REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
ESPEED, INC.
AND
THE INVESTOR NAMED HEREIN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS........................................... 3
1.1 Right to Piggyback................................................ 3
1.2 Piggyback Expenses................................................ 4
1.3 Priority on Primary Registrations................................. 4
1.4 Priority on Secondary Registrations............................... 4
ARTICLE II HOLDBACK AGREEMENTS.............................................. 4
ARTICLE III REGISTRATION PROCEDURES......................................... 5
ARTICLE IV REGISTRATION EXPENSES............................................ 7
4.1 Registration Expenses............................................. 7
4.2 Holders' Expenses................................................. 7
ARTICLE V UNDERWRITTEN AND OTHER OFFERINGS.................................. 7
5.1 Underwriting Agreement............................................ 7
5.2 Obligations of Participants....................................... 7
ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION.................................................. 8
6.1 Company's Indemnification Obligations............................. 8
6.2 Holder's Indemnification Obligations.............................. 9
6.3 Notices; Defense; Settlement...................................... 9
6.4 Indemnity Provision............................................... 10
ARTICLE VII DEFINITIONS..................................................... 10
7.1 Terms............................................................. 10
7.2 Defined Terms in Corresponding Sections........................... 12
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS.................................................. 12
8.1 Amendments and Waivers............................................ 12
8.2 Successors and Assigns............................................ 12
8.3 Notices........................................................... 12
8.4 Headings.......................................................... 13
8.5 Gender............................................................ 13
8.6 Invalid Provisions................................................ 13
8.7 Governing Law; Forum; Process..................................... 14
8.8 Counterparts...................................................... 14
8.9 No Assignment, Binding Effect..................................... 14
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated this
21st day of August, 2002, by and among eSpeed, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") and UBS USA Inc. (the "Investor").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Investor
registration rights with respect to the shares (the "Shares") of Class A Common
Stock underlying the warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
(the "Warrants") issued to the Investor on the date hereof and may grant
additional Warrants to purchase up to 200,000 additional shares in the future in
accordance with the renewal provisions of that certain Transaction Fee Agreement
(the "Renewal Warrants"), dated as of the date hereof, on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS
1.1 Right to Piggyback. From and after the date which is 12
months from the date of this Agreement, whenever the Company proposes to
register any of its equity securities under the Securities Act (other than a
registration effected in connection with a Company stock option or other
employee benefit plan (such as a Registration Statement on Form S-8), a
registration effected in connection with the conversion of debt securities, a
registration on any form that does not include substantially the same
information as would be required to be included in a registration statement
covering the sale of Registrable Securities (such as a Registration Statement on
Form S-4), or a registration effected in connection with an acquisition), and
the form of registration statement to be used may be used for the registration
of Registrable Securities (a "Piggyback Registration"), the Company will give
notice (the "Notice") to the Investor of its intention to effect such a
registration and will include in such registration all Registrable Securities
with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion
therein, subject to the provisions of Section 1.3 and 1.4 hereof. Such requests
for inclusion shall be in writing and delivered to the Company within five
business days after the Investor's receipt of the Notice and shall specify the
number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of and the intended
method of distribution thereof. Any holder shall have the right to withdraw its
request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any Registration
Statement pursuant to this Section 1.1 by giving written notice to the Company
of its request to withdraw. The Company may withdraw a Piggyback Registration at
any time prior to the time it becomes effective. The Company is not required to
include in a registration any Registrable Securities which the holder would not
be entitled to offer to sell under such registration whether by contractual
restriction or by law.
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1.2 Piggyback Expenses. The Registration Expenses of the
Investor will be paid by the Company in all Piggyback Registrations
1.3 Priority on Primary Registrations. If a Piggyback
Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company,
and the managing underwriters advise the Company that in their opinion the
number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the
number which can be sold in such offering, the Company will include in such
registration (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii)
second, that number of other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in
such registration by Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx Securities and its Affiliates, and their
successors and assigns ("Cantor") and (iii) third, that number of other shares
of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, pro rata among any
other holders (including the Investor) exercising their respective piggyback
registration rights thereof based upon the total number of shares which such
holders (including the Investor) propose to include in such registration.
1.4 Priority on Secondary Registrations. If a Piggyback
Registration is an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of holders
(other than the Investor) of the Company's securities, and the managing
underwriters advise the Company that in their opinion the number of securities
requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be
sold in such offering, the Company will include in such registration (i) first,
the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included by the holders
exercising their demand registration rights, (ii) second, that number of other
shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration by Cantor
and (iii) third, that number of other shares of Common Stock proposed to be
included in such registration, pro rata among any other holders (including the
Investor) exercising their respective piggyback registration rights thereof
based upon the total number of shares which such holders (including the
Investor) propose to include in such registration.
ARTICLE II
HOLDBACK AGREEMENTS
In the event the Company or another holder of the Company's
stock proposes to enter into an underwritten public offering, each holder of
Registrable Securities agrees to enter into an agreement with the managing
underwriters not to effect any sale or distribution of equity securities of the
Company, or any securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into
such securities, during the period beginning on the date of such offering and
extending for a period recommended by the managing underwriters. The foregoing
shall not affect the ability of a holder of Registrable Securities to sell such
securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act if approved by the
underwriters.
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ARTICLE III
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
Whenever holders of Registrable Securities have requested that any
Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement (the "Selling
Holders"), the Company will use reasonable efforts to effect the registration
and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended
method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company will:
(a) use reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the
Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities
as soon as practicably thereafter; provided, that as promptly as practicable
before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto, the Company will (i) furnish to the Selling Holders copies
of all such documents proposed to be filed and (ii) notify each Selling Holder
of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement of (x) any
request by the Commission to amend such Registration Statement or amend or
supplement any Prospectus, or (y) any stop order issued or threatened by the
Commission, and take all reasonable actions required to prevent the entry of
such stop order or to promptly remove it if entered; and provided further that
the Company shall not be required to keep such Registration Statement effective
for more than 30 days (or such shorter period which will terminate when all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold,
but not prior to the expiration of the applicable period referred to in Section
4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder, if applicable);
(b) (i) prepare and file with the Commission such
amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus
used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective for as long as such registration is required to remain
effective pursuant to the terms hereof and (ii) comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by
such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended
methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration
Statement;
(c) furnish to each Selling Holder, without charge, such
number of conformed copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and
supplement thereto, the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement
(including each preliminary Prospectus) and such other documents as such seller
may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Selling Holder;
(d) notify each Selling Holder, at a time when a
Prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities
Act, of the happening of any event known to the Company as a result of which the
Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, contains
an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
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state any fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, and, at the request of any such Selling Holder, the Company will
prepare and furnish such Selling Holder a reasonable number of copies of a
supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that, as
thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such
Prospectus shall not include 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading;
(e) subject to other provisions hereof, use all
reasonable efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities or self-regulatory organizations as may be
necessary to enable the Selling Holders thereof to consummate the disposition of
such Registrable Securities;
(f) promptly notify the Selling Holders of the issuance
of any stop order by the Commission or the issuance by any state securities
commission or other regulatory authority of any order suspending the
qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable
Securities under state securities or "blue sky" laws, and use every reasonable
effort to obtain the lifting at the earliest possible time of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary Prospectus; and
(g) promptly notify the Selling Holders of the occurrence
of any pending material merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization or other
material transaction involving the Company or any of its Affiliates which makes
it imprudent for the Company to be in registration, as determined in the good
faith judgment of the Company (a "Black-Out Period").
The Company may require each Selling Holder to promptly
furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding the distribution of
the Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably
request and such other information as may be legally required in connection with
such registration including, without limitation, all such information as may be
requested by the Commission or any regulatory authority. The Company may exclude
from such Registration Statement any holder who fails to provide such
information.
Each Selling Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice
from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
paragraph (a), (e), (h) or (i) above, such Selling Holder will forthwith
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Selling Holder's
receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by
paragraph (a) or (d) above, or in the case of a Black-Out Period until the
Company notifies the Selling Holders that the period has ended, and, if so
directed by the Company, such Selling Holder will deliver to the Company all
copies,
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other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder's possession, of
the most recent prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of
receipt of such notice. The periods referred to in paragraph (a) above for
maintaining the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be extended
for a period equal to the period during which the disposition of the Registrable
Securities is discontinued as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence.
ARTICLE IV
REGISTRATION EXPENSES
4.1 Registration Expenses. All registration and filing
fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or "blue sky" laws,
printing expenses, listing fees for securities to be registered on a national
securities exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market and all independent certified
public accountants, underwriters (excluding discounts and commissions), fees and
expenses of counsel to the Company and other Persons retained by the Company
(all such expenses being herein called "Registration Expenses") will be borne by
the Company as provided in Section 1.2 of this Agreement.
4.2 Holders' Expenses. The Company shall have no
obligation to pay (i) any underwriting discounts or commissions attributable to
the sale, or potential sale, of Registrable Securities, which expenses will be
borne by all Selling Holders of Registrable Securities included in such
registration; and (ii) any fees or expenses of counsel or others retained by the
Selling Holders in connection with the sale, or potential sale, of Registrable
Securities.
ARTICLE V
UNDERWRITTEN AND OTHER OFFERINGS
5.1 Underwriting Agreement. If requested by the
underwriters for any underwritten offering involving the Registrable Securities,
the Company will enter into an underwriting agreement with such underwriters for
such offering, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and
to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other
terms as are generally included in agreements of this type, including, without
limitation, indemnities customarily included in such agreements. The holders of
the Registrable Securities will cooperate in good faith with the Company in the
negotiation of the underwriting agreement.
5.2 Obligations of Participants. No Person may
participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such Person (i)
agrees to sell such Person's securities on the basis provided in any
underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder
to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires,
powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, escrow agreements and
other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements and
consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, the
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Company may require each Selling Holder to promptly furnish in writing to the
Company such information regarding the distribution of the Registrable
Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request and such
other information as may be legally required in connection with such
registration including, without limitation, all such information as may be
requested by the Commission or the NASD. The Company may exclude from such
Registration Statement any Holder who fails to provide such information.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 Company's Indemnification Obligations. The Company
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the holders of any Registrable
Securities covered by any Registration Statement referred to herein and each
other Person, if any, who controls such holder within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the
"Holder Indemnitees") against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or
reasonable expense arising out of or based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or
any amendment or supplement thereto), including all documents incorporated
therein by reference, or in any preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom
of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, that this indemnity does not apply to any loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company by or
on behalf of any holder expressly for use in the preparation of any Registration
Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), including all documents
incorporated therein by reference, or in any preliminary Prospectus or
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto); provided further, that
(other than in connection with an underwritten offering) the Company will not be
liable to any holder or any other Holder Indemnitee under the indemnity
agreement in this Section 6.1 with respect to any preliminary Prospectus or the
final Prospectus or the final Prospectus as amended or supplemented, as the case
may be, to the extent that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense of
such Holder Indemnitee results from the fact that such holder sold Registrable
Securities to a Person to whom there was not sent or given, at or prior to the
written confirmation of such sale, a copy of the final Prospectus or of the
final Prospectus as then amended or supplemented, whichever is most recent, if
the Company has previously and timely furnished copies thereof to such holder;
and provided further, that the Company will not be liable to any holder or any
other Holder Indemnitee under the indemnity agreement in this Section 6.1 to the
extent that any such loss, liability, claim or expense arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or omission in any Prospectus, even if an amended and
corrected Prospectus is not furnished to such holder, but only to the extent
that the holder, after being notified by the Company pursuant to paragraph (d)
of Article III hereof, continues to use such Prospectus and in such case and
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to the extent of, and with respect to, damages which arise after the holder
receives such notice.
6.2 Holder's Indemnification Obligations. In connection
with any Registration Statement in which a holder of Registrable Securities is
participating, each such holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless (in the
same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Section 6.1 of this
Agreement) the Company and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act with respect to any statement or alleged statement in or omission or alleged
omission from such Registration Statement, any preliminary, final or summary
Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, if such
statement or alleged statement or omission or alleged omission was made about
such holder in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of such holder expressly for inclusion in such
Registration Statement. The obligations of each holder pursuant to this Section
6.2 are to be several and not joint.
6.3 Notices; Defense; Settlement. Promptly after receipt
by an indemnified party hereunder of written notice of the commencement of any
action or proceeding involving a claim referred to in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2
of this Agreement, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is
to be made against an indemnifying party, give written notice to the latter of
the commencement of such action; provided, that the failure of any indemnified
party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party
of its obligations under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of this Agreement except to
the extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to
give notice. In case any such action is brought against an indemnified party,
the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and to assume the
defense thereof, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified,
to the extent that it may wish, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal or
other expenses subsequently incurred by the latter in connection with the
defense thereof, unless in the reasonable opinion of counsel to such indemnified
party a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties
exists in respect of such claim, in which case the indemnifying party shall not
be liable for the fees and expenses of (i) more than one counsel for all the
Selling Holders, selected by a majority of the Selling Holders or (ii) more than
one counsel for the Company in connection with any one action or separate but
similar or related actions, as applicable. An indemnifying party who is not
entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will not be
obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties
indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the
reasonable opinion of counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest
may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified
parties with respect to such claim, in which event the indemnifying party shall
be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of such additional counsel or
counsels. The indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of
each indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any
judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding
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in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not such
indemnified party or any Person who controls such indemnified party is a party
to such claim, action, suit or proceeding), unless such settlement, compromise
or consent includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. The indemnified
party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party,
settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or
threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification
may be sought hereunder (whether or not such indemnifying party or any Person
who controls such indemnifying party is a party to such claim, action, suit or
proceeding). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, and
without limiting any of the rights set forth above, in any event any party will
have the right to retain, at its own expense, counsel with respect to the
defense of a claim.
6.4 Indemnity Provision. The Company and each holder of
Registrable Securities requesting registration shall provide for the foregoing
indemnity (with appropriate modifications) in any underwriting agreement with
respect to any required registration or other qualification of securities under
any Federal or state law or regulation of any governmental authority.
ARTICLE VII
DEFINITIONS
7.1 Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
defined terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified party, any other
individual, partnership, corporation or other organization, whether incorporated
or unincorporated, who, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such specified party. The term "control" means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a party, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have
meanings correlative of the foregoing.
"Business Day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on
which banks located in the State of New York are authorized or obligated to
close.
"Class A Common Stock" means the Class A Common Stock, par value $.01
per share, of the Company and any securities into which the Class A Common Stock
shall have been changed or any securities resulting from any reclassification or
recapitalization of the Class A Common Stock.
"Commission" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Common Stock" means the shares of Common Stock, regardless of
designation, of the Company.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or any similar Federal statute then in effect, and any reference to a particular
section thereof shall include a reference to the equivalent section, if any, of
any such similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
"NASD" means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association,
trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political
subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"Prospectus" means the Prospectus included in any Registration
Statement (including without limitation, a Prospectus that disclosed 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 securities covered by such 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 (i) the Class A Common Stock issued or
issuable at any time upon the exercise of the Warrants or Renewal Warrants (if
Renewal Warrants are issued), and (ii) any securities issued or received in
respect of, or in exchange or in substitution for any of the foregoing. As to
any particular Registrable Securities, such securities will cease to be
Registrable Securities when they (w) have been effectively registered under the
Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the registration statement
covering them, (x) may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act
without volume or manner of sale limitation (or any similar provisions then in
force), (y) have been otherwise transferred and the Company has delivered a new
certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a
restrictive legend and not subject to any stop order and such securities may be
publicly resold by the Person receiving such certificate without complying with
the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or (z) have ceased to be
outstanding. In addition, upon the breach by an Investor or its Affiliate of the
restrictions contained in Section 8.11, any Registrable Securities held by such
Investor shall cease to be Registrable Securities.
"Registration Statement" means any Registration Statement of the
Company which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and
supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments,
all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration
Statement.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
similar Federal statute then in effect, and any reference to a particular
section thereof shall include a reference to a comparable section, if any, of
any such similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
7.2 Defined Terms in Corresponding Sections. The
following defined terms, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meaning
ascribed to them in the corresponding Sections of this Agreement listed below:
"Agreement" -- Preamble
"Cantor" -- Section 1.3
"Company" -- Preamble
"Holder Indemnitees" -- Section 6.1
"Investor" -- Preamble
"Notice" -- Section 1.1
"Piggyback Registration" -- Section 2.1
"Registration Expenses" -- Section 4.1
"Renewal Warrants" -- Preamble
"Selling Holder" -- Article III
"Warrants" -- Recitals
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided
herein, no modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement
will be effective against the Company or any holder of Registrable Securities,
unless such modification, amendment or waiver is approved in writing by the
Company and the Investor. The failure of any party to enforce any of the
provisions of this Agreement will in no way be construed as a waiver of such
provisions and will not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce
each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
8.2 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements
in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto will bind and
inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties
hereto whether so expressed or not.
8.3 Notices. All notices, requests and other
communications hereunder must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly
given only if delivered personally against written receipt or by facsimile
transmission or mailed by
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pre-paid registered or certified mail, return receipt requested or mailed by
overnight courier prepaid to the parties at the following addresses or facsimile
numbers:
If to the Company, to:
eSpeed, Inc.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Berlin Shereff Xxxxxxxx, LLP
The Chrysler Building
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: General Counsel
If to the Investor, to the address set forth on the signature
page hereto.
All such notices, requests and other communications will (i) if delivered
personally to the address as provided in this Section 8.3, be deemed given upon
delivery, (ii) if delivered by facsimile transmission to the facsimile number as
provided in this Section 8.3, be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation,
(iii) if delivered by mail in the manner described above to the address as
provided in this Section 8.3, be deemed given on the earlier of the third full
Business Day following the day of mailing or upon receipt, and (iv) if delivered
by overnight courier to the address provided in this Section 8.3, be deemed
given on the earlier of the first Business Day following the date sent by such
overnight courier or upon receipt. Any party from time to time may change its
address, facsimile number or other information for the purpose of notices to
that party by giving notice specifying such change to the other parties hereto.
8.4 Headings. The headings used in this Agreement have
been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the
provisions hereof.
8.5 Gender. Whenever the pronouns "he" or "his" are used
herein they shall also be deemed to mean "she" or "hers" or "it" or "its"
whenever applicable. Words in the singular shall be read and construed as though
in the plural and words in the plural shall be construed as though in the
singular in all cases where they would so apply.
8.6 Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this
Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or
future law, and if the rights or obligations of any party hereto under this
Agreement will not be materially and adversely
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affected thereby, (i) such provision will be fully severable, (ii) this
Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (iii) the remaining
provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not
be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its
severance herefrom and (iv) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision, there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a
legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible.
8.7 Governing Law; Forum; Process. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State
of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. Each of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of any court of the State of New York or any federal
court sitting in the State of New York for purposes of any suit, action or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement (and agrees not to commence any action,
suit or proceedings relating hereto except in such courts). Each of the parties
hereto agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S.
registered mail at its address set forth herein shall be effective service of
process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against it in any such court.
Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any
objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out
of this Agreement, which is brought by or against it, in the courts of the State
of New York or any federal court sitting in the State of New York and hereby
further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim
in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
8.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of
which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a
facsimile version of one or more signatures to this Agreement shall be deemed
adequate delivery for purposes of this Agreement.
8.9 No Assignment; Binding Effect Neither this Agreement
nor any right, interest or obligation hereunder may be assigned by the Investor
without the prior written consent of the Company and any attempt to do so will
be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement is binding
upon, inures to the benefit of and is enforceable by the parties hereto and
their respective successors and permitted assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and
delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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COMPANY:
eSpeed, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Global Chief Operating
Officer
INVESTOR:
UBS USA Inc.
By: /s/ Per Dyrvik
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Name: Per Dyrvik
Title: Managing Director
Address: 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx.,
Xxxxxxxx, XX
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