Registration Rights Agreement Between US Dataworks, Inc. And Hyundai Syscomm Corp. December 29, 2006
Exhibit 3
Between
US Dataworks, Inc.
And
December 29, 2006
Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of the 29th day of December, 2006, by and between US Dataworks, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and Hyundai Syscomm Corp., a California corporation ("HYUNDAI").
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, HYUNDAI and the Company have entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other things: (i) HYUNDAI has agreed, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase Six Million One Hundred Thousand (6,100,000) shares (the "Purchased Shares") of the Company Common Stock ("Common Stock") for an aggregate purchase price (the "Purchase Price") of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000); and (ii) the Company has issued and delivered HYUNDAI a warrant dated the date hereof (the "Warrant") that will enable HYUNDAI to achieve and maintain up to Thirty-Nine And Nine-Tenths Percent (39.9%) ownership interest in the outstanding Common Stock of the Company provided that HYUNDAI provides a sufficient level of business to the Company under the Stock Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, HYUNDAI, the Company and Xxxxxxxxxx Law, as Escrow Agent (the "Escrow Agent"), have entered into an Escrow Agreement (the "Escrow Agreement"), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has agreed to deliver the Purchased Shares and HYUNDAI has agreed to wire transfer the Purchase Price to the Escrow Agent as soon as practicable; and
WHEREAS, the Purchased Shares are, and shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the "Warrant Shares"), when and if issued, will be "restricted securities," as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act and bear a restrictive legend (the "Legend"); and
WHEREAS, is order to register the resale of the Purchased Shares and any Warrant Shares that may be issued (collectively, the "Shares") under the Securities Act, the Company is willing to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Definitions. The following terms used herein have the following meanings:
"Agreement" means this Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Certificates" is defined in the 1st Recital to this Agreement.
"Commission" means the Commission, as defined in the 4th Recital to this Agreement, or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
"Common Stock" is defined in the 1st Recital of this Agreement.
"Company" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Company Indemnified Party" is defined in Section 4.2.
"Demanding Holder" is defined in Section 2.1.1.
"Demand Registration" is defined in Section 2.1.1.
"Escrow Agent" is defined in the 2nd Recital to this Agreement.
"Escrow Agreement" is defined in the 2nd Recital to this Agreement.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"HYUNDAI" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Indemnified Party" is defined in Section 4.3.
"Indemnifying Party" is defined in Section 4.3.
"HYUNDAI Indemnified Party" is defined in Section 4.1.
"Legend" is defined in the 4th Recital of this Agreement.
"Maximum Number of Shares" is defined in Section 2.1.4.
"Notices" is defined in Section 6.3.
"Piggy-Back Registration" is defined in Section 2.2.1.
"Purchased Shares" is defined in the 1st Recital to this Agreement.
"Purchase Price" is defined in the 1st Recital to this Agreement.
"Register," registered" and "registration" mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.
"Registrable Shares" means the Shares. As to any particular Registrable Shares, such Shares shall cease to be Registrable Shares when: (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Shares shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred or disposed of in accordance with such Registration Statement; (b) such Shares shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing the Legend shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (c) such Shares shall have ceased to be outstanding.
"Registration Statement" means a registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act for a public offering and sale of Common Stock (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another entity).
"Restricted Securities" is defined in the 4th Recital of this Agreement.
"Securities Act" means Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"Shares" is defined in the 4th Recital of this Agreement.
"Stock Purchase Agreement" is defined in the 1st Recital to this Agreement.
"Underwriter" means a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Shares as principal in an underwritten offering and not as part of such dealer's market-making activities.
"Warrant" is defined in the 1st Recital to this Agreement.
"Warrant Shares" is defined in the 3rd Recital to this Agreement.
2. Registration Rights.
2.1 Demand Registration.
2.1.1. Request for Registration. At any time after the date of this Agreement, HYUNDAI may make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of its Registrable Shares (a "Demand Registration"). Any demand for a Demand Registration shall specify the number of Registrable Shares proposed to be sold and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. Upon any such request, HYUNDAI shall be entitled to have its Registrable Shares included in the Demand Registration, subject to Section 2.1.4 and the provisos set forth in Section 3.1.1. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than three (3) Demand Registrations under this Section 2.1.1 in respect of Registrable Shares.
2.1.2. Effective Registration. A registration will not count as the Demand Registration until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, however, that if, within [6] months after such Registration Statement has been declared effective and prior to the sale of all the Shares registered on such Registration Statement, the offering of Registrable Shares pursuant to a Demand Registration is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any other governmental agency or court, the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration will be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) HYUNDAI elects to continue the offering.
The Company will maintain the such Demand Registration or post-effective amendment filed under this Section 2 hereof effective under the Securities Act until the earliest of (i) the date that all the Registrable Shares pursuant to such Demand Registration have been disposed of pursuant to the Demand Registration, (ii) the date all such Registrable Shares have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such Securities not bearing a restrictive legend, or (iii) the date all such Registrable Shares may be sold without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any similar provision then in effect under the Securities Act (the "Effectiveness Period")
2.1.3. Underwritten Offering. If HYUNDAI so elects and so advises the Company as part of its written demand for a Demand Registration, the offering of such Registrable Shares pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an underwritten offering. In such event, the right of HYUNDAI to include its Registrable Shares in such registration shall be conditioned upon HYUNDAI's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of HYUNDAI's Registrable Shares in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. HYUNDAI shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such underwriting by HYUNDAI.
2.1.4. Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Demand Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company and HYUNDAI in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Shares which HYUNDAI desires to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other securities which the Company desires to sell and the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by other stockholders of the Company who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares that can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares, as applicable, the "Maximum Number of Shares"), then the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the Registrable Shares as to which Demand Registration has been requested by HYUNDAI that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Common Stock for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares have not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), the shares of Common Stock that other stockholders desire to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.
2.1.5. Withdrawal. If HYUNDAI disapproves of the terms of any underwriting or is not entitled to include all of its Registrable Shares in any offering, HYUNDAI may elect to withdraw from such offering by giving written notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters of its request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration. If HYUNDAI withdraws from a proposed offering relating to a Demand Registration, then such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration provided for in Section 2.1.1.
2.2 Piggy-Back Registration.
2.2.1. Piggy-Back Rights. If at any time on or after the date hereof the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for stockholders of the Company for their account (or by the Company and by stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company's existing stockholders or (iii) filed on Form S-4, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to HYUNDAI as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) calendar days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to HYUNDAI in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Shares as HYUNDAI may request in writing within five (5) days following receipt of such notice (a "Piggy-Back Registration"). The Company shall cause such Registrable Shares to be included in such registration and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Shares requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration to be included on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Shares in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. HYUNDAI shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, selected for such Piggy-Back Registration. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than five (5) Piggy-Back Registrations under this Section 2.2.1 in respect of Registrable Shares.
2.2.2. Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Piggy-Back Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company and HYUNDAI in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock which the Company desires to sell, taken together with shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been demanded pursuant to written contractual arrangements with persons other than HYUNDAI, and the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Shares, then the Company shall include in any such registration: (i) if the registration is undertaken for the Company's account: (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock, if any, including the Registrable Shares, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of security holders (pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock which each such person has actually requested to be included in such registration, regardless of the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such persons have the right to request such inclusion) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (ii) if the registration is a "demand" registration undertaken at the demand of persons other than HYUNDAI pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons, (A) first, the shares of Common Stock for the account of the demanding persons that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Registrable Shares as to which registration has been requested under this Section 2.2; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights which other stockholders desire to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.
2.2.3. Withdrawal. HYUNDAI may elect to withdraw its request for inclusion of Registrable Shares in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Company may also elect to withdraw a registration statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by HYUNDAI in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration as provided in Section 3.3.
3. Registration Procedures.
3.1 Filings; Information. Whenever the Company is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Shares pursuant to Section 2, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Shares in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such request:
3.1.1. Filing Registration Statement. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible and in any event within ninety (90) days after receipt of a request for a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which the Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of all Registrable Shares to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become and remain effective for the period required by Section 3.1.3; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to defer any Demand Registration for up to ninety (90) days, and any Piggy-Back Registration for such period as may be applicable to deferment of any demand registration to which such Piggy-Back Registration relates, in each case if the Company shall furnish to the holders a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such Registration Statement to be effected at such time; provided further, however, that the Company shall not have the right to exercise the right set forth in the immediately preceding proviso more than once in any 365-day period in respect of a Demand Registration hereunder.
3.1.2. Copies. The Company shall, prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, which includes any Registrable Shares, furnish without charge to HYUNDAI and HYUNDAI's legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus), and such other documents as HYUNDAI or its legal counsel may request in order to facilitate the disposition of HYUNDAI's Registrable Shares.
3.1.3. Amendments and Supplements. The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable Shares and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement (which period shall not exceed the sum of one hundred eighty (180) days plus any period during which any such disposition is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any governmental agency or court) or such securities have been withdrawn.
3.1.4. Notification. After the filing of a Registration Statement, if any Registrable Shares are included in such Registration Statement of such filing, the Company shall promptly, and in no event more than two (2) business days after such filing, notify HYUNDAI and shall further notify HYUNDAI promptly and confirm such advice in writing in all events within two (2) business days of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) when such Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes effective; (iii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order (and the Company shall take all actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence of an event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered by such Registration Statement, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and promptly make available to HYUNDAI any such supplement or amendment; except that before filing with the Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the Company shall furnish to HYUNDAI and to its legal counsel copies of all such documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide HYUNDAI and its legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents and comment thereon.
3.1.5. State Securities Laws Compliance. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as HYUNDAI (in light of its intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable HYUNDAI to consummate the disposition of its Registrable Shares in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction.
3.1.6. Agreements for Disposition. The Company shall enter into customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Shares. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company in any underwriting agreement which are made to or for the benefit of any Underwriters, to the extent applicable, shall also be made to and for the benefit of HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI shall not be required to make any representations or warranties in the underwriting agreement except, if applicable, with respect to HYUNDAI's title to the Registrable Shares and with respect to written information relating to HYUNDAI that HYUNDAI has furnished in writing expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement.
3.1.7. Cooperation. The principal executive officer of the Company, the principal financial officer of the Company, the principal accounting officer of the Company and all other officers and members of the management of the Company shall cooperate fully in any offering of Registrable Shares hereunder, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement with respect to such offering and all other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants and potential investors.
3.1.8. Records. The Company shall make available for inspection by HYUNDAI, any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other professional retained by HYUNDAI or any Underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any of them in connection with such Registration Statement; provided, however, that each such person retained by HYUNDAI shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosures (except to HYUNDAI) or use any such record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination such persons are so notified.
3.1.9. Opinions and Comfort Letters. The Company shall furnish to HYUNDAI a signed counterpart, addressed to HYUNDAI, of (i) any opinion of counsel to the Company delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any comfort letter from the Company's independent public accountants delivered to any Underwriter. In the event no legal opinion is delivered to any Underwriter, the Company shall furnish to HYUNDAI, at any time that HYUNDAI elects to use a prospectus, an opinion of counsel to the Company to the effect that the Registration Statement containing such prospectus has been declared effective and that no stop order is in effect.
3.1.10. Earnings Statement. The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to its stockholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve (12) months, beginning within three (3) months after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.
3.1.11. Listing. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Shares included in any registration to be listed on the American Stock Exchange or otherwise designated for trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or designated or, if no such similar securities are then listed or designated, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to HYUNDAI.
3.2 Obligation to Suspend Distribution. Upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.1.4(iv), HYUNDAI shall immediately discontinue disposition of such Registrable Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Shares until HYUNDAI receives the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.1.4(iv) and, if so directed by the Company, HYUNDAI will deliver to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies then in HYUNDAI's possession, of the most recent prospectus covering such Registrable Shares at the time of receipt of such notice.
3.3 Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with each Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1 and any Piggy-Back Registration pursuant to Section 2.2, and all expenses incurred in performing or complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or "blue sky" laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Shares); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) the Company's internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Shares as required by Section 3.1.11; (vi) National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. fees; (vii) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses or costs associated with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested pursuant to Section 3.1.9); (viii) the fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration and (ix) the fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by HYUNDAI. The Company shall have no obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable to the Registrable Shares being sold by HYUNDAI, which underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by HYUNDAI. Additionally, in an underwritten offering, all selling stockholders and the Company shall bear the expenses of the underwriter pro rata in proportion to the respective amount of shares each is selling in such offering.
3.4 Information. HYUNDAI shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company, or the managing Underwriter, if any, in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the registration of any Registrable Shares under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 2 and in connection with the Company's obligation to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws.
4. Indemnification and Contribution.
4.1 Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless HYUNDAI and its successors and assigns, and each person, if any, who controls any successor or assign of HYUNDAI (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (each, a "HYUNDAI Indemnified Party"), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of any Registrable Shares was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration; and the Company shall promptly reimburse the HYUNDAI Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such HYUNDAI Indemnified Party in connection with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company, in writing, by such Indemnified Party expressly for use therein. The Company also shall indemnify any Underwriter of the Registrable Shares, their officers, affiliates, directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification provided above in this Section 4.1.
4.2 Indemnification by HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI will, in the event that any registration is being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Shares held by HYUNDAI, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and each underwriter (if any), and each other person, if any, who controls such selling holder or such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act (each, a "Company Indemnified Party"), against any expenses, losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, insofar as such expenses, losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Shares was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon any omission or the alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading, if the statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by HYUNDAI expressly for use therein, and shall reimburse the Company, its directors and officers, and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigation or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. HYUNDAI's indemnification obligations hereunder shall be limited to the amount of any net proceeds actually received by HYUNDAI.
4.3 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Promptly after receipt by any person of any notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2, such person (the "Indemnified Party") shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the failure by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume control of the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel) to represent the Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written opinion of counsel of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.
4.4 Contribution.
4.4.1. If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection with the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
4.4.2. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding Section 4.4.1. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.4, HYUNDAI shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds (after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts, commissions or taxes) actually received by HYUNDAI from the sale of Registrable Shares which gave rise to such contribution obligation. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
5. Rule 144. The Company covenants that it shall file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as HYUNDAI may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable HYUNDAI to sell Registrable Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar Rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.
6. Miscellaneous.
6.1. Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other HYUNDAI has any right to require the Company to register any shares of the Company's capital stock for sale or to include shares of the Company's capital stock in any registration filed by the Company for the sale of shares of capital stock for its own account or for the account of any other person.
6.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of HYUNDAI may be freely assigned or delegated by HYUNDAI in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Shares HYUNDAI. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and their respective successors and the permitted assigns of holder of Registrable Shares or of any assignee of HYUNDAI. This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not party hereto other than HYUNDAI and except as expressly set forth in Section 4 and this Section 6.2.
6.3. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications (collectively, "Notices") required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, telex, facsimile or E-mail, addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex, facsimile or E-Mail; provided, that if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given on the next business day. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next business day following timely delivery of such notice to a reputable air courier service with an order for next-day delivery.
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If to the Company: US Dataworks, Inc. 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. Vice President & General Counsel Telephone: (000) 000-0000 x000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
With a copy to: Pillsbury Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Esq. Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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If to HYUNDAI: 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxx Chairman of the Board Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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With a copy to: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq. Xxxxxxxxxx Law 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0X Xxx Xxxx XX 00000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
6.4. Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible that is valid and enforceable.
6.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
6.6. Electronic Counterparts Acceptable. An electron-ically transmitted copy of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement or any Notice shall for all purposes be equivalent to the manually signed counterpart so electronically transmitted.
6.7. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written.
6.8. Modifications and Amendments. No amendment, modification or termination of this Agreement shall be binding upon any party unless executed in writing by such party.
6.9. Titles and Headings. Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.
6.10. Waivers and Extensions. Any party to this Agreement may waive any right, breach or default which such party has the right to waive, provided that such waiver will not be effective against the waiving party unless it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically refers to this Agreement. Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has occurred. Any waiver may be conditional. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or extension of time for performance of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.
6.11 Remedies Cumulative. In the event that the Company fails to observe or perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed under this Agreement, the Investor or any other holder of Registrable Shares may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action at law, whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for an injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable right, or to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under this Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
6.12 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California applicable to agreements made and to be performed within the State of California, without giving effect to any choice-of-law provisions thereof that would compel the application of the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.
6.13 Waiver of Trial by Jury. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of, connected with or relating to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, or the actions of the Investor in the negotiation, administration, performance or enforcement hereof.
6.14 Termination of Registration Rights. The Company's obligations pursuant to this Agreement (other than those in Section 4) shall terminate as to Registrable Shares on the earlier of (i) when HYUNDAI can sell all of its Registrable Shares pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act without any time, volume or manner limitations or (ii) when HYUNDAI has sold all Registrable Shares pursuant to Sections 2 and 3.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.
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US Dataworks, Inc.
By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Ramey__ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Chief Executive Officer
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By: /s/Xxxxxx Lee__________ Name: Xxxxxx Xxx Title: Chairman of the Board
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