EXHIBIT 4(i)
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is made and entered
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into as of March 30, 1999, between Organogenesis Inc. a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "COMPANY"), and those
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Purchasers listed on Schedule I annexed hereto (the "PURCHASERS").
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This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated
as of the date hereof among the Company and the Purchasers (the "PURCHASE
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AGREEMENT").
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The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
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shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"ADVICE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(m).
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"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
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directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common control with
such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "CONTROL," when used with
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respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms of "AFFILIATED," "CONTROLLING" and "CONTROLLED" have meanings
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correlative to the foregoing.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which
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shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts generally are authorized or required by law or
other government actions to close.
"CLOSING DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
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Agreement.
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"COMMON STOCK" means the Company's Common Stock, $.01 par value per
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share.
"CONVERTIBLE NOTE" means the 7% Convertible Subordinated Note Due
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March 29, 2004 issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"EFFECTIVENESS DATE" means the 90th day following the Closing Date.
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"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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2(a).
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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"FILING DATE" means the 45th day following the Closing Date.
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"HOLDER" or "HOLDERS" means the holder or holders, as the case may be,
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from time to time of Registrable Securities.
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
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"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
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"LOSSES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
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"PERSON" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
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incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision
thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"PROCEEDING" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
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(including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as
a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"PROSPECTUS" means the prospectus included in the Registration
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Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the
Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with
respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and all other amendments and
supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all
material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
such Prospectus.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (a) the shares of Common Stock issuable
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upon (i) conversion of the Convertible Notes, (ii) exercise of the Warrants
issued by the Company to the Purchasers, and (iii) payment of interest in
respect of such Convertible Notes and (iv) as a result of any stock split, stock
dividend, recapitalization, combination, merger, consolidation, distribution or
similar event or otherwise with respect to the Shares referenced in (i) through
(iii) above, as to which the Company shall file an exchange listing application
pursuant to Section 3.7 of the Purchase Agreement, and (b) the Warrants.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means the registration statements
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contemplated by Section 2(a) (and any additional Registration Statements
contemplated in the definition of Registrable Securities), including (in each
case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement
or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits
thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated
by reference in such registration statement.
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"RULE 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
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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 158" means Rule 158 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
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the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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"WARRANTS" means the Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase
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Agreement.
2. Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date the Company shall
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prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering all
Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except
if otherwise directed by the Holders of a majority in interest of the applicable
Registrable Securities in accordance herewith or if the Company is not then
eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which
case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance
herewith). The Company shall (i) not permit any securities other than (a) the
Registrable Securities (and the shares issued or issuable to Novartis Pharma,
A.G. (f/k/a/ "Sandoz") under an agreement dated January 17, 1996) and (b) such
other shares of other third party holders totaling not more than 100,000 shares
of Company Common Stock, to be included in the Registration Statement and (ii)
use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared
effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing
thereof, but in any event prior to the Effectiveness Date, and to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the
later of the date which is one year after the date that such Registration
Statement is declared effective by the Commission or such date when all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or
may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by
the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed to
the Company's transfer agent to such effect (the "EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD");
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provided, however, that the Company shall not be deemed to have used its best
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efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective during the Effectiveness
Period if it voluntarily takes any action that would result in the Holders not
being able to sell the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement during the Effectiveness Period, unless such action is required under
applicable law or the Company has filed a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement and the Commission has not declared it effective.
(b) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time when there is not an
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effective Registration Statement the Company shall determine to prepare and file
with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for the
account of the Company or others under the Securities Act of any of its equity
securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the
Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be
issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or
equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee
benefit plans, the Company shall
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send to each holder of Registrable Securities written notice of such
determination and, if within twenty (20) days after receipt of such notice, any
such holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such
registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities such holder
requests to be registered. No right to registration of Registrable Securities
under this Section shall be construed to limit any registration otherwise
required hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing underwriter
shall advise the Company and the Holders of the Registrable Securities in
writing that, in its opinion, the inclusion of the Registrable Securities could
materially adversely effect the offering, then the managing underwriter may
elect to exclude all or such portion of such Registrable Securities from such
offering, provided that the managing underwriter may only exclude any of the
Registrable Securities to the same extent, on a pro rata basis, that it excludes
securities of other holders. The Company shall have the right to withdraw any
such proposed registration statement, or to withdraw the same after the filing,
but prior to the effective date thereof.
(c) Liquidated Damages. If the Registration Statement is not filed on
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or before the Filing Date or is not declared effective on or before the
Effectiveness Date, the Conversion Price of the Note shall be decreased as
provided in Section 5.4 of the Note.
3. Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company's
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registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission on or prior to the Filing
Date, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or such other form if the Company
is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form
S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in
accordance herewith) in accordance with the method or methods of distribution
thereof as specified by the Holders (except if otherwise directed by the
Holders), and cause the Registration Statement to become effective as soon as
possible, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Date, and to remain
effective as provided herein; provided, however, that not less than seven (7)
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Business Days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or any related
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that
would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the
Company shall (i) furnish to the Holders copies of all such documents proposed
to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such Holders and
their counsel, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and
independent certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall
be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to such Holders,
to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act.
The Company shall not file the Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or
any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities or their counsel, shall reasonably object in writing
within five (5) Business Days of their receipt thereof.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective as to the
applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and
file with the Commission such additional Registration
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Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the
Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or
supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or
amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in
force) promulgated under the Securities Act; (iii) respond as promptly as
practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and promptly provide the Holders
true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission
relating to the Registration Statement; and (iv) comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement during the
applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the
Holders thereof set forth in the Registration Statement as so amended or in such
Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold and their
counsel immediately (and, in the case of (c)(i)(A) below, not less than five
(5) days prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm
such notice in writing no later than one (1) Business Day following the day
(i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the
Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a "review" of such
Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such
Registration Statement and (C) with respect to the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any
request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority
for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for
additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any or
all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that
purpose; (iv) if at any time any of the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in any agreement contemplated hereby ceases to be true and
correct in all material respects; (v) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event that makes any statement made
in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or
that requires any revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(d) Use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of, or, if issued,
obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption
from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(e) Furnish to each Holder and their counsel, without charge, at
least one conformed copy of the Registration Statement and each amendment
thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
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reference, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including
those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the
filing of such documents with the Commission.
(f) Promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies
of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each
amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request; and the
Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or
supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the
offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and
any amendment or supplement thereto.
(g) Use its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the
selling Holders and their counsel in connection with the registration or
qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such
Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws
of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder requests in
writing, to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption
therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other
acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally
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to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take
any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or subject the Company to any
material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(h) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation
and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold
pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free of all
restrictive legends (other than legends relating to the existence of any
shareholder rights or similar agreement then in effect to which the Holders are
party and which legend appears on all other certificates for the Company's
Common Stock), and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such
denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may request at
least two Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities.
(i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section
3(c)(vi), as promptly as practicable, prepare a supplement or amendment,
including a post-effective amendment, to the Registration Statement or a
supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so
that, as thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such
Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
(j) Use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered
by such Registration Statement to be listed on the American Stock Exchange and
any other securities exchange, quotation system, market or over-the-counter
bulletin board, if any, on which similar
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securities issued by the Company are then listed as and when required pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement.
(k) Make available for inspection by the selling Holders, a
representative of such Holders, and an attorney or accountant retained by such
selling Holders or underwriters, at the offices where normally kept, during
reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the
officers, directors, agents and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to
supply all information in each case reasonably requested by any such Holder,
attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration Statement; provided,
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however, that any information that is determined in good faith by the Company in
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writing to be of a confidential nature at the time of delivery of such
information shall not be available to such Persons unless and until such Persons
shall have entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Company with
respect thereto.
(l) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission and make generally available to its security holders earning
statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and
Rule 158 not later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days
after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal year) commencing
on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective
date of the Registration Statement, which statement shall cover said 12-month
period, or such shorter periods as is consistent with the requirements of Rule
158.
(m) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the
Company such information regarding the distribution of such Registrable
Securities as is required by law to be disclosed in the Registration Statement
and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of
any such Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a
reasonable time after receiving such request.
(n) If the Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or
otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall
have the right to require (if such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise
is not required by the Securities Act or any similar Federal statute then in
force) the deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the
time that such reference ceases to be required.
The Purchasers covenant and agree that (i) they will not sell any
Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until they have received
copies of the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented as contemplated in
Section 3(g) and notice from the Company that such Registration Statement and
any post-effective amendments thereto have become effective as contemplated by
Section 3(c) and (ii) the Purchasers and, if applicable, their officers,
directors or Affiliates, if any, will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to them in connection with
sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities
that, upon
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receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind
described in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(c)(vi), such
Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities
until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or
amended Registration Statement contemplated by Section 3(j), or until it is
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advised in writing (the "ADVICE") by the Company that the use of the applicable
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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.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3, at any
time after the Registration Statement has been declared effective, the Company
may delay the filing or effectiveness of a Registration Statement and delay the
disclosure of any information concerning the Company if the Board of Directors
of the Company determines in good faith that in its reasonable business judgment
such disclosure would interfere in any material respect with any financing,
acquisition, corporate reorganization or other transaction or development
involving the Company that in the reasonable good faith business judgment of
such board is a transaction or development that is or would be material to the
Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such disclosure is not
otherwise required (a "Grace Period"); provided, that the Company shall promptly
(i) notify the Holders in writing of the existence of material non-public
information giving rise to a Grace Period and the date on which the Grace Period
will begin, and (ii) notify the Holders in writing of the date on which the
Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that (A) during any consecutive 120
day period, the Grace Period shall not exceed thirty (30) calendar days in the
aggregate, and (B) during any consecutive 365 day period, the Grace Period shall
not exceed forty-five (45) calendar days in the aggregate. For purposes of
determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on
and include the date the Holders receive the notice referred to in clause (i) of
this paragraph and shall end on and include the date the Holders receive the
notice referred to in clause (ii) of this paragraph.
4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the
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performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne
by the Company and whether or not the Registration Statement is filed or becomes
effective and whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the
Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing
sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees
(including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings
required to be made with The American Stock Exchange and each other securities
exchange or market on which Registrable Securities are required hereunder to be
listed and (B) in compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws, (ii)
printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing
certificates for Registrable Securities and of photocopying prospectuses), (iii)
messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company
so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons
retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible
for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties), the expense of
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any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing
of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder.
Any fees of counsel to the Purchasers shall be borne by the Purchasers.
5. Indemnification.
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(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall,
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notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless
each Holder, the officers, directors and agents and employees of each of them,
each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, reasonable costs (including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, "LOSSES"), as incurred, arising out
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of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of
prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary
prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made)
not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder
furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for
use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or
such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities. The
Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not
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jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the directors, officers,
agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the
directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses arising
solely out of or based solely upon any untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of
prospectus, or arising solely out of or based solely upon any omission of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by
such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration
Statement or such Prospectus or to the extent that such information relates to
such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable
Securities. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be
greater in amount than the dollar amount of the gross proceeds received by such
Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such
indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall
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be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an
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PARTY"), such Indemnified Party promptly shall notify the Person from whom
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indemnity is sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing, and the Indemnifying
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Party shall have the right to participate in, and to the extent the Indemnifying
Party so desires, to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all
fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that
the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement,
except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or
further review) that such failure shall have proximately and materially
adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party
or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such
fees and expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to
assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) such
Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest
is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party
and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies
the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at
the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the
right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of
the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall,
without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party
is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of
such Proceeding.
All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable
fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or
preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this
Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within 30 Business
Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether
it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder; provided, that the Indemnifying Party may require
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such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to
the extent it is finally determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled
to indemnification hereunder).
(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a)
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or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party because of a failure or refusal
of a governmental authority to enforce such indemnification in accordance with
its terms (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each Indemnifying
Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions,
statements or omissions that resulted in such
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Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged
omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to
information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or other
reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any
Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or
expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to
such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata
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allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), each Purchaser shall not be
required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by
which the proceeds actually received by such Purchaser from the sale of the
Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any
damages that the Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5
are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the
Indemnified Parties.
6. Rule 144. The Company shall file the reports required to be filed by
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it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner and, if at
any time the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the
request of any Holder, make publicly available other information so long as
necessary to permit sales of its securities pursuant to Rule 144. The Company
further covenants that it will take such further action as any Holder may
reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such
Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities
Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144. Upon the
request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written
certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with
such requirements.
7. Miscellaneous.
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(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder,
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of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as
the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by
law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this
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Agreement. The Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not
provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by
it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in
the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it
shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its
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subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement
with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to
the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
Except as described herein, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with
respect to any of its securities to any Person.
(c) No Piggyback on Registrations. Except as set forth herein,
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neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Purchasers
hereto) may include securities of the Company in the Registration Statement
other than the Registrable Securities, and the Company shall not enter into any
agreement providing any such right to any of its securityholders.
(d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
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including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company
and the Holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding Registrable
Securities; provided, however, that, for the purposes of this sentence,
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Registrable Securities that are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company,
or an Affiliate of the Company are not deemed outstanding. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect
to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does not
directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by
Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities to which such
waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this
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sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with
the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.
(e) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or
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deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in this Section prior to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern
Standard time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in the Purchase Agreement later than 4:30
p.m. (Eastern Standard time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern
Standard time) on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of
mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv)
upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
If to the Company: Organogenesis Inc.
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000 Xxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Chairman
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
With copies to: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky
and Popeo, P.C.
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esquire
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esquire
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
If to the Purchasers: To the Purchasers at the Addresses
Listed on Schedule I
With copies to: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esquire
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same
manner, by such Person.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
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of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the
parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not
assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
each Holder.
(g) Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights of the Purchasers
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hereunder, including the right to have the Company register for resale
Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be
automatically assignable by the Purchasers to any assignee or transferee of all
or a portion of the Notes, the Warrants or the Registrable Securities if: (i)
each such Purchaser agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign
such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a
reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable
time after such proposed transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice
of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the
securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred
or assigned, (iii) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice
contemplated by clause (ii) of this Section, the transferee or assignee agrees
in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions of this
Agreement, and (iv) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the
applicable requirements of the Purchase Agreement. The rights to assignment
shall apply to the Purchasers (and to subsequent) successors and assigns.
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(h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such
signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on
whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect
as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.
(i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
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in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard
to principles of conflicts of law.
(j) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative
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and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(k) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
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this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative
means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated
by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and
declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of
such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(l) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
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reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT as of the date first written above.
ORGANOGENESIS INC.
By:____________________________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
PURCHASERS
Purchaser Name:
______________________________________
By:___________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Title:________________________________
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