REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
4.4
This
Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
May 31, 2006, by and between MISCOR Group, Ltd., an Indiana corporation (the
“Company”), and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Purchaser”).
This
Agreement is made pursuant to the Security and Purchase Agreement, dated
as of
the date hereof, by and between Magnetech Industrial Services of Alabama,
LLC,
an Indiana limited liability and indirect subsidiary of the Company (“MIS”) (as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Security Agreement”)
In consideration for the Purchaser’s loan to MIS, the Company has agreed to
issue warrants to purchase 375,000 shares of its Common Stock (as defined
herein) (the “Warrants”).
The
Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined
in the
Security Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Security
Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value.
“Effectiveness
Date”
means, (i) with respect to the Registration Statement required to be filed
in
connection with the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants issued on the date hereof, a date no later than one hundred eighty
(180) days following such date and (ii) with respect to each additional
Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder (if any), a date no
later
than ninety (90) days following the applicable Filing Date.
“Effectiveness
Period”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Exchange
Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor
statute.
“Filing
Date”
means, with respect to (1) the Registration Statement required to be filed
in
connection with the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder upon exercise
of a Warrant, the date which is sixty (60) days after the issuance of such
Warrants, and (2) the Registration Statement required to be filed in connection
with the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder as a result of
adjustments to the Exercise Price made pursuant to Section 4 of the Warrant
or
otherwise, sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such event or the date
of the
adjustment of the Exercise Price.
“Guaranty”
shall mean that certain Guaranty issued by the Company and certain of its
subsidiaries to the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated
by the Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, as it is amended,
modified or supplemented.
“Holder”
or “Holders”
means the Purchaser or any of its affiliates or transferees to the extent
any of
them hold Registrable Securities (provided such affiliates or transferees
execute a copy or counterpart or joinder of this Agreement agreeing to be
bound
by its terms and conditions), other then those purchasing Registrable Securities
in a market transaction.
“Indemnified
Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying
Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Offering”
means the sale of the Warrants to the Purchaser on the date hereof.
“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 a 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 such 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 exercise of the
Warrants.
“Registration
Statement”
means each registration statement required to be filed hereunder, including
the
Prospectus therein, 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.
“Related
Agreements”
shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Guaranty.
“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
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”
shall mean the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
“Securities
Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor
statute.
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“Security
Agreement”
has the meaning given to such term in the Preamble hereto.
“Trading
Market”
means any of the NASD Over The Counter Bulletin Board, NASDAQ Capital Market,
the NASDAQ National Market, the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock
Exchange
“Warrants”
has the meaning given such term in the Preamble hereto.
“Warrant
Shares” shall
mean the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants.
2. Registration.
(a) On
or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the
Commission a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities for
a
selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant
to
Rule 415. Each 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 Company shall use its best efforts to cause
each Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities
Act as
promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later
than
the Effectiveness Date. The Company shall use its best efforts to keep each
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until
the
date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities covered
by
such Registration Statement have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without
registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144 (notwithstanding
any
volume restrictions that may be applicable 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 and the
affected Holders (each, an “Effectiveness Period”).
(b)
Within three business days of the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall cause
its counsel to issue a blanket opinion substantially in the form attached
hereto
as Exhibit
A
(with customary assumptions, qualifications and limitations), and provided
that
the Company’s counsel shall have received any representations letters and other
information reasonably requested to provide such opinion, to the transfer
agent
stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement
and
can be reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the
Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the
prospectus delivery requirements, provided that the Company has not advised
the
transfer agent orally or in writing that the opinion has been withdrawn.
Copies
of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(b) shall be delivered to
the
Purchaser within the time frame set forth above.
3. Registration
Procedures.
If and whenever the Company is required by the provisions hereof to effect
the
registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, the
Company
will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) prepare
and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such
Registrable Securities, respond as promptly as possible to any comments received
from the Commission, and use its best efforts to cause such Registration
Statement to become
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and
remain effective for the Effectiveness Period with respect thereto, and promptly
provide to the Purchaser copies of all filings and Commission letters of
comment
relating thereto;
(b) prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such
Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as
may be
necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect
to
the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement and to use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement
effective until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to
such
Registration Statement;
(c) furnish
to the Purchaser such number of copies of the Registration Statement and
the
Prospectus included therein (including each preliminary Prospectus) as the
Purchaser reasonably may request to facilitate the public sale or disposition
of
the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement;
(d) use
its best efforts to register or qualify the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement under the securities or “blue sky” laws
of such jurisdictions within the United States as the Purchaser may reasonably
request, provided, however, that the Company shall not for any such purpose
be
required to qualify generally to transact business as a foreign corporation
in
any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or to consent to general service
of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) list
the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement with any
securities exchange on which the Common Stock of the Company is then listed;
(f) immediately
notify the Purchaser at any time when a Prospectus relating thereto is required
to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event of
which
the Company has knowledge as a result of which the Prospectus contained in
such
Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of
a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances then existing (and in such event Purchaser and any other selling
Holders shall discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities under the
applicable Registration Statement until notified in writing by the Company
that
use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed); and
(g) make
available for inspection by the Purchaser and any attorney, accountant or
other
agent retained by the Purchaser, all publicly available, non-confidential
financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties
of the
Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all
publicly available, non-confidential information reasonably requested by
the
attorney, accountant or agent of the Purchaser.
4. Registration
Expenses.
All expenses relating to the Company’s compliance with Sections 2 and 3 hereof,
including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing
expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and independent
public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including reasonable
fees
of counsel for the Company) incurred in connection with complying with state
securities or “blue sky” laws, fees
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of
the NASD, transfer taxes, and fees of transfer agents and registrars are
called
“Registration Expenses.” All selling commissions applicable to the sale of
Registrable Securities, including any fees and disbursements of any special
counsel to the Holders, are called “Selling Expenses.” The Company shall only be
responsible for all Registration Expenses.
5. Indemnification.
(a) In
the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities
Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless
each Holder, and its officers, directors and each other person, if any, who
controls such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Holder,
or such persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement under
which such Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act
pursuant to this Agreement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus
contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of
or
are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not
misleading, and will reimburse such Holder, and each such person for any
reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action;
provided,
however,
that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent
that
any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon
an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
(i)
so made in conformity with information furnished by or on behalf of the
Purchaser or any such person in writing specifically for use in any such
document, or (ii) contained in any preliminary Prospectus if such deficiency
is
corrected in the final Prospectus and such final Prospectus is provided to
the
Purchaser and the other Holders; and provided further, however, that the
Company
will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action arose from or is related to the failure
of
Purchaser, any Holder or any such person to deliver a Prospectus as required
by
the Securities Act.
(b) In
the event of a registration of the Registrable Securities under the Securities
Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, and its officers, directors and each other person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, against all
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company
or such persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact which was furnished in writing by the Purchaser
or any selling Holder to the Company expressly for use in (and such information
is contained in) the Registration Statement under which such Registrable
Securities were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement,
any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus contained therein, or any
amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will
reimburse the Company and each such person for any reasonable legal or other
expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such
loss,
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claim,
damage, liability or action, provided,
however,
that the Purchaser will be liable in any such case if and only to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
so
made in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by
or on
behalf of the Purchaser or any selling Holder specifically for use in any
such
document. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, the Purchaser
shall
not be required to indemnify any person or entity in excess of the amount
of the
aggregate proceeds (net of any selling commissions, fees and discounts) received
by the Purchaser and all other Holders in respect of Registrable Securities
in
connection with any such registration under the Securities Act.
(c) Promptly
after receipt by a party entitled to claim indemnification hereunder (an
“Indemnified Party”) of notice of the commencement of any action, such
Indemnified Party shall, if a claim for indemnification in respect thereof
is to
be made against a party hereto obligated to indemnify such Indemnified Party
(an
“Indemnifying Party”), notify the Indemnifying Party in writing thereof, but the
omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have to such Indemnified Party other than under this
Section 5 and shall only relieve it from any liability which it may have
to such
Indemnified Party under this Section 5 if and to the extent the Indemnifying
Party is prejudiced by such omission. In case any such action shall be brought
against any Indemnified Party and it shall notify the Indemnifying Party
of the
commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate
in
and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and, after
notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its election
so
to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall
not be
liable to such Indemnified Party under this Section 5(c) for any legal expenses
subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense
thereof; if the Indemnified Party retains its own counsel, then the Indemnified
Party shall pay all fees, costs and expenses of such counsel, provided,
however,
that, if the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party
and the Indemnifying Party and outside counsel to the Indemnified Party shall
have reasonably concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available
to it
which are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying
Party or if the interests of the Indemnified Party are reasonably deemed
to
conflict in any material respect with the interests of the Indemnifying Party,
the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select one separate counsel
and to
assume such legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the defense of
such
action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and
other
expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Indemnifying
Party as incurred. No compromise or settlement of any claims in an action
shall
be binding on an Indemnifying Party for purposes of the Indemnifying Party’s
indemnity obligations under this Agreement without the Indemnifying Party’s
express written consent.
(d) A
party granted the right to direct the defense of any action under this Section
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shall keep the other parties hereto informed of material developments in
the
action and shall promptly submit to the other parties copies of all pleadings,
responsive pleadings, motions and other similar legal documents and papers
received or submitted in connection with the action. The parties shall make
available to each other and each other’s counsel and accountants all of their
books and records relating to the action, and each party shall provide to
the
others such assistance as may be reasonably required to insure the proper
and
adequate defense of the
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action.
Each party shall use its good faith efforts to avoid the waiver of any privilege
of another party. The assumption of the defense of any action by an Indemnifying
Party shall not constitute an admission of responsibility to indemnify or
in any
manner impair or restrict the Indemnifying Party’s rights to later seek to be
reimbursed its costs or expenses if indemnification under this Agreement
with
respect to the action was not required. An Indemnifying Party may elect to
assume the defense of an action at any time during the pendency of the action,
even if initially the Indemnifying Party did not elect to assume the defense,
so
long as the assumption at such later time would not materially prejudice
the
rights of the Indemnified Party.
(e) In
order to provide for just and equitable contribution in the event of joint
liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) the
Purchaser, or any officer, director or controlling person of the Purchaser,
makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 but it is
judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court
of
competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial
of the
last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such
case
notwithstanding the fact that this Section 5 provides for indemnification
in
such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required
on the
part of the Purchaser or such officer, director or controlling person of
the
Purchaser in circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this
Section 5; then, and in each such case, the Company and the Purchaser will
contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which
they
may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion so that
the
Purchaser is responsible only for the portion represented by the percentage
that
the public offering price of its securities offered by the Registration
Statement bears to the public offering price of all securities offered by
such
Registration Statement, provided,
however,
that, in any such case, (A) the Purchaser will not be required to contribute
any
amount in excess of the public offering price of all such securities offered
by
it pursuant to such Registration Statement; and (B) no person or entity guilty
of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person or entity
who
was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
6. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
The Company represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the
Purchaser as follows:
(a) Corporate
Organization.
Each Guarantor is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company,
as
the case may be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Each Guarantor has the corporate,
limited liability company or partnership, as the case may be, power and
authority to own and operate its properties and assets and, insofar as it
is or
shall be a party thereto, to issue and sell the Warrant and the Warrant
Shares.
i. The
authorized capital stock of the Company, as of the date hereof, consists
of 300
million shares of Common Stock, no par value, of which 105,454,796 shares
are
issued and outstanding, and 20 million shares of preferred stock, no par
value,
none of which are issued and outstanding.
ii. Except
as disclosed in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.
333-129354, including in the exhibits thereto (as amended to the date hereof,
the “Current Registration Statement”), and other than: (i) the shares reserved
for issuance
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under
the Company’s stock option plans; and (ii) shares which may be granted pursuant
to the Guaranty and the Related Agreements (as defined in the Guaranty),
there
are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive
rights and rights of first refusal), proxy or stockholder agreements, or
arrangements or agreements of any kind for the purchase or acquisition from
the
Company of any of its securities. Except as disclosed in the Current
Registration Statement, neither the offer, issuance or sale of the Warrant,
or
the issuance of any of the Warrant Shares, nor the consummation of any
transaction contemplated hereby will result in a change in the price or number
of any securities of the Company outstanding, under anti-dilution or other
similar provisions contained in or affecting any such securities.
iii. All
issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock: (i) have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable;
and
(ii) were issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws
concerning the issuance of securities.
iv. The
rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the shares of the Common
Stock are as stated in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation as amended or
restated to the date hereof (the “Charter”). The Warrant Shares have been duly
and validly reserved for issuance. When issued in compliance with the provisions
of this Agreement and the Company’s Charter, the Securities will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free of any liens or
encumbrances; provided, however, that the Securities may be subject to
restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal securities laws as set
forth
herein or as otherwise required by such laws at the time a transfer is
proposed.
v. The
issuance of the Warrant and the subsequent exercise of the Warrant for Warrant
Shares are not and will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights
of
first refusal that have not been properly waived or complied with.
(b) Disclosure
Controls and Procedures.
Except as disclosed in the Current Registration Statement:
i. The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls”)
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company
in
the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in
the
rules and forms of the Commission.
ii. There
is no weakness in any of the Company’s Disclosure Controls or Financial
Reporting Controls (as defined in the Security and Purchase Agreement dated
as
of August 24 among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company and the
Purchaser) that is required to be disclosed in any of the Exchange Act Filings,
except as so disclosed.
(c) No
Violation.
Except as disclosed in the Current Registration Statement, the issuance and
sale
of the Securities will not, with or without the passage of time or giving
of
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notice,
result in any material violation of any term of provision of any indebtedness,
mortgage, indenture, contract or agreement to which the Company is a party
or by
which it or any of its assets are bound, or be in conflict with or constitute
a
default under any such term or provision, or result in the creation of any
mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge upon any of the properties
or
assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture
or
nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to
the
Company, its business or operations or any of its assets or
properties.
(d) Registration
Rights and Voting Rights.
Except as set forth on Schedule 8(b)
and except as disclosed in the Current Registration Statement, neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is presently under any obligation, and
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has granted any rights, to
register any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ presently outstanding
securities or any of its securities that may hereafter be issued. Except
as set
forth on Schedule
8(b)
and except as disclosed in the Current Registration Statement, to the Company’s
knowledge, no stockholder of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has entered
into any agreement with respect to the voting of equity securities of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(e) Valid
Offering.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser
contained in this Agreement, the offer, sale and issuance of the Securities
will
be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will
have
been registered or qualified (or are exempt or pre-empted from registration
and
qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements
of
all applicable state securities laws.
(f) Full
Disclosure.
The Company has provided the Purchaser with all information requested by
the
Purchaser in connection with its decision to purchase the Warrants. Neither
this
Agreement, the Related Agreements, the exhibits and schedules hereto and
thereto
nor any other document delivered by the Company to Purchaser or its attorneys
or
agents in connection herewith or therewith or with the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, contain any untrue statement of a material fact nor omit
to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
herein
or therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading. The financial projections and other estimates set forth on
Schedule
6(f)
were based on the Company’s experience in the industry and on assumptions of
fact and opinion as to future events which the Company, at the date of the
issuance of such projections or estimates, believed to be
reasonable.
(g) [omitted].
(h) Listing.
The
Company shall promptly secure the listing or quotation, as applicable, of
the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant on the Principal
Market upon which shares of Common Stock are listed or quoted for trading,
as
applicable (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such
listing or quotation, as applicable, so long as any other shares of Common
Stock
shall be so listed or quoted, as applicable. The Company will comply in all
material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations
under the bylaws or rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers
(“NASD”) and such exchanges, as applicable.
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(i) Market
Regulations.
The Company shall notify the Commission, NASD and applicable state authorities,
in accordance with their requirements, of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, and shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may
be
required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal
and
valid issuance of the Securities to the Purchaser and promptly provide copies
thereof to the Purchaser.
(j) No
Integrated Offering.
Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on
its or
their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any
security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances
that
would cause the offering of the Securities pursuant to the Security Agreement
to
be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities
Act which would prevent the Company from selling the Securities pursuant
to Rule
506 under the Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related stockholder
approval provisions, nor will the Company or any of its affiliates or
subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause the offering of the
Common Stock to be integrated with other offerings (other than such concurrent
offering to the Purchaser).
(k) Stop
Transfer.
The Warrants and the Warrant Shares are all restricted securities under the
Securities Act as of the date of this Agreement. The Company will not issue
any
stop transfer order or other order impeding the sale and delivery of any
of the
Registrable Securities at such time as such Registrable Securities are
registered for public sale or an exemption from registration is available,
except as required by federal or state securities laws.
(l) Dilution.
The Company understands the nature of the Registrable Securities issuable
upon
the exercise of each Warrant and recognizes that the issuance of such
Registrable Securities may have a potential dilutive effect. The Company
specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Registrable
Securities is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the
dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders
of the Company.
(m) Other
Agreements.
Except for agreements made in the ordinary course of business, there is no
agreement that has not been filed with the Commission as an exhibit to a
registration statement or to a form required to be filed by the Company under
the Exchange Act, the breach of which could reasonably be expected to have
a
material and adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, or would
prohibit or otherwise interfere with the ability of the Company to enter
into
and perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material
respect.
(n) Reissuance
of Securities.
The Company agrees to reissue certificates representing the Warrant Shares
without the legends set forth in Section 7(g) hereof at such time
as:
i. the
holder thereof is permitted to dispose of such Securities pursuant to Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act; or
ii. upon
resale subject to an effective registration statement after such Securities
are
registered under the Securities Act.
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The
Company agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with all resales
pursuant to Rule 144(d) and Rule 144(k) and provide legal opinions necessary
to
allow such resales provided the Company and its counsel receive reasonably
requested representations from the Purchaser and broker, if any.
(o) Opinion.
On the date of issuance of the Warrants, the Company will deliver to the
Purchaser an opinion acceptable to the Purchaser from the Company’s external
legal counsel. The Company will provide, at the Company’s expense, such other
legal opinions in the future as are deemed reasonably necessary by the Purchaser
(and acceptable to the Purchaser) in connection with the exercise of the
Warrants.
(p) Margin
Stock.The
Company will not permit any of the proceeds of the Warrant to be used directly
or indirectly to “purchase” or “carry” “margin stock” or to repay indebtedness
incurred to “purchase” or “carry” “margin stock” within the respective meanings
of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board of Governors
of the
Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in
effect.
(q) Authorization
and Reservation of Shares.
The Company shall at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient
number
of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the
Warrants.
7. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Purchaser.
The Purchaser represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with,
the
Company
as follows
(such representations and warranties do not lessen or obviate the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this
Agreement):
(a) Requisite
Power and Authority.
The Purchaser has all necessary power and authority under all applicable
provisions of law to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related
Agreements and to carry out their provisions. All corporate action on the
Purchaser’s part required for the lawful execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements have been or will be effectively taken
prior to the Closing. Upon their execution and delivery, this Agreement and
the
Related Agreements will be valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, except:
i. as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights;
and
ii. as
limited by general principles of equity that restrict the availability of
equitable and legal remedies.
(b) Investment
Representations.
The Purchaser understands that the Securities are being offered and sold
pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the Securities Act
based
in part upon the Purchaser’s representations contained in this Agreement,
including, without limitation, that the Purchaser is an “accredited investor”
within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The Purchaser
confirms that it has received or has had full access to all the information
it
considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision
with
respect to the Warrants to be purchased by it under this Agreement and
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the
Warrant Shares acquired by it upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Purchaser
further confirms that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive
answers from the Company regarding the Company’s management and financial
affairs and the terms and conditions of the Offering, the Securities and
to
obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such
information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense)
necessary to verify any information furnished to the Purchaser or to which
the
Purchaser had access.
(c) The
Purchaser Bears Economic Risk.
The Purchaser has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in private
placement transactions of securities in companies similar to the Company
so that
it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the
Company and has the capacity to protect its own interests. The Purchaser
must
bear the economic risk of this investment until the Securities are sold pursuant
to: (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or
(ii) an
exemption from registration is available with respect to such sale.
(d) Acquisition
for Own Account.
The Purchaser is acquiring the Warrants and the Warrant Shares for the
Purchaser’s own account for investment only, and not as a nominee or agent and
not with a view towards or for resale in connection with their
distribution.
(e) The
Purchaser Can Protect Its Interest.
The Purchaser represents and warrants that by reason of its, or of its
management’s, business and financial experience, the Purchaser has the capacity
to evaluate the merits and risks of its investment in the Securities and
to
protect its own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated
in
this Agreement and the Related Agreements. Further, the Purchaser is aware
of no
publication of any advertisement in connection with the transactions
contemplated in the Agreement or the Related Agreements.
(f) Accredited
Investor.
The Purchaser is an accredited investor within the meaning of Regulation
D under
the Securities Act.
(g) Legends.
i. The
Warrant Shares, if not issued by DWAC system, shall bear a legend which shall
be
in substantially the following form until such shares are covered by an
effective registration statement filed with the Commission:
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN
THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH SECURITIES ACT
AND
APPLICABLE STATE LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
MISCOR
GROUP, LTD. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”
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ii. The
Warrants shall bear substantially the following legend:
“THIS
WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE
NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE
OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED
IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS WARRANT OR
THE
UNDERLYING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO MISCOR GROUP, LTD.
THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”
(h) Limitation
on Acquisition of Common Stock of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any
Related Agreement or any document, instrument or agreement entered into in
connection with any other transactions between the Purchaser and the Company,
the Purchaser may not acquire stock in the Company (including, without
limitation, pursuant to a contract to purchase, by exercising an option or
warrant, by converting any other security or instrument, by acquiring or
exercising any other right to acquire, shares of stock or other security
convertible into shares of stock in the Company, or otherwise, and such
contracts, options, warrants, conversion or other rights shall not be
enforceable or exercisable) to the extent such stock acquisition would cause
any
interest (including any original issue discount) payable by the Company to
the
Purchaser not to qualify as “portfolio interest” within the meaning of Section
881(c)(2) of the Code, by reason of Section 881(c)(3) of the Code, taking
into account the constructive ownership rules under Section 871(h)(3)(C)
of the
Code.
(i) Shorting.
Neither Laurus nor any of its Affiliates or investment partners has, will,
or
will cause any Person to, directly engage in “short sales” of the Company’s
Common Stock as long as any Note shall be outstanding and for a period of
one
year after all Obligations under the Notes have been paid in full.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies.
In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of their
respective 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.
(b) No
Piggyback on Registrations.
Except as and to the extent set forth on Schedule
8(b)
hereto and except with the written consent of the Purchaser, which consent
shall
not be unreasonably withheld, 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 any Registration Statement other than the
Registrable Securities, and the Company shall not after the date hereof enter
into any agreement providing any such right for inclusion of shares in the
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Registration
Statement to any of its security holders. Except as and to the extent specified
in Schedule
8(b)
hereto, the Company has not previously entered into any agreement granting
any
registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that
have not been fully satisfied.
(c) Compliance.
Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act as well as all other federal
and
state securities laws, rules and regulations applicable to it in connection
with
sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement.
(d) Discontinued
Disposition.
Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that,
upon
receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of a Discontinuation
Event (as defined below), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition
of
such Registrable Securities under the applicable Registration Statement until
such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or
amended Registration Statement 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. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to
enforce the provisions of this paragraph. For purposes of this Agreement,
a
“Discontinuation Event” shall mean (i) 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); (ii) any request by the Commission or any other Federal
or
state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration
Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) the issuance
by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration
Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation
of
any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) 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/or (v) the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes
the financial statements included in such Registration Statement ineligible
for
inclusion therein or any statement made in such 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
such
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case
of
such Registration Statement or 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.
(e) Piggy-Back
Registrations.
If at any time during any Effectiveness Period there is not an effective
Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities required
to be
covered during such Effectiveness Period and 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
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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 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, to the extent
the
Company may do so without violating registration rights of others which exist
as
of the date of this Agreement, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks
applicable to all holders of registration rights and subject to obtaining
any
required consent of any selling stockholder(s) to such inclusion under such
registration statement. If the Company provides written notice to the Holders
as
required above and such Holder is permitted but elects not to register its
Registrable Securities on such registration statement, then the Company shall
have no obligation to file a Registration Statement with respect to such
Holder’s Registrable Securities.
(f) 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 a majority of the then
outstanding Registrable Securities (and in such event the amendment,
modification, supplement or waiver shall be binding on all Holders).
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
certain 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.
(g) Notices.
Any notice or request hereunder shall be given to the Company or the Purchaser
at the respective addresses set forth below or as may hereafter be specified
in
a notice designated as a change of address under this Section 8(g). Any notice
or request hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, hand delivery, overnight mail, Federal Express or other
national overnight next day carrier (collectively, “Courier”) or telecopy
(confirmed by mail). Notices and requests shall be, in the case of those
by hand
delivery, deemed to have been given when delivered to any party to whom it
is
addressed, in the case of those by mail or overnight mail, deemed to have
been
given three (3) business days after the date when deposited in the mail or
with
the overnight mail carrier, in the case of a Courier, the next business day
following timely delivery of the package with the Courier, and, in the case
of a
telecopy, when confirmed. The address for such notices and communications
shall
be as follows:
If
to the Company:
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
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Facsimile:
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxxx LLP
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600
1st
Source Bank Center
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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If
to a Purchaser:
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the address set forth under such Purchaser name on the signature
pages
hereto.
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to any other Person who is
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then
the registered Holder:
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the address of such Holder as it appears in the stock transfer
books of
the Company
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or
such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter in accordance
with
this Section 8(g) by such Person.
(h) 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
and be binding on 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 Security Agreement.
(i) Execution
and 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, Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND
PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
The
Company hereby consents and agrees that the state or federal courts located
in
the County of New York, State of New York shall have exclusion jurisdiction
to
hear and determine any Proceeding between the Company, on the one hand, and
the
Purchaser, on the other hand, pertaining to this Agreement or to any matter
arising out of or related to this Agreement; provided,
that the Purchaser and the Company acknowledge that any appeals from those
courts may have to be heard by a court located outside of the County of New
York, State of New York, and further provided,
that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or operate to preclude the
Purchaser from bringing a Proceeding in any other jurisdiction to collect
the
obligations, to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the
obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of the
Purchaser. The Company expressly submits and consents in advance to such
jurisdiction in any Proceeding commenced in any such
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court,
and the Company hereby waives any objection which it may have based upon
lack of
personal jurisdiction, improper venue or forum
non conveniens.
The Company hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaint and
other
process issued in any such Proceeding and agrees that service of such summons,
complaint and other process may be made by registered or certified mail
addressed to the Company at the address set forth in Section 9(g) and that
service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier of the Company’s
actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails,
proper
postage prepaid. The parties hereto desire that their disputes be resolved
by a
judge applying such applicable laws. Therefore, to achieve the best combination
of the benefits of the judicial system and of arbitration, the parties
hereto
waive all rights to trial by jury in any Proceeding brought to resolve
any
dispute, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise between the Purchaser
and/or the Company arising out of, connected with, related or incidental
to the
relationship established between then in connection with this Agreement.
If
either party hereto shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions
of
this Agreement, the Security Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement,
then
the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other
party
for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with
the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such
Proceeding.
(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.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as
of the date first written above.
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Name:
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Title:
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LAURUS
MASTER FUND, LTD.
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Name:
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Title:
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Address
for Notices:
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Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxx Grin
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EXHIBIT
A
____________,
200___
[Registrar
and Transfer Company
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Tatler]
Re:
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MISCOR
Registration Statement on Form
[S-3]
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
As
counsel to MISCOR Group, Ltd., an Indiana corporation (the “Company”), we have
been requested to render our opinion to you in connection with the resale
by the
individuals or entitles listed on Schedule
A
attached hereto (the “Selling Stockholders”), of an aggregate of __________
shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock.
A
Registration Statement on Form [S-3] under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Act”), with respect to the resale of the Shares was declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on [date]. Enclosed is
the
Prospectus dated [date]. We understand and assume that the Shares are to
be
offered and sold in the manner described in the Prospectus. We further assume
that the Selling Stockholders will comply with their prospectus delivery
requirements under the Act.
Based
upon the foregoing, upon request by the Selling Stockholders at any time
while
the registration statement remains effective, it is our opinion that the
Shares
have been registered for resale under the Act and new certificates evidencing
the Shares upon their transfer or re-registration by the Selling Stockholders
may be issued without restrictive legend. We will advise you if the registration
statement is not available or effective at any point in the future.
Very
truly yours,
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[Company
counsel]
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Schedule
A to Exhibit A
Selling
Stockholder
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R/N/O
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Shares
Being
Offered
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SCHEDULE
6(f)
None.
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SCHEDULE
8(b)
The
Company is obligated to register for resale shares of its Common Stock
that:
a) were
issued upon the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued by
Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. in a private offering occurring in February
2004;
b)
were issued in a private offering that commenced in May 2004;
c) are
issuable upon conversion of warrants and subordinated convertible debentures
issued in a private offering that commenced in January 2005;
d) were
issued to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc.;
e) are
issuable upon conversion of outstanding warrants issued to Strasbourger Xxxxxxx
Tulcin Xxxxx Incorporated (“Strasbourger”) or its designees pursuant to the
Company’s placement agency agreements with Strasbourger; and
f) were
issued to Purchaser and are issuable to Purchaser upon conversion of warrants
and convertible notes issued to Purchaser in a prior financing
transaction.
In
an effort to satisfy the foregoing registration obligations, the Company
filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Commission that was declared
effective May 12, 2006. That Registration Statement included all of its
outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock as well as shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding warrants and subordinated
convertible debentures, other than restricted shares of Common Stock and
incentive stock options issued to the officers of the Company (other than
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx).
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