REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.78
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of July 23, 2003 between Talisman Management Limited ("Purchaser") and SmarTire Systems, Inc. (the "Company").
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof (the "Purchase Agreement") the Purchaser has committed to purchase up to $15,000,000 of the Company's Common Stock (capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Purchaser the registration rights set forth herein with respect to the Draw Down Shares and the Warrant Shares (collectively, the "Securities").
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
Section 1. Registrable Securities. As used herein the term "Registrable Security" means the Draw Down Shares and the Warrant Shares; provided, however, that any shares of Common Stock which are Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii) when sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act ("Rule 144"), (iii) upon any sale in any manner to a person or entity which is not entitled pursuant to Section 9 to rights under this Agreement, or (iv) such time as, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such Securities may be sold without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common Stock, such adjustment shall be deemed to be made in the definition of "Registrable Security" as is appropriate in order to prevent any dilution or enlargement of the rights granted pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 2. Restrictions on Transfer. The Purchaser acknowledges and understands that in the absence of an effective Registration Statement authorizing the resale of the Securities as provided herein, the Securities are "restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144. The Purchaser understands that no disposition or transfer of the Securities may be made by Purchaser in the absence of (i) an opinion of counsel to the Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act or (ii) registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.
With a view to making available to the Purchaser the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees:
(a) to comply with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 144; and
(b) to use its best effort to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in a timely manner all reports and other documents required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act; and furnish the Purchaser with such other reports and documents of the Company as the Purchaser may reasonably request to avail itself of any similar rule or regulation of the Commission allowing it to sell any such securities without registration.
Section 3. Registration Rights With Respect to the Securities.
(a) The Company agrees that it will prepare and file with the Commission, within 45 days after the date hereof or within ten (10) days of the registration statement filed in connection with certain debentures issued as of July 17, 2003 being declared effective by the Commission, whichever is later, a registration statement (on Form S-1, or other appropriate form of registration statement) under the Securities Act (the "Registration Statement"), at the sole expense of the Company (except as provided in Section 3(c) hereof), in respect of Purchaser, so as to permit a public offering and resale of the Securities under the Securities Act by Purchaser. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective within 90 days of the date hereof (120 days of the date hereof in the event of a review of such Registration Statement by the Commission) or five business (5) days of clearance by the Commission and will within said five (5) business days request acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement by the Commission. The Company will notify Purchaser of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement within one Trading Day of such event.
(b) The Company will maintain the Registration Statement or post-effective amendment filed under this Section 3 hereof effective under the Securities Act until the earliest of (i) the date that all the Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii) 360 days from the last date Registrable Securities are issued, (iii) the date that all of the Securities may be sold under the provisions of Rule 144, (iv) the date all Securities have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such Securities not bearing a restrictive legend, or (v) the date all Securities may be sold without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any similar provision then in effect under the Securities Act (the "Effectiveness Period").
(c) All fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement under subparagraph 3(a) and in complying with applicable securities and blue sky laws (including, without limitation, all attorneys' fees of the Company) shall be borne by the Company. The Purchaser shall bear the cost of underwriting and/or brokerage discounts, fees and commissions, if any, applicable to the Securities being registered and the fees and expenses of its counsel. The Purchaser and its counsel shall have a reasonable period, not to exceed three (3) Trading Days, to review the proposed Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, prior to filing with the Commission, and the Company shall provide the Purchaser with copies of any comment letters received from the Commission with respect thereto within two (2) Trading Days of receipt thereof. The Company shall make reasonably available for inspection by Purchaser, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to the Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Purchaser or any such underwriter all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with the Registration Statement; provided, however, that all records, information and documents that are designated in writing by the Company as confidential, proprietary or containing any material non-public information shall be kept confidential by the Purchaser and any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent (pursuant to an appropriate confidentiality agreement in the case of the Purchaser, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent), unless such disclosure is made pursuant to judicial process in a court proceeding (after first giving the Company an opportunity promptly to seek a protective order or otherwise limit the scope of the information sought to be disclosed) or is required by law, or such records, information or documents become available to the public through a third party not in violation of an accompanying obligation of confidentiality; and provided further that, if the foregoing inspection and information gathering would otherwise disrupt the Company's conduct of its business, such inspection and information gathering shall, to the maximum extent possible, be coordinated on behalf of the Purchaser and the other parties entitled thereto by one firm of counsel designed by and on behalf of the majority in interest of Purchaser and other parties. The Company at its expense will supply the Purchaser with such reasonable number of copies of the Registration Statement and the final prospectus included therein (the "Prospectus") and other related documents as the Purchaser may request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities.
(d) The Company shall not be required by this Section 3 to include the Purchaser's Securities in any Registration Statement which is to be filed if, in the opinion of counsel for both the Purchaser and the Company (or, should they not agree, in the opinion of another counsel experienced in securities law matters acceptable to counsel for the Purchaser and the Company) the proposed offering or other transfer as to which such registration is requested is exempt from applicable federal and state securities laws and would result in all purchasers or transferees obtaining securities which are not "restricted securities", as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
If at any time or from time to time after the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company notifies the Purchaser in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined in Section 3(e) below), the Purchaser shall not offer or sell any Registrable Securities or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event until the Purchaser has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus or until the Purchaser is advised in writing by the Company that the then current Prospectus may be used and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus (the "Suspension Period"); provided, however, that, if a Suspension Period occurs during any periods commencing on a Trading Day a Draw Down Notice is deemed delivered and ending ten (10) Trading Days following the end of the corresponding Draw Down Pricing Period, then the Company must compensate the Purchaser for any net decline in the market value of any Securities committed to be purchased by the Purchaser through the end of such Suspension Period. Net decline shall be calculated as the difference between the highest VWAP during the applicable Suspension Period and the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately following a properly delivered notice to the Purchaser that such Suspension Period has ended. The Company must give Purchaser notice in writing promptly upon knowledge that a Suspension Period may occur without indicating the nature of such Suspension Period.
(e) "Potential Material Event" means any of the following: (i) the possession by the Company of material information that is not ripe for disclosure in a registration statement, as determined in good faith by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company or that disclosure of such information in the Registration Statement would be detrimental to the business or affairs of the Company; or (ii) any material engagement, development or activity by the Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement at such time, which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company that the Registration Statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information; or (iii) pursuant to applicable law, a fundamental change that requires the Company to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, change the plan of distribution to the Prospectus, or must update the information included in the Prospectus pursuant to Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
(f) If the Company has delivered a Prospectus to the Purchaser and after having done so the Prospectus is amended to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser and, if requested, the Purchaser shall immediately cease making offers of Registrable Securities. The Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser with revised Prospectuses and, following receipt of the revised Prospectuses, the Purchaser shall be free to resume making offers of the Registrable Securities.
Section 4. Cooperation with Company. The Purchaser will cooperate with the Company in all respects in connection with this Agreement, including timely supplying all information reasonably requested by the Company (which shall include all information regarding the Purchaser and proposed manner of sale of the Registrable Securities required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement) and executing and returning all documents reasonably requested in connection with the registration and sale of the Registrable Securities and entering into and performing its obligations under any underwriting agreement, if the offering is an underwritten offering, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter or underwriters of such underwritten offering. The Purchaser shall consent to be named as an underwriter in the Registration Statement. Purchaser acknowledges that in accordance with current Commission policy, the Purchaser will be named as the underwriter of the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement.
Section 5. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is required by any of the provisions of this Agreement to effect the registration of any of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, the Company shall (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), as expeditiously as possible, subject to the Purchaser's assistance and cooperation as reasonably required:
(a) As expeditiously as possible prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective until the end of the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by the Registration Statement (including prospectus supplements with respect to the sales of securities from time to time in connection with a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act);
(b) prior to the filing with the Commission of any Registration Statement (including any amendments thereto) and the distribution or delivery of the Prospectus (including any supplements thereto), (i) provide draft copies thereof to the Purchaser and reflect in such documents all such comments as the Purchaser (and its counsel) reasonably may propose and (ii) furnish to the Purchaser such numbers of copies of the Prospectus including a preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, as applicable, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents, as the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities;
(c) as expeditiously as possible use its best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under the applicable blue sky laws as requested by the Purchaser (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3(c) above), and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Purchaser to consummate the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified or to execute any general consent to service of process;
(d) list such Registrable Securities on the Principal Market, and any other exchange on which the Common Stock of the Company is then listed, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or the Principal Market;
(e) notify the Purchaser at any time when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event of which it has knowledge as a result of which the Prospectus, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and the Company shall prepare and file a curative amendment or curative supplement under Section 5(a) as quickly as commercially possible and the period beginning on the date of notice until the curative amendment is effective or curative supplement is provided to the Purchaser shall be deemed a Suspension Period and the Company shall compensate the Purchaser as set forth in Section 3(d) herein;
(f) as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, notify the Purchaser (or, in the event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the issuance by the Commission or any state authority of any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the withdrawal, rescission or removal of such stop order or other suspension; and
(g) maintain a transfer agent for its Common Stock.
Section 6. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act ("Distributing Purchaser") against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Distributing Purchaser), to which the Distributing Purchaser may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) (i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or (ii) arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Distributing Purchaser specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This Section 6(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Distributing Purchaser with respect to any person asserting such loss, claim, damage or liability who purchased the Registrable Securities which are the subject thereof if the Distributing Purchaser failed to send or give (in violation of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) a copy of the Prospectus to such person at or prior to the written confirmation to such person of the sale of such Registrable Securities, where the Distributing Purchaser was obligated to do so under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(b) The Purchaser agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each officer, director of the Company or person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Purchaser) to which the Company or any such officer, director or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by such Purchaser specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Purchaser may otherwise have. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Purchaser shall not be liable under this Section 6(b) for any amount in excess of the net proceeds to such Purchaser as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action as to which indemnity may be sought under this Section 6, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof and shall permit the indemnifying party to assume the defense of any claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; provided, that counsel for the indemnifying party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be approved by the indemnified party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); but the failure to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations which it may have to any indemnified party except to the extent of actual prejudice demonstrated by the indemnifying party. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, unless the indemnifying party shall not pursue the action to its final conclusion. The indemnified party shall have the right, at such party's own expense, to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof; provided that the indemnifying party shall pay such expense if: (i) the employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, or (ii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party reasonably concludes that representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between the indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding; provided further that in no event shall the indemnifying party be required to pay the expenses of more than one law firm per jurisdiction as counsel for the indemnified party. No indemnifying party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation shall, except with the consent of each indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which 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, and no indemnified party shall consent to entry of any judgment or settle such claim or litigation without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(d) If the indemnifying party does not assume the defense of any claim or litigation pursuant to this Section 6, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation in a manner not inconsistent with this Section and all reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the indemnified party in connection with a claim or litigation covered by this Section 6 shall be paid to the indemnified party, as incurred, within ten (10) Trading Days of written notice thereof to the indemnifying party; provided, that the indemnifying party may require such indemnified party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially determined that such indemnified party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder.
Section 7. Contribution.
(a) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the Securities Act in any case in which (i) the indemnified party makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 6 hereof but 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 the express provisions of Section 6 hereof provide for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any indemnified party, then the Company and the Purchaser shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees), in either such case (after contribution from others) on the basis of relative fault as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault 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 Company on the one hand or the applicable Distributing Purchaser on the other hand, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Purchaser agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 7. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Any party entitled to contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may be made against another party or parties under this Section 7, notify such party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the omission so to notify such party or parties from whom contribution may be sought shall not relieve such party from any other obligation it or they may have thereunder or otherwise under this Section 7. No party shall be liable for contribution with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or claim settled without its prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 7, in no event shall any (i) Distributing Purchaser be required to undertake liability to any person under this Section 7 for any amounts in excess of the dollar amount of the gross proceeds to be received by the Distributing Purchaser from the sale of the Distributing Purchaser's Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities are to be registered under the Securities Act and (ii) underwriter be required to undertake liability to any person hereunder for any amounts in excess of the aggregate discount, commission or other compensation payable to such underwriter with respect to the Registrable Securities underwritten by it and distributed pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Section 8. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Section 9. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Purchaser or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, any transferee of any of the Common Stock purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement other than through open-market sales, and (b) upon the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed in the case of an assignment to an affiliate of the Purchaser, the Purchaser's interest in this Agreement may be assigned at any time, in whole or in part, to any other person or entity (including any affiliate of the Purchaser) who agrees to be bound hereby.
Section 10. Counterparts/Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when together shall constitute but one and the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party hereto and delivered to the other party. In lieu of the original, a facsimile transmission or copy of the original shall be as effective and enforceable as the original.
Section 11. Remedies and Severability. The remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of those that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
Section 12. Conflicting Agreements. The Company shall not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Purchasers in this Agreement or otherwise prevents the Company from complying with all of its obligations hereunder.
Section 13. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made in New York by persons domiciled in New York City and without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. The Company and the Purchaser agree to submit themselves to the in personam jurisdiction of the state and federal courts situated within the Southern District of the State of New York with regard to any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The prevailing party shall be awarded its costs, including attorneys' fees, from the non-prevailing party. Any party shall have the right to seek injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any case where such relief is available. The prevailing party in such injunctive action shall be awarded its costs, including attorneys' fees, from the non-prevailing party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date set forth above.
SMARTIRE SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: President and CEO
TALISMAN MANAGEMENT LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President
