REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of October [___], 2007, by and among Titan Energy
Worldwide, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”)
and
each purchaser (each a “Purchaser”
and
collectively, the “Purchasers”),
of
securities of the Company pursuant to a Subscription Agreement (as defined
below).
This
Agreement is made pursuant to Subscription Agreements by and between the Company
and each Purchaser (each a “Subscription
Agreement”),
submitted in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions described
in the Subscription Agreement and the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum
of the Company dated as of October 3, 2007 (the “PPM”),
relating to the offering (the “Offering”)
by the
Company of units (the “Units”),
each
Unit consisting of one (1) share of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the
“Preferred
Stock”),
one
(1) Class A Warrant (the “A
Warrant”)
and
one (1) Class B Warrant (the “B
Warrant”
and,
together with the A Warrant, the “Warrants”).
Each
A Warrant and B Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase Three thousand,
three hundred and thirty-three shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant
Shares”).
The A
Warrant and the B Warrant are immediately detachable from the Preferred Stock.
Holders of Preferred Stock may, at any time, convert their shares, in whole
or
in part, into shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion
Shares”)
at a
conversion price (the “Initial
Conversion Price”)
equal
to the lesser of (i) $1.00 per share, or (ii) after 24 months from
issuance, a price per share equal to the volume weighted average closing price
(the “VWAP”)
of the
Common Stock for the twenty (20) trading days prior to a Closing, subject to
adjustment, as set forth under “Conversion
Price Adjustment,”
below.
Assuming an Initial Conversion Price of $1.00, each one (1) share of Preferred
Stock is convertible into 10,000 Conversion Shares. The
Warrant Shares and the Conversion Shares have the registration rights as set
forth herein.
The
Company and the Purchaser 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:
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal
holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are
authorized or required by law or other governmental action to
close.
“Commission”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Effectiveness
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Closing
Date”
shall
mean the closing of the Offering.
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“Holder”
or
“Holders”
means
the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable
Securities (including any permitted assignee).
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5(c).
“Indemnifying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5(c).
“Initial
Registration Statement”
means
the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.
“Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5(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 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 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
the Warrant Shares and the Conversion Shares.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statement required to be filed hereunder (which, at the
Company’s option, may be an existing registration statement of the Company
previously filed with the Commission, but not declared effective), including
(in
each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to the 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 the 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.
“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.
“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 effect as
such
Rule.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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“Trading
Day”
means
(i) a day on which the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are traded on a
Trading Market, or (ii) if the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are not
quoted on a Trading Market, a day on which the Conversion Shares or Warrant
Shares are quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding
to its functions of reporting price); provided, that in the event that the
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are not listed or quoted as set forth in
(i), and (ii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business
Day.
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Conversion Shares or Warrant
Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American
Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the
NASDAQ Capital Market, the OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets.
2. Registration.
(a) Mandatory
Registration.
The
Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but in no event more
than
90 days after the date of the Closing (the “Filing
Date”),
prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the
resale of all (or such maximum portion of the Registrable Securities as
permitted by Commission guidance) of the Registrable Securities for an offering
to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration
Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-1, Form SB-2 or Form S-3 (except
if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable
Securities on Form S-1, Form SB-2 or Form S-3, in which case the Registration
shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration
Statement required hereunder shall contain the Plan of Distribution,
substantially in the form of which is attached hereto as Annex
A
(which
may be modified to respond to comments, if any, received by the Commission).
The
Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement
to
be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after
the
filing thereof and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement
continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the
earliest of (i) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by
the Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement
or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or
(ii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement may be sold by the Holders pursuant to Rule 144(k) (the
“Effectiveness
Period”).
(b) Piggyback
Registration Rights.
If, at
any time during the Effectiveness Period, there is not an effective Registration
Statement covering the Registrable Securities (other than the Registrable
Securities of a Holder that failed to comply with its obligations under Section
3(h) hereof), 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 any post-effective amendment to existing registration
statements 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, then the Company shall send to each Holder a written notice of such
determination at least twenty (20) days prior to the filing of any such
registration statement and shall include in such registration statement all
Registrable Securities; provided, however, that (i) if, at any time after
giving written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior
to
the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such
registration, the Company determines for any reason not to proceed with such
registration, the Company will be relieved of its obligation to register any
Registrable Securities in connection with such registration, and (ii) in
case of a determination by the Company to delay registration of its securities,
the Company will be permitted to delay the registration of Registrable
Securities for the same period as the delay in registering such other
securities.
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(c) If
the
Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date
(any
such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,”
and
the
date on which such Event occurs being referred to as the “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, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to
2%
of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement for any unregistered Registrable Securities then held by such Holder
until
the
applicable Event is cured; provided, however, that (x) for those certain
Registrable Securities not permitted to be registered by the Commission in
any
such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415, late effectiveness penalties
pursuant to this Section shall only be payable on the portion of the Holder’s
initial investment in the Units that corresponds to the number of such
Registrable Securities allowed to be registered by the Commission. The
parties agree that (i) the Company shall not be liable for liquidated damages
under this Agreement with respect to any Warrants and (ii) the maximum aggregate
liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement shall be 18% of
the
aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant
to this Section in full within seven (7) days after the date payable, the
Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 10% 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.
(d) If
(i)
there is material non-public information regarding the Company which the
Company's Board of Directors (the "Board")
reasonably determines not to be in the Company's best interest to disclose
and
which the Company is not otherwise required to disclose, (ii) 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 Board reasonably determines not to be in the Company's
best interest to disclose, or (iii) the Company is required to file a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to incorporate the
Company’s quarterly and annual reports and audited financial statements on Forms
10-QSB and 10-KSB, then, the Company may postpone or suspend filing or
effectiveness of a Registration Statement for a period not to exceed thirty
(30)
consecutive days; provided,
however,
that
the Company may not postpone or suspend filing or effectiveness of a
registration statement under this Section
2(d)
for more
than sixty (60) days in the aggregate during any three hundred sixty (360)
day
period; provided,
however,
that no
such postponement or suspension shall be permitted for consecutive thirty (30)
day periods arising out of the same set of facts, circumstances or
transactions.
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3. Registration
Procedures.
In
connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, and during the
Effectiveness Period (and any other period the Company is required hereunder
to
or elects to keep a registration statement effective), the Company
shall:
(a) (i) Prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously
effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness
Period; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by
any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424; and (iii) respond to any comments received from
the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment
thereto.
(b) Notify
as
promptly as reasonably possible, but no later than three (3) business days,
each
Holder of Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement:
(i) (A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed,
provided
such
Holder has previously requested in writing to receive notice of such filing;
(B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a
“review” of the Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in
writing on the Registration Statement, provided
such
Holder has previously requested in writing to receive notice of such
notification; and (C) when the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or
any other Federal or state governmental authority during the period of
effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to
the
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 the
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 of any Proceeding for such purpose; and
(v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the
financial statements included in the Registration Statement ineligible for
inclusion therein or 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.
(c) 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.
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(d) Prior
to
any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its best 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 jurisdictions within the United States
as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep such 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
the
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, 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.
(e) Upon
the
occurrence of any event contemplated by Section
3(b)(v),
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.
(f) Use
its
best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission relating to the registration of the Registrable Securities pursuant
to the Registration Statement or otherwise.
(g) Each
Holder agrees to furnish the Company a completed selling shareholder
questionnaire in form and substance acceptable to the Company (the “Selling
Shareholder Questionnaire”).
The
Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder
in a Registration Statement who fails to furnish to the Company a fully
completed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire by the date requested by the
Company.
(h) The
Company shall either (a) cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a
Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which
securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed,
if
any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under
the
rules of such exchange, or (b) secure designation and quotation of all the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement on the OTC Bulletin
Board, or if it is unable to secure such quotation, the Pink
Sheets.
(i) The
Company covenants that it shall file the reports required to be filed by it
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
adopted by the Commission thereunder so long as the Holder owns any Registrable
Securities, but in no event longer than two (2) years; provided,
however,
the
Company may delay any such filing but only pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the
Exchange Act, and the Company shall take such further reasonable action as
the
Holder may reasonably request (including taking reasonable action to obtain
required legal opinions from Company counsel necessary to effect the sale of
Registrable Securities under Rule 144), all to the extent required from time
to
time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration
under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by
Rule 144. Upon the request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company
will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied
with such requirements.
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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 the Registration Statement, other
than fees and expenses of counsel or any other advisor retained by the Holders
and discounts and commissions with respect to the sale of any Registrable
Securities by the Holders. 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, and (B) in compliance with applicable state
securities or Blue Sky laws), (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 the
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.
5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify
and
hold harmless the Holder, the officers, directors, agents and employees of
it,
each Person who controls the 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 (including the cost (including without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses relating to an Indemnified Party’s
actions to enforce the provisions of this Section
5)
(collectively, “Losses”),
as
incurred, to the extent 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, except to the extent, but only to the extent,
that (1) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon
information regarding such Holder furnished (or in the case of an omission,
not
furnished) in writing to the Company by or on behalf of 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 the 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), (2) in the case of an occurrence
of an event of the type specified in Section
3(c)(ii)-(v),
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(b),
or
(3) the failure of the Holder to deliver a prospectus prior to the
confirmation of a sale. 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.
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(b) Indemnification
by Holder.
The
Holder shall 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 upon: (x) the 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 (or in the case of an omission, not furnished) in writing by or
on
behalf of such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in the
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 (or in the case of an omission, not furnished)
in writing to the Company by or on behalf of 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, 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(c)(ii)-(v), 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(b), or (3) the failure of the Holder
to deliver a Prospectus prior to the confirmation of a sale. In no event shall
the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the
dollar amount of the Subscription Amount paid by the Holder in the
SPA.
(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 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 such failure shall have materially
prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
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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 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 the reasonable fees and expenses of
one
separate counsel for all Indemnified Parties in any matters related on a factual
basis shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying
Party
shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding affected 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
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 (10)
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 a
claim for indemnification under Section
5(a)
or
Section
5(b)
is
unavailable to an Indemnified Party (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 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.
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6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Compliance.
The
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 the Registration Statement.
(b) 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 each Holder of the then outstanding Registrable
Securities.
(c) 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 Trading Day following the date of delivery to
the courier service, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service,
(ii) the third Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by
first-class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (iii) the
Trading Day following transmission by electronic mail with receipt confirmed
or
acknowledged, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice
is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall
be delivered and addressed as set forth in the SPA or to such other address
as
shall be designated in writing from time to time by a party hereto.
(d) 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
the
Holder.
(e) 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.
(f) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with
the
internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws
principles thereof. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably agree that any suit
or
proceeding arising directly and/or indirectly pursuant to or under this
Agreement shall be brought solely in a federal or state court located in the
City, County and State of New York. By its execution hereof, the parties hereby
covenant and irrevocably submit to the in personam jurisdiction of the federal
and state courts located in the City, County and State of New York and agree
that any process in any such action may be served upon any of them personally,
or by certified mail or registered mail upon them or their agent, return receipt
requested, with the same full force and effect as if personally served upon
them
in New York City. The parties hereto waive any claim that any such jurisdiction
is not a convenient forum for any such suit or proceeding and any defense or
lack of in personam jurisdiction with respect thereto. In the event of any
such
action or proceeding, the party prevailing therein shall be entitled to payment
from the other party hereto of its reasonable counsel fees and
disbursements.
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(g) 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.
(h) Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first
written above.
See
Omnibus Signature Page in the Subscription Document for Purchasers’
Signatures
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ANNEX
A
Plan
of Distribution
The
selling stockholders 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 any 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. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:
·
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker/dealer
solicits purchasers;
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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;
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·
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purchases
by a broker/dealer as principal and resale by the broker/dealer for
its
account;
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·
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the Rules of the applicable
exchange;
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·
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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·
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broker/dealers
may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
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·
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker/dealers
engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other broker/dealers to
participate in sales. Broker/dealers may receive commissions 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. The selling
stockholders do not expect these commissions to exceed what is customary in
the
types of transactions involved.
The
selling stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default
in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties
may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this
prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list
of
selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors
in
interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
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In
connection with the sale of our 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 our 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
aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the common
stock
offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts
or
commissions, if any. Each of the selling stockholders reserves the right to
accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole
or
in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through
agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering. Upon any
exercise of the warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the
exercise price of the warrants.
The
selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open
market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933,
provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that
rule.
The
selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that
participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be
“underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any
discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the
shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
Selling stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11)
of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of
the Securities Act. If a selling stockholder is deemed to be an underwriter,
the
selling stockholder may be subject to certain statutory liabilities including,
but not limited to Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5
under the Exchange Act. Selling stockholders who are deemed underwriters within
the meaning of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act. The SEC staff is of a view that selling
stockholders who are registered broker-dealers or affiliates of registered
broker-dealers may be underwriters under the Securities Act. We will not pay
any
compensation or give any discounts or commissions to any underwriter in
connection with the securities being offered by this prospectus.
To
the
extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the
selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices,
the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions
or
discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an
accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective
amendment to the registration statement that includes this
prospectus.
In
order
to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common
stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed
brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be
sold
unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from
registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied
with.
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We
have
advised the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation
M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to
the
activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. In addition, we
will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from
time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of
satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The
selling stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in
transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities,
including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We
are
required to pay certain fees and expenses incident to the registration of the
shares. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities
laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this
prospectus.
We
have
agreed with the selling stockholders to keep the registration statement of
which
this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earlier (i) the date
that is two (2) years after the last day of the calendar month following the
month in which the effective date of the registration statement occurs,
(ii) the date when the selling stockholder may sell all securities
registered under the registration statement under Rule 144 without volume or
other restrictions or limits or (iii) the date the selling stockholders no
longer own any of the securities registered under the registration
statement.
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