EXHIBIT 10.21
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of July
21, 2004, is by and between Crystalix Group International, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"), and Xxxxx X. Xxxx ("Xxxx").
RECITALS
X. Xxxx has agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate of $5,396,764
(the "Loan"), which Loan is convertible into Common Stock and the Company has
agreed to issue to Xxxx warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase up to 1,875,000
shares of Common Stock, provided, among other things, that certain securities
registration rights are granted to Xxxx.
B. The Company deems it desirable for the Company to grant certain
securities registration rights to Xxxx in order to induce Xxxx to make such Loan
to the Company.
AGREEMENTS
In consideration of the recitals and the mutual covenants herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement:
(a) "Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of
the Securities Exchange Act.
(b) "Commission" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(c) "Common Stock" means common stock of the Company.
(d) "Person" means a natural person, a partnership, a corporation,
an association, a joint-stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency
or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
(e) "Registrable Shares" means, at any time, (i) the Common
Stock to be issued pursuant to conversion of the Loan or any part thereof, and
(ii) shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants;
PROVIDED, however, that Registrable Shares shall not include any shares of
Common Stock the sale of which has been registered and consummated pursuant to
the Securities Act or which have been sold pursuant to Rule 144.
(f) "Registration Expenses" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6 of this Agreement.
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(g) "Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission
under the Securities Act, as amended from time to time, and any successor
provision with respect thereto.
(h) "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated by the Commission
under the Securities Act, as amended from time to time, and any successor
provision with respect thereto.
(i) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(j) "Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2. FORM REGISTRATIONS. Promptly upon execution of this Agreement, the
Company shall commence and thereafter prosecute with reasonable diligence an
application for registration under the Securities Act on Form S-3, or any
applicable form registration statement, of such aggregate number of shares as
would be issued to Xxxx if he exercised all Warrants and exercised his
conversion rights as to the entire principal amount of the Loan; provided,
however, that Xxxx shall continue to have the option of converting all or any
part of the Loan to Common Stock as provided in the promissory note evidencing
the Loan. At any time after the date of this Agreement, Xxxx xxx request
registration of additional Registrable Shares (if the total number of
Registrable Shares exceeds the number already registered or as to which
registration is in process) by delivering a written notice to the Company to
that effect; PROVIDED, however, that the aggregate offering value of the
Registrable Shares requested to be registered in any such registration must be
reasonably expected to equal at least $250,000. Any registration effected or
requested pursuant to this Section 2, other than a Piggyback Registration (as
that term is defined in Section 3(a)), is referred to herein as a "Form
Registration".
3. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS
(a) RIGHT TO PIGGYBACK. Whenever (i) the Company intends to sell
its securities in a primary offering pursuant to a registration statement filed
with the Commission, or whenever securities of the Company then issued and
outstanding are to be registered under the Securities Act (other than pursuant
to a Form Registration), AND (ii) the registration statement to be filed by the
Company does not relate to securities under any employee benefit plan and is not
with respect to any merger, corporate reorganization or other transaction under
Rule 145 of the Securities Act or any similar rule of the Commission (including
Form S-4 or any form substituted therefor), AND (iii) the form of registration
statement intended by the Company to be used may be used for the registration of
Registrable Shares (a "Piggyback Registration"), the Company will give Xxxx
prompt written notice (such notice to be at least 10 business days prior to the
date of filing such registration statement) of the Company's intention to effect
such a registration. The Company will include in such registration, subject to
the terms of this Section 3, all Registrable Shares with respect to which the
Company receives a written request (a "Participation Request") by Xxxx for
inclusion therein within 10 days after the Company's notice to Xxxx has been
given.
(b) PRIORITY ON PRIMARY REGISTRATIONS. If a Piggyback Registration
is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company and the
managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the
number of securities requested to be
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included in such registration exceeds the number (the "Maximum Primary Number")
which can be sold in such offering without having a material adverse effect on
the price of such securities, the Company will include in such registration, up
to the Maximum Primary Number, (i) FIRST, the securities the Company proposes to
sell, and (ii) SECOND, the Registrable Shares requested to be included in such
registration by Xxxx.
(c) PRIORITY ON SECONDARY REGISTRATIONS. If a Piggyback
Registration is an underwritten secondary registration at the request of holders
of the Company's securities (other than Xxxx) and the managing underwriters
advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities
requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number (the "Maximum
Secondary Number") which can be sold in such offering without having a material
adverse effect on the price of such securities, the Company will include in such
registration, up to the Maximum Secondary Number, (i) FIRST, the securities
requested to be included therein by the holders (other than Xxxx) requesting
such registration, and (ii) SECOND, the Registrable Shares requested by Xxxx to
be included in such registration.
(d) Xxxx xxx not participate in any underwritten Piggyback
Registration unless Xxxx (i) agrees to sell its Registrable Shares thereunder on
the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company, and
(ii) completes and executes all reasonable and customary questionnaires, powers
of attorney, if any, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents
which are required under the terms of the underwriting arrangement approved by
the Company.
(e) The Company will have the sole and exclusive right to
select the managing underwriter(s) to administer any underwritten Piggyback
Registration in which Xxxx participates.
4. HOLDBACK. Xxxx agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution
of Registrable Shares, including any public sale pursuant to Rule 144, or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Registrable
Shares, during the 10 days prior to and the 90-day period beginning on the
effective date of any underwritten Piggyback Registration (except as part of
such underwritten registration) in which Xxxx was entitled to participate,
unless the underwriters managing the registered public offering or the Company
otherwise agree. During such period, the Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to Registrable Shares to prohibit transfers in
violation of this Agreement.
5. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. Whenever Xxxx requests that any Registrable
Shares be registered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company will
use reasonable efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such
Registrable Shares in accordance with Commission requirements, and pursuant
thereto, the Company will, as soon as practicable:
(a) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Shares covered by such
registration;
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(b) furnish to Xxxx such number of copies of such registration
statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included
therein (including each preliminary prospectus) and such other documents as Xxxx
xxx reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Shares contemplated by such registration;
(c) use reasonable efforts to register or qualify such
Registrable Shares under such other securities or blue-sky laws of such
jurisdictions as Xxxx reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and
things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable Xxxx to
consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Shares
contemplated by such registration (PROVIDED, however, that the Company will not
be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it
would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph, (ii) subject
itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service
of process in any such jurisdiction);
(d) use reasonable efforts to list all such Registrable Shares
on each securities exchange or stock quotation service on which the Common Stock
is then listed;
(e) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such
Registrable Shares not later than the effective date of such registration
statement;
(f) notify Xxxx, promptly after the Company receives notice
thereof, of the time when such registration has become effective or a supplement
to any prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has been filed;
(g) notify Xxxx of any request by the Commission for the
amending or supplementing of such registration statement or prospectus or for
additional information;
(h) prepare and promptly file with the Commission and promptly
notify Xxxx of the filing of any amendment or supplement to such registration
statement or prospectus as may be necessary to correct any statements or
omissions if, at the time when a prospectus relating to such securities is
required to be delivered under the Securities Act, any event shall have occurred
as the result of which any such prospectus or any other prospectus as then in
effect would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; and
(j) advise Xxxx, promptly after the Company receives notice or
obtains knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission
suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use reasonable
efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if
such stop order should be issued.
6. REGISTRATION EXPENSES. All expenses incurred by the Company in
connection with its performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including,
without limitation, all registration and filing fees, fees and expenses of
compliance with securities or blue-sky laws, printing expenses, messenger and
delivery expenses and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and its
independent certified public accountants and other Persons reasonably retained
by the Company (all such expenses being herein called "Registration Expenses"),
will
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be borne by the Company. The Company will have no obligation to pay or
reimburse Xxxx or any of its agents for any expenses (including, without
limitation, legal expenses) incurred by or on behalf of Xxxx in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, Xxxx, its officers and directors against all losses, claims,
damages and liabilities which Xxxx or any of its officers or directors may
become subject to under the Securities Act or otherwise insofar as such losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (actions or proceedings) arise out of or are
based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in any registration statement under which such Registrable Shares were
registered under the Securities Act, any prospectus or preliminary prospectus or
any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, and the Company will reimburse Xxxx
and each such officer and director for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, liability, action or proceeding; except insofar as the same arises out of
or is based upon an untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
omission or alleged omission of a material fact made in such registration
statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, amendment or supplement in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by Xxxx or any officer or director thereof expressly for use therein or
by Ryan's failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus
or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished Xxxx
with a sufficient number of copies of the same.
(b) In connection with each registration statement covering
any Registrable Shares, Xxxx will furnish to the Company in writing such
information and affidavits with respect to (i) the number of shares of Common
Stock owned by Xxxx and the nature of such ownership, (ii) Ryan's authority to
sell the Registrable Shares as contemplated in the registration statement, (iii)
the method of distribution of such Registrable Shares, and (iv) such other
reasonable and customary information for use in connection with any such
registration statement or prospectus and, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, will indemnify the Company, its directors and officers against any losses,
claims, damages and liabilities which the Company and any such officer or
director may become subject to under the Securities Act or otherwise insofar as
such losses, claims, damages and liabilities (actions or proceedings) arise out
of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in such registration statement, any prospectus or preliminary
prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, which statement or
alleged statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and
conformity with written information furnished in writing to the Company by Xxxx
or any officer or director thereof expressly for use therein, and Xxxx shall
reimburse the Company and each of its officers and directors for any legal and
other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding.
(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder will (i)
give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect
to which it seeks
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indemnification and, (ii) unless in such indemnified party's reasonable judgment
a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may
exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the
defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party. An indemnifying party that is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume
the defense of a claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of
more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party
with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified
party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any
other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 7, an indemnifying party will not be
required to indemnify any indemnified party in respect of any amount paid or
agreed to be paid by such indemnified party in settlement of any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities asserted against such indemnified party if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the indemnifying party.
(d) The indemnification and contribution provided for under
this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party.
8. COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 AND RULE 144A
(a) If Xxxx proposes to sell any Registrable Shares in
compliance with Rule 144, the Company will at Ryan's request (i) promptly
furnish to Xxxx a written statement of compliance with the filing requirements
of the Commission as set forth in Rule 144 and (ii) use reasonable efforts to
make available to the public and Xxxx such information as will enable Xxxx to
make sales of such Registrable Shares pursuant to Rule 144.
(b) If Xxxx proposes to sell any Registrable Shares in
compliance with Rule 144A, the Company will, at Ryan's request or at the written
request of any prospective purchaser (other than competitors of the Company) of
such Registrable Shares, promptly provide (but in any case within 15 days of
such request) to Xxxx or potential purchaser the following information:
(i) a brief statement of the nature of the business of the
Company and the Company's subsidiaries, if any, and the products and
services they offer;
(ii) the most recent consolidated balance sheets and profit
and losses and retained earnings statements and similar financial
statements of the Company for such part of the two preceding fiscal
years prior to such request as the Company has been in operation (such
financial information will be audited to the extent reasonably
available); and
(iii) such other information about the Company, any
subsidiaries and their business, financial condition and results of
operations as Xxxx or such prospective purchaser requests in order to
comply with Rule 144A, as amended, and the antifraud provisions of the
federal and state securities laws.
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Xxxx and any prospective purchaser
of Registrable Shares from Xxxx that the information provided by the Company
pursuant to this
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Section 8(b) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
9. NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. The Company represents that it has not
entered into and agrees that it will not hereafter enter into any agreement with
respect to its securities which would in any manner conflict with, restrict or
be inconsistent with the rights granted to Xxxx in this Agreement and the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.
10. REMEDIES. Any Person having rights under any provision of this
Agreement will be entitled to enforce such rights specifically, to recover
damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to
exercise all other rights granted by law.
11. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived at any time
only by the written agreement of the parties hereto. Any waiver, permit, consent
or approval of any kind or character on the part of either party hereto of any
provision or condition of this Agreement must be made in writing and shall be
effective only to the extent specifically set forth in writing.
12. NO ASSIGNMENT. Neither party hereto may assign any of its rights or
delegate any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the other party. In no event will the rights afforded to Xxxx hereunder be
assignable or otherwise transferable in connection with any sale, assignment,
transfer or other disposition of any Registrable Shares, and such rights, to the
extent applicable to any such Registrable Shares, will automatically terminate
and expire upon the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of such
Registrable Shares.
13. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf
of either party hereto will bind and inure to the benefit of the respective
successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
14. NOTICES. Any notice provided for in this Agreement must be in
writing and must be either (a) personally delivered, (b) mailed by registered or
certified first-class mail, prepaid with return receipt requested, (c) sent by a
recognized overnight-courier service, to the recipient at the address below
indicated, or (d) sent by facsimile which is confirmed in writing by sending a
copy of such facsimile to the recipient thereof pursuant to clause (a) or (c)
above:
To the Company: Crystalix Group International, Inc
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X000
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxx, President
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
To Xxxx: c/o Charan Industries, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxx
Fax. No.: (000) 000-0000
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or such other address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient
party shall have specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Any
notice under this Agreement will be deemed to have been given (w) on the date
such notice is personally delivered, (x) four days after the date of mailing if
sent by certified or registered mail, (y) one day after the date such notice is
delivered to the overnight-courier service if sent by overnight courier or, (z)
with respect to facsimiles, on the earlier of one day after the date such
facsimile is delivered to the overnight courier for confirmation and
confirmation by telephone to the number designated herein; PROVIDED, however,
that in each case notices received after 4:00 p.m. (local time of the recipient)
shall be deemed to have been duly given on the next business day.
15. GOVERNING LAW. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE VALIDITY, MEANING AND
EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THAT STATE.
16. SEVERABILITY. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of
this Agreement.
17. HEADINGS. The headings and captions contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of
any provision hereof.
18. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
19. FINAL AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the final agreement of
the parties concerning the matters referred to herein and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings.
20. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each party to this Agreement
represents and warrants to the other party hereto that (i) all action on the
part of such party necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement has been taken and (ii) this Agreement is a legal,
valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in
accordance with its terms.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.
CRYSTALIX GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxx, President
/s/ XXXXX X. XXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxx
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXX
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Xxxxx Xxxx, Secretary
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