AMENDED AND RESTATED RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of November 18, 2022 (this “Agreement”), has been entered into by and between VENUS CONCEPT INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and the 2022 Purchasers (as defined below).
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021 (the “2021 SPA”), by and between the 2021 Purchasers (as defined below) and the Company, the 2021 Purchasers purchased from the Company 9,808,418 shares of common stock of the Company (the “2021 Common Stock”) and 3,790,755 shares of nonvoting convertible preferred stock of the Company (the “2021
Preferred Stock”), and the Company agreed to provide to the 2021 Purchasers certain resale registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (together, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws with respect to the 2021 Covered Shares (as defined below).
Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2022 (the “2022 SPA”), by and between the 2022 Purchasers (as defined below) and the Company, the 2022 Purchasers have agreed to purchase from the Company 1,750,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “2022 Common Stock”) and 3,185,000 shares of voting convertible preferred stock of the Company (the “2022 Preferred Stock”), and the Company has agreed to provide to the 2022 Purchasers certain resale registration rights under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws with respect to the 2022
Covered Shares (as defined below).
To effectuate the resale registration rights granted by the Company to the 2021 Purchasers under the 2021 SPA, the Company and the 2021 Purchasers
entered into a Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 15, 2021 (the “Prior Agreement”). The Company and the 2022 Purchasers wish to amend and
restate the Prior Agreement to incorporate the resale registration rights granted by the Company to the 2022 Purchasers under the 2022 SPA, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement has been approved and adopted in
accordance with Section 6(d) of the Prior Agreement and shall be deemed adopted by, binding upon, and enforceable against each and every Purchaser (as defined below), regardless of whether such Purchaser has signed this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In light of the above, the Prior Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
1. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1:
“2021 Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“2021 Covered Shares” means (i) any shares of 2021
Common Stock or (ii) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the 2021 Preferred Stock.
“2021 Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in
the preamble.
“2021 Purchasers” means the purchasers of the 2021
Common Stock and 2021 Preferred Stock identified on the signature pages to the 2021 SPA and each successor and assignee that becomes party to the 2021 SPA.
“2021 Registrable Securities” means any 2021 Covered
Shares and any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the foregoing as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise.
“2021 SPA” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“2022 Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“2022 Covered Shares” means (i) any shares of 2022
Common Stock or (ii) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the 2022 Preferred Stock.
“2022 Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in
the preamble.
“2022 Purchasers” means the purchasers of the 2022
Common Stock and 2022 Preferred Stock identified on the signature pages to the 2022 SPA and each successor and assignee that becomes party to the 2022 SPA.
“2022 Registrable Securities” means any 2022 Covered
Shares and any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the foregoing as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise.
“2022 SPA” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“Advice” has the meaning set forth in Section
2(d)(iv).
“Blue Sky” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(l).
“Business Day” means (i) a day on which the Common
Stock is traded on a Trading Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is 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 prices) or (iii) in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i) and (ii) hereof, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.
“Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any successor agency.
“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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“Discontinuance Notice” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3(d).
“Effective Date” means, with respect to any
Registration Statement, the date on which the Commission first declares effective such Registration Statement.
“Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to a
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a), ninety (90) calendar days after the applicable Filing Deadline in the case of a filing on Form S-3 and one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the applicable Filing Deadline in the case of
a filing on Form S-1.
“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Filing Deadline” means, with respect to the 2021
Registrable Securities, January 14, 2022, and with respect to the 2022 Registrable Securities, December 19, 2022.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. or any successor organization performing similar functions.
“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c).
“Initial Registration Statement” has the meaning set
forth in the definition of “Registration Statement.”
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Person” or “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other
agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will constitute a separate “person” under this Agreement.
“Plan of Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Prior Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“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.
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“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a
Registration Statement (including, without limitation, any preliminary prospectus, any free-writing prospectus and any prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration
statement 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 such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Purchasers” means the 2021 Purchasers and the 2022
Purchasers.
“Registrable Securities” means the 2021 Registrable
Securities and / or the 2022 Registrable Securities, as the context requires. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) the Commission has declared a Registration Statement
covering such securities effective and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement; (ii) such securities are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act are met and the legend restricting further transfer has been removed from the certificate for such securities; or (iii) such securities are no longer outstanding.
“Registration Default” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2(c)(iv).
“Registration Statement” means a registration
statement filed pursuant to the terms hereof and which covers the resale of Registrable Securities by the Holders, including 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) therein. For the avoidance of doubt, “Registration
Statement” means the initial registration statement described above in this paragraph (the “Initial Registration Statement”) and any additional registration statement or registration statements that are needed to sell additional Registrable Securities with the effect that the obligations of the Company under this
Agreement also extend to such additional registration statement or registration statements, in all cases, as specified in this Agreement.
“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.
“SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available
written or oral guidance of the SEC staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the SEC staff whether formally or informally or publicly or privately and (ii) the Securities Act.
“Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
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“Selling Holder Questionnaire” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2(d)(i).
“Selling Securityholders” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3(b).
“Subsequent Form S-3” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3(m).
“Suspension Notice” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2(b).
“Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2(b).
“Trading Market” means whichever of the NYSE
American, New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq Global Select Market or such other United States registered national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the
date in question.\
“Underwritten Offering” shall mean a registration in
which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.
2. Registration.
(a) Mandatory Registration.
(i) On or prior to the applicable Filing
Deadline, the Company will prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of the applicable Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The parties
acknowledge that a Registration Statement for the 2021 Covered Shares has already been filed and a new Registration Statement for the 2022 Covered Shares will be filed (references herein to the Registration Statement shall refer to each
applicable Registration Statement, as applicable). The Registration Statement will be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration will
be on Form S-1, and if for any reason the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-1, then another appropriate form for such purpose) and will contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to
written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) a “Plan of Distribution” section, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Annex A, as the same may be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible
but, in any event, no later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline, and will use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement (or a Subsequent Form S-3) continuously effective under the Securities Act until such date
when the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement cease to be Registrable Securities as determined by the counsel to the Company (the “Effectiveness
Period”).
(ii) Notwithstanding the registration
obligations set forth in this Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single
registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum
number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 (or Form S-1, if available) or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however,
that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without
limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.
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(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the
Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of
Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced by reducing or eliminating any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities.
(iv) In the event of a cutback under this
Section 2(a), the Company shall give the Holder at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Xxxxxx’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Registration Statement in accordance with the
foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form
S-3 (or Form S-1 if available) or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement.
(b) Suspension Periods. Notwithstanding Section 2(a), the Company may, at any time, delay the filing or delay or suspend the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, without suspending such effectiveness, deliver a notice (a “Suspension Notice”) that instructs any selling Holders not to sell any securities included in the Registration Statement or delay the filing of any amendment or supplement
pursuant to Section 3, if the board of directors of the Company has determined and promptly notifies the selling Holders in writing that in its reasonable good faith judgment (i) 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 materially detrimental to the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus or (ii) such registration could reasonably be
expected to materially interfere with any material financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization, merger, tender offer or other significant transaction involving the Company (a “Suspension Period”), by providing the selling Holders with written notice of such Suspension Period and the reasons therefor. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to provide such notice at least ten (10)
Business Days prior to the commencement of such a Suspension Period; provided, however, that in any event the Company will provide such notice no later than the commencement of such Suspension Period; provided, further, that in no event will a
Suspension Period exceed 30 days and in no event shall the total number of days subject to a Suspension Period during any consecutive 12-month period exceed 45 days. Any Suspension Period will not be deemed to end until the Holders have received
a notice from the Company stating that such Suspension Period has ended.
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(c) Damages. The
parties hereto agree that, subject to Section 2(d), the Holders will suffer damages if the Company fails to fulfill its obligations under this Section 2 and that, in such case, it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with
precision. Accordingly, if:
(i) the Company does not file a
Registration Statement by the applicable Filing Deadline;
(ii) a Registration Statement is not
declared effective by the Commission on or before the applicable Effectiveness Deadline;
(iii) the Company extends any Suspension
Period beyond 45 days during any consecutive 12-month period; or
(iv) a Registration Statement is filed and
declared effective but, during the Effectiveness Period, a Registration Statement is not effective for any reason or the Prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason, including by reason of its withdrawal or termination
pursuant to Section 3(e), or, other than by reason of a Suspension Period as provided in Section 2(b), will fail to be usable for its intended purpose without such disability being cured within ten (10) Business Days by an effective
post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement, a supplement to the Prospectus, a report filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that cures such failure or the effectiveness of a
Subsequent Form S-3, and either (x) the Company fails for any reason to satisfy the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1), including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c); or (y) the
Company fails to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) as a result of which any of the Holders are unable to sell Registrable Securities without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) (each
such event referred to in foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), a “Registration Default”), then in such event as partial relief for the damages to any
Holder by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Registrable Securities and not as a penalty (which remedy will not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or equity), the Company hereby agrees to make
pro rata payments to each Holder, subject to Section 2(d), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an additional amount equal to 0.5% of the aggregate amount invested by such Holder for each 90-day period (or pro rata for any portion
thereof) following the occurrence of any Registration Default and shall be increased by 0.5% during each subsequent 90-day period (or pro rata for any portion thereof), provided that in no event shall the additional amount per 90-day period
exceed 2.0% and in no event shall the aggregate additional amount due pursuant to this Section 2(c)(iv) exceed 5.0% of the aggregate amount invested by such Holder. Such payments shall constitute the Holder’s exclusive monetary remedy for such
events, but shall not affect the right of the Holders to seek injunctive relief. The amounts payable as liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid monthly within three (3) Business Days of the last day of each month following
the commencement of the payments. Such payments shall be made to each Holder in cash. Interest shall accrue at the rate of 1% per month on any such liquidated damages payments that shall not be paid by the due date until such amount is paid in
full.
(d) Holders’ Agreements. It will be a condition of each Holder’s rights under this Agreement, and each Holder agrees, as follows:
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(i) Cooperation & Selling Holder Questionnaire. Such Holder will cooperate with the Company by, with reasonable promptness, supplying information and executing documents relating to such selling Holder or the
securities of the Company owned by such selling Holder in connection with such registration which are customary for offerings of this type or is required by applicable laws or regulations, including but not limited to furnishing to the Company
(to the extent not already furnished to the Company) a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Holder
Questionnaire”). The Company will not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement and will not be required to pay any damages under Section 2(c) to any Holder who fails to furnish to the
Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at least five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable Filing Deadline.
(ii) Undertakings. Such selling Holder will enter into any undertakings and take such other action relating to the conduct of the proposed offering which the Company may reasonably request as being necessary to insure
compliance with federal and state securities laws and the rules or other requirements of FINRA.
(iii) Shelf Sales. In connection with and as a condition to the Company’s obligations with respect to any shelf Registration Statement, each Holder covenants and agrees that it will not offer or sell any such Registrable
Securities under the Registration Statement until the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission and such Holder has provided a written notice to the Company of such proposed sale. The Company and the Holders
acknowledge and agree that in no way shall this clause limit Holder’s ability to sell securities without using the Registration Statement.
(iv) Discontinuance of Sales. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a Suspension Notice or a Discontinuance Notice from the Company, such Holder will forthwith
discontinue any offers and sales of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement 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 and the Holders acknowledge and agree that in no way shall this clause limit Holder’s ability to
sell securities without using the Registration Statement.
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(e) Piggyback Registrations. Without limiting any obligation of the Company, if 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 or equity-linked 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 or equity-linked securities to be issued solely in connection
with any acquisition of any entity or business (or a business combination subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act) or equity or equity-linked securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans),
or a dividend reinvestment or similar plan or rights offering, then the Company shall deliver to each Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such
Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement or offering statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities that such Holder requests to be registered (a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing underwriter or
underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering in connection with such Piggyback Registration to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2(e)
to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the
intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this Section 2(e) shall enter
into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company. The Company may postpone or withdraw the filing or the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration at any time in its
sole discretion. The Company shall not grant piggyback registration rights to any holders of its Common Stock or securities that are convertible into its Common Stock that are senior to the rights of the Holders set forth in this Section 2(e).
3. Registration Procedures. In
connection with the Company’s obligations to effect a registration pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company and, as applicable, the Holders, will do the following:
(a) FINRA Cooperation. The
Company and the Holders will cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA.
(b) Right to Review Prior Drafts.
Not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company will furnish to each Holder copies of the “Selling Securityholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections of such documents (together with
drafts of the Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) in the form in which the Company proposes to file them, which sections and documents will be subject to the review of each such Holder. Each
Holder will provide comments, if any, within five (5) Business Days after the date such materials are provided. The Company will not file a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto in which the “Selling Securityholders” or the “Plan of Distribution” sections
thereof differ in any material respect from the disclosure received from a Holder in its Selling Holder Questionnaire (as amended or supplemented) or otherwise differ in any material respect from the drafts previously received by such Holder.
(c) Right to Copies. The
Company will furnish to each Holder and the managing underwriters, if any, without charge, (i) at least one (1) conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Holder
(excluding those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission, except if such documents are available on XXXXX; and (ii) as many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses
(including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request. The Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders
or managing underwriters, as applicable, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
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(d) Notices. The Company will
notify each Holder covered by the Registration Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable: (A) when the Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and with respect to the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (B) of any request by the Commission for any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; (C) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (D) if, at any time prior to the closing contemplated by the 2021 SPA or 2022 SPA, as applicable, it
becomes aware that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in such agreement cease to be true and correct; (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (F) of the happening of any event which it believes may make any statement made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
or any document incorporated therein by reference untrue, or of any material misstatement or omission, and which requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference in
order to make the statements therein not misleading; (G) upon the occurrence of a Suspension Period (items (C) through and including (G) being a “Discontinuance
Notice”); and (H) upon the conclusion of a Suspension Period.
(e) Withdrawal of Suspension Orders. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to any Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and to obtain the withdrawal
of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or to prevent any such suspension.
(f) Supplements & Amendments. Subject to Sections 2(a), if required by applicable federal securities laws, based on the advice of the Company’s counsel, the Company will prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, the related
Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document or, if necessary, renew or refile a Registration Statement prior to its expiration, so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the
Registrable Securities, (A) the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (B) such Registration Statement remains continuously
effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for its applicable Effectiveness Period; (C) the related Prospectus may be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented may be filed pursuant to Rule 424 and (D)
the Prospectus will be supplemented, if necessary, to update the disclosure of the number of shares that each Holder intends to sell, reflecting prior resales in accordance with guidance of the staff of the Commission (as such guidance may be
substituted for, amended or supplemented by the staff of the Commission after the date of this Agreement). Furthermore, subject to a Holder’s compliance with its obligations under Section 2(d)(i), the Company will take such actions as are
required to name such Holder as a selling Holder in a Registration Statement or any supplement thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in such Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such Holder’s
Selling Holder Questionnaire.
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(g) Listing. The Company will
use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all 2021 Covered Shares and 2022 Covered Shares that constitute Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which identical securities
issued by the Company are then listed if requested by the Holder thereof and, if not so listed, to be approved for listing on the national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed.
(h) Transfer Agent & Registrar. The Company will provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the Effective Date of such Registration
Statement.
(i) Certificates. The Company
will cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of any certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to any Registration Statement, which certificates will be free 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 reasonably request.
(j) CUSIPs. The Company, if
necessary, will use its best efforts to provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities, not later than the Effective Date of the Registration Statement.
(k) Legal Counsel. Holders will
have the right to select one legal counsel, at the Company’s reasonable expense pursuant to Section 4, to review any Registration Statement or Prospectus prepared pursuant to Section 2 or this Section 3, which will be such counsel as designated
by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding. The Company will reasonably cooperate with such legal counsel’s reasonable requests in performing their obligations under this Agreement.
(l) Blue Sky. If at any time
the Registrable Securities are not “Covered Securities within the meaning of Rule 146 of the Securities Act, the Company will, prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or
cooperate with the selling Holders , in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws (“Blue Sky”) of all jurisdictions within the United States that the selling Holders request in writing be covered, to keep each such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the applicable Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by
any Registration Statement; provided, that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to become subject to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is
not then so subject.
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(m) Subsequent Form S-3. If, at
the time of filing of a Registration Statement, the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3 for transactions involving secondary offerings and the Company is not otherwise eligible to incorporate by reference prospectively into such Registration
Statement, then at such time as the Company becomes eligible to register transactions involving secondary offerings on Form S-3, the Company may, in its sole discretion, file in accordance with the procedures outlined in this Section 3, including
but not limited to all required notices to the Holders, an additional Registration Statement on Form S-3 to cover resales pursuant to Rule 415 of the Registrable Securities (a “Subsequent Form S-3”), and, when such Subsequent Form S-3 has been filed with the Commission, the Company may, concurrently with its filing of a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Subsequent Form S-3,
withdraw or terminate the original Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 3(m) will be interpreted to limit the Company’s obligations pursuant to Section 2(a).
4. Registration Expenses.
All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company will be borne by the Company whether or not
any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (B) related to compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws and (C) incurred in connection with the preparation or submission of any filing with FINRA); (ii)
printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing Prospectuses); (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses; (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company
and counsel pursuant to Section 3(k); (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance; (vi) fees and expenses of all other persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (vii) all of the Company’s own 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;
provided, however, that each selling Holder will pay (i) all underwriting discounts, commissions, fees and expenses and all transfer taxes with respect to the Registrable Securities sold by such selling Holder; (ii) any fees and expenses of legal
counsel other than the counsel selected pursuant to Section 3(k) and (iii) all other expenses incurred by such selling Holder and incidental to the sale and delivery of the shares to be sold by such Xxxxxx.
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5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, partners, members and shareholders of each Holder and each person who controls any
Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the directors and officers of any such controlling persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or based upon, in the case of the Registration Statement or in any amendments thereto, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein to make the statements not misleading, or in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus,
any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein 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, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions (1) are made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by
or on behalf of any Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, 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 approved in
writing by such Holder for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus (it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder consists of the
information described in Annex A hereto, as may be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, for this purpose) or (2) resulted from the use by any Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified
such Holder in writing that such Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of an Advice or an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice or the
amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder will, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, partners, members and shareholders and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the directors and officers of such controlling person, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising solely out of
or based upon, in the case of the Registration Statement or in any amendments thereto, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein to make the statements not misleading, or in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein 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 to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions (1) are made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement
or Prospectus, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved in writing by such Holder for use in the Registration Statement
or Prospectus (it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder consists of the information described in Annex A hereto, as may be amended in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement, for this purpose) or (2) resulted from 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 an Advice or an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice or the amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have
been corrected; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify will be several and not joint and in no event will the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by any
such selling Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. In order for a Person (the “Indemnified Party”) to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement in
respect of, arising out of or involving a claim or demand made by any Person against the Indemnified Party (a “Claim”), such Indemnified Party must notify
the indemnifying party (“Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Claim as promptly as reasonably possible after receipt by such
Indemnified Party of notice of the Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such notification on a timely basis shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually
materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court filings
and related papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Claim.
If a Claim is made against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so
chooses and acknowledges its obligation in writing to indemnify the Indemnified Party therefor, to assume at its cost the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and to
settle such suit, action, claim or proceeding in its discretion with an unconditional full release of the Indemnified Party and no admission of fault, liability, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party.
Notwithstanding any acknowledgment made pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Indemnifying Party shall continue to be entitled to assert any limitation to the amount of Losses for which the Indemnifying Party is responsible pursuant
to its indemnification obligations. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in
connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the Indemnifying Party has materially failed to defend, contest or otherwise protest in a timely manner against Claims or (ii) such Indemnified Party reasonably objects to such assumption on the
grounds that there are defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to the defenses available to such Indemnifying Party and, as a result, a conflict of interest exists. Subject to the limitations in the preceding sentence, if
the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, at its own expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party, it being
understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall control such defense. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnified Party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not
assumed the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend any Claim, all the parties hereto shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution of such Claim. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying
Party’s request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are reasonably relevant to such Claim, and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any
material provided hereunder. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Claim without the
Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
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The obligations of the Company and the Holders under this Section 5 shall survive completion of any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement and the termination of this Agreement. The Indemnifying Party’s liability to any such Indemnified Party hereunder shall not be extinguished solely because any other Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnity hereunder.
(d) Contribution. If
a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 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, will 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 will 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 will 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 Section 5(a) or 5(b) 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 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 this Section 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, no Holder will be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any
amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by
reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who
was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(e) Other. The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. All
notices or other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be given by (i) personal delivery, (ii) courier or other delivery service which obtains a receipt evidencing delivery, (iii) registered or certified mail (postage prepaid and
return receipt requested) or (iv) facsimile or similar electronic device, to such address as may be designated from time to time by the relevant party, and which will initially be:
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(i) in the case of the Company:
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Attn: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Email: xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
TD Canada Trust Tower
Brookfield Place 000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Email: xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
(ii) in the case of each Purchaser, to
the address described in Section 5.4 of the Purchase Agreement.
Notices to Holders shall be provided to the address specified on such Holder’s Selling Holder Questionnaire. All notices and other communications
will be deemed to have been given (i) if delivered by the United States mail, three (3) Business Days after mailing (five (5) Business Days if delivered to an address outside of the United States), (ii) if delivered by a courier or other delivery
service, one (1) Business Day after dispatch (two (2) Business Days if delivered to an address outside of the United States) and (iii) if personally delivered or sent by facsimile or similar electronic device, upon receipt by the recipient or its
agent or employee (which, in the case of a notice sent by facsimile or similar electronic device, will be the time and date indicated on the transmission confirmation receipt). No objection may be made by a party to the manner of delivery of any
notice actually received in writing by an authorized agent of such party.
(b) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial; Etc.. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State 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 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 will constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein will be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
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 with or arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
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(c) Remedies. In
the event of a breach by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Agreement. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby waives the defense in any action for
specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(d) Entire Agreement; Amendment and Restatement. This Agreement and any documents referred to herein or executed contemporaneously herewith constitute the parties’ entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all agreements,
representations, warranties, statements, promises and understandings, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Prior Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety and
restated as set forth herein, and all provisions of, rights granted and covenants made in the Prior Agreement are hereby superseded in their entirety. This Agreement has been approved and adopted in accordance with Section 6(d) of the Prior
Agreement and shall be deemed adopted by, binding upon, and enforceable against each and every Purchaser, regardless of whether such Purchaser has signed this Agreement.
(e) Amendments. This
Agreement may be amended, altered or modified only by a writing signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.
(f) Additional Documents. Each party hereto agrees to execute any and all further documents and writings and to perform such other actions which may be or become necessary or expedient to effectuate and carry out this Agreement.
(g) Third-Party Beneficiaries. None of the provisions of this Agreement will be for the benefit of, or enforceable by, any third-party beneficiary, except with respect to the Holders.
(h) Successors and Assigns. Except as provided herein to the contrary, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(i) Waivers Strictly Construed. With regard to any power, remedy or right provided herein or otherwise available to any party hereunder (a) no waiver or extension of time will be effective unless expressly contained in a writing signed by the waiving
party and (b) no alteration, modification or impairment will be implied by reason of any previous waiver, extension of time, delay or omission in exercise, or other indulgence.
(j) Severability.
The validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected even if one or more of the provisions of this Agreement will be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.
(k) Attorneys’ Fees.
Should any litigation be commenced (including any proceedings in a bankruptcy court) between the parties hereto or their representatives concerning any provision of this Agreement or the rights and duties of any person or entity hereunder, the
party or parties prevailing in such proceeding will be entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to the attorneys’ fees and court costs incurred by reason of such litigation.
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(l) Headings. The
Section headings in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way define, limit, extend or interpret the scope of this Agreement or of any particular Section.
(m) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
this Amended and Restated Resale Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
By:
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xx Xxxxx | |
Title:
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CEO |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
this Amended and Restated Resale Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
2022 PURCHASERS:
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XXXXXX FUND, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Title:
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Managing Member of the General Partner |
XXXXXX FUND II, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Title:
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Managing Member of the General Partner |
XXXXXX FUND III, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Title:
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Managing Member of the General Partner |
XXXXXX MASTER FUND OFFSHORE II, LP
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Title:
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Managing Member of the General Partner |
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MSS VC SPV LP
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By: MSS VC SPV GP, LLC, its general partner
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By: Masters Special Situations, LLC, its managing member
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Title:
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Managing Member |
MASTERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Title:
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Managing Member |
EW HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, L.P.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxx | |
Title:
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Its Authorized Signatory |
EW HEALTHCARE PARTNERS-A, L.P.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxx | |
Title:
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Its Authorized Signatory |
HEALTHQUEST PARTNERS II, L.P.
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By: Health Quest Venture Management II, L.L.C, its general partner |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Title:
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Managing Partner |
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XXXXX XX XXXXX
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Signed:
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[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Resale Registration Rights Agreement]
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Signed:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Resale Registration Rights Agreement]
X. XXXXX XXXXXXX, M.D.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the Securities covered by this prospectus on behalf of the Selling Securityholders. All costs, expenses and fees connected with
the registration of these Securities will be borne by us. Any brokerage commissions and similar expenses connected with selling the Securities will be borne by the Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders may offer and sell the
Securities covered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions. The term “Selling Securityholders” includes pledgees, donees,
transferees and other successors-in-interest who may acquire Securities through a pledge, gift, partnership distribution or other non-sale related transfer from the Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders will act independently of the
Company in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. These transactions include:
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to this prospectus;
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block trades in which the broker-dealer attempts to sell the Securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction, or in crosses, in which the same broker acts as agent on both sides of the trade;
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through distributions by a Selling Securityholder or its successors in interest to its members, general or limited partners or shareholders (or their respective members,
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enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions which require the delivery to them of Securities covered by this prospectus, which
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The Selling Securityholders may also resell all or a portion of the Securities in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, if available, or any other exemption from the registration requirements that become available, rather than under this
prospectus.
If underwriters are used in the sale of any Securities, such Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold
from time to time in one or more transactions described above. Securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by underwriters. We may use underwriters with whom we
have a material relationship. As applicable, we will describe in each accompanying prospectus supplement the name of the underwriter(s) and the nature of any such relationship(s).
Securities may be sold directly or through agents designated from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of such
shares and we will describe any commissions paid to the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, the agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
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Agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to
contribution with respect to payments made by the agents, under agreements between us and the agents.
Agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us or our purchasers, as their agents in connection with
the sale of securities. These agents may be considered to be underwriters under the Securities Act. As a result, discounts, commissions or profits on resale received by the agents may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions. Each
accompanying prospectus supplement will identify any such agent and describe any compensation received by them from us.
In connection with sales of Securities, the Selling Securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial
institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of Securities in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The Selling Securityholders may also sell Securities short and the Selling Securityholders may deliver Securities covered by
this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed Securities in connection with such short sales. The Selling Securityholders may also loan or pledge Securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such Securities, to the
extent permitted by applicable law. The Selling Securityholders 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 Securities offered by this prospectus, which Securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction).
The Selling Securityholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities owned by them and, if they
default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Securities from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable
provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of Selling Securityholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Securityholders under this prospectus. The Selling Securityholders may also
may transfer and donate Securities in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
A Selling Securityholder that is an entity may elect to make an in-kind distribution of Securities to its members, general or limited partners or
shareholders pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part by delivering a prospectus. To the extent that such members, general or limited partners or shareholders are not affiliates of ours, such members, partners or
shareholders would thereby receive freely tradable Securities pursuant to the distribution through a registration statement. Additionally, to the extent that entities, members, partners or shareholders are affiliates of ours received shares in any
such distribution, such affiliates will also be Selling Securityholders and will be entitled to sell Securities pursuant to this prospectus.
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Agents who may become involved in the sale of Securities may engage in transactions with, and perform other services for, us in the ordinary course
of their business for which they receive compensation.
In effecting sales, the Selling Securityholders may engage broker-dealers or agents, who may in turn arrange for other broker-dealers to
participate. Broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the Selling Securityholders and/or from the purchasers of Securities for whom the broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal, or
both. The compensation to a particular broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions. To our knowledge, there is currently no plan, arrangement or understanding between any Selling Securityholders and any broker-dealer or agent
regarding the sale of any Securities by the Selling Securityholders.
The Selling Securityholders, any broker-dealers or agents and any participating broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale of the
Securities covered by this prospectus may be “underwriters” under the Securities Act with respect to those Securities and will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of that Act. Any profit that the Selling Securityholders realize, and
any compensation that any broker-dealer or agent may receive in connection with any sale, including any profit realized on resale of Securities acquired as principal, may constitute underwriting discounts and commissions. If the Selling
Securityholders are deemed to be underwriters, the Selling Securityholders may be subject to certain liabilities under statutes including, but not limited to, Section 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 under the
Exchange Act.
The securities laws of some states may require the Selling Securityholders to sell the Securities in those states only through registered or
licensed brokers or dealers. These laws may also require that we register or qualify the Securities for sale in those states unless an exemption from registration and qualification is available and the Selling Securityholders and we comply with
that exemption. In addition, the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may apply to sales of Securities in the market and to the activities of the Selling Securityholders and their affiliates.
Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Securities. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Securities and the
ability of any person to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Securities.
If any Selling Securityholder notifies us that he has entered into any material arrangement with a broker-dealer for the sale of Securities through
a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution, over‑the-counter distribution or secondary distribution, or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file any necessary supplement to this prospectus to disclose:
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the number of Securities involved in the arrangement;
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the terms of the arrangement, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents who purchase Securities, as required;
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the proposed selling price to the public;
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any discount, commission or other underwriting compensation;
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the place and time of delivery for the Securities being sold;
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any discount, commission or concession allowed, reallowed or paid to any dealers; and
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any other material terms of the distribution of Securities.
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In addition, if the Selling Securityholder notifies us that a donee, pledgee, transferee or other successor-in-interest of the
Selling Securityholder intends to sell any securities, we will file an amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part of or a supplement to this prospectus, if required.
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SELLING SECURITYHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common
Stock”) of Venus Concept Inc. (the “Company”) understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement for the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Resale Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2022 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company and the 2022 Purchasers (as defined therein). A copy of the Amended
and Restated Resale Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Amended and
Restated Resale Registration Rights Agreement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
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Name.
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Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder
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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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Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a 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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Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
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Address:
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Telephone:
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Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
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Type and Amount of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned:
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Broker-Dealer Status:
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Are you a broker-dealer?
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Yes ☐ No ☐
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Note: If yes, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
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Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
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Yes ☐ No ☐
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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?
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Yes ☐ No ☐
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Note: If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
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Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Securityholder.
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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.
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Type and Amount of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by the Selling Securityholder:
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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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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 and prior to the Effective Date for the Registration Statement.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the
inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. 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.
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PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
ATTN: Michael Mandarello, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0
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