SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
FOR
ERGOVISION, INC.
Ergovision, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
President & COO
Re: Subscription Agreement for the Purchase of 10% Convertible Notes
Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby subscribes to purchase $____________ aggregate
principal amount of the 10% Subordinated Convertible Promissory Notes, due
October 1, 2003 (the "Notes") of Ergovision, Inc. (the "Company"). The Notes
being offered are more fully described in the Company's Confidential Private
Offering Memorandum (the "Memorandum") dated August 10, 1998. The undersigned
herewith tenders to the Company a check or money order made payable to the order
of "Ergovision, Inc." in the amount of $____________, the total purchase price
for all of the Notes subscribed for. The undersigned understands that monies
tendered by the undersigned and other persons subscribing to purchase Notes will
be held in escrow pending the Company's acceptance of subscriptions for a
minimum of $500,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes. If less than the
minimum is sold, the monies held in escrow will be refunded to subscribers
without interest. In the event the minimum is sold, the Company may immediately
utilize funds received from sales of Notes to subscribers from whom the Company
accepts subscriptions. This Subscription Agreement is made on the following
terms and conditions:
A. The undersigned acknowledges that acceptance of the subscription made
hereby is in the Company's discretion. Promptly following the Company's
acceptance of such subscription, the Company is to return to the undersigned a
copy of this Subscription Agreement (as accepted by the Company) as a receipt.
The Notes purchased will be transmitted to the registered holder at the address
indicated on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement within thirty
(30) days of the Company's receipt of this Subscription Agreement.
B. The undersigned acknowledges that the Notes (including the shares of
the Company's Common Stock (the "Shares") that the Company may be obligated to
issue pursuant to the undersigned's right of conversion provided in the Notes),
have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"), or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction that, absent an
exemption, would require registration, and are being offered for sale in
reliance upon exemptions from registration contained in the 1933 Act and
applicable state laws, and that the Company's reliance upon such exemptions is
based in part upon the undersigned's representations, warranties and agreements
contained in this Subscription Agreement.
C. In order to induce the Company to accept this Subscription Agreement,
the undersigned represents and warrants and covenants and agrees with, the
Company as follows:
(1) The undersigned understands and agrees that (a) the net proceeds
from the sale of Notes will be used for each of the following purposes: (i)
marketing expenses incurred in connection with the launch of its EyeTools
product line, (ii) the acquisition and integration of the business of Foggles,
(iii) the acquisition of inventory, and (iv) working capital, including the
payment for salaries and rent; (b) a minimum of $500,000 must be subscribed to
before the Company may accept the subscription hereunder; (c) this Subscription
Agreement may be accepted or rejected in whole or in part in the sole and
absoloute discretion of the Company; and (d) this Subscription Agreement and all
other documents or agreements relating to an investment by the undersigned in
the Notes (collectively, the "Subject Documents"), unless properly revoked
before closing of a sale of the Notes to the
undersigned, shall be irrevocable and shall survive the undersigned's death,
disability or insolvency, except that the undersigned shall have no obligations
in the event that this Subscription Agreement is rejected by the Company.
(2) The undersigned has read carefully each of the Subject Documents
and, to the extent believed necessary, has discussed the representations,
warranties and agreements which the undersigned makes by signing them, and the
applicable limitations upon the undersigned's resale of the Notes or any part
thereof, with its counsel.
(3) The undersigned understands that no federal or state agency has
made any findings or determination regarding the fairness of the offering of the
Notes, or any recommendation or endorsement of the offering of the Notes.
(4) The undersigned is purchasing the Notes for the undersigned's
own account, with the intention of holding the Notes for investment, with no
present intention of dividing or allowing others to participate in this
investment or of reselling or otherwise participating, directly or indirectly,
in a distribution of the Notes; and shall not make any sale, transfer or other
disposition of the Notes (or any part thereof) without registration under the
1933 Act and any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction
or unless an exemption from registration is available under those laws. No
person or entity other than the undersigned has any direct or indirect
beneficial interest in the Notes subscribed for hereunder by the undersigned.
(5) The undersigned's overall commitment to investments which are
not readily marketable is not disproportionate to the undersigned's net worth,
and the undersigned's investment in the Notes will not cause such overall
commitment to become excessive.
(6) The undersigned, if an individual, has adequate means of
providing for his current needs and personal and family contingencies and has no
need for liquidity in his investment in the Notes.
(7) The undersigned is an "accredited investor" as that term is
defined in Section 501(a) under Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act. The undersigned is financially able to
bear the economic risk of this investment, including the ability to afford
holding the Notes for an indefinite period or to afford a complete loss of this
investment.
(8) The address shown under the undersigned's signature on the
signature page of this Subscription Agreement is the undersigned's principal
residence if he is an individual, or its principal business address if a
corporation or other entity.
(9) The undersigned, together with any purchaser representatives of
the undersigned (as identified herein), has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of an investment in the Units and of making an informed investment
decision with respect thereto. The undersigned acknowledges that the Memorandum
may not contain all information that is essential to making an investment
decision with respect to the Notes and that it must rely on its own examination
of the Company and the terms and conditions of the offering, regardless of the
information contained in the Memorandum, prior to making an investment decision
with respect to the Notes.
(10) The undersigned is not subscribing for the Notes as a result of
or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication
published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over
television or radio, any seminar or meeting, or any solicitation of a
subscription by a person or entity not previously known to the undersigned in
connection with investments in securities generally.
(11) The undersigned represents that in making this subscription to
purchase Notes, no oral representations or warranties have been made to it. The
undersigned acknowledges that it has been advised that no person or entity is
authorized to give any information, or to make any statement regarding the
Company or the Offering, and that any such information or statement must not be
relied upon as having been authorized by the Company, its officers, directors,
affiliates or professional advisors.
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(12) The undersigned has not engaged any broker or other person or
entity that is entitled to a commission, fee or other remuneration as a result
of the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Subject Documents.
(13) The undersigned has full power and authority to execute and
deliver each of the Subject Documents, and the Subject Documents have been duly
executed and delivered by or on behalf of the undersigned and constitute legal,
valid and binding obligations of the undersigned enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, except to the extent such enforceability may be limited
by the laws of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
affecting creditors' rights generally or by general principles of equity.
(14) Neither the execution, delivery nor performance of the Subject
Documents by the undersigned violates or conflicts with, creates (with or
without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both) a default under or a
lien or encumbrance upon any of the undersigned's assets or properties pursuant
to or requires the consent, approval or order of any government or governmental
agency or other person or entity under (x) any note, indenture, lease, license
or other material agreement to which the undersigned is a party or by which it
or any of its assets or properties is bound or (y) any statute, law, rule,
regulation or court decree binding upon or applicable to the undersigned or its
assets or properties. If the undersigned is not a natural person, the execution
and delivery by the undersigned of the Subject Documents have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on behalf of the
undersigned and such investment will not constitute a breach or violation of, or
default under, the charter or by-laws or equivalent governing documents of the
undersigned.
(15) The undersigned has received and read the Subject Documents and
understands all of the terms of this Offering and the risks associated with the
investment, including, without limitation, the risks identified under the
heading "Risk Factors" in the Memorandum. The undersigned acknowledges that an
investment in the Notes is a speculative investment and involves a high degree
of risk, and that the Company makes no assurances whatsoever concerning the
present or prospective value of the Notes. The undersigned understands that the
Conversion Price for the Shares set forth in the Notes has been arbitrarily
determined by the Company and bears no relationship to its assets, earnings,
book value or other accepted criteria of value.
(16) The undersigned has no knowledge that the statements of the
Company contained in the Memorandum are not true and correct in all material
respects. The undersigned has consulted its own financial, legal and tax
advisors with respect to the economic, legal and tax consequences of an
investment in the Notes and has not relied on the Memorandum, the Company or the
Company's officers, directors, affiliates or professional advisors for advice as
to such consequences.
(17) The undersigned has been given the opportunity to ask questions
of, and receive answers from, the Company concerning the terms and conditions of
the Offering and to obtain additional information necessary to verify the
accuracy of the information contained in the Subject Documents or such other
information as the undersigned desired in order to evaluate the investment, and
the undersigned availed itself of such opportunity to the extent considered
appropriate in order to evaluate the merits or risks of the proposed investment,
and all of its questions and requests for documents and information have been
answered to its complete satisfaction.
(18) The undersigned has accurately completed the Accredited
Purchaser Questionnaire provided herewith and has executed such Accredited
Purchaser Questionnaire and any applicable exhibits thereto. In addition, if the
undersigned has used a financial advisor to assist it in evaluating an
investment in the Notes, such financial adviser has executed and delivered to
the Company a dated and completed Purchaser Representative Questionnaire.
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(19) The undersigned understands that even if the Company becomes a
"reporting company" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act to permit resales of the
Notes or Shares ( or any part thereof) are not available for at least one (1)
year and there can be no assurance that the conditions necessary to permit
routine sales of the Notes or Shares (or any part thereof) under Rule 144 will
ever be satisfied, and, if Rule 144 should become available, routine sales made
in reliance on its provisions could be made only in limited amounts and in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Rule. The undersigned further
understands that in connection with sales of securities for which Rule 144 is
not available, compliance with some other registration exemption will be
required. The undersigned understands that the Company is under no obligation to
the undersigned to register the Notes or Shares (or any part thereof) (except as
otherwise expressly provided herein) or to comply with the conditions of Rule
144 or take any other action necessary in order to make available any exemption
for the sale of the Notes or the Shares (or any part thereof) without
registration.
(20) (a) The undersigned understands that the Notes and Shares (nor
any part thereof) have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any state or
other securities laws in reliance on exemptions for private offerings; the Notes
and Shares cannot be resold or otherwise disposed of unless they are
subsequently registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state and other
securities laws or an exemption from registration is available and Notes and the
certificate(s) representing the Shares will bear the following legend, in
addition to such other legends required under this agreement or other applicable
laws, until (i) such securities shall have been registered under the 1933 Act
and effectively disposed of in accordance with a registration statement and all
other applicable securities laws; or (ii) in the opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Company such securities may be sold without registration
under the 1933 Act and all other applicable securities laws:
"THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE "BLUE SKY" OR
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (i) PURSUANT TO A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT WHICH HAS BECOME
EFFECTIVE AND IS CURRENT WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES, OR (ii)
PURSUANT TO A SPECIFIC EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT BUT ONLY UPON A HOLDER HEREOF FIRST HAVING OBTAINED
THE WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
CORPORATION, THAT THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL
APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, AS WELL AS ANY
APPLICABLE "BLUE SKY" OR SIMILAR SECURITIES LAW."
(b) The undersigned understands that in the absence of
registration by the Company, neither the Notes nor the Shares will be registered
under the 1933 Act or any state or other securities laws; there will be no
public market for the Notes or the Shares and there is no assurance one will
develop in the future; the undersigned may have to hold the Notes or the Shares
indefinitely and it may not be possible for the undersigned to liquidate its
investment in the Company; and the undersigned should not purchase any Notes
unless it can afford a complete loss of its investment and bear the burden of
such loss for an indefinite period of time.
(21) The undersigned, if an individual, is at least 21 years of age
and has full legal capacity to enter into and perform his obligations under the
Subject Documents.
(22) The foregoing representations and warranties are true and
accurate as of the date hereof and shall be true and accurate as of the date of
delivery of this Subscription Agreement to the Company and shall survive such
delivery. If at any time prior to issuance of the Notes to the undersigned, any
representation or warranty of the undersigned shall no longer be true, the
undersigned promptly shall give written notice to the Company specifying which
representations and warranties are not true and the reason therefor, whereupon
the undersigned's subscription may be rejected or, if previously accepted, such
acceptance may be rescinded.
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(23) Notwithstanding the place where this Subscription Agreement may
be executed by any of the parties hereto, all the terms and provisions of the
Subject Documents shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflict of laws
principles. Any dispute which may arise out of or in connection with any of the
Subject Documents shall be adjudicated before a court located in New York City
and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the
State of New York located in New York, New York and of the federal courts in the
Southern District of New York with respect to any action or legal proceeding
commenced by any party, and irrevocably waive any objection they now or
hereafter may have respecting the venue of any such action or proceeding brought
in such a court or respecting the fact that such court is an inconvenient forum,
relating to or arising out of any of the Subject Documents or any acts or
omissions relating to the sale of the Notes, and the undersigned consents to the
service of process in any such action or legal proceeding by means of registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, in care of the address set forth
below or such other address as the undersigned shall furnish in writing to the
Company. In the event any such action is brought, whether at law or in equity,
then the prevailing party shall be paid its reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses
and disbursements arising out of such action.
(24) THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN
TORT, CONTRACT, FRAUD OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH ANY OF THE SUBJECT DOCUMENTS OR THE UNDERSIGNED'S PURCHASE OF THE UNITS.
(25) The undersigned acknowledges that it understands the meaning
and legal consequences of the representations, warranties, acknowledgments and
agreements contained in this Subscription Agreement and in the Accredited
Purchaser Questionnaire and hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its shareholders, officers, directors, affiliates, agents and
representatives, from and against any and all loss, damage, expense, claim,
liability, action, suit or proceeding (including the reasonable fees and
expenses of legal counsel) (collectively, "Loss") as incurred arising out of or
in any manner whatsoever connected with a breach of any representation or
warranty of the undersigned, or the undersigned's failure to perform any
obligation or agreement, contained in this Subscription Agreement, in the
Accredited Purchaser Questionnaire or in any other Subject Document. The
undersigned acknowledges that such damage could be substantial since (a) the
Notes are being offered without registration under the 1933 Act in reliance upon
the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act for transactions by an
issuer not involving a public offering and, in various states, pursuant to
exemptions from registration, (b) the availability of such exemptions is, in
part, dependent upon the truthfulness and accuracy of the representations made
by the undersigned herein and in Accredited Purchaser Questionnaire, and (c) the
Company will rely on such representations in accepting the undersigned's
Subscription Agreement. The undersigned further agrees that in the event it
brings any action against the Company or any other person or entity in
connection with its purchase of the Notes, it will indemnify the Company and/or
any such person or entity for any and all Loss incurred by them (or any of them)
in accordance with defending such action in the event the undersigned does not
prevail in such action.
(26) The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that all information,
written and oral, concerning the Company furnished from time to time to the
undersigned, including the Subject Documents, is provided on a confidential
basis. The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that it shall not
disclose such information, other than where such disclosure is required by law
or where such information is already available to the public other than as a
result of disclosure by the undersigned, to anyone other than the undersigned's
officers, directors, employees, legal counsel, accountants, or authorized agents
or advisors, who shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this
paragraph 26.
D. Investors in this Offering will have the registration rights specified
in Annex A with respect to the Shares. These rights are personal to the
investors in this Offering and are not transferable with any of such Shares.
Annex A is hereby incorporated by reference in this Subscription Agreement.
E. Except as expressly provided herein, this Subscription Agreement and
the other Subject Documents contain the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder and supersede all prior
agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties with
respect to such subject matter. The Subscription Agreement may be amended or any
provision hereof waived only by a
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writing executed each party hereto. The terms and conditions of this
Subscription Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties and their respective successors, heirs, executors, personal
representatives and permitted assigns.
F. No party hereto may assign this Subscription Agreement or any right,
interest, duty or obligation herein without the express written consent of each
party hereto.
G. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the
parties contained herein shall survive the execution, delivery and performance
of this Subscription Agreement.
H. All notices or other communications given or made under this
Subscription Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered or mailed by
(i) registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii) hand delivery
or (iii) by reputable overnight courier service: if to the Company, to its
address as set forth above, and if to the undersigned, to its address as set
forth on the signature page hereto. Such addresses may be changed from time to
time by a notice given in any manner set forth above. Any notice given in
accordance with this section shall be effective upon receipt.
I. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, taken
together, shall constitute the same agreement.
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Please register the Notes subscribed for as follows:
Name: _________________________________________________
Date: _________________________________________________
(Please Print)
As (check one):
|_| Individual |_| Tenants-in-Common |_| Existing Partnership
|_| Joint Tenants |_| Corporation |_| Trust
|_| Minor with adult custodian under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act
______________________________________ ______________________________________
Signature of Subscriber Signature of Co-Subscriber
______________________________________ ______________________________________
Subscriber Tax I.D. or Co-Subscriber Tax I.D. or
Social Security Number Social Security Number
Residence Address (or if Entity, Principal Office)
City or Town
______________
State Zip Code
(______)
Telephone, including area code
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ACCEPTED BY ERGOVISION, INC.
By:________________________________ Date__________________________________
Name:
Title:
NOTE: Please sign your name or names exactly as you wish the Notes to be
registered. For Notes which are to be owned jointly or as tenants-in-common,
each owner should sign. If signing for a trust, partnership or corporation,
please indicate the name of such trust or entity and the capacity in which you
are acting. If executed by a trust, a majority of the trustees; if executed by a
partnership, a general partner, or if executed by a corporation, a duly
authorized officer, should sign this Subscription Agreement.
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ANNEX A TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
RELATING TO ERGOVISION, INC.
Registration Rights
Ergovision, Inc. (the "Company") has issued to the subscriber (the
"Noteholder") a 10% Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note (the "Note")
pursuant to which the Company may become obligated to issue certain shares of
the Company's Common Stock (the "Shares") to Noteholder. The Noteholder will
have the registration rights set forth in this Annex A (this "Agreement") with
respect to the Shares. These registration rights are personal to the Noteholder
and are not transferable with the transfer of any of such Shares. Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to such terms
in the Subscription Agreement.
1. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following respective
meanings for purposes of this Agreement:
"Commission" shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Effective Date" shall mean October 1, 1999.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as
the same shall be in effect from time to time.
"Registration Date" shall mean, with respect to each registration of
the shares constituting the Shares hereunder, the date on which the registration
statement including such Shares shall have become effective under the Securities
Act; provided, however, that if any of the Shares are included in a "shelf"
registration statement under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the
"Registration Date" shall mean the date on which the final prospectus covering
such shares of Shares is transmitted for filing with the commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same
shall be in effect from time to time.
2. "Piggy-Back" Registration. If at any time within the period commencing
with the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary thereof, at which
time any Shares have not previously been registered under the Securities Act,
the Company proposes to register any of its equity securities under the
Securities Act, whether or not for sale for its own account, in a manner that
would permit registration of the Shares for sale to the public under the
Securities Act, it will, each such time, give prompt written notice to the
Noteholder of its intention to do so, which notice shall set forth the intended
method of disposition of the securities proposed to be registered by the
Company. The notice shall offer to include in such registration such number of
shares of the Shares which have not previously been registered as Noteholder may
request. The Noteholder shall advise the Company in writing within twenty (20)
days after the date of receipt of such offer from the Company, setting forth the
number of Shares, if any, for which registration is requested. The Company shall
thereupon include in such registration the number of Shares for which
registration is so requested and shall use its best efforts to effect
registration under the Securities Act of such Shares, to the extent required to
permit their public sale by the Noteholder; provided, that if, at any time after
giving written notice of its intention to register any of its equity securities
and prior to the Registration Date of the registration statement filed in
connection therewith, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register
any such equity securities, the Company shall give written notice of such
determination and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register
any of the Shares in connection with such registration (but not of its
obligation to pay the registration expenses set forth in Section 6 hereof that
then have been incurred in connection therewith).
Each Noteholder shall be entitled to make no more than one (1) Piggyback
Registration Request, provided that if, with respect to such Piggyback
Registration Request, a Noteholder's Shares are not included in the offering
(due to a withdrawal of such request by the Noteholder, the application of the
"cut-back" provisions set
forth in Section 4 herein or otherwise), such Piggyback Registration Request
shall be deemed to have not been given by such holder.
3. Registration Procedures. Whenever the Company is required by this
Agreement to effect the registration of any of the Shares, it will:
a. Registration Statement. Prepare and file with the Commission the
requisite registration statement with respect to such Shares and use its best
efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective for
a period of time required for the disposition of such Shares by the Noteholder,
but not to exceed the period provided in (b) of this Section 3;
b. Amendments to Registration Statement. Prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and
the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such
registration statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the sale or other
disposition of the Shares covered by such registration statement until the
earlier of such time as all of such Shares have been disposed of or the
expiration of nine (9) months;
c. Distribution of Registration Statement. As soon as available,
furnish to the Noteholder such number of copies of such registration statement
and of each amendment or supplement thereto, and of each prospectus (including
each preliminary prospectus or summary prospectus) included therein, in
conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other
documents, as the Noteholder may reasonably request;
d. Blue Sky Filings. Use its best efforts to register or qualify the
Shares covered by such registration statement under such other securities or
blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as the Noteholder
shall reasonably request but not to exceed registration in four states;
(provided, however, the Company shall not be obligated to qualify as a foreign
corporation to do business under the laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not
then qualified or to file any general consent to service of process), and do
such other reasonable acts and things as may be required of it to enable the
Noteholder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Shares
included in such registration statement;
e. Listing on Exchanges. Use its best efforts to list such Shares
included in such registration statement on any securities exchange on which the
Company Stock is then listed;
f. Opinions and Certificates. Furnish, on the date that such Shares
are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or, if
the Shares are not being sold through underwriters, on the Registration Date
with respect to such Shares, if otherwise provided to underwriters, (i) if an
opinion of counsel to the Company for the purposes of such registration (or, if
no such opinion is being provided to underwriters, a certificate signed by two
executive officers of the Company), dated such date, addressed to the
underwriters, if any, and the Noteholder, stating that such registration
statement has become effective under the Securities Act and that (A) to the best
knowledge of such counsel (or officers), no stop order suspending the
effectiveness thereof has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have
been instituted or are pending or contemplated under the Securities Act, (B) the
registration statement, the related prospectus, and each amendment or supplement
thereto, comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (except that, in the case of an opinion of counsel, such counsel need
express no opinion as to financial statements contained therein), (C) the
descriptions in the registration statement or the prospectus, or any amendment
or supplement thereto, of all legal matters and contracts and other legal
documents or instruments are accurate and fairly present the information
required to be shown, and (D) such counsel (or officers) do not know of any
legal or governmental proceedings, pending or contemplated, required to be
described in the registration statement or prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, which are not described as required, nor of any contracts or
documents or instruments of a character required to be described in the
registration statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
to be filed as exhibits to the registration statement which are not described
and filed or incorporated by reference as required; such counsel (or officers)
shall also confirm that nothing has come to their attention that would lead them
to believe that either the registration statement or the prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto (other than, in the case of an opinion of
counsel, financial material as to which such counsel need make no statement)
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits
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to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading,
and (ii) if otherwise provided to underwriters, a letter dated such date, from
the independent certified public accountants of the Company, addressed to such
underwriters and to the Noteholder (or, if such accountants refuse to deliver
such letter to the Noteholder because they are not then deemed underwriters
under the Securities Act, then to the Company) stating that they are independent
certified public accounts within the meaning of the Securities Act and
containing such other statements as the Company and such underwriters may agree
and reasonably request which shall consist of information customarily covered in
the accountant's letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten public
offerings of securities with respect to events subsequent to the date of the
financial statements included as part of the registration statement;
g. Additional Procedures. Enter into customary agreements (including
an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions as are
reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the
Shares; and
h. Compliance. Otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its
security Noteholders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than
eighteen (18) months after the Registration Date, an earnings statement which
shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11 (a) of the Securities Act and Rule
158 thereunder.
It shall be a condition precedent to the obligation of the
Company to take any action pursuant to this Agreement in respect of the Shares
which are to be registered that the Noteholder shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding the Noteholder, the securities held by the Noteholder, and
the intended method of disposition thereof as the Company shall reasonably
request and as shall be required in connection with such registration by the
Company.
4. Exclusion of Shares. Notwithstanding Section 2 hereof, the following
"cut-back" provisions shall apply.
a. In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of
shares of the Company's Common Stock, the Company shall not be required under
Section 2 to include any of the Shares of the Noteholders in such underwriting
unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the
Company and the underwriters selected by it (or by other persons entitled to
select the underwriters), and then only in such quantity as the underwriters
determine in their sole discretion will not, jeopardize the success of the
offering by the Company. The registration rights granted hereunder to
Noteholders are subject to any contractual rights that the Company has granted
or may grant to any other persons, to be included in a registration of shares of
Common Stock by the Company for sale to the public under the Securities Act (the
Noteholders and such other persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as
"Holders of Registration Rights"). If the total amount of Shares requested by
Holders of Registration Rights to be included in such offering exceeds the
amount of securities sold other than by the Company that the underwriters
determine in their sole discretion is compatible with the success of the
offering, then the Company shall be required to include only that number of such
Shares which the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not
jeopardize the success of the offering (the Shares so included to be apportioned
pro rata among the participating Holders of Registration Rights according to the
total amount of Shares entitled to be included therein owned by each of them or
in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by them).
b. In the event that, pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof, the Company
refuses to register some, but not all, of such Shares as the Noteholder have
requested be registered pursuant to Sections 2 hereof, the Noteholder may elect
to have all Shares excluded from such registration.
c. In the event that, pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof, the Company
refuses to register some or all of such Shares as Noteholder has requested be
registered pursuant to Section 2 hereof, then the registration from which such
shares has been excluded shall not be deemed an opportunity to include shares in
a registration, pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
It shall be a condition precedent to the obligation of the
Company to take any action pursuant to this Agreement in respect of the Shares
which are to be registered that the Noteholder shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding the securities held by it and the intended method of
disposition thereof as the Company shall reasonably request and as shall be
required in connection with such registration by the Company.
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5. Notification to Noteholder. Whenever the Noteholder is participating as
a selling shareholder in a registration effected hereunder:
a. Notification of Suspension. The Company will notify the
Noteholder of (i) the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the registration statement or the institution or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose or (ii) the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose. Immediately upon receipt of any such notice, the Noteholder shall cease
to offer or sell any Shares pursuant to the registration statement in the
jurisdiction to which such stop order or suspension relates. The Company will
use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the
suspension of any such qualification and, if any such stop order is issued or
any such qualification is suspended, to obtain as soon as possible the
withdrawal or revocation thereof, and will notify the Noteholder at the earliest
practicable date of the date on which the Noteholder may offer and sell the
Shares pursuant to the registration statement.
b. Amendments to Prospectus and Delay of Sales. The Company will
notify the Noteholder promptly if any event shall occur or if any state of facts
shall exist that, in the judgment of the Company, should be set forth in any
preliminary or final prospectus then being used by the Noteholder in connection
with the sale of any Shares. Immediately upon receipt of such notice, the
Noteholder shall cease to offer or sell any Shares pursuant to such preliminary
or final prospectus, cease to deliver or use such preliminary or final
prospectus and, if so requested by the Company, use its best efforts to return
to the Company, at the Company's expense, all copies (other than permanent file
copies) of such preliminary or final prospectus. The Company will, as promptly
as practicable, take such action as may be necessary to amend or supplement such
preliminary or final prospectus in order to set forth or reflect such event or
state of facts.
c. Extended Offering Period. If, pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 5, the Noteholder is required to cease to offer or sell any Shares
pursuant to the registration statement, the termination of the period during
which such registration statement is required to be kept effective pursuant to
Section 5(b) hereof shall be postponed by a number of days equal to the number
of days during which the Noteholder is so required to cease to offer or sell
Shares.
6. Expenses. All expenses incident to performance of, or compliance with,
this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees
(including all filing fees incident to filing with any stock exchange or the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), listing fees and expenses,
printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and accountants for the
Company, expenses of any audits incident to or required by any such registration
and expenses of complying the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdictions,
shall be paid by the Company; provided, that the Company shall not be liable for
the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Noteholder or any transfer taxes,
fees, discounts or commissions in respect of the Shares sold by the Noteholder.
7. Indemnification.
a. Indemnification by the Company. In the event of any registration
of any Shares under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Noteholder and each other person
(including each underwriter) who participated in the offering of such Shares and
each other person, if any, who controls such participating person within the
meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages of
liabilities, joint or several, to which the Noteholder or any such participating
person or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or any
other statute or at common law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i)
any alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained, as of the
Registration Date, in any registration statement under which such securities
were registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus or final
prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii)
any alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall
reimburse the Noteholder or any such participating person or controlling person
for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by the Noteholder or any
such participating person or controlling person in connection with investigating
or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon
any alleged
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untrue statement or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement,
preliminary prospectus, prospectus or amendment or supplement in reliance upon
and in conformity with any false or incorrect written information furnished to
the Company by the Noteholder specifically for use therein or (in the case of
any registration pursuant to Section 2 if the Company is not a party to the
underwriting agreement) so furnished for such purposes by any underwriter. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Noteholder or any such participating person or
controlling person, and shall survive the transfer of such Shares by the
Noteholder.
Such indemnification with respect to any preliminary
prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of the Noteholder or, if the Company
is not a party to the underwriting agreement, of any underwriter (or any
officer, director of employee of, or person controlling, such underwriter) from
whom the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased
the Shares which are the subject thereof if such person did not receive a copy
of the final prospectus with respect to such Shares (or such final prospectus as
amended or supplemented) at or prior to the confirmation of the sale of such
Shares to such person (provided that such final prospectus was made available by
the Company as required by this Agreement prior to the confirmation) in any case
where such delivery is required by the Securities Act and the untrue statement
or omission of a material fact contained in such preliminary prospectus was
corrected in such final prospectus (or such final prospectus as amended or
supplemented).
b. Indemnification by the Noteholder. In the event of any
registration of any Shares under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement,
the Noteholder, agrees to and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Company, its directors and officers and each other person, if any, who controls
the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company or any such
director or officer or any such person may become subject under the Securities
Act or any other statute or at common law, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon false or incorrect information provided in writing to the Company by the
Noteholder for use in connection with such registration and which is contained,
on the Registration Date, in any Registration Statement under which Shares were
registered under the Securities Act at the request of the Noteholder, any
preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment
or supplement thereto; provided, that the Noteholder shall not be required
pursuant to this Section 7(b) to contribute any amount in excess of the
aggregate proceeds to the Noteholder of the Shares being offered by the
Noteholder pursuant to such Registration Statement.
8. Miscellaneous.
a. No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not and will not
hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Noteholder under this Agreement.
b. Attorney's Fees. In any action or proceeding brought to enforce
any provision of this Agreement or where any provision hereof is validly
asserted as a defense, the successful party shall be entitled to recover
reasonable attorney's fees in addition to any other available remedy.
c. Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and
waiver or consents to departure from the provisions hereof may not be given
unless in writing signed by the Company and the Noteholder.
d. Notice Generally. Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval,
declaration, delivery or other communication hereunder to be made pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement shall be sufficiently given or made if in
writing and either delivered in person with receipt acknowledged, sent by
facsimile transmission to the facsimile number set forth below as set forth
below, sent by overnight courier with receipt acknowledged, or sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed as follows:
If to the Noteholder, to:
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The name and address of the Noteholder indicated on the
signature page to the Subscription Agreement.
If to the Company, to:
Ergovision, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, President
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy, to:
Dornbush, Mensch, Mandelstam & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or at such other address or facsimile transmission number as may be substituted
by notice given as herein provided. The giving of any notice required hereunder
may be waived in writing by the party entitled to receive such notice. Every
notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration, delivery or other
communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly given or served on the
date when personal delivery or facsimile transmission thereof is made or sent
and receipt thereof is acknowledged by the party entitled to receive such
notice, or upon receipt if sent by overnight courier or by mail. Failure or
delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, approval,
declaration, delivery or other communication to the person designated above to
receive a copy shall in no way adversely affect the effectiveness of such
notice, demand, request, approval, .declaration, delivery or other
communication.
e. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto,
provided however, that no party other than the Noteholder may request
registration of the Shares as provided by Section 2 hereof, and such
registration may only be requested with respect to Shares which (i) are owned by
the Noteholder at the time such request is made by the Noteholder and received
by the Company, and (ii) have not previously been registered (or with respect to
which registration has not previously been requested) pursuant hereto.
f. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
g. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws
with respect thereto.
h. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
i. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement
and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof
and thereof.
j. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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