REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
4.7
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”), dated as
of January 25, 2010, by and between Island Breeze International,
Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Auctus Private Equity Fund,
LLC, Massachusetts corporation (the “Investor”).
WHEREAS:
A. In
connection with the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement by and between the
parties hereto of even date herewith (the “Drawdown Equity Financing
Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement, to issue and sell to the
Investor that number of shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value
per share (the “Common
Stock”), which can be purchased pursuant to the terms of the Drawdown
Equity Financing Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of up to Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000). Capitalized terms not defined herein
shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Drawdown Equity Financing
Agreement.
B. To
induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Drawdown Equity Financing
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and
applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
a. “Person” means a
corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an
organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision
thereof or a governmental agency.
b. “Register,” “registered,” and
“registration”
refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more
Registration Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the Securities Act
and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule
providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis (“Rule 415”), and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
c. “Registrable
Securities” have the meaning provided in definition 1c. of the Drawdown
Equity Financing Agreement.
d. “Registration
Statement” means a registration statement under the Securities Act which
covers the Registrable Securities.
2.
REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory
Registration. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC
a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on such other form as is available, no
later than ninety (90) calendar days from the date hereof (the “Scheduled Filing
Deadline”). The Company shall use all commercially reasonable
efforts to have the Registration Statement(s) declared effective by the SEC
within one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days thereafter. The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration
Statement to remain effective until the full completion of the Commitment Period
(as such term is defined in the Drawdown Equity Financing
Agreement).
b. Sufficient Number of Shares
Registered. In the event the number of shares available under
a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover
all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Drawdown Equity Financing
Agreement as result of the limitations imposed by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415
of the Securities Act, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement, or
file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefore, if
applicable), or both, so as to cover all of such Registrable Securities pursuant
to the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement provided that such filing is in
compliance with the SEC’s policies as then in effect with respect to the
registration of additional securities no later than six (6) months after the
necessity therefore arises. The Company shall use it best efforts to
cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as
soon as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of the
foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration
Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable
Securities” if at any time the number of Registrable Securities …issuable on an
Advance Notice Date is greater… than the number of shares available for resale
under such Registration Statement.
3. RELATED
OBLIGATIONS.
a. The
Company shall keep the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at
all times until the completion of the Commitment Period (as such term is defined
in the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement) (the “Registration
Period”), which Registration Statement (including any amendments or
supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any
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 in which they were made, not misleading.
b. The
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the
prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus
is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of
such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in
such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and
supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant
to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the
Company’s filing a report on Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or Form 8-K or any
analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange
Act”), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into
the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or
supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is
filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the
Registration Statement.
c. The
Company shall furnish to the Investor without charge, (i) at least one copy of
such Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and any
amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all
documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary
prospectus, (ii) ten (10) copies of the final prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other
number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to
facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Investor.
d. The
Company shall (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a
Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such
jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests,
(ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during
the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to
maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the
Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or
advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to its certificate of
incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where
it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (y)
subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a
general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The
Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification
of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky”
laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of
the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
e. The
Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or
other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension
of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction within the United States of America and, if such an order or
suspension is issued, to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to
notify the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or
its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for
such purpose.
f. As
promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development, the
Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the happening of any event as a
result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in
effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission 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 (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material,
nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such
Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver
ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to each Investor. The
Company shall also promptly notify the Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus
or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and
when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become
effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Investor
by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the
SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related
prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable
determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would
be appropriate.
g. At
the reasonable request of the Investor, the Company shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to furnish to the Investor, on the date of the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as
the Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the
Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is
customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in
an underwritten public offering, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of
counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in
form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public
offering, addressed to the Investor.
h. The
Company shall use its best efforts either to cause all the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement (i) 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 to secure the
inclusion for quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
OTC Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities. The Company shall
pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under
this Section 3(j).
i. The
Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information
concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such
information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii)
the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that
disclosure of such information concerning the Investor is sought in or by a
court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means,
give prompt written notice to the Investor and allow the Investor, at the
Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or
to obtain a protective order for, such information.
j. The
Company shall cooperate with the Investor to the extent applicable, to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any
restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered
pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such
denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investor may reasonably
request and registered in such names as the Investor may request.
k. The
Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period
covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of
Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not
later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the
effective date of the Registration Statement.
l. The
Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules
and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration
hereunder. The Investor shall provide the Company with all
information and agreements that the Company needs to include in the Registration
Statement or provide to the SEC regarding Investor or its disposition of
Registrable Securities in order to cause the SEC to declare the Registration
Statement(s) effective.
m. Within
two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable
Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall
cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such
Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) confirmation that such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
n. The
Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and
facilitate disposition by the Investor of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement.
o. The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered
by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by
such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to
consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
4.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE
INVESTOR.
The
Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first
sentence of 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such
Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(e) or receipt of
notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver
unlegended certificates for shares of Common Stock to a transferee of the
Investor in accordance with the terms of the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement
in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the
Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of
a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e) and for which the Investor has not
yet settled.
5.
EXPENSES OF
REGISTRATION.
All
expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications
pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration,
listing and qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting fees shall be
paid by the Company.
6.
INDEMNIFICATION.
With
respect to Registrable Securities which are included in a Registration Statement
under this Agreement:
a. To
the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does,
indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, the directors, officers,
partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who
controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”),
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties,
charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or
expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry,
proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any
court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the
SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or
may be a party thereto (“Indemnified
Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims
(or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of
the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction
in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or
the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
(ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company
files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission
or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the
statements therein were made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law,
including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation there under relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing
clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “Violations”). The
Company shall reimburse the Investor and each such controlling person promptly
as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or
disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in
this Section 6(a): (x) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person
arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such
Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y)
shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the
Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by
the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 3(e); and (z) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement
of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of
the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person.
b. In
connection with a Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to indemnify, hold
harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth
in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who
signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each an
“Indemnified
Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them
may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise,
insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or is based upon any
Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with
such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will
reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection
with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with
respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid
in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior
written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under
this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does
not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the sale of
Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement
contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall not inure to
the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of
material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus
was delivered to the Investor prior to the Investor’s use of the prospectus to
which the Claim relates.
c. Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6
of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any
governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a
written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so
desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the
case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not
more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be
paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between
such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by
such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any
negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and
shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to
the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or
claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense
or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying
party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding
effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its
consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include
as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in
respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as
provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights
of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third
parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification
has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the
indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such
action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the
extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such
action.
d. The
indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of
the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and
when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
e. The
indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of
action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against
the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying
party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the
extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by
law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect
to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the
fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of
Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable
Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by
such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
8.
REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE
ACT.
With a
view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may
at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public
without registration (“Rule 144”) the
Company agrees to:
a. make
and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in Rule 144;
b. file
with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company
remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein
shall limit the Company’s obligations under Section 6.3 of the Drawdown Equity
Financing Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is
required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish
to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly
upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with
the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
(ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and
such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other
information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such
securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9.
AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION
RIGHTS.
Provisions
of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived
(either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), only by a written agreement between the Company and the
Investor. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
Section 9 shall be binding upon the Investor and the Company. No
consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a
waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same
consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this
Agreement.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A
Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person
owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If
the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or
more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall
act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the
registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
b. Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally;
(ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission
is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending
party); or (iii) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to
receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
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Any party
may change its address by providing written notice to the other parties hereto
at least five days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent,
waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by
the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a
courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal
service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
respectively.
c. Failure
of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise,
or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a
waiver thereof.
d. The
corporate laws of the State of Massachusetts shall govern all issues concerning
the relative rights of the Company and the Investor. All other
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of
Massachusetts without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of Massachusetts or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of Massachusetts. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Massachusetts, 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 brought in an inconvenient forum or that the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. 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 to
such party at the address for such 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. If
any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY
HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY
DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
e. This
Agreement and the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement constitute the entire
agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and
therein. This Agreement, the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement and
the Placement Agent Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof.
f. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted
successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
g. The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
h. This
Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered
to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement
bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
i. Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
j. The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the
parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will
be applied against any party.
k. This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of
day and year first above written.
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer & Director
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Auctus
Private Equity Fund, LLC
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By:
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Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Attention:
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We are
counsel to ISLAND BREEZE INTERNATIONAL, INC. (the “Company”), and have
represented the Company in connection with that certain Drawdown Equity
Financing Agreement (the “Drawdown Equity Financing
Agreement”) entered into by and between the Company and Auctus Private
Equity Fund, LLC (the “Investor”) pursuant
to which the Company issued to the Investor shares of its Common Stock $0.001
par value per share (the “Common
Stock”). Pursuant to the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement,
the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the
Investor (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to
register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement, on the Company …will file… a Registration
Statement on Form ________ (File No. 333-_____________) (the “Registration
Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the
Registrable Securities which names the Investor as a selling stockholder
thereunder.
In
connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff
has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the
Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS]
on [ENTER DATE OF
EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a
member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has
been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or
threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale
under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
