REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.2
This
Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
this 27th day of March, 2008, by and among Osteologix, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and the “Holders” executing this Agreement and
named in that certain Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the
Holders dated the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The
parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain
Definitions.
As used in
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any person, any other person which directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
person.
“Affiliated
Holder” shall mean Nordic Biotech Opportunity Fund K/S, and any successor and
assigns or permitted transferee of the Affiliated Holder who is a subsequent
holder of any Registrable Securities transferred by the Affiliated
Holder.
“Business
Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in Xxx Xxxx
Xxxx xxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx are open for the general transaction of
business.
“Common
Stock” shall mean the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and
any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be
reclassified.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Holders”
shall mean collectively, the Purchasers and the Affiliated Holder.
“Major
Purchaser” shall mean any Holder (other than the Affiliated Holder) that
purchased 500,000 Units, or more, pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Shares purchased by a
Holder shall include the Shares of all of its related persons that have also
purchased Shares under the Purchase Agreement.
“Purchasers”
shall mean the Purchasers identified in the Purchase Agreement (other than the
Affiliated Holder) and any successor and assigns or permitted transferee of any
Purchaser who is a subsequent holder of any Registrable Securities.
“Prospectus”
shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including,
without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously
omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement
in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the
offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the
Prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by
reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such
Prospectus.
“Register,”
“registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and
filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the
Securities Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of
effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
“Registrable
Securities” shall mean (i) the Shares, and (ii) any other securities issued or
issuable with respect to or in exchange for the Shares; provided, that a
security held by Holder shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon (A) a sale
by such Holder pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act or (B) such security becoming eligible for sale by such Holder
pursuant to Rule 144(b) without volume limitations.
“Registration
Statement” shall mean any registration statement or statements of the Company
filed under the Securities Act and (in each case) the Prospectus that covers the
resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement (including each of the Registration Statements referred to in Section
2), amendments and supplements to each such Registration Statement and
Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all
material filed and incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in each such Registration Statement.
“Required
Holders” means the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable
Securities.
“Required
Purchasers” mean the Purchasers holding a majority of the Registrable Securities
then owned by the Purchasers.
“Rule 416”
and “Rule 429” mean “Rule 416” and “Rule 429”, respectively, each as promulgated
by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as either such Rule may be amended
from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
SEC having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“SEC”
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Shares”
means the shares of Common Stock issued to the Holders pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement or issued or issuable to the Holders upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange of any securities issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement including
any Warrant Shares issued or issuable to the Holders pursuant to the exercise of
the Warrants (as well as any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the
Holders upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization
or similar event with respect to the foregoing).
“Warrant”
means any one of the Warrants to purchase Common Stock issued to the Holders
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and any amendments thereof.
“Warrant
Shares” means the shares issued or issuable pursuant to the
Warrants.
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2. Registration.
(a) Initial Registration
Statement. Promptly following the closing of the purchase and
sale of the securities contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Closing
Date”) but no later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (the “Filing
Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration
Statement covering the resale by the Purchasers of all Registrable Securities
then held by the Purchasers. Such Registration Statement shall be on
Form S-1 or Form S-3, as available (the “Registration Statement”), or other
appropriate form in accordance herewith and shall include the plan of
distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A (except as
otherwise directed by the Purchasers). Such Registration Statement
also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act (including
Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with
respect to the Registrable Securities. Such Registration Statement
shall not include any shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account
of any holder without the prior written consent of the Required Purchasers,
except for shares of Common Stock held by the Company’s stockholders (other than
the Affiliated Holder) having “piggyback” registration rights expressly set
forth in registration rights agreements entered into by the Company prior to the
date hereof. A copy of the initial filing of the Registration
Statement (and each pre-effective amendment thereto) shall be provided to the
Purchasers and their counsel at least three (3) Business Days prior to
filing. If the Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline (or if
it is filed without giving the Purchasers the opportunity to review and comment
on the same as required above, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied
such filing requirement), then in addition to any other rights each Purchaser
may have hereunder or under applicable law, the Company will pay (i) an amount
in cash to each Purchaser other than the Affiliated Holder, as partial
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase
price paid for Registrable Securities by such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement up to a maximum amount of all liquidated damages payable under this
Agreement to any Purchaser of 10% of the purchase price paid for Registrable
Securities by such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) for
each thirty- (30) day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the
Filing Deadline for which the Registration Statement has not been filed or
reviewed pursuant to the terms hereof, an amount in cash to each Purchaser other
than the Affiliated Holder, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty,
equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by
such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement up to a maximum amount of all
liquidated damages payable under this Agreement to any Purchaser of 10% of the
purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such Purchaser pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement. The amounts payable as partial liquidated damages
pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid within three (3) Business Days of the
Filing Deadline and monthly thereafter within three (3) Business Days of the
last day of each month following the commencement of the Filing Deadline until
the Registration Statement has been reviewed by the Purchasers and filed with
the SEC as required herein. If the Company fails to pay any partial
liquidated damages pursuant to this section in full within seven (7) calendar
days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of
12% per annum (or such lesser amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable
law) to the Purchaser, accruing daily from the date such payments are due until
such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in
full. Payments to be made pursuant to this Section 2(a)(i) shall
apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the review
and filing of the Registration Statement required herein. All
payments shall be in immediately available cash funds. In all cases,
regardless of whether a Registration Statement has been declared effective, no
liquidated damages shall accrue or be payable with respect to securities that
are eligible for sale under Rule 144(b) without volume limitations.
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(b) Registration by the
Affiliated Holder. At any time after the earlier of the date
that is six (6) months after the Closing Date and thirty (30) days after the
date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed in accordance with
Section 2(a) herein, each Affiliated Holder may request, no more than one time,
that the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC, a Registration Statement
covering the resale by such Affiliated Holder of all Registrable Securities
(including all Warrant Shares) then held by such Affiliated
Holder. Promptly following any such request but no later than thirty
(30) Business Days after such request, the Company shall prepare and file with
the SEC a Registration Statement covering the resale by such Affiliated
Purchaser of all Registrable Securities then held by such Affiliated Purchaser;
provided, that
the Company shall not be required to file any Registration Statement under this
Section 2(b) if the filing of such Registration Statement would cause the
Company to file financial statements in advance of the date that the Company
would have otherwise been required to file such financial statements under the
Exchange Act. Such Registration Statement shall be on Form S-1 or
Form S-3, as available, or other appropriate form in accordance herewith and
shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A (except as
otherwise directed by such Affiliated Holder). Such Registration
Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act
(including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common
Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with
respect to the Registrable Securities. Such Registration Statement
shall not include any shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account
of any holder without the prior written consent of the Affiliated Purchaser that
requested such Registration Statement under this Section 2(b). A copy
of the initial filing of the Registration Statement (and each pre-effective
amendment thereto) shall be provided to the Affiliated Purchaser and their
counsel at least three (3) Business Days prior to
filing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the board of directors
of the Company determines in good faith that any such registration would be
materially detrimental to the Company, the Company may defer such registration
for no more than ninety (90) days in any twelve (12) month
period. Further, notwithstanding any other agreement between an
Affiliated Holder and the Company, each Affiliated Holder agrees that it will
not elect to cause the Company to register any other securities held by such
Affiliated Holder for resale prior to the date set forth in this
Section 2(b).
(c) Expenses. The
Company will pay all expenses associated with each registration, including
filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and
expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale
under applicable state securities laws, listing fees, reasonable out-of-pocket
fees and expenses of one counsel to all Major Purchasers (which fees and
expenses shall not exceed $15,000) and the Major Purchasers’ reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the registration, but excluding
discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers
or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable
Securities being sold.
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(d) Additional Registration
Statements. If at any time the SEC takes the position that the
offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration
Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the
provisions of Rule 415 or requires any Purchaser in connection with a
Registration Statement filed under Section 2(a) or the Affiliated Holder in
connection with a Registration Statement filed under Section 2(b) to be named as
an “underwriter”, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement is
a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer”
as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Purchasers or the Affiliated Holder,
as the case may be, is an “underwriter”. The Purchasers or the
Affiliated Holder, as applicable, shall have the right to participate or have
their counsel participate in any meetings or discussions with the SEC regarding
the SEC’s position and to comment or have their counsel comment on any written
submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written
submission shall be made to the SEC to which the Purchasers’ or Affiliated
Holder’s counsel, as applicable, reasonably objects, which determination shall
be made in the sole discretion of the Company and its counsel. In the
event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance
with the terms of this Section 2(d), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the
Company shall remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the
Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or agree to such restrictions
and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as
the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of
Rule 415; provided, however, that the
Company shall not agree to name any Purchaser or the Affiliated Holder as an
“underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent
of such Purchaser or the Affiliated Holder (collectively, the “SEC
Restrictions”). Any cut-back imposed on the Purchasers or the
Affiliated Holder pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall, unless the SEC
Restrictions otherwise require or provide and unless otherwise directed in
writing by a Purchaser or the Affiliated Holder as to its Registrable
Securities, will be applied as follows: (i) first to Registrable Securities
represented by the Shares, other than Warrant Shares, held by the Affiliated
Holder (applied, in the case that some of such shares of Common Stock may be
registered, to the Affiliated Holder(s) on a pro rata basis based on the total
number of unregistered Shares, other than Warrant Shares, held by any Affiliated
Holder)1; second to
the Warrant Shares held by the Affiliated Holder (applied, in the case that some
Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Affiliated Holder(s) on a pro rata
basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by any
Affiliated Holder)2;
third to Registrable Securities represented by the Shares, other than Warrant
Shares, held by Purchasers (applied, in the case that some of such shares of
Common Stock may be registered, to the Purchasers on a pro rata basis based on
the total number of unregistered Shares, other than Warrant Shares, held by any
Purchaser); and fourth to the Warrant Shares held by Purchasers (applied, in the
case that some Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Purchasers on a pro rata
basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by any
Purchaser). No liquidated damages shall accrue on or as to any Cut
Back Shares until such time as the Company is able to effect the registration of
the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the
“Restriction Termination Date”). From and after the Restriction
Termination Date, all of the provisions of this Section 2 (including the
liquidated damages provisions) shall again be applicable to the Cut Back Shares;
provided, however, that for
such purposes, the Filing Deadline with respect to any such Cut Back Shares
shall be the 45th day
following the Restriction Termination Date.
(e) Effectiveness.
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(i) The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration
Statement(s) to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable
(including filing with the SEC a request for acceleration of its effectiveness
in accordance with Rule 461 within five (5) Business Days of the date that the
Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of
the SEC that a Registration Statement will not be reviewed, or not be subject to
further review), with respect to the initial Registration Statement(s) filed
pursuant to Sections 2(a) and 2(b) hereof, but in any event no later than one
hundred and twenty (120) days after filing. The Company shall notify
the Purchasers or the applicable Affiliated Holder by facsimile or e-mail as
promptly as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours, after
any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously
provide the Purchasers or the applicable Affiliated Holder with copies of any
related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition
of the securities covered thereby. If (A)(i) the Registration
Statement is not declared effective by the SEC prior to the earlier of five (5)
Business Days after the staff of the SEC shall have informed the Company (orally
or in writing, whichever is earlier) that such Registration Statement will not
be reviewed by the staff of the SEC or not be subject to further review or (ii)
one hundred and twenty (120) days after filing, other than as a result of
limitations imposed by the SEC or (B) after a Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to such
Registration Statement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of
a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the Registration Statement),
but excluding the inability of any Purchaser to sell the Registrable Securities
covered thereby due to market conditions and except as excused pursuant to
Section 2(e)(ii) below, then, until the shares are eligible for resale under
Rule 144, in addition to any other rights each Purchaser may have hereunder or
under applicable law, the Company will pay (i) an amount in cash to each
Purchaser other than the Affiliated Holder, as partial liquidated damages and
not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid for
Registrable Securities by such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement up
to a maximum amount of all liquidated damages payable under this Agreement to
any Purchaser of 10% of the purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by
such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) for each thirty- (30)
day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the occurrence of an
event set forth in any of (A) or (B) above an amount in cash to each Purchaser
other than the Affiliated Holder, as partial liquidated damages and not as a
penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid for Registrable
Securities by such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement up to a maximum
amount of all liquidated damages payable under this Agreement to any Purchaser
of 10% of the purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such Purchaser
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The amounts payable as partial
liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid within three (3)
Business Days of the occurrence of an event set forth in any of (A) or (B) above
and monthly thereafter within three (3) Business Days of the last day of each
month following the occurrence of an event set forth in any of (A) or (B) above
until such events are cured. The amounts payable as partial
liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid within three (3)
Business Days of the occurrence of an event set forth in any of (A) or (B) above
and monthly thereafter within three (3) Business Days of the last day of each
month following the occurrence of an event set forth in any of (A) or (B) above
until such occurrence has been cured. If the Company fails to pay any
partial liquidated damages pursuant to this section in full within seven (7)
days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of
12% per annum (or such lesser amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable
law) to the Purchaser, accruing daily from the date such payments are due until
such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. Such
payments shall be made to each Purchaser in immediately available cash
funds. For purposes of the obligations of the Company under this
Agreement, except in the case of any Purchasers who elect in writing not to have
its Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement, no
Registration Statement shall be considered “effective” with respect to any
Registrable Securities unless such Registration Statement lists the Purchasers
of such Registrable Securities as “Selling Stockholders” and includes such other
information as is required to be disclosed with respect to such Purchasers to
permit them to sell all of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such
Registration Statement.
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(ii) The
Holders hereby acknowledge that there may occasionally be times when the Company
must suspend the use of the Prospectus until such time as an amendment to the
Registration Statement has been filed by the Company and declared effective by
the SEC or until the Company has amended or supplemented such
Prospectus. Each Holder hereby covenants that it will not sell any
securities pursuant to the Prospectus during the period commencing at the time
at which the Company gives such Holder notice of the suspension of the use of
the Prospectus and ending at the time the Company gives such Holder notice that
such Holder may thereafter effect sales pursuant to the
Prospectus. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Company shall not suspend use of the Registration Statement by any Holder unless
in the good faith determination of the Company such suspension is required by
the federal securities laws, including without limitation, the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder; provided, however, that
(i) except as otherwise provided by clause (ii) below, in the event
that such suspension is required by the need for an amendment or supplement to
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company shall promptly file
such required amendments or supplements as shall be necessary for the
disposition of the Registrable Securities to recommence and (ii) if the Board of
Directors has determined in good faith that offers and sales pursuant to the
Prospectus should not be made by reason of the presence of material undisclosed
circumstances or developments with respect to which the disclosure that would be
required in the Registration Statement would be premature or would have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its business, the Company may suspend
the use of the Prospectus and defer the filing of any required amendment or
supplement for the minimum period of time necessary to avoid such material
adverse effect (an “Allowed Delay”); provided, further, that in the
case of clause (ii) above, the Company shall not be entitled to exercise
its right to block such sales or suspend use of the Prospectus more than three
times (not to exceed thirty (30) days each) during the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement nor more than a total of thirty (30) days in any twelve
(12)-month period.
3. Company
Obligations. The Company will use all reasonable efforts
to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the
terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as
possible (but subject to Section 2(e)(ii)):
(a) use all
reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and,
to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the
earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement as amended from time to time, have been sold, and (ii)
the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement may be sold without volume limitations pursuant to Rule 144(b) (the
“Effectiveness Period”) and advise the Purchasers in writing when the
Effectiveness Period has expired;
(b) (i) prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such
Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period; (ii) cause the
related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus
supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(iii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received
from the SEC with respect to such Registration Statement or any amendment
thereto and, as promptly as reasonably practicable, upon request, provide the
Purchasers true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC
relating to such Registration Statement; and (iv) comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the distribution of all
of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement;
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(c) Use all
reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other
suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the
withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;
(d) prior to
any resale of Registrable Securities, use all reasonable efforts to
register or qualify or cooperate with the Holders and their counsel in
connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities
for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions
requested by the Holders and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts
or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such
jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto
to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise
be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (ii) subject itself to general
taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for
this Section 3(d) or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any
such jurisdiction;
(e) use all
reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system
or other market (including the OTC-BB) on which similar securities issued by the
Company are then listed or traded;
(f) promptly
notify the Purchasers and/or the applicable Affiliated Holder, at any time when
a Prospectus relating to Registrable Securities is required to be delivered
under the Securities Act (including during any period when the Company is in
compliance with Rule 172), upon discovery that, or upon 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 omits to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing,
and at the request of any such holder, promptly prepare, file with the SEC
pursuant to Rule 172 and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment
of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include
an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
in light of the circumstances then existing;
(g) promptly
notify the Purchasers and/or the applicable Affiliated Holder (i) of any request
by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental authority during the
period of effectiveness of each Registration Statement for amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional
information; (ii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state
governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) of the receipt by the
Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose; and (iv) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes
the financial statements included in such Registration Statement ineligible for
inclusion therein;
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(h) with a
view to making available to the Purchasers and the Affiliated Holder the
benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of
the SEC that may at any time permit the Purchasers or the Affiliated Holder to
sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company
covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as
those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six
months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be resold
pursuant to Rule 144(b) or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as
all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold; (ii) file with the SEC
in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under
the Exchange Act (whether or not such reports and other documents are required
to be filed under the Exchange Act); and (iii) furnish to each Purchaser and
Affiliated Holder upon request, as long as such Purchaser or Affiliated Holder
owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it
has complied with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and (B) such
other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such
Purchaser or Affiliated Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits
the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration;
and
(i) the
Company represents and warrants that (A) since December 31, 2007 through the
date of this Agreement, it has filed with the SEC in a timely manner all reports
and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act and (B)
neither the Company nor any of its consolidated or unconsolidated subsidiaries
have, since the end of the last fiscal year for which certified financial
statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiary were included in a
report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act through the
date of this Agreement: (1) failed to pay any dividend or sinking fund
installment on preferred stock; or (2) defaulted (x) on any installment or
installments on indebtedness for borrowed money, or (y) on any rental on one or
more long term leases, which defaults in the aggregate are material to the
financial position of the Company and its consolidated and unconsolidated
subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
4. Information. The
Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Purchasers, or
to advisors to or representatives of the Purchasers, unless prior to disclosure
of such information the Company identifies such information as being material
nonpublic information and provides the Purchasers, such advisors and
representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material
nonpublic information for review and any Purchaser wishing to obtain such
information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the
Company with respect thereto. The Purchasers and the Affiliated
Holder agree and acknowledge that their access to documents in connection with
any review by the SEC of a Registration Statement, and their participation in
any related meetings or discussion with the Company or the SEC in connection
therewith in accordance with Section 2(d) may expose them to material nonpublic
information and that the Company will request the execution of appropriate
confidentiality agreements as a condition to providing any such access to any
Purchaser or Affiliated Holder.
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5. Obligations of the
Holders.
(a) Each
Holder shall promptly furnish in writing to the Company such information
regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method
of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably
required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall
execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may
reasonably request. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the
first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall
notify each Holder of the information the Company requires from such Holder if
such Holder elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement. A Holder shall provide such information to
the Company at least three (3) Business Days prior to the first anticipated
filing date of such Registration Statement if such Holder elects to have any of
the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement.
(b) Each
Holder, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with
the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the
preparation and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Holder
has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its
Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
(c) Each
Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i)
the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(e)(ii) or (ii) the
happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(f) hereof, such Holder will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Holder is
advised by the Company that a supplemented or amended prospectus has been filed
with the SEC and until any related post-effective amendment is declared
effective and, if so directed by the Company, the Holder shall deliver to the
Company or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction) all
copies in the Holder’s possession of the Prospectus covering the Registrable
Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
6. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the
Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each
Holder and its officers, directors, members, partners, employees, attorneys and
agents, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who controls such
Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under
the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in any Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus
contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iii) any violation
or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any
state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; or (iv) any
failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such
Registration in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively
undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such
registration or qualification on a Holder’s behalf and will reimburse such
Holder, and each such officer, director or member and each such controlling
person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection
with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage or liability (or
action in respect thereof); provided, however, that the
Company will not be liable for amounts paid in settlement of any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the
consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and
the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon
(i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Holder expressly for use
therein, or (ii) the failure of the Holder to comply with the covenants and
agreements contained in Section 5 hereof and Section 6(a) of the
Purchase Agreement respecting the sale of the Shares, or (iii) the
inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the Holder herein; or (iv)
the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company
has notified such Holder that the Prospectus is outdated or
defective.
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(b) Indemnification by the
Holders. Each Holder agrees, severally but not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders and each person who
controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney
fees) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of
a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or preliminary prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only
to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any
information furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for
inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or
supplement thereto and will reimburse the Company, its directors, officers,
employees, stockholders and each person who controls the Company (within the
meaning of the Securities Act) for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof). In no
event shall the liability of a Holder be greater in amount than the dollar
amount of the proceeds (net of all expense paid by such Holder in connection
with any claim relating to this Section 6) received by such Holder upon the sale
of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise
to such indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification
Proceedings. Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder
shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect
to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to
assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party; provided, that any
person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ
separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a)
the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, (b) the
indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and
employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable
judgment of any such person, based upon written legal opinion of its counsel
satisfactory to the indemnifying party, a conflict of interest exists between
such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which
case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person
elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the
indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim
on behalf of such person); and provided, further, that the
failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not
relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the
extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the
indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It
is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any
proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than
one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified
parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the
indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the
claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability
in respect of such claim or litigation.
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(d) Contribution. If
for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a)
and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it
harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a
result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act shall be entitled to
contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a
holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of
the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any
claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the
Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments and
Waivers. This Agreement may be amended, modified or waived
only by a writing signed by the Company, the Major Purchasers and the Affiliated
Purchasers.
(b) Notices. All
notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be
made as set forth in Section 10 of the Purchase Agreement.
(c) Assignments and Transfers by
Holders. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Holders and their respective successors and
assigns. A Holder may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to
time in part, to one or more persons its rights hereunder in connection with the
transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to such person; provided, that (i)
such Holder complies with all laws applicable thereto and provides written
notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected
and (ii) the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by this Agreement as if it
were a party hereto.
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(d) Assignments and Transfers by
the Company. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company
(whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of
the Required Holders; provided, however, that the
Company may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder to any surviving
or successor corporation in connection with a merger or consolidation of the
Company with another corporation, or a sale, transfer or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another corporation, without
the prior written consent of the Required Holders and the Affiliated Holder,
after notice duly given by the Company to each Holder.
(e) Benefits of the
Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors
and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or
their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided
in this Agreement.
(f) Counterparts;
Faxes. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement
may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an
original.
(g) Titles and
Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are
used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or
interpreting this Agreement.
(h) Severability. Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be
enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the
extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of
law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any
respect.
(i) Further
Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such
further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may
reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to
evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
(j) Entire
Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such
subject matter.
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(k) Governing Law; Consent to
Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each
of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any
suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of
process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on
each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for
the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties
hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such
suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such
court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the
laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts
and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding
brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. EACH OF THE
PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION
WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED
SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
(l) Obligations of
Holders. The Company acknowledges that the obligations of each
Holder under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of
any other Holder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the
performance of the obligations of any other Holder under this
Agreement. The decision of each Holder to enter into to this
Agreement has been made by such Holder independently of any other
Holder. The Company further acknowledges that nothing contained in
this Agreement, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto, shall be
deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders
are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations
or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Holder shall be
entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without
limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose.
Each
Holder has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review
and negotiation of this Agreement and with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Company has elected to provide all Holders
with the same terms and Agreement for the convenience of the Company and not
because it was required or requested to do so by the Holders. The
Company acknowledges that such procedure with respect to this Agreement in no
way creates a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or
as a group with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly
authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
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