EXHIBIT 99.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of January 12, 2006 among SpaceDev, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the
"Company"), and the purchasers signatory hereto (each such purchaser is a
"Purchaser" and collectively, the "Purchasers").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities 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
that are defined in the Purchase Agreement 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 the meaning set forth in Section 6(d). "Effectiveness
Date" means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be
filed hereunder, the 120th calendar day following the date hereof and, with
respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant
to Section 3(c), the 60th (90th if the Commission advises it will do a full
review thereof) calendar day following the date on which the Company first
knows, or reasonably should have known, that such additional Registration
Statement is required hereunder; provided, however, in the event the Company is
notified by the Commission that one of the above Registration Statements will
not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the
Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading
Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes
the dates required above.
"Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
"Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
"Event Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
"Filing Date" means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement
required hereunder, the date that the Registration Statement is filed which
shall be within thirty (30) days from the Closing Date and, with respect to any
additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section
3(c), the 30th day following the date on which the Company first knows, or
reasonably should have known that such additional Registration Statement is
required hereunder.
"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).
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"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
"Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
"Plan of Distribution" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
"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 a 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 a
Registration Statement, and 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.
"Registrable Securities" means, as of the date in question, (i) all of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion in full of the shares of Series
D Preferred Stock (assuming the Preferred Stock Warrants are exercised in full),
(ii) all shares issuable as dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock (assuming
the Preferred Stock Warrants are exercised in full on the six month anniversary
of the Closing Date, LIBOR and VWAP remain fixed at the rate and price,
respectively, in effect when Registrable Securities are being determined, all
dividend payments are made in shares of Common Stock and the Series D Preferred
Stock is held for at least 3 years from the Closing Date (unless the
determination is being made as of a later date, then such later date), (iii) all
Warrant Shares, (iv) any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split,
dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect
to the foregoing, (v) any additional shares issuable in connection with any
anti-dilution provisions associated with the Series D Preferred Stock and
Warrants (in each case, without giving effect to any limitations on conversion
set forth in the Certificate of Designation or limitations on exercise set forth
in the Warrant); (vi) shares of Common Stock issuable upon shares of Series D
Preferred Stock which may be issued in lieu of cash payments of liquidated
damages pursuant to Section 2(b) and shares of Common Stock issuable in payment
of the Monthly Optional Redemption Amount, as that term is defined in the
Certificate of Designations.
"Registration Statement" means the registration statements required to be
filed hereunder and any additional registration statements contemplated by
Section 3(c), 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 or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.
"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 purpose and effect as such Rule.
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"Rule 424" means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same purpose and effect as such Rule.
"Selling Shareholder Questionnaire" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(a).
2. Shelf Registration
(a) As soon as practicable after the date hereof but prior to the
expiration of thirty (30) days from the date hereof with respect to the initial
Registration Statement and on or prior to each Filing Date with respect to any
other Registration Statement hereunder, the Company shall prepare and file with
the Commission a "Shelf" Registration Statement covering the resale of 130% of
the Registrable Securities on such Filing Date for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on
Form SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the
Registrable Securities on Form SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on
another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (unless
otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the "Plan of Distribution"
attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company
shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement to be declared
effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing
thereof, but in any event on or prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and
shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously
effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold
without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel
to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed
and reasonably acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected
Holders (the "Effectiveness Period"). The Company shall request effectiveness of
a Registration Statement as of 5:00 pm Eastern Time on a Trading Day. The
Company shall not be obligated to enter into any underwriting agreement for the
sale of any of the Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify
the Holders via facsimile or email of the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms
effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for
effectiveness of a Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 am Eastern
Time on the Trading Day after the Effective Date (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement), file a Form 424(b)(5) with the Commission. Failure to so notify the
Holder within 3 Trading Days of such notification shall be deemed an Event under
Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing
Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the
Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section
3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or
(ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in
accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five
Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing,
whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not
be "reviewed," or not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to its
Effectiveness Date, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and
otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of
such Registration Statement within 15 calendar days (25 calendar days if such
comments are based upon a full review of the Company's latest annual report on
form 10-KSB and subsequent periodic reports filed by the Company with the
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Commission or includes extensive accounting comments) after the receipt of
comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in
order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a
Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared
effective by the Commission by its Effectiveness Date, or (v) after the
Effectiveness Date, a Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain
continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required
to be effective for more than an aggregate of 30 calendar days (which need not
be consecutive) during any 12 month period, or the Holders are not permitted to
utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for 10
consecutive Trading Days but no more than an aggregate of 30 calendar days
(which need not be consecutive) during any 12-month period (any such failure or
breach being referred to as an "Event", and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv)
the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on
which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii)
the date which such 15 calendar day (or 25 calendar day) period, as applicable,
is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 Trading
Days or 30 calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as
"Event Date"), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have
hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly
anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been
cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay
to each Holder an amount in cash or in shares of Series D Preferred Stock, or in
a combination thereof, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty.
Payment in cash shall be the default method of payment if the conditions for
payment in shares below are not met. Payment in cash or shares of Series D
Preferred Stock shall be equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by
such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities
then held by such Holder for the first thirty calendar day period following such
Event Date, increasing to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder
after the first thirty calendar day period following the applicable Event Date.
If the payment is to be made in shares of Series D Preferred Stock then the
number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be issued shall be determined by
multiplying the amount to be paid by 120% and dividing the product obtained by
$1,000. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, payment in shares of
Series D Preferred Stock may only occur if during the period from the applicable
Event Date until such issuance is made in full no Triggering Event shall have
occurred and be continuing and there is no event which, with the passage of time
or giving of notice, would constitute a Triggering Event; there is a sufficient
number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common
Stock for the issuance of all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction
Documents including the Series D Preferred Stock to be issued as payment; and
there shall have been no public announcement of a pending or proposed
Fundamental Transaction or Change of Control Transaction (as those terms are
defined in the Certificate of Designations) or acquisition transaction that
shall not have been consummated. The Company must provide the Holders with at
least two Trading Days notice prior to the date such damages are due of its
election to pay all or any portion of the partial liquidation amount in shares
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of Series D Preferred Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, the
decision whether to pay partial liquidated damages hereunder in shares of Series
D Preferred Stock or cash shall be at the discretion of the Company. Subject to
the aforementioned conditions, failure to timely provide such written notice
shall be deemed an election by the Company to pay the partial liquidated damages
on such Event Date in cash. Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time
the Company pays partial liquidated damages partially in cash and partially in
shares of Series D Preferred Stock, then such payment shall be distributed
ratably among the Holders based upon the Subscription Amount paid by each
Holder. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to
this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will
pay interest thereon at a rate of 18% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount
that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily
from the date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus
all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages
pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any
portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of comments received from
the Commission in respect of a Registration Statement the Company is required to
reduce the number of shares of Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement to less than 130% of the Registrable Securities, it shall
reduce the number of shares to the maximum number permitted by the Commission to
be included in the Registration Statement so as to cause the Registration
Statement to be declared effective and shall not be deemed in breach of this
Agreement nor shall an Event be deemed to have occurred as a result of such
reduction. This clause shall not be deemed to affect the Company's obligations
under Section 3(c) except as the 130% obligation may be required to be reduced
by the Commission.
3. Registration Procedures.
In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the
Company shall:
(a) Not less than three Trading Days prior to the filing of each
Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall, (i) furnish to each
Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other
than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be
subject to the review of such Holders, 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 the Company
based upon the advice of its counsel to conduct a reasonable investigation
within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a
Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities shall
reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such
objection in writing no later than two Trading Days after the Holders have been
so furnished copies of such documents. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the
Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement (with
such changes as may be required to reasonably comply with all then applicable
federal and state securities laws) as Annex B (a "Selling Shareholder
Questionnaire") not less than five Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by
the end of the third Trading Day following the date on which such Holder
receives draft materials in accordance with this Section.
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(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used
in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a 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 (subject to the
terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant
to Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments
received from the Commission with respect to a 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 a 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 a Registration
Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of
this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof
set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as
so supplemented.
(c) If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable
Securities at any time exceeds 90% of the number of shares of Common Stock then
registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as
reasonably practicable but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an
additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less
than 130% of the number of such Registrable Securities.
(d) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice
shall, pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vi) of this Section 3(d), be
accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the
requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in
the case of (i)(A) below, not less than five Trading Days prior to such filing)
and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later
than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a 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 (the Company shall provide
true and complete copies thereof and all written responses thereto to each of
the Holders); and (C) with respect to a 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 a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for
additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other
federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable
Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) 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; (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of
time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement
ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration
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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 a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of a 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; and (vi) the occurrence or existence of any pending
corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may
be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the
best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration
Statement or Prospectus; provided that the details of any such development need
not be disclosed and any and all of such information shall remain confidential
to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public, unless
disclosure by a Holder is required by law; and provided, further,
notwithstanding each Holder's agreement to keep such information confidential,
the Holders make no acknowledgement that any such information is material,
non-public information.
(e) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain
the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from
qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(f) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of
each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, 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, 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 in
connection with resales by the Holder of Registrable Securities. Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling
Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after
the giving on any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).
(h) If NASDR Rule 2710 requires any broker-dealer to make a filing prior to
executing a sale by a Holder, the Company shall (i) make an Issuer Filing with
the NASDR, Inc. Corporate Financing Department pursuant to NASDR Rule
2710(b)(10)(A)(i), (ii) respond within 10 Trading Days to any comments received
from NASDR in connection therewith, and (iii) pay the filing fee required in
connection therewith.
(i) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its
commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the
selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or
exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities
for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
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jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in
writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom)
effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or
things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of
the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided,
that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in
any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any
material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a
general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(j) If requested by the Holders, cooperate with the Holders 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 the Purchase
Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities
to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may
request in writing a reasonable period of time prior to any sale of Registrable
Securities.
(k) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by this Section 3, as
promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the
Company's good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and
its shareholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement
or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a 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 a 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. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses
(ii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus
until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders
shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to
ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is
practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this
Section 3(k) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and
Prospectus, subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section
2(b), for a period not to exceed 60 days (which need not be consecutive days) in
any 12 month period.
(l) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
(m) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company
information required by the Commission to be included in each Registration
Statement by completing and furnishing to the Company a Registration Statement
Questionnaire in the form attached hereto as Annex B, as such form may be
revised from time to time by the Company to correspond to information required
by the Commission. Each Holder shall furnish the information required in a
Registration Statement Questionnaire within three Trading Days of the receipt by
such Holder of the Company's written request. During any periods that the
Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the
registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to
furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company's request, any
liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall
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be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay
shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered
to the Company.
4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance
of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the
Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing
sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees
(including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings
required to be made with the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then
listed for trading, (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue
Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company 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 requested by the Holders) and (C) if not
previously paid by the Company in connection with an Issuer Filing, with respect
to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a
Holder intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with NASD Regulation,
Inc. pursuant to the NASD Rule 2710, so long as the broker is receiving no more
than a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii)
printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing
certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the
printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement), (iii)
messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, (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 and the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any
securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be
responsible for any broker or similar commissions or, except to the extent
provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the
Holders.
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, 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 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,
reasonable 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 a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form
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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, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) 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, 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 a
Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has
approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence
of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(ii)-(vi), the use by such
Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified
such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to
the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The
Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not
jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its 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
incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holder's
failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in
any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or 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 not
misleading (i) 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 in such Registration Statement
or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent that (1) 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, 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 a Registration Statement
(it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this
purpose), such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type
specified in Section 3(d)(ii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or
defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that
the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder
of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). 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.
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(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be
brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an
"Indemnified Party"), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person
from whom indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing, and the
Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and
the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the 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 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; (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 reasonably believe that a material 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 the reasonable fees and expenses of one
separate 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.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of
the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent
incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding
in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified
Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party; provided, that the Indemnified Party shall promptly
reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses
applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder, determined based upon the relative faults of the
parties.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or Section 5(b)
is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified
Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying 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
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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 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 this Agreement,
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.
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, except in the case of fraud by
such Holder.
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. 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 Piggyback on Registrations. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(b)
attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than
the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the
Company in the initial Registration Statement other than the Registrable
Securities. No Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the
registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company. The
Company shall not file any other registration statements until the initial
Registration Statement required hereunder is declared effective by the
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Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from
filing amendments or supplements to registration statements already filed.
(c) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with
the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it
in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement.
(d) Discontinued Disposition. 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(d), such Holder will
forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a
Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement, 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. The
Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may
be resumed as promptly as it practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges
that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the
disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 2(b).
(e) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time during the Effectiveness
Period there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the
Registrable Securities and 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 the stock option or other employee
benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Holder a written notice of
such determination and, if within fifteen days after the date 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 6(e)
that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the
Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration
Statement.
(f) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the
provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and
waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given,
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of
a majority of the then outstanding Series D Preferred Stock. 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 one or more Holders and
that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be
given by Holders of all 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.
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(g) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth
in the Purchase Agreement.
(h) 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. Except to its successors, the
Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of all of the Holders of the then-outstanding Registrable
Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the
manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement.
(i) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has entered, 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 would have the effect of
impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise
conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(v) of
the Disclosure Schedule to the Purchase Agreement, 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 that
have not been satisfied in full.
(j) Execution and 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.
(k) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party
agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement
and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be
commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New
York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is improper or inconvenient venue for such
proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery
(with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good
and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner
permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury. If
either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of
this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be
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reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys' fees and other costs and
expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such
action or proceeding.
(l) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and
not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(m) 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 shall in
no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use
their commercially 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.
(n) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(o) Independent Nature of Holders' Obligations and Rights. The obligations
of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any
other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the
performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained
herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no
action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, 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 with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled to 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.
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WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as of the date first written above.
SPACEDEV, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Financial Officer
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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO SPACEDEV RRA]
Name of Holder:
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Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:
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Name of Authorized Signatory:
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Title of Authorized Signatory:
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Annex A
Plan of Distribution
Each Selling Stockholder (the "Selling Stockholders") of the common stock
("Common Stock") of SpaceDev, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Company") and
any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to
time, sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on the Trading Market or
any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are
traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated
prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods
when selling shares:
- ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker dealer
solicits purchasers;
- block trades in which the broker dealer will attempt to sell the shares as
agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
- purchases by a broker dealer as principal and resale by the broker dealer
for its account;
- an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
- privately negotiated transactions;
- settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;
- broker dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified
number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
- a combination of any such methods of sale;
- through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or otherwise; or
- any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), if available, rather
than under this prospectus.
Broker dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers
dealers to participate in sales. Broker dealers may receive commissions or
discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker dealer acts as agent
for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated,
but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an
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agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in
compliance with NASDR Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a
markup or markdown in compliance with NASDR IM-2440.
In connection with the sale of the Common Stock or interests therein, the
Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or
other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the
Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling
Stockholders may also sell shares of the Common Stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the Common
Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling
Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved
in selling the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of
the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the
Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no
event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in
the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the
Company incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to
indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act. In addition, any securities covered by this
prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act
may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. Each Selling
Stockholder has advised us that they have not entered into any written or oral
agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriter or broker-dealer
regarding the sale of the resale shares. There is no underwriter or coordinating
broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the
Selling Stockholders.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the
date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without
registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule
144(e) under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all
of the shares have been sold pursuant to the prospectus or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be
sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under
applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale
shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in
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the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification
requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person
engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage
in market making activities with respect to the Common Stock for the applicable
restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the
distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to
applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and
sales of shares of the Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other
person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling
Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this
prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale.
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Annex B
SpaceDev, Inc.
Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, par value $.001 per share
(the "Common Stock"), of SpaceDev, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Company"),
(the "Registrable Securities") understands that the Company has filed or intends
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a
registration statement on Form SB-2, or other available form (the "Registration
Statement") for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the Registrable Securities, in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
January 12, 2006 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), among the Company and
the Purchasers named therein. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is
available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling
securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised
to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being
named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration
Statement and the related prospectus.
Notice
The undersigned beneficial owner (the "Selling Securityholder") of
Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned
by it and listed below in Item 3 (unless otherwise specified under such Item 3)
in the Registration Statement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company
and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
Questionnaire
1. NAME.
(a) Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder (as it should appear in the
Registration Statement)
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(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above)
through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held:
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(c) Full Legal Name(s) of Natural Control Person(s) (which means any natural
person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or
dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):
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Note: If you are an entity or a trust, you must list the name of each Natural
Control Person associated with your entity or trust who has or shares voting or
dispositive power with respect to the shares indicated as being beneficially
owned in the answers to Sections 3 and 5. For an investment or holding company,
the investment manager(s) would normally be the person(s) who hold(s) or
share(s) voting and dispositive power. For a trust, the natural person(s)
holding or sharing voting or dispositive power would normally be the trustee(s).
For other types of entities, the natural person(s) holding or sharing voting or
dispositive power would normally be the officer(s) empowered by the board of
directors to make such decisions, or if there is no such officer, each of the
directors. Disclosure is required for each Natural Control Person who in
practice has voting or dispositive power, regardless of that person's formal
title or position within the organization.
2. ADDRESS FOR NOTICES TO SELLING SECURITYHOLDER:
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Telephone:
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Fax Number:
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Email address:
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Contact Person:
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3. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES:
(a) Type and Number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
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4. BROKER-DEALER STATUS:
(a) Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes No
(b) If "yes" to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as
compensation for investment banking services to the Company.
Yes No
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Note: If you are a broker-dealer and did not receive your Registrable
Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company, the
Commission's staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter
in the Registration Statement. In such a case, do you consent to be named as an
underwriter in the Registration Statement?
Yes No
(c) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes No
(d) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you
bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the
time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no
agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes No
Note: If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer and answered "no" to question
(d), the Commission's staff has indicated that you should be identified as an
underwriter in the Registration Statement. In such a case, do you consent to be
named as an underwriter in the Registration Statement?
Yes No
5. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY OWNED BY THE
SELLING SECURITYHOLDER.
Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial
or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable
Securities listed above in Item 3.
(a) Type and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Securityholder:
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6. RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMPANY:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates,
officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the
equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had
any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or
affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
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7. LITIGATION
If any pending legal proceeding, is the Selling Securityholder, or any
affiliates of the Selling Securityholder, a party, or does the Selling
Securityholder, or any such associate of the Selling Securityholder, have an
interest, adverse to the Company or any affiliate of the Company?
Yes No
If the answer is "Yes," please describe, and state the nature and amount of,
such interest.
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8. NASD MEMBERS.
Are you (i) an NASD Member (see definition below), (ii) a Controlling (see
definition below) shareholder of an NASD Member, (iii) a Person Associated with
an NASD Member (see definition below), or (iv) an Underwriter or a Related
Person (see definition below) with respect to the proposed offering; or (b) do
you own any shares or other securities of any NASD Member not purchased in the
open market; or (c) have you made any outstanding subordinated loans to any NASD
Member?
Yes No
If the answer is "Yes," please describe below.
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Definitions for Item 8:
Control. The term "control" (including the terms "controlling," "controlled by"
and "under common control with") means the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power, either individually or with others, to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. (Rule 405 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended)
NASD Member. The term "NASD member" means any broker-dealer admitted to
membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD").
(NASD Manual, By-laws Article I, Definitions).
Person Associated with an NASD Member. The term "Person Associated with an NASD
Member" means every sole proprietor, partner, officer, director, branch manager
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or executive representative of any NASD Member, or any natural person occupying
a similar status or performing similar functions, or any natural person engaged
in the investment banking or securities business who is directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by a NASD Member, whether or not such person is
registered or exempt from registration with the NASD pursuant to its bylaws.
(NASD Manual, By-laws, Article I, Definitions)
Underwriter or a Related Person. The term "underwriter or a related person"
means, with respect to a proposed offering, underwriters, underwriters' counsel,
financial consultants and advisors, finders, members of the selling or
distribution group, and any and all other persons associated with or related to
any of such persons. (NASD Interpretation)
9. REGULATION M.
By signing below, you agree that you will comply with Regulation M under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with any resales
of your stock pursuant to the Registration Statement. The provisions of
Regulation M are references above in the "Plan of Distribution" contained in
Annex A to the Registration Rights Agreement.
The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies
or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the
date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the
information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 9 and the
inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related
prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned
understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in
connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and
the related prospectus.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this
Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its
duly authorized agent.
Dated:
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Beneficial Owner:
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By:
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Name:
Title:
PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND
RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
SpaceDev, Inc.
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President
00000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: 000.000.0000
And (to be copies on the fax only):
Sheppard, Mullin, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: 000.000.0000
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