REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
COPY
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this
"Agreement"),
dated
as of January 5, 2006, by and among Phantom Fiber Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, with headquarters located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0 (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)
convertible notes of the Company (the "Notes")
which
will, among other things, be convertible into shares of the Company's common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common
Stock")
(as
converted, the "Conversion
Shares"),
in
accordance with the terms of the Notes, and (ii) two series of warrants
(collectively, the "Warrants")
which
will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised
collectively, the "Warrant
Shares").
B. The
Notes
bear interest, which at the option of the Company, subject to certain
conditions, may be paid in shares of Common Stock (the "Interest
Shares").
C. To
induce
the Buyers to execute and deliver 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 which is 110 days after the Closing Date.
e. "Filing
Deadline"
means
45 days after the Closing Date.
f. "Investor"
means a
Buyer or any transferee or assignee of the Notes or Warrants, as applicable,
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 of the Notes
or
Warrants, as applicable, assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees
to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section
9
and, in each case, is identified in the register of the Company.
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 of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s)
by the SEC.
i. "Registrable
Securities"
means
(i) the Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes,
(ii) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants,
(iii) the Interest Shares issued or issuable under the Notes and (iv) any
share capital of the Company issued or issuable, with respect to the Conversion
Shares, the Interest Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Warrants as a result
of
any share split, share dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event
or
otherwise, without regard to any limitations on conversions of the Notes or
exercises 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
125% of the sum of (i) the maximum number of Interest Shares issued and issuable
pursuant to the terms of the Notes calculated as if all such Interest Shares
were to be issued as of the trading date immediately preceding the applicable
date of determination, (ii) the number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable
pursuant to the Notes as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable
date of determination, and (iii) 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).
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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 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 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
Shareholders"
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.
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 that becomes
an
Investor 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.
c. Legal
Counsel.
Subject
to Section 5 hereof, the Required Holders shall have the right to select one
legal counsel to review 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 regards to the performance of 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
the earlier of (A) such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering
the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC and (B) the
time period during which the Company is otherwise required to keep the
Registration Statement effective pursuant to Section 3(a).
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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
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 conversion of the Notes
or the exercise of the Warrants and such calculation shall assume that the
Notes
are then convertible into Shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing
Conversion Rate (as defined in the Notes) and 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 respective Filing
Deadline (a "Filing
Failure")
or (B)
not declared effective by the SEC on or before the respective 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
(other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(r))
pursuant to such Registration Statement (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 or to register a sufficient number of Shares of 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 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 two percent (2.0%) 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) the day of a Filing
Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than
thirty days) after a Filing Failure until such Filing Failure is cured; (ii)
the
day of an Effectiveness Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for
periods totaling less than thirty days) after an Effectiveness Failure until
such Effectiveness Failure is cured; and (iii) the initial day of a Maintenance
Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than
thirty days) after a Maintenance Failure 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 day of the Filing Failure,
Effectiveness Failure and the initial day of a Maintenance Failure, as
applicable, and thereafter on the earlier of (I) the thirtieth day after the
event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments has occurred
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 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.
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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 reasonable 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 Company shall submit to the SEC, within two (2) Business Days
after the later of the date that (i) 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, and (ii) the approval of Legal Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c)
(which approval is immediately sought), a request for acceleration of
effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than
48 hours after the submission of such request.
b. The
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and
the
prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus
is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may
be
necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
the
Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of
the
1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the
Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such
Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth
in
such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement
(including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a
report on Form 10-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 report is filed which created the
requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration
Statement.
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c. The
Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (i) a
Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing
with
the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements
(except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
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 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) 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) promptly after the same
is
prepared and filed with the SEC, at least 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, all
exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such
other
number of copies as such 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.
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 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.
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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 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 or e-mail 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.
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. At
the
reasonable 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) 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. The
Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any 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, counsel and the Company's independent
certified public accountants to supply all information which may be necessary
and 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 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. 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 to cause all of the Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement to be listed or quoted on each securities
exchange or securities association 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
association. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with
satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).
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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 within five (5) days of receipt
of
notice from such Investor (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 the 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 the 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
two (2) 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.
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r. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Registration Statement
has been declared effective by the SEC, the Company may delay the disclosure
of
material, non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which
at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of
the
Company and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion
of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a "Grace
Period");
provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing
of
the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period
(provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of
such
material, non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the
Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the
date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period
shall exceed five (5) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five
(365) day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of twenty
(20)
days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least two (2) trading
days
after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an "Allowable
Grace Period").
For
purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period
shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred
to
in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors
receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such
notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during
the
period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period,
the
Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect
to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public
information is no longer applicable. 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, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the applicable
Registration Statement, prior to the Investor's receipt of the notice of a
Grace
Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
4. Obligations
of the Investors.
a. At
least
five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a
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, 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.
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d. Each
Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it 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, listing and
qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements
of
counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall also
reimburse the Investors for the fees and disbursements of Legal Counsel in
connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections
2 and
3 of this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $10,000.
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 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); (ii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based
on a
failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus
made available by the Company, including a corrected prospectus, if such
prospectus or corrected prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 3(d); and (iii) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written
consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld 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.
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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 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. 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. 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. 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.
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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. make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144;
b. file
with
the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains
subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall
limit the Company's obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for
the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
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) 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.
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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 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 and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at
or
before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause
(ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the
Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such
transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements
of
the 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 any of
this
Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties
to
this Agreement.
11. Miscellaneous.
a. A
Person
is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns
or
is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives
conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with
respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the
basis
of instructions, notice or election received from the 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 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:
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If
to the
Company:
Phantom
Fiber Corporation
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
Telephone:
(000)
000-0000
Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
With
a
copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Sichenzia
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
1065
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
If
to the
Transfer Agent:
PacWest
Transfer, LLC
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
X.X.
Xxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone:
(000)
000-0000
Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
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.
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.
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The
Company hereby irrevocably appoints The Corporation Trust Company at 0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Telephone: (000) 000-0000, Facsimile: (000)
000-0000, as
its
agent for the receipt of service of process in connection with any action
pursuant to any Transaction Document in the United States. The Company agrees
that any document may be effectively served on it in connection with any action,
suit or proceeding in the United States by service on its agents.
Any
document shall be deemed to have been duly served if marked for the attention
of
the agent at its address (as set out above) or such other address in the United
States as may be notified to the party wishing to serve the document and
delivered in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in this Section
11(b).
If
the
Company's agent at any time ceases for any reason to act as such, the Company
shall appoint a replacement agent having an address for service in the United
States and shall notify each Buyer in writing of the name and address of the
replacement agent. Failing such appointment and notification, each Buyer shall
be entitled by notice to the Company to appoint a replacement agent to act
on
the Company's behalf. The provisions of this Section 11(b) applying to service
on an agent apply equally to service on a replacement agent.
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 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.
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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.
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, determined as if all of the Notes held by
Investors then outstanding have been converted into Registrable Securities
and
all Warrants then outstanding have been exercised for Registrable Securities
without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Notes or on exercises
of
the Warrants.
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. Unless
otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are in
United States Dollars ("US
Dollars").
All
amounts owing under this Agreement or any Transaction Document shall be paid
in
US Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies shall be converted
in
the US Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the
date
of calculation. "Exchange
Rate"
means,
in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into US Dollars pursuant
to this Agreement, the US Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street
Journal on the relevant date of calculation.
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n. (i)
If
for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company or any
Subsidiary, in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert
into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section
11(n) referred to as the "Judgment
Currency")
an
amount due in US Dollars under this Agreement, the conversion shall be made
at
the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Business Day immediately
preceding:
(1) the
date
of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts
of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect
to
such conversion being made on such date: or
(2) the
date
on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the
courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made
pursuant to this Section 11(n) being hereinafter referred to as the
"Judgment
Conversion Date").
(ii)
If
in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to
in
Section 11(n)(i)(2) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing
between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the
amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be
necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when
converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce
the amount of US Dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of
Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange
Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
Any
amount due from the Company or any Subsidiary, under this provision shall be
due
as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for
any
other amounts due under or in respect of this Agreement.
o. 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.
*
* * * *
*
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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:
PHANTOM
FIBER CORPORATION
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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1
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:
MAGNETAR
CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.
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By: | Magnetar Financial LLC | |
Its: |
Investment Manager
|
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
General Counsel
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2
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Nuovo | |
Name:
Xxxx X. Nuovo
Title:
Individual
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3
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
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||
|
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By: | /s/ Konstantine (Xxx) Xxxx Xxxxx | |
Name:
Konstantine (Xxx) Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Investor
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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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
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||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Investor
|
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5
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
The
Sunderland Family Trust
|
||
|
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Trustee/Trustor
|
||
6
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Investor
|
||
7
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Trustee, Xxxx Living Trust 5/1/98
|
||
8
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
|
||
|
|
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title:
Investor
|
||
9
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name:
Title:
|
||
10
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
Financial
Trading Consultants Pension Plan
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name:
Title:
|
||
11
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
Meuqer
Master Intl Pension Plan
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name:
Title:
Trustee
|
||
12
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
|
||
13
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
|
||
By: |
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
||
14
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
|
||
15
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
|
||
16
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.
[OTHER
BUYERS]:
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Title:
|
||
17
SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
Buyer
|
Buyer
Address
and
Facsimile Number
|
Buyer's
Representative's Address
and
Facsimile Number
|
||
Magnetar
Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxx
Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
||
Xxxx
X. Nuovo
|
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
|
|||
Konstantine
(Xxx) Xxxx Xxxxx
|
00000
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
|||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
(818)
716-6568
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The
Xxxxxxxxxx Family Trust
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
H:
(000) 000-0000
O:
(000) 000-0000
C:
(000) 000-0000
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Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Home:
(000) 000-0000
Cell:
(000) 000-0000
Wk:
(000) 000-0000
|
|||
Xxxxx
Living Trust 5/1/98
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Trustee
0000
Xxxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
|
|||
Xxxx
X. XxXxxxx
|
000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxx.
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hm:
(000) 000-0000
Work:
(000) 000-0000
|
|||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
(845)
856-0451
|
|||
Financial
Trading Consultants Pension Plan
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
(845)
856-0451
|
|||
Meuqer
Masters International Pension Plan
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
(845)
856-0451
|
|||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
|
24945
Grissom Circle
Laguna
Hills, CA 00000
(000)
000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
|||
Xxxx
Xxxxxx and
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Tel:
(000) 000-0000
|
|||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
|
|||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
(818)
787-4900
|
|||
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
3103
Executive Parkway, Suite 100
Toledo,
OH 00000
(000)
000-0000
cell:
(000) 000-0000
|
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Transfer
Agent]
[Address]
Attention:
Re: Phantom
Fiber Corporation
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
[We
are][I am] counsel to Phantom Fiber Corporation, 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 subordinated secured
convertible notes (the "Notes")
convertible into the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value
(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 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes
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 SB-2 (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 shareholder 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.
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This
letter shall serve as our standing opinion to you that the shares of Common
Stock are freely transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration
Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future
legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holders
as
contemplated by the Company's Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated
January 4, 2005.
Very
truly yours,
[ISSUER'S
COUNSEL]
By:_____________________
CC: [LIST
NAMES OF HOLDERS]
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EXHIBIT
B
SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS
The
shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders are issuable
upon conversion of the convertible notes and upon exercise of the warrants
and
as interest on the convertible notes. For additional information regarding
the
issuance of those convertible notes and warrants, see "Private Placement of
Convertible Notes and Warrants" above. We are registering the shares of Common
Stock in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale
from time to time. Except for the ownership of the Convertible Notes and
Warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement to our knowledge,
the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within
the past three years.
The
table
below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling
shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership of the
convertible notes and warrants, as of ________, 200_, assuming conversion of
all
convertible notes and exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholders
on that date, without regard to any limitations on conversions or
exercise.
The
third
column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by
the
selling shareholders.
In
accordance with the terms of registration rights agreements with the selling
shareholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least 125%,
or
(i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable as interest on the
convertible notes, of the sum of (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes (and the interest accrued
and
payable thereunder) as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the
registration statement is initially filed with the SEC and (iii) the number
of
shares of Common Stock 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. Because
the conversion price of the convertible notes, the price used to determine
the
number of interest shares and the exercise price of the warrants may be
adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or
less
than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column
assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders
pursuant to this prospectus.
Under
the
terms of the convertible notes and the warrants, a selling shareholder may
not
convert the convertible notes or exercise the warrants to the extent such
conversion or exercise would cause such selling shareholder, together with
its
affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock which would
exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding shares of Common Stock following such
conversion or exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares
of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes which have not
been converted and 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 shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this
offering. See "Plan of Distribution."
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Name
of Selling Stockholder
|
Number
of Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to
Offering
|
Maximum
Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this
Prospectus
|
Number
of Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering
|
Magnetar
Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
(1)
|
0
|
||
[Other
Buyers]
|
(1)
Magnetar Financial LLC is the investment advisor of Magnetar Capital Master
Fund, Ltd. ("Magnetar Master Fund") and consequently has voting control and
investment discretion over securities held by Magnetar Master Fund. Magnetar
Financial LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Magnetar
Master Fund. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx is the manager of Magnetar Capital Partners LLC,
which is the sole member of Magnetar Financial LLC. As a result, Xx. Xxxxxxxx
may be considered the beneficial owner of any shares deemed to be beneficially
owned by Magnetar Financial LLC. Xx. Xxxxxxxx disclaims beneficial ownership
of
these shares.
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
We
are
registering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
convertible notes, as interest on the convertible notes and upon exercise of
the
warrants to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders
of
the convertible notes 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
shareholders 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 shareholders 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
shareholders 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 shareholders 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 shareholders 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 shareholders 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 shareholders 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 shareholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to
broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
The
selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all
of
the convertible notes or 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 shareholders to include
the
pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders
under this prospectus. The selling shareholders 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 shareholders 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 shareholders 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 sale in such state or an exemption from
registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
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There
can
be no assurance that any selling shareholder 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 shareholders 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
shareholders 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
shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if
any.
We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some
liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights
agreements, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We
may
be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written
information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use
in
this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements,
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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