EXHIBIT 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made
and entered into as of July 15, 1998, between Unapix Entertainment,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and KA Investments LDC, a
Cayman Islands corporation (the "Purchaser").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Convertible Preferred
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof between the
Company and the Purchaser (the "Purchase Agreement").
The Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that
are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such
terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
"ADVICE" shall have meaning set forth in Section 3(o).
"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any Person, any other
Person that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under
common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control," when used with respect to any Person, means the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms of
"affiliated," "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative
to the foregoing.
"BLACKOUT PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3(o).
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any
day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking
institutions in the state of New York generally are authorized or
required by law or other government actions to close.
"CLOSING DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Purchase Agreement.
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"COMMON STOCK" means the Company's common stock, $.01 par
value.
"EFFECTIVENESS DATE" means the 120th day following the Closing
Date.
"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a).
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"FILING DATE" means the 60th day following the Closing Date.
"FLOOR" shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
Designation.
"HOLDER" or "HOLDERS" means the holder or holders, as the case
may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c).
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c).
"LOSSES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
"PERSON" means an individual or a corporation, partnership,
trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture,
limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency
or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"PREFERRED STOCK" means the Company's shares of 6% Series B
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, to be issued to the Purchaser pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement.
"PROCEEDING" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or
proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial
proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"PROSPECTUS" means the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an
effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated
under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus
supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of
the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including
post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or
deemed to be incorporated by reference in
such Prospectus.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon (i) conversion in full of the Preferred Stock (ii)
exercise in full of the Warrants, and (iii) payment of dividends in
respect of the Preferred Stock, assuming all such dividends are paid in
shares of Common Stock, provided, however that in order to account for
the fact that the number of shares of Common Stock that is issuable upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock is determined in part upon the market
price of the Common Stock at the time of conversion, Registrable
Securities shall include (but not be limited to) a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to no less than the sum of (1) the number of shares
of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock are
convertible, assuming such conversion occurred at a conversion price
equal to the Floor for such shares of Preferred Stock, (2) the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and (3)
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on payment of dividends on
the Preferred Stock assuming all shares of Preferred Stock are
outstanding for the full term thereof and all dividends are paid in
shares of Common Stock.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means the registration statement and
any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2(a),
including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to
such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and
post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material
incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
such registration statement.
"RULE 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to
time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"RULE 158" means Rule 158 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to
time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"RULE 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to
time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SPECIAL COUNSEL" means one special counsel to the Holders,
for which the Holders will be reimbursed by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.
"UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATION OR UNDERWRITTEN OFFERING" means a
registration in connection with which securities of the Company are sold
to an
underwriter for reoffering to the public pursuant to an effective
registration statement.
"WARRANTS" means, collectively, the Warrant to acquire 200,000
shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Purchaser pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement and the Warrant to acquire 50,000 shares of Common
Stock to be issued to Reedland Capital Partners pursuant to its
engagement letter with the Company relating to the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
2. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare
and file with the Commission a "Shelf" Registration Statement covering
all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous
basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form
S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale
the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration
shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The
Registration Statement shall state, to the extent permitted by Rule 416
under the Securities Act, that it also covers such indeterminate number
of shares of Common Stock as may be required to effect (i) conversion of
the Preferred Stock to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits,
stock dividends or similar events, or by reason of changes in the
Conversion Price in accordance with the terms of the Certificates of
Designation (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and (ii) exercise of
the Warrants in full to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits,
stock dividends or similar events, or by reason of changes in the
Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants) in accordance with the terms
of the Warrants. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act
as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior
to the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act
until the date which is three years after the date that such
Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission or such
earlier date when all Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume
restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the
Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed
and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent (the "Effectiveness
Period"), provided, however, that the Company shall not be deemed to
have used its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective
during the Effectiveness Period if it voluntarily takes any action that
would result in the Holders not being able to sell the Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement during the
Effectiveness Period, unless such action is required under applicable
law or the Company has filed a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement and the Commission has not declared it effective.
(b) If the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities so elect, an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to
the Registration Statement may be effected on one occasion in the form
of an Underwritten
Offering. In such event, and, if the managing underwriters advise the
Company and such Holders in writing that in their opinion the amount of
Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering
exceeds the amount of Registrable Securities which can be sold in such
Underwritten Offering, there shall be included in such Underwritten
Offering the amount of such Registrable Securities which in the opinion
of such managing underwriters can be sold, and such amount shall be
allocated pro rata among the Holders proposing to sell Registrable
Securities in such Underwritten Offering.
(c) If any of the Registrable Securities are to be sold in an
Underwritten Offering, the investment banker in interest that will
administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities included in such offering upon consultation
with the Company. No Holder may participate in any Underwritten
Offering hereunder unless such Holder (i) agrees to sell its Registrable
Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting agreements approved
by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii)
completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney,
indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under
the terms of such arrangements.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
In connection with the Company's registration obligations
hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission on or prior to the
Filing Date, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or if the Company is
not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on
Form S-3 such registration shall be on another appropriate form in
accordance herewith, or, in connection with an Underwritten Offering
hereunder, such other form agreed to by the Company and by the Holders
of Registrable Securities) in accordance with the method or methods of
distribution thereof as specified by the Holders (except if otherwise
directed by the Holders), and cause the Registration Statement to become
effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided, however,
that not less than (x) five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of a
Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or (y) two (2) Business
Days prior filing of any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company
shall, (i) furnish to the Holders, their Special Counsel (who shall be
the only Person that the Company is required to deliver such
communications to if there are in excess of ten (10) Holders) and any
managing underwriters, copies of all such documents proposed to be
filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such
Holders, their Special Counsel and such managing
underwriters, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and
independent certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as
shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to
such Holders and such underwriters, to conduct a reasonable
investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company
shall not file the Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any
amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities, their Special Counsel, or any managing
underwriters, shall reasonably object on a timely basis (which the
parties agree shall be three (3) Business Days from the date of the
receipt of a proposed filing of a Registration Statement or Prospectus,
or two (2) Business Days from the date of receipt of a proposed filing
of a supplement or amendment thereto, by the Holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities).
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such
amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration
Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement
continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for
the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such
additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under
the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the
related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Pro
spectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force)
promulgated under the Securities Act; (iii) respond as promptly as
reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with
respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as
promptly as reasonably possible provide the Holders true and complete
copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to the
Registration Statement; and (iv) comply in all material respects with
the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect
to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with
the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in
the Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so
supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold,
their Special Counsel and any managing underwriters as promptly as
reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than (x)
five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement
or any related Prospectus or (y) two (2) Business Days prior filing of
any amendment or supplement thereto or other filing) and (if requested
by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1)
Business Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the
Company whether there will be a "review" of such Registration Statement
and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration
Statement (the Company shall provide true and complete copies thereof
and all written responses thereto to each of the Holders); and (C) with
respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment,
when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the
Commission or any other
Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to
the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information;
(iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any or all of the
Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that
purpose; (iv) if at any time any of the representations and warranties
of the Company contained in any agreement (including any underwriting
agreement) contemplated hereby ceases to be true and correct in all
material respects; (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification
with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from
qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for
such purpose; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event that makes any
statement made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference
untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to the
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the
case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may
be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any 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.
(d) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if
issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of
the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest
practicable moment.
(e) If requested by any managing underwriter or the Holders
of a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities to be sold in
connection with an Underwritten Offering, (i) promptly incorporate in a
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement such information as such managing underwriters and such
Holders reasonably agree should be included therein, and (ii) make all
required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective
amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received
notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to take any action pursuant to this
Section 3(e) that would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company,
violate applicable law or be materially detrimental to the business
prospects of the Company.
(f) Furnish to each Holder, their Special Counsel and any
managing underwriters, without charge, at least one conformed copy of
each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including
financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits to the extent
requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or
incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents
with the Commission.
(g) Promptly deliver to each Holder, their Special Counsel,
and any underwriters, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus
or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment
or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request; and the
Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment
or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and any
underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable
Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto.
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities,
use its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the
selling Holders, any underwriters and their Special Counsel in
connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from
such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for
offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder or underwriter
requests in writing, to keep each such registration or qualification (or
exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do
any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the
disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered
by a Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall
not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction
where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would
subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where
it is not then so subject or subject the Company to any material tax in
any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(i) Cooperate with the Holders and any managing underwriters
to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates
representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee
pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, of all restrictive legends,
and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations
and registered in such names as any such managing underwriters or
Holders may request at least two Business Days prior to any sale of
Registrable Securities.
(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section
3(c)(vi), as promptly as reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or
amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the Registration
Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file
any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither
the Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
(k) Use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities
relating to such Registration Statement to be listed on the American
Stock Exchange (the "AMEX") and any other securities exchange, quotation
system, market or over-the-counter bulletin board, if any, on which
similar securities issued by the Company are then listed as and when
required pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(l) Enter into such agreements (including an underwriting
agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in Underwritten
Offerings), but not lock-up agreements relating to issuance of
securities by the Company on a primary basis, and take all such other
actions in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested by
any managing underwriters and the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate
the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and whether or not an
underwriting agreement is entered into, (i) make such representations
and warranties to such Holders and such underwriters as are customarily
made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten public offerings, and
confirm the same if and when requested; (ii) in the case of an
Underwritten Offering obtain and deliver copies thereof to each Holder
and the managing underwriters, if any, of opinions of counsel to the
Company and updates thereof addressed to each Holder and each such
underwriter, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to any
such managing underwriters and Special Counsel to the selling Holders
covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in
Underwritten Offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably
requested by such Special Counsel and underwriters; (iii) in the case of
an Underwritten Offering, at the time of delivery of any Registrable
Securities sold pursuant thereto, use its best reasonable efforts to
obtain and deliver copies to the Holders and the managing underwriters,
if any, of "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof from the
independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if
necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any
subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for
which financial statements and financial data is, or is required to be,
included in the Registration Statement), addressed to the Company in
form and substance as are customary in connection with Underwritten
Offerings; (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same
shall contain indemnification provisions and procedures no less
favorable to the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, than
those set forth in Section 5 (or such other provisions and procedures
acceptable to the managing underwriters, if any, and holders of a
majority of Registrable Securities participating in such Underwritten
Offering); and (v) deliver such documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities being sold, their Special Counsel and any
managing underwriters to evidence the continued validity of the
representations and warranties made pursuant to clause 3(l)(i) above and
to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the
underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.
(m) Make available for inspection by the selling Holders, any
representative of such Holders, any underwriter participating in any
disposition of Registrable Securities, and any attorney or accountant
retained by such selling Holders or underwriters, at the offices where
normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and
its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors, agents and
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information
in each case reasonably requested by any such Holder, representative,
underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration
Statement; provided, that, as a condition to the disclosure of any
information that is determined in good faith by the Company in writing
to be of a confidential nature at the time of intended delivery of such
information, the Company may require the recipient thereof to enter into
a customary and reasonable confidentiality agreement.
(n) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission.
(o) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to
the Company such information regarding the distribution of such
Registrable Securities and the beneficial ownership of Common Stock held
by such Holder as is required by law to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement, and the Company may exclude from such registration the
Registrable Securities of any such Holder who unreasonably fails to
furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such
request.
If the Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or
otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such
Holder shall have the right to require (if such reference to such Holder
by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any
similar Federal statute then in force) the deletion of the reference to
such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement
filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such reference ceases to
be required.
Each Holder covenants and agrees that (i) it will not sell any
Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until it has
received copies of the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented as
contemplated in Section 3(g) and notice from the Company that such
Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto have
become effective as contemplated by Section 3(c) and (ii) it and its
officers, directors or Affiliates, if any, will comply with the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to
it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable
Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the
occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(ii),
3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(c)(vi), such Holder will forthwith
discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the
Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement
contemplated by Section 3(j), or until it is advised in writing (the
"Advice") by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may
be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional
or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement.
If there is a significant business opportunity (including but
not limited to the acquisition or disposition of assets (other than in
the ordinary course of business) or any merger, consolidation, tender
offer or other similar transaction) available to the Company which the
Board reasonably determines not to be in the Company's best interest to
disclose, then the Company may suspend the right of the Holders to sell
Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement for a period not
to exceed 20 Business Days during the Effectiveness Period (the
"Blackout Period"). If the Company exercises its rights under this
paragraph, the days during which the Conversion Price is to be
determined shall be tolled.
4. REGISTRATION EXPENSES
(a) All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or
compliance with this Agreement by the Company, except as and to the
extent specified in Section 4(b), shall be borne by the Company whether
or not pursuant to an Underwritten Offering and whether or not the
Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective and whether or not
any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration
Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence
shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees
(including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to
filings required to be made with the AMEX or each other securities
exchange or market on which Registrable Securities are required
hereunder to be listed and (B) in compliance with state securities or
Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Holders in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or
exemptions of the Registrable Securities and determination of the
eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws
of such jurisdictions as the managing underwriters, if any, or the
Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities may designate)), (ii)
printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing
certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if
the printing of prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriters,
if any, or by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities
included in the Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and
delivery expenses, (iv)
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and Special Counsel
for the Holders (which, in the case of Special Counsel for the Holders,
shall not exceed $7,500), (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the
Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all
other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In
addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal
expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without
limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees
performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit,
the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the
Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder.
(b) If the Holders require an Underwritten Offering pursuant
to the terms hereof, the Company shall be responsible for all costs,
fees and expenses in connection therewith, except for the fees and
disbursements of the Underwriters (including any underwriting
commissions and discounts) and their legal counsel and accountants. By
way of illustration which is not intended to diminish from the
provisions of Section 4(a), the Holders shall not be responsible for,
and the Company shall be required to pay the fees or disbursements
incurred by the Company (including by its legal counsel and accountants)
in connection with, the preparation and filing of a Registration
Statement and related Prospectus for such offering, the maintenance of
such Registration Statement in accordance with the terms hereof, the
listing of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the
requirements hereof, and printing expenses incurred to comply with the
requirements hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the
contrary contained herein, if the Company shall have caused a
Registration Statement hereunder covering all of the Registrable
Securities to be declared effective on or prior to the Effectiveness
Date and maintained the effectiveness of such Registration Statement in
accordance with the terms hereof (without default hereunder or blackout,
except to the extent specifically permitted by Section 3(o) hereof), any
Underwritten Offering hereunder required by the Holders shall be at the
expense of the Holders requiring the same unless the Company offers
shares in such Underwritten Offering.
5. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall,
notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold
harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents (including any
underwriters retained by such Holder in connection with the offer and
sale of Registrable Securities), brokers (including brokers who offer
and sell
Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any
failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment
advisors and employees of each of them, each Person who controls any
such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents and
employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation,
costs of preparation and attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively,
"Losses"), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in
any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or
arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus
or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent,
that such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon
information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by
such Holder expressly for use therein, which information was reasonably
relied on by the Company for use therein or to the extent that such
information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of
distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly
approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto. The Company shall notify the Holders
promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of
which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION BY HOLDERS. Each Holder shall, severally
and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors,
officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company
(within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20
of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees
of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, from and against all Losses (as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject to appeal or
review) arising solely out of or based solely upon any untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any
Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement
thereto, or arising solely out of or based solely upon any omission of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent,
that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information
so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for
inclusion in the Registration Statement or such Prospectus and that such
information was reasonably relied upon by the Company for use in
the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of prospectus
or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such
Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and
was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly
for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of
Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event
shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount
than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon
the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such
indemnification obligation.
(c) CONDUCT OF INDEMNIFICATION PROCEEDINGS. If any Proceeding
shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an "Indemnified Party"), such Indemnified Party shall
promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the
"Indemnifying Party") in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall
assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all
fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided,
that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not
relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities
pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it
shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which
determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such
failure shall have proximately and materially adversely prejudiced the
Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the
Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses;
or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory
to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named
parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such
Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of
interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such
Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it
elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the
defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the
Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party
shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party,
effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on
claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including
reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with
investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not
inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party,
as incurred, within 10 Business Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined
that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder;
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).
(d) CONTRIBUTION. If a claim for indemnification under
Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason
of public policy or otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of
indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions,
statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made
by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or
Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access
to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action,
statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or
other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection
with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified
for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this
Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined
by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does
not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required to contribute, in the
aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds
actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages
that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. 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.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties
may have to the Indemnified Parties.
6. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) REMEDIES. In the event of a breach by the Company or by
a Holder, of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder
or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to
exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including
recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its
rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder agree that
monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses
incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the
defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. Neither the Company nor any
of its subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter
into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent
with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise
conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as and to the extent
specified in Schedule 6(b) hereto, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any
registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the written
consent of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable
Securities, the Company shall not grant to any Person the right to
request the Company to register any securities of the Company under the
Securities Act unless the rights so granted are subject in all respects
to the prior rights in full of the Holders set forth herein, and are not
otherwise in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement.
(c) NO PIGGYBACK ON REGISTRATIONS. Except as and to the
extent specified in Schedule 6(b) hereto, neither the Company nor any of
its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant
hereto) may include securities of the Company in the Registration
Statement other than the Registrable Securities, and the Company shall
not after the date hereof enter into any agreement providing any such
right to any of its security holders, unless such agreements or the
inclusion therein would not cause the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement to lapse or violate Section 3.12 of the Purchase Agreement.
(d) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time when there is
not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable
Securities and the Underlying Shares, the Company shall determine to
prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating
to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the
Securities Act of any of its equity
securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated
under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity
securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any
entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with
stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall
send to each holder of Registrable Securities written notice of such
determination and, if within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such
notice, any such holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall
include in such registration statement all or any part of such
Registrable Securities such holder requests to be registered; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to register any
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 7(d) that are eligible
for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Commission.
(e) AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The provisions of this
Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be
amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of at least two-thirds
of the then outstanding Registrable Securities; provided, however, that,
for the purposes of this sentence, Registrable Securities that are
owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or an Affiliate of the
Company are not deemed outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a
matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does
not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be
given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities to
which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the
provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or
supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately
preceding sentence.
(f) NOTICES. Any and all notices or other communications or
deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i)
the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered
via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this
Section prior to 7:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (ii)
the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone
number specified in the Purchase Agreement later than 7:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City
time) on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of
mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or
(iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to
be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as
follows:
If to the Company: Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Chief Executive Officer and General
Counsel
With copies to: St. Xxxx & Xxxxx, L.L.C.
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Purchaser: KA Investments LDC
c/o Tarmachan Capital Management, L.L.C.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
-and-
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
If to any other Person who is then the registered Holder:
To the address of such Holder as it appears
in the stock transfer books of the Company
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the
same manner, by such Person.
(g) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of
each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The
Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of each Holder. Each Holder may assign their
respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as
permitted under the Purchase Agreement.
(h) ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights of each
Holder hereunder, including the right to have the Company register for
resale Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, shall be automatically assignable by each Holder to any
Affiliate of such Holder, any other Holder or Affiliate of any other
Holder and up to four other assignees of all or a portion of the shares
of Preferred Stock, the Warrants or the 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) following such transfer
or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the
transferee or assignees is restricted under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws, (iv) at or before the time the Company
receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this Section,
the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement, and (v) such transfer
shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of
the Purchase Agreement. The rights to assignment shall apply to the
Holders (and to subsequent) successors and assigns.
(i) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the
same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by
facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile
signature were the original thereof.
(j) GOVERNING Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to principles of conflicts of law.
(k) CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. The remedies provided herein are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(l) SEVERABILITY. 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 reasonable 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 such
that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(m) HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.
(n) SHARES HELD BY THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES. Whenever the
consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable
Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the
Company or its Affiliates (other than any Holder or transferees or
successors or assigns thereof if such Holder is deemed to be an
Affiliate solely by reason of its holdings of such Registrable
Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or
approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights
Agreement as of the date first written above.
UNAPIX ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By:
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KA INVESTMENTS LDC
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