any amendment, termination, or waiver effected in accordance with this
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Section 3.6 shall be binding on all parties hereto, regardless of whether any such party has consented thereto. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.
3.7 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be reformed and construed so that it will be valid, legal, and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.
3.8 Aggregation of Stock. All shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by Affiliates shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement and such Affiliated persons may apportion such rights as among themselves in any manner they deem appropriate.
3.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any Schedules hereto) and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto, constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, provided that, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the parties hereto are subject to the terms and conditions of that certain Stockholders Agreement by and among ExamWorks Holdings, LLLP, the other stockholders party thereto and the Company, dated as of July 14, 2008, as amended.
3.10 Dispute Resolution. The parties (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the District of New Castle County, Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the District of New Castle County, Delaware, and (c) hereby waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court. Each of the parties to this Agreement consents to personal jurisdiction for any equitable action sought in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Castle County, Delaware or any court of the State of Delaware.
3.11 Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power, or remedy of such nonbreaching or nondefaulting party, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of or acquiescence to any such breach or default, or to any similar breach or default thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. All remedies, whether under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
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3.12 Confidentiality. Each Placement Agent Party agrees that it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge, or use for any purpose (other than to monitor its investment in the Company) any confidential information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including notice of the Company’s intention to file a registration statement), unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 3.12 by such Placement Agent Party), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Placement Agent Party without use of the Company’s confidential information, or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Placement Agent Party by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company; provided, however, that a Placement Agent Party may disclose confidential information (i) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company; (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any Registrable Securities from such Placement Agent Party, if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 3.12; (iii) to any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, or wholly owned subsidiary of such Placement Agent Party in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Placement Agent Party informs such Person that such information is confidential and directs such Person to maintain the confidentiality of such information; or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that the Placement Agent Party promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure and takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| EXAMWORKS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
[Registration Rights Agreement]
| BROADBAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice Chairman | |
[Registration Rights Agreement]
| EMPLOYEE/OFFICER | |
| /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
[Registration Rights Agreement]
Schedule A
Placement Agent Parties
