REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.4
Execution Copy
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 31, 2006,
by and among ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the
undersigned Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each, a “Buyer” and collectively,
the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of
even date herewith (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the
Buyers secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) which shall be
convertible into that number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share
(the “Common Stock”), pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement for an
aggregate purchase price of up to One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000).
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
B. To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company
has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the
“Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Person” means a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a
partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision
thereof or a governmental agency.
(b) “Register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined
below) in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or
any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis (“Rule
415”), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
(c) “Registrable Securities” means the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Buyers
upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
Warrant Shares, as this term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(d) “Registration Statement” means a registration statement under the Securities Act
which covers the Registrable Securities.
2. REGISTRATION.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file,
no later than sixty (60) days from the date hereof (the “Scheduled Filing Deadline”), with
the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 or SB-2 (or, if the Company is then eligible, on Form
S-3) under the Securities Act (the “Initial Registration Statement”) for the resale by the
Buyers of the Registrable Securities, which includes at least 120,192,308 shares of Common Stock to
be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures and exercise of the Warrants. The Company
shall cause the Registration Statement to remain effective until all of the Registrable Securities
have been sold. Prior to the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, the Company shall
furnish a copy of the Initial Registration Statement to the Buyers for their review and comment.
The Buyers shall furnish comments on the Initial Registration Statement to the Company within
twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt thereof from the Company.
(b) Effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement. The Company shall use its
best efforts (i) to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC no later
May 1, 2007 (the “Scheduled Effective Deadline”) and (ii) to insure that the Initial
Registration Statement and any subsequent Registration Statement remains in effect until all of the
Registrable Securities have been sold, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(c) Failure to File or Obtain Effectiveness of the Registration Statement. In the
event the Registration Statement is not filed by the Scheduled Filing Deadline or is not declared
effective by the SEC on or before the Scheduled Effective Date, or if after the Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to the Registration
Statement (whether because of a failure to keep the Registration Statement effective, failure to
disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to the Registration
Statement, failure to register sufficient shares of Common Stock or otherwise) then as partial
relief for the damages to any holder of Registrable Securities by reason of any such delay in or
reduction of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be
exclusive of any other remedies at law or in equity), the Company will pay as liquidated damages
(the “Liquidated Damages”) to the holder, at the holder’s option, either a cash amount or
shares of the Company’s Common Stock within three (3) business days, after demand therefore, equal
to two percent (2%) of the liquidated value of the Convertible Debentures outstanding as Liquidated
Damages for each thirty (30) day period after the Scheduled Filing Deadline or the Scheduled
Effective Date as the case may be. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event
shall Liquidated Damages exceed twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate Purchase Price for all
Buyers.
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(d) Liquidated Damages. The Company and the Buyer hereto acknowledge and agree that
the sums payable under subsection 2(c) above shall constitute liquidated damages and not penalties
and are in addition to all other rights of the Buyer, including the right to call a default. The
parties further acknowledge that (i) the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred is
incapable or is difficult to precisely estimate, (ii) the amounts specified in such subsections
bear a reasonable relationship to, and are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to, the probable
loss likely to be incurred in connection with any failure by the Company to obtain or maintain the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement, (iii) one of the reasons for the Company and the Buyer
reaching an agreement as to such amounts was the uncertainty and cost of litigation regarding the
question of actual damages, and (iv) the Company and the Buyer are sophisticated business parties
and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal counsel and negotiated this Agreement at
arm’s length.
3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
(a) The Company shall keep the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all
times until the date on which the Buyer shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered by
such Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”), which Registration Statement
(including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading.
(b) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective
amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with
such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under
the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times
during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered
by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have
been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers
thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to
a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including
pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company’s filing a report on Form 10-KSB, Form
10-QSB or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), the Company shall incorporate such report by reference into the
Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on
the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the
Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.
(c) The Company shall furnish to each Buyer whose Registrable Securities are included in any
Registration Statement, without charge, (i) at least one (1) copy of such Registration Statement as
declared effective by the SEC and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary
prospectus, (ii) ten (10) copies of the final prospectus included in such Registration Statement
and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number
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of copies as such Buyer may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents as such Buyer
may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Buyer.
(d) The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of
such jurisdictions in the United States as any Buyer reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in
those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during
the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such
registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv)
take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for
sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to its articles of incorporation or
by-laws, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to
qualify but for this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction,
or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall
promptly notify each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the
United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for
such purpose.
(e) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development, the Company
shall notify each Buyer in writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the
prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of
a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic
information), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to
correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or
amendment to each Buyer. The Company shall also promptly notify each Buyer in writing (i) when a
prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such
effectiveness shall be delivered to each Buyer by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness),
(ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related
prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.
(f) The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other
suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of
any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction within the United States of America
and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension
at the earliest possible moment and to notify each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities being
sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of
the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
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(g) At the reasonable request of any Buyer, the Company shall furnish to such Buyer, on the
date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such
dates as a Buyer may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s
independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by
independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, and
(ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such
Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten
public offering, addressed to the Buyers.
(h) The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Buyer and (ii) one (1) firm of
accountants or other agents retained by the Buyers (collectively, the “Inspectors”) all
pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each
Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information
which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree, and
each Buyer hereby agrees, to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to
a Buyer) or use any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be
confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure
of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration
Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is
ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of
competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to
the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the
Inspector and the Buyer has knowledge. Each Buyer agrees that it shall, upon learning that
disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at
its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective
order for, the Records deemed confidential.
(i) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning
a Buyer provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply
with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to
avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a
court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any
other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such
information concerning a Buyer is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Buyer and allow such Buyer,
at the Buyer’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a
protective order for, such information.
(j) The Company shall use its best efforts either to cause all the Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement (i) to be listed on each securities exchange on which
securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the
listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or
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(ii) the inclusion for quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC
Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in
connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(j).
(k) The Company shall cooperate with each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities being offered
and, to the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates
(not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant
to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as
the case may be, as the Buyers may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Buyers
may request.
(l) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the
applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental
agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities.
(m) The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical,
but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings
statement (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a
twelve (12) month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter
next following the effective date of the Registration Statement.
(n) The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.
(o) Within two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable
Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal
counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with
copies to the Buyer whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement)
confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(p) The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate
disposition by each Buyer of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYERS.
Each Buyer agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any
event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e), such Buyer will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration
Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Buyer’s receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(e) or receipt of notice that no
supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall
cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended certificates for shares of Common Stock to a
transferee of a Buyer in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in
connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which a Buyer has entered into a
contract for sale prior to the Buyer’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of
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any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e) and for which
the Buyer has not yet settled.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to
Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees,
printers, legal and accounting fees shall be paid by the Company.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
With respect to Registrable Securities which are included in a Registration Statement under
this Agreement:
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold
harmless and defend each Buyer, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents,
representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Buyer within the meaning of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’
fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”)
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding,
investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental,
administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether
or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which
any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced
or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under
the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are
offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any final prospectus
(as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with
the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make
the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were
made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or
any rule or regulation there under relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities
pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being,
collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse the Buyers and each such
controlling person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal
fees or disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (x) shall not apply to a
Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified
Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration
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Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y) shall not be available to
the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Buyer to deliver or to cause to be delivered the
prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the
Company pursuant to Section 3(c); and (z) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any
Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive
the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Buyers pursuant to Section 9 hereof.
(b) In connection with a Registration Statement, each Buyer agrees to severally and not
jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set
forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers, employees,
representatives, or agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or
Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or is based upon any
Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Buyer
expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d),
such Buyer will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection
with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement
contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section
7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without
the prior written consent of such Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
provided, further, however, that the Buyer shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that
amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Buyer as a
result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by
the Buyers pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall not
inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact
contained in the prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus was delivered to each Buyer prior
to such Buyer’s use of the prospectus to which the Claim relates.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6
of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or
proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in
respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the
indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with
counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the
Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than
one (1) counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified
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Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained
by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party
represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any
such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all
information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to
such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations
with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action,
claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which
does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or
litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be
subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third
parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The
failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the
commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the
indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
(d) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the
amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or
Indemnified Damages are incurred.
(e) The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action
or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or
others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law,
the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for
which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law;
provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited
in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable
Securities.
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8. REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT.
With a view to making available to the Buyers the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Buyers
to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”) the
Company agrees to:
(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in
Rule 144;
(b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to
such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations
under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other
documents as are required by the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
(c) furnish to each Buyer so long as such Buyer owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon
request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting
requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent
annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the
Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Buyers to
sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the
written consent of the Company and Buyers who then hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
Registrable Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall
be binding upon each Buyer and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent
that it applies to fewer than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration
shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any
provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the
parties to this Agreement.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or
is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities or owns the right to receive the Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two (2) or
more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis
of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable
Securities.
(b) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given
under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:
(i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent
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by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically
generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with
a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to
receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to:
|
Advanced Viral Research Corp. | |
| 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
| Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | ||
| Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | ||
| Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
With Copy to:
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx, P.C. | |
| 29th Floor- Bank of America Tower at International Place | ||
| 000 X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 | ||
| Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
| Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | ||
| Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 |
If to an Buyer, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, with
copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers or to such other
address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party
has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness
of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice,
consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the
sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of
the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall
be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
respectively.
(c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or
delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
(d) The laws of the State of New Jersey shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights
of the Company and the Buyers as its stockholders. All other questions concerning the
construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the
internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey. Each
party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the
State of New Jersey, sitting in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey and federal courts for the District of
New Jersey sitting Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
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discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action
or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court,
that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such
suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of
process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a
copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any
manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE
ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(e) This Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, the Securities Purchase
Agreement and related documents including the Convertible Debenture and the Security Agreement
dated the date hereof (the “Security Agreement”) constitute the entire agreement among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions,
promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein.
This Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, the Securities Purchase Agreement and
related documents including the Convertible Debenture, and the Security Agreement supersede all
prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.
(f) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors
and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
(g) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit
or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(h) This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once
executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy
of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
(i) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts
and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to
express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
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(j) This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be
enforced by, any other Person.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| COMPANY: | |||
| ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP. | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| BUYER: | |||
| CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP | |||
| By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC | |||
| Its: General Partner | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||
| Title: Portfolio Manager | |||
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SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
| Address/Facsimile | Address/Facsimile | |||
| Buyer | Number of Buyer | Number of Buyer’s Representative | ||
Cornell Capital Partners, LP
|
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx – Suite 3700 | 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx – Suite 3700 | ||
| Jersey City, NJ 07303 | Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |||
| Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | |||
| Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. |
