Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement (Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the each, an “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Note; provided that, the maximum aggregate amount of liquidated damages that may be charged to the Company will pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall not exceed 10% of the initial Principal Amount of the Note. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be liable for any paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with as of the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at be paid within three (3) days following the first opportunity that is permitted date on which such Event has been cured by the Commission to register for resale Company.
(c) Within three business days of the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if Effectiveness Date, the Company is not then eligible shall cause its counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Thomas Equipment, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Thomas Equipment, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Thomas Equipment, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form SB-2 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form SB-2 or Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Pipeline Data Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Pipeline Data Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Conolog Corp)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, the The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practical after the date hereof a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly but, in any event, no later than as possible after the filing thereof (the “Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date”). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold, or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the date on which all securities under Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such Registration Statement have ceased effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders, or (iii) the second (2nd) anniversary of the expiration of the term of the Warrant, as it may be extended, provided Rule 144(k) or similar successor rule is then applicable to the Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Within five business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Investor and confirmation by Investor that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Investor within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Rentech Inc /Co/), Registration Rights Agreement (Rentech Inc /Co/), Registration Rights Agreement (Rentech Inc /Co/)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders, provided that the status of the Holder at the time of such sale does not delay or prohibit sale under Rule 144(k) (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within five (5) business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue an opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Synergy Brands Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Synergy Brands Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Synergy Brands Inc)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Company shall (i) with respect to the Registration Statement required to be filed in connection with the Note issued on the initial funding date under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Minimum Borrowing Note issued on the initial funding date under the Security Agreement and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant the Warrants issued on such initial funding date, use its best efforts to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of cause such Registration Statement) Statement to become effective as provided herein; provided that, such Registration Statement shall be required to remain effective as provided herein notwithstanding the “Plan use of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided best efforts by the Commission or at Company and (ii) in respect of each other Registration Statement, cause each such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein notwithstanding the written request use of best efforts by the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)Company. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the each, an “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate “Event,” and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in any given 360-day periodequity), if the Company determines shall pay to the Purchaser for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash equal to one-thirtieth (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 1/30th) of the Company certifies in writing to product of: (A) the Purchasersum of (I) that the continued effectiveness original principal amount of the Registration Statement during Note (as defined in the applicable period will Securities Purchase Agreement) plus (II) the then outstanding principal amount of the Minimum Borrowing Note (as defined in the Security Agreement) multiplied by (B) 0.02. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be materially detrimental to paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be paid within three (3) days following the date on which such Event has been cured by the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time fails to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover make any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the written request rate of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser 1.5% per month (or Holder(s), as applicableprorated for partial months) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire until paid in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementfull.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Within three business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Inc)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder (i) shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewithfor such purpose) and, if the Company is a WKSI as of the Filing Date, shall be an automatic shelf registration statement; and (ii) shall contain (except if otherwise requested by the Electing Holders or required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). A. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during until the entire registration rights under this Agreement terminate in accordance with Section 2(b) (the “Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof”). Notwithstanding the foregoingIn addition, the Company shall, promptly and from time to time, file such additional Registration Statements to cover resales of any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement no later than the Filing Date with respect thereto, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be entitled declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the applicable Filing Date but, in any event, no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act at all times during the Effectiveness Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2(a), upon notice to the Holders, the Company may suspend the use or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or extend the time period in which it is required to file the Registration Statement, for up to 30 days in the aggregate, in any 12-month period (a “Suspension Period”) if the Board of Directors of the Company determines that there is a valid business purpose for suspension of the Registration Statement. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement at in connection with any time prior sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall promptly notify the expiration Holders when the Registration Statement may once again be used or is effective.
(b) The registration rights granted under this Section 2 shall automatically terminate as of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate date and time at which all of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodthe Registrable Securities are Freely Tradable.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Daegis Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Daegis Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Unify Corp)
Registration. (a) At A. Magnitude shall, without cost or expense to the written request of Investor, file for the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale registration of all of Investor's Shares and Warrant Shares within ninety (90) days after the Registrable Securities that are date of execution of this Agreement. If Magnitude has not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement filed for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Investor's Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)and Warrant Shares within ninety (90) days after the date of execution of this Agreement, Magnitude shall issue an additional forty five thousand (45,000) shares of Common Stock to the Investor for each subsequent business day until such filing is made. The Company Once such filing is made, Magnitude shall use its commercially reasonable good faith efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement make the registration effective. If the registration is not effective within ninety (90) days after filing, Magnitude shall issue an additional forty five thousand (45,000) shares of Common Stock to be declared the Investor for each subsequent business day until the registration becomes effective. Subject to filing post-effective under the Securities Act promptly butamendments, in any eventupdating its financial statement disclosures, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use Magnitude shall utilize its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously registration effective under until such time as Investor has sold its Shares and Warrant Shares or the Shares and Warrant Shares are eligible to be transferred without restriction pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144(k) which was promulgated by the Securities Act until the earlier of (iand Exchange Commission pursuant to ss.4(1) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and Act. Magnitude agrees to provide an opinion of counsel within five (ii5) business days with respect to any sales of the date on which all securities Shares by Investor if such sale is permissible under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”Rule 144(k). Notwithstanding If Magnitude fails to timely provide or approve a legal opinion pursuant to this Paragraph "A" of this Article "6" of this Agreement, Magnitude agrees to pay Investor five hundred ($500.00) dollars per day for each day that said opinion or approval is delayed. Magnitude acknowledges that it would be extremely difficult or impracticable to determine Investor's actual damages and costs resulting from the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness delay in providing an opinion or approval for said sale of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (securities and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event inclusion herein of any suspension as aforesaid, such late charges or fees are the Effectiveness Period agreed upon liquidated damages representing a reasonable estimate of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed those damages and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are costs and do not registered for resale pursuant to constitute a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementpenalty.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement B. All expenses in connection with the exclusion preparing and filing any registration statement under Paragraph "A" of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement this Article "6" of this Agreement shall be on Form S-3 (except if borne in full by Magnitude; provided, however, that Investor shall pay any and all underwriting commissions and expenses and the Company is not then eligible fees and expenses of any legal counsel selected by Investor to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications represent it with respect to the Plan sale of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodSecurities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Stock Purchase Agreement (Magnitude Information Systems Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Magnitude Information Systems Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Magnitude Information Systems Inc)
Registration. (a) At Upon the written request of the Purchaser, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at any time on or after the Permitted Request six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, (the Company shall prepare and “Registration Notice”), Stratus shall, within sixty days of its receipt of such Registration Notice, file with the Commission SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or such other form as is then available to Stratus to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities) covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities. Any Registration Statement shall provide for the resale of Registrable Securities pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. If such Registration Statement is not automatically effective upon filing, then Stratus shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective not later than 240 days following Stratus' receipt of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 Notice.
(except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewithb) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company Stratus shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under pursuant to this Agreement Section 2.1 to be declared effective under effective, supplemented, amended and replaced to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for the resale of all Registrable Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until the earlier earliest date on which any of the following occurs: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities and (ii) there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding Subject to Section 2.2, upon the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness occurrence of any event that would cause the Registration Statement at or the prospectus contained therein (i) to contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any time prior material fact necessary to make the expiration statements therein not misleading or (ii) not to be effective and usable for the resale of all or part of the Effectiveness Period for up Registrable Securities by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Stratus shall promptly file an appropriate amendment to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaidcuring such defect, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to commentsand, if anySEC review is required, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement amendment to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than practicable. Stratus shall prepare and file with the Effectiveness Date, SEC such amendments and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective during the Effectiveness Period; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to comply fully with the rules and regulations under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by the Registration Statement during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject .
(c) Subject to Section 7(c2.2, a Registration Statement when effective will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made). As soon as practicable following the date that a Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within two (2) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoingBusiness Days of such date, the Company Stratus shall be entitled to suspend provide ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ with written notice of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodStatement.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Investor Rights Agreement (Stratus Properties Inc), Investor Rights Agreement (Moffett Holdings, L.L.C.), Investor Rights Agreement (Stratus Properties Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on or Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Innovative Companies Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Innovative Companies Inc)
Registration. (ai) At Tilray’s obligation to include a Seller’s Registrable Securities in the written request of Registration Statement is contingent upon such Seller furnishing in writing to Tilray such information regarding the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request DateSeller, the Company shall prepare securities of Tilray held by such Seller and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale intended method of all distribution of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder as shall be on Form S-3 (except if reasonably requested by Tilray to effect the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares Registrable Securities, and the Sellers shall execute such documents in accordance connection with Section 2 hereof)such registration as Tilray may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly butTilray shall, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such case of a newly filed Registration Statement, and shallcause such Registration Statement to become effective upon filing with the Commission under the U.S. Securities Act and, subject to Section 7(d) hereofin the case of a prospectus supplement or a newly filed Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the U.S. Securities Act until during the earlier of Effectiveness Period.
(iii) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of If the Registration Statement and covering resales of the Registrable Securities ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (ii) the date on which other than because all securities under such Registration Statement registered thereunder shall have been resold pursuant thereto or shall have otherwise ceased to be Registrable Securities (Securities), Tilray shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of thereof, and amend the Registration Statement at in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Registration Statement with the Commission so that all Registrable Securities outstanding as of the date of such filing are covered by a Registration Statement. If a new Registration Statement is filed, Tilray shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the new Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as is practicable after such filing and to keep the new Registration Statement continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness Period.
(iii) Tilray shall amend and supplement the Prospectus and amend the Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by Tilray for such Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement, if required by the U.S. Securities Act, or any time other documents necessary to name a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder pursuant to Section (a)(v).
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Each Seller may sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement and related Prospectus only in accordance with this Section (a)(v) and Section (b)(vii). Each Seller wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Documents shall deliver a completed Notice and Questionnaire to Tilray prior to any intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Resale Documents. From and after the Registration Effective Date, Tilray shall, as promptly as practicable after the date completed Notice and Questionnaires from one or more Notice Holders holding at least one million (1,000,000) Registrable Securities are delivered, and in any event no later than the later of (x) twenty (20) calendar days after such date or (y) twenty (20) calendar days after the expiration of any Deferral Period in effect when the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate Notice and Questionnaire are delivered or put into effect within five (5) Business Days of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days such delivery date (which need not be consecutive) but in any given 360event, not more than once in any fiscal quarter):
(A) if required by applicable law, use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission a post-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing effective amendment to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the or prepare and, if required by applicable period will be materially detrimental law, file a supplement to the Company. In related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file a new Registration Statement or any other required document so that the event of any suspension Seller delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is named as aforesaid, a selling securityholder in a Registration Statement and the Effectiveness Period related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Seller to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if Tilray shall file a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and shall file a new Registration Statement, Tilray shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment or new Registration Statement to be declared or become effective under the Purchaser U.S. Securities Act as promptly as is practicable;
(B) provide such Seller, upon request and without charge, copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section (a)(v)(A); and
(C) notify Special Counsel as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the U.S. Securities Act of any new Registration Statement or Holder(spost-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section (a)(v)(A); provided that if such Notice and Questionnaire are delivered during a Deferral Period, Tilray shall so inform the Seller delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set forth in clauses (A), as applicable(B) shall, concurrently and (C) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in accordance with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
Section (b) b)(vii). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event (i) Tilray shall be under no obligation to name any Seller that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any Registration Statement, Statement or related Prospectus and (ii) if the Commission prevents Tilray from including any or all of the Initial Shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement, pursuant Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act for the resale of the Shares held by a Notice Holder or any other basisNotice Holder or otherwise, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included Shares to be registered for each Notice Holder in such the Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated reduced pro rata among all such Holders first in proportion selling securityholders such that the Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Shares which is equal to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the maximum number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that Shares as is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCommission.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Assignment and Assumption Agreement (Tilray, Inc.), Assignment and Assumption Agreement (Tilray, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3▇-▇, in which case such registration shall be on ▇-▇, ▇▇-▇, ▇▇-▇, or another appropriate form in accordance herewith) , so as to permit the public offering and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request resale of the Purchaser Registrable Securities. The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act within 120 days or as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 45 days in the aggregate per year or more than 25 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 45day or 25 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one percent (1.0%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number remaining principal balance amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within ten (10) business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Powercold Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Powercold Corp)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event Company shall, by written notice to Purchaser, advise Purchaser that sales under the Registration Statement after the Effectiveness Date might be unlawful due to the fact that the Commission limits Company is engaged in a material merger, acquisition or sale, or other pending material financing, corporate reorganization or other transaction or that an event shall have occurred as a result of which it is reasonably expected that the amount Company’s financial statements will be restated or the Registration Statement contains or will contain a misstatement of a material fact or omit to make a statement required to make the statements therein not misleading. Upon receipt of such notice, Purchaser shall immediately discontinue any sales of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement until Purchaser has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus or until Purchaser is advised in writing by the Company that the then-current Prospectus may be used and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. Any period of not more than twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or more than thirty (30) Trading Days in any twelve month period commencing on behalf the date the Registration Statement is declared effective during which Purchaser shall not sell or where use of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion Registration Statement might be unlawful shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion referred to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the as an “Reduction SecuritiesAllowable Suspension Period”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or that at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(cleast two (2) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodshall elapse between Allowable Suspension Periods.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Numerex Corp /Pa/), Registration Rights Agreement (Numerex Corp /Pa/)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon promptly as possible butafter the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date, and . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep such each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during until the entire date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period, subject ”).
(b) In no event will the Company be required (i) to Section 7(cpay a penalty for failure to cause each Registration Statement to be declared effective or for failure to cause each Registration Statement to remain effective; and (ii) hereof. Notwithstanding to pay liquidating damages in connection with the foregoingWarrants
(c) Within three business days of the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall be entitled cause its counsel to suspend issue a blanket opinion in the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to the expiration transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided that the Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or in writing that the opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be consecutive) in any given 360-day perioddelivered to the Purchaser within the time frame set forth above.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Applied Digital Solutions Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Digital Angel Corp)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to be Registrable Securities Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the .
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 45 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (in either case after the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate “Event,” and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 45 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in any given 360-day periodequity), if the Company determines shall pay to the Purchaser for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one-thirtieth (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 1/30th) of the Company certifies in writing to product of: (A) the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness then outstanding principal amount of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the CompanyNote multiplied by (B) 0.02. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time fails to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover make any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the written request rate of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser 1.5% per month (or Holder(s), as applicableprorated for partial months) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire until paid in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementfull.
(bc) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Within three business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Path 1 Network Technologies Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Path 1 Network Technologies Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to be Registrable Securities Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the .
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate “Event,” and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in any given 360-day periodequity), if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing shall pay to the Purchaser, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash equal to one-thirtieth (1/30th) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during product of (A) the applicable period will be materially detrimental to original principal amount of the CompanyNote multiplied by (B) 0.02. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time fails to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover make any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the written request rate of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser 1.5% per month (or Holder(s), as applicableprorated for partial months) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire until paid in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementfull.
(bc) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Within three business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Petrol Oil & Gas Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Petrol Oil & Gas Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 S-1 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3S-1, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to A) 1.5% for the Holders prompt notice first thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods); and B) 2.00% for each thirty (30) day period occurring thereafter (prorated for partial periods), each such amount being calculated on a daily basis of the number then outstanding amount of the Note, unless waived by the Purchaser in the Purchaser’s sole discretion. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three (3) business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3issue an opinion(s), substantially in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit B, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications opinion(s) required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Clinical Data Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Icoria, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) S-1 and shall contain (except if unless otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from directed by at least 85% in interest of the Commission upon a review of such Registration StatementHolders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be modified required to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications consent. Subject to the Plan terms of Distribution at this Agreement, the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective (including, without limitation, under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d3(c)) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon promptly as possible butafter the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during until the entire date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 (assuming for purposes of the Warrant Shares that the Warrants are exercised on a cashless basis), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one (1) Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(d).
(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 7(c2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) hereofwith respect to the payment of liquidated damages; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(d), if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:
a. First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities; and
b. Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by such Holders). Notwithstanding In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended.
(d) If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein, the Company shall be entitled deemed to suspend have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the effectiveness Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement at any time prior within twenty (20) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to the expiration be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Period Date of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days fifteen (15) calendar days (which need not be consecutiveconsecutive calendar days) in during any given 36012-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iv), the date on which such Event occurs, and for purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iii) the date which such ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (v) the date on which such ten (10) or fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the product of 1.0% multiplied by the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; provided that the Company shall not be required to make any payments pursuant to this Section 2(d) with respect to any Registrable Securities the Company is unable to register due to limits imposed by the Commission’s interpretation of Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement shall be 5.0% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 18% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(e) If Form S-3 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 and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 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 S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as any Underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Soliton, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Soliton, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Datalogic International Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Xstream Beverage Group Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration StatementDate, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to shall keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the date Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on which all securities under or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement have ceased ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market, for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing to notice thereof or list the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness Common Stock on any of the Registration Statement during NASD OTC Bulletin Board, BBX Exchange, NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq National Market, American Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange (the "Trading Market")) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i), (ii) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. Such liquidation damages shall be paid not less than each thirty (30) days during an Event and within three (3) days following the date on which such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted Event has been cured by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Digital Angel Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Digital Angel Corp)
Registration. (a) At The Company shall use its best efforts to become current in its reporting requirements pursuant to the written request of Exchange Act. Upon becoming current on its Exchange Act reporting requirements and in no event later than the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415Securities. The Registration Statement filed hereunder (i) shall be on Form S-3 S-1 and (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewithii) and shall contain (except if otherwise requested by the Electing Holders or required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). A. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act promptly as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration StatementDate, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep shall update the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (ipursuant to Section 3(a)(iii) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of hereof during the Effectiveness Period for up applicable to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(sthis Section 2(a), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein Within 30 days after the Company becomes eligible to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, the contrary, in the event that Company shall prepare and file with the Commission limits a Registration Statement covering the amount resale of all Registrable Securities that may not already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction SecuritiesShelf”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement (i) shall be on Form S-3 (except and, if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale a WKSI as of the Reduction Securities on Form S-3Filing Date, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purposean automatic shelf registration statement and (ii) and shall contain (except if otherwise requested by the Electing Holders or required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). A. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such the Registration Statement to be declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness PeriodPeriod applicable to this Section 2(b). In addition, subject the Company shall, promptly and from time to time, file such additional Registration Statements to cover resales of any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement no later than the Filing Date with respect thereto, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the applicable Filing Date but, in any event, no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act at all times during the Effectiveness Period applicable to this Section 7(c2(b).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof, upon notice to the Holders, the Company may suspend the use or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or extend the time period in which it is required to file the Registration Statement, for up to 75 days in the aggregate in any 12-month period (a “Suspension Period”) if the Board of Directors of the Company determines, in its reasonable and good faith opinion, that the occurrence or existence of any pending material corporate development makes such suspension appropriate because it would be materially detrimental to the Company for the registration to proceed at such time. Notwithstanding In the foregoingevent the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of such Registration Statement may be resumed as soon as such suspension is no longer appropriate and (ii) promptly notify the Holders when the Registration Statement may once again be used or is effective. The Company shall not be permitted to deliver a notice of suspension, nor exercise its rights of suspension under this Section, more than twice during any 12-month period.
(d) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (it being understood that if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)(i) hereof, the Company shall not be entitled deemed to suspend have satisfied this clause (i)), (ii) a Registration Statement is not declared effective by the effectiveness Commission or does not otherwise become effective on or prior to its required Effectiveness Date, (iii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act within five Trading Days of the date on which the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is not subject to further review, or (iv) after its Effective Date, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to be effective and available to the Holders as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to cover at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (in each case, except as specifically permitted herein with respect to any applicable Suspension Period) (any such failure or breach being referred to as a “Registration Default,” and for an aggregate purposes of no more than 30 consecutive clauses (i) or (ii) the date on which such Registration Default occurs, and for purposes of clause (iii) the date on which such five Trading Days or an aggregate Day period is exceeded and for purposes of 60 Trading Days clause (iv) the date on which need the Registration Statement ceases to be effective and available, being referred to as the “Registration Default Date” and each period from and including the Registration Default Date during which a Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, a “Registration Default Period”), then, during the Registration Default Period, as liquidated damages and not be consecutiveas penalty and as the exclusive remedy as to damages, in addition to any other equitable rights available to the Holders (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof), the Company shall pay in cash a special payment (collectively, “Special Payments”) to Holders (x) in respect of each share of Preferred Stock that is convertible into a Registrable Security, in an amount equal to 2.00% per annum of the accrued liquidation preference of such share of Preferred Stock and each additional share of Preferred Stock that would have otherwise been paid to the holder of such Preferred Stock from and including the immediately preceding dividend payment date to September 30, 2014, and (y) in respect of each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock that is a Registrable Security, in an amount equal to 2.00% per annum of the quotient of (i) the accrued liquidation preference of the share of Preferred Stock at the time of its conversion, divided by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of such share of Preferred Stock. Special Payments shall accrue from the applicable Registration Default Date until all Registration Defaults have been cured, and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 following the applicable Registration Default Date to the record holder of the applicable security on the date that is 15 days prior to such payment date, until paid in full. Special Payments payable in respect of any given Registration Default Period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day periodyear consisting of twelve 30-day months. Special Payments shall be payable only with respect to a single Registration Default at any given time, notwithstanding the fact that multiple Registration Defaults may have occurred and be continuing.
(e) The registration rights granted under this Section 2 shall automatically terminate as of the date and time at which all Registrable Securities are Freely Tradable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (OEP AC Holdings, LLC), Registration Rights Agreement (Arthrocare Corp)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to be Registrable Securities Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the .
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 45 days in the aggregate per year or more than 30 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate “Event,” and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 45 day or 30 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in any given 360-day periodequity), if the Company determines shall pay to the Purchaser for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash equal to one-thirtieth (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 1/30th) of the Company certifies product of: (A) the then outstanding principal amount of the Note multiplied by (B) 0.02 (or, with respect to an Event of the type referred to in writing to the Purchaserclause (ii) of this Section 2(b) that occurs in connection with the continued effectiveness of the initial Registration Statement during required to be filed hereunder, 0.015 for the first 30 day period following the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the CompanyEffectiveness Date, and 0.02 thereafter). In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time fails to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover make any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the written request rate of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser 1.5% per month (or Holder(s), as applicableprorated for partial months) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire until paid in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementfull.
(bc) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Within three business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion substantially in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and that any previously issued shares can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Biodelivery Sciences International Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Biodelivery Sciences International Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed thirty (30) days in the aggregate per year (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective) or more than twenty (20) consecutive calendar days; or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within thirty (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 30) days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such thirty (30) day or twenty (20) consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable Event is cured, the Company certifies shall pay to each Holder an amount in writing cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the original principal amount of the Notes; provided that, the maximum aggregate amount of liquidated damages that may be charged to the PurchaserCompany pursuant to this Section 2(b) that the continued effectiveness shall not exceed 10% of the Registration Statement during initial principal amount of the applicable period will Notes. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be materially detrimental to paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be paid within three (3) days following the date on which such Event has been cured by the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaidAt its option, the Effectiveness Period Company may pay up to fifty percent (50%) of the liquidated damages (the “Equity Damage Amount”) by delivering from time to time to the Holder, which such deliveries shall occur simultaneously with delivery to the Holder of the cash portion of the liquidated damage amounts as required by this Section 2(b), warrants (the “New Warrants”) substantially identical to the Warrants (except that the per share exercise price under the New Warrants shall be equal to the par value of the Common Stock) to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock whose aggregate Fair Market Value (as hereafter defined) equals the Equity Damage Amount. For purposes hereof, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average of the closing price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days immediately prior to issuance of the applicable New Warrants. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any New Warrants shall be included within the definition of Registrable Securities and shall be included within (I) the initial Registration Statement will be extended if the liquidated damages arise from an Event occurring prior to the date such initial Registration Statement is declared effective by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the SEC and (II) a new Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one filed on or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser prior to the Company to prepare applicable Filing Date and file a Registration Statement, declared effective by the Purchaser (SEC on or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver prior to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contraryapplicable Effectiveness Date, in the event that the Commission limits liquidated damages arise from an Event occurring after the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including date the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such initial Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted declared effective by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodSEC.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Modtech Holdings Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Modtech Holdings Inc)
Registration. (a) At 2.1 On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders, provided that the status of the Holder at the time of such sale does not delay or prohibit sale under Rule 144(k) (the "Effectiveness Period").
2.2 If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within five (5) business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue an opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Synergy Brands Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Synergy Brands Inc)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission SEC a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing as would permit or facilitate the resale and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415distribution of all the Registrable Securities in the manner reasonably requested by the Holders. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) S-1 and shall contain (except if unless otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from directed by the Commission upon a review of such Registration StatementHolders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications A. Subject to the Plan terms of Distribution at this Agreement, the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon promptly as possible but, in any event, no later than after the Effectiveness Datefiling thereof, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 as determined by counsel to the entire Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders, but in no event more than three (3) years from the Final Closing Date (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall notify the Holders via facsimile or other electronic transmission of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Business Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the SEC. Failure to so notify the Holder within three (3) Business Days of such confirmation shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(c). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities by or on behalf of the Company such that Rule 415 is not available to the Company to register the resale of such Registrable Securities and as a result the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and used for resales in a manner that permits the continuous resale at the market by the Holders participating therein (or as otherwise may be acceptable to each Holder) without being named therein as an “underwriter,” then the Company shall reduce the number of shares to be included in such Registration Statement by all Holders until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective as aforesaid. In making such reduction, the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included by all Holders on a pro rata basis (based upon the number of Registrable Securities otherwise required to be included for each Holder) unless the inclusion of shares by a particular Holder or a particular set of Holders results in the Staff or the SEC’s taking the position that the inclusion of such Registrable Securities by such Holders would constitute a registration “by or on behalf of the Company,” in which event the shares held by such Holder or set of Holders shall be the only shares subject to reduction (and if by a set of Holders on a pro rata basis by such Holders or on such other basis as would result in the exclusion of the least number of shares by all such Holders). In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires any Holder seeking to sell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” (an “Underwriter Identification”) in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and such Holder does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of such Holder, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such Underwriter Identification or until such Holder accepts such Underwriter Identification and the manner thereof. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 7(c2(b) hereof(such Registrable Securities, the “SEC Non-Registrable Securities”), if requested by a Holder holding Registrable Securities that were so excluded from such registration, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such SEC Non-Registrable Securities to be registered to the greatest extent and at the earliest opportunity practicable and in any event not later 90 days after the earliest practicable date permitted under applicable guidance of the SEC and the Staff (and shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect additional registrations of SEC Non-Registrable Securities until all such securities have been included in additional Registration Statements). Notwithstanding anything to the foregoingcontrary in this Agreement, a Holder shall have the right to require the Company to exclude all or any portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from any Registration Statement, by written notice to the Company upon such Holder’s reasonable belief that (i) inclusion of such Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement could subject such Holder to underwriter liability, or (ii) the SEC or the Staff will impose restrictions and terms on the disposition of such Registrable Securities that are materially inconsistent with the Plan of Distribution attached hereto as Annex A. In such event, the Company shall be entitled required to suspend the effectiveness of file a new registration statement for such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) excluded shares in any given 360-day periodaccordance with Section 2(b).
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Voiceserve Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Voiceserve Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any Event continues, such liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 paid not less often than each thirty (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose30) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be entitled to suspend paid within three (3) days following the effectiveness of date on which such Registration Statement at any time prior to Event has been cured by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Micro Component Technology Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Micro Component Technology Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made by the Holders on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company does not meet the requirements of such form or if the Holders’ offering of the Registrable Securities is not then eligible to register be registered for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration the Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required ). Each Holder of Registrable Securities wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of Registration Statement agrees to timely deliver to the Company in writing all information relating to such Holder and its “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144) as the Company may reasonably require for inclusion in the Registration Statement) . The Company shall cause the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as Annex A provided herein, subject to any Discontinuation Event (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereofas hereinafter defined). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold, or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent, or (iii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased there cease to be any Registrable Securities outstanding (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; or (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; or (iii) after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 60 days in the aggregate per year or more than 30 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate other than as part of 60 a general suspension of all securities trading on the Trading Days Market (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 60 day or 30 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to (x) in the Holders prompt notice case of any date on or prior to 30 days following any Event Date, 1.0%, (y) in the case of any date after 30 days following any Event Date and on or prior to 60 days following any Event Date, 1.5% and (z) in the case of any date occurring after 60 days following any Event Date, 2.0%, in each case, for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number outstanding principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn or that a Suspension Notice has been delivered. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Coach Industries Group Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Coach Industries Group Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 S-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3S-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any Event continues, such liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 paid not less often than each thirty (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose30) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be entitled to suspend paid within three (3) days following the effectiveness of date on which such Registration Statement at any time prior to Event has been cured by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Axesstel Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Axesstel Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration StatementDate, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to shall keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the date Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on which all securities under or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement have ceased ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing to notice thereof or list the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness Common Stock on any of the Registration Statement during NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq National Market, or the American Stock Exchange (the "Trading Market"))(any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i), (ii) or (v) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number of issued and outstanding Preferred Stock. Such liquidation damages shall be paid not less than each thirty (30) days during an Event and within three (3) days following the date on which such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted Event has been cured by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Laurus Master Fund LTD), Registration Rights Agreement (Cycle Country Accessories Corp)
Registration. (i) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed, as soon as practicable but in any event no later than the earlier of: (a) At fifteen (15) Business Days following the written request filing of the PurchaserCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 26, at any time after the Permitted Request Date2021, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission or (b) October 18, 2021, (the “filing deadline”) a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) registering the resale from time to time by Share Holders of the Registrable Securities; provided however, that (A) the Company’s obligation to include a Share Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement covering is contingent upon such Share Holder furnishing in writing to the resale Company such information regarding the Share Holder, the securities of all the Company held by such Share Holder and the intended method of distribution of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder as shall be on Form S-3 (except if reasonably requested by the Company is not then eligible to register for resale effect the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares Registrable Securities, and the Share Holders shall execute such documents in accordance connection with Section 2 hereof)such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations and (B) the amount of Registrable Securities to be included for resale on the initial Registration Statement shall not exceed 2,000,000,000. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a the initial Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared become effective under in the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, United States no later than sixty (60) Business Days following the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, filing deadline and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the U.S. Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days Period.
(which need not be consecutiveii) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of If the Registration Statement covering resales of the Registrable Securities ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will (other than because all securities registered thereunder shall have been resold pursuant thereto or shall have otherwise ceased to be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration StatementSecurities), the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at to obtain the first opportunity that is permitted by prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and amend the Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Registration Statement with the Commission to register for resale so that all Registrable Securities outstanding as of the Reduction Securitiesdate of such filing are covered by a Registration Statement. Such If a new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if is filed, the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each the new Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as is practicable after such filing and to keep the new Registration Statement continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness Period.
(iii) The Company shall amend and supplement the Prospectus and amend the Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement, if required by the U.S. Securities Act, or any other documents necessary to name a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder pursuant to Section 7.18(a)(v).
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Each Share Holder may sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement and related Prospectus only in accordance with this Section 7.18(a)(v) and Section 7.18(b)(vii). Each Share Holder wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Documents shall deliver a completed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company prior to any intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Resale Documents. From and after the date the initial Registration Statement is declared effective, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable after the date completed Notice and Questionnaires from one or more Notice Holders holding at least 150,000,000 Registrable Securities are delivered, and in any event no later than the later of (x) twenty (20) calendar days after such date or (y) twenty (20) calendar days after the expiration of any Deferral Period in effect when the Notice and Questionnaire are delivered or put into effect within five (5) Business Days of such delivery date (but in any event, not more than twice in any fiscal year):
(A) if required by applicable law, use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or prepare and, if required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file a new Registration Statement or any other required document so that the Share Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is named as a selling securityholder in a Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Share Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or shall file a new Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment or new Registration Statement to be declared effective under the U.S. Securities Act as soon promptly as possible butis practicable;
(B) provide such Share Holder, upon request and without charge, copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 7.18(a)(v)(A); and
(C) notify Special Counsel as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the U.S. Securities Act of any new Registration Statement or post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 7.18(a)(v)(A); provided that if such Notice and Questionnaire are delivered during a Deferral Period, the Company shall so inform the Share Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set forth in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in accordance with Section 7.18(b)(vii). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (i) the Company shall be under no obligation to name any Share Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective or related Prospectus and (ii) if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the Shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act during for the entire Effectiveness Periodresale of the Shares held by a Notice Holder or any other Notice Holder or otherwise, subject the number of Shares to Section 7(c) hereofbe registered for each Notice Holder in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling securityholders such that the Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Shares as is permitted by the Commission, provided, however, that, prior to reducing the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be registered for resale by any Notice Holder in such Registration Statement, the Company shall first remove any securities included in such Registration Statement for any Person other than a Notice Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled continue to suspend its use commercially reasonable efforts to register the effectiveness resale of such Registration Statement at any time prior to all remaining Registrable Securities held by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodNotice Holders.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Tilray, Inc.), Securities Purchase Agreement (MedMen Enterprises, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon promptly as possible butafter the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date, and . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause any subsequent such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as set forth herein. . The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to keep such each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during until the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(cdate which is the earlier date of when (i) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (each, an "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the date required hereby with respect to such Registration Statement; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective) for an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate of no per year or more than 30 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate "Event," and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the original principal amount of each applicable Note. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be paid within three (3) days following the date on which need such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided that the Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or in writing that the opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be consecutive) in any given 360-day perioddelivered to Laurus within the time frame set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Veridium Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Veridium Corp)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the date the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Greenman Technologies Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Greenman Technologies Inc)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, the The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practical after the date hereof a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly but, in any event, no later than as possible after the filing thereof (the “Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date”). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold, or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the date on which all securities under Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such Registration Statement have ceased effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders, or (iii) the second (2nd) anniversary of the expiration of the term of the Warrant, as it may be extended, provided Rule 144(k) or similar successor rule is then applicable to the Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding Within five business days of the foregoingEffectiveness Date, the Company shall be entitled cause its counsel to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) issue a blanket opinion in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Investor and confirmation by Investor that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Investor within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Rentech Inc /Co/), Registration Rights Agreement (Rentech Inc /Co/)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) after the Company's Common Stock is listed on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board as required pursuant to an aggregate Section 7 below, the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of 30 three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Purchaser and confirmation by Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At 5.1 The Company agrees that, within 60 calendar days following the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement covering Statement”) registering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan extent determinable at that time and capable of Distribution at being so registered), and the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a have the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under as soon as practicable after the Securities Act promptly butfiling thereof, but in any eventevent no later than 90 calendar days after the Closing Date (the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to 120 calendar days after the Closing Date if the Registration Statement is reviewed by, and comments thereto are provided from, the Commission; provided, further, that the Company shall have the Registration Statement declared effective within ten (10) Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, further, that (i) if the Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same number of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for, provided that such extension shall not exceed 60 calendar days. To the extent that the Company has an existing shelf registration statement that has been declared effective by the Commission or was automatically effective upon its filing with the Commission (a “Shelf Registration Statement”) and registers the resale of the Company’s securities by stockholders of the Company, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be the Registration Statement contemplated by this Section 5.1 to the extent the Company registers the Registrable Securities for resale pursuant to a prospectus supplement thereto (the “Shelf Prospectus Supplement”). The Company shall provide a draft of the Registration Statement, or the Shelf Prospectus Supplement in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to Subscriber for review at least two Business Days in advance of the date of filing the Registration Statement or Shelf Prospectus Supplement, as applicable, with the Commission (the “Filing Date”), and Subscriber shall provide any comments on the Registration Statement or Shelf Prospectus Supplement, as applicable, to the Company no later than the Effectiveness Date for such day immediately preceding the Filing Date. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Subscriber prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or Shelf Prospectus Supplement, as applicable, Subscriber shall not be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement or Shelf Prospectus Supplement, as applicable; provided, that if the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement upon its prompt written request to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the Registrable Securities proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the applicable holders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each selling holder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling holders and shallas promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Registrable Securities under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file one or more new Registration Statement(s) (such amendment or new Registration Statement shall also be deemed to be “Registration Statement” hereunder) to register such additional Registrable Securities and cause such amendment or Registration Statement(s) to become effective as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than 30 calendar days after the filing of such Registration Statement (the “Additional Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to 120 calendar days after the filing of such Registration Statement if such Registration Statement is reviewed by, and comments thereto are provided from, the Commission; provided, further, that the Company shall have such Registration Statement declared effective within ten Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, further, that (i) if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same number of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for, provided that such extension shall not exceed 60 calendar days. Any failure by the Company to file a Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline or Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file or effect a Registration Statement as set forth in this Section 7(d) hereof5. A “Business Day” shall be defined as a day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
5.2 The Company agrees that, except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the cause such Registration Statement continuously to remain effective with respect to Subscriber, including to prepare and file any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus such that the prospectus will not include any untrue statement or a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under the Securities Act which they were made, not misleading, until the earlier of (i) two years from the effective date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement Statement, and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be of the Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (have been sold and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible butreasonably practicable. For so long as the Registration Statement shall remain effective, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness DateCompany will use commercially reasonable efforts to file all reports, and shall provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable Subscriber to resell the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement, qualify the Registrable Securities for listing on the applicable stock exchange on which the Company’s shares of Common Stock are then listed, and update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include the Registrable Securities. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) for so long as Subscriber holds the Registrable Securities, make and keep such Registration Statement continuously effective public information available (as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144) and file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Exchange Act during of 1934, as amended, and the entire Effectiveness Periodrules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), so long as the Company remains subject to Section 7(csuch requirements to enable Subscriber to resell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, (ii) hereof. Notwithstanding cause the foregoing, removal of all restrictive legends from any Registrable Securities being sold under the Company shall be entitled Registration Statement or pursuant to suspend Rule 144 at the effectiveness time of sale of such Registration Statement Registrable Securities and, at the request of a Holder, cause the removal of all restrictive legends from any time prior Registrable Securities held by such Holder that may be sold by such Holder without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions, and (iii) cause its legal counsel to deliver the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period.necessary legal opinions, if any, to the
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Sources: Subscription Agreement (PureCycle Technologies, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period"). If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give pay to the Holders prompt notice an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Note; provided, that, in no event shall the Company will pay more than 15.0% of the original principal amount of the Note in the aggregate to the Holders as liquidated damages pursuant to the foregoing. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not be liable for any less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with as of the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at be paid within three (3) business days following the first opportunity that is permitted date on which such Event has been cured by the Commission to register for resale Company. Within three business days of the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if Effectiveness Date, the Company is not then eligible shall cause its counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion substantially in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At the written request of the PurchaserThe Company hereby covenants and agrees that, at any time within 60 days after the Permitted Request Datedate hereof, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be registration statement on Form S-3 (except if under the Company is not then eligible Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case Shares and shall use its best efforts to cause such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant statement to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)become effective. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts bear all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such registration other than fees and disbursements of special counsel and accountants for the Subscribers. The parties agree that the Subscribers will suffer damages, and that it would not be feasible to cause a ascertain the extent of such damages with precision, if the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be has not been declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no on or prior to the 120th day following the later than of the Effectiveness Closing Date or the date the Subscribers have provided to the Company all information necessary for such the preparation of the Registration Statement. Such 120th day shall be referred to as the "Target Effective Date". Accordingly, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep if the Registration Statement continuously effective under has not been so declared effective, the Securities Act Company agrees to pay to the Subscribers in cash, on the first day after the Target Effective Date, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Subscribers to the Company for the Shares (such amount to be allocated among such Subscribers in proportion to their respective investment amounts). If, as of the 30th day following the Target Effective Date, the Registration Statement still shall not have been declared effective, then the Company agrees to pay to each Subscriber in cash, at the end of the first full month thereafter, and at the end of every successive month thereafter until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is declared effective, or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness second anniversary of the Registration Statement at Closing Date, or (iii) such time as all of the Shares can be sold within any time prior given three-month period without regard to the expiration trading volume of the Effectiveness Period for up Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer amount equal to 2% of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended aggregate purchase price paid by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser such Subscribers to the Company for the Shares (such amount to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first Subscribers in proportion to the their respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”investment amounts). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period.
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Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to file within 60 days after the Permitted Request Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission date of this Agreement a Registration Statement covering with the resale of all of SEC registering the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415resale. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to will register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (1,875,000 Common Shares which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request issued on exercise of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration Warrants and, initially, 1,500,000 Common Shares which may be issuable upon conversion of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)Convertible Debentures. The Company shall will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under by the Securities Act as soon as possible butSEC within 120 days after the date of this Agreement. Such reasonable best efforts shall include, in any eventbut not be limited to, promptly responding to all comments received from the staff of the SEC. Should the Company receive notification from the SEC that the Registration Statement will receive no later than action or no review from the Effectiveness DateSEC, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep cause such Registration Statement continuously to become effective under within five (5) business days of such SEC notification. Once declared effective by the Securities Act during SEC, the entire Effectiveness Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain effective throughout the Registration Period. If the Registration Statement is not effective within 120 days from the date of this Agreement, subject the Company shall have an additional 60 days thereafter (for a total of 180 days after the date of this Agreement) to Section 7(ccause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC. If the Registration Statement is not effective by the 180th day after the date of this Agreement, (a) hereofthe interest rate on the Convertible Debentures shall automatically increase to 10% per annum beginning on the 181st day and continuing until the Registration Statement is declared effective or the Convertible Debentures are paid or converted in full, and (b) the maximum price per share of Common Stock for purposes of computing the number of shares to be received upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall automatically reduce to $1.00 for all conversions thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement is not declared effective within 180 days after the date of this Agreement, at any time prior to thereafter until it is so effective, an Investor can require that his Convertible Debenture be immediately paid in full by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request applicable Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay, for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one-thirtieth (1/30th) of the number product of: (A) the sum of (I) the original principal amount of the Note (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) plus (y) the original principal amount of each applicable Minimum Borrowing Note (as defined in the Security Agreement) multiplied by (B) 0.015. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon promptly as possible butafter the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date, and . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep such each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during until the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(cdate which is the earlier date of when (i) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (each, an "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the date required hereby with respect to such Registration Statement; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective) for an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate of no per year or more than 30 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate "Event," and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the original principal amount of each applicable Note. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be paid within three (3) days following the date on which need such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided that the Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or in writing that the opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be consecutive) in any given 360-day perioddelivered to the Purchaser within the time frame set forth above.
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Sources: Minimum Borrowing Note Registration Rights Agreement (Hesperia Holding Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-B2 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for -2- resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-B2 or Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days; or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of 30 three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one half percent (.5%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion substantially in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and when all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which when all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders or (iii) January 31, 2008 (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one and one half percent (1.50%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue an opinion substantially in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Pacific Biometrics Inc)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall and the Guarantors will prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder (i) shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewithfor such purpose) and, if the Company is a WKSI as of the Filing Date, shall be an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) shall contain (except if otherwise requested by the Electing Holders or required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). A. The Company shall and the Guarantors will use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall will use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep such the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during until the entire registration rights under this Agreement terminate in accordance with Section 2(d) (the “Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof”). Notwithstanding the foregoingIn addition, the Company shall and the Guarantors will, promptly and from time to time, file such additional Registration Statements to cover resales of any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement no later than the Filing Date with respect thereto, and will use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be entitled declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the applicable Filing Date but, in any event, no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and will use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act at all times during the Effectiveness Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon notice to the Holders, without incurring or accruing any obligation to pay any Special Payments pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company may suspend the use or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or extend the time period in which it is required to file the Registration Statement, for up to 60 consecutive days and up to 100 days in the aggregate, in any 365-day period (a “Suspension Period”) if the Board of Directors of the Company determines that there is a valid business purpose for suspension of the Registration Statement, which valid business purpose shall include without limitation plans for a registered public offering, an acquisition or other proposed or pending corporate developments and similar events (it being agreed that the notice of the Suspension Period shall not state the reason therefore). In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities and not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant thereto until such Holder has been advised in writing by the Company that the applicable Prospectus may be used or is effective (which notice the Company agrees to provide promptly following the lapse of the event or circumstance giving rise to such suspension). Each Holder shall keep confidential the fact of the delivery of the suspension notice except as required by applicable law.
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date, (ii) a Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission or does not otherwise become effective on or prior to its required Effectiveness Date, or (iii) after its Effective Date, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to be effective and available to the Holders as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to cover at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (in each case, except as specifically permitted herein with respect to any applicable Suspension Period) (any such failure or breach being referred to as a “Registration Default,” and for purposes of clauses (i) or (ii) the date on which such Registration Default occurs, and for purposes of clause (iii) the date on which the Registration Statement ceases to be effective and available, being referred to as the “Registration Default Date” and each period from and including the Registration Default Date during which a Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, a “Registration Default Period”), then, during the Registration Default Period, in addition to any other rights available to the Holders (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 7(a)), the Company and the Guarantors will pay a special payment (collectively, “Special Payments”) to Holders of Notes in respect of each Note that is a Registrable Security, in an aggregate amount equal to 0.50% per annum of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate the principal amount of 60 Trading Days (which need not such Note. Special Payments shall accrue from the applicable Registration Default Date until all Registration Defaults have been cured and shall be consecutive) payable semi-annually in arrears on each and following the applicable Registration Default Date to the record holder of the applicable security on the date that is 15 days prior to such payment date, until paid in full. Special Payments payable in respect of any given Registration Default Period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day periodyear consisting of twelve 30-day months. Special Payments shall be payable only with respect to a single Registration Default at any given time, notwithstanding the fact that multiple Registration Defaults may have occurred and be continuing. The obligations to pay Special Payments is a joint and several obligation of the Company and the Guarantors.
(c) The Company shall not, from the date hereof until the Effective Date of the initial Registration Statement, prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering of any of its securities for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act.
(d) The registration rights granted under this Section 2 shall automatically terminate upon the earlier of (i) such time as there are no outstanding Registrable Securities and (ii) , 2017.1
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration StatementDate, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to shall keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the date Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on which all securities under or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement have ceased ceases to be effective (by suspension, by a Discontinuation Event (as defined in Section 7(d) or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing to notice thereof or list the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness Common Stock on any of the Registration Statement during NASD OTC Bulletin Board, BBX Exchange, NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq National Market, American Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange (the "Trading Market"))(any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i), (ii) or (v) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number principal amount of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not Note then eligible to be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction converted into Registerable Securities. Such new Registration Statement liquidation damages shall be paid not less than each thirty (30) days during an Event and within three (3) days following the date on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided Event has been cured by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Path 1 Network Technologies Inc)
Registration. (a) At 41.1 On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 S-1 or SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3S-1 or SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) 41.2 If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) at any time after the Trading Market Date, the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or Acceris Communications Confidential Materials October 14, 2004 more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one and one half percent (1.50%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number then-outstanding amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Acceris Communications Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form form, e.g. Form S-1, in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from ), the Commission upon a review of Company may use such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto other forms as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to commentsappropriate for Small Business Issuers, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at extent the time Company continues to meet that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)criteria. The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to be Registrable Securities Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the .
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate “Event,” and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in any given 360-day periodequity), if the Company determines shall pay to the Purchaser for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash equal to one-thirtieth (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 1/30th) of the Company certifies in writing to product of: (A) the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness then outstanding principal amount of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the CompanyNote multiplied by (B) 0.015. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time fails to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover make any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the written request rate of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser 1.5% per month (or Holder(s), as applicableprorated for partial months) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire until paid in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementfull.
(bc) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Within three (3) business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Apogee Technology Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request applicable Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all each of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement the Additional Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date for such Date. The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to keep each Registration Statement, and shallas applicable, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities and/or Additional Registrable Securities, as applicable, have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities and/or Additional Registrable Securities, as applicable may be sold immediately without registration under the date that Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is three years after not filed on or prior to the effectiveness of applicable Filing Date; (ii) or any the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after any Registration Statement is filed with and (ii) declared effective by the date on which all securities under Commission, such Registration Statement have ceased ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to any Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any Event continues, such liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 paid not less often than each thirty (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose30) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be entitled to suspend paid within three (3) days following the effectiveness of date on which such Registration Statement at any time prior to Event has been cured by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Universal Automotive Industries Inc /De/)
Registration. (a) At In case the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request DateCompany shall receive a Demand Notice, the Company shall shall, on or prior to the Filing Deadline, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 or F-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3S-3 or F-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon promptly as possible butafter the filing thereof, but in any event, no event later than the Effectiveness DateDeadline, and to remain effective continuously throughout the Effectiveness Period. The Company shall promptly notify the Holders via facsimile or electronic mail of a “.pdf” format data file of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement within one (1) business day of the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Article 2, in the event the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the Holders thereof, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such file amendments to the Registration Statement continuously effective under as required by the Commission and/or (iii) withdraw the Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities Act during permitted to be registered by the entire Effectiveness PeriodCommission, subject on Form S-3 or F-3 or such other form available to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding register for resale the foregoingRegistrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall be entitled obligated to suspend use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the effectiveness Commission for the registration of such all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement at any time prior or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (ii) or (iii) above, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the expiration Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or F-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days Registration Statement, as amended, or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days the New Registration Statement (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodthe “Remainder Registration Statements”).
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Lone Oak Acquisition Corp)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 [S-3] (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form [S-3], in which case such registration shall be on another Form S-1 or such other appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective)( provided however, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any suspension of use of the Registration Statement during due to a Discontinuation Event described in clause (v) of Section 7(d) of this Agreement shall not be considered for the purposes of calculating the 20 and 30 day periods described above); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one and one half percent (1.50%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Cardiogenesis Corp /Ca)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of (i) when all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) when all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the date that is three years after Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the effectiveness of counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders or (iii) May 28, 2007 (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one and one half percent (1.50%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue an opinion substantially in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Pacific Biometrics Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number principal amount of the Note on the date hereof. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will shall be paid within three (3) days Registration Rights Agreement following the date on which such Event has been cured by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the maximum aggregate amount of liquidated damages that may be charged to the Company pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall not be liable for any damages under this Agreement exceed in connection with the exclusion aggregate the amount equal to 12% of such Reduction Securities. The the initial Principal Amount of the Note.
(c) Within three business days of the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At Not later then 90 days from the written request date of the Purchaser, at any time after Closing of the Permitted Request DateShare Purchase Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 F-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3F-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold; (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold by non-Affiliates of the Company immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company on the basis of the Holders' representations, pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent; or (iii) the second anniversary of the Closing Date (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that Registration Statement is three years not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (ii) after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is filed with and (ii) declared effective by the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoingCommission, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension, excluding a suspension of all trading on the Trading Market, or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if 365 days commencing on the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of date the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one declared effective); or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicableiii) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period the Ordinary Shares are not listed or quoted on any Trading Market, or are suspended from trading on any Trading Market (except for the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange) for a period of three (3) consecutive trading days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Ordinary Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate "Event," and for purposes of no more clause (i) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date on which such three (3) trading day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, equal to One Percent (1.0%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the Unregistered Share Value. Unregistered Share Value shall mean the value of the Shares subject to registration hereunder (less any Shares that can then be freely sold by the Investors pursuant to any available exemption), which value shall be determined on the basis of the average closing price of the Shares on the Trading Market during the 10 days prior to the end of the applicable month.
(c) While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than 30 consecutive Trading Days each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be paid within seven (7) business days following the date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(d) The Parties agree and acknowledge that any payment made by the Company pursuant to this Section 3 may be subject to tax, deduction, withholding or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need governmental charge under law, and the Company shall not be consecutiverequired to "gross-up" such payments to the benefit of the Investors hereunder.
(e) Within three business days of the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective, the Company shall cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in any given 360-day periodthe form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Investor and confirmation by Investor that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided that the Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or in writing that the opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to Investor within the time frame set forth above.
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Sources: Share Purchase Agreement (Bos Better Online Solutions LTD)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company Parent shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company Parent is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company Parent shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Parent shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Parent shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Parent pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Parent's transfer agent and the affected Holders (each, an "Effectiveness Period"). If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Parent shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate "Event," and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutiveexclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Parent shall pay to the Purchaser for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash equal to one-thirtieth (1/30th) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to product of: (A) the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness then outstanding principal amount of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the CompanyMinimum Borrowing Note multiplied by (B) 0.02. In the event of the Parent fails to make any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the written request rate of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser 1.5% per month (or Holder(s), as applicableprorated for partial months) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire until paid in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementfull.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to Within three business days of the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basisEffectiveness Date, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included Parent shall cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Parent has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number aggregate Stated Value of all Series A Preferred shares issued on the date hereof. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Vertical Health Solutions Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective) or more than 20 consecutive calendar days; or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any Event continues, such liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 paid not less often than each thirty (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose30) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be entitled to suspend paid within three (3) days following the effectiveness of date on which such Registration Statement at any time prior to Event has been cured by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-B2 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-B2 or Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days; or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of 30 three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one half percent (.5%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion substantially in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly but, in any event, no later than as possible after the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, filing thereof. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (may be sold immediately without registration under the “Effectiveness Period”Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k). Notwithstanding , as determined by the foregoing, counsel to the Company shall be entitled pursuant to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior a written opinion letter to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodsuch effect, if the Company determines (addressed and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental acceptable to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed 's transfer agent and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(sthe "Effectiveness Period"), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein The Company may defer the filing of the Registration Statement until the Company completes the registration process for any registration statement currently being reviewed by the Securities and Exchange Commission or subject to the contrary, in registration rights of others which exist prior to the event that the Commission limits the amount date of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf this Agreement.
(c) Within three business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Purchaser and confirmation by Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Xstream Beverage Network, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, applicable Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number sum of (x) the original principal amount of the Note (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) plus (y) the original principal amount of each applicable Minimum Borrowing Note (as defined in the Security Agreement). While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (ai) At Tilray’s obligation to include the written request of Seller’s Registrable Securities in the Purchaser, at any time after Registration Statement is contingent upon the Permitted Request DateSeller furnishing in writing to Tilray such information regarding the Seller, the Company shall prepare securities of Tilray held by the Seller and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale intended method of all distribution of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder as shall be on Form S-3 (except if reasonably requested by Tilray to effect the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares Registrable Securities, and the Seller shall execute such documents in accordance connection with Section 2 hereof)such registration as Tilray may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly butTilray shall, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such case of a newly filed Registration Statement, and shallcause such Registration Statement to become effective upon filing with the Commission under the U.S. Securities Act and, subject to Section 7(d) hereofin the case of a prospectus supplement or a newly filed Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the U.S. Securities Act until during the earlier of Effectiveness Period.
(iii) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of If the Registration Statement and covering resales of the Registrable Securities ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (ii) the date on which other than because all securities under such Registration Statement registered thereunder shall have been resold pursuant thereto or shall have otherwise ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(sSecurities), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company Tilray shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at to obtain the first opportunity that is permitted by prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and amend the Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Registration Statement with the Commission to register for resale so that all Registrable Securities outstanding as of the Reduction Securitiesdate of such filing are covered by a Registration Statement. Such If a new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3filed, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company Tilray shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each the new Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as is practicable after such filing and to keep the new Registration Statement continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness Period.
(iii) Tilray shall amend and supplement the Prospectus and amend the Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by Tilray for such Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement, if required by the U.S. Securities Act, or any other documents necessary to be declared effective name a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder pursuant to Section (a)(v).
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) The Seller may sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement and related Prospectus only in accordance with this Section (a)(v) and Section (b)(vii). The Seller wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Documents shall deliver a completed Notice and Questionnaire to Tilray prior to any intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Resale Documents. From and after the Registration Effective Date, Tilray shall, as promptly as practicable after the date completed Notice and Questionnaires from one or more Notice Holders holding at least 238,795 Registrable Securities Act as soon as possible butare delivered, and in any event no later than the later of (x) twenty (20) calendar days after such date or (y) twenty (20) calendar days after the expiration of any Deferral Period in effect when the Notice and Questionnaire are delivered or put into effect within five (5) Business Days of such delivery date (but in any event, no later not more than once in any fiscal quarter):
(A) if required by applicable law, use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Effectiveness DateCommission a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or prepare and, if required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file a new Registration Statement or any other required document so that the Seller delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is named as a selling securityholder in a Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit the Seller to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if Tilray shall file a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or shall file a new Registration Statement, Tilray shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep cause such post-effective amendment or new Registration Statement continuously to be declared or become effective under the U.S. Securities Act during as promptly as is practicable;
(B) provide the entire Effectiveness PeriodSeller, subject upon request and without charge, copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 7(c(a)(v)(A); and
(C) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend notify Special Counsel as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the U.S. Securities Act of such any new Registration Statement at any time prior or post-effective amendment filed pursuant to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days Section (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period.a)(v)(A);
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note (as defined, with respect to each Purchaser, in the Amendment and Waiver with such Reduction Securities excluded and Purchaser). While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon issue a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” blanket opinion in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit B, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by such Purchaser and confirmation by such Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to such Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any Event continues, such liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 paid not less often than each thirty (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose30) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be entitled to suspend paid within three (3) days following the effectiveness of date on which such Registration Statement at any time prior to Event has been cured by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Registration. (a) At No later than the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a the Initial Registration Statement covering relating to the resale by the Holders of all (or such other number as the Commission will permit) of the Registrable Securities. If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of all Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing another appropriate form and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible ii) undertake to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, S-3 as soon as such form is available; provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in which case effect until such registration shall be time as a Registration Statement on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from Form S-3 covering the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications Commission. Subject to the Plan terms of Distribution at this Agreement, the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly butwithin thirty (30) days after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the entire requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holder (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holder via facsimile or by e- mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holders within one (1) Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(g).
(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its best efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 7(c2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) hereofwith respect to the payment of liquidated damages; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(d), if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:
i. first, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included by any Person other than a Holder; and
ii. Notwithstanding second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares (applied, in the case that some Conversion Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Conversion Shares held by such Holders). In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended.
(d) Provided that no event of default exists under the Exchange Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, if: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without providing the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein, the Company shall be entitled deemed to suspend have not satisfied this clause (i)) or (ii) the effectiveness Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, within five (5) Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement at any time prior within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to the expiration be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Period Date of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days fifteen (15) calendar days (which need not be consecutiveconsecutive calendar days) in during any given 36012-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and for purposes of clause (i) thirty (30) calendar days after the date on which such Event occurs, and for purpose of clause (ii), the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iii) the date which such fifteen (15) calendar day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (v) the date on which such ten (10) or fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date thereafter (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) or any pro rata portion thereof, until the applicable Event is cured or sixty (60) calendar days after the applicable Event Date, whichever occurs first, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the product of one percent (1.0%) multiplied by the aggregate amount paid by such Holder for the New Note and the Warrants pursuant to the Exchange Agreement; provided that the maximum amount payable thereunder shall not exceed 4% of such aggregate amount paid by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven (7) days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein but subject to comments by the Commission, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as an underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-B2 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-B2 or Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any Event continues, such liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 paid not less often than each thirty (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose30) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be entitled to suspend paid within three (3) days following the effectiveness of date on which such Registration Statement at any time prior to Event has been cured by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Universal Automotive Industries Inc /De/)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request 63.1 On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and ). The Company shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant cause each Registration Statement to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided declared effective by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (each, an "Effectiveness Period"). If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); (iv) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Blackout Period shall occur and be continuing for a period of time which shall exceed 45 days in the aggregate, in each case for all such Blackout Periods during any rolling 12-month period or (v) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach as described in clauses (i) through (v) above being referred to as an aggregate "Event," and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) above, the date which such 45 day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in any given 360-day periodequity), if the Company determines shall pay to the Purchaser for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one-thirtieth (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 1/30th) of the Company certifies in writing to product of: (A) the Purchaseroriginal principal amount of each Minimum Borrowing Note outstanding at such time multiplied by (B) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company0.02. In the event the Company fails to make any payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the rate of any suspension as aforesaid, 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full.
63.2 Within three business days of the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventDate, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Minimum Borrowing Note Registration Rights Agreement (RG America, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Class A Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Class A Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable Event is cured, the Company certifies shall pay to each Holder an amount in writing cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the Purchaser1.0% for each thirty (30) that the continued effectiveness day period (prorated for partial periods on a daily basis) of the Registration Statement during proportion of the applicable period will then outstanding principal balance of the Note then held by such Holder. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be materially detrimental to paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be paid within three (3) business days following the date on which such Event has been cured by the Company. In the event .
(c) Within five business days of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that Date, the Company shall, from time if required by such transfer agent, cause its counsel to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to issue a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire blanket opinion in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Locateplus Holdings Corp)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding .
(b) In addition to the foregoingterms of Section 4 of the Warrant, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of if: (i) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) other than during an “Allowable Suspension Period” (as defined below) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed thirty (30) Trading Days in the aggregate per year (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective) or more than twenty (20) consecutive calendar days; (ii) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within thirty (30) days of the notice thereof or within such period list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); or (iii) an aggregate Allowable Suspension Period shall have been exceeded; (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (iii) the date which such thirty (30) Trading Day or twenty (20) consecutive calendar day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”)), then until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the original principal amount of the Note. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be paid (prorated for partial periods) within three (3) days following the date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall, by written notice to Purchaser, advise Purchaser that sales under the Registration Statement after the Effectiveness Date might be unlawful due to the fact that the Company is engaged in a material merger, acquisition or sale, or other pending material financing, corporate reorganization or other transaction or that an event shall have occurred as a result of which it is reasonably expected that the Company’s financial statements will be restated or the Registration Statement contains or will contain a misstatement of a material fact or omit to make a statement required to make the statements therein not misleading. Upon receipt of such notice, Purchaser shall immediately discontinue any sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until Purchaser has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus or until Purchaser is advised in writing by the Company that the then-current Prospectus may be used and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. Any period of not more than twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or more than thirty (30) Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if twelve month period commencing on the Company determines (and date the Chief Executive Officer Registration Statement is declared effective during which Purchaser shall not sell or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness where use of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will might be materially detrimental unlawful shall be referred to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaidan “Allowable Suspension Period”, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of provided that at least two (2) Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementshall elapse between Allowable Suspension Periods.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-2 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-2 or Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Bam Entertainment Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request applicable Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay, for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one-thirtieth (1/30th) of the number product of: (A) the sum of (I) the original principal amount of the Note (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) plus (y) the original principal amount of each applicable Minimum Borrowing Note (as defined in the Security Agreement) multiplied by (B) 0.01. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within five business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Earthfirst Technologies Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case SB-2 or such registration shall be on another other appropriate form in accordance herewith) . The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for Date. In the event that (x) the Company receives notification from the SEC that it will not review the Registration Statement (a “No-Review”), the Company shall file an acceleration request within 7 days of obtaining any such No-Review and (y) the Company receives written comments from the SEC regarding the Registration Statement, and shall, subject the Company shall submit written responses to Section 7(d) hereof, any such comments with 14 days following the date of receipt thereof. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) and (ii), the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion of date on which such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted Event has been cured by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 Company.
(except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purposec) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review Within three business days of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during extent so required by the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoingCompany’s transfer agent, the Company shall cause its counsel to issue a an opinion satisfactory to its transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be entitled to suspend reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the effectiveness Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements. Copies of such Registration Statement at any time prior the opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the expiration of Purchaser within the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodtime frame set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if SB-2. The Company shall cause the Company is not then eligible Registration Statement to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective) unless such suspension or delay is the result of any suspension of trading in the market place generally and is not specifically related to an aggregate the Company; or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of 30 three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.50% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number aggregate stated value of the Preferred Stock. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within five (5) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within five (5) business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At Following the written request date of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Datethis Agreement, the Company shall will prepare and file with the Commission a the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall will be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall will be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereofthis Agreement). The Company shall will cause the Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided in this Agreement. The Company will use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company will use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until during the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). .
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to may postpone the filing of the Registration Statement and suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at Statement, suspend the use of any time prior Prospectus and will not be required to amend or supplement the expiration of the Effectiveness Period Registration Statement, its Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference, for up a period not to exceed an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days 90 days (a “Black Out Period”) if an event or an aggregate circumstance occurs and is continuing as a result of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) the Registration Statement, the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference as then amended or supplemented would, in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer good faith judgment of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness board of directors of the Registration Statement during Company, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the applicable period will be materially detrimental to statements therein, in the Companylight of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the The Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days days in any Black Out Period occurring during the Effectiveness Period during which Period. Upon the occurrence of any Black Out Period, the Company will promptly notify the Holders of Registrable Securities thereof in writing.
(c) Subject to Section 2(a) with respect to a Black Out Period, if the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date, then the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser will pay to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s)Seller $11,112.00 in cash, as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementliquidated damages and not as a penalty.
(bd) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to Within three business days of the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basisEffectiveness Date, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included will cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Seller and confirmation by the Seller that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) will be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Seller within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and , provided that the Company will convert such registration statement to, or file a new registration statement on, Form S-3 as soon as it is eligible to do so). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from directed by the Commission upon a review of such Registration StatementHolders) the “"Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form " attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified A. The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to respond to comments, if any, become effective and remain effective as provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, no event not later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration StatementDate, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is two years after the Closing Date or such earlier of date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (iii) after a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for, in either such case, fifteen Trading Days (which need not be consecutive days) in the aggregate during any thirty day period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which all securities such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date on which such fifteen Trading Day period is exceeded being referred to as "Event Date"), then in addition to any equitable rights or remedies a Holder may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Registration Statement have ceased Event Date the Company shall pay to be each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder; and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the foregoingapplicable Event is cured, the Company shall be entitled pay to suspend the effectiveness each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder; provided, however, that liquidated damages payable to any Holder hereunder shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement..
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(b)(iii) above, the Company may suspend sales of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement for a period of not more than sixty (60) days in any twelve (12) month period, with no more than two (2) periods of thirty (30) consecutive days, with respect to such Registration Statement if, at any time prior to the expiration Company is engaged in confidential negotiations or other confidential business activities, the disclosure of which would be required if such sales were not suspended and the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate Board of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate Directors of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines in good faith that such suspension would be in the Company's best interest at such time, provided that such suspension shall not be effective for more than thirty (and 30) consecutive days, with a minimum of ten (10) Trading Days between any two periods. In order to suspend sales pursuant to this Section 2(c), the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer Company shall promptly (but in any event within five (5) business days), upon determining to seek such suspension, deliver to each Holder of Registrable Securities a certificate signed by an executive officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) stating that the continued effectiveness Company is suspending such filing pursuant to this Section 2(c), but in no event, without the prior written consent of such Holder, shall the Company disclose to such Holder any of the facts or circumstances regarding any material non-public information. Each holder of Registrable Securities hereby agrees to keep confidential any information disclosed to it in any such certificate (including the fact that a certificate was delivered).
(d) If the Company suspends a Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental pursuant to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaidsection 2(c) above, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with as promptly as practicable following the written request termination of the Purchaser to circumstances which entitled the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statementdo so but in no event more than fifteen (15) days thereafter, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), take such actions as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant necessary to Rule 415 file or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend reinstate the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior and/or give written notice to the expiration Holders authorizing them to resume sales pursuant to such Registration Statement. If, as a result thereof, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement has been amended to comply with the requirements of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate Securities Act, the Company shall enclose such revised prospectus with the notice to the Holders given pursuant to this Section 2(d), and the Holders shall make no offers or sales of no more securities pursuant to such Registration Statement other than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate by means of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodsuch revised prospectus.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, applicable Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date on which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number sum of (x) the original principal amount of the Term Note (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) held by such Reduction Securities excluded Holder plus (y) the original principal amount of each applicable Minimum Borrowing Note (as defined in the Revolving Loan and Security Agreement) held by such Holder. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by any of the Purchasers and confirmation by such Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchasers within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Corgenix Medical Corp/Co)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request applicable Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, on Form S-1 (or on such other form appropriate for such purpose). The Such Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). Exhibit A. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a such Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the its Effectiveness Date for such Registration StatementDate, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier date which is the earliest of (i) the date that is three two years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and its Effective Date, (ii) such time as all of the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased been publicly sold by the Holders pursuant to be such Registration Statement, or (iii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold by the Holders without volume or manner of sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the foregoingBusiness Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be entitled used in connection with sales pursuant to suspend the effectiveness of the such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days (whether or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It such filing is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(stechnically required under such Rule), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein Promptly following any date on which the Company becomes eligible to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of use a registration statement on Form S-3 to register Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventfor resale, the Company shall give notify the Holders prompt notice Holder of the number of such Reduction Registrable Securities excluded and thereof. Thereafter, for so long as the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall remains eligible to use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be a registration statement on Form S-3 (except if to register Registrable Securities for resale, the Company is not then eligible to register for resale shall, promptly upon the Reduction Securities request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, prepare a Registration Statement on Form S-3, in which case S-3 covering all such registration Registrable Securities (or a post-effective amendment on Form S-3 to the then effective Registration Statement) and shall cause such Registration Statement to be on another appropriate form filed by the Filing Date for such purpose) Registration Statement and declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible thereafter, but in any event prior to the Effectiveness Date therefor. Such Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). Exhibit A. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) hereof. Notwithstanding on the foregoingBusiness Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be entitled used in connection with sales pursuant to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(c) Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (a “Selling Holder Questionnaire”). The Company shall not be required to include in a Registration Statement the Registrable Securities of a Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at any time least two Trading Days prior to the expiration of Filing Date (subject to the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) requirements set forth in any given 360-day periodSection 4(a)).
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Communication Intelligence Corp)
Registration. (a1) At Subject to the written request terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser, at any time Company covenants and agrees that as promptly as practicable after the Permitted Request DateClosing Date (and in any event no later than the date that is 30 days after the Closing Date (the “Registration Deadline”)), the Company shall prepare have prepared and file filed with the Commission SEC a Shelf Registration Statement (defined below) covering all Registrable Securities (or otherwise designate an existing Shelf Registration Statement filed with the SEC to cover the Registrable Securities), and, to the extent the Shelf Registration Statement has not theretofore been declared effective or is not automatically effective upon such filing, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared or become effective not later than the Registration Deadline and to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective and in compliance with the Securities Act and usable for resale of such Registrable Securities for a period from the date of its initial effectiveness until such time as there are no Registrable Securities remaining (including by refiling such Shelf Registration Statement (or a new Shelf Registration Statement) if the initial Shelf Registration Statement expires). If the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) at the time of filing of the Shelf Registration Statement with the SEC, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be designated by the Company as an automatic Shelf Registration Statement.
(2) Any registration pursuant to this Section 4.6(a) shall be effected by means of a shelf registration under the Securities Act (a “Shelf Registration Statement”) in accordance with the methods and distribution set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and Rule 415. If the Investor or any other Holder of Registrable Securities to whom the registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance with this Agreement intends to distribute any Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering it shall promptly so advise the Company and the Company shall take all reasonable steps to facilitate such distribution, including the actions required pursuant to Section 4.6(c); provided, that the Company shall not be required to facilitate an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities unless the expected gross proceeds from such offering exceed $1,000,000. The lead underwriters in any such distribution shall be selected by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be distributed and be reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(3) The Company shall not be required to effect a registration (including a resale of Registrable Securities from an effective Shelf Registration Statement) or an underwritten offering pursuant to this Section 4.6(a): (i) with respect to securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 Registrable Securities; (except ii) during any Scheduled Black-out Period; or (iii) if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale has notified the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, Investor and all other Holders that in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request good faith judgment of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan Board of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly butDirectors, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will it would be materially detrimental to the Company. In Company or its security holders for such registration or underwritten offering to be effected at such time, in which event the event Company shall have the right to defer such registration or underwritten offering for a period of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period not more than 30 days after receipt of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser Investor or any other Holder; provided that such right to delay a registration or underwritten offering shall be exercised by the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, (A) only if the Purchaser Company has generally exercised (or Holder(s), as applicableis concurrently exercising) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire similar black-out rights against holders of similar securities that have registration rights and (B) not more than twice in any 12-month period and not more than 60 days in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementaggregate in any 12-month period.
(b4) Notwithstanding anything contained herein After the Closing Date, whenever the Company proposes to register any of its equity securities, other than a registration pursuant to Section 4.6(a)(1) or a Special Registration, and the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that registration form to be filed may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including used for the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 registration or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number qualification for distribution of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the Company will give prompt written notice to the Investor and all other Holders of its intention to effect such a registration (but in no event less than 15 days prior to the anticipated filing date) and (subject to clause (6) below) will include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within ten business days after the date of the Company’s notice (a “Reduction SecuritiesPiggyback Registration”). In Any such event, person that has made such a written request may withdraw its Registrable Securities from such Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to commentsmanaging underwriter, if any, provided by on or before the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications fifth day prior to the Plan planned effective date of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)such Piggyback Registration. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts may terminate or withdraw any registration under this Section 4.6(a)(4) prior to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at registration, whether or not the Investor or any time prior other Holders have elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration. “Special Registration” means the expiration registration of (i) equity securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof solely registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or successor form) or (ii) shares of equity securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof to be offered to directors, members of management, employees, consultants, customers, lenders or vendors of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days Company or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) Company Subsidiaries or in any given 360-day periodconnection with dividend reinvestment plans.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form ▇▇-▇, ▇-▇, or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form ▇▇-▇, ▇-▇, or Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions set forth in Rule 144(e), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if 365 days commencing on the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of date the Registration Statement during is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive trading days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) trading day period is exceeded, being referred to as an "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any Event continues, such liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 paid not less often than each thirty (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose30) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be entitled to suspend paid within three (3) business days following the effectiveness of date on which such Registration Statement at any time prior to Event has been cured by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Ventures National Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for in an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration StatementDate, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier date which is the earliest date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the date that is three Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders, (iii) four years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities Closing Date (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the .
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded as promptly as practicable by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 60 days in the aggregate per year or more than 30 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing to notice thereof or list the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness Common Stock on any of the Registration Statement during NASD OTC Bulletin Board, BBX Exchange, NASDAQ Capital Market, the Nasdaq National Market, American Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange (the “Trading Market”)) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 60 day or 30 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated on a daily basis for partial periods) of the number original principal amount of the Note. Such liquidation damages shall be paid not less than each thirty (30) days during an Event and within three (3) business days following the date on which such Reduction Securities excluded and Event has been cured by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the maximum aggregate amount of liquidated damages that may be charged to the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statementthis Section 2(b) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A shall not exceed twenty-four percent (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request 24%) of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration original principal amount of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodNote.
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Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (each, an "Effectiveness Period"). If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed thirty (30) days in the aggregate per year or more than twenty (20) consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within thirty (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 30) days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such thirty (30) day or twenty (20) consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one percent (1.0%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Secured Convertible Term Note ; provided that, the maximum aggregate amount of liquidated damages that may be charged to the Company will pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the initial Principal Amount of the Secured Convertible Term Note. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be liable for any paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with as of the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at be paid within three (3) days following the first opportunity that is permitted date on which such Event has been cured by the Commission to register for resale Company. Within three business days of the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if Effectiveness Date, the Company is not then eligible shall cause its counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (American Mold Guard Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable Event is cured, the Company certifies shall pay to each Holder an amount in writing cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the Purchaser2.0% for each thirty (30) that the continued effectiveness day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the Registration Statement during original aggregate principal amount of the applicable period will Notes. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be materially detrimental to paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be paid within three (3) days following the date on which such Event has been cured by the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no liquidated damages shall be paid by the Company if the Company is unable to have the Registration Statement declared effective or remain effective because of the Purchaser's failure to: (i) provide information to the Company or any third party in connection therewith; and/or (ii) comply with any rule, regulation, order or request of the event that the Securities and Exchange Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, governmental entity or authority or the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Company's Trading Market.
(c) Within three business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for in an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration StatementDate, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier date which is the earliest date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold, (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the date that is three Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders, (iii) four years after the effectiveness Closing Date; or (iv) six months after the latest exercise period of the Warrant (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the date on which all securities under Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement have ceased ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded as promptly as practicable by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 60 days in the aggregate per year or more than 30 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing to notice thereof or list the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness Common Stock on any of the Registration Statement during NASD OTC Bulletin Board, BBX Exchange, NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq National Market, American Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange (the "Trading Market"))(any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 60 day or 30 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated on a daily basis for partial periods) of the number original principal amount of the Note. Such liquidation damages shall be paid not less than each thirty (30) days during an Event and within three (3) business days following the date on which such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted Event has been cured by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the each, an “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the .
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the date required hereby with respect to such Registration Statement; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 45 days in the aggregate per year or more than 30 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 45 day or 30 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of each applicable Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Maxim Mortgage Corp/)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the PurchaserOn or prior to April 28, at any time after the Permitted Request Date2006, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if such form as permitted by the Company is not then eligible to register for resale rules and regulations of the Commission which permits the sale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and by the Holders. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from directed by the Holders or as otherwise directed or requested by the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statementor required by applicable law, rule or regulation) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form " attached hereto as Annex A (which A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holders acknowledge that the Registration Statement may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request include securities of the Purchaser Company other than those held by or sold to address any modifications Holders pursuant to the Plan Purchase Agreement. Subject to the terms of Distribution at this Agreement, the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, no event not later than 75 days after the Effectiveness Date for such date the Registration StatementStatement is first filed with the Commission, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier earliest of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold; (ii) the expiration of the period referred to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act with respect to all Registrable Securities held by persons that are not Affiliates of the Company; (iii) two years from the Effective Date; or (iv) no Registrable Securities are outstanding (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company may (i) upon written notice to all Holders, postpone having the Registration Statement declared effective for a reasonable period not to exceed 30 days if the Company possesses material non-public information, the disclosure of which would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or would impede the consummation of a proposed or pending material business transaction; provided, however, that such postponement shall be subject to the liquidated damages required under Section 2(c) or (ii) suspend the use of the Prospectus for a period not to exceed 15 days in any 30-day period or an aggregate of 30 days in any 12-month period if the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith that because of valid business reasons (not including avoidance of the Company's obligations hereunder), including without limitation the acquisition or divestiture of assets, pending material corporate developments and similar events, it is in the best interests of the Company to suspend such use, and prior to suspending such use the Company provides the Electing Holders with written notice of such suspension, which notice need not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such suspension. If the Company makes a postponement or a suspension pursuant to the terms of clause (ii) of this Section 2(b), the partial liquidated damages set forth in Section 2(c) shall not apply to any such postponement or suspension until the time periods set forth in Section 2(b)(ii) have been exceeded; provided, however, that the Electing Holders shall not be entitled to any liquidated damages under Section 2 if use of the Prospectus was suspended under Section 2(b)(ii) in connection with negotiations relating to a sale (regardless of the form) of the Company and such negotiations result in a sale (regardless of the form) of the Company pursuant to which the Holders receive proceeds of at least $1.50 per share.
(c) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ (▇▇ the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Electing Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission for any reason on or before 75 days after the date the Registration Statement is first filed with the Commission, or (iii) other than during the periods for which the Company gives notice under Section 2(b)(ii), which shall be governed by Section 2(b)(ii), after a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 20 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 45 calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which all securities such Event occurs or for purposes of clause (iii) the date on which such 20 or 45 calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as "Event Date"), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on the first of such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoingEvent Dates, the Company shall pay to each Holder (x) upon the occurrence of such Event, an amount, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder, and (y) on each monthly anniversary of such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date), the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Commission (or any successor) has an unscheduled closure of operations during any Trading Days prior to or during the Effectiveness Period, then, as the case may be, any of the periods above shall be entitled tolled for a number of days equal to suspend the number of days in the period beginning on such closure and ending on the Trading Day when the Commission is open for business, or the deadline for filing or causing the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at shall be postponed by such number of days. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any time portion of a 30-day period prior to the expiration cure of an Event. In lieu of cash, at the option of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate Company, such liquidated damages may be paid in shares of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer Common Stock valued at 85% of the Company certifies in writing to average ten day trading price for a period ended upon the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the CompanyStatement. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that If the Company shall, from time pays such liquidated damages to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case shares of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable SecuritiesCommon Stock under this Section, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness "piggy-back" registration rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 6(d) of this Agreement; provided, however, that such Registration Statement at any time prior "piggy-back" registration rights shall not apply with respect to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodRegistration Statement.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Synova Healthcare Group Inc)
Registration. (a) At The Company shall cause the written request Public Securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant to be registered under the Act pursuant to the Form SB-2. The Holder shall be entitled to sell the Public Securities Offering, subject only to a restriction on selling for a period of 90 days following the effective date of the PurchaserPublic Offering if there is an underwriter for the Public Offering (the "Underwriter's Holdback"), at any time after the Permitted Request Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which restriction may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by waived in the Commission or at sole discretion of any such underwriter (the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof"Underwriter"). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement the Form SB-2 to be declared effective by the SEC on or before February 1, 2001. The Company shall take all other action reasonably necessary under any federal or state law or regulation (including without limitation California "blue sky" laws) to permit the Public Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statementto be sold or otherwise disposed of, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) will maintain such compliance from the date that is three years after the of effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the Form SB-2 until twelve months from such date on which all securities under in order to effect such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days proposed sale or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementother disposition.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to In connection with the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount registration of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, securities pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basisSection 3(a) hereof, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. Holder covenant and agree as follows:
(i) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Form SB-2 to be declared effective at the first opportunity that is permitted by earliest possible time, and shall furnish the Commission Holder such number of prospectuses as the Holder shall reasonably request. The Company shall cause the Form SB-2 to register for resale remain effective, and shall file all post-effective amendments necessary, to cause the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (SB-2 to remain effective until twelve months following the effective date of such registration, except if in the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3case of any warrants issuable hereunder, in which case such registration the Company shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant cause the Form SB-2 to written comments received from remain effective twelve months following the Commission upon a review expiration date of such Registration Statementwarrants.
(ii) The Company shall pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred by the “Plan Company and the Holder in connection with the Form SB-2 and the offering thereunder including, without limitation, the Company's legal and accounting fees, printing expenses and blue sky fees and expenses (but excluding discounts or selling commissions of Distribution” in substantially any underwriter of broker dealer acting on behalf of the form attached hereto as Annex A Holder).
(iii) The Company shall take all necessary action which may be modified reasonably required in qualifying or registering the securities included in the Form SB-2 for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of all states reasonably requested by the Holder, provided that the Company shall not be obligated to respond qualify as a foreign corporation to commentsdo business under the laws of any such jurisdiction.
(iv) The Company shall indemnify the Holder and each person, if any, provided by who controls the Commission or at Holder within the written request meaning of Section 15 of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration Act or Section 20(a) of the Shares Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from the Form SB-2, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreement.
(v) The Holder shall indemnify the Company, its officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 2 hereof). 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against such claim) to which they may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from information furnished by or on behalf of the Holder for specific inclusion in the Form SB-2, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreement.
(vi) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts cause all securities of the Holder registered pursuant to cause each such Registration Statement a Form SB-2 to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in listed on any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, national securities exchange or quoted on any automated quotation system on which similar securities of the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days are listed or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodquoted.
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Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, the The Company shall prepare and or file a registration statement on Form SB-2 or Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement covering (the “SEC”) no later than the later of (x) the date that is ninety (90) days from the date hereof or (y) the date that is five (5) business days following the receipt of the Shareholder Approval (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) (such date of filing, the “Filing Date”), in order to register the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if under the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)Act. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness date that is 60 days after the Filing Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep in the event the SEC has no comments on the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) or by the date that is three years 120 days after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Filing Date in the event that the Commission limits SEC has comments on the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis). Once effective, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement to be declared effective under until earlier of the date that all of the Registrable Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than have been sold and the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend third anniversary of the effectiveness date of such Registration Statement at any time (such date, the “Expiration Date”).
(b) The Company will initially include in the Registration Statement as Registrable Securities (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series J Stock, (ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, Series I Convertible Preferred Stock and the $750,000 Convertible Promissory Notes issued by the Company prior to the expiration date hereof, (iv) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding warrants issued by the Company on or prior to the date hereof and (v) and the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding stock options issued by the Company on or prior to the date hereof.
(c) In the event that the Company fails to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC by the date that is 60 days after the Filing Date, in the event the SEC has no comments on the Registration Statement, or by the date that is 120 days after the Filing Date, in the event the SEC has comments on the Registration Statement, or maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement thereafter (each, a “Registration Effectiveness Period Default”), then the Company shall pay the Holders an amount equal to $6,250 for an aggregate each day that such Registration Effectiveness Default remains uncured; provided, however, that the obligation of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate the Company to pay such amount shall cease on the second anniversary of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) the date hereof. The Company shall pay such amount upon demand to MAG, for distribution pro rata to the Holders, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as MAG may designate in any given 360-day periodwriting to the Company.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Diametrics Medical Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 S-1 or SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3S-1 or SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by Laurus and confirmation by Laurus that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at Laurus within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. As promptly as practicable following the Closing Date, but in any event no later than the latest to occur of:
(a) At five (5) Business Days following the written request Shareholder Submission Deadline, it being understood and agreed that the Company may decline to include in the Resale Registration Statement the Registrable Securities held by any Potential Shareholder that did not provide the Company with a properly completed and duly executed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire by the Shareholder Submission Deadline; provided that in the event that the Company amends the Resale Registration Statement pursuant to Section 10(d)(iii) or 10(d)(iv) and a Potential Shareholder that is a Party as of the PurchaserShareholder Submission Deadline has delivered its properly completed and duly executed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire to the Company at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such amendment, at any time after the Permitted Request DateCompany will use commercially reasonable efforts to include the Registrable Securities held by such Potential Shareholder as of the Shareholder Submission Deadline in such amendment; or
(b) two (2) Business Days following the date on which the funds related to the subscription for the Unsubscribed Shares to the Company are released from the Escrow Account (as defined in the Subscription Agreement) to the Company in accordance with Section 4(c) of the Subscription Agreement (the latest to occur of (a) and (b), the “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission SEC a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Resale Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a the Resale Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly but, in any event, no later than as reasonably practicable following the Effectiveness Date for such filing of the Resale Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the such Resale Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i1) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the all Registrable Securities covered by such Resale Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such no longer Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to and (2) three years from the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice effective date of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Resale Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (OI S.A. - In Judicial Reorganization)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (each, an "Effectiveness Period"). If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate "Event," and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in any given 360-day periodequity), if the Company determines shall pay to the Purchaser for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash equal to one-thirtieth (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 1/30th) of the Company certifies in writing to product of: (A) the Purchaseroriginal principal amount of each Minimum Borrowing Note outstanding at such time multiplied by (B) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company0.015. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time fails to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover make any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the written request rate of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser 1.0% per month (or Holder(s), as applicableprorated for partial months) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire until paid in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementfull.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Within three business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Minimum Borrowing Note Registration Rights Agreement (Incentra Solutions, Inc.)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (each, an "Effectiveness Period"). If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate "Event," and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in any given 360-day periodequity), if the Company determines shall pay to the Purchaser for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash equal to one-thirtieth (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 1/30th) of the Company certifies in writing to product of: (A) the Purchaseroriginal principal amount of each Minimum Borrowing Note outstanding at such time multiplied by (B) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company0.01. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time fails to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover make any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the written request rate of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser 1% per month (or Holder(s), as applicableprorated for partial months) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire until paid in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementfull.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Within three business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Minimum Borrowing Note Registration Rights Agreement (Pacific Cma Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form SB-2 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3such Forms, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier date which is the earliest date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold, (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders or (iii) all amounts payable under the Note have been paid in full (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective) or more than 20 consecutive calendar days; or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% of the number outstanding principal amount of the Note for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods on a daily basis). While such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any Event continues, such liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is paid not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause less often than each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period.thirty
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Elec Communications Corp)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (each, an "Effectiveness Period"). If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate "Event," and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event exclusive of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole remedies available at law or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”equity). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications pay to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues Purchaser, as liquidated damages and not as a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period.penalty,
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (American Technologies Group Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion substantially in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Science Dynamics Corp)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a each Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the each, an “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the applicable Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, a Discontinuation Event (as hereafter defined) shall occur and be continuing, or such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective), for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another . 06/27/2005 3 Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an aggregate “Event,” and for purposes of 60 clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Days Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then as partial relief for the damages to the Purchaser by reason of the occurrence of any such Event (which need remedy shall not be consecutive) exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in any given 360-day periodequity), if the Company determines shall pay to the Purchaser for each day that an Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount in cash equal to one-thirtieth (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer 1/30th) of the Company certifies in writing to product of: (A) the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness then outstanding principal amount of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the CompanyMinimum Borrowing Note multiplied by (B) 0.02. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time fails to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover make any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale payments pursuant to this Section 2(b) in a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with timely manner, such payments shall bear interest at the written request rate of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser 1.5% per month (or Holder(s), as applicableprorated for partial months) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire until paid in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreementfull.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf Within three business days of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventEffectiveness Date, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser to address any modifications blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to the Plan of Distribution at Purchaser within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Notes (as defined, with respect to each Purchaser, in the Amendment and Waiver with respect to such Reduction Securities excluded and Purchaser). While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon issue a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” blanket opinion in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit B, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by such Purchaser and confirmation by such Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to such Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Bio Key International Inc)
Registration. (a) At the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall and the Guarantors will prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder (i) shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewithfor such purpose) and, if the Company is a WKSI as of the Filing Date, shall be an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) shall contain (except if otherwise requested by the Electing Holders or required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). A. The Company shall and the Guarantors will use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies in writing to the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall will use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep such the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during until the entire registration rights under this Agreement terminate in accordance with Section 2(d) (the “Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof”). Notwithstanding the foregoingIn addition, the Company shall and the Guarantors will, promptly and from time to time, file such additional Registration Statements to cover resales of any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement no later than the Filing Date with respect thereto, and will use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be entitled declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the applicable Filing Date but, in any event, no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and will use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act at all times during the Effectiveness Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon notice to the Holders, without incurring or accruing any obligation to pay any Special Payments pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company may suspend the use or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or extend the time period in which it is required to file the Registration Statement, for up to 60 consecutive days and up to 100 days in the aggregate, in any 365-day period (a “Suspension Period”) if the Board of Directors of the Company determines that there is a valid business purpose for suspension of the Registration Statement, which valid business purpose shall include without limitation plans for a registered public offering, an acquisition or other proposed or pending corporate developments and similar events (it being agreed that the notice of the Suspension Period shall not state the reason therefore). In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities and not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant thereto until such Holder has been advised in writing by the Company that the applicable Prospectus may be used or is effective (which notice the Company agrees to provide promptly following the lapse of the event or circumstance giving rise to such suspension). Each Holder shall keep confidential the fact of the delivery of the suspension notice except as required by applicable law.
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date, (ii) a Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission or does not otherwise become effective on or prior to its required Effectiveness Date, or (iii) after its Effective Date, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to be effective and available to the Holders as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to cover at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (in each case, except as specifically permitted herein with respect to any applicable Suspension Period) (any such failure or breach being referred to as a “Registration Default,” and for purposes of clauses (i) or (ii) the date on which such Registration Default occurs, and for purposes of clause (iii) the date on which the Registration Statement ceases to be effective and available, being referred to as the “Registration Default Date” and each period from and including the Registration Default Date during which a Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, a “Registration Default Period”), then, during the Registration Default Period, in addition to any other rights available to the Holders (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 7(a)), the Company and the Guarantors will pay a special payment (collectively, “Special Payments”) to Holders of Notes in respect of each Note that is a Registrable Security, in an aggregate amount equal to 0.50% per annum of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate the principal amount of 60 Trading Days (which need not such Note. Special Payments shall accrue from the applicable Registration Default Date until all Registration Defaults have been cured and shall be consecutive) payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 1 and October 1 following the applicable Registration Default Date to the record holder of the applicable security on the date that is 15 days prior to such payment date, until paid in full. Special Payments payable in respect of any given Registration Default Period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day periodyear consisting of twelve 30-day months. Special Payments shall be payable only with respect to a single Registration Default at any given time, notwithstanding the fact that multiple Registration Defaults may have occurred and be continuing. The obligations to pay Special Payments is a joint and several obligation of the Company and the Guarantors.
(c) The Company shall not, from the date hereof until the Effective Date of the initial Registration Statement, prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering of any of its securities for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act.
(d) The registration rights granted under this Section 2 shall automatically terminate upon the earlier of (i) such time as there are no outstanding Registrable Securities and (ii) March 29, 2018.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 S-1 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3S-1, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly but, in any event, no later than as possible after the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statementfiling thereof, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its commercially reasonable efforts to shall keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the .
(b) If: (i) any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing to notice thereof or list the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness Common Stock on any of the Registration Statement during NASD OTC Bulletin Board, BBX Exchange, NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq National Market, American Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange (the “Trading Market”))(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i), (ii) or (v) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. Such liquidation damages shall be paid not less than each thirty (30) days during an Event and within three (3) days following the date on which such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted Event has been cured by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Artemis International Solutions Corp)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-B2 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-B2 or Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days; or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of 30 three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one half percent (.5%) for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion substantially in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by __________ and confirmation by __________ that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the Purchaser blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at __________ within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then during the period beginning on the Event Date and ending on (but not including) the date that the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods on a daily basis) of the Purchase Price of the Registrable Securities then held by such Holder and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer amount by which the Warrants are in the money. While such Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company certifies in writing to shall be paid within five (5) days following the Purchaser) that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement during the applicable period will be materially detrimental to date on which such Event has been cured by the Company. In .
(c) Within three (3) business days following the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during date on which the Registration Statement was suspended. It is agreed declared effective by the Commission, and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a preassuming no stop-existing Registration Statement. In connection order has been issued with the written request of the Purchaser respect to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser Company shall furnish to each Holder: (or Holder(s)x) a letter, as applicable) shalldated such date, concurrently with of outside counsel representing the Company addressed to such written requestHolder, deliver confirming such effectiveness and, to the Company knowledge of such counsel, the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire absence of any stop order, and (y) in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion underwriting (or if the Commission deems such Holder as to an underwriter for disclosure purposes), (i) a portion copy of an opinion, dated such date, of such Registrable Securitiesoutside counsel, in such portion shall form and substance as is required to be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion given to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested underwriters, and (ii) a letter addressed to such Holder, dated such date, from the Company's independent certified public accountants, in such form and substance as is required to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such event, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice of the number of such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted given by the Commission Company's independent certified public accountants to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodunderwriters.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Singing Machine Co Inc)
Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except SB-2(except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period").
(b) If: (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event Date"), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and the Company will not be liable for any Event continues, such liquidated damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of such Reduction Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 paid not less often than each thirty (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose30) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be entitled to suspend paid within three (3) days following the effectiveness of date on which such Registration Statement at any time prior to Event has been cured by the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodCompany.
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Registration. (a) At On or prior to the written request of the Purchaser, at any time after the Permitted Request Date, Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3SB-2, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) ). The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become effective and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto remain effective as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission or at the written request of the Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof)herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to cause a the Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly butas possible after the filing thereof, but in any event, event no later than the Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement, and shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, Date. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier date of when (i) the date that is three years after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date on which all securities under such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of .
(b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date; (ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date; (iii) after the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Registration Statement ceases to be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective) for up to an a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period of 30 365 days commencing on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period, if provided the Company determines (and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the Company certifies in writing notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the Purchaserdate on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii) that the continued effectiveness date which such 30 day or 20 consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iv) the Registration Statement during date on which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then until the applicable period will be materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any suspension as aforesaid, the Effectiveness Period of the applicable Registration Statement will be extended by the number of Trading Days in the Effectiveness Period during which the Registration Statement was suspended. It Event is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file one or more additional Registration Statements to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. In connection with the written request of the Purchaser to the Company to prepare and file a Registration Statement, the Purchaser (or Holder(s), as applicable) shall, concurrently with such written request, deliver to the Company the completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form of Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Commission limits the amount of Registrable Securities that may be included and sold by Holders in any Registration Statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 or any other basis, the Company may reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on behalf of the Holders in whole or in part (in case of an exclusion as to a portion of such Registrable Securities, such portion shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders first in proportion to the respective numbers of Registrable Securities represented by Shares requested to be registered by each such Holder over the total amount of Registrable Securities represented by Shares) (such Registrable Securities, the “Reduction Securities”). In such eventcured, the Company shall give the Holders prompt notice pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% for each thirty (30) day period (prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the number original principal amount of the Note. While such Reduction Securities excluded and Event continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company will not shall be liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with paid within three (3) days following the exclusion date on which such Event has been cured by the Company.
(c) Within three business days of such Reduction Securities. The the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall use cause its commercially reasonable efforts at the first opportunity that is permitted by the Commission counsel to register for resale the Reduction Securities. Such new Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Reduction Securities on Form S-3, issue a blanket opinion in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may Exhibit A, to the transfer agent stating that the shares are subject to an effective registration statement and can be modified to respond to comments, if anyreissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by such Purchaser and confirmation by such Purchaser that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided by that the Commission Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or at in writing that the written request opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(c) shall be delivered to such Purchaser to address any modifications to the Plan of Distribution at within the time that Purchaser issues a request for registration of the Shares in accordance with Section 2 hereof). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period, subject to Section 7(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of no more than 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day periodframe set forth above.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Bio Key International Inc)