Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 6 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Astris Energi Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Astris Energi Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Astris Energi Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not 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 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject A with respect to the terms of this Agreement, the Holders. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly soon as possible after the filing thereofbut, but in any event not event, no later than the Effectiveness DateDate for such Registration Statement, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earliest of (i) the date when which is five years after the date that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission or (ii) such time as all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold resold by the Holders without volume restrictions pursuant to under Rule 144(k) as determined by promulgated under the counsel to Securities Act or (iii) the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to date on which the Company’s transfer agent and Holders shall have publicly sold all the affected Holders Registrable Securities (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If for any reason the Commission does not permit all of the Shares and all Warrant Shares to be included in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a), or for any other reason any Registrable Securities are not permitted by the Commission to be included in a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement, then the Company shall prepare and file as soon as possible after the date on which the Commission shall indicate as being the first date or time that such filing may be made, but in any event by the 30th day following such date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities not 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-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 for such purpose). Each 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" attached hereto as Annex A with respect to the Holders. The Company shall 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 for such Registration Statement, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period.
(c) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) hereof, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the prior to its required Effectiveness Date, or (viii) after a the Effective Date, such Registration Statement is first declared ceases to be effective by and available to the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective Holders as to all Registrable Securities for to which it is required to be effective, or cover at any time prior to the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, expiration of its Effectiveness Period for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during more than 20 Trading Days (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 clauses (i) or and (ivii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 20 Trading Day Day-period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “"Event Date”"), then then, in addition to any other rights available to the Holders may have hereunder under the Transaction Documents or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01% of the aggregate purchase price paid by Investment Amount of such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement; and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date thereof (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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price Investment Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1512% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
Appears in 5 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Generex Biotechnology Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Generex Biotechnology Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Generex Biotechnology Corp)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (viv) 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 10 ten (10) consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) calendar days during any 12 month twelve (12)-month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 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: (x) , then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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 HolderHolder based on the per Share Purchase Price. 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 1512% 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. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if an Event or the continuation of an Event is caused solely as a result of an act or omission by a Holder, the Company shall not be liable to pay liquidated damages to such Holder that otherwise would result on account of such Event or continuation of an Event.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Warrant Share Registration Rights Agreement (Java Detour Inc.), Share Registration Rights Agreement (Java Detour Inc.), Share Registration Rights Agreement (Java Detour Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall use its best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if SB-2 and shall register the Company is not then eligible to register for resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case Shares and the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith)Warrant Shares. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (a) have been sold sold, transferred or disposed of pursuant to the Registration Statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (b) may be sold by non-affiliates 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is (i) not filed on or prior to the 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 pay to each Holder an amount in shares, as liquidated damages and not be deemed as a penalty, equal to have satisfied this clause (i)), or 1% of the aggregate Shares purchased by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder; and if (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (viii) 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 not sold, disposed of or transferred for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable SecuritiesSecurities through no fault of their own, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period cases twenty Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any days) in the aggregate during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “"Event,” " and for purposes of clause (i) or (ivii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date on which such 15 twenty Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is curedcured or no more than a total of twelve months from the Closing Date, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cashshares, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid Shares owned by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderHolder no more than a total of twelve months from the Closing date. If In no way will the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, more than 2% per month if the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to misses both the Holder, accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in fullFiling Date and Effective Date. The 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.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Xfone Inc), Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Xfone Inc), Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Xfone Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing DateAs promptly as reasonably practical, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on Form S-1 or another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder herewith as the Purchaser may consent) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the HoldersPurchaser) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to Exhibit B. The Company and Purchasers acknowledge that, at the terms time of this AgreementAmendment, the Company is in the process of re-auditing certain financial statements which may impact the filing of the Registration Statement and that, therefore, the Company may not be in a position to file any such Registration Statement until following the re-audit of such financials and the filing of the related reports under the Exchange Act.
(b) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under by the Securities Act Commission as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, thereof and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the such time as all Shares can be sold under Rule 144 in any consecutive 180-day period or such earlier date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(bc) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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 The Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond notify Purchaser in writing to comments made by the Commission promptly (and in respect of such Registration Statement any event within 15 one Trading Days Day) after the receipt of comments by or notice receiving notification from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a the Registration Statement to be has been declared effective, or .
(ivd) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder This Section has been deleted in its entirety and is not declared effective by no longer applicable.
(e) This Section shall continue in the Commission on or before form set forth in the Effectiveness Date, or Agreement.
(vf) after a Registration Statement is first declared effective by This Section shall continue in 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 form set forth in the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 EventAgreement.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Common Stock Purchase Agreement (Venture Tech Assets Ltd.), Common Stock Purchase Agreement (SB Asia Infrastructure Fund L.P.), Common Stock Purchase Agreement (Intelligroup Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all 100% of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement 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 the such Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Each Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the each Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the each such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission.
(b) If: (i) If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if Statement, then the Company files a shall, as necessary, file as soon as reasonably practicable an additional Registration Statement without affording covering the Holder resale by the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a), the Company shall Holders of not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days less than 100% of the date that 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 (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect number of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Barnabus Energy, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Barnabus Energy, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Barnabus Energy, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the 1. The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the register for resale of some or all (depending on the limitations set out in this Agreement) of the Registrable Securities with the Commission simultaneous with the filing of a registration statement with the Commission for an the initial public offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be of shares of the Company’s ordinary shares on Form S-3 F-1 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. F-1”).
2. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) If: (i) 3. If the registration is being made pursuant to a registered public offering that is to be made by underwriter(s), the Company shall so advise the Holders of the Registrable Securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3. In that event, the right of any Holder to registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such registered public offering to the extent provided herein. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not filed eligible to be made on a delayed or prior to continuous basis under the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with provisions of Rule 461 promulgated 415 under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the SEC that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) offering contemplated by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the Commissionissuer” as defined in Rule 415. The Holder shall have the right to participate in any meetings or discussions regarding the SEC’s position and to comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(c), the Company fails SEC refuses to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is curedalter its position, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% (i) remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided however, that the Company shall not agree to name any Holder as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such Holder. If The Company shall so advise all Holders (except those Holders who failed to timely elect to include their Registrable Securities or have indicated to the Company fails their decision not to pay any liquidated damages pursuant do so), and indicate to this Section each such Holder the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be included in full within seven days after the registration. The number of ordinary shares that may be included in the F-1, subject to the SEC Restrictions if any, shall be allocated first to the Company and then, subject to obligations and commitments existing as of the date payablehereof, to all selling stockholders, including the Company will pay interest thereon at Holders, who have requested to sell in the registration on a rate pro rata basis according to the number of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted shares requested to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 Eventincluded therein.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Private Placement Subscription Agreement (ZK International Group Co., Ltd.), Private Placement Subscription Agreement (ZK International Group Co., Ltd.), Private Placement Subscription Agreement (ZK International Group Co., Ltd.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall cause the Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith)become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and . The Company shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is the earlier of when (i) all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) Within three business days after the Effective Date of a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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)Statement, the Company shall not cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to its transfer agent stating that the Registrable Securities are subject to an effective registration statement and can be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by a Purchaser and confirmation by such Purchaser that he has complied with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Actprospectus delivery requirements, within five Trading Days of the date provided that the Company is notified (has not advised the transfer agent orally or in writing, whichever is earlierwriting that the opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(b) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not shall be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay delivered to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% of Purchaser within 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 Eventtime period set forth above.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Protein Polymer Technologies Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Conversion Services International Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Conversion Services International Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the Closing Shares for a selling stockholder resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities Closing Shares on Form S-3, in which case the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the Effectiveness Date, and . The Company shall use its best 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 Closing Shares covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or (ii) all Closing Shares 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”).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to Within three business days of the 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)Effectiveness Date, the Company shall not cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion in substantially 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 deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the Company fails to file Purchaser and confirmation by the Purchaser that it has complied with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Actprospectus delivery requirements, within five Trading Days of the date provided that the Company is notified (has not advised the transfer agent orally or in writing, whichever is earlierwriting that the opinion has been withdrawn. Copies of the blanket opinion required by this Section 2(b) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not shall be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior delivered to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by Purchaser within the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 Eventtime frame set forth above.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Verso Technologies Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Verso Technologies Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Verso Technologies Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed agreed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is five years after the date that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission or such earlier 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 Purchasers (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) If: (i) a the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, Act within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior the Company fails to respond to any comments made by the date when Commission within twenty Trading Days after the receipt of such comments, or (iv) the Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after the Registration Statement is first filed with and declared effective by the Commission, the Company fails Registration Statement ceases to file be effective 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 within twenty Trading Days by an amendment to the Registration Statement or by a pre-effective subsequent Registration Statement filed with the Commission, (vi) an amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made the Registration Statement is not filed by the Company with the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within 15 fifteen Trading Days after of the receipt of comments by or notice from Commission’s notifying the Commission Company that such amendment is required in order for a the Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (ivvii) a the Company suspends the use of the Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on Holders for more than sixty consecutive days or before during any 365-day period suspends the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after a use of the 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 120 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day Day-period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause clauses (iii) or (vi) the date which such 15 fifteen Trading Day Day-period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause clauses (v) and (vii) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, twenty Trading Day period is exceeded being referred to as an “Event Date”)) , then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable lawthen: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement; and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date thereof (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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal 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 HolderAgreement. If the Company fails to pay any 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 158% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum liability of the Company after the date hereof pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall not exceed $3,500,000 (and the terms Company shall have no obligation to make any payments after the date hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior pursuant to this Section 2(b) to the cure extent that the aggregate of an Eventall such payments would exceed $3,500,000).
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Waller Joel N), Registration Rights Agreement (Wilsons the Leather Experts Inc), Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Wilsons the Leather Experts Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing DateDeadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not 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 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder S-1 and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the A.
(b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under by the Securities Act Commission as promptly soon as possible after the filing thereofpracticable and, but in any event not event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 Deadline (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file including filing with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, Act within five Trading (5) Business Days of after the date that 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 be subject to further reviewreview and the effectiveness of the Registration Statement may be accelerated) and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earliest of: (i) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holders; (ii) the date that all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement may be sold by non-affiliates without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, or addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders; and (iii) the second anniversary of this Agreement (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. Such Registration Statement shall also cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities.
(c) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionFiling Deadline, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (ivii) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission (or otherwise does not become effective) on or before the prior to its Effectiveness Deadline or (iii) after its Effective Date, or (v) after a such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the Registration Statement), but excluding the inability of any Holder to sell the Registrable Securities covered thereby due to market conditions, to remain continuously effective and available to the Holders as to all Registrable Securities for to which it is required to be effective, cover at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for an aggregate of more than 20 consecutive Trading Days or the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during 40 Trading Days in any 12 12-month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any consecutive), (any such failure or breach in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above being referred to as an “Event,” and and, for purposes of clause clauses (i) or (iv) ii), the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceedediii), or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 20 consecutive or 40 Trading Day period (as applicable) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights available to the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable lawHolders: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderHolder (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available under this Agreement); and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date thereof (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, 2.0equal 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 HolderHolder (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available under this Agreement). If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date such liquidated damages are payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 1510% 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, except in the case of the first Event Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum payment to a Holder associated with all Events in the aggregate shall not exceed (i) in any 30-day period, an aggregate of 1.0% of the purchase price paid by such Holder for its Registrable Securities (plus interest accrued thereon, if applicable) and (ii) 10.0% of the purchase paid by such Holder for its Registrable Securities.
(d) The Company shall not, from the date hereof until the date occurring sixty (60) days after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities other than a registration statement on Form S-8 or, in connection with an acquisition, on Form S-4.
(e) Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire. The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire at least two Trading Days prior to the Filing Deadline (subject to the requirements set forth in Section 3(a)).
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Commission refuses to declare a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement effective as a valid secondary offering under Rule 415 due to the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement relative to the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock, then, without any liability under Section 2(c) or any further obligation to register such excess Registrable Securities, the Company shall be permitted to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to an amount that does not exceed an amount that the Commission allows for the offering thereunder to qualify as a valid secondary offering under Rule 415.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (International Fight League, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (International Fight League, Inc.)
Registration. (a) 2.1 On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective effective, subject to Sections 3(c), 3(i) and 6(d) below, under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) 2.2 If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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 complying with Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further reviewreview (unless the Company provides notice to the Holders of a circumstance contemplated by Section 3(c)(vi) that would make it appropriate to suspend the filing of the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus for a reasonable period of time not to exceed 10 Trading Days), or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 15 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 30 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period (or, if there is a delay in filing as a result of a circumstance contemplated by Section 3(c)(vi), 10 Trading Day period) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 15 or 15 30 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.5% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal 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 under no circumstances shall the Company be required to pay hereunder to any Holder during any one month period in excess of an aggregate of 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. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to this Section 2(b) in full within seven days 10 Trading Days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (First Virtual Communications Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (First Virtual Communications Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all 125% of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”"). The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, ; or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commissionits Effectiveness Date, 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 within 15 Trading Days 14 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, ; or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the by its Effectiveness Date, ; or (v) after the Effectiveness Date, 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, Securities for in any such case 10 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 calendar days during any 12 12-month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “"Event,” ", and for purposes of clause (iii) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 14 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to 1.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to outstanding principal of the Purchase Agreement Notes for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderHolder for the first 30 days (pro-rated for partial months) after the Event Date and an additional 1.5% for any subsequent 30-day period (pro-rated for partial months), thereafter. 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 1520% 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Global Axcess Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Global Axcess Corp)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 for any reason the Commission does not permit all of the Shares to be included in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a), then the Registrable Securities that are included in such offering shall be allocated among the Holders in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the number of Registrable Securities owned by each Holder, or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by all such Holders. To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder to the nearest 100 shares. If for any reason the Commission does not permit all of the Shares to be included in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) or for any other reason any Registrable Securities are not then included in a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement, then the Company shall prepare and file as soon as possible after the date on which the Commission shall indicate as being the first date or time that such filing may be made, but in any event by its Filing Date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities not already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each such Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) the "Plan of Distribution" attached hereto as Annex A. The Company shall use its best 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 its Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during its entire Effectiveness Period.
(c) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) hereof, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 30 calendar days (the “Response Date”) after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iviii) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the its Effectiveness Date, or (viv) after during the Effectiveness Period, 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 and all such case 10 consecutive days but no cases for more than an aggregate of 15 days 20 Trading Days (the “Grace Period”) during any 12 12-month period during the Effectiveness 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 (iviii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period 30 calendar days is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (viv) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, 20 Trading Days is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.5% of the aggregate purchase price Investment Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement; and (y) 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, 2.0equal to 1.5% of the aggregate purchase price Investment Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement. 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 1510% 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, except in the case of the first Event Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any day on which a Force Majeure has occurred or is continuing shall not count toward the calculation of the number of days for the Filing Date, the Effectiveness Date, the Response Date and a Grace Period.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Soligenix, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Dor Biopharma Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415415 (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect). The Each Registration Statement required filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company or such other appropriate form of registration statement as is not then eligible available to register for resale the effect a registration of Registrable Securities and shall contain a Prospectus in such form as to permit the Holders to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect) beginning on Form S-3, in which case the effective date for such Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith)Statement. The Each Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” and “Selling Shareholder” sections attached hereto as Annex A. A and Annex B, respectively; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such H▇▇▇▇▇’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act Act, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders and any restrictive legend is removed to permit the delivery of the securities via the facilities of DTC (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 promptly 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). When effective, a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2(a) (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) 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 (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
(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, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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, Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation Question 612.09.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:
(i) First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities; and
(ii) Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the Stapled Warrants, the Stapled Warrant Shares, the Strategic Advisor Warrants and the Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Shares, Pre-Funded Warrants, Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, Stapled Warrants, Stapled Warrant Shares, Strategic Advisor Warrants and/or Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares, Pre-Funded Warrants, Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, Stapled Warrants, Stapled Warrant Shares, Strategic Advisor Warrants and/or Strategic Advisor Warrant 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 H▇▇▇▇▇’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) If: (i) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities, subject to be filed hereunder the cutback limitations set forth in Section 2(c) of this Agreement, is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, subject to the Company’s right under Section 3(k) of this Agreement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0% equal to $1,000 per day of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holderfailure. 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 1518% 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-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(e) [Reserved].
(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 an Underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Sharps Technology Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (CEA Industries Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”"). The Company shall promptly notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 2 Trading Days of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a the Registration Statement without affording the Holder 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a the Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such the Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such the Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a the Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a the Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after a the 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, Securities for in any such case 10 15 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 30 calendar days during any 12 12-month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “"Event,” ", and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 10 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 15 or 15 30 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: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to 2% 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 the liquidated damages payable by any Holder shall not exceed 22% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for the Registrable Securities then held by such Purchaser. 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 15% 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Cytrx Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Cytrx Corp)
Registration. (ai) On or prior After the earlier to occur of (1) a Listing Event (as defined in the Filing Certificate of Designation), and (2) the date that is 12 months after the Original Issue Date, Buyers holding Shares convertible into shares of Common Stock with a market value that is equal to at least $10,000,000 shall have the right to require the Company shall prepare at any time, and from time to time, to file a registration statement on Form S-1 (or if eligible to use Form S-3, a registration statement on Form S-3) with the Commission the Registration Statement SEC covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis Underlying Shares (each such registration statement and each registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 415. Section 4(m)(ii), a “Resale Registration Statement”).
(ii) The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be Company also agrees that to the extent it files any registration statement with the SEC, other than a registration statement on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on ▇-▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ or Form S-3, it will prior to filing such registration statement, give the Buyers reasonable written notice in order to permit the Buyers to include in such registration statement, the resale of the Underlying Shares; provided, however, that if, solely in connection with any primary underwritten public offering for the account of the Company, the managing underwriter(s) thereof shall, in its reasonable discretion, impose a limitation on the number of Underlying Shares which case the Registration shall may be on another appropriate form included in accordance herewithsuch registration statement because, in such underwriter(s). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject ’ judgment, marketing or other factors dictate such limitation is necessary to the terms of this Agreementfacilitate public distribution, then the Company shall be obligated to allocate for inclusion in such registration statement the Underlying Shares of each participating holder of Underlying Shares in direct proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the number of Underlying Shares requested to be included by such holder; provided, however, that the Buyers shall not be disproportionately negatively affected as compared to other holders of Company securities to be registered.
(iii) The Company will promptly file and use its best efforts to cause the to become promptly effective such Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective as well as any filings required under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and applicable state securities laws or regulations. The Company shall use its best efforts to keep the such Resale Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when earlier of (1) such time as all Registrable Securities covered by of the Underlying Shares registered for resale under such Resale Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to such Resale Registration Statement or otherwise, or (2) such time as the Underlying Shares registered for resale under such Resale Registration Statement may be sold under Rule 144 without volume restrictions pursuant restriction or limitation and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(k144(c)(1). The Buyers’ right to demand registration of the Underlying Shares shall not terminate until such time as all the Underlying Shares have been registered for resale with the SEC and the Buyers have sold or otherwise transferred to Persons not affiliated with the Buyers all of such Underlying Shares. All costs related to the preparation, filing and effectiveness of such registrations, including accounting and legal fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Buyers) as determined shall be borne by the counsel Company. The Company will enter into an agreement with the Buyers including customary terms and conditions for any such registration, including customary indemnification provisions.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations, the Company may, upon written notice to the Buyers, for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 45 days in the case of clauses (1) and (2) below, or 30 days in the case of clause (3) below (each, a “Suspension Period”), delay the filing of a Resale Registration Statement or a request for acceleration of the effective date, or suspend the effectiveness of any Resale Registration Statement, in the event that (1) the Company is engaged in any activity or transaction or preparations or negotiations for any activity or transaction that the Company desires to keep confidential for business reasons, if the Company’s board of directors determines in its reasonable good faith judgement that the public disclosure requirements imposed on the Company under the Securities Act in connection with the Resale Registration Statement would require at that time disclosure of such activity, transaction, preparations or negotiations and such disclosure could result in material harm to the Company or its business transactions or activities, (2) the Company does not yet have appropriate financial statements of any acquired or to be acquired entities necessary for filing, or (3) any other event occurs that makes any statement of a material fact made in such Resale Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein, untrue or that requires the making of any additions or changes in the Resale Registration Statement in order to make the statements therein not misleading. The Company may not invoke its right to suspend or delay a registration statement pursuant to this Section 4(m)(iv) more than twice in any twelve month period. If the Company suspends the effectiveness of a Resale Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 4(m)(iv), the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the termination of the circumstance which entitled the Company to do so, take such actions as may be necessary to reinstate the effectiveness of such Resale Registration Statement and give written opinion letter notice to the applicable Buyers authorizing the applicable Buyers to resume offerings and sales pursuant to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”)Resale Registration Statement.
(bv) If: (i) It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to file or effect any Resale Registration Statement is not filed on or prior pursuant to this Section 4(m) that each Buyer who desires to include Underlying Shares in such Resale Registration Statement shall furnish to the Filing Date (if Company such information regarding itself, the Company files a securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Underlying Shares held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Resale Registration Statement without affording and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Holder Company may reasonably request.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)contrary, the Company shall not be deemed obligated to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii1) the Company fails to file with the Commission effect a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages registration pursuant to this Section in full 4(m) within seven 90 days after the effective date payable, of a previous registration; (2) effect a registration pursuant to this Section 4(m) unless the request is for a number of shares of Common Stock with a market value that is equal to at least $3,000,000 as of the date of such request; (3) effect a registration if the Company will pay interest thereon at has effected two registrations on a rate of 15% per annum Resale Registration Statement in the 12-month period prior to such request, or (4) file or such lesser maximum amount effect a Resale Registration Statement with respect to any Underlying Shares subject to a registration demand that is permitted may be sold under Rule 144 without restriction or limitation and without the requirement to be paid by applicable lawin compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 Eventlimitation.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Medicine Man Technologies, Inc.), Securities Purchase Agreement (Medicine Man Technologies, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best 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 later date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (a) have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (b) 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date; provided, however, that if a Holder fails to provide the Company with any information that is required to be provided in the Registration Statement with respect to such Holder, then the Filing Date shall be extended until five (if 5) Trading Days following the date of receipt by the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity to review and comment on the same as of such required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i))information, or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (viv) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period cases ten (10) Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any days) in the aggregate during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iviii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iiiiv) the date on which such 15 ten (10) Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as an “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.5% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal 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. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (V I Technologies Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (V I Technologies Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement required 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder , subject to the provisions of Section 2(d)and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by at least a majority in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible reasonably practical after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, thereof and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent 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. Eastern Time on a Trading Day.
(b) If: (i) 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 will promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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 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 3(a2(d)with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced by the Company it its sole discretion.
(d) If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or ) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Registrable Securities Acton Form S-3 as soon as such form is available; provided, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that effect until such time as a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to on Form S-3 covering the date when such Registration Statement is first Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (SurePure, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (SurePure, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Major Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to the terms of this Agreement, the become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (a) have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (b) 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the a Major 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)); provided, however, that if a Holder fails to provide the Company with any information that is required to be provided in the Registration Statement with respect to such Holder pursuant to Section 3(k), then the Filing Date shall be extended until two Trading Days following the date of receipt by the Company of such required information, or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 fifteen Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period cases twenty-five Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any days) in the aggregate during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 fifteen Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day periodtwenty-five Trading Day period is exceeded, 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.02% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1518% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Cortex Pharmaceuticals Inc/De/), Securities Purchase Agreement (Cortex Pharmaceuticals Inc/De/)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the 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 required 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A. Subject A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the terms of this Agreement, the Commission). The Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereofbut, but in any event not event, no later than the Effectiveness DateDate for such Registration Statement, and shall shall, subject to Section 7(d) hereof, use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date when that is two years after the Closing Date and (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the securities under such Registration Statement have been sold or may ceased to 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 Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). 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.
(b) If: (i) a 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, after giving notice to the Holders, reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement is not filed 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 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”); provided, however, that prior to the 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)taking any such action, the Company shall not be deemed obligated to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails use its commercially reasonable efforts to file advocate with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.registration of
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Obalon Therapeutics Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Obalon Therapeutics Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 cases 15 consecutive Trading Days or in any individual case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days 25 Trading 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 10 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 15 or 15 day 25 Trading 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Ableauctions Com Inc), Securities Purchase Agreement (Ableauctions Com Inc)
Registration. (a) On The Company’s registration obligations set forth in this Section 2 including its obligations to file one or prior to more Registration Statements, obtain effectiveness of such Registration Statements, and maintain the Filing Date, continuous effectiveness of such Registration Statements that have been declared effective shall begin on the Company shall prepare date hereof and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of continue until all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold or may permanently be sold without volume any restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and reasonably acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Registration Period”).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall, on or prior to the Filing Date (if Deadline, prepare and file with the Company files SEC a Registration Statement without affording on Form F-1 or Form F-3 covering the Holder resale by the opportunity Investor of Registrable Securities. Each Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of Ordinary Shares equal to review the Required Registration Amount as of date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. Each Registration Statement shall contain the “Selling Shareholders” and comment on “Plan of Distribution”. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have each Registration Statement declared effective by the same SEC as required by Section 3(a)soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline. Within two days following the date of effectiveness,, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration SEC in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated 424 under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days 1933 Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement. Prior to the filing of the date that 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 (iii) prior to with the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is curedSEC, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as furnish a penalty, 2.0% draft of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant Registration Statement to the Purchase Agreement Investor for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holdertheir review and comment in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3(a) hereof. If The Investor shall furnish comments (if any) on the Registration Statement to the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after twenty-four (24) hours of the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily receipt thereof from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 EventCompany.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Dragon Victory International LTD), Registration Rights Agreement (Dragon Victory International LTD)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if unless the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by the HoldersHolders and except to the extent the Company determines that modifications thereto are required under applicable law) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is two years after the date that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission or such earlier 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”). The Company shall notify the Holders via facsimile within one (1) Trading Day of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission.
(b) If: (i) a the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a the Registration Statement without affording the Holder 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionEffectiveness Date, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such the Registration Statement within 15 10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a the Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a the Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after a the Effectiveness Date, the 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, Securities for 10 consecutive Trading Days or in any such individual case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days Trading Days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 10 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day Trading 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: (x) then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 every monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) thereof 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% per month of (i) the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder and covered (or to be covered) by the Registration Statement, and (ii) if the Warrants are “in the money” and then held by the Holder, the value of any outstanding Warrants (valued at the difference between the average Closing Price during the applicable month and the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock the Warrants are exercisable into). If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Wave Systems Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Wave Systems Corp)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a "shelf" Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder with the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the HoldersPurchaser) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex Exhibit A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall (i) not permit any securities other than the Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration Statement, other than the securities described in Schedule 2 hereto, (ii) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the (including filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 12d1-2 promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act within five Trading (5) Business Days of the date that 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 be subject to further review) as soon as possible after the filing thereof, or (iii) but in any event prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after a and to keep such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective under the Securities Act until such date as to is the earlier of (x) the date when all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell covered by such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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) Registration Statement have been sold or (ivy) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iithe Registrable Securities may be sold without any restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred counsel to as “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cureda written letter, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant addressed to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by Company's transfer agent to such Holder. If effect (the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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"Effectiveness Period").
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Trinity Industries Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Trinity Industries Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an a selling stockholder resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best reasonable commercial efforts to file each Registration Statement no later than the Filing Date and to cause the each Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the Effectiveness Date, and . The Company shall use its best reasonable commercial efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when which is the earlier date of when: (i) all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold sold; or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold without volume restrictions registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144(k) 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 each, an “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) . If: (i) a the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date Date; or (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(aii), the Company shall not be deemed or its counsel fail to have satisfied this clause respond to SEC comments related to the Registration Statement within 30 calendar days of receipt ((i)), or ) and (ii) collectively referred to herein as an “Event”), then (as full relief for the Company fails damages to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days Purchaser by reason of the date that the Company is notified (orally occurrence of any such Event, which remedy shall be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in writingequity), whichever Company shall issue to Holders, for each day that an Event has occurred and is earliercontinuing, warrants to purchase one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate Warrant Shares purchased by Purchaser in the Commission that a Registration Statement will not offering, on the same terms and conditions as the Warrant Shares purchased in the offering (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, recapitalizations or similar events occurring after the date hereof) (the “Additional Warrant Shares”). The Additional Warrant Shares shall be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior issued to the date when Holders (at no cost to the Holders) in proportion to the number Registrable Securities held by such Registration Statement is first declared effective by Holder on the Commission, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect Event Date.
(b) Within three business days of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, the Company shall cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion to the Company’s 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 Holder and confirmation by the Holder 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(b) shall be delivered to the Holder within the time frame set forth above.
(vc) The Company may require each Holder of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company, within 10 calendar days after written request therefor has been made by the Company, such information regarding the distribution of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as is required by law to be disclosed in the Registration Statement (the “Requisite Information”).
(d) No Holder shall be entitled to use the Prospectus if such Holder shall have failed to furnish the information required by this Section 2(c), and such information with respect to such Holder shall have been included in the Prospectus, unless the Company shall have failed timely to fulfill its obligations under this Section. If any information furnished to the Company by a Holder for inclusion in a Registration Statement is first declared effective by or the CommissionProspectus becomes materially misleading, it ceases for any reason such Holder agrees (i) to remain continuously effective as furnish promptly to the Company all Registrable Securities for which it is information required to be effective, or disclosed in such Registration Statement in order to make the Holders are information previously furnished to the Company not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” materially misleading and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) to stop selling or offering for sale Registrable Securities pursuant to the date on which Registration Statement until such five Trading Day period is exceeded, Holder’s receipt of the copies of a supplemented or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which amended Prospectus correcting such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the disclosure. The Company shall pay have no obligation to each keep a Prospectus usable with respect to a particular Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and or to give notice that a Prospectus is not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid usable by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by extent such Holder; and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall Prospectus is 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid usable by such Holder pursuant because current Requisite Information with respect to such Holder is not included therein because such Holder has not provided such information to the Purchase Agreement for Company in accordance with this Section 2(c).
(e) Notwithstanding any Registrable Securities then other provision of this Agreement, if any Commission guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of shares of the Company’s capital stock to be registered in the Registration Statement), the number of Shares to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced on a pro rata basis among the Holders based on the total number of unregistered Shares held by such Holder. If each Holder without penalty to the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to this Section The Company shall file a new registration statement as soon as reasonably practicable covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the number of shares of such Shares that are not registered in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 EventRegistration Statement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Barfresh Food Group Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Barfresh Food Group Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the SEC a Registration Statement covering the resale of all 100% of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Initial Registration Statement required shall be filed on Foul’ S-1 and each other Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form Foul’ S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form Foul’ S-3, in which case the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form foul’ such as Foul’ S-1 in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by at least 60% in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such H▇▇▇▇▇’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent 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 e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the SEC, 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 immediately after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the SEC as required by Rule 424.
(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the SEC 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 shall promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the SEC and/or (ii) withdraw the Initial Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (the “New Registration Statement”), in each case, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC, on Form S-1 or 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 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-1 or Foil S-3 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with respect to the payment of liquidated damages; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, SEC’s Securities Act Rules 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 SEC 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 SEC 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 Company shall first reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than the Registrable Securities. 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 H▇▇▇▇▇’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by the SEC or SEC Guidance, one or more registration statements on Form S-1 or 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, or the New Registration Statement.
(d) If: (i) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission SEC a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under by the SEC 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 SEC that a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission SEC in respect of such Registration Statement within 15 twenty (20) Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission SEC that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission on or before SEC by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive days but no Trading Days or more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period fifteen (15) Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) during any 12-month period, other than with respect to the filing of a post-effective amendment on Form S-1 after the Company has filed an Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 ten (10) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 day fifteen (15) Trading Day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 2.0% of multiplied by the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount (as defined in the Investment Agreement) paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Investment Agreement. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held shall be 20.00% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such HolderHolder pursuant to the Investment Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days five (5) Business Days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% twelve percent (12%) 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 terns hereof shall apply on a daily pro-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) agrees to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as reasonably practicable after such foul’ 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 SEC. The Initial Registration Statement shall be filed on Form S-1.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be peunitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as an “underwriter” without the prior written consent of such H▇▇▇▇▇.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (International Battery Metals Ltd.), Registration Rights Agreement (International Battery Metals Ltd.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 15 calendar consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period calendar days is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 calendar day period, as applicable, period is exceeded being referred to as “"Event Date”"), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal 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, with respect to liquidated damages that accrue pursuant to clause (iv), the rate at which liquidated damages will accrue during the first 30 days following the Effectiveness Date shall be 1.0%. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1518% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, liquidated damages shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of a Holder with respect to any Events that occur hereunder prior to the 8 month anniversary of the date hereof but shall be in addition to any other rights such Holder may have under applicable law after such 8 month anniversary.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Mace Security International Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Mace Security International Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities on such Filing Date for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by at least an 85% majority in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the sooner of the second anniversary of the date when of such effectiveness or the date that all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold sold, or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 415, 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) a . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the amount of Registrable Securities required to be included in the Registration Statement is as described in this Section 2 shall not filed on or prior to exceed the Filing Date (if the Company files maximum amount of Registrable Securities which may be included in a Registration Statement without affording exceeding registration limitations imposed by the Holder SEC pursuant to Rule 415 under the opportunity to review and comment Securities Act (the “Rule 415 Amount”). In the event that less than all of the Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement as a result of such limitations, then the Company will file additional Registration Statements each registering the Rule 415 Amount, seriatim, until all of the Registrable Securities have been registered. The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of the Registration Statement as of 5:00 pm Eastern time on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the 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 the Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 am Eastern time on the second Trading Day after the Filing Date, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Section 3(a), Rule 424. All selling shareholders included on the Company applicable Registration Statement shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days given notice of the date that 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 (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect effectiveness of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after substantially at the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 Eventsame time.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (CNS Response, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (CNS Response, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities required to be included therein and not 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 required hereunder shall be , on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register or on such other form appropriate for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewithsuch purpose). The Such Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly soon as possible after (including filing with the filing thereofCommission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act within five (5) Business Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, but whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or not be subject to further review) but, in any event not event, no later than the its Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when which is the earlier of (i) eight years after its Effective Date, (ii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holders, or (iii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold without volume restrictions by the Holders 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”"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
(b) If: (i) a If for any reason the Commission does not permit all of the Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 2(a), or for any other reason any outstanding Registrable Securities are not filed on or prior to then covered by an effective Registration Statement, then the Company shall prepare and file by the Filing Date (if the Company files a for such Registration Statement, an additional Registration Statement without affording covering the Holder resale of all Registrable Securities not 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-3 (or on such other form appropriate for such purpose). Each such Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the opportunity to Commission upon a review and comment on of such Registration Statement) the same “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as required by Section 3(a), the Annex A. The Company shall not cause each such Registration Statement to be deemed to have satisfied this clause declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file including filing with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, Act within five Trading (5) Business Days of the date that 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 be subject to further review) but, or (iii) prior in any event, by its Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to the date when keep such Registration Statement is first declared continuously effective by under the Commission, Securities Act during 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or entire Effectiveness Period.
(ivc) If (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date or (ii) with respect to a Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by pursuant to Sections 2(a) or 2(b), the Commission on or before Effective Date of the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after a Registration Statement is first declared effective by later than 180 days after 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period Shareholder Approval Date (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,EVENT” and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as the “Event DateEVENT DATE”), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date , the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cashthe Holders, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, a fee (payable in cash) equal to 2.0the product of (w) 2%, multiplied by (x) the number of months, or portion thereof that the Filing Date or the Effective Date is delayed (but not to exceed five months), multiplied by (y) the number of Warrant Shares or Underlying Shares subject to such Registration Statement, and multiplied by (z) $3.00; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2(c), liquidated damages shall not be payable by the Company in the event the SEC does not declare the applicable Registration Statement effective within 180 days after the Shareholder Approval Date and the basis for the SEC’s refusal to declare such Registration Statement effective is limitations imposed by Rule 415, in which event the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to register as many shares of such Registrable Securities as is practicable in as short a period of time as is practicable; and, provided further, that the Investors acknowledge and agree that the Company may be required by the SEC under Rule 415 to file multiple Registration Statements over an extended period of time in order to register the resale of all Registrable Securities and may in fact never be able to fully register such securities for re-sale. In no event will the aggregate fee payable by the Company under this Section 2(c) exceed 10% of the aggregate purchase price paid principal amount of the Notes held by such the Holders.
(e) Each Holder pursuant agrees to furnish to the Purchase Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement for as Annex B (a “SELLING HOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE”). The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any damages under Section 2(c) to any Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at least two Trading days prior to the Filing Date (subject to the requirements set forth in Section 3(a)).
(f) For purposes of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, no Registration Statement shall be considered “effective” with respect to any Registrable Securities then held by unless such Holder; Registration Statement lists the Holders of such Registrable Securities as “Selling Stockholders” and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each includes such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by other information as is required to be disclosed with respect to such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay Holders to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder permit them to sell their Registrable Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderRegistration Statement. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payableSuch Registration Statement also shall cover, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holderextent allowable under the Securities Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder (including Securities Act Rule 416), accruing daily such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amountsstock splits, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages pursuant stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an EventRegistrable Securities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Security With Advanced Technology, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Security With Advanced Technology, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form permitting registration of the Registrable Securities for resale by such Holders in accordance herewithherewith and the methods of distribution elected by the Holders herein). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions registration under the Securities Act 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days . None of the date that Company's security holders (other than the Company is notified (orally or Holders of Registrable Securities) shall have the right to include any of the Company's securities in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 Event2.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Escalon Medical Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Escalon Medical Corp)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 15 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 25 consecutive 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five 5 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 10 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 15 or 15 25 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: (x) , on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date until the applicable Event is cured by filing, or effectiveness or by responding to the Commission’s comments, as applicable, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1518% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Imageware Systems Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Imageware Systems Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the No later than each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Subject to the provisions of Section 2(d), each Registration Statement required 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 the Registration shall be F-3 or on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder , and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by at least 85% in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent Depositary and Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) If: (i) . The Company shall request effectiveness of a Registration Statement is not filed on telephonically or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission submitting a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under pursuant to the Securities Act, within five in either case as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Days Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders by e-mail of the date effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company is notified 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. (orally or 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.
(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in writingSection 2(a), whichever is earlier) 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 F-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with respect to filing on Form F-3 or other appropriate form, 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 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;
b. Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by the Warrant Shares underlying the Warrants (applied, in the case that some Warrant Shares underlying the Warrants may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares underlying the Warrants held by such Holders); and
c. Third, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by the Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs (applied, in the case that some Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs 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 H▇▇▇▇▇’s allotment. Subject to Section 2(d), 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 F-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) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event Form F-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 F-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 will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to on Form F-3 covering the date when such Registration Statement is first Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company fails be permitted to file name any Holder or affiliate of a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by Holder as any “underwriter” without the Commission in respect prior written consent of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Evaxion Biotech a/S), Registration Rights Agreement (Evaxion Biotech a/S)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best all reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best all reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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”). The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b). The Company shall, within 2 Trading Days of the day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission, file a Form 424(b)(5), to the extent a Form 424(b) filing is legally required, with the Commission.
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 30 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 60 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 20 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 30 or 15 60 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: (x) , then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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. 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 1518% 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Tripath Technology Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Tripath Technology Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to Not later than the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a draft Registration Statement covering on Form S-1 relating to the resale of by the Holders all (or such other number as the Commission will permit) of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415Securities. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(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-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-1 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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 by any Person other than a Holder;
c. 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-1 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) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to the product of 1.0% of multiplied by the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement. 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 1518% 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-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(e) If Form S-1 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-1 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-1 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (CannaVEST Corp.), Registration Rights Agreement (CannaVEST Corp.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION" attached hereto as Annex ANNEX A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD"). The Company shall promptly notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b). The Company shall, within 1 Trading Day of the day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission, file a Form 424(b)(5) with the Commission. After the date hereof, if the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3 for the resale of the Registrable Securities, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to amend or file a new registration statement on Form S-3 for the resale of the Registrable Securities.
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 10 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days Trading Days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event"EVENT,” " and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 10 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 calendar day period or 15 day Trading Day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”"EVENT DATE"), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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. 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 1518% 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Genius Products Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Genius Products Inc)
Registration. (a) On At any time after the Demand Date, the Holders shall be entitled to demand in writing that the Company effect a registration under the Securities Act of all or prior part of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form ("Short-Form") registration statement ("Short-Form Registrations"), if available, specifying in the request the number of Registrable Securities to be registered by the Holders and the intended method of distribution thereof (such notice is hereinafter referred to as an "S-3 Holder Request"); provided, that the Company shall be obligated to effect a registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2.2 only if the anticipated aggregated offering price for such Registrable Securities is in excess of $10,000,000, provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated to file and use its reasonable best efforts to cause to become effective a registration statement pursuant to this Section 2.2 until a period equal to the Filing DateHoldback Period shall have elapsed from the effective date of the Prior Public Offering; and provided, further, that if, while a registration request is pending pursuant to this Section 2.2, the Board of Directors of the Company makes a good faith determination that the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement would require the public disclosure of material information, the disclosure of which would adversely affect the Company, the Company shall prepare and file with not be required to effect a registration pursuant to this Section 2.2 until such material information is disclosed to the Commission public or ceases to be material; provided, however, that the Registration Statement covering foregoing delay shall in no event exceed 120 days. The Holders of Registrable Securities will be entitled to request an unlimited number of Short-Form Registrations. After the resale of all Company has become subject to the reporting requirements of the Registrable Securities for an offering Exchange Act, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be make Short-Form Registrations on Form S-3 (except if available for the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the sale of Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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”)Securities.
(b) If, in connection with any Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.2(a), the Managing Underwriter thereof advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of Securities (including, for purposes of this Section 2.2(b), securities of the Company which the Company has proposed to include in such offering) proposed to be included in such offering should be limited due to market conditions, the Company will promptly so advise the Holders and Other Holders, as applicable, and Securities shall be excluded from such offering in the following order until such limitation has been met: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior Other Securities requested to be included in such offering pursuant to Section 2.2(c), if any, shall be excluded until all of the Filing Date Other Securities shall be so excluded, (if ii) Securities that the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity has elected to review include in such offering, if any, shall be excluded until all such Securities have been excluded, and, (iii) thereafter, any Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering pursuant to Sections 2.2(a) and comment (c) shall be excluded pro rata, based on the same respective number of Registrable Securities as required to which registration has been so requested by each Holder.
(c) Upon receipt of any S-3 Holder Request subject to Section 3(a2.2(a), the Company shall not be deemed will give prompt written notice to have satisfied this clause all other Holders and all Other Holders and will, as expeditiously as possible, use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of:
(i)), or ) all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Holders; and
(ii) all other Registrable Securities which the Company fails has been requested to file with register by any other Holder thereof and all Other Securities, if applicable, by written request given to the Commission a Company within 30 calendar days after the giving of such written notice by the Company (which request for acceleration shall specify the intended method of disposition of such Securities), all to the extent necessary to permit the disposition (in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the intended methods thereof as aforesaid) of 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement so to be declared effective, or registered.
(ivd) If a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages requested registration pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable2.2 involves an Underwritten Offering, the Holders representing a majority of Registrable Securities included in such registration shall have the right, with the approval of the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), to select the Managing Underwriter.
(e) The Company will pay interest thereon at a rate all Registration Expenses in connection with registrations of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid Registrable Securities effected by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages it 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 Eventthis Section 2.2.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Teligent Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Teligent Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 S-1 or SB-2 at the Company’s election (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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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”). The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective[intentionally omitted], or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) , then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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. 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 1518% 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Stinger Systems, Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Stinger Systems, Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the offering and resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, or if Rule 415 is not available for offers or sales of the Registrable Securities, for such other means of distribution of Registrable Securities as the Holder may reasonably request (or, at the Holder’s option to delay such registration). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 or Form F-3, as applicable (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3S-3 or Form F-3, in which case the Registration shall be on Form S-1 or F-1 or another appropriate form in accordance herewithas shall be selected by the Company upon advice of its counsel). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the HoldersHolder) a section substantially similar to the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the Registrable Securities on the Shelf Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders or otherwise, or if including any or all of the Registrable Securities would result in the Commission reviewing the resale of the Shares as a primary offering or require that the Investor be named as an “underwriter” in the Plan of Distribution, such Registration Statement shall register the resale of a number of Shares which is equal to the terms maximum number of Shares as is permitted by the Commission without having such effects (and the Holder may designate which Registrable Securities are so included subject to this Agreement, the limitation). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act (including the filing of any necessary amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements, and provided that if the initial filing of the Registration Statement is on Form S-1 or F-1 and Form S-3 or F-3 subsequently becomes available for use by the Company, the Company may file a post-effective amendment to convert the Registration Statement to Form S-3 or F-3) until the date which is one year after the date on which Shares are first issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, or such earlier date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (i) have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and reasonably acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders Holder (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.), Registration Rights Agreement (Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all 100% of the Registrable Securities on such Filing Date for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415; provided, however, if the number of Registrable Securities shall equal or exceed 30% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock on the actual filing date of the initial Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), then the initial Registration Statement shall register a number of shares which shall be 10,000 shares less than the number of shares which is 30% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such actual filing date, and the remaining Registrable Securities shall be subject to Section 3(c)(ii). In such event, the number of shares to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro-rata among all Holders. Each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be eliminated from such initial Registration Statement (the “Cutback Shares”). The Registration Statement required 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by at least an 85% majority in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold sold, or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 without any restrictions or limitations and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1), 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”). 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 electronic 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 a Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the Trading Day after the Effective Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within 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(b).
(b) If: If (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commissionits Effectiveness Date, 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 within 15 Trading Days 10 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the by its Effectiveness Date, or (v) after the Effectiveness Date, 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 otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, Securities for in any such case more than 10 consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 30 calendar days during any 12 12-month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 10 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 30 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: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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 HolderHolder (2) in no event will the Company be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement in excess of 1.5% of the aggregate Subscription Amount of the Holders in any 30-day period and (3) the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement shall be eighteen percent (18%) 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 1518% 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Blue Sky Media Corp), Securities Purchase Agreement (Blue Sky Media Corp)
Registration. (a) On or prior to Not later than the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a draft Registration Statement covering (on Form S-1 or Form S-3 or other appropriate form) relating to the resale by the Holders of all (or such other number as the Commission will permit) of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415Securities. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(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 Form S-1 or such other appropriate form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.
(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 by any Person other than a Holder; and
b. Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Registrable Securities 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 Form S-1 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) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days fifteen (15) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) after the effective date of a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness DateStatement, or (v) after a such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) consecutive 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 clauses (i) or (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day fifteen (15) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (viv) the date on which such 10 or 15 fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, period is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to the product of 1.0% of multiplied by the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable with regard to the Registerable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after on the date payablethe Event occurs. For purposes of determining the shares of Common Stock to be issued, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate closing price of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from Common Stock on the Trading Market of the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 EventEven occurs will be used.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Force Protection Video Equipment Corp.), Registration Rights Agreement (Force Protection Video Equipment Corp.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the 2.1 The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the register for resale of some or all (depending on the limitations set out in this Agreement) of the Registrable Securities with the Commission simultaneous with the filing of a registration statement with the Commission for an the initial public offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be of shares of the Company’s ordinary shares on Form S-3 F-1 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. F-1”).
2.2 Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) If: (i) 2.3 If the registration is being made pursuant to a registered public offering that is to be made by underwriter(s), the Company shall so advise the Holders of the Registrable Securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3. In that event, the right of any Holder to registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such registered public offering to the extent provided herein. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not filed eligible to be made on a delayed or prior to continuous basis under the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with provisions of Rule 461 promulgated 415 under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the SEC that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) offering contemplated by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the Commissionissuer” as defined in Rule 415. The Holder shall have the right to participate in any meetings or discussions regarding the SEC’s position and to comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(c), the Company fails SEC refuses to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is curedalter its position, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% (i) remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided however, that the Company shall not agree to name any Holder as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such Holder. If The Company shall so advise all Holders (except those Holders who failed to timely elect to include their Registrable Securities or have indicated to the Company fails their decision not to pay any liquidated damages pursuant do so), and indicate to this Section each such Holder the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be included in full within seven days after the registration. The number of ordinary shares that may be included in the F-1, subject to the SEC Restrictions if any, shall be allocated first to the Company and then, subject to obligations and commitments existing as of the date payablehereof, to all selling stockholders, including the Company will pay interest thereon at Holders, who have requested to sell in the registration on a rate pro rata basis according to the number of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted shares requested to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 Eventincluded therein.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Private Placement Subscription Agreement (Fuqin Fintech LTD), Private Placement Subscription Agreement (Fuqin Fintech LTD)
Registration. (a) On or prior to Not later than the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering on Form S-1 relating to the resale of by the Holders all (or such other number as the Commission will permit) of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415Securities. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(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-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-1 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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 by any Person other than a Holder;
c. 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-1 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) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to the product of 1.0% of multiplied by the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement. 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 1518% 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-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(e) If Form S-1 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-1 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-1 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Force Protection Video Equipment Corp.), Registration Rights Agreement (Force Protection Video Equipment Corp.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement required 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-3, in which case the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form Form S-3 in accordance herewith) subject to the provisions of Section 2(e). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such H▇▇▇▇▇’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent 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. (Eastern time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via 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.
(b) If: (i) 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 is not filed on or prior to the 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 the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 3(a2(e); provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall not be deemed obligated to have satisfied 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 clause Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of registrable securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (i)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), or (ii) 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 and is subordinate in priority of registration rights held by prior investors that are not current Affiliates of the Company. In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company fails shall give the Holder at least three (3) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such H▇▇▇▇▇’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 a request or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Securities ActInitial Registration Statement, within five Trading Days as amended.
(d) If Form S-1 is not available for the registration of the date 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-1 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company is notified (orally or shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that effect until such time as a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to on Form S-1 covering the date when such Registration Statement is first Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company fails be permitted to file name any Holder or affiliate of a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by Holder as any Underwriter without the Commission in respect prior written consent of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Reed's, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Reed's, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all 125% of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, ; or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commissionits Effectiveness Date, 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 within 15 Trading Days 30 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, ; or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the by its Effectiveness Date, ; or (v) after the Effectiveness Date, 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, Securities for in any such case 10 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 calendar days during any 12 12-month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause (iii) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 30 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to 1.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to outstanding principal of the Purchase Agreement Notes for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderHolder for the first 30 days (or part thereof) after the 30th or 90th day, as the case may be, and an additional 1.5% for any subsequent 30-day period (or part thereof), thereafter. 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 1518% 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Worldwater Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Worldwater Corp)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until for a period of two years from the 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 Effective Date (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 15 calendar consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 30 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period calendar days is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 15 or 15 30 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.5% 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 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, 2.0equal 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. 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 1510% 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.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Bulldog Technologies Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Bulldog Technologies Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording Bonanza Capital Master Fund Ltd., which is hereby designated Holders' special counsel solely for the Holder purposes expressly set forth in this Agreement ("Holders' Counsel"), 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 15 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 25 consecutive 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 10 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 15 or 15 25 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: (x) on each such Event Date , the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.5% 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) Holder 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. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if an Event specified in clause (iv) has occurred and the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cashhas filed the Registration Statement required hereunder within 10 Trading Days of the Closing Date, as then the liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0set forth in the previous sentence of this Section 2(b) shall be reduced 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 HolderHolder on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if such Event shall not have been cured by such date) until such Event is cured. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full; provided, however, that the Company's obligations pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall cease to accrue on the date upon which such Registrable Securities may be sold under Rule 144(k) in the reasonable opinion of Company Counsel (provided that the Company's transfer agent has accepted an instruction from the Company to such effect). The 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Event occurs solely by reason of the failure of any Holder to provide such information as (i) the Company may reasonably request from such Holder to be included in the Registration Statement or (ii) the Commission or Nasdaq may request in connection with such Registration Statement (which request was provided to the Holder in writing), the Company shall not be required to pay said amounts to any of the Holders.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to Not later than the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a draft Registration Statement covering on Form S-1 relating to the resale by the Holders of all (or such other number as the Commission will permit) of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415Securities. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(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-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-1 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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;
ii. 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-1 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) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities (or required to such lower number of the Registrable Securities as may be filed hereunder requested by the Commission) is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is curedcured or the Registrable Securities may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, the Company outstanding principal amount of the Note shall pay to each Holder an amount in cashbe increased, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0in an amount equal to the product of 2% of multiplied by the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement. 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 1518% 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-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(e) If Form S-1 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-1 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-1 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to the terms of this Agreement, the become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best 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 later date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (a) have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (b) 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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)); provided, however, that if a Holder fails to provide the Company with any information that is required to be provided in the Registration Statement with respect to such Holder pursuant to Section 3(k), then the Filing Date shall be extended until two Trading Days following the date of receipt by the Company of such required information, or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 ten Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period cases ten Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any days) in the aggregate during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause clauses (iii) the date which such 15 ten Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, ten Trading Day period is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.02% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1518% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to Not later than the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a draft Registration Statement covering on Form S-1 relating to the resale by the Holders of all of (or such other number as the Commission will permit) the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415Securities. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(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-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-1 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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. Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by the Shares (applied, in the case that some Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares held by such Holders). In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least three (3) 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-1 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) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording giving the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 ten (10) Trading Days Days, after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive days but no Trading Days or more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period fifteen (15) Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 fifteen (15) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 day fifteen (15) Trading Day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0% equal to the product of one-half of one percent (0.5%) multiplied by the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderInvestment 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 15% 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. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event. The Company shall not be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement as to any Registrable Securities which are not permitted by the Commission to be included in a Registration Statement due solely to the Commission’s guidance on Rule 415 from the time that it is determined that such Registrable Securities are not permitted to be registered until such time as the provisions of this Agreement as to the additional Registration Statements required to be filed hereunder are triggered, in which case the provisions of this Section 2(d) shall once again apply. In such case, the liquidated damages shall be calculated to only apply to the percentage of Registrable Securities which are permitted in accordance with Rule 415 to be included in such Registration Statement.
(e) If Form S-1 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-1 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-1 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Intercloud Systems, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five two Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) writing by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 calendar consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five two (2) Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period 20 calendar days is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) on each such applicable Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.0% 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 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, 2.01.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. 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 1512% 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Focus Enhancements Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed agreed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION" attached hereto as Annex ANNEX A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the each Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the prior to its Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is two years after the date that such Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission or such earlier date when all Registrable Securities covered by the a 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders Purchasers (the “Effectiveness Period”"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a such 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior the Company fails to respond to any comments made by the date when Commission within fifteen Trading Days after the receipt of such comments, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after a Registration Statement is first filed with and declared effective by the Commission, 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 ceases to be effective 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 within 15 fifteen Trading Days after by an amendment to such Registration Statement or by a subsequent Registration Statement filed with and declared effective by the receipt of comments Commission, (vi) an amendment to a Registration Statement is not filed by or notice from the Company with the Commission within fifteen Trading Days of the Commission's notifying the Company that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (ivvii) a the Company suspends the use of the Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases Holders 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during twenty Trading Days (any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event"EVENT,” " and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day Day-period is exceeded, or for purposes of clauses (iii), (v) or (vi) the date which such fifteen Trading Day-period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iiivii) the date which such 15 twenty Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event "EVENT Date”"), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable lawthen: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement; and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date thereof (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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal 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 HolderAgreement. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1512% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages pursuant .
(c) If the Purchasers under the Purchase Agreement exercise the investment option contemplated in Section 2.4 of the Purchase Agreement, then the Company shall file an additional Registration Statement to register the resale of the Option Shares to be issued to the terms hereof shall apply Purchasers on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month the Option Closing Date. If the Option Closing Date occurs prior to the cure of an Eventdate that the initial Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement is filed with the Commission, then the Company shall include the Option Shares in such initial Registration Statement and file and cause such initial Registration Statement to be declared effective as required by this Agreement.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Wilsons the Leather Experts Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that is three years following the Effectiveness Date or (ii) the 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”). The Company shall as promptly as reasonably possible notify the Holders via facsimile or e-mail of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day after the Trading Day on which such notification is received shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days Trading Days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days 20 Trading Days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 10 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day 20 Trading 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: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to and, on each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 next two monthly anniversary anniversaries 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, 2.0equal 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 after the second monthly anniversary of any Event Date, equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. 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 1518% 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the Registration Statement covering Closing Date and use its commercially reasonable efforts (i) to have declared effective as soon as practicable thereafter (but in any event within one hundred fifty (150) days after the resale of all of date that the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on Form S-3 was initially filed with the Commission), a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be registration statement on Form S-3 (except or, if the Company is not then eligible to register use Form S-3, then another appropriate form) providing for the resale by the Holders of all of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3(the "Shelf Registration Statement"), in which case and (ii) to provide a transfer agent and registrar for all securities registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith)Statement. The Shelf Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed may include securities other than those held by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the . The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under (subject to Section 2.1(c)), pursuant to the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder, until the date when earliest to occur of (i) the second anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) as to a particular Holder, such time as all Registrable Securities covered held by the Registration Statement such Holder have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions (A) pursuant to Rule 144(kthe Shelf Registration Statement, (B) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to or through a written opinion letter to such effectbroker or dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or a public securities transaction, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders and/or (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (ivC) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes Holder can sell all of clause its Registrable Securities without registration pursuant to Rule 144(k) (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred the "Registration Period"). In the event that the Shelf Registration Statement shall cease to as “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights be effective during the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is curedRegistration Period, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages promptly prepare and not as file a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any new registration statement covering all Registrable Securities then held by and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Holderregistration statement declared effective as soon as practicable. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at Any such registration statement shall be considered a rate of 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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"Shelf Registration Statement" hereunder.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not 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 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder Form S-1) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” in the form attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly soon as possible after the filing thereofbut, but in any event not event, no later than the its Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when which is the earlier of (i) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise publicly sold by the Holders, or (ii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold without volume restrictions restriction (including without limitation the restriction contained in Rule 144(c)) by the Holders pursuant to Rule 144(k144(b)(1)(i) 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 agent, and the affected Holders Company has given written instructions to its transfer agent to remove all restrictive legends from certificates evidencing such Registrable Securities pursuant to the above-referenced legal opinion upon submission of such certificates to the transfer agent by any Holder and all stop orders or similar instructions to the Company’s transfer agent restricting the sale thereof have been lifted (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) IfIn the event of a Cut-Back Determination with respect to a Registration Statement, (i) there shall be excluded from such Registration Statement the minimum number of Registrable Securities as shall be necessary to eliminate the requirement or circumstance to which such Cut-Back Determination relates and (ii) the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in such Registration Statement shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all the Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be included therein based on the respective number of Registrable Securities owned by such Holders that would have been included therein in the absence of such Cut-Back Determination; provided, that if the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities waive in writing the requirements of this Section 2(b) with respect to any Cut-Back Determination (other than a Cut-Back Determination described in clause (a)(i) of the definition of such term in Section 1), then the requirements of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to the Registration Statement to which such Cut-Back Determination relates.
(c) In the event of a Cut-Back Determination with respect to the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a), or if for any other reason any outstanding Registrable Securities are not then covered by an effective Registration Statement, the Company shall prepare and file by the Filing Date for such Registration Statement, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities not 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-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 Form S-1). If the Commission does not permit all such Registrable Securities not covered by an effective Registration Statement to be registered on a single additional Registration Statement, the Company shall file with the Commission one or more additional Registration Statements registering the maximum possible number of such Registrable Securities until all Registrable Securities have been registered for resale. Each 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 the form attached hereto as Annex A. The Company shall cause each such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, by its Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period.
(d) Assuming full compliance by all Holders with their obligations under this Agreement, if: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity fails to review and comment on the same as required by comply with Section 3(a)) hereof, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the prior to its required Effectiveness Date, or (viii) after a its Effective Date, other than for reasons beyond the Company’s reasonable control, such Registration Statement is first declared ceases to be effective by and available to the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective Holders as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or cover at any time prior to the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, expiration of its Effectiveness Period for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days 30 Trading Days during any 12 12-month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any consecutive) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or (ivii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iiiii) the date on which such five 30 Trading Day Day-period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cashamount, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to Per Share Purchase Price of the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities Shares then held by such Holder; and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each Holder per 30-day period from such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such datepro-rated for any period less than 30 days) until the applicable Event is cured, ; provided that the Company shall pay maximum amount of liquidated damages payable to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and shall not as a penalty, 2.0exceed 5.0% of the aggregate purchase price amount determined by multiplying the Per Share Purchase Price paid by such Holder pursuant to by the Purchase Agreement for any number of shares of Common Stock constituting Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If The amounts payable as partial damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable, at the option of the Company, in lawful money of the United States or through the issuance of its shares of Common Stock, and such shares of Common Stock shall for this purpose be deemed to have a value per share equal to the Per Share Purchase Price paid by Investors for Shares purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(e) Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company fails a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Holder Questionnaire”). The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any liquidated or other damages pursuant under Section 2(d) to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, any Holder who fails to furnish to the Company will pay interest thereon a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at a rate of 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month least five Trading Days prior to the cure Filing Date (subject to the requirements set forth in Section 3(a)).
(f) The parties understand and acknowledge that the Company is an “ineligible issuer” and was during the past three years a “shell company,” as such terms are defined in Rule 405, and therefore does not meet the requirements of Rule 164(e)(2) and, accordingly, that neither the Company nor any other participant in a public offering conducted pursuant to a Registration Statement is eligible to use any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) in connection with such an Eventoffering pursuant to Rule 164 or Rule 433.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Gulfslope Energy, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five seven Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) writing by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 calendar consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five seven Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period 20 calendar days is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) on each such applicable Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.0% 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 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, 2.01.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. 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 1512% 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Focus Enhancements Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 10 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 10 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cashand, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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. 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 1518% 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Insignia Systems Inc/Mn)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and as consented to by the Holders) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the A.
(b) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable and, in any event, no later than the Required Effectiveness Date (including filing with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act as promptly as possible within five (5) Business Days after the filing thereofdate that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, but in any event whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not later than be “reviewed,” or not be subject to further review and the Effectiveness Date, effectiveness of the Registration Statement may be accelerated) and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold by non-affiliates 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Such Registration Statement shall also cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. It is agreed and understood that the Company shall, from time to time, be obligated to file an additional Registration Statement to cover any Registrable Securities which are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement shall cover any securities other than Registrable Securities and securities issued pursuant to the Settlement Agreements and to the parties to the Settlement Agreements as a result of anti-dilution provisions triggered by the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement; provided, however, to the extent the Commission should issue any comment in response to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement which can be resolved by reducing the amount of securities covered by such Registration Statement, then no Registrable Securities shall be removed from such Registration Statement until all other securities have first been removed from such Registration Statement.
(bc) If: (i) a the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) hereof, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before prior to the Required Effectiveness Date, (iii) the Company fails to file a request for acceleration with the required five-Business Day period, (iv) after its Effective Date such Registration Statement ceases for any reason (other than an Allowed Delay) to be effective (whether due to a stop order, other regulatory action or any other reason) 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 its Effectiveness Period for more than 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive) in any 365 calendar day period, or (v) after a its Effective Date the effectiveness of such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases suspended due to an Allowed Delay and such suspension continues 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 30 calendar days during as permitted under Section 2(d) below (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 clauses (i), (ii) or (iviii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause clauses (iiiv) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause and (iiiv) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, 60-day or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 30-day period, as applicablethe case may be, is exceeded exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights available to the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable lawHolders: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any Registrable Securities then held by such Holderother remedies available under this Agreement); and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date thereof (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 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement Agreement. The parties agree that the Company will not be liable for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holderliquidated damages under this Section 2(c) in respect of the Warrants. 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 1510% 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, except in the case of the first Event Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event will the Company be obligated to make payments to any Purchaser for liquidated damages under this Section 2(c) in excess of 10% of the aggregate amount invested by such Purchaser.
(d) For not more than 30 calendar days (which need not be consecutive) in any365 calendar day period, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, by terminating or suspending effectiveness of any registration contemplated by this Section 2, if the disclosure of such material non-public information at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company’s Board of Directors, in the best interests of the Company (an “Allowed Delay”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (x) notify the Holders in writing of the existence of (but in no event, without the prior written consent of a Holder, shall the Company disclose to such Holder any of the facts or circumstances regarding) material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, and (y) advise the Holders in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay.
(e) The Company shall not, from the date hereof until the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities other than a registration statement on Form S-8.
(f) Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Holder Questionnaire”).
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Holders, or to advisors to or representatives of the Holders, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Holders, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION" attached hereto as Annex ANNEX A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 10 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 calendar consecutive days Trading Days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days Trading Days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event"EVENT,” " and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period 10 calendar days is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day Trading Day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”"EVENT DATE"), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. 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 1518% 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. In no event, however, shall the aggregate of liquidated damages and interest accrued thereon exceed twenty-two percent (22%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, Date the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be initially on Form SB-2, and as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3 (except if or any successor form) to register the Registrable Securities, the Company is not then eligible to register for resale shall prepare and file a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 and, upon effectiveness of such Form S-3, in which case such Registration Statement on Form S-3 shall thereafter be the "Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith)Statement" required hereunder. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to the terms of this Agreement, the become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the Effectiveness Date, and . The Company shall use its best 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 covered by the Registration Statement 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or ; (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commissionits Effectiveness Date, 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 within 15 10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or ; (iv) a the Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness Date, ; or (v) after a the Registration Statement is first filed with and declared effective by the Commission, it the Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable Securities for to which it is required to be 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 a period of time which shall exceed 20 days in the aggregate per year or the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case more than 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during calendar days, (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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 10 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 30 day or 15 20 consecutive day period, period (as applicable, the case may be) is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”)exceeded, then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 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 aggregate purchase price original amount invested by the Purchaser in the Registrable Securities. 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 such Holder pursuant to Event has been cured by the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderCompany. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1518% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages pursuant .
(c) Within three business days of the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company shall cause its counsel to issue a blanket opinion to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion 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 month prior to sale by the cure of an EventPurchaser 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Secured Services Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders and (ii) the expiration of twenty-four (24) months following the date on which the SEC declares the Registration Statement effective (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) . The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b). If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (viv) 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 10 15 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 20 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 (iviii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (viv) the date on which such 10 15 or 15 20 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: (x) , then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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. 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 1518% 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Oxis International Inc)
Registration. Seller hereby agrees to file, within a maximum period of seventy-five (a75) On or prior to days from the Filing DateClosing, a registration statement (the Company shall prepare and file with "Registration Statement") under the Commission the Registration Statement Securities Act on Form S-3, covering the resale resales of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415Equity Shares and Warrant Shares. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company Seller shall use its best reasonable, good faith efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep of the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Statement. The Registration Statement have been sold or may shall be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement for purposes of 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated 415 under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days and Seller shall maintain its effectiveness until the earlier of (x) three (3) years from the date the Registration Statement has been declared effective and (y) the date all of the date that Equity Shares and/or Interest Shares have been sold and all of the Company is notified Warrants have been exercised. In furtherance of the foregoing, Seller shall, as expeditiously as possible:
(orally i) before filing a registration statement or in writingprospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto (x) furnish to one counsel selected by Buyer copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, whichever is earlierand (y) notify Buyer and such counsel of any stop order issued or threatened by the Commission that a and take all reasonable actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to any Registration Statement will not and the prospectus included therein as may be “reviewed,” or is not subject necessary to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when keep such Registration Statement is first declared effective by until the Commission, earlier of (i) the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond date the distribution described in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” completed and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which all Shares shall otherwise have been sold (but not before the expiration of the period referred to in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder, if applicable), and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such five Trading Day Registration Statement during such period is exceeded, or for purposes in accordance with the intended methods of clause disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;
(iii) furnish to Buyer and any underwriter of the date Shares to be included in the Registration Statement, copies of such Registration Statement as filed and each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and such other documents as Buyer may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Shares owned by Buyer;
(iv) use its reasonable, good faith efforts to register or qualify the Shares under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as Buyer or any underwriter of the Shares reasonably requests, and do any and all other acts which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable Buyer to consummate the disposition in such 15 Trading Day period is exceededjurisdictions of the Shares; provided that Seller will not be required to (x) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 4(iv), (y) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction, or for purposes (z) consent to general service of clause process in any such jurisdiction;
(v) use its reasonable, good faith efforts to cause the date on Shares covered by such Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or other authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of Seller to enable Buyer to consummate the disposition of the Shares;
(vi) notify Buyer and any underwriter of the Shares, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act (even if such time is after the period referred to in Section 4(ii)), of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such 10 Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or 15 day periodomits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, and prepare a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as applicablethereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Shares, is exceeded being referred such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to as “Event Date”state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading;
(vii) make available for inspection by Buyer, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by Buyer or any such underwriter (collectively, the "Inspectors"), then all financial and other pertinent records and pertinent corporate documents of Seller (collectively, the "Records"), and cause Seller's officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, in addition connection with such Registration Statement. Records or other information which Seller determines, in good faith, to any other rights be confidential and which it notifies the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: Inspectors are confidential shall not be disclosed by the Inspectors unless (x) the disclosure of such Records or other information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement, or (y) the release of such Records or other information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction. Buyer shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records or other information is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, give notice to Seller and allow Seller, at Seller's expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the Records or other information deemed confidential;
(viii) furnish, at the request of Buyer, on each the date that the Shares are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such Event Date Registration Statement or, if the Company shall pay Shares are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the Registration Statement with respect to each Holder an amount in cashthe Shares becomes effective, (i) a signed opinion, dated such date, of the legal counsel representing Seller for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, or if the Shares are not being sold through underwriters, then to Buyer, as liquidated damages to such matters as such underwriters or Buyer, as the case may be, may reasonably request and not as would be customary in such a penalty, equal to 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holdertransaction; and (y) on each monthly anniversary a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of each such Event Date (Seller, addressed to the underwriters, if any, or if the applicable Event shall Shares are not have been cured by being sold through underwriters, then to Buyer and, if such dateaccountants refuse to deliver such letter to Buyer, then to Seller (xx) until stating that they are independent certified public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and that, in the opinion of such accountants, the financial statements and other financial data of Seller included in the registration statement or the prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% accounting requirements of the aggregate purchase price paid Securities Act, and (yy) covering such other financial matters (including information as to the period ending not more than five business days prior to the date of such letter) with respect to the registration in respect of which such letter is being given as Buyer may reasonably request and as would be customary in such a transaction;
(ix) enter into customary agreements (including if the method of distribution is by means of an underwriting, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such Holder other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Shares to be so included in the Registration Statement; and
(x) use its reasonable, good faith efforts to cause all the Shares to be quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System. Seller may require Buyer to furnish to Seller such information regarding the distribution of the Shares as Seller may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Buyer agrees to timely cooperate with Seller in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and to promptly furnish to Seller such information regarding Buyer and the distribution of the Shares as reasonably requested by Seller. Buyer represents and warrants that no information furnished in writing to Seller will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. Buyer agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from Seller of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(vi) hereof, Buyer will forthwith discontinue disposition of the Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for Registration Statement until Buyer's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(vi) hereof, and, if so directed by Seller, Buyer will deliver to Seller (at Seller's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in Buyer's possession, of the prospectus covering the Shares current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event Seller shall give any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If notice, Seller shall extend the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages period during which the Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 4(vi) hereof to and including the date when Buyer shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(vi) hereof. Seller further agrees that in full within seven days the event the holder of a Warrant shall, after the date payablesuch Registration Statement shall be declared effective, deliver to the Seller written notice of the transfer/assignment thereof (in the form annexed to the Warrant), the Company will pay interest thereon at Seller shall, within ten (10) business days thereafter, file with the SEC a rate supplement to said Registration Statement setting forth the name and address of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount transferee/assignee; provided, however, that is permitted Seller, as a condition thereto, may require such transferee/assignee to be paid by applicable law) to provide it with the Holder, accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion information otherwise required of a month prior to the cure of an EventBuyer hereunder.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities (assuming such Notes are held until the maturity date thereof and all interest is accreted to principal thereunder at the Conversion Price) not 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 required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 ▇-▇, ▇-▇ or SB-2 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3▇-▇, ▇-▇ or SB-2, in which case the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the a “Plan of Distribution” substantially in the form attached hereto Annex A (as Annex A. Subject to may be amended in accordance with the terms provisions of this Agreement, the ). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly soon as possible after the filing thereofbut, but in any event not event, no later than the Effectiveness DateDeadline, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement (or a Subsequent Form S-3, as defined below) continuously effective under the Securities Act until the second year after the Effective Date or such earlier date when all Registrable Securities Underlying Shares covered by the Registration Statement have been sold or may cease to be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) Registrable Securities 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) a . The Registration Statement is not filed on or prior shall include, at the Effective Date, a number of Registrable Securities equal to the Filing Date sum of the number of Underlying Shares issuable upon an assumed conversion in full of the Notes (if assuming for such purpose that the Company files a Registration Statement without affording Notes are held until their respective schedules Maturity Dates and all interest, including any Additional Payment, accreted to principal for the Holder life thereof). Notwithstanding anything to the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)contrary contained herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i))may suspend the effectiveness, or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior by written notice to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order Holders for a Registration Statement period (each such period, a “Suspension Period”) not to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than exceed an aggregate of 15 30 days during in 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 90-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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penaltyto exceed an aggregate of 60 days in any 360-day period, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.if:
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Power Medical Interventions, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415415 or the relevant provisions permitting the filing of a Registration Statement by a foreign private issuer. The Registration Statement required 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of -------- Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this ------------ ------- Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”"). The Company shall immediately notify the --------------------- Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 20 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) , then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 1.0% during the first two months that an Event continues and thereafter 2.0% monthly 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, if -------- ------- the Company files another registration Statement prior to the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, liquidated damages, if any, that accrue prior to the Effective Date of the Registration Statement shall be 2% per month until the Effective Date, notwithstanding the foregoing provision. 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 1518% 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.
(c) If the Company issues additional Shares pursuant to Section 4.15 of the Purchase Agreement (such date, the "Additional Registration ------------------------ Date"), then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable but ---- in any case prior to the 45th day after the Additional Registration Date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of all of such Shares and cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective within 120 days of the Additional Registration Date. Such filing date and date to be effective shall be deemed Filing Dates and Effectiveness Dates for purposes of determining liquidated damages on such Registrable Securities.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Sinovac Biotech LTD)
Registration. As soon as possible following the Initial Closing Date (a) On or prior to but not later than the Filing Date), the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a "shelf" Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an a secondary or resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except or if such form is not available to the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration shall be on SB-2 or another form appropriate form for such registration in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Initial Closing 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) the Company fails to file including filing with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, Act within five Trading (5) Business Days of the date that 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 be subject to further review) and to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act, or subject to Section 3(n) hereof, until such date as is the earlier of (iiix) prior to the date when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement is first declared effective have been sold or (y) with respect to any Holder, such time as all Registrable Securities held by such Holder may be sold without any restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the Commission, counsel to the Company fails pursuant to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing written opinion letter addressed to comments made by the Commission in Company's transfer agent to such effect (the "Effectiveness Period"). For purposes of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, no Registration Statement shall be considered "effective" with respect of to any Registrable Securities unless such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after lists the receipt Holders of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 as "Selling Stockholders" and includes such other information as is required to be effectivedisclosed with respect to such Holders to permit them to sell their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement, unless any such Holder is not included as a "Selling Stockholder" pursuant to Section 3(m). Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder (including Securities Act Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Sources: Investor Rights Agreement (Somanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415415 (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect). The Each Registration Statement required filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except F-3 or, if the Company Form F-3 is not then eligible available to register for resale the Company, on Form F-1 or such other appropriate form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration of Registrable Securities and shall contain a Prospectus in such form as to permit the Holders to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 beginning on Form S-3, in which case the effective date for such Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith)Statement. The Each Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” and “Selling Shareholder” sections attached hereto as Annex A. A and Annex B, respectively; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act Act, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall notify the Holders via 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.
(b) If: (i) 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 is not filed on or prior to the 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 Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form F-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall not be deemed obligated to have satisfied use commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation Question 612.09 .
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used commercially reasonable 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 other than Registrable Securities; and
(ii) Second, the Company fails shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, applied, in the case that some Shares and/or Pre- Funded Warrant Shares, may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares, Pre-Funded Warrants, and/ or Pre-Funded Warrant Shares held by such Holders. In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give each Holder at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement. 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 a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities ActCommission, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) as promptly as allowed by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior SEC Guidance provided to the date when Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form F-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement is first declared effective by Statement, as amended.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the Commissioncontrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company fails be permitted to file name any Holder or affiliate of a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by Holder as an Underwriter without the Commission in respect prior written consent of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to Upon its receipt of a written notice from the Filing Date------------ Holder at any time following the thirtieth day preceding each of the Vesting Dates, the Company shall prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on "SEC") a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be registration statement on Form S-3 (except if or such successor or other form as the Company is SEC may stipulate or require) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") covering the Shares that vest on the upcoming Vesting Date in question or shall have vested any time previously (other than Shares that have vested as a result of an Acceleration Notice and which would not then eligible otherwise have been scheduled to register for resale vest on the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewithupcoming Vesting Date or previously). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement such registration statement to be declared become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible practicable after receipt of the filing thereof, but written notice. The Company shall also file such post-effective amendments to such registration statement in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts order for it to keep the Registration Statement continuously remain effective under the Securities Act without lapse until the 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: earlier of (i) a Registration Statement 90 days following the date the registration statement is not filed on or prior to the 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)), declared effective or (ii) all the Shares so registered have been sold, subject to the two immediately following sentences. Upon request of the Holder and subject to the consent of the Company fails (which consent is not to file with be unreasonably withheld), the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days effectiveness of the date registration statement will be extended for up to an additional 30 days. If, during the effectiveness of the registration statement, the Holder determines that it no longer desires to sell any (or further) Shares at that time, the Holder will so advise the Company so that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by can withdraw the Commission that a Registration Statement will not registration statement. The Holder shall be “reviewed,” or is not subject entitled to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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 make three registration requests under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company this Section 2. The --------- Holder shall pay to the expenses described in Section 4 for each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages registration --------- pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full2. The 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.---------
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Customtracks Corp /Tx/)
Registration. (a) On or prior to 60 days following the Filing Datedate of this Agreement, the Company subject to Section 2.01(d), CS&L shall prepare and file with the Commission the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible “Registration Statement”) relating to, in addition to register for resale any other securities registered thereby, the offer and sale of all Registrable Securities on Form S-3, by the Holders from time to time in which case accordance with the methods of distribution elected by the Holders and set forth in the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except Statement, and, if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreementapplicable, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and Act.
(b) CS&L shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement (or a replacement Registration Statement) continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by the Holders until the termination date when as set forth in Section 3.01, subject to Section 2.01(d).
(c) Prior to the termination of this Agreement as set forth in Section 3.01, any Holders acting together which collectively hold 40% or more of the Registrable Securities held by Holders then party hereto (collectively, the “Initiating Holders”) shall have the right to request that CS&L effect an offering of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by such Initiating Holders, by delivering a written request thereof to CS&L specifying the number of Registrable Securities such Initiating Holder wishes to register (a “Demand”); provided, that so long as Searchlight or any of its Permitted Transferees that acquired such Registrable Securities pursuant to foreclosure (a “Pledgee Transferee”) holds an amount of Registrable Securities representing at least 50% of the Registrable Securities acquired by Searchlight pursuant to its Subscription Agreement, the Initiating Holders must include Searchlight or such Pledgee Transferee; provided further, that (i) Holders may not make more than two Demands during the term of this Agreement and not more than one Demand during any 365-day period (unless, with respect to any such Demand, such Demand is withdrawn prior to the launch of the offering relating to such Demand or the Demand effected pursuant thereto becomes subject to a Blackout Period, in each case pursuant to Section 2.01(d) and is not completed), and (ii) a Holder may not make any Demand for a period of 90 days following consummation of a Piggyback Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.02 in which such Holder participated or elected not to participate. CS&L shall (i) within three days of the receipt of a Demand, give written notice of such Demand to all Holders of Registrable Securities whose Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement (other than the Initiating Holders) and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file the prospectus supplement promptly and to effectuate the offering. CS&L shall include in such Demand all Registrable Securities with respect to which CS&L receives, within the 5 days immediately following the receipt by the Holder(s) of such notice from CS&L, a request for inclusion in the Demand from the Holder(s) thereof. Each such request from a Holder of Registrable Securities for inclusion in the Demand shall also specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be offered.
(d) With respect to the Registration Statement, whether filed or to be filed pursuant to this Agreement, if CS&L shall reasonably determine, upon the good faith advice of legal counsel, that maintaining the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or filing an amendment or supplement thereto (or, if the Registration Statement has yet been filed, filing the Registration Statement) or permitting its use would require the public disclosure of material nonpublic information concerning any transaction or negotiations involving CS&L or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries that would require the public disclosure of material non-public information concerning any transaction or negotiations involving CS&L or any of its consolidated subsidiaries that would materially interfere with such transaction or negotiations (a “Disadvantageous Condition”), CS&L may, for the shortest period reasonably practicable, and in any event for not more than 30 consecutive calendar days (a “Disadvantageous Condition Blackout Period”), notify the Holders whose offers and Sales of Registrable Securities are covered (or to be covered) by the Registration Statement (a “Disadvantageous Condition Blackout Notice”) that the Registration Statement is unavailable for use (or will not be filed as requested). In addition, CS&L may notify the Holders whose offers and Sales of Registrable Securities are covered (or to be covered) by the Registration Statement (a “Trading Blackout Notice” and together with a Disadvantageous Condition Blackout Notice, a “Blackout Notice”) that it will suspend the use of the Registration Statement during the regular quarterly period during which directors and officers of CS&L are not permitted to trade under the i▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ policy of CS&L then in effect until the expiration of such quarterly period (a “Trading Blackout Period,” and each of a Trading Blackout Period or Disadvantageous Condition Blackout Period referred to as a “Blackout Period”). Upon the receipt of any Blackout Notice, the Holders shall forthwith discontinue use of the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement; provided, that, if at the time of receipt of such Disadvantageous Condition Blackout Notice any Holder shall have Sold its Registrable Securities (or have signed a firm commitment underwriting agreement with respect to the purchase of such shares) and the Disadvantageous Condition is not of a nature that would require a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, then CS&L shall use its reasonable best efforts to take such action as to eliminate any restriction imposed by federal securities laws on the timely delivery of such Registrable Securities to the extent permitted under such applicable laws prior to disclosure of material information relating to such Disadvantageous Condition. When any Disadvantageous Condition as to which a Disadvantageous Condition Blackout Notice has been sold previously delivered shall cease to exist or any Trading Blackout Period as to which a Trading Blackout Notice has been previously delivered shall have ended, as applicable, CS&L shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the Holders and take such actions in respect of the Registration Statement as are otherwise required by this Agreement. CS&L shall not impose, in any 365-day period, more than two Disadvantageous Condition Blackout Periods; such Disadvantageous Condition Blackout Periods shall not be permitted to run consecutively; and such Disadvantageous Condition Blackout Periods may not be sold prompted by the same Disadvantageous Condition. In addition, CS&L may not exercise Blackout Periods to suspend the use of the Registration Statement for more than 120 days collectively during any 365-day period. If CS&L declares a Blackout Period with respect to a Demand for the Registration Statement which has not yet been declared effective, (i) the Holders may by notice to CS&L withdraw the related Demand request without volume restrictions such Demand request counting against the number of Demand requests permitted to be made under Section 2.01(c) and (ii) the Holders shall not be responsible for any of CS&L’s related Registration Expenses.
(e) If the Initiating Holder so indicates at the time of its request pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by Section 2.01(a), such offering of Registrable Securities shall be in the counsel form of an Underwritten Offering, and CS&L shall include such information in the written notice to the Company pursuant Holders required under Section 2.01(a). In the event that the Initiating Holder intends to sell the Registrable Securities by means of an Underwritten Offering, the right of any Holder to include Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. The Holders of a written opinion letter to majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities being included in any Underwritten Offering shall select the underwriter(s), provided that such effect, addressed and underwriter(s) are reasonably acceptable to CS&L (it being understood and agreed that UBS Securities LLC is reasonably acceptable to CS&L). For the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”avoidance of doubt, no Holder is entitled to sell Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering except in a Demand made in accordance with Section 2.01(a).
(bf) If: If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to this Section 2.01 inform(s) in writing the Holders participating in such Registration that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Registration exceeds the number that can be Sold in such offering without being reasonably likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) reduced to the maximum number recommended by the managing underwriter or underwriters, and (ii) allocated first to the Initiating Holders and then to the other Holders, in each case on a pro rata basis in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities each Holder has requested to be included in such Registration; provided that the Initiating Holder may notify CS&L in writing that the Registration Statement is not filed on shall be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event CS&L shall abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement. In the event the Initiating Holder notifies CS&L that such Registration Statement shall be abandoned or withdrawn prior to the Filing Date (if filing of the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Statement, such 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 (irequested a Demand pursuant to Section 2.01(a)), or (ii) . If the Company fails amount of Registrable Securities to file with the Commission a request for acceleration be underwritten has not been limited in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the first sentence of this Section 2.01(e), CS&L and the holders of Common Stock or, if the Registrable Securities Actinclude securities other than Common Stock, within five Trading Days the holders of securities of the date that same class of those securities included in 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 (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more each case, other than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period the Holders (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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event DateOther Holders”), then may include such securities for their own account or for the account of Other Holders in addition such Registration if the underwriter(s) so agree and to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each extent that, in the opinion of such Event Date underwriter(s), the Company shall pay to each Holder an inclusion of such additional amount in cash, as liquidated damages and will not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% adversely affect the offering of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by included in such Holder; and (y) 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 EventRegistration.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, but in no event prior to the effective date of the Reverse Split (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415basis. The Each Registration Statement required 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-3, in which case the Registration shall be on another or any other appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by at least an 85% majority in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. In the event that the Commission does not permit the Company to register in any Registration Statement all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 (or other applicable Commission Guidance or rule adopted by the Commission), the Company shall amend such Registration Statement to register such maximum portion as permitted by SEC Guidance that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold sold, or may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and, without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall submit a request for acceleration of effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on or before the fifth Trading Day following the Commission’s notice to the Company that the Commission will not be reviewing the Registration Statement. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. New York City time on or before the second Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement, 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 in the following order; (1) by the total number of shares underlying the Newbridge Warrants (2) by the total number of the Escrow Shares (3) pro-rata among all other Holders, and 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 first be reduced by Registrable Securities represented by the Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Warrant Shares may already be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by such Holders), and second by Registrable Securities represented by the Conversion Shares (applied, in the case that some Conversion Shares may already be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares held by such Holders). In addition, if the Commission requires any Holder seeking to sell Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and such Investor does not consent in writing to being so named in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total amount of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of such Holder, to such amount as the Commission will permit without requiring such identification.
(b) If: (i) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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))Date, or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by registering for resale all of the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (viv) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable SecuritiesSecurities (subject to the periods set forth in Section 3(k)), for in any such case 10 more than 15 consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 20 calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any 12-month period, (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or ), and (iv) iii), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five fifth Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (viv) the date on which such 10 15 or 15 20 calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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; provided that such Holder (or any successor or assign) is still a beneficial owner of the Preferred Shares, Conversion Shares, Warrants, or Warrant Shares, an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any unregistered Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If Liquidated damages payable by the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after 2 shall be payable on an Event Date and the date payablefirst (1st) Trading Day of each thirty (30) day period following an Event Date, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount provided, however, that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are shall not exceed 18% of the aggregate purchase price paid in fullby the Holders. The parties agree that the Company shall not be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement with respect to any Registrable Securities that the Company was not permitted to include on such Registration Statement due solely to the Commission’s application of Rule 415. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Timberjack Sporting Supplies, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all 100% of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement 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 the such Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Each Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the each Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the each such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”"). The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission.
(b) If: (i) If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if Statement, then the Company files a shall, as necessary, file as soon as reasonably practicable an additional Registration Statement without affording covering the Holder resale by the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a), the Company shall Holders of not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days less than 100% of the date that 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 (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect number of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Barnabus Energy, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all 150% of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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”). The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 20 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 30 calendar days, or 45 calendar days in the event that the reason that such Registration Statement is not effective is the result of the fact that the Company has entered into a merger or strategic acquisition, 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 20 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 20, 30 or 15 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: (x) , then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to 0.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. 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 1518% 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Global National Communications Corp.)
Registration. Devon shall prepare, file (aif not previously filed) On or prior and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective within 45 days after the Filing Date, Closing Date a shelf registration statement and prospectus supplement under the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering Securities Act to permit the resale of the Registrable Securities from time to time, including as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force), under the Securities Act with respect to all of the Registrable Securities for in accordance with the method or methods of disposition thereof (other than an offering Underwritten Offering) as may be reasonably requested by the Selling Holders in writing prior to be made on a continuous basis the filing of the Registration Statement or prospectus supplement, as applicable (the “Registration Statement”). A Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder this Section 2.01 shall be on Form S-3 (except if such appropriate registration form of the Company is not then eligible to register for Commission as shall be selected by Devon; provided that such Registration Statement shall permit the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case accordance with the method or methods of disposition thereof (other than an Underwritten Offering) as may be reasonably requested by the Selling Holders in writing prior to the filing of the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith)Statement. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall Devon will use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement filed pursuant to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the this Section 2.01 to remain continuously effective, including by filing thereofany supplements or amendments thereto, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date when as of which all such Registrable Securities covered are sold by the Holders or cease to be Registrable Securities or (ii) three years from the initial effective date of such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effectprospectus supplement, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders if later (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) If: (i) a . The Registration Statement is not filed on or prior when it becomes effective (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) shall comply in all material respects as to form with all applicable requirements of the Filing Date (if Securities Act and the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity to review Exchange Act and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission state a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or material fact required to be filed hereunder is stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.misleading
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Devon Energy Corp/De)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five seven Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) writing by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 calendar consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five seven Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period 20 calendar days is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) on each such applicable Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.0% 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 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, 2.01.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. 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 1512% 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Focus Enhancements Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities on such Filing Date for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on Form S-1, or if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-1 another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the a Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective (subject to any Allowed Delay under Section 3(j) hereof) under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold 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”); provided, however, the Company may delete from the Registration Statement any securities that may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as provided above. The Company shall request acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement no later than two business days after notice from the Commission that the Registration Statement has been cleared of all comments. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly after the Company receives notification of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement; however, not later than forty-eight hours after the Company confirms effectiveness with the Commission. The Company shall on the Trading Day after the Effective Date, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the amount of Registrable Securities required to be included in the initial Registration Statement shall be limited to not less than 100% of the maximum amount (“Rule 415 Amount”) of Common Stock which may be included in a single Registration Statement without exceeding registration limitations imposed by the Commission pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act. In the event that less than all of the Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement as a result of the limitation described herein, then the Company will (i) initially remove the Warrant Shares from any such Registration Statement (and then the Shares if necessary) to comply with the Rule 415 Amount and (ii) file additional Registration Statements each registering the Rule 415 Amount (each such Registration Statement a “Subsequent Registration Statement”), seriatim, until all of the Registrable Securities have been registered.
(b) If: (i) a If the initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the 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 2.01.0% 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 each Holder for the first thirty calendar day period following such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is curedDate, the Company shall pay increasing to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.02% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderHolder (calculated as if all convertible securities had been fully converted) after the first thirty calendar day period following the Event Date.
(c) The parties agree that (1) the Company shall not be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement with respect to any Warrants or Warrant Shares, (2) in no event shall the Company be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement in excess of 2.0% of the aggregate Subscription Amount of the Holders in any 30-day period and (3) the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement shall be 12% 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 1518% 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 the Event.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Atwood Minerals & Mining CORP.)
Registration. As soon as possible following the Closing Date (a) On or prior to but not later than the Filing Date), the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the an Initial Registration Statement covering for the resale of all or such maximum portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by SEC Guidance (provided that the Company shall 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, the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations D.29) that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except or if such form is not available to the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration shall be on another form appropriate form for such registration in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file including filing with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, Act within five Trading (5) Business Days of the date that 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 be subject to further review, or ) and to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until such date as is the earlier of (iiix) prior to the date when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement is first declared effective have been sold or (y) with respect to such Holder, such time as all Registrable Securities held by such Holder may be sold without any restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the Commission, counsel to the Company fails pursuant to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing written opinion letter, addressed to comments made by the Commission in Company’s transfer agent to such effect (the “Effectiveness Period”). For purposes of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, no Registration Statement shall be considered “effective” with respect of to any Registrable Securities unless such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after lists the receipt Holders of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 as “Selling Stockholders” and includes such other information as is required to be effectivedisclosed with respect to such Holders to permit them to sell their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement, unless any such Holder is not included as a “Selling Stockholder” pursuant to Section 3(m). Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder (including Securities Act Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement (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 or unless otherwise required by SEC Guidance, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares (on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Conversion Shares held by the Holders, to the extent permitted by SEC Guidance) and next by Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders are not permitted to utilize on a pro rata basis based on the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate total number of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then unregistered Warrant Shares held by such HolderHolders, to the extent permitted by SEC Guidance); provided, however, that, prior to any reduction in the number of Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement as set forth in this sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock that are not Registrable Securities and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event which shall not have been cured included on such Registration Statement shall be reduced by up to 100%, if such date) until reduction will permit the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% registration of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any additional Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 EventSecurities.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION" attached hereto as Annex ANNEX A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event"EVENT,” " and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”"EVENT DATE"), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Alternate Energy Corp)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement required 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 the Registration shall be on S-1 or another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder herewith and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by at least a majority in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 2(c) and Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 (assuming the Holder is not then an Affiliate of the Company), 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 Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via 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-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering (and with respect to filing on Form S-1 or other appropriate form, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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, Securities Act Rules 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 Shares (applied, in the case that some Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares held by such Holders). In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least three (3) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’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 the Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-1 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, and to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Commission to declare such registration statement covering the Shares that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended, effective as soon as practicable after the date.
(d) If: (i) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein or the Company subsequently withdraws the filing of the Registration Statement, for reasons other than at the request of the Holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities to withdraw the Registration Statement, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)) as of the filing date), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, within five three (3) Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any more than twenty (20) consecutive calendar days (provided that if the Company is required to file a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement to incorporate the Company’s annual reports or audited financial statements on Form 10-K, such case 10 period may be extended for no more than fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days but no (the “Grace Period”)) or more than an aggregate of 15 forty-five (45) calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 twenty (20) or 15 forty-five (45) calendar day periodperiod plus any Grace Period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as an “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 2.0% of multiplied by the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held shall be 10.0% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such HolderHolder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven five (5) days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 1515.0% 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-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(e) Because Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder as of the date hereof, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-1 and (ii) register such Registrable Securities for resale on Form S-3 promptly after the use of such form becomes available and use its reasonable best efforts to have such registration statement 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Applied Digital Corp.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the offering and resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, or if Rule 415 is not available for offers or sales of the Registrable Securities, for such other means of distribution of Registrable Securities as the Holder may reasonably request (or, at the Holder's option to delay such registration). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 or Form F-3, as applicable (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3S-3 or Form F-3, in which case the Registration shall be on Form S-1 or F-1 or another appropriate form in accordance herewithas shall be selected by the Company upon advice of its counsel). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the HoldersHolder) a section substantially similar to the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than 120 days following the filing thereof (the "Effectiveness Date"), and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act (including the filing of any necessary amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements) until the date which is one year after the Closing Date or such later date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (i) have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and reasonably acceptable to the Company’s 's transfer agent and the affected Holders Holder (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not 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 required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 SB-2 (except if unless the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder Form S-3) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the A.
(b) The Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under by the Securities Act Commission as promptly soon as possible after the filing thereofpracticable and, but in any event not event, no later than the Required Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file including filing with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, Act within five Trading (5) Business Days of after the date that 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 be subject to further reviewreview and the effectiveness of the Registration Statement may be accelerated) and shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holders, or (iiiii) the date that all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement may be sold by non-affiliates without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by 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”). Such Registration Statement shall also cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities.
(c) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the date when such Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement is first declared effective without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by the CommissionSection 3(a) hereof, the Company fails shall not be deemed to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effectivehave satisfied this clause (i)), or (ivii) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before prior to its Required Effectiveness Date or if the Effectiveness Business Day immediately following the Effective Date the Company shall not have filed a “final” prospectus for the Registration Statement with the Commission under Rule 424(b) in accordance with Section 3(b) herein (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such Rule) or (iii) after its Effective Date, without regard for the reason thereunder or (v) after a efforts therefore, such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously be effective and available to the Holders as to all Registrable Securities for to which it is required to be effective, or cover at any time prior to the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, expiration of its Effectiveness Period for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than 20 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period 40 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any consecutive), (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or (ivii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 20 consecutive or 40 Trading Day period (as applicable) is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights available to the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.0% of the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder for Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any Registrable Securities then held by such Holderother remedies available under this Agreement); and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date thereof (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, 2.0equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder for Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement Agreement. The parties agree that the Company will not be liable for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holderliquidated damages under this Section 2(c) in respect of the Warrants or the Warrant Shares. 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 1510% 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum amount of payment to a Holder associated with all Events in the aggregate shall equal 10% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder for Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(d) The Company shall not, from the date hereof until the 60th day following the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities other than pursuant to those certain Registration Rights Agreements, dated on or about July 8, 2005.
(e) Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Holder Questionnaire”). The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any liquidated or other damages under Section 2(c) to any Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at least two Trading Days prior to the Filing Date (subject to the requirements set forth in Section 3(a)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Registration Statements required to be filed hereunder shall cover only the Registrable Securities, but the parties acknowledge that the Company may chose to include, at its option and solely for its convenience, the Registrable Securities on a registration statement with other similar securities, but only if to do so would not adversely affect the Holders.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement required 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-3, in which case the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form Form S-3 in accordance herewith) subject to the provisions of Section 2(e). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such H▇▇▇▇▇’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent 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 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) If: 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-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-1 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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 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 such 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 securities held by any WB Affiliate and the Registrable Securities held by Lead Investor;
b. Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities held by Lead Investor represented by Warrant Shares and Notes Conversion Shares held by each WB Affiliate (on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by Lead Investor and Notes Conversion Shares held by the WB Affiliates); and
c. Third, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities held by the Holders represented by Shares and Notes Shares held by each WB Affiliate (on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares held by such Holders and Notes Shares held by the WB Affiliates). For purposes of this Section 2(c), a separate registration statement (if any) registering securities held by the WB Affiliates filed substantially contemporaneously with a Registration Statement shall be treated as part of such Registration Statement. In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least three (3) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such H▇▇▇▇▇’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-1 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.
(i) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement (excluding Registrable Securities excluded due to Commission cutbacks) , or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to the product of 1.0% of multiplied by the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderHolder on the Event Date. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement shall be 6% 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 1510% 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-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Agreement, the Company shall not be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement as to any Registrable Securities which are not permitted by the Commission to be included in a Registration Statement due to SEC Guidance from the time that it is determined that such Registrable Securities are not permitted to be registered solely due to SEC Guidance until such time as the provisions of this Agreement as to the additional Registration Statements required to be filed hereunder are triggered, in which case the provisions of this Section 2.(c) shall once again apply, if applicable. In such case, the liquidated damages shall be calculated to only apply to the percentage of Registrable Securities which are permitted in accordance with SEC Guidance to be included in such Registration Statement.
(d) If Form S-1 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-1 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-1 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
(e) 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 20 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) , then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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. 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 1512% 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. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if an Event or the continuation of an Event is caused solely as a result of an act or omission by a Holder, the Company shall not be liable to pay liquidated damages to such Holder that otherwise would result on account of such Event or continuation of an Event.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder with the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the HoldersHolders or required by the Commission) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Exhibit B. The Company shall (i) not permit any securities other than the Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration Statement, (ii) use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the (including filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 12dl-2 promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act within five Trading (5) Business Days of the date that 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 be subject to further review) as soon as possible after the filing thereof, or (iii) but in any event prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or and (viii) after a keep such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective under the Securities Act for a period ending on the earliest of (A) two years from the Closing Date, (B) such time as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effectivecovered by such Registration Statement have been sold, or the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period and (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 (ivC) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes termination of clause this Agreement (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event DateEffectiveness Period”), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to Not later than the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a draft Registration Statement covering on Form S-1 relating to the resale by the Holder of all of (or such other number as the Commission will permit) the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415Securities. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders Holder (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(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 Holder 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-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-1 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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 the 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 the Holder; and
ii. Second, the Company shall reduce the Registrable Securities represented by the Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holder on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by the Holder). 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 the 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-1 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) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days ten (10) calendar days, after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders Holder are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day fifteen (15) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders Holder may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0% equal to the product of one percent (1.0%) multiplied by the aggregate purchase price Subscription Amount paid by such the Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement. 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 15% 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. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(e) If Form S-1 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-1 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-1 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Black Cactus Global, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 20 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 20 calendar consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 25 calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “"Event,” " and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period 20 calendar days is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 20 or 15 25 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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. 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 15% 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the applicable Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities (other than in the case of the Registration Statement to be filed under this Section 2(a), the 2007 Make Good Shares and the 2008 Make Good Shares) not 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 initial Registration Statement required hereunder to be filed under this Section shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible filed to register for resale include all of the Registrable Securities (other than the 2007 Make Good Shares and the 2008 Make Good Shares) and all of the shares of Common Stock specified on Form S-3Schedule A attached hereto (collectively, in which case the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith“Shell Shares). The Such Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly soon as possible after the filing thereofbut, but in any event not event, no later than the its Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when which is the earliest of (i) two years after its Effective Date (and for purposes of a Registration Statement contemplated in Section 2(b), Section 2(c), Section 2(d) and/or Section 2(e) hereof, two years after the Effective Date therefore), (ii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holders, or (iii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold without volume restrictions by the Holders 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business 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 used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(b) If all of the Registrable Securities and Shell Shares to be included in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) cannot be so included due to Commission Comments, then the Company shall prepare and file by the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement(s), such number of additional Registration Statements as may be necessary in order to ensure that all Registrable Securities and Shell Shares (other than the 2007 Make Good Shares and 2008 Make Good Shares, unless the 2007 Delivery Date or 2008 Delivery Date, as the case may be, shall have occurred) are covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement. Accordingly, if for example, an initial Registration Statement is filed under Section 2(b) to register shares taken off a Registration Statement filed under Section 2(a) due to Commission Comments and Commission Comments again require shares to be removed for such newly filed Registration Statement under this Section 2(b), then the Company will prepare and file additional Registration Statements until such time as all such required shares are covered by effective Registration Statements. Any Registration Statements to be filed under this Section shall be for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, on Form S-3 (or on such other form appropriate for such purpose). 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" attached hereto as Annex A. The Company shall cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible but, in any event, by its Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Effective Date, the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(c) Promptly following any date on which the Company becomes eligible to use a registration statement on Form S-3 to register Registrable Securities and Shell Shares for resale, the Company shall file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering all such Registrable Securities and Shell Shares (or a post-effective amendment on Form S-3 to the then effective Registration Statement) and shall cause such Registration Statement to be filed by the Filing Date for such Registration Statement and declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible thereafter, but in any event prior to the Effectiveness Date therefore. 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” attached hereto as Annex A. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business 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 used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(d) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of the 2007 Make Good Shares on Form S-3 if the Company is then eligible to utilize such Form (or on such other form appropriate for such purpose) and shall cause such Registration Statement to be filed by the Filing Date for such Registration Statement and declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible thereafter, but in any event prior to the Effectiveness Date therefore. 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” attached hereto as Annex A. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period which is applicable to it. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business 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 used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(e) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of the 2008 Make Good Shares on Form S-3 if the Company is then eligible to utilize such Form (or on such other form appropriate for such purpose) and shall cause such Registration Statement to be filed by the Filing Date for such Registration Statement and declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible thereafter, but in any event prior to the Effectiveness Date therefore. 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” attached hereto as Annex A. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the entire Effectiveness Period which is applicable to it. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business 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 used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(f) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date covering the Registrable Securities required under this Agreement to be included therein (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) hereof, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before prior to its required Effectiveness Date or if by the Effectiveness DateBusiness Day immediately following the Effective Date the Company shall not have filed a “final” prospectus for the Registration Statement with the Commission under Rule 424(b) (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such Rule), or (viii) after a its Effective Date, without regard for the reason thereunder or efforts therefore, such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously be effective and available to the Holders as to all the Registrable Securities for to which it is required to be effective, or cover at any time prior to the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, expiration of its Effectiveness Period for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period 30 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any consecutive) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or (ivii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 30 Trading Day Day-period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cashDate, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price Investment Amount paid by such Holder for Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held Agreement; provided, however, that the total amount of partial liquidated damages payable by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to all Events under this Section in full within seven days after shall be capped at an aggregate of 10% of the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be aggregate Investment Amount paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from Investors under the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in fullPurchase Agreement. 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, except in the case of the first Event Date. In no event will the Company be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement in excess of 1.0% of the aggregate Investment Amount of the Investors in any 30-day period. The Company will not be liable for liquidated damages to the Placement Agent or the Shell Holders under this Agreement with respect to any Placement Agent Warrants, shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any Placement Agent Warrants or Shell Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement as to any Registrable Securities which are not permitted by the Commission to be included in Registration Statements due solely to Commission Comments until the provisions of this Agreement as to the next applicable Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder are triggered, in which case the provisions of this Section 2(f) shall apply, if applicable.
(g) Each Holder and Shell Holder agree to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Holder Questionnaire”). The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder or a Shell Holder in a Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any liquidated or other damages under Section 2(f) to any Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at least two Trading Days prior to the Filing Date (subject to the requirements set forth in Section 3(a)).
(h) In the event that the Company receives Commission Comments limiting the amount of shares of Common Stock which may be included in any such Registration Statement (such number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may include in such Registration Statement in accordance with the Commission Comments, the “Allowable Maximum”), the number of Registrable Securities and Shell Shares sought to be included in any such Registration Statement shall be cutback as follows:
(i) the Shell Shares shall be cutback and removed from such Registration Statement until the aggregate number of all Shell Shares to be included in such Registration Statement equals 30% of the aggregate number of Shell Shares included in such Registration Statement as initially filed, but not more than as needed such that the total number of Registrable Securities plus Shell Shares not so cutback would not exceed the Allowable Maximum (it being understood that such cutbacks will be applied pro rata among the Shell Holders in accordance with each Shell Holder’s portion of the aggregate number of Shell Shares initially sought to be included in such Registration Statement); then
(ii) the Registrable Securities shall be cutback and removed from such Registration Statement until the aggregate number of such Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration Statement equals the Allowable Maximum minus the number of Shell Shares which have not been cutback and removed from such Registration Statement in accordance with Section 2(h)(i) (it being understood that such cutbacks will applied pro rata among the Holders in accordance with each Holder’s portion of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities initially sought to be included in such Registration Statement); then
(iii) in the event that the percentage of Registrable Securities being registered in accordance with Section 2(h)(ii) is less than 30% of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement as initially filed, then (A) notwithstanding the operation of Section 2(h)(i) above, the number of Shell Shares which can be included in such Registration Statement shall equal (1) the product of (x) the percentage (expressed as decimal) of the quotient obtained by dividing the number of Registrable Securities which can be included in such Registration Statement pursuant to the operation of Section 2(h)(ii) by the aggregate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be included in such Registration Statement, as initially filed and (y) the aggregate number of Shell Shares sought to be included in such Registration Statement as initially filed plus (2) the product of (x) the Additional Portion and (y) the Shell Percentage and (B) notwithstanding the operation of Section 2(h)(ii), the number of Registrable Securities which can be included in such Registration Statement shall equal the sum of (1) the number of Registrable Securities which can be included in such Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(h)(ii) and (2) the product of (x) the Additional Portion and (y) the Holders’ Percentage. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the amount of Registrable Securities which can be included in a Registration Statement pursuant to the operation of this Section 2(h)(iii) shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders in accordance with each Holder’s portion of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities initially sought to be included in such Registration Statement and (ii) the amount of Shell Shares which can be included in a Registration Statement pursuant to the operation of this Se
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” in the form attached hereto as Annex A. Subject A, subject to revisions required to comply with written comments from the Commission to the terms of this Agreement, the Registration Statement. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly soon as possible after the filing thereofbut, but in any event not event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is two years after the date that it is declared effective by the Commission or such earlier 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 an opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b) If: (i) a the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before prior to the required Effectiveness Date, or (vii) after a the Effective Date, the Registration Statement is first declared ceases to be effective by and available to the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective Holders as to all Registrable Securities at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month more than twenty Trading Days, or (iii) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on the Nasdaq National Market or another Trading Market for a period of three Trading Days (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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”Days), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.or
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Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Genelabs Technologies Inc /Ca)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”"). The Company shall promptly notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within one Trading Day shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b). The Company shall, within 1 Trading Day of the day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission, file a Form 424(b)(5) with the Commission. After the date hereof, if the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3 for the resale of the Registrable Securities, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to amend or file a new registration statement on Form S-3 for the resale of the Registrable Securities.
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days 10 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days Trading 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 10 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 calendar day period or 15 day Trading 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: (x) , then, on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal 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. 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 1518% 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (American Vantage Companies)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing DateDeadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415415 or, if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of the Registrable Securities, by such other means of distribution of Registrable Securities as the Holders may reasonably specify (the “Initial Registration Statement”). The Initial Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible ineligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate such other form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering) subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by required pursuant to written comments received from the HoldersCommission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” section substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A. Subject A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the terms Commission, or as the Company and the Holders holding no less than a majority of this Agreement, the then outstanding Registrable Securities may mutually agree).
(b) The Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the each Registration Statement to be declared effective under by the Securities Act Commission as promptly soon as possible after practicable and, with respect to the filing thereofInitial Registration Statement, but in any event not no later than the Effectiveness DateDeadline (including filing with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act), and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holders; (ii) the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold by non-affiliates without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by 144, and without the counsel to requirement for the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 or (iii) the expiration of two years from the Effective Date of such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders Registration Statement (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 4:00 P.M. New York City time on a Trading Day. The Company shall promptly notify the Holders via e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto. The Company shall, by 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the first Trading Day after the Effective Date, file a final Prospectus with the Commission, as required by Rule 424(b) and shall provide the Holders with copies of the final Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby. The Company shall promptly inform each Holder in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holder is required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities.
(bc) If: Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire not more than five (i5) Trading Days following the date of this Agreement. At least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement is not filed on or for any registration under this Agreement, the Company will notify each Holder of the information the Company reasonably requires from that Holder other than the information contained in the Selling Shareholder Questionnaire, if any, which shall be completed and delivered to the Company promptly upon request and, in any event, within three (3) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date (if applicable anticipated filing date. Each Holder further agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ has returned to the Company files a Registration Statement without affording completed and signed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire and a response to any reasonable requests for further information as described in the previous sentence. If a Holder the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)of Registrable Securities returns a Selling Shareholder Questionnaire or a request for further information, in either case, after its respective deadline, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are required to name such Holder as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or any pre-effective or post-effective amendment thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in the Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such late Selling Shareholder Questionnaire or request for further information. Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that the information in the Selling Shareholder Questionnaire or request for further information as described in this Section 2(c) will be deemed used by the Company in the preparation of the Registration Statement and hereby consents to have satisfied this clause the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement.
(d) In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i)), or ) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Registrable Securities Acton Form S-3 promptly after such form is available, within five Trading Days of the date provided that the Company is notified (orally or shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that effect until such time as a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to on Form S-3 covering the date when such Registration Statement is first Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement required 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e). The , provided, however, that the Holders acknowledge that the initial Registration Statement required hereunder filed pursuant to this Agreement will be on Form S-1) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by at least 85% in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent 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 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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 subject to the following adjustments:
(i) First, and prior to the inclusion of any Registrable Securities, the Company may include in such Registration Statement other Registrable Securities under which the Company is required to provide registration rights under an agreement that is prior to the date of this Agreement;
(ii) Second, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities other than pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) to the extent such inclusion would reduce the number of Registrable Securities that could otherwise be included; and
(iii) Third, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Clearday Conversion Shares (applied, in the case that some Clearday Conversion Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Clearday Conversion Shares held by such Holders).
(d) If: (i) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any twelve (12) month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to lieu of any other rights rights, remedies or claims the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: law with respect to any Events (x) other than injunctive relief), on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% equal to (regardless of how many Events occur at the same time) one percent of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to Subscription Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement for any Agreement) attributable to those Registrable Securities then held by such Holderthat remain unsold as of the Event Date; provided, no liquidated damages shall be payable with respect to any securities that have ceased to be Registrable Securities. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1518% 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 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-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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Superconductor Technologies Inc)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review; provided, however, that between five and ten Trading Days of the receipt of such "no review" notice, if the Company has failed to file a request for acceleration, then the Company shall only be required, on each such Trading Day, to pay a pro-rata portion of the liquidated damages due on the Event Date, as set forth in this Section 2(b), or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 30 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 60 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 30 or 15 60 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Mpower Holding Corp)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION" attached hereto as Annex ANNEX A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 15 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 25 consecutive days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event"EVENT,” " and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 10 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 15 or 15 25 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”"EVENT DATE"), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01.5% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal 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. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement; provided, however, to the extent that the Registrable Securities may be included in the Existing Shelf Registration Statement on or before the Effectiveness Date, then the Company may include the Registrable Securities on such statement and file a Prospectus supplement thereunder on or before the Filing Date, rather than file a new Registration Statement. In either case, the Registration Statement covering shall cover the resale of all or such maximum portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by SEC Guidance (provided that the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance) that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by Holders of least two-thirds of the HoldersRegistrable Securities) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereofpossible, but in any event not later than prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold sold, or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 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 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 1 Trading Day after such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(b), if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement (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), the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares held by such Holders; provided, however, that, prior to any reduction in the number of Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement as set forth in this sentence, the number of Ordinary Shares set forth on Schedule 6(b) hereto which shall have been included on such Registration Statement shall be reduced by up to 100%.
(b) If: (i) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date, or in the case where the Initial Registration Statement is the Existing Shelf Registration Statement, the Existing Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective and/or the Prospectus is not filed thereunder on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement Statement, or any Prospectus or Prospectus supplement thereunder, without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) as to, in the aggregate among all Holders on a pro-rata basis based on their purchase of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder registering for resale all of the Initial Shares is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) all of the Registrable Securities are not registered for resale pursuant to one or more effective Registration Statements on or before the one (1) year anniversary from the date hereof, or (vi) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case more than 10 consecutive days but no Trading Days or more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period 20 Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause (i) or ), (iv) and (v) the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 10 Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (vvi) the date on which such 10 or 15 day 20 Trading Day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to 1% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement for any unregistered Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement shall be 12% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven business days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 1518% 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-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Vantage Drilling CO)
Registration. (a) 3.1 On or prior to the applicable Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415Securities. The Each Registration Statement required hereunder to be filed under this Agreement shall be filed on Form S-3 S-1 (except or if the Company is not then eligible to register utilize such form of registration, it shall utilize such other available form appropriate for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall such purpose) and contain (except if otherwise directed required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement, other than as to the characterization of any Holder as an underwriter, which shall not occur unless such characterization is consistent with written information provided by the HoldersHolder in the Accredited Investor Questionnaire). Each Registration Statement required to be filed under this Agreement shall be filed on Form S-1 (or if the Company is not then eligible to utilize such form of registration, it shall utilize such other available form appropriate for such purpose) substantially and contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement, other than as to the characterization of any Holder as an underwriter, which shall not occur unless such characterization is consistent with written information provided by the Holder in the Selling Holder Questionnaire) the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the B. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the each Registration Statement required to be filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly soon as possible.
3.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, if the Company receives Commission Comments, and following discussions with and responses to the Commission in which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts and time to cause as many Registrable Securities for as many Holders as possible after to be included in the filing thereof, but Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3.1 without characterizing any Holder as an underwriter unless such characterization is consistent with written information provided by the Holder in any event not later than the Effectiveness DateAccredited Investor Questionnaire (and in such regard uses its reasonable best efforts to cause the Commission to permit the affected Holders or their respective counsel to participate in Commission conversations on such issue together with Company Counsel, and timely conveys relevant information concerning such issue with the affected Holders or their respective counsel) (the day that such discussions and responses are concluded shall be referred to as the “Tolling Date”), the Company is unable to cause the inclusion of all Registrable Securities, then the Company may, following not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holders (i) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities, in each case as the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, that in no event may the Company characterize any Holder as an underwriter unless such characterization is consistent with written information provided by the Holder in the Accredited Investor Questionnaire (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”). Unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require, any cutback imposed pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be allocated first upon the shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued to the Holder, and then among the remaining Registrable Securities of the Holders on a pro rata basis.
3.3 Promptly following any date on which the Company becomes eligible to use a registration statement on Form S-3 to register Registrable Securities for resale, the Company shall file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering all 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 filed by the Filing Date for such Registration Statement and declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible. Such Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement, other than as to the characterization of any Holder as an underwriter, which shall not occur unless such characterization is consistent with written information provided by the Holder in the Selling Holder Questionnaire) the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex B. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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”)Act.
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior The Company’s registration obligations set forth in this Section 2 including its obligations to file Registration Statements, obtain effectiveness of Registration Statements, and maintain the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the continuous effectiveness of Registration Statement covering that have been declared effective shall begin on the resale of date hereof and continue until all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold or may permanently be sold without volume any restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 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 Registration Period”).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall, on or prior to the Filing Date Deadline, prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if the Company files a is not then eligible, on Form S-1) covering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities. Each Registration Statement without affording prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the Holder number of shares of Common Stock equal to the opportunity Required Registration Amount as of date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. Each Registration Statement shall contain the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Company shall use its best efforts to review and comment on have each Registration Statement declared effective by the same SEC as required by Section 3(a)soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline. Prior to the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission furnish a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days draft of the date that 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 (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a the Investor for their review and comment. The Investor shall furnish comments on the Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% within twenty-four (24) hours 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily receipt thereof from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 EventCompany.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Taronis Technologies, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to the terms of this Agreement, the become effective and remain effective as provided herein. The Company shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (a) have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (b) 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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)); provided, however, that if a Holder fails to provide the Company with any information that is required to be provided in the Registration Statement with respect to such Holder pursuant to Section 3(k), then the Filing Date shall be extended until two Trading Days following the date of receipt by the Company of such required information, or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 twenty Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period cases twenty Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any days) in the aggregate during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “"Event,” " and for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 fifteen Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 day periodtwenty Trading Day period is exceeded, 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01% 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 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1518% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Each Registration Statement 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the each Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than on or before the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is two years after the date that such Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission or such earlier date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
(b) If: (i) a any Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a such Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) hereof, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) the Company fails to respond to any comments made by the Commission within ten days after the receipt of such comments, or (iv) after its Effective Date, such Registration Statement ceases to be effective and available to the Holders thereunder as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to relate (whether upon the delivery of an Advice pursuant to Section 6(d) or otherwise) at any time prior to the date when expiration of its Effectiveness Period without being succeeded within fifteen Trading Days by an amendment to such Registration Statement is first or by a subsequent Registration Statement filed with and declared effective by the Commission, or (v) an amendment to a Registration Statement is not filed by the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by with the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within 15 fifteen Trading Days after of the receipt of comments by or notice from Commission's notifying the Commission Company that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (ivvi) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading on the Nasdaq National Market or another Trading Market for a period of three Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days), or (vii) the exercise rights of the Holders pursuant to the Warrants are suspended for any reason, or (viii) any Registration Statement filed or required to shall not be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, or Date (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event"EVENT,” " and for purposes of clause (i), (vii) or (ivviii) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 ten day-period is exceeded, of for purposes of clauses (iv) or (v) the date which such fifteen Trading Day Day-period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (vg) the date on which such 10 or 15 day periodthree Trading Day period is exceeded, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”"EVENT DATE"), then then, in addition to any other rights available to the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable lawHolders: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.01% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement; and (y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date thereof (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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderAgreement. If the Company fails to pay any 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 1518% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(c) If the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 85% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement as a result of the triggering of the anti dilution provisions of the Warrants, then the Company shall file an additional Registration Statement covering the resale of such additional shares or Registrable Securities (as applicable) in accordance with this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall prepare and file a supplement to the appropriate Registration Statement (if permitted for such purpose under the Securities Act) within 5 Trading Days following the issuance of a New Warrant, or (if such supplement is not permitted for such purposes under the Securities Act), a new Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days following the issuance of a New Warrant.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Insignia Systems Inc/Mn)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not 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 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder for such purpose) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by subject to such modification as may be required pursuant to written comments received from the Holdersstaff of the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly soon as possible after the filing thereofbut, but in any event not event, no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is two years after the date that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission or such earlier date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume or other 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement . It is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity to review agreed 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date understood that the Company is notified (orally or in writingshall, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a from time to time, be obligated to file an additional Registration Statement will to cover any Registrable Securities which are not be “reviewed,” or is not subject registered for resale pursuant to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such existing Registration Statement within 15 Trading Days after (e.g., following the receipt of comments by or notice a request from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effectiveHolder, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all whose Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are not permitted to utilize so registered for resale, that the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Holder's Registrable Securities then held by such Holder; and (y) 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 liquidated damages and not as a penalty, 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement be registered for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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 Eventresale).
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Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all 100% of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required 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 the Registration such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder ) and shall contain (except if unless otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holder 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is not subject to further review, ; or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commissionits Effectiveness Date, 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 within 15 Trading Days 30 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, ; or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the by its Effectiveness Date, ; or (v) after the Effectiveness Date, 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, Securities for in any such case 10 consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 15 calendar days during any 12 12-month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause (iii) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day 30 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 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: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to 1.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to outstanding principal of the Purchase Agreement Notes for any Registrable Securities then held by such HolderHolder for the first 30 days (or part thereof) after the 30th or 90th day, as the case may be, and an additional 1.5% for any subsequent 30-day period (or part thereof), thereafter. 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 1518% 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.
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Registration. (a) 2.1 On or prior to the each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415415 (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect). The Each Registration Statement required filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company or such other appropriate form of registration statement as is not then eligible available to register for resale the effect a registration of Registrable Securities and shall contain a Prospectus in such form as to permit the Holders to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect) beginning on Form S-3, in which case the effective date for such Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith)Statement. The Each Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” and “Selling Shareholder” sections attached hereto as Annex A. A and Annex B, respectively; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such H▇▇▇▇▇’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act Act, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until the date when that all Registrable Securities covered by the such Registration Statement (i) have been sold sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) 144 and without the 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 Company’s transfer agent Transfer Agent and the affected Holders and any restrictive legend is removed to permit the delivery of the securities via the facilities of DTC (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 promptly 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). When effective, a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2(a) (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) 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 (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
2.2 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, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with 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, Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation Question 612.09.
2.3 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (band 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 other than Registrable Securities; and
(ii) Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the Strategic Advisor Warrants and the Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Shares, Pre-Funded Warrants, Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, Strategic Advisor Warrants and/or Strategic Advisor Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares, Pre-Funded Warrants, Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, Strategic Advisor Warrants and/or Strategic Advisor Warrant 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 H▇▇▇▇▇’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.
2.4 If: (i) a the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the its Filing Date (if the Company files a the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a)) herein, the Company shall not be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or is will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date when such of a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the CommissionStatement, 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 within 15 Trading Days ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities, subject to be filed hereunder the cutback limitations set forth in Section 2(c) of this Agreement, is not declared effective by the Commission on or before by the Effectiveness DateDate of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, subject to the Company’s right under Section 3(k) of this Agreement, such 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 effectiveincluded in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for in any such case 10 more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days but no or more than an aggregate of 15 fifteen (15) calendar days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days)(any calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” ”, and for purposes of clause clauses (i) or and (iv) ), the date on which such Event occurs, or and for purposes purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, or and for purposes purpose of clause (v) the date on which such 10 ten (10) or 15 fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) , on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0% equal to $1,000 per day of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holderfailure. 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 1518% 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-pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
2.5 [Reserved].
2.6 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 an Underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.
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Sources: Strategic Advisor Agreement (Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc.)
Registration. (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement 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 the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “"Plan of Distribution” " attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the 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 's transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “"Effectiveness Period”").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the 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) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under 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 a Registration Statement will not be “"reviewed,” " or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the date when such Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, 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 within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) 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 10 consecutive days but no more than an aggregate of 15 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 (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 10 or 15 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: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% 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 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, 2.0equal to 3.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. If the Company fails to pay any 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 15% 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 liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (North American Technologies Group Inc /Mi/)