REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”),
dated
as of June 15, 2007, between Tribeworks, Inc. a Delaware corporation, with
headquarters located at 0000 000xx
Xxxxxx
XX, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Company”)
and
West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with
headquarters located at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000 (the “Buyer”
and
collectively with the Company, the “Parties”).
WHEREAS:
A. In
connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the
Buyer of even date herewith (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”),
(i)
the Company has agreed to cause its subsidiary Atlas Technology Group (US),
Inc.
to issue and sell to Buyer two promissory notes, (the “Promissory
Notes”);
(ii)
the Company has agreed to issue and sell to Buyer a yield enhancement consisting
of up to 6,500,000 shares (each a “Yield
Enhancement Share”)
of the
authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0004 par value
per share (including any securities into which or for which such shares may
be
exchanged for, or converted into, pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split,
stock combination, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization or other
similar event) (the “Common
Stock”);
and
(iii) in connection with the sale of the Promissory Notes, the Company has
agreed to issue warrants to purchase up to 6,500,000 shares of Common Stock
(the
“Warrants”).
B. To
induce
the Buyer to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company
has agreed to provide certain registration rights to Buyer under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933
Act”),
and
applicable state securities laws.
C. Pursuant
to certain existing agreements that provide registration rights to certain
Existing Investors (as defined below), the Company has agreed to provide certain
registration rights to the Existing Investors under the 1933 Act and applicable
state securities laws.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the Company and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a. “Affiliates”
shall
mean directors, officers and holders of 10% or greater of the outstanding Common
Stock of the Company.
b. “Business
Day”
means
any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks
in Los Angeles, California are authorized or required by law to remain
closed.
c. “Closing
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
d. “Effective
Date”
means
the date that a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the
SEC.
e. “Effectiveness
Deadline”
shall
mean a date that is 150 days following the Closing Date.
f. “Existing
Common Stock”
see
Existing Investors.
g. “Existing
Investors”
current
investors of the Company that own restricted shares of Common Stock or
restricted warrants of the Company with registration rights, in the amounts
set
forth on Schedule E,
that
elect to have the resale of their restricted Common Stock registered pursuant
to
a Registration Statement (“Existing
Common Stock”)
or the
resale of restricted shares of Common Stock underlying outstanding warrants
registered pursuant to a Registration Statement (“Existing
Warrant Shares”
and
collectively with the Existing Common Stock, the “Existing
Securities”).
h. “Existing
Warrant Shares”
see
Existing Investors.
i. “Filing
Deadline”
means
the date which is 90 days after the Closing Date.
j. “Follow-On
Registration Statement”
means
an additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed by the Company if the
Company is able to register only the Target Registration Amount in the Initial
Registration Statement.
k. “Initial
Registration Statement”
means
the first Registration Statement to be filed by the Company.
l. “Investor”
means
Buyer or any transferee or assignee thereof to whom Buyer assigns its rights
under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this
Agreement in accordance with Section
11.
m. “Management
Stockholders”
means
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and AMJ Holdings and any entity
beneficially controlled by them.
n. “Person”
means
an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture,
a
corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any
department or agency thereof.
o. “Public
Float”
means
the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company that are outstanding,
excluding shares held by Affiliates.
p. “Register,”
“registered,”
and
“registration”
refer
to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant
to
Rule 415 and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration
Statement(s) by the SEC.
q. “Registrable
Securities”
means
the Yield Enhancement Shares and Warrant Shares purchased pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
r. “Registration
Statement”
means
a
registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under
the
1933 Act covering the Registrable Securities.
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s. “Required
Holders”
means
the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities.
t. “Required
Registration Amount”
means
100% of the Yield Enhancement Shares and Warrant Shares.
u. “Rule
415”
means
Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous or delayed basis.
v. “SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
w. “SEC
Share Reduction”
means
a
reduction in the number of shares to be registered on a Registration Statement
if the Company is advised by the staff of the SEC in a written comment letter
that it is not eligible to conduct the offering under Rule 415 without naming
the Investors as underwriters thereunder because of the number of shares sought
to be included in the Registration Statement.
x. “Target
Registration Amount”
means
the number of shares of Common Stock to be registered in a Registration
Statement that is the lesser of (i) the Required Registration Amount or the
remainder thereof not deemed effective in the Initial Registration Statement
and
(ii) 30% of the Public Float of the Company.
y. “Warrant
Shares”
means
shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants.
2. Registration.
a. Mandatory
Registration.
(i) The
Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than
the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 covering the resale of the Target Registration Amount. In the
event that Form SB-2 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall
use such other form as is available for such a registration on another
appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders, subject to
the
provisions of Section 2(d). The Initial Registration Statement prepared
pursuant hereto shall register for resale the number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the Target Registration Amount as of the date the Initial Registration
Statement is initially filed with the SEC. The Initial Registration
Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders)
the “Selling
Shareholders”
and
“Plan
of Distribution”
sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Initial
Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable,
but
in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline. Each Investor agrees to
furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form of Exhibit
C
within
three trading days after receiving the Company’s written request
therefor.
(ii) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Company is advised by the staff of the SEC in a written
comment letter that it is not eligible to conduct the offering under Rule 415
promulgated under the 1933 Act without naming the Investors as underwriters
thereunder because of the number of shares sought to be included in a
Registration Statement, then the Company may reduce (an “SEC
Share Reduction”)
the
number of shares covered by such Registration Statement to the maximum number
which would enable the Company to conduct such offering in accordance with
the
provisions of Rule 415 without naming any Investor as an underwriter, provided
that in no event shall the number of shares covered by such Registration
Statement be reduced to a number less than thirty percent (30%) (or such lower
percentage of the Company’s Public Float as may be required, in writing, in
correspondence from the SEC staff to the Company or in a telephone conversation
with the SEC staff) of the Company’s Public Float on the actual filing date of
the subject Registration Statement.
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(iii) In
the
event that, due to an SEC Share Reduction or otherwise, a number of shares
of
Common Stock which is less than the Required Registration Amount or a Target
Registration Amount for such Registration Statement is the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock permitted to be registered by the SEC in such
Registration Statement, the unregistered portion of the Required Registration
Amount or Target Registration Amount shall be included in an initial Follow-On
Registration Statement or additional Follow-On Registration Statements (if
necessary).
(iv) The
Company will not register the resale of shares of Common Stock held by
Management Stockholders until the earlier of (a) 50% of the Registrable
Securities are registered for resale through one or more Registration
Statement(s) and (b) the repayment of the Promissory Notes (as defined in
the Securities Purchase Agreement) by the Company.
(v) The
Company will not register the resale of any shares of Common Stock other than
those held by Existing Investors until the resale of fifty percent (50%) of
the
Registrable Securities are registered.
(vi) The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Follow-On
Registration Statement(s) to become effective as soon as practicable following
the filing thereof, but in any event, subject to the SEC Share Reduction, the
Company shall cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become
effective within sixty (60) days of the date of filing of such Follow-On
Registration Statement or as promptly as practicable.
b. Allocation
of Registrable Securities.
If the Company is unable to register all Registrable Securities and Existing
Securities that elect to be registered in the Initial Registration Statement
or
a Follow-On Registration Statement, registration of the Registrable Securities
on the Initial Registration Statement and Follow-On Registration Statement(s)
shall be allocated pro rata among the Registrable Securities and the Existing
Securities. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any
of
such Investor’s Registrable Securities that elect to be registered as permitted
by Section
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(other
than pursuant to the Plan of Distribution contained in the Registration
Statement), each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then
remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement for such transferor. Any shares of Common Stock or Investor
Warrant Shares included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated
to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors , pro
rata
based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which
are covered by such Registration Statement, in accordance with the formula
set
forth above. In no event shall the Company include any securities other
than Registrable Securities or the Initial Securities on any Registration
Statement without the prior written consent of the Required
Holders.
c. Legal
Counsel.
At the expense of Required Holders, the Required Holders shall have the right
to
select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration pursuant to
Sections
2 and 3
which
shall be XxXxxxxxx Will & Xxxxx LLP or such other counsel as thereafter
designated by (“Legal
Counsel”).
The
Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in
performing the Company’s obligations under this Agreement. The Company shall
reimburse Legal Counsel an amount not to exceed $50,000 for reasonable legal
fees associated with their review of any registration statements filed pursuant
to Sections
2 and 3.
d. Ineligibility
for Form SB-2.
In the event that Form SB-2 is not available for the registration of the resale
of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale
of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable
to the Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable
Securities on Form SB-2 as soon as such form is available, provided
that the
Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then
in
effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 covering the
Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
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e. Effect
of Failure to File Registration Statement.
If (i)
a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities required to be
covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement is not
filed
with the SEC on or before the respective Filing Deadline (a “Filing
Failure”)
or
(ii) on any day after the Effective Date sales of all of the Registrable
Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be
made
(other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section
3(p))
pursuant to such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because
of a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such
information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration
Statement or to register a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock) (a
“Maintenance
Failure”)
then,
as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay
in
or reduction of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which
remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in
equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating
to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to 1.0% of the aggregate
Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement)
allocable
to
such
Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on
each of the following dates: (i) the day of a
Filing
Failure
and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty
days) after a
Filing
Failure
until such Filing
Failure
is cured; and
(ii)
the
initial day of a Maintenance Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated
for
periods totaling less than thirty days) after a Maintenance Failure until such
Maintenance Failure is cured. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled
pursuant to this Section 2(e) are referred to herein as “Registration
Delay Payments.”
Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the day of the Filing
Failure and the initial day of a Maintenance Failure, as applicable, and
thereafter on the earlier of (A) the thirtieth day after the event or failure
giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments has occurred and (B) the third
Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay
Payments is cured. In
the
event the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner,
such Registration Delay Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 2.0% per
month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. The
cumulative Registration Delay Payments shall not exceed 5%
of the
aggregate Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement).
3. Related
Obligations.
At
such
time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the
SEC
pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(d), the Company shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance
with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the
Company shall have the following obligations:
a. The
Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement
with respect to the Registrable Securities and use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable
Securities to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but
in
no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep
each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until
the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investors may sell all of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor thereto) promulgated
under
the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of
the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the “Registration
Period”).
The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any
amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein
(in
the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were
made) not misleading. The term “commercially reasonable efforts” shall
mean, among other things, that the Company shall submit to the SEC, within
two
Business Days after the later of the date (i) that the Company learns that
no
review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of
the
SEC or that the staff has no further comments on a particular Registration
Statement, as the case may be,
and
(ii)
of the approval of Legal Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c) (which approval is
immediately sought), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such
Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the
submission of such request.
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b. The
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to each Registration Statement and
the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which
prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act,
as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times
during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the
provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable
Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such
time
as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance
with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as
set
forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and
supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant
to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the
Company filing a report on Form 10-Q, Form 10-K or any analogous report under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934
Act”),
the
Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration
Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with
the
SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the
requirement for Company to amend or supplement such Registration
Statement.
c. The
Company shall (i) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (y) a
Registration Statement at least three Business Days prior to its filing with
the
SEC and (z) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements
(except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and Reports on Form 10-Q and any
similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their
filing with the SEC, and (ii) to incorporate reasonable and timely comments
of
Legal Counsel. The Company shall notify Legal Counsel prior to taking
action to accelerate the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any
amendment or supplement thereto. The Company shall furnish to Legal
Counsel, without charge, (x) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the
staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any
Registration Statement, (y) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with
the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto,
including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein
by reference, if requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (z) upon the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included
in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto.
The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in
performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section
3.
d. The
Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included
in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same
is
prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration
Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by
an
Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement, 3 copies of the prospectus included
in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or
such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii)
such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus,
as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate
the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Investor.
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e. The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register and qualify,
unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale
by
Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement
under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions
in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the
effectiveness thereof during each Registration Period, (iii) take such other
actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications
in
effect at all times during each Registration Period, and (iv) take all other
actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities
for sale in such jurisdictions; provided,
however,
that
the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition
thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself
to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent
to
service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly
notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of
the
receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of
the
registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale
under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States
or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose.
f. The
Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening
of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event,
as
a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then
in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading (provided
that in
no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and,
subject to Section 3(p), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such
Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver
3 copies of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor
(or
such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably
request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and
each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement
or
post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement
or
any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such
effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by facsimile
or e-mail on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii)
of
any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement
or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s
reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement would be appropriate.
g. The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of
any
stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement,
or
the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for
sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to
obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible
moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable
Securities being sold of the issuance of such order or suspension and the
resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat
of any proceeding for such purpose.
h. If
the
Investors engage in an underwritten public offering of the Registrable
Securities, at the reasonable request of any Investor, the Company shall furnish
to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably
request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified
public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent
certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering,
addressed to the Investors, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of
counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement,
in
form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public
offering, addressed to the Investors.
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i. The
Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Investor, (ii) Legal
Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the
Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”),
all
pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”),
as
shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s
officers, directors and employees, counsel and the Company’s independent
certified public accountants to supply all information which may be necessary
and any Inspector may reasonably request; provided,
however,
that
each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make
any
disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information
which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which
determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of
such
Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any
Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the
release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena
or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c)
the
information in such Records has been made generally available to the public
other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which
the Inspector has knowledge. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon
learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake
appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order
for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other
confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed
to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which
is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
j. The
Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information
concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such
information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii)
the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to
the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s
expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain
a protective order for, such information.
k. The
Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities
being
offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing
the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and
enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
may
be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as
the
Investors may request.
l. The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or
approved by such other federal or state governmental agencies or authorities
as
may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities.
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m. The
Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practical, but not later than 120 days after the close of the period covered
thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner
provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 0000 Xxx) covering a
twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s
fiscal quarter next following the Effective Date of the Registration
Statement.
n. The
Company shall otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with
all
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration
hereunder.
o. Within
5
Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities
is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall: (i) file a definitive
prospectus with the SEC under Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act; and (ii) deliver,
and
shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent
for
such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable
Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
p. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, at any time after the Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, the Company may delay the
disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company the
disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board
of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company
and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a
“Grace
Period”);
provided,
that
the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence
of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided
that in
each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material,
non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period
will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the
Grace Period ends; and, provided
further,
that no
Grace Period shall exceed 20 consecutive days and during any 365-day period
such
Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 30 days and the first day of
any
Grace Period must be at least two trading days after the last day of any prior
Grace Period (each, an “Allowable
Grace Period”).
For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period
shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred
to
in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors
receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such
notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable
during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the
Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section
3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material,
non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall cause its transfer agent
to
deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in
accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection
with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has
entered into a contract for sale, and, if required under applicable securities
laws, deliver a copy of the prospectus included as part of the applicable
Registration Statement, prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace
Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
q. The
Company shall use commercially
reasonable
efforts
to cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement
to be listed or quoted on each securities exchange or quotation service on
which
securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed
or
quoted. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with
satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(q).
r.
If
reasonably requested by an Investor, The Company shall within 5 days of receipt
of notice from such Investor (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably requests
to
be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable
Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the
number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price
being
paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities
to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters
to be
incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably
requested by an Investor holding any Registrable Securities.
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s.
On
the
date hereof, the Company shall furnish to the Investors lock-up agreements
executed by each Person listed on Exhibit
D
hereto
pursuant to which each such Person shall agree not to sell, transfer or dispose
any shares of Common Stock owned by such Person pursuant to the terms thereof.
4. Obligations
of the Investors.
a. At
least
5 Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration
Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information
the Company requires from such Investor if such Investor elects to have any
of
such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the
Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect
to
the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall
furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable
Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain
the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall
execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company
may
reasonably request.
b. Each
Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to
cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection
with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless
such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to
exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration
Statement.
c. Each
Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first
sentence of Section 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition
of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering
such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first
sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment
is
required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Company shall, to the extent it may do so under applicable federal and state
securities law, cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common
Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the
Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable
Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for
sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first
sentence of Section 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet
settled.
d. Each
Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the 1933 Act applicable to it in connection with sales of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
5. Holdback
Agreement.
a. Restrictions
on Public Sale by Investor.
To
the
extent not inconsistent with applicable law, if Investor’s Yield Enhancement
Shares or Warrant Shares are included in a registration statement, Investor
agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of the issue being
registered or a similar security of the Company, or any securities exercisable
for such securities, including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act,
during the fourteen (14) days prior to, and during the one hundred eighty (180)
day period beginning on, the effective date of such registration statement
(except as part of the registration), if and to the extent requested by the
managing underwriter or underwriters in the case of an underwritten public
offering, provided that management and the founding shareholders of the Company
shall also be subject to similar holdback agreements, the terms of which are
not
more favorable than those of the Investor, based on each shareholder’s pro-rata
ownership of the Common Stock.
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b Restrictions
on Public Sale by the Company and Others.
Until
the earlier of (a) the sale of all of the Registrable Securities by the
Investor and (b) two years from the date of this Agreement, the Company
agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of any securities similar
to those being registered, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable
or
exercisable for such securities during the 14 days prior to and during the
90
day period beginning on the Effective Date of any Registration Statement other
than on Form S-8 or Form S-4.
6. Lock-Up.
a. Lock-Up.
In
the
event
of a firmly-underwritten public offering of Common Stock or other equity
interest of the Company for the account of the Company registered under the
Securities Act by a nationally recognized investment bank resulting in at least
US $35,000,000 in gross proceeds (before underwriters’ discounts and
selling commissions) to the Company (the “Public
Offering”),
Investor agrees that, if so requested by the managing underwriter of such
offering, for a period of six (6) months commencing on the effective date of
the
registration statement filed under the 1933 Act relating to the Public Offering
(the “Lock-up
Period”),
Investor will not offer, sell, contract to sell, grant any option for the sale
of, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the Registrable
Securities, any securities which the Registrable Securities are exercisable
for
any other securities of the Company, including, without limitation, any Yield
Enhancement Shares or Warrant Shares, provided that management and the founding
shareholders of the Company shall also be subject to similar lockup agreements,
the terms of which are not more favorable than those of the Investor, based
on
each shareholder’s pro-rata ownership of the Common Stock. In order to enable
the Company to enforce the aforesaid restrictions on transfer, Investor hereby
agrees that the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect
to
the securities of the Company owned beneficially or of record by Investor until
the end of such six-month period.
b. Extension
of Lock-Up Period.
In the
event that the National Association of Securities Dealers, any other state
or
federal regulatory authority requires that the Lock-Up Period be extended in
connection with the Public Offering, Investor agrees that it will use
commercially reasonable efforts to execute any agreements and other documents
to
extend the Lock-Up Period to the extent required by the National Association
of
Securities Dealers or such regulatory authority.
c. Waiver
of Lock-Up Provisions.
Any one
or more of the restrictions set forth in this Section
6:
(i) may
be waived by the board of directors of the Company if it determines in good
faith and in the exercise of its fiduciary duties that such waiver would be
in
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders for any valid business
purpose, including, without limitation, to increase the liquidity of the Common
Stock; and (ii) will be null and void upon the consummation of any tender offer
to purchase all or substantially all of the Company’s issued and outstanding
securities or any merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company
with or into an unaffiliated Person if such transaction is approved by the
affirmative vote of the requisite number of record and beneficial owners of
the
Company’s then outstanding and entitled to vote on such
transaction.
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7. Expenses
of Registration.
All
reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts, commissions or
concessions and brokers’ or agents’ commissions or concessions or selling
commissions or concessions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings
or qualifications pursuant to Sections
2 and 3,
including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications
fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for
Company shall be paid by the Company.
8. Indemnification.
In
the
event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under
this Agreement:
a. To
the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify,
hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, members,
partners, employees, agents, and representatives of, and each Person, if any,
who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
(each, an “Indemnified
Person”),
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties,
charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or
expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”)
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit,
inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or
before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency,
body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an Indemnified
Person is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified
Damages”),
to
which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or
proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out
of
or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a
material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the
offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in
which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue
Sky Filing”),
or
the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any
preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration
Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented,
if
the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC)
or
the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary
to
make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which
the
statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law,
including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any violation by the
Company of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through
(iv)
being, collectively, “Violations”).
Subject to Section 8(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons,
promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal
fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this
Section 8(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising
out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person
for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation
of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant
to
Section 3(d); (ii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus, shall not inure
to the benefit of any such Person from whom the Person asserting any such Claim
purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the
benefit of any Person controlling such Person) if the untrue statement or
omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected
in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such prospectus was
timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d), and the
Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect
prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified
Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it or failed to deliver the correct
prospectus as required by the 1933 Act and such correct prospectus was timely
made available pursuant to Section 3(d); (iii) shall not be available to the
extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause
to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, including a
corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected prospectus was timely
made
available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and (iv) shall not apply
to
amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without
the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities
by the Investor pursuant to Section
11.
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b. In
connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is
participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify,
hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set
forth in Section 8(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers
who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls
the
Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an
“Indemnified
Party”),
against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim
or
Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case
to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by
such
Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement;
and,
subject to Section 8(c), such Investor will reimburse any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party, promptly as such expenses
are incurred and are due and payable, in connection with investigating or
defending any such Claim; provided,
however,
that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(b) and the agreement with
respect to contribution contained in Section
9
shall
not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is
effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent
shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided,
further,
however,
that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 8(b) for only that amount
of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such
Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such
Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and
effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified
Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the
Investors pursuant to Section
11.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification
agreement contained in this Section 8(b) with respect to any preliminary
prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue
statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus
was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented.
c. Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this
Section
8
of
notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any
governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person
or
Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against
any
indemnifying party under this Section
8,
deliver
to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and
the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person
or
the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided,
however,
that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its
own
counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party,
if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party,
the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and
any
other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of
an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding
sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at least a
majority in
interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement
to
which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
cooperate reasonably with the indemnifying party in connection with any
negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party
and
shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available
to
the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or
Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense
or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party
shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected
without its prior written consent, provided,
however,
that the
indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its
consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of
the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment
or
enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in
respect to such Claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided
for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of
the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties,
firms
or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been
made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party
within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not
relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person
or
Indemnified Party under this Section
8
except
to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend
such action.
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d. The
indemnification required by this Section
8
shall be
made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages
are incurred.
e. The
indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause
of
action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against
the indemnifying party or others and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying
party
may be subject to pursuant to the law.
9. Contribution.
To
the
extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited
by
law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect
to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section
8
to the
fullest extent permitted by law; provided,
however,
that:
(i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of
the 0000 Xxx) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution
from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller
of
Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds
received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant
to
such Registration Statement.
10. Reports
Under the 1934 Act.
With
a
view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that
may
at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public
without registration (“Rule
144”),
the
Company agrees to:
a. make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144;
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b. file
with
the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains
subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall
limit the Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for
the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish
to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly
upon request, at Investor’s expense, (i) a written statement by the Company, if
true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the
1933
Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report
of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company,
and
(iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the
Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.
11. Assignment
of Registration Rights.
The
rights under this Agreement shall be assignable by the Investor to any
transferee of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities if:
(i) the Investor 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 transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a)
the
name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the Registrable
Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred
or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further
disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted
under
the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time
the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this
sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall
have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
12. Mergers,
Etc.
The
Company will not, directly or indirectly, enter into any merger, consolidation
or reorganization in which the Company will not be the surviving corporation
unless the proposed surviving corporation, prior to such merger, consolidation
or reorganization, agrees in writing to assume the obligations of the Company
under this Agreement, and for that purpose references hereunder to “Registrable
Securities” shall be deemed to be references to the securities the Investors
would be entitled to receive in exchange for Registrable Securities under any
such merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided,
however,
that
the provisions of this Section 12
shall
not apply in the event of any merger, consolidation or reorganization in which
the Company is not the surviving corporation if each Investor is entitled to
receive in exchange for its Registrable Securities consideration consisting
solely of (a) cash; (b) securities of the acquiring corporation which may be
immediately sold to the public without registration under the 1933 Act; or
(c)
securities of the acquiring corporation which the acquiring corporation has
agreed to register within 90 days of completion of the transaction for resale
to
the public pursuant to the 1933 Act.
13. Amendment
of Registration Rights.
Provisions
of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived
(either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required
Holders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
Section
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shall be
binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be
effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of
the
Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of
any
of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the
parties to this Agreement.
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14. Miscellaneous.
a. A
Person
is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns
or
is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company
receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons
with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon
the
basis of instructions, notice or election received from the such record owner
of
such Registrable Securities.
b. Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to
be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided
confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit
with
a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly
addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile
numbers for such communications shall be:
If
to the
Company:
Tribeworks,
Inc.
0000
000xx Xxxxxx XX
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
With
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) sent to:
Xxxxxx
& Xxxx, LLP
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attn:
I.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
If
to
Buyer:
West
Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Atticus Xxxx, CFA
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
With
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) sent to:
XxXxxxxxx
Will & Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx
X. Older, Esq.
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent,
waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by
the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided
by a
courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal
service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
respectively.
c. Failure
of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise,
or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as
a
waiver thereof.
d. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed
wholly within that state, without regard to the conflict of law rules thereof.
Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based
on
any dispute or matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement
must
be brought in the state and federal courts located in the state of Delaware.
Each of the parties (a) consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts
(and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action
or
proceeding, (b) irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
any
objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of
any
such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action
or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum, (c) will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal
jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and
(d) will not bring any action relating to this Agreement in any other
court.
e. This
Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement) and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute
the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and
therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the
instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.
f. Subject
to the requirements of Section
11,
this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted
successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
g. The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
h. This
Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to
each other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement
bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
i. Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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j. The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
k. This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as expressly provided
in Section 11 hereof.
l. All
consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant
to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in the Agreement,
by
the Required Holders.
m. If
attorneys’ fees or other costs are incurred to secure performance of any
obligations hereunder, or to establish damages for the breach thereof or to
obtain any other appropriate relief, or to defend
against
any of the foregoing actions, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection
therewith.
[SIGNATURE
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
Buyer
and the Company has caused its respective signature page to this Registration
Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
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BUYER:
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WEST
COAST OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC
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Name: Atticus Xxxx |
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Title:
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[Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
,
200
[Transfer
Agent]
[Address]
Attention:
[ ]
Re:
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Tribeworks,
Inc.
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
[We
are][I am] counsel to Tribeworks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”),
and
have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”)
entered into by and among the Company and the buyer named therein (the
“Buyer”)
pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders [*] shares (the
“Shares”)
of
Common Stock, $0.0004 par value (“Common
Stock”)
of the
Company and warrants (the “Warrants”)
exercisable of the purchase of [*] shares of Common Stock of the Company.
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered
into
a Registration Rights Agreement with the Holders (the “Holders”)
(the
“Registration
Rights Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement),
including the Shares, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“1933
Act”).
In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement, on
, 200 , the Company filed a Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 (File No.
333- )
(the “Registration
Statement”)
with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as a
selling shareholder thereunder.
In
connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC’s
staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at
[ENTER
TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS]
on
[ENTER
DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS]
and
[we][I] have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s
staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or
that
any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the
SEC
and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act
pursuant to the Registration Statement.
This
letter shall serve as our notice to you that the shares of Common Stock
registered pursuant to the Registration Statement are currently freely
transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement.
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truly yours,
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EXHIBIT
B
SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS
The
shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders were originally
issued by the Company to investors in certain private placement
transactions. We are registering the resale of these shares of Common
Stock in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale
from time to time. Except for the ownership of the shares of Common Stock
issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or pursuant to a
Subscription Agreement, the selling shareholders have not had any material
relationship with us within the past three years.
The
table
below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling
shareholders. The second column lists the shares of Common Stock being
offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders as of the date
hereof.
The
third
column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by
the
selling shareholders.
In
accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling
shareholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of up to 100% of
the
shares of Common Stock issued by the Company to the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
The
fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling
shareholders pursuant to this prospectus.
The
selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this
offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
Name
of Selling Shareholder
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Number
of Shares of
Common
Stock Owned
Prior
to Offering
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Maximum
Number of
Shares
of Common Stock to
be
Sold Pursuant to this
Prospectus
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Number
of Shares of
Common
Stock Owned
After
Offering
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
We
are
registering the shares of Common Stock issued to investors pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement and certain Subscription Agreements to permit
the
resale of these shares of Common Stock by the selling shareholders from time
to
time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the
proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of Common
Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to
register the shares of Common Stock.
The
selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or
through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents pursuant to the
terms
of the Registration Rights Agreement. If the shares of Common Stock are
sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will
be
responsible for underwriting discounts and commissions and brokers’ or agents’
commissions or selling commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold
in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at
the
time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at
negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may
involve crosses or block transactions:
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on
any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the
securities may be listed or quoted at the time of
sale;
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· | in the over-the-counter market; |
· | in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market; |
· | through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; |
· | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
· | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
· | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
· | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
· | privately negotiated transactions; |
· | sales pursuant to Rule 144; |
· | broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
· | a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
· | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
If
the
selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock
to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters,
broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts,
concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from
purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or
to
whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions
as
to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those
customary in the types of transactions involved).
The
selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution
of
the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning
of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions
allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions
or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering
of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required,
will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of
Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name
or
names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other
terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts,
commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to
broker-dealers.
Under
the
securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such
states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In
addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless
such
shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption
from registration or qualification is available and is complied
with.
There
can
be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares
of Common Stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of
which this prospectus forms a part.
The
selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution
will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,
as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without
limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of
purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling
shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also
restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares
of
Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares
of
Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the
shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in
market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common
Stock.
We
will
pay all expenses of the registration of the resale of the shares of Common
Stock
pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be
$[ ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities
and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state
securities or “blue sky” laws; provided,
however,
that a
selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts, commissions and
concessions and brokers’ or agents’ commissions and concessions or selling
commissions and concessions, if any. We will indemnify the selling
shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the
Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement, or the
selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We will be
indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written
information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use
in
this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreement,
or we may be entitled to contribution.
Once
sold
under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part,
the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons
other
than our affiliates.
EXHIBIT
C
INVESTOR
QUESTIONNAIRE
The
information contained in this questionnaire will be relied upon by Tribeworks
Inc. (the “Company”) and its advisors. Accordingly, by signing this
questionnaire, you represent as follows:
(i) The
information contained herein is complete and accurate and may be relied upon
by
the Company and its advisors; and
(ii) You
will
notify the Company immediately of any material change in any information
provided herein.
Although
the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the information
provided in the answers to this questionnaire strictly confidential, the Company
may present this questionnaire and the information provided in it to such
parties as the Company reasonably deems advisable if called upon to establish
the availability under any federal or state securities laws of an exemption
from
registration or if the contents thereof are relevant to any issue in any action,
suit, or proceeding to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may
be
bound.
This
questionnaire does not constitute an offer by the Company, but rather is a
request for information.
Thank
you
for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.
Investor
Information
INSTRUCTIONS: Please
print or type all answers. If the answer to any question is “none” or “not
applicable,” please so state.
Part
A - General
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Business Telephone Number:
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Part
B -
Type of Investor
1. Are
you:
(i)
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A
bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933
(the
“Securities Act”) or a savings and loan association or other institution
as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting
in
its individual or fiduciary
capacity?
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Yes
No
(ii)
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A
broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934?
Yes No
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(iii)
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An
insurance company as defined in Section 2(a)(13) of the Securities
Act?
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Yes No
(iv)
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An
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940
(the “Company Act”) or a business development company as defined in
Section 2(a)(48) of the Company Act?
Yes No
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(v)
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A
small business investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958?
Yes No
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(vi)
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A
plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions,
or
any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions,
for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in
excess
of $5,000,000?
Yes No
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An
employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement
Income
Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) whose the investment decision is made by a
plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either
a
bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered
investment adviser, or that has total assets in excess of $5,000,000?
Yes No
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A
private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22)
of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940?
Yes No
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An
organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code
of 1986, as amended, a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business
trust, or partnership with total assets in excess of $5,000,000,
which was
not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities of
a
particular issuer?
Yes No
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(x)
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An
entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors,” as
such term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933?
Yes No
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(xi)
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A
self-directed plan with investment decisions made solely by persons
who
are accredited investors?
Yes No Please
attach a separate sheet setting forth the basis for the representation
that they are “accredited
investors.”
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(xii)
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A
natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with
your
spouse, exceeds $1,000,000? (In calculating your net worth, you may
include all assets, such as your home, home furnishings and automobiles,
less your liabilities.)
Yes No
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(xiii)
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A
natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000
in each
of the two most recent years or joint income with your spouse in
excess of
$300,000 in each of those years, and has a reasonable expectation
of
reaching the same income level in the current year?
Yes No
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(xiv)
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A
trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for
the
specific purpose of acquiring the securities of a particular issuer,
whose
investments are directed by a sophisticated person with sufficient
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to evaluate
the
merits and risks of the trust’s investments?
Yes No
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Part
C -
Financial and Other Data
1. If
you
are an entity, please indicate the range of your total amount of
assets.
$0
-
$5,000,000
Over
$5,000,000
2. Do
you
have adequate liquid assets (defined as cash, cash equivalents and freely
marketable securities) to meet your current needs and personal
contingencies?
Yes No
3. Please
indicate your other investment experience (e.g., stocks, real estate,
etc.)
4. Do
you or
the persons who make investment decisions on your behalf have sufficient
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to evaluate the
merits and risks of your investments?
Yes No
5. Do
you
typically use a purchaser representative in connection with your investments
(i.e., someone who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters that he or she is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of your
investments and whom you acknowledge in writing during the course of your
investment to be your purchaser representative)?
Yes No
If
so,
please provide the name, address and telephone number of your purchaser
representative.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this questionnaire as of
,
200 , and declared that it is truthful and correct.
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Name:
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EXHIBIT
D
PERSONS
EXECUTING LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS PURSUANT TO
SECTION
3(s) OF THE AGREEMENT
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
AMJ
Holdings
Xxxxxx
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X.
Xxxxxxxx
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X. Xxxxxx