SUBSCRIPTION AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.5
FORM OF
This
Subscription and Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”), made as of
the date set forth below by and between Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., a Texas
corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned (the “Subscriber” and, together
with the other subscribers for Shares (as defined below), the “Subscribers”) is
intended to set forth certain representations, covenants and agreements between
the Company and the Subscriber with respect to the offering (the “Offering”) for
sale by the Company of up to 1,350,000 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), as described in the Company’s
Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated July 25, 2006, as
supplemented (the “Memorandum”), a copy of which has been delivered to the
Subscriber. The Shares are being offered by the Company through Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Company, L.L.C., as the Company’s managing placement agent (the
“Placement Agent”).
1. Subscription.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Subscriber hereby irrevocably subscribes
for and agrees to purchase from the Company the number of Shares set forth
under
the Subscriber’s name on the signature page hereto at a purchase price of $[__]
per share (the “Offering Price”), and the Company agrees to sell such Shares to
the Subscriber at the Offering Price, subject to the Company’s right to sell to
the Subscriber such lesser number of Shares as the Company may, in its sole
discretion, deem necessary or desirable.
2. Delivery
of Subscription Amount; Acceptance of Subscription; Delivery of
Shares.
The
Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees that this subscription is made
subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) The
Subscriber understands that separate subscription agreements may be executed
with other Subscribers for any remaining Shares to be sold in the
Offering;
(b) The
Subscriber must be an institution that is (i) a “qualified institutional buyer”
within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), that (A) did not attend, participate in, listen to or
view (in each case, whether in person or via webcast, whether live or via replay
or other delayed transmission or otherwise) any investment conferences at which
the Company made presentations (including the viewing or listening to the
Company’s presentation for such conference) within the 30 days prior to the date
on which such Subscriber was first contacted by the Company or the Agent in
connection with the proposed purchase of Shares in the Offering and (B) has
a
prior substantive relationship with either the Company or the Agent prior to
the
date the Agent
or the
Company first contacted such Subscriber regarding the Offering or any such
conference or presentation; or (ii) an “accredited investor” within the meaning
of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) of Regulation D under the Securities
Act
that (A) is a current security holder of the Company or has been a security
holder of the Company within the 12 months prior to the date the Agent or the
Company first contacted such Subscriber regarding the Offering (but not, in
either case, someone who only became a securityholder within 30 days of such
date) and (B) has
a
prior substantive relationship with either the Company or the Agent prior to
the
date the Agent
or the
Company first contacted such Subscriber regarding the Offering.
(c) Contemporaneously
with the completion, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Subscriber
shall complete, execute and deliver, in accordance with the instructions set
forth on Exhibit
A
attached
hereto, the Certificate of Accredited Investor Status attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
or the
Certificate of Qualified Institutional Buyer Status attached hereto as
Exhibit
C.
Contemporaneously with or prior to Closing (as defined below), the Subscriber
shall wire to the Company to hold in a separate, non-interest-bearing account,
immediately available United States funds in the amount equal to the Offering
Price multiplied by the number of Shares for which the Subscriber has subscribed
(the “Subscription Amount”) in accordance with the instructions set forth on
Exhibit
A
attached
hereto;
(d) The
Company is offering for sale up to 1,350,000 Shares at the Offering Price,
for
an aggregate of up to $[_____];
(e) The
Subscriber shall have the right to cancel the Subscriber’s subscription and
withdraw the proceeds representing the Subscription Amount at any time during
the Offering if the Closing shall not have occurred prior to August 8,
2006;
(f) The
subscription for Shares shall be deemed to be accepted only when this Agreement
has been signed by an authorized executive officer of the Company, on behalf
of
the Company. The deposit of the Subscription Amount for clearance will not
be
deemed an acceptance of this Agreement;
(g) The
Subscriber understands and acknowledges that (i) the Company has the
unconditional right, exercisable in its sole and absolute discretion, to accept
or reject the Subscriber’s subscription for Shares, in whole or in part, (ii)
subscriptions need not be accepted by the Company in the order received by
the
Company, (iii) all subscriptions are subject to prior sale, withdrawal,
modification or cancellation of the Offering by the Company, (iv) no
subscription shall be valid unless and until accepted by the Company, (v) the
Subscriber’s subscription for Shares shall be deemed to be accepted by the
Company only when this Agreement is signed by an authorized executive officer
of
the Company, on behalf of the Company, (vi) the Company shall have the right
to
allocate Shares among the Subscribers in any manner it may desire; provided,
however, that no Subscriber shall be obligated to purchase more than the number
of Shares set forth under its name on the signature page hereto without its
prior written consent, and (vii) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to
the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to issue Shares to any person
to whom the issuance of Shares would constitute a violation of the Securities
Act or any state securities laws;
(h) The
payment of the Subscription Amount (or, in the case of rejection of a portion
of
the Subscriber’s subscription, the part of the payment relating to such rejected
portion) will be returned promptly, without interest, if the Subscriber’s
subscription is rejected in whole or in part or if the Offering is withdrawn
or
canceled;
(i) Certificates
representing the Shares purchased will be issued in the name of each Subscriber
as soon as reasonably practicable on or after Closing as set forth under Section
3 hereof;
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(j) The
Offering is being conducted on a “best efforts” basis, and the Company is not
required to accept any minimum aggregate amount of subscriptions before
conducting a Closing; and
(k) The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Subscriber set forth
herein shall be true and correct as of the date that the Company accepts this
subscription.
3. Terms
of Subscription.
(a) The
subscription period will begin as of July 25, 2006 and will terminate at
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 27, 2006, unless extended by the
Company, on one or more occasions for up to an additional 60 days (the
“Termination Date”), which extension may be effected without notice to the
Subscribers. The purchase and sale of the Shares (the “Closing”) shall occur as
soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement by the Company and
each of the Subscribers in the Offering at a time (the “Closing Date”) and
location agreed upon by the Company and the Placement Agent. As soon as
reasonably practicable on or after the Closing Date, the Company will deliver
or
cause to be delivered, one or more physical certificates representing the Shares
purchased by each Subscriber.
(b) In
consideration of the Placement Agent’s services rendered to the Company as its
managing placement agent in connection with the Offering, the Company will
pay
the Placement Agent a fee equal to four percent (4%) of the gross proceeds
received by the Company in connection with the sale of Shares in the Offering.
The Subscriber understands that the Company will also reimburse up to $35,000
of
the Placement Agent’s expenses in connection with the Offering as previously
agreed upon by the Company and the Placement Agent.
4. Registration
Rights.
(a) Within
30
days after the Closing Date, or within such 30-day period as extended by such
additional number of days as are attributable to any delay caused by any act
or
failure to act by any of the Subscribers or their counsel, the Company shall
use
its commercially reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), a registration statement (the “Registration
Statement”) and such other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in the
opinion of counsel for the Company and shall use its commercially reasonable
best efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective as soon
as
practicable after the filing date in order to comply with the provisions of
the
Securities Act, so as to permit the registered resale or other disposition
of
the Shares for a period of two (2) years following the Closing Date by each
and
every holder of Shares sold in the Offering except for those holders who
designate on the signature page hereto that they do not wish to have their
Shares included in the Registration Statement. The Shares that are registered
for resale under such Registration Statement are referred to herein as the
“Offering Shares,” and the Subscribers who are eligible to sell their Shares
under such Registration Statement, together with their respective affiliates,
are hereafter referred to as “Offering Holders.” The Company will include in
such Registration Statement (i) the information required under the Securities
Act to be so included concerning the Offering Holders, as provided by the
Offering Holders on the signature pages to this Agreement and the other
Subscription and Registration Rights Agreements entered into in connection
with
the Offering, including the information specified by Items 507 and 508 of
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Regulation
S-K under the Securities Act and any changes in such information that may be
provided by the Offering Holders in writing to the Company from time to time,
and (ii) a section entitled “Plan of Distribution,” substantially in the form of
Exhibit
D
attached
hereto (with such changes thereto as may be required by the SEC or otherwise
as
may be required to comply with applicable law or regulation), that describes
the
various procedures that may be used by the Offering Holders in the sale of
Offering Shares.
(b) In
the
event that the Company does not file a Registration Statement to register the
Offering Shares with the SEC within thirty (30) days following the closing
of
the Offering, the Company will be required to pay liquidated damages to each
Offering Holder equal to two percent (2%) of such Offering Holder’s purchase
price ($[__] per Share) for the Offering Shares, and an additional two percent
(2%) of such Offering Holder’s purchase price ($[__] per Share) for the Offering
Shares for each additional 30-day period during which such Registration
Statement is not filed (with such initial and subsequent 30-day periods being
extended by such additional number of days as are attributable to any delay
caused by any act or failure to act by any of the Subscribers or their counsel).
In the event such Registration Statement is not declared effective under the
Securities Act by the SEC within 120 days following the date on which it is
filed with the SEC, the Company will be required to pay liquidated damages
to
each Offering Holder equal to two percent (2%) of such Offering Holder’s
purchase price ($[__] per Share) for the Offering Shares, and an additional
two
percent (2%) of such Offering Holder’s purchase price ($[__] per Share) for the
Offering Shares for each additional 30-day period during which such Registration
Statement is not declared effective by the SEC (with such 120-day period and
30-day periods being extended by such additional number of days as are
attributable to any delay caused by any act or failure to act by any of the
Subscribers or their counsel).
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 4, the Company may voluntarily suspend
the effectiveness of any such Registration Statement for a limited time or
may
otherwise require the discontinuance of offers and transfers under the
Registration Statement, which in no event shall be longer than 30 days in any
three-month period and no longer than 60 days in any twelve month period, if
(i)
the Company has been advised by counsel or underwriters to the Company that
the
offering of any Offering Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement would
materially adversely affect, or would be improper in view of (or improper
without disclosure in a prospectus), a proposed financing, a reorganization,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or other transaction involving the
Company or (ii) any event occurs that would cause any such Registration
Statement to contain a material misstatement or omission or not to be effective
and usable during the period that such Registration Statement is required to
be
effective and usable (in either case, a “Suspension”). If the Company shall
require any Suspension in excess of the time periods set forth above, the
Company will be required at the commencement of each 30-day period of Suspension
in excess of the time periods permitted by the preceding sentence to pay
liquidated damages to each Offering Holder equal to two percent (2.0%) of such
Offering Holder’s purchase price ($[___] per share) for the Shares held by such
Offering Holder at the termination of such Suspension by the Company. Any days
for which the penalty in the foregoing sentence is payable shall not be counted
towards any future Suspension periods permitted by the first sentence of this
paragraph. The Company shall notify all Offering Holders of any Suspension
and,
upon receipt of such notice, each such Offering Holder will discontinue any
offers or transfers sales of Offering Shares pursuant to the Registration
Statement until such Offering Holder has received copies of a
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supplemented
or amended prospectus or until such Offering Holder is advised in writing by
the
Company that the then current prospectus may be used. In the event of a
Suspension as described in clause (ii) above, the Company shall promptly notify
the Offering Holders to that effect and, if requested, the Offering Holders
shall immediately cease making offers or transfers of Offering Shares and return
all prospectuses to the Company. The Company shall promptly file a supplement
or
an amendment to the Registration Statement or a document incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement to correct such misstatement or
omission and use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause any such
amendment to be declared effective as soon as practicable thereafter. The
Company shall promptly provide the Offering Holders with revised prospectuses
and, following receipt of the revised prospectuses, the Offering Holders shall
be free to resume making offers of the Offering Shares. Notwithstanding any
provision contained herein to the contrary, the Company’s obligation to include,
or continue to include, Offering Shares in the Registration Statement under
this
Section 4 shall terminate to the extent all such Offering Shares are eligible
for resale under Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act.
(d) If
and
whenever the Company is required by the provisions of this Agreement to use
its
commercially reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Offering
Shares under the Securities Act for the account of an Offering Holder, the
Company will, in addition, as promptly as practicable:
(i) use
commercially reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC, promptly
upon the reasonable request of any Subscriber, such 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 to comply
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC thereunder relating to the sale or other disposition
of
the securities covered by such Registration Statement;
(ii) furnish
to each Offering Holder such numbers of copies of a prospectus, complying with
the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such
Offering Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale
or
other disposition of the Offering Shares owned by such Offering Holder, but
such
Offering Holder shall not be entitled to use any selling materials other than
a
prospectus and such other materials as may be approved by the Company, which
approval will not be unreasonably withheld; and
(iii) if
and
while the Company is eligible to use Form S-3 and such Registration Statement
is
on Form S-1, use commercially reasonable best efforts to convert such
Registration Statement on Form S-1 to Form S-3, as permitted by applicable
rules
of the SEC.
(e) At
any
time when a prospectus relating to the Offering is required to be delivered
under the Securities Act:
(i) the
Company will notify the Offering Holder, upon the awareness of an executive
officer of the Company, if the prospectus included in such Registration
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Statement,
as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of material fact or omits to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.
Upon receipt of such notice, the Offering Holders will make no further sales
or
other dispositions, or offers therefor, of Offering Shares under the
Registration Statement until they receive from the Company copies of a new,
amended or supplemented prospectus complying with the Securities Act or until
the Company has filed an appropriate report with the SEC pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or at such time
if the Company is eligible to use Form S-3 that is incorporated by reference
into the Prospectus, which filing shall be made as promptly as reasonably
practicable; and
(ii) the
Subscriber will notify the Company of the happening of any event relating to
the
Subscriber as a result of which the prospectus included in such Registration
Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of material fact
or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing, and the Subscriber shall promptly make available to the Company
information necessary to enable the Company to prepare a new, amended or
supplemented prospectus or to file an appropriate report with the SEC pursuant
to the Exchange Act which preparation or filing shall be made as soon as
reasonably practicable.
(f)
The
Subscriber agrees not to take any action with respect to any distribution deemed
to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement that constitutes a violation
of Regulation M under the Exchange Act or any other applicable rule, regulation
or law.
(g) The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that in the event of sales under a
Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement, the Offering Shares sold
pursuant to such Registration Statement are not transferable on the books of
the
Company unless the share certificate submitted to the transfer agent evidencing
such Offering Shares is accompanied by a certificate reasonably satisfactory
to
the Company to the effect that (A) the Offering Shares have been sold in
accordance with such Registration Statement and (B) the requirement of
delivering a current prospectus has been satisfied.
(h) The
Subscriber
acknowledges
and
agrees that it will keep confidential all nonpublic information it receives
in
connection with this Agreement and
that
such information be neither used for the Subscriber’s personal benefit (other
than in connection with the subscription) nor disclosed to any third party
for
any reason.
This
shall include, without limitation, the
receipt of any notice of any suspension of the offering and sale of the Offering
Shares pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(c) hereof in the event the
Company notifies the Subscriber that such notice constitutes material nonpublic
information; provided, however, that the number of days during which the
Subscriber must keep confidential such information or any other information
it
receives from the Company in connection with this Agreement that the Company
designates as material nonpublic information shall be counted toward the
satisfaction of the 30- and 60-day periods of voluntary suspension set forth
in
Section 4(c) (with any such days prior to the date of effectiveness of the
Registration Statement being counted toward the satisfaction of the voluntary
suspension periods during the first 30 days or 12 months, as the case may be,
following effectiveness). This Section 4(h) shall not apply to any information
that is or
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becomes
publicly available through no fault of the Subscriber or that the Subscriber
is
legally required to disclose by a governmental entity or other third party;
provided, however, that if the Subscriber is requested or ordered to disclose
any such information pursuant to any court or other government order or any
other applicable legal procedure, it shall cooperate with the Company and
provide the Company with prompt notice of any such request or order, unless
the
Subscriber is legally prohibited from providing such notice, in time sufficient
to enable the Company to seek an appropriate protective order.
(i) Except
as
provided below in this Section 4, the expenses incurred by the Company in
connection with action taken by the Company to comply with this Section 4,
including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing and
delivery expenses, accounting fees, fees and disbursements of counsel to the
Company, consultant and expert fees, premiums for liability insurance, if the
Company chooses to obtain such insurance, obtained in connection with a
registration statement filed to effect such compliance and all expenses,
including counsel fees, of complying with any state securities laws, shall
be
paid by the Company; provided, however, that each Offering Holder shall bear
its
own selling expenses, brokerage fees, commissions and similar payments and
transfer taxes attributable to the Offering Shares being sold by such Offering
Holder and shall bear fees and expenses of its own counsel and other advisors,
if any.
(j) In
the
event of any registration of Shares pursuant to this Section 4, the Company
will, to the maximum extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless each
Offering Holder and each person, if any, who controls an Offering Holder within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Holder
Indemnified Parties”) against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities, joint
or several, to which any of such Holder Indemnified Parties may become subject
under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) are caused by any untrue
statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement, any
prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arising
out of or based upon the omission to state therein a material fact required
to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
and
will reimburse such Holder Indemnified Parties for any reasonable legal or
other
expenses they incur in connection with investigating or defending against any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the
Company will not be liable to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
expense or liability arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformance
with information that has been furnished in writing by such Holder Indemnified
Party in accordance with Section 5(m) hereof; and, provided further, that the
Company shall not be required to provide such indemnification if such loss,
claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof) arises out of or
is
based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in any final prospectus and if, in respect to such
statement, alleged statement, omission or alleged omission, a more current
prospectus corrected such statement or omission and was delivered to the
Offering Holder and a copy of such more current prospectus had not been sent
or
given at or prior to the confirmation of the sale with respect to which such
loss, claim, damage, expense or liability relates. The indemnification provided
for herein shall be applicable, regardless of whether any such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities result solely or in part from the active, passive or
concurrent negligence or strict liability of the indemnitee.
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(k) In
the
event of any registration of Shares pursuant to this Section 4, the Subscriber
will, to the maximum extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the
Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company,
within the meaning of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Company Indemnified
Persons”), against any loss, claim, damage or liability of which the Company or
any such Company Indemnified Person may be or become subject under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage or liability
(or action in respect thereof) is caused by any untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Registration Statement, such prospectus, or amendment
or
supplement thereof, or arises out of or is based upon the omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein not misleading, or arises out of or is based on any failure
by the Subscriber to comply with the covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement with respect to Offering Shares, in each case to the extent, but
only
to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission relates to the information that has been furnished
in writing by such Subscriber in accordance with Section 5(m) hereof and will
reimburse such Company Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other
expenses they incur in connection with investigating or defending against any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The indemnification provided
for
herein shall be applicable, regardless of whether any such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities result solely or in part from the active, passive or
concurrent negligence or strict liability of the indemnitee.
(l) Promptly
after receipt by a Company Indemnified Party or a Holder Indemnified Party
as
described in Section 4(j) or 4(k) hereof of notice of the commencement of
any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim thereof is to be made
against the indemnifying party pursuant thereto, notify the indemnifying party
of the commencement thereof, but the omission to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
party except to any extent to which the indemnifying party is actually
prejudiced thereby. In case such action is brought against any indemnified
party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof,
the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that
it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party, similarly notified,
to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party. An indemnified party shall not be liable for any settlement
of an action or claim effected without its written consent (which shall not
be
unreasonably withheld or delayed). An indemnifying party who is entitled to,
or
elects to, assume the defense of a claim shall have the right to employ its
counsel in such claim or action, unless in the reasonable judgment of any
indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified
party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim
that
makes the representation by such counsel inappropriate, in which case the
indemnifying party shall select separate counsel for such indemnified party
reasonably acceptable to such indemnified party; provided, however, that the
indemnifying party will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more
than one counsel (other than local counsel as reasonably required) for all
parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such
claim.
(m) If
the
indemnification provided for in Section 4(j) or Section 4(k) hereof is
unavailable to an indemnified party thereunder in respect to any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to
the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party
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as
a
result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company,
on
the one hand, and all shareholders offering securities via the Registration
Statement (the “Selling Shareholders”), on the other hand, in connection with
the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Selling Shareholders
on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
the untrue or alleged untrue statement of material facts or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by
the
Company or by the Selling Shareholders and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct such statement
or
omission. The Company and the Selling Shareholders agree that it would not
be
just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4(m) were based
solely on the number of entities from whom contribution was requested or by
any
other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to above in this Section 4(m). The amount paid or
payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages,
expenses and liabilities referred to above in this Section 4(m) shall be deemed
to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim,
subject to the provisions of Section 4(l) hereof. 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.
(n) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the liability of the Subscriber for
indemnification or contribution under this Agreement shall not exceed an amount
equal to the number of Shares sold by the Subscriber under the Registration
Statement multiplied by the net amount per Share received in such sale(s).
The
indemnification and contribution provided for under this Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of
the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such
indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities.
(o) The
Company agrees to file, within the time period provided by applicable rules
of
the NASDAQ Stock Market, a notification form relating to the listing the Shares
on that market.
(p) The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Company is a party to (a) that certain Amended
and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 15, 1999 with
the purchasers named therein and (b) that certain Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of February 20, 2002 with the purchasers named therein (the purchasers
named in these two agreements, collectively, the “Prior Purchasers”) pursuant to
which the Company has granted the Prior Purchasers certain registration rights
and agreed upon specified restrictions to the Company’s grant of registration
rights to subsequent shareholders. The Subscriber also acknowledges that the
Company may grant purchasers (“Future Purchasers”) in a subsequent offering of
additional shares of Common Stock certain registration rights prior to the
filing of the Registration Statement. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees
that the Company may include the registrable securities of such Prior Purchasers
and Future Purchasers and shares to be sold be the Company in the Registration
Statement required by this Section 4 and that no Subscriber shall have the
right
to include its Offering Shares in any registration or underwriting initiated
by
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the
Prior
Purchasers or, except as specifically contemplated by Section 4(a) hereof,
by
the Company.
(q) The
Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts, upon resale
of
the Offering Shares (“Resold Shares”) by an Offering Holder pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement, to deliver to such Offering Holder a
certificate evidencing such Resold Shares free of any restrictive legends or
to
provide required letters of instruction within three business days of the
Company’s receipt from the Offering Holder of notice of such resale; provided,
that no such delivery relating to Resold Shares shall be required until the
Company has received from the Offering Holder any reasonably required legal
opinion, transfer taxes, if any, or any other such documentation.
5. Representations
and Warranties of the Subscriber.
The
Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with,
each of the Company and the Placement Agent as follows:
(a) The
Subscriber is acquiring the Shares for its own account and for the purpose
of
investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any
distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Securities
Act
and applicable state securities laws.
(b) The
Subscriber understands that:
(i)
the
Shares (A) and the offering relating to the Shares have not been registered
under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, (B) will be issued in
reliance upon an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Regulation
D
thereof, (C) will be issued in reliance upon exemptions from the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of state securities laws which relate
to
private offerings, and (D) it will not have the protection of Section 11 of
the
Securities Act;
(ii) the
Subscriber must therefore bear the economic risk of such investment indefinitely
unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities
Act
and applicable state securities laws or is exempt therefrom;
(iii) such
exemptions depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the
investment intent of the Subscriber expressed herein;
(iv) any
transfer of participations in the Shares or any arrangement for an economic
interest in the Shares to be held or owned by anyone other than the Subscriber
will constitute a violation of this representation and will be null and void;
and
(v) the
Company is not assuming any obligation to repurchase or, except as expressly
set
forth herein, to register the transfer of any portion of the Shares under the
Securities Act or under any state securities law;
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(c) The
Subscriber acknowledges that the certificates representing the Shares acquired
by the Subscriber shall bear a restrictive legend substantially as follows
and
agrees to comply with the terms of the restrictive legend:
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND
MAY
NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS (I) REGISTERED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR (II)
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH OPINION AND COUNSEL ARE BOTH REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE COMPANY AND SUCH OPINION
STATES THAT THE SHARES MAY BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT SUCH REGISTRATION.
ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SHARES IS SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE
TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANY DATED JULY 25, 2006, AND NO TRANSFER
OF SUCH SHARES WILL BE VALID WITHOUT SUCH COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT
WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY UPON REQUEST.”
(d) The
Subscriber will not sell or transfer the Shares unless:
(i) there
is
then in effect a Registration Statement under the Securities Act covering such
proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such
Registration Statement; or
(ii) it
shall
have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished
the Company with an opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel both are
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such disposition is exempt from
registration of such shares under the Securities Act or any applicable state,
foreign or other securities laws.
(e) The
Subscriber has knowledge, skill and experience in financial, business and
investment matters relating to an investment of this type and is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of such investment and protecting the
Subscriber’s interest in connection with the acquisition of the Shares. The
Subscriber understands that the acquisition of the Shares is a speculative
investment and involves substantial risks and that the Subscriber could lose
the
Subscriber’s entire investment in the Shares. Further, the Subscriber has
carefully read and considered the matters set forth under the section entitled
“Risk Factors” in the Memorandum and has taken full cognizance of and
understands all of the risks related to the purchase of the Shares. To the
extent deemed necessary by the Subscriber, the Subscriber has retained, at
its
own expense, and relied on, appropriate professional advice regarding the
investment, tax and legal merits and consequences of purchasing and owning
the
Shares. The Subscriber has the
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ability
to bear the economic risks of the Subscriber’s investment in the Company,
including a complete loss of the investment, and the Subscriber has no need
for
liquidity in such investment, which investment is not disproportionate to the
Subscriber’s net worth.
(f) The
Subscriber has been furnished by the Company all information (or has been
provided by the Company access to all information) regarding the business and
financial condition of the Company, its expected plans for future business
activities, the attributes of the Shares and the merits and risks of an
investment in the Shares which the Subscriber has requested or otherwise needs
to evaluate the investment in the Company.
(g) The
Subscriber is in receipt of and has carefully read and understands the following
items:
(i) Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed by the
Company with the SEC on April 10, 2006, as amended by that certain Form
10-K/A filed by the Company with the SEC on April 11, 2006;
(ii) Definitive
Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Company with the SEC on May 1,
2006;
(iii) Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006 filed by the
Company with the SEC on May 10, 2006;
(iv) Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on May 30, 2006 and
June 20, 2006; and
(v) Confidential
Private Placement Memorandum, dated July 25, 2006, the supplement thereto
and the items attached thereto (the Memorandum, collectively with Attachments
(A) through (E) thereto and together with all exhibits with those Attachments
and incorporated by reference therein, the “Disclosure Documents”).
(h) In
making
the proposed investment decision, the Subscriber is relying solely on
investigations made by the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s representatives, if
any, and not on the Company, the Placement Agent or their respective counsel
for
an evaluation of the investment, tax and legal merits and consequences of
purchasing and owning the Shares. The Subscriber acknowledges that the documents
and other information listed in Section 5(g) hereof are the only information
provided to the Subscriber by the Company or the Placement Agents and that
the
Subscriber is not relying on any other information in making the proposed
investment decision. The offer to sell the Shares was communicated to the
Subscriber in such a manner that the Subscriber was able to ask questions of
and
receive answers from the management of the Company concerning the terms and
conditions of the proposed transaction.
(i) No
securities were offered or sold to the Subscriber by means of any form of
general solicitation or general advertising contemplated by Rule 502(c) under
the Securities Act including, but not limited to, any advertisement, article,
leaflet, public promotional meeting, notice or other communication published
in
any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or presented at any seminar or meeting or any other form of general public
advertising or solicitation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the
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Subscriber
confirms that it has a prior substantive relationship with either the Company
or
the Placement Agent that preexists the transactions contemplated hereby. No
presentation or meeting at any investor conference or similar activity nor
registration statement of the Company constituted a general solicitation as
to
the offering of Common Stock to Subscribers or played a role in Subscriber’s
investment in the Shares. The Subscriber understands that the Company’s two
prior Registration Statements on Form S-3 were withdrawn effective June 21,
2006.
(j) The
Subscriber acknowledges that statements the Company has made in the Disclosure
Documents and other information the Subscriber has received, if any, including
oral statements, include forward-looking statements about the Company’s future
business operations, financial projections and other matters. Those statements
speak only as of the date made, are not guarantees of future financial
performance and involve known and unknown risks and other factors that could
case actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed
or implied by those statements.
(k) The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscriber has been advised that:
(i) The
Shares offered hereby have not been approved or disapproved by the SEC or any
state securities commission nor has the SEC or any state securities commission
passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of any representations by the Company.
Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
(ii) In
making
an investment decision, the Subscriber must rely on its own examination of
the
Company and the terms of the Offering, including the merits and risks involved.
The Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities
commission or regulatory authority. Furthermore, the foregoing authorities
have
not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any representation.
Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
(iii) The
Shares are “Restricted Securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and
may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws, pursuant to registration or exemption
therefrom. The Subscriber is aware that the Subscriber may be required to bear
the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of
time.
(l) The
Subscriber acknowledges and is aware that there has never been any
representation, guarantee or warranty made by the Company or the Placement
Agents or any officer, director,
employee or agent or representative of the Company or the Placement Agents,
expressly or by implication, as to (i) the approximate or exact length of time
that the Subscriber will be required to remain an owner of the Shares; (ii)
the
percentage of profit and/or amount of or type of consideration, profit or loss
to be realized, if any, as a result of this investment; or (iii) that the
limited past performance (if any) or experience on the part of the Company,
or
any future expectations will in any way indicate the predictable results of
the
ownership of the Shares or of the overall financial performance of the
Company.
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(m) The
Subscriber agrees to furnish the Company and the Placement Agents such other
information as the Company may reasonably request in order to verify the
accuracy of the information contained herein and agrees to notify the Company
and the Placement Agents immediately of any material change in the information
provided herein that occurs prior to the Company’s acceptance of this Agreement.
The Subscriber agrees that if the Subscriber is an Offering Holder, it will
promptly furnish to the Company such information regarding such Offering Holder,
the Offering Shares and the distribution proposed by such Offering Holder as
the
Company may reasonably request in writing or as shall be reasonably required
in
connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in
this Agreement.
(n) The
Subscriber further represents and warrants that the Subscriber is
either:
(i) an
institution and an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1),
(2), (3), (7) or (8) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, as further
described in the Certificate of Accredited Investor Status attached hereto
as
Exhibit
B,
which
shall be completed, executed and delivered by the Subscriber to the Company
or
the Placement Agent in accordance with the instructions set forth on
Exhibit
A
attached
hereto, that (x) is a current security holder of the Company or has been a
security holder of the Company within the 12 months prior to the date the
Placement Agent or the Company first contacted the Subscriber regarding the
Offering (but not in either case someone who only became a shareholder within
30
days of such date) and (y), in either case, has a prior substantive relationship
with the Company in existence prior to the date the Placement Agent or the
Company first contacted the Subscriber regarding the Offering; or
(ii) a
“qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, as further described in the Certificate of Qualified
Institutional Buyer Status attached hereto as Exhibit
C,
which
shall be completed, executed and delivered by the Subscriber in accordance
with
the instructions set forth in Exhibit
A
attached
hereto, that (A) did not attend, participate in, listen to or view (in each
case, whether in person or via webcast, whether live or via replay or other
delayed transmission or otherwise) any investment conferences at which the
Company made presentations (including
the viewing or listening to the Company’s presentation for such conference)
within
the 30 days prior to the date on which the Subscriber was first contacted by
the
Company or the Placement Agent in connection with the proposed purchase of
Shares in the Offering and (B) has a prior substantive relationship with either
the Company or the Placement Agent prior to the date the Placement Agent or
the
Company first contacted the Subscriber regarding the Offering or any such
conference or presentation.
(o) As
of the
date of this Agreement, the Subscriber and its affiliates do not have, and
during the 30-day period prior to the date of this Agreement the Subscriber
and
its affiliates have not entered into, any “put equivalent position” as such term
is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act or short sale positions with
respect to the Common Stock. Until the Registration Statement referred to in
Section 4(a) hereof is declared effective, the Subscriber hereby agrees not
to,
and will cause its affiliates not to, enter into any such “put equivalent
position” or short sale position (1) if that put equivalent or short sale
position is covered with any
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of
the
Shares it purchases hereunder or (2) with respect to the Shares that does not
comply with applicable law and regulation.
(p) If
this
Agreement is executed and delivered on behalf of a partnership, corporation,
trust, estate or other entity (an “Entity”): (i) such Entity has the full legal
right and power and all authority and approval required (a) to execute and
deliver, or authorize execution and delivery of, this Agreement and all other
instruments executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Entity in connection
with the purchase of the Shares, (b) to delegate authority pursuant to power
of
attorney and (c) to purchase and hold the Shares; (ii) the party signing on
behalf of such Entity has all authority to make the agreements contained herein
on behalf of such Entity and the signature of the party signing on behalf of
such Entity is binding upon such Entity; and (iii) such Entity has not been
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, unless each beneficial
owner of such Entity is qualified as (A) an accredited investor within the
meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act
or
(B) a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, and, in each case, has submitted information substantiating
such
individual qualification.
(q) If
the
Subscriber is not a United States person, the Subscriber hereby represents
that
it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its
jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Shares
or
any use of this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) the legal
requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Shares, (ii) any
foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any
governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained and (iv) the income
tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase,
holding, redemption, sale or transfer of the Shares. The Subscriber represents
and warrants that the Subscriber’s subscription and payment for, and the
Subscriber’s continued beneficial ownership of, the Shares will not violate any
applicable securities or other laws of the Subscriber’s
jurisdiction.
(r) If
the
Subscriber is a retirement plan or is investing on behalf of a retirement plan,
the Subscriber acknowledges that investment in the Shares poses additional
risks, including, without limitation, the inability to use losses generated
by
an investment in the Shares to offset taxable income.
(s) The
Subscriber represents and warrants that it is not a broker-dealer or an
affiliate of a broker-dealer.
(t) The
Subscriber has not incurred and will not incur, directly or indirectly, any
liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar
charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated
hereby.
(u) The
Subscriber makes the foregoing representations and warranties with the intent
that the Company and the Placement Agent and their respective counsel and the
Company’s transfer agent rely upon them in determining the Subscriber’s
suitability as an investor and in establishing an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act and state securities laws for sale of the Shares to
the
Subscriber and of other shares to other persons, and the Subscriber understands
that any inaccuracy of any of its representations and warranties herein could
affect the Company’s ability to establish an exemption. The Subscriber will not
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take
any
position inconsistent with any of its representations and warranties. The
Subscriber hereby agrees that such representations and warranties shall survive
its purchase of the Shares. The Subscriber understands and agrees that the
foregoing representations and warranties are for the benefit of the Company
and
the Placement Agent and may be waived by the Company in its discretion as to
the
Subscriber or any other subscriber for the Shares.
(v) The
Subscriber acknowledges that it previously agreed, and the Subscriber hereby
agrees, to keep confidential and not trade in the Company’s securities on the
basis of the nonpublic information in the Confidential Private Placement
Memorandum, including, but not limited to, the fact that the Company is
considering transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber as
follows:
(a) Each
of
the Company and its subsidiaries is duly incorporated, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which
the failure to be so qualified would materially and adversely affect the
business or financial condition, properties or operations of the Company. Each
of the Company and its subsidiaries has all requisite corporate power and
authority (i) to own and lease the properties and assets it currently owns
and
leases (if any) and it contemplates owning and leasing and (ii) to conduct
its
activities as such activities (if any) are currently conducted and as currently
contemplated to be conducted.
(b) The
authorized capital of the Company immediately prior to the Closing will consist
of: (i) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which are issued and
outstanding, and (ii) 40,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 3,310,364 of which
were
issued and outstanding as of July 15, 2006.
(c) The
Company has duly authorized the issuance and sale of the Shares in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement (as described herein) by all requisite
corporate action, including the authorization by the Company’s Board of
Directors of the issuance and sale of the Shares in accordance herewith and
the
execution, delivery and performance of any other agreements and instruments
executed in connection herewith. This Agreement constitutes a valid and legally
binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable
remedies, and (iii) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained
herein may be limited by applicable federal or state securities
laws.
(d) The
Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will
represent validly authorized, duly issued and fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock of the Company, and the issuance thereof will not
conflict with the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company and will
be
in compliance in all material respects with all federal and state securities
laws applicable to such issuance and sale.
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(e) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the fulfillment of the terms set
forth
herein and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
conflict with, or constitute a breach of or default under, any agreement,
indenture or instrument by which the Company is bound or any law, administrative
rule, regulation or decree of any court or any governmental body or
administrative agency applicable to the Company.
(f) As
of the
date of this Agreement, the Disclosure Documents do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(g) The
Disclosure Documents that have been filed with the SEC, at the time they were
filed with the SEC, complied in all material respects with the requirements
of
the Exchange Act, and, when read together and with the other information in
the
Disclosure Documents, do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(h) Subsequent
to the dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Documents,
except as described therein, or in any SEC filing made after the date thereof,
there has not been any material adverse change with regard to the assets or
properties, results of operations or financial condition of the
Company.
7. Survival;
Indemnification.
All
representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement and the
indemnification contained in this Section 7 shall survive (i) the acceptance
of
this Agreement by the Company and (ii) changes in the transactions, documents
and instruments described herein which are not material or which are to the
benefit of the Subscriber. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands the
meaning and legal consequences of the representations, warranties and covenants
in Section 5 hereof and that the Company and the Placement Agent have relied
upon such representations, warranties and covenants in determining the
Subscriber’s qualification and suitability to purchase the Shares. The
Subscriber hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company,
the
Placement Agent and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents
and
controlling persons from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements), judgments
or amounts paid in settlement of actions arising out of or resulting from the
untruth of any representation of the Subscriber herein or the breach of any
warranty or covenant herein by the Subscriber. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
however, no representation, warranty, covenant or acknowledgment made herein
by
the Subscriber shall in any manner be deemed to constitute a waiver of any
rights granted to it under the Securities Act or state securities
laws.
8. Notices.
All
notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or
sent
by reputable overnight carrier, charges prepaid or upon confirmation if
delivered by facsimile:
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(a) if
to the
Company, to the following address:
Carrizo
Oil & Gas, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Chief
Financial Officer
Fax: (000)
000-0000
(b) if
to the
Subscriber, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto or at such
other address as any party shall have specified by notice in writing to the
others.
(c) if
to the
Placement Agents, to the following address:
Xxxxxxx
Rice & Company LLC
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
Phone: (000)
000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
9. Notification
of Changes.
The
Subscriber agrees and covenants to notify the Company and the Placement Agents
immediately upon the occurrence of any event prior to the consummation of the
Offering that would cause any representation, warranty, covenant or other
statement contained in this Agreement to be false or incorrect or of any change
in any statement made herein occurring prior to the consummation of the
Offering.
10. Assignability.
This
Agreement and the rights granted hereunder are assignable or transferable by
the
Subscriber only if (i) such transfer or assignment may otherwise be effected
in
accordance with applicable securities laws, (ii) such assignee or transferee
acquires at least 50,000 Shares from the Subscriber (subject to appropriate
adjustment for any stock splits, dividends, subdivisions, combinations,
recapitalizations and the like) and (iii) the Subscriber notifies the Company
in
writing of the transfer or assignment, stating the name and the address of
the
transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which
such
registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and the assignee or
transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
This Agreement and the rights granted hereunder may not be modified, waived
or
terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom
enforcement of such modification, waiver or termination is sought.
11. Binding
Effect.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to
the benefit of the Company, the Placement Agents, the Subscriber and their
heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and
permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties and
acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding
upon such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives
and permitted assigns.
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12. Obligations
Irrevocable.
The
obligations of the Subscriber shall be irrevocable, except with the consent
of
the Company, until the consummation or termination of the Offering or the
rejection of the Subscriber’s subscription in whole by the Company.
13. Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Subscriber and the Company
relating to the matters contained herein, superseding all prior contracts or
agreements, whether oral or written. Except
as
expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument
signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, waiver,
discharge or termination is sought; provided, however, that any provisions
hereof included in Section 4 hereof other than (j) through (n) or otherwise
relating to registration rights may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated
upon the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority in
interest of the aggregate of the then outstanding Offering Shares (or prior
to
their registration, the Shares) held by the Subscribers.
14. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Texas, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof
that would require the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than
the State of Texas.
15. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to the Subscriber or
any
circumstance shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder
of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other subscriptions
or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the
greatest extent permitted by law.
16. Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and identification
only
and are not intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent
or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
17. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement.
18. Indemnity;
Certain Remedies.
(a) THE
INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE APPLICABLE
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE THEREOF INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO THE
NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY OF ANY PERSON ENTITLED TO SUCH INDEMNIFICATION
AND WHETHER SUCH NEGLIGENCE BE SOLE, JOINT, OR CONCURRENT, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE
AND
SHALL SURVIVE THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CONSUMMATION
OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY WITHOUT LIMIT, REGARDLESS OF ANY
INVESTIGATION, INQUIRY OR EXAMINATION.
(b) Subject
to the Subscriber’s right to specific performance, but otherwise notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the payment of cash as provided
in
Section 4(b) hereof
shall
be
damages (and is not intended as a penalty) and shall be the Subscriber’s sole
and exclusive remedy in the event of the registration default as described
in
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that
Section 4(b); provided, however, that if the foregoing remedy is deemed
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction then the Subscriber shall
have all other remedies available at law or in equity.
19. Counsel.
The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the Company and its counsel, Xxxxx Xxxxx
L.L.P., represent the interests of the Company and not those of the Subscriber
in any agreement (including this Agreement) to which the Company is a
party.
[Signature
page to follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscriber has executed this Subscription and Registration
Rights Agreement as of __________, 2006
SUBSCRIBER | |
Number of Shares: ____________________________________ | |
Offering Price per Share: $_______________________________ | |
Subscription Amount: $_________________________________ |
By:
Name:___________________________________________
Title:____________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Please
designate name in which a stock certificate(s) representing Shares
purchased
are to be registered.
_____________________________________________________
|
Please
designate address for delivery of a stock certificate(s) representing
Shares
purchased (if different from above).
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
|
Please
designate the individual to whom all correspondence concerning
the
Subscriber’s
subscription for Shares should be sent, along with such
individual’s
requested contact information.
|
Name:___________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________
Telephone:
( __)____________________________________________
Facsimile:
( __)_____________________________________________
E-mail:____________________________________________________
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The
name(s) of the natural person(s) who will have voting and investment power
over
the Shares purchased are as follows: ___________________________
Please
indicate the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock currently owned by
the Subscriber in additional to those being subscribed for in this Agreement
and
the date of such ownership. ___________________________
Please
describe the ultimate ownership of the entity that will be the registered owner
of the Shares. ______________________________________________
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The
Company hereby accepts the foregoing subscription subject to the terms and
conditions hereof as of ___________, 2006
Carrizo
Oil & Gas, Inc.
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