EXHIBIT 4.3
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is made and
entered into as of February 2, 1998, among Genus, Inc., a California
corporation (the "COMPANY"), Southbrook International Investments, Ltd., a
corporation existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands
("SOUTHBROOK"), Xxxxxxxx Investments L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("XXXXXXXX"), Montrose Investments, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt limited
partnership ("MONTROSE"), Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Strategic Growth Fund, L.P., a New
York limited partnership ("XXXXX XXXXXXX XX"), Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Strategic Growth
Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt company ("XXXXX XXXXXXX LIMITED") and
CIBC Xxxxxxxxxxx Corp.("CIBC"). Southbrook, Westover, Montrose, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx XX and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Limited are each referred to herein as a
"PURCHASER" and are collectively referred to herein as the "PURCHASERS."
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Convertible Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof among the Company and the
Purchasers (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT").
The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"ADVICE" shall have meaning set forth in Section 3(o).
"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person
that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common
control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "CONTROL,"
when used with respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or
indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise; and the terms of "AFFILIATED," "CONTROLLING" and
"CONTROLLED" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day
which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the
state of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other
government actions to close.
"CLOSING DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"COMMON STOCK" means the Company's Common Stock, no par value.
"EFFECTIVENESS DATE" means (i) with respect to the Registration
Statement to be filed with respect to the Series A Shares, the 75th day
following the Series A Closing Date and (ii) with respect to the Registration
Statement to be filed with respect to the Series B Shares, the 75th day
following the Series B Closing Date, or, if such day is not a Business Day,
the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"FILING DATE" means (i) with respect to the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Series A Shares, March 15, 1998 and (ii) with
respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series
B Shares, the 30th day following the Series B Closing Date.
"HOLDER" or "HOLDERS" means the holder or holders, as the case may
be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(c).
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(c).
"LOSSES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
"XXXXXXXXXXX WARRANT" means the warrant issued by the Company to
CIBC on the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated by
the Purchase Agreement, which warrant is exercisable for 100,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock.
"PERSON" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political
subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"PREFERRED STOCK" means the shares of 6% Series A and Series B
Preferred Stock, no par value, of the Company issued to the Purchasers
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"PROCEEDING" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or
proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial
proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"PROSPECTUS" means the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an
effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under
the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement,
with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and all other
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amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (a) with respect to the Registration
Statement to be filed after the Series A Closing, the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon (i) conversion of the Series A Shares (ii) exercise in full of
the Series A Warrants and the Xxxxxxxxxxx Warrants and (iii) payment of
dividends in respect of the Series A Shares and (b) with respect to the
Registration Statement to be filed after the Series B Closing, the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon (i) conversion of the Series B Shares (ii)
exercise of the Series B Warrants and (iii) payment of dividends in respect
of the Series B Shares; PROVIDED, HOWEVER that in order to account for the
fact that the number of shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon
conversion of shares of Preferred Stock is determined in part upon the market
price of the Common Stock at the time of conversion, Registrable Securities
shall include (but not be limited to) a number of shares of Common Stock
equal to no less than the sum of (1) 200% times the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock into which the applicable series of Preferred Stock are
convertible, assuming such conversion occurred on the particular Closing Date
for such Series of Preferred Stock, (2) the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding and (3) the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable on payment of dividends on such Preferred
Stock during the two-year period after the applicable Closing Date assuming
all such dividends were paid in shares of Common Stock. Such registered
shares of Common Stock shall be allocated among the Holders pro-rata based on
the total number of Registrable Securities issued or issuable as of each date
that a Registration Statement, as amended, relating to the resale of the
Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission.
Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if the actual
number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock are
convertible exceeds twice the number of shares of Common Stock into which the
particular series of Preferred Stock are convertible based upon a computation
at a particular Closing Date, the term "Registrable Securities" shall be
deemed to include such additional shares of Common Stock. The Company shall
be required to file additional Registration Statements to the extent the
actual number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock is
convertible (together with interest thereon) and Warrants are exercisable
exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock initially registered in
accordance with the immediately prior sentence. The Company shall have 15
Business Days to file such additional Registration Statement after notice of
the requirement thereof, which the Holders may give at such time when the
number of shares of Common Stock as are issuable upon conversion of Preferred
Stock exceeds 185% of the number of shares of Common Stock into which
Preferred Stock are convertible, assuming such conversion occurred on the
Closing Date or the Filing Date (whichever yields a lower Conversion Price.)
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means the registration statements and any
additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2(a), including
(in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such
registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective
amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference
in such registration statement.
"RULE 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
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"RULE 158" means Rule 158 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"RULE 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"SERIES A WARRANTS" means the warrants to purchase Common Stock
issued to the Purchasers on the Series A Closing Date pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement.
"SERIES B WARRANTS" means the warrants to purchase Common Stock
issued to the Purchasers on the Series B Closing Date pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SPECIAL COUNSEL" means one special counsel to the Holders, for
which the Holders will be reimbursed by the Company pursuant to Section 4.
"UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATION OR UNDERWRITTEN OFFERING" means a
registration in connection with which securities of the Company are sold to
an underwriter for reoffering to the public pursuant to an effective
registration statement.
"WARRANTS" means the Series A Warrants, the Series B Warrants and
the Xxxxxxxxxxx Warrant.
2. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) On or prior to each applicable Filing Date, the Company shall
prepare and file with the Commission a "Shelf" Registration Statement
covering all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be
on Form S-3 (except if otherwise directed by the Holders of a majority in
interest of the applicable Registrable Securities in accordance herewith or
if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable
Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another
appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement shall
state, to the extent permitted by Rule 416 under the Securities Act, that it
also covers such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may be
required to effect (i) conversion of the Preferred Stock to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar events, or by reason
of changes in the Conversion Price in accordance with the terms of the
Certificate of Determination and (ii) exercise of the Warrants in full to
prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
events, or by reason of changes in the Exercise Price (as defined in the
Warrants) in accordance with the terms of the Warrants. The Company shall
(i) not permit any securities other than the Registrable Securities and those
securities listed in Schedule 2.1(u) of the Disclosure Letter to be included
in the Registration Statement and (ii) use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under
the
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Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any
event prior to the Effectiveness Date, and to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date
which is two years after the date that such Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission or such earlier date when all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold
or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 as determined
by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed
to the Company's transfer agent to such effect (the "EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
If an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed because the
actual number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock is
convertible plus shares issuable upon payment of dividends and exercise of
the Warrants exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock initially
registered in respect of any particular series of Preferred Stock based upon
the computation on a particular Closing Date, the Company shall, as promptly
as reasonably possible, but no later than 20 Business Days to file such
additional Registration Statement, and the Company shall use its best efforts
to cause such additional Registration Statement to be declared effective by
the Commission as soon as possible.
(b) If the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities so
elect, an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement may be effected on no more than two occasions in the form of an
Underwritten Offering. In such event, and, if the managing underwriters
advise the Company and such Holders in writing that in their opinion the
amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten
Offering exceeds the amount of Registrable Securities which can be sold in
such Underwritten Offering, the Registrable Securities of CIBC shall first be
excluded from such Underwritten Offering and then if in the opinion of such
managing underwriters the amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be
sold in such Underwritten Offering still exceeds the amount of Registrable
Securities which can be sold in such Underwritten Offering there shall be
included in such Underwritten Offering the amount of such Registrable
Securities which in the opinion of such managing underwriters can be sold,
and such amount shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders (excluding
CIBC) proposing to sell Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering.
(c) If any of the Registrable Securities are to be sold in an
Underwritten Offering, the investment banker in interest that will administer
the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities included in such offering provided that the Company shall consent
to the inclusion of such investment banker, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. No Holder may participate in any Underwritten
Offering hereunder unless such Holder (i) agrees to sell its Registrable
Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting agreements approved by
the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii)
completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities,
underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such
arrangements.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
In connection with the Company's registration obligations
hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission on or prior to each
applicable Filing Date, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or if the
Company is not then eligible to register for resale the
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Registrable Securities on Form S-3 such registration shall be on another
appropriate form in accordance herewith, or, in connection with an
Underwritten Offering hereunder, such other form agreed to by the Company and
by a majority-in-interest of Holders of Registrable Securities) in accordance
with the method or methods of distribution thereof as specified by the
Holders (except if otherwise directed by the Holders), and cause the
Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided
herein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that not less than five (5) Business Days prior to
the filing of the Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be
incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall, if reasonably
practicable (i) furnish to the Holders, their Special Counsel and any
managing underwriters, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed,
which documents (other than those incorporated by reference) will be subject
to the review of such Holders, their Special Counsel and such managing
underwriters, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and
independent certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as
shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to such
Holders and such underwriters, to conduct a reasonable investigation within
the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file the
Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities, their Special Counsel, or any managing underwriters, shall
reasonably object in writing within three (3) Business Days of their receipt
thereof.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective as to the
applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare
and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order
to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable
Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented
by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to
be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force)
promulgated under the Securities Act; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably
possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably
possible provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence
from and to the Commission relating to the Registration Statement; and (iv)
comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement during the applicable period
in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof
set forth in the Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus
as so supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold, their
Special Counsel and any managing underwriters as promptly as reasonably
possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than five (5) days prior
to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in
writing no later than one (1) Business Day following the day (i)(A) when a
Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission
notifies the Company whether there will be a "review" of such Registration
Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such
Registration Statement and (C) with respect to the Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any
request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental
authority for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the
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issuance by the Commission 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; (iv) if at any time
any of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any
agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated hereby ceases
to be true and correct in all material respects; (v) of the receipt by the
Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of
any Proceeding for such purpose; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event that
makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference
untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to the
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued,
obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or
exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale
in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(e) If requested by any managing underwriter or the Holders of a
majority in interest of the Registrable Securities to be sold in connection
with an Underwritten Offering, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such
information as the Company reasonably agrees should be included therein and
(ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such
post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has
received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company
shall not be required to take any action pursuant to this Section 3(e) that
would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, violate applicable law or
be materially detrimental to the business prospects of the Company.
(f) Furnish to each Holder, their Special Counsel and any managing
underwriters, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each
Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits to the extent requested
by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by
reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission.
(g) Promptly deliver to each Holder, their Special Counsel, and
any underwriters, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or
Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or
supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request; and the Company
hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or
supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and any underwriters in
connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered
by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
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(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use
its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling
Holders, any underwriters and their Special Counsel in connection with the
registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or
qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as
any Holder or underwriter requests in writing, to keep each such registration
or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness
Period and to do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to
enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company
shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction
where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it
to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then
so subject or subject the Company to any material tax in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(i) Cooperate with the Holders and any managing underwriters to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing
Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a
Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such
Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such
names as any such managing underwriters or Holders may request at least two
Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities.
(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section
3(c)(vi), as promptly as reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or
amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the Registration
Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any
other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither the
Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(k) Use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities
relating to such Registration Statement to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock
Market and any other securities exchange, quotation system, market or
over-the-counter bulletin board, if any, on which similar securities issued
by the Company are then listed as and when required pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
(l) Enter into such agreements (including an underwriting
agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in Underwritten
Offerings) and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including
those reasonably requested by any managing underwriters and the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities being sold) in order to expedite or
facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and whether or not
an underwriting agreement is entered into, (i) make such representations and
warranties to such Holders and such underwriters as are customarily made by
issuers to underwriters in underwritten public offerings, and confirm the
same if and when requested; (ii) in the case of an Underwritten Offering
obtain and deliver copies thereof to the managing underwriters, if any, of
opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof addressed to each such
underwriter, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to any such
managing underwriters and Special Counsel to the selling Holders covering the
matters customarily covered in opinions requested in Underwritten
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Offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such
Special Counsel and underwriters; (iii) immediately prior to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and, in the case of an
Underwritten Offering, at the time of delivery of any Registrable Securities
sold pursuant thereto, use its best reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver
copies to the Holders and the managing underwriters, if any, of "cold
comfort" letters and updates thereof from the independent certified public
accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent
certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any
business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial
data is, or is required to be, included in the Registration Statement),
addressed to the Company in form and substance as are customary in connection
with Underwritten Offerings; (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered
into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and procedures no
less favorable to the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, than
those set forth in Section 6 (or such other provisions and procedures
acceptable to the managing underwriters, if any, and holders of a majority of
Registrable Securities participating in such Underwritten Offering); and (v)
deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold, their Special
Counsel and any managing underwriters to evidence the continued validity of
the representations and warranties made pursuant to clause 3(l)(i) above and
to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the
underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.
(m) Make available for inspection by the selling Holders, any
representative of such Holders, any underwriter participating in any
disposition of Registrable Securities, and any attorney or accountant
retained by such selling Holders or underwriters, at the offices where
normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors, agents and employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information in each case
reasonably requested by any such Holder, representative, underwriter,
attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration Statement;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any information that is determined in good faith by
the Company in writing to be of a confidential nature at the time of delivery
of such information shall be kept confidential by such Persons, unless (i)
disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order
or is necessary to respond to inquiries of regulatory authorities; (ii)
disclosure of such information, in the opinion of counsel to such Person, is
required by law; (iii) such information becomes generally available to the
public other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by such
Person; or (iv) such information becomes available to such Person from a
source other than the Company and such source is not known by such Person to
be bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Company.
(n) Comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission.
(o) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the
Company information regarding such Holder and the distribution of such
Registrable Securities as is required by law to be disclosed in the
Registration Statement, and the Company may exclude from such registration
the Registrable Securities of any such Holder who unreasonably fails to
furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such
request.
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If the Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or
otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such Holder
shall have the right to require (if such reference to such Holder by name or
otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any similar Federal
statute then in force) the deletion of the reference to such Holder in any
amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement filed or prepared
subsequent to the time that such reference ceases to be required.
Each Holder covenants and agrees that (i) it will not sell any
Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until it has received
copies of the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented as contemplated in
Section 3(g) and notice from the Company that such Registration Statement and
any post-effective amendments thereto have become effective as contemplated
by Section 3(c) and (ii) it and its officers, directors or Affiliates, if
any, will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act as applicable to them in connection with sales of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable
Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence
of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv),
3(c)(v) or 3(c)(vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of
such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until such
Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended
Registration Statement contemplated by Section 3(j), or until it is advised
in writing (the "ADVICE") by the Company that the use of the applicable
Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any
additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement.
(p) If (a) there is material non-public information regarding the
Company which the Company's Board of Directors reasonably determines not to
be in the Company's best interest to disclose and which the Company is not
otherwise required to disclose, or (b) there is a significant business
opportunity (including but not limited to the acquisition or disposition of
assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any merger,
consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction) available to the
Company which the Company's Board of Directors reasonably determines not to
be in the Company's best interest to disclose, then the Company may postpone
or suspend filing or effectiveness of a registration statement for a period
not to exceed 20 consecutive days, provided that the Company may not postpone
or suspend its obligation under this Section 3(p) for more than 60 days in
the aggregate during any 12 month period; provided, however, that no such
postponement or suspension shall be permitted for consecutive 20 day periods,
arising out of the same set of facts, circumstances or transactions.
4. REGISTRATION EXPENSES
(a) All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or
compliance with this Agreement by the Company, except as and to the extent
specified in Section 4(b), shall be borne by the Company whether or not
pursuant to an Underwritten Offering and whether or not the Registration
Statement is filed or becomes effective and whether or not any Registrable
Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The fees and
expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without
limitation, fees and expenses (A)
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with respect to filings required to be made with the Nasdaq Stock Market and
each other securities exchange or market on which Registrable Securities are
required hereunder to be listed and (B) in compliance with state securities
or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Holders in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or
exemptions of the Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility
of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of such
jurisdictions as the managing underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a
majority of Registrable Securities may designate)), (ii) printing expenses
(including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for
Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the printing of
prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriters, if any, or by the
holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses,
(iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and Special Counsel
for the Holders, in the case of the Special Counsel, to a maximum amount of
$10,000, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires
such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by
the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be
responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including,
without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees
performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable
Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder.
(b) If the Holders require an Underwritten Offering pursuant to
the terms hereof, the Company shall be responsible for all costs, fees and
expenses in connection therewith, except for the fees and disbursements of
the Underwriters (including any underwriting commissions and discounts) and
their legal counsel and accountants (which shall be borne by the Holders).
Therefore, in such circumstances, the Holder shall bear the expenses of the
fees and disbursements of any legal counsel or accounting firm retained by
the underwriters in connection with such Underwritten Offering and the costs
of any determination (but not filing) by the underwriters of the eligibility
of the Registrable Securities for investment under the applicable state
securities laws. By way of illustration which is not intended to diminish
from the provisions of Section 4(a), the Holders shall not be responsible
for, and the Company shall be required to pay the fees or disbursements
incurred by the Company (including by its legal counsel and accountants) in
connection with, the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement and
related Prospectus for such offering, the maintenance of such Registration
Statement in accordance with the terms hereof, the listing of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with the requirements hereof, and printing expenses
incurred to comply with the requirements hereof.
5. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall,
notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold
harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents (including any
underwriters retained by such Holder in connection with the offer and sale of
Registrable Securities), brokers (including brokers who offer and sell
Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to
perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and
employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act) and the officers, directors, agents and
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employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, costs of preparation and
attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, "LOSSES"), as incurred, arising
out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of
prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary
prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission
of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made)
not misleading (in the case of any Prospectus or form of Prospectus or
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made), except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such
Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use
therein, which information was reasonably relied on by the Company for use
therein or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such
Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was
reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use
in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or
in any amendment or supplement thereto. The Company shall notify the Holders
promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which
the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION BY HOLDERS. Each Holder shall, severally and
not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the directors,
officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the
Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such
controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from
and against all Losses (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in
a final judgment not subject to appeal or review) arising solely out of or
based solely upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any
amendment or supplement thereto, or arising solely out of or based solely
upon any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein 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 so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company
specifically for inclusion therein the Registration Statement or such
Prospectus and that such information was reasonably relied upon by the
Company for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form
of prospectus or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder
or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities
and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly
for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of
Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the
liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the
dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of
the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such limitation shall apply if such Losses result
solely from the willful misconduct of such Holder.
(c) CONDUCT OF INDEMNIFICATION PROCEEDINGS. If any Proceeding
shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY"), such Indemnified Party promptly shall
notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof,
including the employment of
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counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of
all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided,
that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not
relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to
this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not
subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have proximately
and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed
in writing to pay such fees and expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall
have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such
Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any
impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying
Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a
conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent
such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such
Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects
to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the
Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and
such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such
Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior
written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any
pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party,
unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified
Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such
Proceeding.
All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including
reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with
investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not
inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as
incurred, within 10 Business Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an
Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; PROVIDED,
that the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake
to reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally
judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder).
(d) CONTRIBUTION. If a claim for indemnification under Section
5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party because of a failure or
refusal of a governmental authority to enforce such indemnification in
accordance with its terms (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then
each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party,
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a
result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection
with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of
such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including
any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or
alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or
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made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or
Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or
omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses
shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section
5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred
by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party
would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification
provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with
its terms; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such limitation shall apply if such
Losses result solely from the willful misconduct of such Holder.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by PRO RATA
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into
account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder
shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of
the amount by which the proceeds actually received by such Holder from the
sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the
amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by
reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section
are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to
the Indemnified Parties.
6. RULE 144
As long as any Holder owns Shares, Warrants or Underlying Shares
(as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Company covenants to
timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the
applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company
after the date hereof pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
As long as any Holder owns Shares, Warrants or Underlying Shares prior to
the date on which all Holders may resell all of its Shares, Warrants or
Underlying Shares without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k)
promulgated under the Securities Act (as determined by counsel to the Company
pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable
to the Company's transfer agent for the benefit of and enforceable by any
holder thereof), if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to
the Holders and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c)
promulgated under the Securities Act annual and quarterly financial
statements, together with a discussion and analysis of such financial
statements in form and substance substantially similar to those that would
otherwise be required to be included in reports required by Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, as well as any other information required thereby,
in the time period that such filings would have been required to have been
made under the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it will take
such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell Underlying Shares
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act,
including providing any legal opinions referred to in the Purchase
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Agreement. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such
Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it
has complied with such requirements.
7. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) REMEDIES. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a
Holder, of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the
Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of
damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this
Agreement. The Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not
provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach
by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees
that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such
breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. Neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any
agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights
granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the
provisions hereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.1(u) of the Disclosure
Letter, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously
entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to
any of its securities to any Person. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, without the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the
then outstanding Registrable Securities, the Company shall not grant to any
Person the right to request the Company to register any securities of the
Company under the Securities Act unless the rights so granted are subject in
all respects to the prior rights in full of the Holders set forth herein, and
are not otherwise in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement.
(c) NO PIGGYBACK ON REGISTRATIONS. Neither the Company nor any of
its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto
or as disclosed in Schedule 2.1(u) of the Disclosure Letter) may include
securities of the Company in the Registration Statement other than the
Registrable Securities or as disclosed in Schedule 2.1(u) of the Disclosure
Letter, and the Company shall not after the date hereof enter into any
agreement providing any such right to any of its security holders.
(d) PIGGY-BACK REGISTRATIONS. If at any time when there is not an
effective Registration Statement covering Underlying Shares, the Company
shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration
statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of
others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than
on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or
their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in
connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity
securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit
plans, the Company shall send to each holder of Registrable Securities
written notice of such determination and, if within twenty (20) days after
receipt of such notice, any such holder shall so request in writing, the
Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such
Registrable Securities such holder requests to be registered; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable
Securities pursuant to this Section 7(d) that are eligible for sale pursuant
to Rule 144(k) of the Commission. In the case of an
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underwritten public offering, if the managing underwriter(s) or
underwriter(s) should reasonably object to the inclusion of the Registrable
Securities in such registration statement, then if the Company after
consultation with the Underwriter's Representative should reasonably
determine that the inclusion of such Registrable Securities, would materially
adversely affect the offering contemplated in such registration statement,
and based on such determination recommends inclusion in such registration
statement of fewer or none of the Registrable Securities of the Holders, then
the Registrable Securities of CIBC shall first be excluded from such
registration statement and if additional Registrable Securities must still be
excluded from such registration statement then (x) the number of Registrable
Securities of the Holders (excluding CIBC) included in such registration
statement shall be reduced pro-rata among such Holders (based upon the number
of Registrable Securities requested to be included in the registration), if
the Company after consultation with the underwriter(s) recommends the
inclusion of fewer Registrable Securities, or (y) none of the Registrable
Securities of the Holders shall be included in such registration statement,
if the Company after consultation with the underwriter(s) recommends the
inclusion of none of such Registrable Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
Securities are being offered for the account of other persons or entities as
well as the Company, such reduction shall not represent a greater fraction of
the number of Registrable Securities intended to be offered by the Holders
than the fraction of similar reductions imposed on such other persons or
entities (other than the Company).
(e) AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions
hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by
the Company and the Holders of at least two-thirds of the then outstanding
Registrable Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, for the purposes of this
sentence, Registrable Securities that are owned, directly or indirectly, by
the Company, or an Affiliate of the Company are not deemed outstanding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the
provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the
rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights
of other Holders may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the
Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified,
or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately
preceding sentence.
(f) NOTICES. Any and all notices or other communications or
deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at
the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section prior to 8:00 p.m.
(Eastern Standard Time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the
date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in the Purchase
Agreement later than 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on any date and
earlier than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on such date, (iii) the
Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom
such notice is required to be given to each Holder at its address set forth
under its name on SCHEDULE 1 attached hereto or such other address as may be
designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person. Copies
of notices to any
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Holder shall be sent to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, 0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx,
Esq., fax: (000) 000-0000 and copies of all notices to the Company shall be
sent to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, a professional corporation, Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq., fax: (000) 000-0000.
(g) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each
of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company
may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of each Holder. Each Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder in
the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement.
(h) ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights of each Holder
hereunder, including the right to have the Company register for resale
Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall
be automatically assignable by each Holder to any Affiliate of such Holder,
any other Holder or Affiliate of any other Holder and up to four other
assignees of all or a portion of the shares of Preferred Stock, the Warrants
or the Registrable Securities if: (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the
transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is
furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (ii)
the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment,
furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee
or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration
rights are being transferred or assigned, (iii) following such transfer or
assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or
assignees is restricted under the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws, (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written
notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this Section, the transferee or
assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the
provisions of this Agreement, and (v) such transfer shall have been made in
accordance with the applicable requirements of the Purchase Agreement. The
rights to assignment shall apply to the Holders (and to subsequent)
successors and assigns.
(i) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with
the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original
thereof.
(j) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to principles of conflicts of law.
(k) CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. The remedies provided herein are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(l) SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and
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shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto
shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by
such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and
declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any
of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or
unenforceable.
(m) HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(n) SHARES HELD BY THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES. Whenever the
consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable
Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company
or its Affiliates (other than any Holder or transferees or successors or
assigns thereof if such Holder is deemed to be an Affiliate solely by reason
of its holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in
determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such
required percentage.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights
Agreement as of the date first written above.
GENUS, INC. SOUTHBROOK INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LTD
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXX By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President Title: Attorney-in-fact
and Chief Financial
Officer
XXXXXXXX INVESTMENTS L.P.
By: HBK Investments L.P., as investment manager
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Authorized Agent
MONTROSE INVESTMENTS, LTD.
By: HBK Investments L.P., as investment manager
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Authorized Agent
XXXXX XXXXXXX STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, L.P.
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Principal
XXXXX XXXXXXX STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, LTD.
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Principal
CIBC XXXXXXXXXXX CORP.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
SCHEDULE 1
COMPANY:
GENUS, INC.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
PURCHASERS:
SOUTHBROOK INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LTD.
c/o Trippoak Advisors, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
XXXXXXXX INVESTMENTS L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
MONTROSE INVESTMENTS, LTD.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
XXXXX XXXXXXX STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, L.P.
000 Xxxx 00xx xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
XXXXX XXXXXXX STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, LTD.
000 Xxxx 00xx xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
CIBC XXXXXXXXXXX CORP.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
