REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 7, 2007, by and among MDI,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 00000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 00000 (the “Company”), and the undersigned buyers (each, a “Buyer”, and
collectively, the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of
even date herewith (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to
each Buyer (i) shares (the “Common Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”), which will be exercisable to
purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised collectively, the “Warrant Shares”).
B. In accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed
to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”), and
applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and each of the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
a. “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which
commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
b. “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
c. “Effective Date” means the date that the Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the SEC.
d. “Effectiveness Deadline” means the date ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing Date.
e. “Filing Deadline” means the date that is thirty (30) days after the Closing Date.
f. “Investor” means a Buyer or any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a 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.
g. “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture,
a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or
agency thereof.
h. “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 and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration
Statement(s) by the SEC.
i. “Registrable Securities” means (i) the Common Shares, (ii) the Warrant Shares issued or
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) any capital stock of the Company issued or
issuable, with respect to the Common Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Warrants as a result of any
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without
regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants.
j. “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the
Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the Registrable Securities.
k. “Required Holders” means the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities.
l. “Required Registration Amount” means 100% of the sum of (i) the number of Common Shares
and (ii) the number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Warrants as of the
trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, all subject to adjustment
as provided in Section 2(e), without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants.
m. “Rule 415” means Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous or delayed basis.
n. “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
2. Registration.
a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable,
but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities. In the event that Form S-3 is
unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for
such a registration on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the
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Required Holders, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d). The Registration Statement
prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the Required Registration Amount determined as of the date the Registration Statement is
initially filed with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise
directed by the Required Holders) the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of
Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. 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 the Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 a.m.
New York time on the Business Day following the Effective Date, the Company shall file with the
SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection
with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.
b. Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of Registrable
Securities included in any Registration Statement and any 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 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. In
the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable
Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of
Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor. Any shares of
Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which
ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be
allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then
held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. In no event shall the
Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement
without the prior written consent of the Required Holders except for the shares of Common Stock
and the shares of Common Stock underlying the warrants issued to Xxxxxx Bay Capital Management set
forth on Schedule 2(b).
c. Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Required Holders shall have the
right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration pursuant to this Section
2 (“Legal Counsel”), which shall be Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP or such other counsel as thereafter
designated by the Required Holders. The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with
each other in performing the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
d. Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the
registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the
resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the
Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as
such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3
covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
e. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares
available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover
all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an
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Investor’s allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(b), the
Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement
(on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the
Required Registration Amount as of the trading day immediately preceding the date of the filing of
such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any
event not later than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefor arises. The Company shall use
its best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as
soon as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the
number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover
all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock available
for resale under the Registration Statement is less than the product determined by multiplying (i)
the Required Registration Amount as of such time by (ii) 0.90. The calculation set forth in the
foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants
and such calculation shall assume that the Warrants are then exercisable for shares of Common
Stock at the then prevailing Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants).
f. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration
Statement. If (i) a Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities
required to be covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement
is (A) not filed with the SEC on or before the Filing Deadline or (B) not declared effective by
the SEC on or before date sixty (60) days after the Effectiveness Deadline (an “Effectiveness
Failure”) or (ii) on any day after the Effective Date sales of all of the Registrable Securities
required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made pursuant to such
Registration Statement or otherwise (including, without limitation, because of a failure to keep
such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to
be made pursuant to such Registration Statement, to register a sufficient number of shares of
Common Stock or to maintain the listing of the Common Stock) (a “Maintenance Failure”) then, as
partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its
ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any
other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable
Securities relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to (A) one and one-half
percent (1.5%) of the aggregate Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement) of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on
each of the following dates: (i) the day of an Effectiveness Failure; and (ii) the initial day of
a Maintenance Failure; and (B) one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate Purchase Price (as such term
is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) of such Investor’s Registrable Securities
included in such Registration Statement on each of the following dates: (i) on every thirtieth day
after the day of an Effectiveness Failure and thereafter (pro rated for periods totaling less than
thirty days) until such Effectiveness Failure is cured; and (ii) on every thirtieth day after the
initial day of a Maintenance Failure and thereafter (pro rated for periods totaling less than
thirty days) until such Maintenance Failure is cured. The payments to which a holder shall be
entitled pursuant to this Section 2(f) are referred to herein as “Registration Delay Payments.”
Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the dates set forth above and (II)
the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments
is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely
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manner, such Registration Delay Payments shall bear interest at the rate of one percent
(1.0%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full.
3. Related Obligations.
At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC
pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(d) or 2(e), 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:
a. 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 practicable after
such filing (but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each
Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the
date as of which the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor thereto)
promulgated under the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”). The
Company shall ensure that each 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 the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they
were made) not misleading. The term “best efforts” shall mean, among other things, that the
Company shall submit to the SEC, within four (4) Business Days after the date that the Company
learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC
or that the staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may
be, a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date
not later than two (2) Business Days after the submission of such request.
b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective
amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with
such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated
under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times
during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933
Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such
Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been
disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers
thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to
a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including
pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-Q, Form 10-K or
any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the
Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if
applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the
1934 Act
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report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such
Registration Statement.
c. The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (i) the “Selling
Stockholder” and “Plan of Distribution” sections of a Registration Statement at least five (5)
Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) the “Selling Stockholder” and “Plan of
Distribution” sections of all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except
for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and
any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with
the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form
to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without
charge, unless otherwise available on the XXXXX system of the SEC (i) copies of 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, if requested by an Investor, and all
exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the
prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto.
The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company’s obligations
pursuant to this Section 3.
d. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in
any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) unless otherwise available on the XXXXX system of
the SEC, promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such
Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules,
all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, all exhibits and
each preliminary prospectus, (ii) unless otherwise available on the XXXXX system of the SEC, upon
the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, a copy 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) unless otherwise available on the XXXXX system
of the SEC, 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.
e. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption
from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all
applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the 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
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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. The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening of
any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic
information), and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such
Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission and, unless otherwise
available on the XXXXX system of the SEC, deliver a copy of such supplement or amendment to Legal
Counsel and each Investor. 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, e-mail or 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.
g. 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 of the
issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
h. If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in the
Registration Statement as an underwriter, at the reasonable request of such 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) 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 Investors, 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
Investors.
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i. If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in the
Registration Statement as an underwriter, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i)
such Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by
the Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and
pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as
shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers,
directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request;
provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to 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 Agreement. 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. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and
any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a
manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
j. 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 made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any
other agreement. 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.
k. The Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all of 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 the inclusion for quotation of all of the Registrable Securities on The The NASDAQ Capital
Market or (iii) if, despite the Company’s best efforts, the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying
the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on the American Stock
Exchange for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to
use its best efforts to arrange for at least two market
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makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) as such
with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in
connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).
l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being
offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be
offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such
denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and
registered in such names as the Investors may request.
m. If requested by an Investor, the Company shall as soon as practicable (i) incorporate in a
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably
requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities,
including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities
being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering
of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be
incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or
make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an Investor holding any
Registrable Securities.
n. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a
Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or
authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
o. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical,
but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings
statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under
the 0000 Xxx) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the
Company’s fiscal quarter next following the Effective Date of a Registration Statement.
p. 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.
q. Within three (3) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable
Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal
counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with
copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement)
confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
4. Obligations of the Investors.
a. 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
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of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information
regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of
the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the
effectiveness of 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. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of
any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration
Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of
the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f)
or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock
to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement
in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has
entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of
the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) and
for which the Investor has not yet settled.
d. Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with
sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
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, filing, listing and qualifications fees, printers and
accounting fees, all fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, and fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company.
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, the directors, officers, members, 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 (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable
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attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively,
“Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry,
proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or
governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or
threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified
Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or
proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the
qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in
which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement,
or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state
therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (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 violation
of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively,
“Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons,
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
out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person
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); and (ii) 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 and each Person, if any, who controls
the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”),
against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933
Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are
based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation
occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
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with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in
connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Investor will
reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party 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.
c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6
of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or
proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in
respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the
indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with
counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the
Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not
more than one counsel for all such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the
indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party,
the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the
indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between
such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in
such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the
immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at least 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 reasonably with the
indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by
the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably
available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim.
The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at
all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No
indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected
without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not
unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and
such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified
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Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be
subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third
parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.
The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the
commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the
indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the
amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received
or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action
or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or
others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
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 Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person
is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) in
connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale
of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution
by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds
received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement.
8. Reports Under the 1934 Act.
With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under
the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the
Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the
Company agrees to:
a. Until the date as of which the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any
successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act, make and keep public information available, as
those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such
requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable
provisions of Rule 144; and
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c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly
upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the
reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) unless otherwise available
on the XXXXX system of the SEC, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the
Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other
information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities
pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
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 such Investor’s 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 or applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before
the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the
transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions
contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable
requirements of the 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 the Required Holders. 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 this Agreement unless the same
consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
11. Miscellaneous.
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or
is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting
instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable
Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from
such record 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
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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:
If to the Company:
MDI, Inc.
00000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
00000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
If to Legal Counsel:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached
hereto, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, or to
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the
recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to
the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of
such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an
image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier
service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a
nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii)
above, respectively.
c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or
delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
d. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of
this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving
effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York
or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions
other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby
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irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or
proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such
service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner
permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any
provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE
HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
e. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement) and the instruments referenced herein and therein 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 other Transaction Documents and the instruments
referenced herein and therein 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 any 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 required to be made by the Investors pursuant to
this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required
Holders.
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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.
m. The obligations of each Investor hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations
of any other Investor, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on
any Investor vis-à-vis any other Investor. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any
Investor pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated herein.
* * * * * *
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to
this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: MDI, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | CEO & President |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to
this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
BUYERS: XXXXXX BAY FUND, LP |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to
this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
BUYERS: XXXXXX BAY OVERSEAS FUND LTD |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to
this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
BUYERS: VERTICAL VENTURES INVESTMENTS, LLC] |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
Buyer Address | Buyer’s Representative's Address | |||
Buyer | and Facsimile Number | and Facsimile Number | ||
Xxxxxx Bay Fund, LP
|
000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx XXX | ||
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Attention: Xxxx Xxxx | Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | |||
May Xxx | Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. | |||
Facsimile: 000-000-0000 | Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | |||
Telephone: 000-000-00000 | Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | |||
Residence: United States | ||||
E-mail: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx | ||||
xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx | ||||
Xxxxxx Bay Overseas Fund, Ltd.
|
000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx XXX | ||
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Attention: Xxxx Xxxx | Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | |||
May Xxx | Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. | |||
Facsimile: 000-000-0000 | Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | |||
Telephone: 000-000-00000 | Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | |||
E-mail: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx | ||||
xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx | ||||
Malhotra & Associates | ||||
00 Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx | ||||
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, | Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |||
26th Floor | Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. | |||
Vertical Ventures Investments, LLC
|
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | Facsimile: 212.504.0863 | ||
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx, Manager | Telephone: 000.000.0000 |
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SCHEDULE 2(b)
COMMON SHARES SOLD and WARRANTS ISSUED SINCE JANUARY 1, 2007
WHICH MAY, AT THE COMPANY’S OPTION, BE INCLUDED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND LISTED AS ADDITIONAL SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
WHICH MAY, AT THE COMPANY’S OPTION, BE INCLUDED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND LISTED AS ADDITIONAL SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
March 15, 2007
|
128,205 Common shares | |
March 15, 2007
|
64,103 Warrant shares | |
March 21, 2007
|
128,205 Common shares | |
March 21, 2007
|
64,103 Warrant shares | |
March 22, 2007
|
197,293 Warrant shares | |
March 22, 2007
|
50,000 Warrant shares | |
April 12, 2007
|
40,000 Common shares | |
April 12, 2007
|
60,000 Common shares | |
April 12, 2007
|
200,000 Common shares | |
April 12, 2007
|
100,000 Common shares | |
April 12, 2007
|
80,000 Warrant shares | |
April 13, 2007
|
5,000 Warrant shares | |
April 13, 2007
|
25,000 Common shares | |
April 13, 2007
|
200,000 Common shares | |
April 13, 2007
|
40,000 Warrant shares | |
April 16, 2007
|
100,000 Common shares | |
April 16, 2007
|
20,000 Warrant shares |
Total Shares – 981,410
Total Warrant Shares – 520,499
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Transfer Agent]
[Address]
Attention: [ ]
[Address]
Attention: [ ]
Re: MDI, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
[We are][I am] counsel to MDI, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have
represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the
“Securities Purchase Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company and the buyers named therein
(collectively, the “Holders”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders shares (the
“Common Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”),
warrants exercisable for shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). Pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the
Holders (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other
things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement),
including the Common Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants,
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). In connection with the Company’s
obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ___, 200_, the Company filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- ) (the “Registration Statement”) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which
names each of the Holders as a selling stockholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has
advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration
Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF
EFFECTIVENESS] and [we][I] have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s
staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for
that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are
available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
[ISSUER’S COUNSEL]
By:__________________________________
CC: [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]
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EXHIBIT B
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The shares of common stock being offered by the selling stockholders are those previously
issued to the Selling Stockholders and those issuable to the Selling Stockholders upon exercise of
the warrants. For additional information regarding the issuances of common stock and the warrants,
see “Private Placement of Common Shares and Warrants” above. We are registering the shares of
common stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time
to time. Except for the ownership of the shares of common stock and the warrants issued pursuant
to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the selling stockholders have not had any material
relationship with us within the past three years.
The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the shares of common stock by each of the selling stockholders. The second column
lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on
its ownership of the shares of common stock and the warrants, as of , 2007, assuming
exercise of the warrants held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any
limitations on exercise.
The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the
selling stockholders.
In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling stockholders,
this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least 100% of the sum of (i) the number of shares
of common stock issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and (ii) the shares of common
stock issued and issuable upon exercise of the related warrants, as of the trading day immediately
preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC. The fourth column
assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this
prospectus.
Under the terms of the warrants, a selling stockholder may not exercise the warrants, to the
extent such exercise would cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates, to
beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 9.99% of our then
outstanding shares of common stock following such exercise, excluding for purposes of such
determination shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants which have not been
exercised. The number of shares in the second column does not reflect this limitation. The
selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of
Distribution.”
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Maximum Number of | ||||||||
Number of Shares | Shares to be Sold | Number of Shares | ||||||
Owned Prior to | Pursuant to this | Owned After | ||||||
Name of Selling Shareholder | Offering | Prospectus | Offering | |||||
Xxxxxx Bay Fund LP (1)
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0 | |||||||
Xxxxxx Bay Overseas Fund |
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LTD (2) |
(1) | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx share voting and investment power over these securities. Each of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx disclaim beneficial ownership over the securities held by Xxxxxx Bay Fund LP. The selling stockholder acquired the securities offered for its own account in the ordinary course of business, and at the time it acquired the securities, it had no agreements, plans or understandings, directly or indirectly to distribute the securities. | |
(2) | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx share voting and investment power over these securities. Each of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx disclaim beneficial ownership over the securities held by Xxxxxx Bay Overseas Fund LTD. The selling stockholder acquired the securities offered for its own account in the ordinary course of business, and at the time it acquired the securities, it had no agreements, plans or understandings, directly or indirectly to distribute the securities. |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the shares of common stock previously issued and the shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of the warrants to permit the resale of these shares of common stock by the
holders of the common stock and warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We
will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of
common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares
of common stock.
The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially
owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters,
broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or
broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or
commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more
transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying
prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in
transactions:
• | which may involve crosses or block transactions; | ||
• | on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; | ||
• | in the over-the-counter market; | ||
• | in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market; | ||
• | through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; | ||
• | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; | ||
• | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; | ||
• | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; | ||
• | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; | ||
• | privately negotiated transactions; | ||
• | short sales; | ||
• | sales pursuant to Rule 144; |
• | broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; | ||
• | a combination of any such methods of sale; and | ||
• | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or
through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may
receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling
stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as
agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to
particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types
of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise,
the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn
engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they
assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of
common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares
in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of
common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the
warrants or shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their
secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock
from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule
424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if
necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors
in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may
transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the
transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners
for purposes of this prospectus.
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares
of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and
any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be
deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a
particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required,
will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being
offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents,
any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders
and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.
Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such
states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the
shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for
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sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is
complied with.
There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of
common stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus
forms a part.
The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be
subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which
may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling
stockholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any
person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making
activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the
marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in
market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the
registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[ ] in total, including, without limitation,
Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or
“blue sky” laws; provided, however, that a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts
and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities,
including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights
agreements, or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by
the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act,
that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholder specifically
for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreement, or we may
be entitled to contribution.
Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the
shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
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