EXHIBIT 4.1
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of April 24,
2001, by and among ProxyMed, Inc., a Florida corporation, with headquarters
located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (the
"Company"), and the undersigned investors (individually an "Investor" and
collectively the "Investors").
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Exchange Agreement of even date herewith by
and among the parties hereto (the "Exchange Agreement"), the Company has agreed,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Agreement, to issue
to the Investors shares (the "Common Shares") of the Company's common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") in exchange for warrants to purchase
shares of Common Stock which the Investors acquired from the Company pursuant to
that certain Redemption and Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2000, between
the Company and the investors named therein, including the Investors.
B. To induce the Investors to execute and deliver the Exchange
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the "1933 Act"), and
applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each
of the Investors hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
a. "Holder" means an Investor and any transferee or assignee
thereof to whom an Investor assigns its rights under this Agreement and who
agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with
Section 9.
b. "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company,
a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization, a government or any department or agency thereof.
c. "Register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to
Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for the offering for
resale of securities on a continuous or delayed basis ("Rule 415"), and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
d. "Registrable Securities" means Common Shares issued
pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, and any shares of capital stock issued or
issuable with respect to the Common Shares as a result of any stock split, stock
dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise.
e. "Registration Statement" means a registration statement or
registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the
Registrable Securities.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as
soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date which is 15 days after
the Closing Date (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) (the "Filing Deadline"),
file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements (as
necessary) on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities.
In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company
shall use such other form as is available for such a registration, subject to
the provisions of Section 2(d). Any first Registration Statement prepared
pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least that number of shares of
Common Stock equal to 100% of the Common Shares issued pursuant to the Exchange
Agreement, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(b). The Company shall
cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as
possible, but in no event later than the date which is 75 days after the Closing
Date (the "Effectiveness Deadline").
b. Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of
Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and each increase
in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro
rata among the Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities held by
each Holder at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number
of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by the SEC.
In the event that an Holder sells or otherwise transfers any of such Holder's
Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of
the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement for such transferor. Any shares of Common Stock included
in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which
ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement
shall be allocated to the remaining Holders, pro rata based on the number of
Registrable Securities then held by such Holders which are covered by such
Registration Statement.
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c. Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Investors
holding a majority of the Registrable Securities shall have the right to select
one legal counsel to review and oversee any offering pursuant to this Section 2
("Legal Counsel"), which shall be Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx or such other counsel as
thereafter designated by the holders of a majority of Registrable Securities.
The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the
Company's obligations under this Agreement.
d. Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is
not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities
hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable
Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the resale
of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available,
provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3
covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
e. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain
Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If (i) a Registration Statement
covering all the Registrable Securities and required to be filed by the Company
pursuant to this Agreement is not (A) filed with the SEC on or before the
applicable Filing Deadline or (B) declared effective by the SEC on or before the
applicable Effectiveness Deadline or (ii) on any day after the Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales of all the Registrable
Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made
pursuant to the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because
of a failure to keep the Registration Statement effective, to disclose such
information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to the Registration
Statement, to register sufficient shares of Common Stock), then, as partial
relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in or reduction
of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall
not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the
Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities an amount in cash per
Registrable Security held by such Holder equal to the product of (i) the number
of Common Shares held by such Holder, multiplied by (ii) the greater of $1.00
(subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and
other similar transactions after the date of this Agreement) and the closing
sale price of the Common Stock (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets) on
the applicable date on which the Company incurred the payment obligation
provided in this Section 2(e), multiplied by (iii) the sum of (A) .02, if the
Registration Statement is not filed by the Filing Deadline, plus (B) .02, if the
Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Effectiveness Deadline,
plus, (C) the product of (I) .00067 multiplied by (II) the sum of (x) the number
of days after the Filing Deadline that such Registration Statement is not filed
with the SEC, plus (y) the number of days after the Effectiveness Deadline that
the Registration
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Statement is not declared effective by the SEC, plus (z) the number of days
after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC that
such Registration Statement is not available for the sale of at least all the
Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement.
The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(e)
are referred to herein as "Registration Delay Payments." Registration Delay
Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the last day of the calendar month
during which such Registration Delay Payments are incurred and (II) the third
business day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delayed
Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Registration Delay
Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay Payments shall bear
interest at the rate of 2.0% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid
in full.
f. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the
number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to
Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities which
such Registration Statement is required to cover or an Holder's allocated
portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company
shall amend the Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on
the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at
least 100% of the Registrable Securities, in each case, as soon as practicable,
but in any event not later than fifteen (15) business days after the necessity
therefor arises. The Company shall cause such amendment and/or new Registration
Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing
thereof. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares available
under a Registration Statement shall be deemed "insufficient to cover all of the
Registrable Securities" if the number of Registrable Securities is greater than
the number of shares of Common Stock available for resale under the Registration
Statement to cover such Registrable Securities.
3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
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At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration
Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(f), the Company will effect
the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended
method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the
following obligations:
a. The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a
Registration Statement with respect to the applicable Registrable Securities
(but in no event later than the Filing Deadline) and cause such Registration
Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as
practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the applicable
Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each Registration Statement
effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as
of which the Holders may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated
under the 1933 Act (or successor thereto) or (ii) the date on which the Holders
shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement (the "Registration Period"), which Registration Statement (including
any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. The
Company shall submit to the SEC, within three business days after the Company
learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the
staff of the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on the Registration
Statement, as the case may be, a request for acceleration of effectiveness of
such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the
submission of such request.
b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a
Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during
such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such
Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities
shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration
Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement
which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to
this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form
10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), the Company shall have incorporated such
report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall
file such amendments or
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supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed
which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the
Registration Statement.
c. The Company shall (a) permit Legal Counsel to review and
comment upon those sections of (i) the Registration Statement at least two (2)
Business Days (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) prior to its filing with
the SEC, and (ii) all other Registration Statements and all amendments and
supplements to all Registration Statements, which are applicable to the
Investors (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor report and
registration statements on Form S-8) at least four (4) Business Days prior to
the their filing with the SEC and (b) not file any document in a form to which
Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for
acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment
or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel,
without charge, (i) any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to
the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii)
promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any
Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial
statements and schedules and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of
any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company
shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company's
obligations pursuant to this Section 3.
d. The Company shall furnish to each Holder whose Registrable
Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i)
promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of
such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, and all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii)
upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the
prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Holder may
reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any
preliminary or final prospectus, as such Holder may reasonably request from time
to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities
owned by such Holder.
e. The Company shall (i) register and qualify, unless an
exemption from registration and qualification applies, the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement under all jurisdiction's
securities or "blue sky" laws in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in
those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to
maintain the
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effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other
actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in
effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other
actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities
for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any
change in the Company's Articles of Incorporation or by-laws that the Company's
board of directors determines in good faith to be contrary to the best interests
of the Company and its shareholders, (x) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction,
or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Holder who holds
Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any
jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
f. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event or development, the Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Holder in
writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus
included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no
event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and
promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to
correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such
supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Holder (or such other number
of copies as Legal Counsel or such Holder may reasonably request). The Company
shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Holder in writing (i) when a
prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been
filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has
become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal
Counsel and each Holder by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness),
(ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration
Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the
Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement would be appropriate.
g. The Company shall prevent the issuance of any stop order or
other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension
of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, however, if such an order or suspension is issued, the Company
shall obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible
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moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Holder who holds Registrable
Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof
or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding
for such purpose.
h. At the reasonable request of any Holder and at the expense
of such Holder, the Company shall furnish to such Holder, on the date of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on
such dates as an Holder may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date,
from the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and
substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to
underwriters in an underwritten public offering, and (ii) an opinion, dated as
of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such
Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in
an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Holders.
i. The Company shall make available for inspection, at the
expense of the Holder acting pursuant to this Section 3(i), by (i) any Holder,
(ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by
the Holders (collectively, the "Inspectors") all pertinent financial and other
records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company
(collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each
Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply
all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however,
that each Inspector shall agree, and each Holder hereby agrees, to hold in
strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Holder) or use
of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to
be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified,
unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required
under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a
final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of
competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this
or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. The Company shall
not be required to disclose any confidential information in such Records to any
Inspector until and unless such Inspector shall have entered into
confidentiality agreements with the Company with respect thereto, substantially
in the form of this Section 3(i). Each Holder agrees that it shall, upon
learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake
appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order
for, the Records deemed confidential.
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j. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any
disclosure of information concerning an Holder provided to the Company unless
(i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state
securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid
or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the
release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, (iv) such information has been made generally available to the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement, or (v) such Holder consents to the form and content of any such
disclosure. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of
such information concerning an Holder is sought in or by a court or governmental
body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written
notice to such Holder and allow such Holder, at the Holder's expense, to
undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective
order for, such information.
k. The Company shall either (i) cause all the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities
exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company
are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then
permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and
quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement on the Nasdaq National Market or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.,
or, if the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clause (i) or
(ii), the Company shall secure the inclusion for quotation on The American Stock
Exchange, Inc., or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, for such Registrable Securities
and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least
two market makers to register with the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The
Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its
obligation under this Section 3(k).
l. The Company shall cooperate with the Holders who hold
Registrable Securities being offered, and to the extent applicable, to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any
restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered
pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such
denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Holders may reasonably
request and registered in such names as the Holders may request.
m. The Company shall provide a transfer agent and registrar of
all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such
Registration Statement.
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n. If requested by an Holder, the Company shall (i) as soon as
practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information as an Holder requests to be included therein relating to the
sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation,
information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered
or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the
offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon
as practicable make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated
in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement
or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an
Holder of such Registrable Securities.
o. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities
as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities.
p. The Company shall make generally available to its security
holders as soon as practical, but not later than 90 days after the close of the
period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the
provisions of Rule 158 under the 0000 Xxx) covering a twelve-month period
beginning not later than the first day of the Company's fiscal quarter next
following the effective date of the Registration Statement, provided that the
Company shall be deemed to satisfy its obligations under this Section 3(p) if it
timely makes all required filings under the 1934 Act and does not change its
fiscal year.
q. The Company shall otherwise comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.
r. Within two (2) business days after a Registration Statement
which covers applicable Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC,
the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to
deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to
the Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration
Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
s. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions
necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Holders of Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
t. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(f),
at any time after the applicable Registration Statement has been declared
effective
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by the SEC, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public
information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not,
in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its
counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to
the Company, otherwise required (a "Grace Period"); provided, that the Company
shall promptly (i) notify the Holders in writing of the existence of material
non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each
notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material non-public
information to the Holders) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin,
and (ii) notify the Holders in writing of the date on which the Grace Period
ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed 15 consecutive
days and during any 365 day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an
aggregate of 30 days (an "Allowable Grace Period"). For purposes of determining
the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include
the date the holders receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end
on and include the later of the date the holders receive the notice referred to
in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of 3(g)
hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period.
Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the
first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise
thereto unless such material non-public information is no longer applicable.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOLDERS.
a. At least two (2) Business Days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify
each Holder in writing of the information the Company reasonably requires from
each such Holder if such Holder elects to have any of such Holder's Registrable
Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition
precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration
pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a
particular 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 the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably
required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall
execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may
reasonably request. Each Holder shall use its best efforts to respond to the
Company's written request for information within two (2) Business Days of such
Holder's receipt of such request. If any delay in the filing of the Registration
Statement results solely from an Holder's failure to respond within such period,
then solely with respect to such Holder such delay shall not constitute a
default under or breach of this Agreement by the Company and no penalties shall
accrue under this Agreement or the Exchange Agreement for the number of days
caused by such delay.
b. Each Holder by such Holder's acceptance of the Registrable
Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the
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Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration
Statement hereunder, unless such Holder has notified the Company in writing of
such Holder's election to exclude all of such Holder's Registrable Securities
from such Registration Statement.
c. Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from
the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g),
Section 3(t) or the first sentence of Section 3(f), such Holder will immediately
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration
Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder's receipt of
the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section
3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no
supplement or amendment is required or that a Grace Period has ended.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer
agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Holder
in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement in connection with any
sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Holder has entered into
a contract for sale prior to the Holder's receipt of a notice from the Company
of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g), Section
3(t) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) and for which the Holder has not yet
settled.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees
shall be paid by the Company. In addition, the Company shall reimburse the
Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of Legal Counsel in connection
with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of
this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $2,500.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a
Registration Statement under this Agreement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will,
and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Holder, the directors,
officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if
any, who controls any Holder within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") (each, an
"Indemnified Person"), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, amounts
paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, "Claims")
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit,
inquiry, proceeding, investigation
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or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental,
administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or
threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto
("Indemnified Damages"), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such
Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the
qualification of the offering under the securities or other "blue sky" laws of
any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered ("Blue Sky
Filing"), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
(ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of
such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or
supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto
with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material
fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading or
(iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities
law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the
foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, "Violations"). Subject
to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Holders and each such
controlling person, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and
payable, for any legal fees or disbursements or other reasonable expenses
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification
agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an
Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or
supplement thereto; (ii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is
based on a failure of the Holder to deliver or to cause to be delivered the
prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made
available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and (iii) shall not apply to
amounts paid in settlement of any Claim, if such settlement is effected without
the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person
and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders
pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a) with
respect to any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of an Indemnified
Person if the untrue statement or omission
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of material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected in the prospectus and
a new prospectus was delivered to each Holder prior to such Holder's first use
of the prospectus.
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an
Holder is participating, each such Holder agrees to severally and not jointly
indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner
as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its
officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each an
"Indemnified Party"), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of
them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar
as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any
Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in connection with
such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), such Holder will
reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection
with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with
respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid
in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior
written consent of such Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, further, however, that the Holder shall be liable under this
Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not
exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable
Securities by the Holders pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this
Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of
any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact
contained in the prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus,
as then amended or supplemented.
c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any
action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving
a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in
respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section
6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement
thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and,
to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof
with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified
Person or
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the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party,
if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any
other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an
Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding
sentence shall be selected by the Holders holding a majority in interest of the
Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim
relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with
the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such
action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying
party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party
shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all
times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with
respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any
action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent,
provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold,
delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior
written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry
of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability
in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided
for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms
or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.
The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is
prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be
made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages
are incurred.
e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in
addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any
liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
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7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is
prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum
contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable
under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that:
(i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to
contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable
Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by
such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such
Registration Statement.
8. REPORTS UNDER THE 1934 ACT.
With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of
Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation
of the SEC that may at any time permit the Holders to sell securities of the
Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:
a. make and keep public information available, as those terms
are understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as
the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that
nothing herein shall limit the Company's obligations under Section 4(b) of the
Exchange Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is
required by the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish to each Holder so long as such Holder owns
Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the
1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly
report of the Company and such other reports and documents as may be necessary
to qualify under Rule 144, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably
requested to permit the Holders to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144
without registration.
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9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically
assignable by the Holders to any transferee of all or any portion of Registrable
Securities if: (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee
to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company
within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a
reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice
of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the
securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred
or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further
disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under
the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time
the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this
sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall
have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange
Agreement.
10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance
thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and Holders who then hold at least two-thirds (") of the Registrable Securities.
Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be
binding upon each Holder and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective
to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable
Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or
consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless
the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities
whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or
elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable
Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or
election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications
required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when
delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided
confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
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kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one business day after deposit with
a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly
addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers
for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
ProxyMed, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer
With a copy to:
Holland & Knight LLP
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
If to Legal Counsel:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Zavis
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 312-902-1061
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
If to an Investor, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of
Investors attached hereto, with copies to such Investor's representatives as set
forth on the Schedule of Investors or to such other address and/or facsimile
number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has
specified by written notice given to each other party five days prior to the
effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the
recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B)
mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine
containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first
page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier
service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or
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receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under
this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or
remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
d. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the
internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of
law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or
any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of
any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and
agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action
or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such
suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such
suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the
address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service
shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve
process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall
be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
e. This Agreement and the Exchange Agreement constitute the
entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This
Agreement and the Exchange Agreement supersede all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Agreement or the Exchange Agreement, the
Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), the Series
B Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in the Exchange Agreement),
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the Articles of Amendment (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), the Redemption
Agreement (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) and the Warrants (as defined in
the Exchange Agreement) shall remain in full force and effect with respect to
the securities and the transactions contemplated thereby.
f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and
assigns of each of the parties hereto.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
h. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one
and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be
delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this
Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
j. All consents and other determinations to be made by the
Holders pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in
this Agreement, by Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities.
k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be
the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules
of strict construction will be applied against any party.
l. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the
benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
* * * * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
COMPANY: INVESTORS:
PROXYMED, INC. XXXXXX CAPITAL LTD.
By:_________________________________ By:__________________________________
Name:_______________________________ Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Its:________________________________ Its: Authorized Signatory
XXXXXXX CAPITAL LTD.
By:__________________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Its: Authorized Signatory
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTORS
Investor Name Investor Address Investor's Representatives' Address
and Facsimile Number and Facsimile Number
----------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Xxxxxx Capital Ltd. "Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Residence: Illinois
Xxxxxxx Capital Ltd. "Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Zavis
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Residence: Illinois
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[TRANSFER AGENT]
Attn:
Re: ProxyMed, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to ProxyMed, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
"Company"), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain
Exchange Agreement (the "Exchange Agreement") entered into by and among the
Company and the Investors named therein (collectively, the "Holders") pursuant
to which the Company issued to the Holders shares (the "Common Shares") of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock").
Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company also has entered into a
Registration Rights Agreement with the Holders (the "Registration Rights
Agreement") pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to
register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement), including the Common Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act"). In connection with the Company's obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ____, the Company filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-_____________) (the
"Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as
a selling stockholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the
SEC's staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME
OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge,
after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order
suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that
purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable
Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
[ISSUER'S COUNSEL]
By:_____________________________
cc: [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]
