Exhibit 2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of July
3, 2001, is entered into by and among Generex Biotechnology Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0 (the "Company"), and the investors signatory hereto
(each, severally, the "Buyer").
WHEREAS:
A. Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated this date between
the Company and the Buyer, the Company has sold and the Buyer has purchased
Units of securities of the Company (the "Units") consisting of the Company's
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Shares") and Warrants (the
"Warrants") to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Warrant
Shares"); and
B. To induce the Buyer to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase
Agreement(s) (hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the "Securities Purchase
Agreement"), the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights to
such the Buyer under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the
"1933 Act"), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
a. "Investor" means the Buyer, any transferee or assignee
thereof to whom the Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees
to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9
and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns
its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions
of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.
b. "Person" means a corporation, a limited liability company,
an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a
governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
c. "Register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to
Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration or ordering
of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
d. "Registrable Securities" means the Common Shares purchased
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Warrant Shares issued or
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and any shares of capital stock issued or
issuable with respect to the Common Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares as a
result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange, or
similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitation on exercise of the
Warrants.
e. "Registration Statement" means a registration statement of
the Company filed under the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as
soon as practicable but in no event later than forty (40) calendar days after
the Closing Date, file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements (as is necessary) on Form S-3 (or if such form is unavailable, such
other form as is available for registration) covering the resale of all of the
Registrable Securities. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the
Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but
in no event later than eighty (80) calendar days after the Closing Date, unless
the Registration Statement receives a "full review" from the SEC staff, in which
case the Company shall have a total of one hundred and ten (110) calendar days
after the Closing Date.
b. Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time prior to the
expiration of the Registration Period (as defined in Section 3(a)) the
Registrable Securities are not already covered by an effective Registration
Statement and the Company proposes to file with the SEC a Registration Statement
relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the
1933 Act of any of its securities (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or their
equivalents at such time relating to 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) the
Company shall promptly send to each Investor written notice of the Company's
intention to file a Registration Statement and of such Investor's rights under
this Section 2(b) and, if within twenty (20) days after receipt of such notice,
such Investor shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such
Registration Statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities such
Investor requests to be registered, subject to the priorities set forth in
Section 2(b) below. No right to registration of Registrable Securities under
this Section 2(b) shall be construed to limit any registration required under
Section 2(a). The obligations of the Company under this Section 2(b) may be
waived by the Investors. If an offering in connection with which an Investor is
entitled to registration under this Section 2(b) is an underwritten offering,
then each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in such
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Registration Statement shall, unless otherwise agreed by the Company, offer and
sell such Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering using the same
underwriter or underwriters and, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, on
the same terms and conditions as other shares of Company common stock included
in such underwritten offering. If a registration pursuant to this Section 2(b)
is to be an underwritten public offering and the managing underwriter(s) advise
the Company in writing that, in its/their reasonable good faith opinion,
marketing or other factors dictate that a limitation on the number of shares of
Company common stock which may be included in the Registration Statement is
necessary to facilitate and not adversely affect the proposed offering, then the
Company shall include in such registration: (1) first, all securities the
Company proposes to sell for its own account, (2) second, up to the full number
of securities proposed to be registered for the account of the holders of
securities entitled to inclusion of their securities in the Registration
Statement by reason of demand registration rights, and (3) third, the securities
requested to be registered by the Investors and other holders of securities
entitled to participate in the registration, as of the date hereof, drawn from
them pro rata based on the number each has requested to be included in such
registration.
c. Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of
Registrable Securities included in any "piggyback" Registration Statement under
paragraph b above and each increase in the number of Registrable Securities
included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the
number of Registrable Securities held, or which could be held, by each Investor
at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number of
Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by the SEC.
d. Legal Counsel. Each Investor shall have the right to select
legal counsel to review and oversee at their expense any Registration Statement
proposed to be filed pursuant to this Section 2 ("Legal Counsel"). The Company
shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company's
obligations under this Agreement.
e. Rule 416. The Company and the Investors each acknowledge
that each Registration Statement prepared in accordance hereunder shall include
an indeterminate number of Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 416 under the
1933 Act so as to cover any and all Registrable Securities which may become
issuable to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions in accordance with the provisions contained in the
Securities Purchase Agreement and the Warrants (collectively, the "Rule 416
Securities"). In this regard, the Company agrees to use all reasonable efforts
to ensure that the maximum number of Registrable Securities which may be
registered pursuant to Rule 416 under the 1933 Act are covered by each
Registration Statement and, absent guidance from the SEC or other definitive
authority to the contrary, the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to
affirmatively support and to not take any position adverse to the position that
each Registration Statement filed hereunder covers all of the Rule 416
Securities. If the Company determines that the Registration Statement filed
hereunder does not cover all of the Rule 416 Securities, the Company shall
immediately (i) provide to each Investor written evidence setting forth the
basis for the Company's position and the authority therefor and (ii) prepare and
file an amendment to such Registration Statement or a new Registration
Statement.
3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
Whenever an Investor has requested that any Registrable Securities be
registered pursuant to Section 2(b) or at such time as the Company is obligated
to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), the
Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and,
pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
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a. Registration. The Company shall promptly prepare and file
with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities
and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the
Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as possible after such filing
and keep such Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times
until the earlier of (i) the second (2nd) annual anniversary of the Closing Date
or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all the Registrable
Securities (the "Registration Period"). Such Registration Statement (including
any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
b. Amendments. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC
such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a
Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during
such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such
Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities
shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration
Statement.
c. Legal Counsel Review. The Company shall permit Legal
Counsel to review and comment upon a Registration Statement and all amendments
and supplements thereto at least seven (7) days prior to their filing with the
SEC or promptly following an Investor's notice to the Company that it has
selected Legal Counsel, whichever is later, and shall not file any document in a
form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a
request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any
amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to
Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) any correspondence from the SEC or the staff
of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration
Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one
copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including
financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by
reference and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration
Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
d. Disclosure Materials. The Company shall furnish to each
Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration
Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed
with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any
amendment(s) and supplements thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits,
(ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of
the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may
reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any
preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from
time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Investor.
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e. State Securities Laws. If state securities law registration
or qualification is required, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to (i)
register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement under such other securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions
in the United States as Legal Counsel or any Investor reasonably requests, (ii)
prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during
the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to
maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the
Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or
advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction,
or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds
Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any
jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
f. Underwriting Agreement. In the event Investors who hold a
majority of the Registrable Securities being offered in the offering select
underwriters for the offering, the Company shall enter into and perform its
obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form,
including, without limitation, customary indemnification and contribution
obligations, with the underwriters of such offering.
g. Notification. As promptly as practicable after becoming
aware of such event, the Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in
writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus
included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and promptly prepare a
supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue
statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or
amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as
Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also
promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus
or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and
when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become
effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal
Counsel and each Investor by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and
by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements
to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and
(iii) of the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment
to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.
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h. Stop-Order and Suspension. The Company shall use its best
efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of
effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the
qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction
and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such
order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify Legal Counsel
and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold (and, in the event
of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the issuance of such
order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
i. Requested Information. At the request of any Investor, the
Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an
Investor may reasonably request (i) if required by an underwriter, a letter,
dated such date, from the Company's independent certified public accountants in
form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public
accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the
underwriters, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel
representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form,
scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering,
addressed to the underwriters and the Investors.
j. Inspection. The Company shall make available for inspection
by (i) any Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel, (iii) any underwriter participating in
any disposition pursuant to a Registration Statement, (iv) one firm of
accountants or other agents retained by the Investors, and (v) one firm of
attorneys retained by such underwriters (collectively, the "Inspectors") all
pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company (collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably
deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors
and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably
request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall hold in strict confidence
and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record
or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be
confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless
(a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required
under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a
final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of
competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this
or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Investor
agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in
or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other
means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense,
to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a
protective order for, the Records deemed confidential.
k. Confidential Information. The Company shall hold in
confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor
provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary
to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such
information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any
Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered
pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been
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made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of
this Agreement or any other agreement of which the Company has knowledge. The
Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information
concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of
competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to
such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor's expense, to undertake
appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order
for, such information.
l. Listing. The Company shall use its best efforts either to
(i) cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to
be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or
series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such
Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or
(ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered
by the Registration Statement on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Company shall pay
all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this
Section 3(l).
m. Transfer Agent. The Company shall provide a transfer agent
and registrar of all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective
date of such Registration Statement.
n. Underwriter Requests. If requested by the managing
underwriters or an Investor, the Company shall (i) immediately incorporate in a
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the
managing underwriters and the Investors agree should be included therein
relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including,
without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable
Securities being sold to such underwriters, the purchase price being paid
therefor by such underwriters and any other terms of the underwritten (or best
efforts underwritten) offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such
offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment as soon as notified of the matters to be incorporated
in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement
or make amendments to any Registration Statement if requested by a shareholder
or any underwriter of such Registrable Securities.
o. 1934 Act Compliance. The Company shall otherwise use its
best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in
connection with any registration hereunder and the Company shall use its best
efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and documents
required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act (as defined in
Section 6(a)).
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q. Disposition. The Company shall take all other reasonable
actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investors of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, including, without
limitation, causing Company's legal counsel to send a legal opinion to the
Company's transfer agent that the Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the SEC.
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4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS.
a. At least seven (7) days prior to the first anticipated
filing date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each
Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such
Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor's Registrable
Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition
precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration
pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a
particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding itself and the Registrable Securities held by it as shall
be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities
and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the
Company may reasonably request.
b. Each Investor by such Investor's acceptance of the
Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably
requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any
Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company
in writing of such Investor's election to exclude all of such Investor's
Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
c. In the event any Investor elects to participate in an
underwritten public offering pursuant to Section 2, each such Investor agrees to
enter into and perform such Investor's obligations under an underwriting
agreement, in usual and customary form, including, without limitation, customary
indemnification and contribution obligations, with the managing underwriter of
such offering and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to
expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities.
d. Each Investor shall certify to the Company that he/she/it
is aware of the prohibitions against certain market activities by participants
in a distribution of securities that are contained in Regulation M ("Regulation
M") promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"). Each Investor understands that the resale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement may constitute a distribution of such
securities, within the meaning of Regulation M, depending upon the amount of
Registrable Securities offered for resale and whether or not special selling
efforts and methods are used in connection with such resales. Each Investor
shall agree to avoid any market activity proscribed by Regulation M, and consent
to the Company's suspension of such Investor's rights under Section 2(u) above
at any time that resales of Registrable Securities by such Investor are or then
would be in violation of Regulation M.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and, in the event the Company
fails to comply with the reasonable requests of Legal Counsel made pursuant to
Section 3(c) of this Agreement, the fees and disbursements of Legal Counsel,
shall be paid by the Company.
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6. INDEMNIFICATION.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a
Registration Statement under this Agreement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will,
and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor who holds
such Registrable Securities, the directors, officers, partners, employees,
agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor
within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, and any underwriter (as
defined in the 0000 Xxx) for the Investors, and the directors and officers of,
and each Person, if any, who controls, any such underwriter within the meaning
of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an "Indemnified Person"), subject to
Section 6(d) below, against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments,
fines, penalties, charges, costs, attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or
expenses, joint or several, (collectively, "Indemnified Damages") incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry,
proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any
court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the
SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or
may be a party thereto ("Claims"), to which any of them may become subject
insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or
threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in
connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other
"blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered
("Blue Sky Filing"), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the
effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final
prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission
to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were
made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any
state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer
or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or
(iv) any material violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing
clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, "Violations"). The Company shall
reimburse the Investors and each such underwriter or controlling person,
promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal
fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this
Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising
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out of or based upon a Violation relating to information in a Registration
Statement furnished or in conformity with information furnished in writing to
the Company by an Investor expressly for use in connection with the preparation
of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to
Section 3(d); (ii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus, shall not inure
to the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim
purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the
benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or
omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected
in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such prospectus was
timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d), and the
Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect
prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified
Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; (iii) shall not be available to
the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver properly
or to cause to be delivered properly the prospectus made available by the
Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to
Section 3(d); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any
Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the
Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of
the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an
Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and not
jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same
manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each
of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
(collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, an "Indemnified Party"),
against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any Indemnified Party may
become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such
Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon (i) any Violation,
in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration
Statement, and (ii) any Violation, in each case to the extent and only to the
extent that such Violation occurs as a result of the failure of an Investor to
deliver properly or to cause to be delivered properly the prospectus made
available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the
Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and, subject to Section 6(d), such Investor
will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however,
that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement
with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior
written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be
liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified
Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the
sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of
the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification
agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any preliminary
prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue
statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus
was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented.
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c. The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from
underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry
professionals participating in any distribution, to the same extent as provided
above, with respect to information such persons so furnished in writing
expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement.
d. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any
action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving
a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in
respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section
6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement
thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and,
to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof
with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified
Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in
the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any
other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Company shall
pay reasonable fees for only one separate legal counsel for the Investors, and
such legal counsel shall be selected by the Investors holding a majority in
interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to
which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation
or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall
furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim.
The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
fully apprized at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement
negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any
settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its written
consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably
withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without
the consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of
any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability
in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided
for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms
or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.
The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is
materially prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
e. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be
made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages
are incurred.
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f. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in
addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any
liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is
prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum
contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable
under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that:
(i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to
contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable
Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by
such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
8. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
a. The Company agrees that an Investor will suffer damages if
the Company violates any provision of or fails to fulfill its obligations
pursuant to Sections 2(a), 2(b), 3(a), 3(b), 3(e), 3(h) and 3(l) of this
Agreement (a "Registration Default") and that it would not be possible to
ascertain the extent of such damages. Accordingly, in the event of such
Registration Default, the Company hereby agrees to pay liquidated damages
("Liquidated Damages") to such Investor following the occurrence of such
Registration Default in an amount determined by multiplying (i) 2% of the Units
Purchase Price times the number of Common Shares then held by such Investor by
(ii) the percentage derived by dividing (A) the actual number of days elapsed
from the first day of the date that an uncured Registration Default occurred or
the end of the prior 30-day period, as applicable, to the day all Registration
Defaults have been completely cured, by (B) thirty (30). Liquidated Damages
shall be paid in cash. The Liquidated Damages payable pursuant hereto shall be
payable within five (5) business days from the end of the 30-day period
commencing on the first 30-day period in which the Registration Default occurs
(each, a "Payment Date").
b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8(a)
above, no Registration Default shall be deemed to have occurred hereunder
(i) under Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) for failing to
keep the Registration Statement effective at all times if such failure is due to
a merger or other acquisition or reorganization, a recapitalization involving
the filing of new or restating of previously filed financial statements, or
other material corporate developments involving any entity or business engaged
in the same industry or business of the Company, provided, however, that the
Company proceeds diligently and utilizes its best efforts to satisfy its
obligations under Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) of this Agreement.
(ii) under Section 3(h) in respect of any suspension
of effectiveness or withdrawal of the Registration Statement, or stop order
relating thereto, or suspension of sales under the Registration Statement
pending the filing and effectiveness of a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement that is made necessary by a merger or other acquisition
or reorganization, a recapitalization involving the filing of new or restating
of previously filed financial statements, or other material corporate
developments involving any entity or business engaged in the same industry or
business of the Company, provided, however, that the Company proceeds diligently
and utilizes its best efforts to satisfy its obligations under Section 3(h) of
this Agreement.
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9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically
assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of
Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the
transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is
furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii)
the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment,
furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or
assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights
are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or
assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or
assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws;
provided, however, that the transferee or assignee may subsequently transfer or
assign all or any portion of the Registrable Securities if an exemption from
registration under the 1933 Act is applicable to such transfer or assignment;
(iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated
by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing
with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v)
such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance
thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and Investors who then hold two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities. Any
amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding
upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the
extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable
Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or
consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement
unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this
Agreement.
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11. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities
whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or
elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable
Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or
election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications
required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when
delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided
confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one business day after deposit with
a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly
addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers
for such communications shall be as set forth below or at such other address
and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the
recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five
days prior to the effectiveness of such change:
If to the Company:
Generex Biotechnology Corporation
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: E. Xxxx Xxxxx
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telephone: (000)000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
If to Buyer: to it at the address and facsimile number set
forth on Schedule 1 to the Securities Purchase
Agreement, with copies to the Buyer's representatives
as set forth on such Schedule.
c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under
this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or
remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
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d. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in all
respects by the internal laws of the State of Delaware (except for the proper
application of the United States federal securities laws), without giving effect
to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State
of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the
laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. Each party hereby
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts sitting the City of Philadelphia, for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
e. This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
Warrants constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect
to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and
therein. This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Warrants
supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and
assigns of each of the parties hereto.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
h. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one
and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be
delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this
Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
j. All consents and other determinations to be made by the
Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified
in this Agreement, by Investors holding a majority of the Registrable
Securities.
k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be
the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules
of strict construction will be applied against any party.
l. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the
benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
GENEREX BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:_________________________
BUYER:
_______________________________
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:_________________________
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