REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.12
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
December 27, 2007, by and among NovaRay Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and the purchasers listed on Schedule I hereto (the
“Purchasers”).
This Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Company and the Purchasers
participating in the Initial Closing (the “Purchase Agreement”). The Company may sell and
issue additional shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants (each as defined below) (the
“Additional Securities”) to certain Purchasers and other purchasers (the “Additional
Purchasers”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such
terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
“Advice” shall have meaning set forth in Section 3(m).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or
indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common control with such Person. For the purposes
of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the
terms of “affiliated,” “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
“Board” shall have meaning set forth in Section 3(n).
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York generally are
authorized or required by law or other government actions to close.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.001 per share.
“Company” means NovaRay Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Conversion Shares” means any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Stock.
“Demand Effectiveness Date” means, subject to Section 2(d) hereof, with
respect to the Demand Registration Statement the earlier of (A) the one hundred twentieth
(120th) day following the Demand Filing Date or (B) the date which is within five (5)
Business Days after the date on which the Commission informs the Company (i) that the Commission
will not review the Demand Registration Statement or (ii) that the Company may request the
acceleration of the effectiveness of the Demand Registration Statement.
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“Demand Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(b).
“Demand Filing Date” means, subject to Section 2(d) hereof, the forty-fifth
(45th) day following the receipt by the Company of the Demand Notice.
“Demand Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Demand Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(b).
“Effectiveness Date” means, subject to Section 2(d) hereof, with respect to
the Registration Statement to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, the earlier of (A)
the two hundred tenth (210th) day following the Filing Date or (B) the date which is
within five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Commission informs the Company (i) that
the Commission will not review such Registration Statement or (ii) that the Company may request the
acceleration of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.
“Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
“Event Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Filing Date” means, subject to Section 2(d) hereof, the forty-fifth
(45th) day following the last day on which Preferred Stock and Warrants may be sold
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from
time to time of Registrable Securities.
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Initiating Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Mandatorily Registrable Securities” means (i) the Shell Shares; (ii) the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock; (iii) the Specified Shares, and (iv)
any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution,
recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing.
“Person” means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Preferred Stock” means shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (and for the avoidance of doubt, shall
not include the Underlying Preferred Stock).
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“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including,
without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether
commenced or threatened.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including,
without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus
filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under
the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the
terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable Securities” means (i) the Mandatorily Registrable Securities; and (ii)
the Warrant Shares.
“Registration Statement” means all or any (as the context requires) of the
registration statements and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section
2, including (in each case) the Prospectuses, amendments and supplements to such registration
statements or Prospectuses, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and
all material incorporated by reference in such registration statements.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 144(k)” means Rule 144(k) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 158” means Rule 158 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Shell Shares” means the 187,266 shares of Common Stock owned as of the date hereof by
Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.
“Special Counsel” means Sadis & Xxxxxxxx LLP.
“Specified Shares” means 5,202 shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued in the
Merger to the certain purchasers of common stock of NovaRay, Inc. pursuant to subscription
agreements dated December 20, 2007.
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“Underlying Preferred Stock” means the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Series J Warrant.
“Warrants” means the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and/or Underlying
Preferred Stock (as applicable) issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Underlying Preferred Stock,
and any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution,
recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing.
2. Registration.
(a) Mandatory Registration. On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare
and file with the Commission a “resale” Registration Statement providing for the resale of all
Mandatorily Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415. Such Registration Statement shall be on Form SB-2 (except if the Company is not then
eligible to register for resale the Mandatorily Registrable Securities on Form SB-2, in which case
such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith and the Securities
Act and the rules promulgated thereunder). Such Registration Statement shall cover to the extent
allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such
indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Mandatorily Registrable Securities. The
Company shall (i) not permit any securities other than the Mandatorily Registrable Securities to be
included in such Registration Statement (except as may be required to satisfy any listing
requirements of the OTC Bulletin Board as may be approved by the Holders) and (ii) use its best
efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as
promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the Effectiveness Date,
and to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until such
date as is the earlier of (x) the date when all Mandatorily Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been sold, or (y) as to any Mandatorily Registrable Securities held by
any Holder, the date on which such Mandatorily Registrable Securities may be sold without any
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a
written opinion letter, addressed to the Company’s transfer agent to such effect (the
“Effectiveness Period”). If at any time and for any reason, an additional Registration
Statement is required to be filed because at such time the actual number of shares of Common Stock
into which the Preferred Stock is convertible plus the number of shares of Common Stock previously
issued upon such conversion exceeds the number of shares of Mandatorily Registrable Securities
remaining under such Registration Statement, the Company shall have twenty (20) Business Days to
file such additional Registration Statement, and the Company shall use its reasonable commercial
efforts to cause such additional Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission
as soon as possible, but in no event later than sixty (60) Business Days after filing.
(b) Demand Registration. If the Company shall receive, at any time after the
Effectiveness Date of the Registration Statement pursuant to a mandatory registration under
Section 2(a) but prior to five (5) years from the date of this Agreement, a written request
from the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrant Shares (the “Initiating Holders”)
that the Company file a registration statement under the Securities Act, then the Company shall,
within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of such written request, give written notice of such
request to all Holders (the “Demand Notice”), and file by the Demand Filing Date a
Registration Statement (the “Demand Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act
covering all Warrant Shares requested to be registered by the Holders in a written request received
by the Company within fifteen (15) days of the mailing of the Demand Notice, provided that
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such Registration Statement must be declared effective by the Commission by the Demand
Effectiveness Date. The Demand Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form SB-2
(except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Warrant Shares on Form SB-2,
in which case the Demand Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form). The Demand
Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain the Plan of Distribution, attached hereto
as Exhibit A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, received by the
Commission). The Company shall (i) not permit any securities other than the Warrant Shares to be
included in the Demand Registration Statement and (ii) use its best efforts to cause the Demand
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible
after the filing thereof, and to keep such Demand Registration Statement continuously effective
under the Securities Act until such date as is the earlier of (x) the date when all Warrant Shares
covered by such Demand Registration Statement have been sold or (y) the date on which the Warrant
Shares may be sold without any restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to
the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed to the Company’s transfer agent to such
effect (the “Demand Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall not be required to effect a
Demand Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2(b): (aa) after the Company has effected
one Demand Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2(b), and such registrations have been
declared or ordered effective; and (bb) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days
prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one
hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of, a Company-initiated Registration
Statement subject to Section 2(c), provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith
all reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective.
(c) Piggyback Registrations Rights. If at any time when there is not an effective
Registration Statement covering the Warrant Shares, the Company shall determine to prepare and file
with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the
account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4
or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to
equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business
or equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, the
Company shall send to each Holder of Warrant Shares written notice of such determination and, if
within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, or within such shorter period of time as may
be specified by the Company in such written notice as may be necessary for the Company to comply
with its obligations with respect to the timing of the filing of such registration statement, any
such Holder shall so request in writing (which request shall specify the Warrant Shares intended to
be disposed of by the Purchasers), the Company will cause the registration under the Securities Act
of all Warrant Shares which the Company has been so requested to register by the Holder, to the
extent required to permit the disposition of the Warrant Shares so to be registered; provided that
if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to
the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the
Company shall determine for any reason not to register or to delay registration of such securities,
the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to such Holder and,
thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register, shall be relieved of its obligation
to register any Warrant Shares in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to
pay expenses in accordance with Section 4 hereof), and (ii) in the case of a determination
to delay registering, shall be permitted to delay registering any Warrant Shares being registered
pursuant to this Section 2(c) for the same period as the delay in registering such other
securities. The Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such
Warrant Shares such Holder requests to be registered; provided, however, that the Company shall not
be required to register any Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2(c) that are eligible
for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act. In the case of an underwritten public
offering, if the managing underwriter(s) or underwriter(s) should reasonably object to the
inclusion of the Warrant Shares in such registration statement, then if the Company after
consultation with the managing underwriter should reasonably determine that the inclusion of such
Warrant Shares would materially
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adversely affect the offering contemplated in such registration statement, and based on such
determination recommends inclusion in such registration statement of fewer or none of the Warrant
Shares of the Holders, then (x) the number of Warrant Shares of the Holders included in such
registration statement shall be reduced pro-rata among such Holders (based upon the number of
Warrant Shares requested to be included in the registration), if the Company after consultation
with the underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of fewer Warrant Shares, or (y) none of the
Warrant Shares of the Holders shall be included in such registration statement, if the Company
after consultation with the underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of none of such Warrant Shares;
provided, however, that if securities are being offered for the account of other persons or
entities as well as the Company, such reduction shall not represent a greater fraction of the
number of Warrant Shares intended to be offered by the Holders than the fraction of similar
reductions imposed on such other persons or entities (other than the Company).
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2, in the event
the Commission does not permit the Company to register all of the Mandatorily Registrable
Securities in a Registration Statement because of the Commission’s application of Rule 415, the
Company shall register in such Registration Statement the number of Mandatorily Registrable
Securities as is permitted by the Commission, provided, however, that the number of Mandatorily
Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration Statement or any subsequent registration
statement shall be determined in the following order: (i) first, the Shell Shares; (ii) second, the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock shall be registered on a pro
rata basis among the holders of the Preferred Stock, and (iii) third, the Specified Shares shall be
registered on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Specified Shares. In addition, in the event
the Commission does not permit the Company to register all of the Warrant Shares in a Demand
Registration Statement because of the Commission’s application of Rule 415, the Company shall
register in such Demand Registration Statement the number of Warrant Shares as is permitted by the
Commission, provided, however, that the number of Warrant Shares to be included in such Demand
Registration Statement or any subsequent registration statement shall be determined in the
following order: (i) first, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Underlying
Preferred Stock shall be registered on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Underlying
Preferred Stock, and (ii) second, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
shall be registered on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Warrants. In the event the
Commission does not permit the Company to register all of the Mandatorily Registrable Securities
and/or Warrant Shares (as the case may be) in a Registration Statement, the Company shall use its
reasonable commercial efforts to file subsequent Registration Statements to register the
Mandatorily Registrable Securities and/or Warrant Shares (as the case may be) that were not
registered in such Registration Statement as promptly as possible and in a manner permitted by the
Commission. For purposes of only this Section 2(d), “Filing Date” means with
respect to each subsequent Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto, the later of (i) sixty
(60) Business Days following the sale of substantially all of the Registrable Securities included
in the initial Registration Statement or any subsequent Registration Statement and (ii) six (6)
months following the effective date of the initial Registration Statement or any subsequent
Registration Statement, as applicable, or such earlier date as permitted by the Commission. For
purposes of only this Section 2(d), “Effectiveness Date” means with respect to each
subsequent Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto, the earlier of (A) the one hundred
twentieth (120th) Business Day following the filing date of such Registration Statement
(or in the event such Registration Statement receives a “full review” by the Commission, the one
hundred fortieth (140th) Business Day following such filing date) or (B) the date which
is within five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Commission informs the Company (i)
that the Commission will not review such Registration Statement or (ii) that the Company may
request the acceleration of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement; provided
that, if the Effectiveness Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or any other day which shall be
a legal holiday or a day on which the Commission is authorized or required by law or other
government actions to close, the Effectiveness Date shall be the following Business Day.
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3. Registration Procedures.
In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission, on or prior to the Filing Date and/or Demand Filing
Date, as applicable, a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (or if the Company is not then eligible
to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form SB-2 such registration shall be on
another appropriate form in accordance herewith and the Securities Act and the rules promulgated
thereunder) in accordance with the plan of distribution as set forth on Exhibit A hereto
and in accordance with applicable law, and cause the applicable Registration Statement to become
effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided, however, that not less than three (3)
Business Days prior to the filing of the applicable Registration Statement or any related
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall furnish to the Holders and
Special Counsel, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject
to the review of such Holders and such Special Counsel.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to the applicable Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the applicable
Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the
Effectiveness Period or the Demand Effectiveness Period, as applicable, and prepare and file with
the Commission such additional Registration Statements as necessary in order to register for resale
under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be
amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to
be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force); (iii) respond as promptly
as possible, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, to any comments received from the
Commission with respect to the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as
promptly as possible provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to
the Commission relating to the applicable Registration Statement; and (iv) comply in all material
respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement during
the Effectiveness Period or the Demand Effectiveness Period, as applicable, in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in the applicable Registration
Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities and Special Counsel as promptly as possible
(and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than three (3) Business Days prior to such filing, and
in the case of (iii) below, on the same day of receipt by the Company of such notice from the
Commission) and confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Business Day following the day
(i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the applicable
Registration Statement is filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be
a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such
Registration Statement and (C) with respect to such Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other
Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to the applicable
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement
covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation or threatening of any
Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) if at any time any of the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in any agreement contemplated hereby ceases to be true and correct in all
material respects; (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for
such purpose; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event that makes any statement made in the
applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein
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by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration
Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) Use its reasonable commercial efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the
withdrawal of, as promptly as possible, (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the
applicable Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from
qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction.
(e) If requested by the Holders of a majority in interest of the applicable Registrable
Securities, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the
applicable Registration Statement such information as the Company reasonably agrees should be
included therein and (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such
post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received notification of the
matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.
(f) If requested by any Holder, furnish to such Holder, without charge, at least one conformed
copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and all
exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or
incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission.
(g) Promptly deliver to each Holder and Special Counsel, without charge, as many copies of the
Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement
thereto as such Persons may reasonably request; and subject to the provisions of Sections 3(m)
and 3(n), the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or
supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable commercial
efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders and Special Counsel in
connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or
qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky
laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder requests in writing, to keep each
such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness
Period or the Demand Effectiveness Period, as applicable, and to do any and all other acts or
things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified
or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction
where it is not then so subject or subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction
where it is not then so subject.
(i) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a Registration Statement,
which certificates, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and
state securities laws, shall be free of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable
Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any Holder may request in
connection with any sale of Registrable Securities.
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(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(v), as promptly as
possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the
applicable Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required
document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither such Registration Statement nor such Prospectus
will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(k) Use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause all Registrable Securities relating to the
applicable Registration Statement to be listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or any other
securities exchange, quotation system or market, if any, on which similar securities issued by the
Company are then listed or quoted, as and when required pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(l) Comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission and make generally available to its security holders earning statements satisfying the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 not later than 45 days after the end
of any 12-month period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal
year) commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective
date of the Registration Statement, which statement shall conform to the requirements of Rule 158.
For the avoidance of doubt, the filing and continued availability of the information on the XXXXX
electronic filing system shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection (l).
(m) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company information
regarding such Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as is required by law to
be disclosed in the applicable Registration Statement, Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any such
Holder who fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request
without penalty.
If a Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the holder of any
securities of the Company, then such Holder shall have the right to require (if such reference to
such Holder by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal
statute then in force) the deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement
to the Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such reference is
required.
Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will not sell any Registrable Securities under a
Registration Statement until the Company has electronically filed the Prospectus as then amended or
supplemented as contemplated in Section 3(g) and notice from the Company that such
Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto have become effective as
contemplated by Section 3(c).
Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a
notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section
3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(n), such Holder will forthwith discontinue
disposition of such Registrable Securities under the applicable Registration Statement until such
Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement
contemplated by Section 3(j), or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by
the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has
received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement.
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(n) If (i) there is material non-public information regarding the Company which the Company’s
Board of Directors (the “Board”) reasonably determines not to be in the Company’s best
interest to disclose and which the Company is not otherwise required to disclose, (ii) there is a
significant business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition or disposition of
assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any merger, consolidation, tender offer
or other similar transaction) available to the Company which the Board reasonably determines not to
be in the Company’s best interest to disclose, or (iii) the Company is required to file a
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement to incorporate the Company’s quarterly and
annual reports and audited financial statements on Forms 10-QSB and 10-KSB, then the Company may
postpone or suspend filing or effectiveness of a registration statement for a period not to exceed
thirty (30) consecutive days; provided that the Company may not postpone or suspend filing or
effectiveness of a registration statement under this Section 3(n) for more than sixty (60)
days in the aggregate during any three hundred sixty (360) day period; provided, however, that no
such postponement or suspension shall be permitted for consecutive thirty (30) day periods arising
out of the same set of facts, circumstances or transactions.
4. Registration Expenses.
All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the
Company, except as and to the extent specified in this Section 4, shall be borne by the
Company whether or not any Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective and whether or not
any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to any Registration Statement. The fees and expenses
referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and
filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required
to be made with the OTC Bulletin Board and each other securities exchange or market on which
Registrable Securities are required hereunder to be listed, (B) with respect to filing fees
required to be paid to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA), (including,
without limitation, pursuant to FINRA Rule 2710) and (C) in compliance with state securities or
Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Holders in
connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities and determination of the
eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as
the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities may designate)), (ii) printing expenses
(including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of
printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by the holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and
delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and Special Counsel for
the Holders, in the case of the Special Counsel, up to a maximum amount of $5,000 for each
Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if
the Company desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the
Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Company’s independent public accountants (including the expenses
of any comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by independent public accountants of a
comfort letter or comfort letters). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its
internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities
exchange as required hereunder. The Company shall not be responsible for any discounts,
commissions, transfer taxes or other similar expenses incurred by the Holders in connection with
the sale of the Registrable Securities.
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5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination
of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, managers,
partners, members, shareholders, agents, brokers, investment advisors and employees of each of
them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, managers, partners, members,
shareholders, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs
(including, without limitation, costs of preparation and attorneys’ fees) and expenses
(collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (i) any violation by
the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities laws, or any rule or
regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities laws, or
(ii) untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement,
any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any
preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the
case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the
extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding Holder or
such other Indemnified Party furnished to the Company by such Holder for use therein, which
information was relied on by the Company for use therein, provided, however, that
the foregoing indemnity and disbursements, agreement with respect to any preliminary prospectus
will not inure to the benefit of any Person indemnified pursuant to this Section 5(a) from whom the
person asserting any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased shares in the offering,
if a copy of the prospectus (as then amended or supplemented if the Company will have furnished any
amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person
to such person, if required by law so to have been delivered, at or prior to the written
confirmation of the sale of the shares to such person, and if the prospectus (as so amended or
supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability.
The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any
Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly,
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, managers, partners, members, shareholders,
officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, managers,
partners, members, shareholders, officers, agents and employees of such controlling Persons, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, based solely
upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or
in any preliminary prospectus, or based solely upon any omission or alleged omission of a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any
Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made) not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished by such Holder to the Company
expressly for use therein and that such information was reasonably relied upon by the Company for
use therein and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for the use
in the applicable Registration Statement or such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each
Holder shall be liable under this Section 5(b) for only that amount as does not exceed the
net proceeds to such Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
applicable Registration Statement.
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(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or
asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such
Indemnified Party promptly shall notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the
“Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume
the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified
Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof;
provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only)
to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which
determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have proximately
and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding
and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at
the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in
writing to pay such fees and expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to
assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding
(including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party,
and any such party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to
exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in
which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to
employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not
have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the
Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such
Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified
Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Party is a party and indemnity has been sought hereunder, unless such settlement
includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are
the subject matter of such Proceeding.
All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the
extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner
not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten
(10) Business Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is
ultimately determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder;
provided that the Indemnified Party shall reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is
finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder).
(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is
due but unavailable to an Indemnified Party because of a failure or refusal of a governmental
authority to enforce such indemnification in accordance with its terms (by reason of public policy
or otherwise), then each 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 Losses, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Indemnifying
Party on the one hand and the Indemnified Party on the other from the offering of the Preferred
Stock and Warrants. If, but only if, the allocation provided by the foregoing sentence is not
permitted by applicable law, the allocation of contribution shall be made in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in the foregoing sentence but
also the relative fault, as applicable, of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in
connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in
question, including any
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untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a
material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying
Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by
a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by
such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified
for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such
party in accordance with its terms. In no event shall any selling Holder be required to contribute
an amount under this Section 5(d) in excess of the net proceeds received by such Holder
upon sale of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement giving
rise to such contribution obligation.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph. 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.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any
liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties pursuant to the law.
6. Rule 144.
As long as any Holder owns Registrable Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or
obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports
required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. As long as any Holder owns Registrable Securities, if the Company is not required to
file reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to
the Holders and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) promulgated under the
Securities Act annual and quarterly financial statements, together with a discussion and analysis
of such financial statements in form and substance substantially similar to those that would
otherwise be required to be included in reports required by Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, as well as any other information required thereby, in the time period that such filings would
have been required to have been made under the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it
will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from
time to time to enable such Person to sell Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act, including providing any legal opinions relating to such sale
pursuant to Rule 144. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall delivery to such Holder a
written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such
requirements.
7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of their
obligations under this Agreement, such Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to
being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery
of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The
Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any
losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby
further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach,
it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
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(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has,
as of the date hereof entered into and currently in effect, nor shall the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its
securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as disclosed in the Purchase Agreement,
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement currently
in effect granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the written consent of the Holders of a
majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, the Company shall not grant to any Person
the right to request the Company to register any securities of the Company under the Securities Act
unless the rights so granted are subject in all respects to the prior rights in full of the Holders
set forth herein, and are not otherwise in conflict with the provisions of this Agreement.
(c) Failure to File Registration Statement and Other Events. The Company and the
Holders agree that the Holders will suffer damages if a Registration Statement is not filed on or
prior to the Filing Date and/or the Demand Filing Date, as applicable, and not declared effective
by the Commission on or prior to the Effectiveness Date and/or the Demand Effectiveness Date, as
applicable and maintained in the manner contemplated herein during the Effectiveness Period and/or
the Demand Effectiveness Period, as applicable, or if certain other events occur. The Company and
the Holders further agree that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages
with precision. Accordingly, if (A) the applicable Registration Statement is not filed on or prior
to the Filing Date and/or the Demand Filing Date, as applicable, or (B) the applicable Registration
Statement is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the Effectiveness Date and/or
the Demand Effectiveness Date, as applicable, or (C) the Company fails to respond in writing to any
and all comments from the Commission within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such comments or
(D) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with
Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act within five (5) Business Days of the date that the
Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a
Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (E) the
applicable Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission but
thereafter ceases to be effective as to all applicable Registrable Securities, as the case may be,
at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period and/or the Demand Effectiveness
Period, as the case may be, without being succeeded immediately by a subsequent Registration
Statement filed with and declared effective by the Commission in accordance with Section 2
hereof, or (F) the Company has breached Section 3(n), or (G) trading in the Common Stock
shall be suspended or if the Common Stock is no longer quoted on or is delisted from the OTC
Bulletin Board (or other principal exchange on which the Common Stock is traded) for any reason for
more than ten (10) Business Days in the aggregate (any such failure or breach being referred to as
an “Event,” and for purposes of clauses (A) and (B) the date on which such Event occurs, or
for purposes of clause (C) the date on which such ten (10) Business Day period is exceeded, or for
purposes of clause (D) the date on which such five (5) Business Day period is exceeded, or for
purposes of clause (E) after more than fifteen (15) Business Days, or for purposes of clause (G)
the date on which such ten (10) Business Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event
Date”), the Company shall pay an amount in cash or registered Common Stock (at the Company’s
sole discretion) to each Holder, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one
and a half percent (1.5%) of the amount of the Holder’s initial investment in the Preferred Stock
and Warrants for each calendar month or portion thereof thereafter from the Event Date until the
applicable Event is cured; provided, however, that (x) if there is a delay in a Registration
Statement being declared effective due to comments concerning the Merger or the status of the
Company prior to consummation of the Merger, the penalties pursuant to this Section shall be waived
until such comments have been satisfied, (y) should any Registrable Securities be freely tradable
pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall have no obligation to pay penalties pursuant to this
Section, and (z) in no event shall the amount of liquidated damages payable at any time and from
time to time to any Holder pursuant to this Section 7(c) exceed an aggregate of
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twelve percent (12%) of the amount of the Holder’s initial investment in the Preferred Stock
and Warrants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (e), if (i) any of the
Events described in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (G) shall have occurred, (ii) on or prior to
the applicable Event Date, the Company shall have exercised its rights under Section 3(n)
hereof and (iii) the postponement or suspension permitted pursuant to such Section 3(n)
shall remain effective as of such applicable Event Date, then the applicable Event Date shall be
deemed instead to occur on the third Business Day following the termination of such postponement or
suspension. Liquidated damages payable by the Company pursuant to this Section 7(c) shall
be payable on the first (1st) Business Day of each thirty (30) day period following the
Event Date. In the event that the Company exercises its right to pay the amounts due under this
Section 7(c) in registered Common Stock, such shares shall be valued in a manner consistent
with valuation of such shares in the Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this Section 7(c), the Company may not exercise its right to pay the amounts due under
this Section 7(c) in registered Common Stock, unless such shares meet all the requirements
under this Agreement for transferability set forth in this Agreement applicable to shares of Common
Stock registered in accordance with this Agreement.
(d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions
of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and
signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities outstanding. No
consideration shall be offered or paid to any Holders of Preferred Stock or Holders of the Warrants
to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction
Documents unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction
Documents, Holders of Preferred Stock or Holders of the Warrants, as the case may be. The Company
has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Purchasers relating to the terms or
conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the
Transaction Documents. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power,
right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any
other right, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver by the Holder of any such right or rights on
any one occasion be deemed a waiver of the same right or rights on any future occasion.
(e) Notices. Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand delivery
or by facsimile at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during
normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following
such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such
notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by
express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such
mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
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NovaRay Medical, Inc 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx |
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Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Chief Executive Officer | ||
Tel. No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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with copies to:
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Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP | |
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx | ||
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000 | ||
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
If to any Purchaser:
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At the address of such Purchaser set forth on | |
Schedule I to this Agreement, with copies to | ||
Purchaser’s counsel (which copies shall not | ||
constitute notice to such purchaser) as set forth | ||
on Schedule I or as specified in writing by such | ||
Purchaser. | ||
with copies to
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Sadis & Xxxxxxxx LLP | |
Special Counsel:
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000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | |
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | ||
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. | ||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 |
Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving at least ten
(10) days written notice of such changed address to the other parties hereto.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns and shall inure to the benefit of
each Holder and its successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Holder.
(g) Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights of each Holder hereunder, including
the right to have the Company register for resale Registrable Securities in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, shall be automatically assignable by each Holder to any Person who
acquires all or a portion of the Registrable Securities to any Person if: (i) the Holder agrees in
writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is
furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the Company is,
within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (A)
the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (B) the securities with respect to which
such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (iii) following such transfer or
assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees is restricted
under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws unless such securities are registered
in a Registration Statement under this Agreement (in which case the Company shall be obligated to
amend such Registration Statement to reflect such transfer or assignment) or are otherwise exempt
from registration, (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated
by clause (ii) of this Section, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement, and (v) such transfer shall have been made in
accordance with the applicable requirements of the Purchase Agreement. In addition, each Holder
shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder to any other person with the prior written
consent of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. The rights to assignment
shall apply to the Holders (and to subsequent) successors and assigns.
(h) Termination of Registration Rights. No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any
right provided for in this Agreement following the earlier of: (i) the fifth (5th)
anniversary of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) as to any Holder, such earlier time at which all
Registrable Securities held by such
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Holder (and any affiliate of the Holder with whom such Holder must aggregate its sales under
Rule 144) can be sold in any ninety (90) day period without registration in compliance with Rule
144 of the Act.
(i) Underwriter Status. The Company may not deem any Holder to be an “underwriter”
within the meaning of the Securities Act within any Registration Statement without the prior
written consent of such Holder.
(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same Agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed
by each party and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need
not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or
electronic mail transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party
executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect
as if such facsimile or electronic mail signature were the original thereof.
(k) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The parties acknowledge and agree that any claim,
controversy, dispute or action relating in any way to this agreement or the subject matter of this
agreement shall be governed solely by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any
conflict of laws doctrines. The parties irrevocably consent to being served with legal process
issued from the state and federal courts located in New York and irrevocably consent to the
exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts situated in the State of New York.
The parties irrevocably waive any objections to the personal jurisdiction of these courts. Said
courts shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction over any and all claims, controversies, disputes
and actions which in any way relate to this agreement or the subject matter of this agreement. The
parties also irrevocably waive any objections that these courts constitute an oppressive, unfair,
or inconvenient forum and agree not to seek to change venue on these grounds or any other grounds.
The parties hereby agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of
or relating to this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, shall be entitled to reimbursement for
reasonable legal fees from the non-prevailing party. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial
by jury. Nothing in this Section 7(k) shall affect or limit any right to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law.
(l) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive
of any remedies provided by law.
(m) Additional Purchasers. Upon the sale of Additional Securities to Additional
Purchasers in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Company, without prior action on the part
of any Holder, shall require each Additional Purchaser to execute and deliver this Agreement. Each
such Additional Purchaser, upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and such
Additional Purchaser, shall be added to Schedule I attached hereto and deemed a Purchaser
hereunder.
(n) Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and, in the event
that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one or more of the provisions or
part of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement and such provision shall be
reformed and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of such
provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions would be valid, legal and
enforceable to the maximum extent possible.
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(o) Headings. The article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for
convenience only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose and shall
not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
NOVARAY MEDICAL, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
VISION OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, LTD. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
XXXXX XXXXXX |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE COMPANY
By: AIG Global Investment Corp., its investment advisor |
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By: | /s/ F.T. Chong | |||
Name: | F.T. Chong | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
AIU INSURANCE COMPANY
By: AIG Global Investment Corp., its investment advisor |
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By: | /s/ F.T. Chong | |||
Name: | F.T. Chong | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
AIG PRIVATE EQUITY PORTFOLIO, L.P. By: AIG PEP GP, L.P., its General Partner By: AIG PEP, LLC, its General Partner By: AIG Global Investment Corp., its Sole Member |
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By: | /s/ F.T. Chong | |||
Name: | F.T. Chong | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
AIG HORIZON PARTNERS FUND, L.P.
By: AIG Horizon Partners GP, L.P., its General Partner By: AIG Horizon Partners LLC, its General Partner By: AIG Global Investment Corp., its Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ F.T. Chong | |||
Name: | F.T. Chong | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
AIG HORIZON SIDE-BY-SIDE FUND, L.P. By: AIG Horizon SBS GP, L.P., its General Partner By: AIG Horizon Partners, LLC, its General Partner By: AIG Global Investment Corp., its Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ F.T. Chong | |||
Name: | F.T. Chong | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
XXXXXXXX MEDTECH PARTNERS, L.P. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | CEO, Xxxxxxxx Medtech Partners, LLC General Partner |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
XXXXX INVESTMENTS, L.P. |
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By: | /s/ X.X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | X.X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | G.P. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
HEARTSTREAM CAPITAL B.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President & CEO |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
BIOBRIDGE LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Mng. Partner | |||
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date first indicated above.
XXXX XXXXX MANINTVELD |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx Manintveld | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx Manintveld | |||
Title: | ||||
Schedule I
Names and Addresses of the | Preferred Stock & | |||||
Purchasers | Investment Amount | Warrants Purchased | ||||
Vision Opportunity Master Fund,
Ltd. c/o Vision Capital Advisors, LLC 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Antti Uusiheimala |
$ | 10,000,001.73 | Preferred Shares: 3,745,319 Series A Warrants: 1,248,439 Series J Warrants: 2,309,469 Series X-X Warrants: 769,823 |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
$ | 325,577.13 | Preferred Shares: 121,939 Series A Warrants: 40,646 |
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Commerce and Industry Insurance
Company
c/o Mellon Securities Trust Company Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx Ref: AGIFCII11102/Commerce & Industry Insurance Company 000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
$ | 582,658.08 | Preferred Shares: 218,224 Series A Warrants: 72,741 |
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AIU Insurance Company c/o Mellon Securities Trust Company Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx Ref: AGIFAIU10902/AIU Insurance Company 000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
$ | 308,232.81 | Preferred Shares: 115,443 Series A Warrants: 38,481 |
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AIG Private Equity Portfolio, L.P.
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Mellon Bank One Mellon Bank Center Rm 151-0510 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
$ | 102,439.89 | Preferred Shares: 38,367 Series A Warrants: 12,789 |
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AIG Horizon Partners Fund L.P.
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Bank One Mellon Bank Center Rm 151-0510 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
$ | 58,537.08 | Preferred Shares: 21,924 Series A Warrants: 7,308 |
Names and Addresses of the | Preferred Stock & | |||||
Purchasers | Investment Amount | Warrants Purchased | ||||
AIG Horizon Side-by-Side Fund L.P.
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Bank One Mellon Bank Center Rm 151-0510 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
$ | 130,792.62 | Preferred Shares: 48,986 Series A Warrants: 16,328 |
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Xxxxxxxx MedTech Partners, L.P.
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, M.D. 000 Xxxxx Xxx. 32nd Floor |
$ | 367,670.21 | Preferred Shares: 142,632 Series A Warrants: 47,544 |
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Xxxxx Investments, L.P.
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 |
$ | 65,329.56 | Preferred Shares: 24,468 Series A Warrants: 8,156 |
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Heartstream Capital B.V.
Attn: Xxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxxx President & CEO Gooise Poort Gooimeer 0 - 00 0000 XX Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx |
$ | 580,769.86 | Preferred Shares: 271,896 Series A Warrants: 90,632 |
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BioBridge LLC
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xx. Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
$ | 211,745.95 | Preferred Shares: 99,132 Series A Warrants: 33,044 |
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Xxxx Xxxxx Manintveld
c/o Heartstream Capital BV Gooise Poort Gooimeer 0 - 00 0000 XX Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx |
$ | 210,519.89 | Preferred Shares: 98,558 Series A Warrants: 32,852 |
EXHIBIT A
Plan of Distribution
The selling security holders and any of their pledgees, donees, assignees and
successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock
being offered under this prospectus on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which
shares of our common stock are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or
negotiated prices. The selling security holders may use any one or more of the following methods
when disposing of shares:
• | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; | ||
• | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; | ||
• | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resales by the broker-dealer for its account; | ||
• | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; | ||
• | privately negotiated transactions; | ||
• | to cover short sales made after the date that the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the Commission; | ||
• | broker-dealers may agree with the selling security holders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; | ||
• | a combination of any of these methods of sale; and | ||
• | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The shares may also be sold under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(“Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus. The selling security
holders have the sole and absolute discretion not to accept any purchase offer or make any sale of
shares if they deem the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular time.
The selling security holders may pledge their shares to their brokers under the margin
provisions of customer agreements. If a selling security holder defaults on a margin loan, the
broker may, from time to time, offer and sell the pledged shares.
Broker-dealers engaged by the selling security holders may arrange for other broker-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling security
holders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in
amounts to be negotiated, which commissions as to a particular broker or dealer may be in excess of
customary commissions to the extent permitted by applicable law.
If sales of shares offered under this prospectus are made to broker-dealers as principals, we
would be required to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part. In the post-effective amendment, we would be required to disclose the names
of any participating broker-dealers and the compensation arrangements relating to such sales.
The selling security holders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the
shares offered under this prospectus may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with these sales. Commissions received by these broker-dealers or
agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be
underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Any broker-dealers or agents that
are deemed to be underwriters may not sell shares offered under this prospectus unless and until we
set forth the names of the underwriters and the material details of their underwriting arrangements
in a supplement to this prospectus or, if required, in a replacement prospectus included in a
post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
The selling security holders and any other persons participating in the sale or distribution
of the shares offered under this prospectus will be subject to applicable provisions of the
Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations under that act, including Regulation M. These
provisions may restrict activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the
shares by, the selling security holders or any other person. Furthermore, under Regulation M,
persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously engaging in
market making and other activities with respect to those securities for a specified period of time
prior to the commencement of such distributions, subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. All
of these limitations may affect the marketability of the shares.
If any of the shares of common stock offered for sale pursuant to this prospectus are
transferred other than pursuant to a sale under this prospectus, then subsequent holders could not
use this prospectus until a post-effective amendment or prospectus supplement is filed, naming such
holders. We offer no assurance as to whether any of the selling security holders will sell all or
any portion of the shares offered under this prospectus.
We have agreed to pay all fees and expenses we incur incident to the registration of the
shares being offered under this prospectus. However, each selling security holder and purchaser is
responsible for paying any discounts, commissions and similar selling expenses they incur.
We and the selling security holders have agreed to indemnify one another against certain
losses, damages and liabilities arising in connection with this prospectus, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.