Exhibit 10.2
[Execution Counterpart]
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of April 16, 1998, between AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION,
a Florida corporation (the "Company"), and OZ MASTER FUND, LTD., a Cayman
Islands exempt company (the "Purchaser").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Convertible Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the
Purchaser (the "Purchase Agreement").
The Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
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Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Advice" shall have meaning set forth in Section 3(o).
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common control with
such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control," when used with
respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms of "affiliated," "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share.
"Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Holder" or "Holders" means the holder or holders, as the case may be,
from time to time of Registrable Securities.
"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
"Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
"Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision
thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"Preferred Stock" means the shares of Series I Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company issued to the Purchaser pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement.
"Proceeding" means a material action, claim, suit or investigation.
"Prospectus" means the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the
Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with
respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and all other amendments and
supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all
material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
such Prospectus.
"Registrable Securities" means the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon (i) conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock and (ii) exercise of the
Warrant issued by the Company to the Purchaser; provided, that in order to
account for the fact that the number of shares of Common Stock that are issuable
upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock is determined in part upon the
market price of the Common Stock at the time of conversion, Registrable
Securities shall include (but not be limited to) a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to no less than the sum of (1) one and one-half times the number of
shares of Common Stock into which the applicable series of Preferred Stock are
convertible, assuming such conversion occurred on the particular Closing Date
for such tranches of Preferred Stock and (2) the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise in full of the Warrant described herein, or such
other number of shares of Common Stock as agreed to by the parties to the
Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary,
if the actual number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of
Preferred Stock are convertible exceeds one and one-half times the number of
shares of Common Stock into which the particular series of Preferred Stock are
convertible based upon a computation as at a particular Closing Date, the term
"Registrable Securities" shall be deemed to include such additional shares of
Common Stock. If the number of Registrable Securities exceeds the number of
shares of Common Stock initially registered in respect of any particular tranche
of Preferred Stock based upon the computation on a particular Closing Date, the
Company shall have 10 Trading Days to file an additional Registration Statement
covering all such additional shares of Common Stock.
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"Registration Statement" means the registration statement contemplated
by Section 2(a) (and any additional Registration Statement contemplated in the
definition of Registrable Securities), including (in each case) the Prospectus,
amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus,
including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all
material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
such registration statement.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 158" means Rule 158 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Special Counsel" means any special counsel to the Holders, for which
the Holders will be reimbursed by the Company pursuant to Section 4.
"Trading Day" means (a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on
the Nasdaq National Market or other stock exchange or market on which the Common
Stock has been listed, or (b) if the Common Stock is not listed on the Nasdaq
National Market or any other exchange or market, a day on which the Common Stock
is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board,
or (c) if the Common Stock is not quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day on
which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by
the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or
agency succeeding its functions of reporting prices); provided, in the event
that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted in (a), (b) or (c) above, Trading
Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the state of New York
generally are authorized or required by law or other government actions to
close.
"Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering" means a
registration in connection with which securities of the Company are sold to an
underwriter for reoffering to the public pursuant to an effective registration
statement.
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2. Shelf Registration.
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(a) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, the Company
shall prepare and file with the Commission a "shelf" Registration Statement
covering all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous
basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3
(except if otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Holders of a majority in
interest of the applicable Registrable Securities in accordance herewith or if
the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable
Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another
appropriate form in accordance herewith). The Registration Statement shall
state, to the extent permitted by Rule 416 under the Securities Act, that it
also covers such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may be
required to effect (i) conversion of the Preferred Stock to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar events, or by reason of
changes in the Conversion Price in accordance with the terms of the Certificate
of Designation and (ii) exercise of the Warrant in full to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar events, or by reason of
changes in the Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrant) in accordance with the
terms of the Warrant. The Company shall not permit any securities other than
the Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration Statement and
shall keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the
Securities Act until the date which is three years after the date that such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission or such
earlier date when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to
Rule 144 as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written
opinion letter, addressed to the Company's transfer agent to such effect (the
"Effectiveness Period"); provided, that the Company shall not be deemed to have
used its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement
effective during the Effectiveness Period if it voluntarily takes any action
that would result in the Holders not being able to sell the Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement during the Effectiveness
Period, unless such action is required under applicable law or the Company has
filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement and the
Commission has not declared it effective.
(b) If the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities so
elect, an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement may be effected on no more than two occasions, in the form of an
Underwritten Offering. In such event, and if the managing underwriters advise
the Company and such Holders in writing that in their opinion the amount of
Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering exceeds
the amount of Registrable Securities which can be sold in such Underwritten
Offering, there shall be included in such Underwritten Offering the amount of
such Registrable Securities which in the opinion of such managing underwriters
can be sold, and such amount shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders
proposing to sell Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering.
(c) If any of the Registrable Securities are to be sold in an
Underwritten Offering, the investment banker in interest that will administer
the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities included in such offering upon
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consultation with the Company. No Holder may participate in any Underwritten
Offering hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell its Registrable
Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting agreements approved by the
Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and
executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting
agreements and other documents required under the terms of such arrangements.
3. Registration Procedures.
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In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder,
the Company shall:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission as promptly as practicable a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or such other form agreed to by the Company
and by the Holders of a majority in interest of the applicable Registrable
Securities in connection with an Underwritten Offering hereunder or if the
Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities
on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate
form in accordance herewith) in accordance with the method or methods of
distribution thereof as specified by the Holders (except if otherwise directed
by the Holders), and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided
herein; provided, that not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing
of the Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall, if reasonably
practicable (i) furnish to the Holders, their Special Counsel and any managing
underwriters, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents
(other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will
be subject to the review of such Holders, their Special Counsel and such
managing underwriters, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and
independent certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall
be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to such Holders
and such underwriters, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning
of the Securities Act. If, following review of the Registration Statement or
any amendment thereto prior to filing, a Holder shall determine not to be named
in such Registration Statement or amendment and shall so notify the Company
within three (3) Trading Days from receipt thereof, then the Company shall
delete the name of any such Holder therein.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective as to the
applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and
file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to
register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities;
(ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required
Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to
Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the
Securities Act; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any
comments received from the Commission with respect
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to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and reasonably promptly
provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to
the Commission relating to the Registration Statement; and (iv) comply in all
material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in the
Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold and
Xxxxxxx X.X. Xxxx, Esq. as their Special Counsel (or any other special counsel
to the Holders as shall have been provided in writing to the Company)
immediately (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than five (5) days prior
to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in
writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a
Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies
the Company whether there will be a "review" of such Registration Statement and
whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement and
(C) with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment,
when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any
other Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to
the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of
the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or
the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) if at any time any of
the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement
(including any underwriting agreement) contemplated hereby ceases to be true and
correct in all material respects; (v) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event that makes any statement made
in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or
that requires any revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(d) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of,
or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the
qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(e) If requested by any managing underwriter or the Holders of a
majority in interest of the Registrable Securities to be sold in connection with
an Underwritten Offering, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration
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Statement such information as such managing underwriters and such Holders
reasonably agree should be included therein and (ii) make all required filings
of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as
practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be
incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
provided, that the Company shall not be required to take any action pursuant to
this Section 3(e) that would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, violate
applicable law or be materially detrimental to the business prospects of the
Company.
(f) Furnish to each Holder, their Special Counsel and any managing
underwriters, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration
Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including
those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) reasonably promptly
after the filing of such documents with the Commission.
(g) Promptly deliver to each Holder, their Special Counsel, and any
underwriters, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses
(including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as
such Persons may reasonably request; and the Company hereby consents to the use
of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the
selling Holders and any underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of
the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto.
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its
commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the
selling Holders, any underwriters and their Special Counsel in connection with
the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or
qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as
any Holder or underwriter requests in writing, to keep each such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period
and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to
enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement; provided, that the Company shall not be
required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not
then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to general service
of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or subject
the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so
subject.
(i) In the event of an Underwritten Offering, cooperate with the
Holders and any managing underwriters to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant
to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free of all restrictive
legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations
and registered in such names as any such managing underwriters or Holders may
request at least two Trading Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities.
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(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(vi),
as promptly as practicable, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-
effective amendment, to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the
related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such Prospectus
will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(k) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable
Securities relating to such Registration Statement to be listed on The Nasdaq
National Market and any other securities exchange, quotation system, market or
over-the-counter bulletin board, if any, on which similar securities issued by
the Company are then listed as and when required pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
(l) Enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in
form, scope and substance as is customary in Underwritten Offerings) and take
all such other actions in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by
any managing underwriters and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities being sold, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of
such Registrable Securities, and whether or not an underwriting agreement is
entered into, (i) make such representations and warranties to such Holders and
such underwriters as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in
underwritten public offerings, and confirm the same if and when requested; (ii)
in the case of an Underwritten Offering obtain and deliver copies thereof to the
managing underwriters, if any, of opinions of counsel to the Company and updates
thereof addressed to each such underwriter, in form, scope and substance
reasonably satisfactory to any such managing underwriters and Special Counsel to
the selling Holders covering the matters customarily covered in opinions
requested in Underwritten Offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably
requested by such Special Counsel and underwriters; (iii) immediately prior to
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and, in the case of an
Underwritten Offering, at the time of delivery of any Registrable Securities
sold pursuant thereto, obtain and deliver copies to the Holders and the managing
underwriters, if any, of "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof from the
independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any
other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company
or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and
financial data is, or is required to be, included in the Registration
Statement), addressed to each selling Holder and each of the underwriters, if
any, in form and substance as are customary in connection with Underwritten
Offerings; (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall
contain indemnification provisions and procedures no less favorable to the
selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, than those set forth in Section 6
(or such other provisions and procedures acceptable to the Company, the managing
underwriters, if any, and holders of a majority of Registrable Securities
participating in such Underwritten Offering); and (v) deliver such documents and
certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold, their Special Counsel and any managing
underwriters to evidence the continued validity of the representations and
warranties made pursuant to clause
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3(l)(i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained
in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.
(m) Make available for inspection by the selling Holders, any
representative of such Holders, any underwriter participating in any disposition
of Registrable Securities, and any attorney or accountant retained by such
selling Holders or underwriters, at the offices where normally kept, upon
reasonable notice and during reasonable business hours, all financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors, agents and employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information in each case reasonably
requested by any such Holder, representative, underwriter, attorney or
accountant in connection with the Registration Statement; provided, that any
information that is determined in good faith by the Company in writing to be of
a confidential nature at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept
confidential by such Persons, unless (i) disclosure of such information is
required by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to
inquiries of regulatory authorities; (ii) disclosure of such information, in the
opinion of counsel to such Person, is required by law; (iii) such information
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure
or failure to safeguard by such Person; or (iv) such information becomes
available to such Person from a source other than the Company and such source is
not known by such Person to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with the
Company.
(n) Comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and make generally available to its security
holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 not later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month
period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a
fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which
Registrable Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best
efforts Underwritten Offering and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an
offering, commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company
after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which statement shall
cover said 12-month period, or such shorter periods as is consistent with the
requirements of Rule 158.
(o) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the
Company such information regarding the distribution of such Registrable
Securities as is required by law to be disclosed in the Registration Statement
and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of
any such Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a
reasonable time after receiving such request.
If the Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or
otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall
have the right to require (if such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise
is not required by the Securities Act or any similar Federal statute then in
force) the deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the
time that such reference ceases to be required.
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Each Holder covenants and agrees that (i) it will not sell any
Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until it has received
copies of the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented as contemplated in
Section 3(g) and notice from the Company that such Registration Statement and
any post-effective amendments thereto have become effective as contemplated by
Section 3(c) and (ii) such Purchaser and its officers, directors or Affiliates,
if any, will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act as applicable to them in connection with sales of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities
that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event
of the kind described in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or
3(c)(vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable
Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the
copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement
contemplated by Section 3(j), or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice")
by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in
either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that
are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or
Registration Statement.
4. Registration Expenses.
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(a) All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance
with this Agreement by the Company shall, except as and to the extent specified
in Section 4(b), be borne by the Company whether or not pursuant to an
Underwritten Offering and whether or not the Registration Statement is filed or
becomes effective and whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold
pursuant to the Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in
the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration
and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with
respect to filings required to be made with The Nasdaq National Market and each
other securities exchange or market on which Registrable Securities are required
hereunder to be listed and (B) in compliance with state securities or Blue Sky
laws (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Holders in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the
Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable
Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the managing
underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities may
designate)), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of
printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if
the printing of prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriters, if any,
or by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv)
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability
insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses
of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company
shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual
audit,
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the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the
Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder.
(b) If the Holders require an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the
terms hereof, the Company shall be responsible for all costs, fees and expenses
in connection therewith, except for the fees and disbursements of the
Underwriters (including any underwriting commissions and discounts) and their
legal counsel and accountants, and such other fees and expenses otherwise set
forth in Section 4(a)(i) herein (which shall be borne by the Holders).
Therefore, in such circumstances the Holder shall bear the expenses of the fees
and disbursements of any legal counsel or accounting firm retained by the
underwriters in connection with such Underwritten Offering and the costs of any
determination by the underwriters of the eligibility of the Registrable
Securities for investment under the applicable state securities laws. By way of
illustration which is not intended to diminish from the provisions of Section
4(a), the Holders shall not be responsible for, and the Company shall be
required to pay the fees or disbursements incurred by the Company (including by
its legal counsel and accountants) in connection with, the preparation of a
Registration Statement and related Prospectus for such offering, the maintenance
of such Registration Statement in accordance with the terms hereof, the listing
of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the requirements hereof, and
printing expenses incurred to comply with the requirements hereof.
5. Indemnification.
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(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall,
notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless
each Holder, the officers, directors, agents (including any underwriters
retained by such Holder in connection with the offer and sale of Registrable
Securities), brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable
Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under
a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees of each of
them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable out-of-
pocket costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses
(collectively, "Losses"), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or
relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any
Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent,
but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based
solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the
Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such
information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of
distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved
in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration
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Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the
institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not
jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the directors, officers,
agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the
directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses as
incurred, arising solely out of or based solely upon any untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any
form of prospectus, or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement
thereto or arising solely out of or based solely upon any omission of a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
(in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is
contained in any information regarding such Holder so furnished in writing by
such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration
Statement or such Prospectus and that such information was reasonably relied
upon by the Company for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or
such form of prospectus or to the extent that such information relates to such
Holder or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable
Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of
Prospectus. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be
greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such
Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such
indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall
be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an
"Indemnified Party"), such Indemnified Party promptly shall notify the Person
from whom indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing, and the
Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all
fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that
the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement,
except (and only) to the extent that such failure shall have proximately and
materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party
or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such
fees and expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to
assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named
parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both
such Indemnified Party and the
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Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by
counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were
to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case,
if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it
elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the
Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and
such counsel, which shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party,
shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall
not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its
written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No
Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified
Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional
release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the
subject matter of such Proceeding.
All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable
fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or
preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this
Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within 10 Trading
Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, together with adequate
documentation (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an
Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided, that
the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to
reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially
determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder).
(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a)
or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party because of a failure or refusal
of a governmental authority to enforce such indemnification in accordance with
its terms (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each Indemnifying
Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions,
statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying
Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact,
has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such
Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or
expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent
such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the
indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in
accordance with its terms.
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The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), the Holder shall not be
required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by
which the proceeds actually received by the Holder from the sale of the
Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any
damages that the Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section
are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the
Indemnified Parties.
6. Rule 144.
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The Company shall file the reports required to be filed by it under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner and, if at any time
the Company is not required to file such reports, they will, upon the request of
any Holder, make publicly available other information so long as necessary to
permit sales of its securities pursuant to Rule 144. The Company further
covenants that it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably
request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to
sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within
the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144; provided, that the
Company shall not be obligated to provide an opinion to any Holder regarding the
sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to exemptions provided by Rule 144.
Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a
written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied
with such requirements.
7. Miscellaneous.
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(a) Holdback Agreement. In the event the Company files a registration
statement for an offering of its securities to the public (other than on Form S-
4 or successor form), each Holder agrees, upon receipt of written notice from
the Company, on one occasion during each twelve-month period, to discontinue
sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement for a
period of not longer than sixty (60) days (the "Postponement Period") following
(i) the date of filing of such registration statement or (ii) seven days prior
to the effective date of such registration statement, as notified by the
Company; provided, that notwithstanding such notice, the Holders may continue to
make sales of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement on each
Trading Day during the Postponement Period in an aggregate amount not greater
than ten percent (10%) of the average trading volume of the Company's Common
Stock for the five (5) Trading Days prior to such Trading Day (which amounts may
not be cumulated from day to day but shall expire if not utilized); and
provided,
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further, that if the offering is not a firm commitment underwritten offering,
the Postponement Period shall in any case terminate on the second Trading Day
following the closing of such offering. The Company shall give prompt notice to
all Holders on termination of such Postponement Period, authorizing them to
resume unrestricted sales pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(b) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder,
of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as
the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by
law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each
Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for
any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that
a remedy at law would be adequate.
(c) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor its
subsidiary has, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or its subsidiary,
on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to
its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in
this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set
forth on Schedule 2.1(t) of the Purchase Agreement, neither the Company nor its
subsidiary has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration
rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, without the written consent of the Holders of a
majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, the Company shall not
grant to any Person the right to request the Company to register any securities
of the Company under the Securities Act unless the rights so granted are subject
in all respects to the prior rights in full of the Holders set forth herein, and
are not otherwise in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement.
(d) No Piggyback on Registrations. Neither the Company nor any of its
security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may
include securities of the Company in the Registration Statement other than the
Registrable Securities, and the Company shall not enter into any agreement
providing any such right to any of its security holders, without the consent of
the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities.
(e) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time prior to the third
anniversary hereof there is not an effective Registration Statement and the
Company shall determine to 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 on Form S-4
or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then
equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with
any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall send to each holder of Registrable Securities written notice of such
determination and, if within ten (10) Trading Days after receipt of such
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notice, any such holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include
in such registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities
such holder requests to be registered.
(f) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company
and the Holders of at least two-thirds of the then outstanding Registrable
Securities; provided, that for the purposes of this sentence, Registrable
Securities that are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or an
Affiliate of the Company are not deemed outstanding. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect
to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does not
directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by
Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities to which such
waiver or consent relates; provided, that the provisions of this sentence may
not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the
provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.
(g) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or
deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in this Section prior to 7:00 p.m. (New
York time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the Trading Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in the Purchase Agreement later than 7:00
p.m. (New York time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York time)
on such date, (iii) upon receipt of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such
notice is required to be given.
If to the Company:
Autonomous Technologies Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx, CFO
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Gray, Harris & Xxxxxxxx, P.A.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
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If to the Purchaser:
OZ Management, L.L.C.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx, CFO
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx X.X. Xxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: 212-246-5454
If to any other Person who is then the registered Holder:
To the address of such Holder as it appears in the stock transfer
books of the Company
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same
manner, by such Person.
(h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the
parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not
assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
each Holder. The Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder in the manner and to
the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement.
(i) Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights of the Purchaser
hereunder, including the right to have the Company register for resale
Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be
automatically assignable by the Purchaser to any assignee or transferee of all
or a portion of the shares of Preferred Stock, the Warrant or the Registrable
Securities if: (i) the Purchaser agrees in writing with the transferee or
assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the
Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the Company is,
within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with
written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and
(b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being
transferred or assigned, (iii) following such transfer or assignment the further
disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under
the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, (iv) at or before the
time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this
Section, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement, and (v) such transfer shall
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have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Purchase
Agreement. The rights to assignment shall apply to the Purchaser's (and to
subsequent) successors and assigns.
(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such
signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on
whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect
as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.
(k) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
principles of conflicts of law.
(l) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative
and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(m) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative
means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated
by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and
declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of
such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(n) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(o) Shares Held by The Company and its Affiliates. Whenever the
consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable
Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company or
its Affiliates (other than the Purchaser or transferees or successors or assigns
thereof if such Persons are deemed to be Affiliates solely by reason of their
holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining
whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required
percentage.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By: __________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
________________________
Title: Chairman & CEO
_______________________
OZ MASTER FUND, LTD.
By: OZ MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
as Investment Advisor
By: __________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Och
Title: Managing Member
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