EXHIBIT 10.24
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is made and
entered into as of ____________, 2005, by and among Patron Systems, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY") and _____________________________ (the
"PURCHASER").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, dated as
of the date hereof, as amended or supplemented from time to time, including all
documents incorporated by reference therein and all attachments, schedules and
exhibits thereto (the "SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT"), by and between the Company and
the Purchaser, in connection with the issuance by the Company of a 10% junior
convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $______ to the Purchaser
(the "NOTE").
The Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
that are defined in the the Subscription Agreement shall have the
meanings given such terms in such document. As used in this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"COMMON STOCK" means common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value 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.
"FILING DATE" means ________, 2005.
"HOLDER" or "HOLDERS" means the holder or holders, as the case may be,
from time to time of Registrable Securities (including any permitted assignee).
"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).
"PROCEEDING" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
(including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as
a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"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 all (i) shares of Common Stock issued
upon any conversion or exchange of the Note including, without limitation, any
shares of Common Stock underlying securities issued upon any such conversion or
exchange of the Note, (ii) the Warrant Shares and (iii) any shares of Common
Stock issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution,
recapitalization pursuant to anti-dilution provisions or similar event with
respect to the foregoing or in connection with any provisions in the Warrants.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means the registration statements required to
be filed hereunder (which, at the Company's option, may be an existing
registration statement of the Company previously filed with the Commission, but
not declared effective), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and
supplements to the 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 the 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 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.
"RULE 424" means Rule 424 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.
"TRADING DAY" means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a
Trading Market on which it is listed, or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed
on a Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is traded on the
over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if
trades of the Common Stock are not reported by 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 to its functions or reporting prices); provided that in the
event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii)
and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
"TRADING MARKET" means the following markets or exchanges on which the
Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the
American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National
Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or the Over-the-Counter Market.
"WARRANTS" means the Common Stock purchase warrants issued or issuable
to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement including,
without limitation, any
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Investor Warrants, Extension Warrants, Incentive Warrants and/or Penalty
Warrants (as such terms are defined in the Note).
"WARRANT SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants.
2. REGISTRATION.
(a) MANDATORY REGISTRATION. In the event that all of the
Registrable Securities have not been included in a
Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission,
prior to the Filing Date, with the further condition that the
Company has used its best efforts to maintain such
effectiveness, then, in the absence of the foregoing, the
Company shall prepare and file with the Commission, no later
than the Filing Date, 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
SB-1, Form SB-2 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then
eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on
Form SB-1, Form SB-2 or Form S-3, in which case the
Registration shall be on another appropriate form in
accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required
hereunder shall contain the Plan of Distribution, attached
hereto as ANNEX A (which may be modified to respond to
comments, if any, received by the Commission). The Company
shall cause the Registration Statement to 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 and shall use its best
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 pursuant to the
Registration Statement or an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act or (b) may be sold pursuant
to Rule 144(k) (the "EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
(b) PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS RIGHTS. If, at any time during the
Effectiveness Period, 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,
including without limitation, in connection with the
registration of the Company's securities in a Follow-On
Financing, 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
include in such registration statement all of such Registrable
Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) if, at any time after
giving written notice of is intention to register any
securities and prior to the effective date of the registration
statement filed in connection with such registration, the
Company determines for any reason not to proceed with such
registration, the Company shall be relieved of its obligation
to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such
registration, and (ii) in case of a determination by the
Company to delay registration of its securities, the Company
will be permitted to delay the registration of Registrable
Securities for the same period as the delay in registering
such other securities.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. In connection with the Company's registration
obligations hereunder, the Company shall:
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(a) Not less than five (5) business days prior to the filing of
the Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto, furnish to the Holders a
draft of the Registration Statement.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as
may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement
continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable
Securities for the Effectiveness Period; (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; and (iii) respond to
any comments received from the Commission with respect to the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold as
promptly as reasonably possible: (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 the Registration Statement and whenever the
Commission comments in writing on the Registration Statement
(the Company shall upon request provide true and complete
copies thereof and all written responses thereto to each of
the Holders, subject, if appropriate, to the execution of
confidentiality agreements in form acceptable to the Company);
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 during the period of
effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or
supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for
additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the
Commission or any other federal or state governmental
authority 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) 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 (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that
makes the financial statements included in the Registration
Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or 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 best 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) Promptly deliver to each Holder no later than five (5)
business days after the Effectiveness Date, without charge,
two (2) copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including
each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement
thereto (and, upon the request of the Holder such additional
copies as such Persons may reasonably request in
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connection with resales by the Holder of Registrable
Securities). The Company hereby consents to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by the
Holder in connection with the offering and sale of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of
any notice pursuant to SECTION 3(C).
(f) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use
its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the
selling Holders in connection with the registration or
qualification (or exemption from the registration or
qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale
by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder
reasonably requests in writing, to keep such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the
Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or
things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company
shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in
any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject
itself to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it
is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of
process in any such jurisdiction.
(g) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by SECTION
3(C)(V), as promptly as reasonably possible, 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.
(h) Use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission relating to the registration of
the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement or otherwise.
(i) The Company agrees that the Selling Shareholder Questionnaire
attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, satisfies all of the information
required to be provided by each Holder in connection with the
Registration Statement. The Company shall not be required to
include any Holder that does not complete, date and execute a
Selling Shareholder Questionnaire.
(j) The Company shall either (a) cause all the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on
each securities exchange on which securities of the same class
or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if
the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted
under the rules of such exchange, or (b) secure designation
and quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement on the Nasdaq National Market or the
Nasdaq Capital Market, or, (c) if the Company is unsuccessful
in satisfying the preceding clauses (a) or (b), the Company
shall secure the inclusion for quotation on The American Stock
Exchange, Inc. or if it is unable to, the Over The Counter
Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at
least two (2) market makers to register with the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") as such with
respect to such Registrable Securities. The
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Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with
satisfying its obligation under this SECTION 3(J).
(k) The Company covenants that it shall file the reports required
to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC
thereunder so long as any Holder owns any Registrable
Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the Company may delay any such
filing but only pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange
Act, and the Company shall take such further reasonable action
as the Holder may reasonably request (including, without
limitation, promptly obtaining any required legal opinions
from Company counsel necessary to effect the sale of
Registrable Securities under Rule 144 and paying the related
fees and expenses of such counsel), 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 (a) Rule
144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from
time to time, or (b) any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission. Upon the request of any Holder of
Registrable Securities, the Company will deliver to such
Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with
such requirements.
4. REGISTRATION EXPENSES. All fees and expenses incident to the
performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall
be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are
sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, other than fees and
expenses of counsel or any other advisor retained by the Holders and
discounts and commissions with respect to the sale of any Registrable
Securities by the Holders. 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
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading,
and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky
laws), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses
of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing
prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested 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.
5. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall,
notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify
and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents
and employees of it, each Person who controls 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 attorneys' fees)
and expenses (including the cost (including without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses relating
to an Indemnified Party's actions to enforce the provisions of
this SECTION 5) (collectively, "LOSSES"), as incurred, to the
extent 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
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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 (1) such untrue statements or omissions are based
solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished (or in
the case of an omission, not furnished) in writing to the
Company by or on behalf of 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 Statement, such Prospectus or such form of
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being
understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for
this purpose), (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of
the type specified in SECTION 3(C)(II)-(V), the use by such
Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the
Company has notified such Holder in writing that the
Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt
by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in SECTION 6(B), or
(3) the failure of the Holder to deliver a prospectus prior to
the confirmation of a sale. 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 HOLDER. The Holder shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its 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, to the extent arising out of or based upon: (x) the
Holder's failure to comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act or (y) any untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
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 not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the
extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in
any information so furnished (or in the case of an omission,
not furnished) in writing by or on behalf of such Holder to
the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration
Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent that (1)
such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon
information regarding such Holder furnished (or in the case of
an omission, not furnished) in writing to the Company by or on
behalf of 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, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in
any amendment or supplement thereto, or (2) in the case of an
occurrence of an event of the type specified in SECTION
3(C)(II)-(V), the use by such Holder of an outdated or
defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such
Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective
and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice
contemplated in SECTION 6(B), or (3) the failure of the Holder
to deliver a Prospectus prior to the confirmation of a sale.
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 from the sale of the
Registrable Securities sold by it.
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(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 shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is
sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing, and the
Indemnifying Party shall have the right to 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
materially 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; (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 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 the reasonable fees and expenses of one
separate counsel for all Indemnified Parties in any matters related on a factual
basis shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party
shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding affected 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 reasonable 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 ten (10) Trading Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party; PROVIDED, that the Indemnified Party shall promptly
reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses
applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder, determined based upon the relative faults of the
parties.
(d) CONTRIBUTION. If a claim for indemnification under SECTION
5(A) or SECTION 5(B) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party
(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
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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.
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), no Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, except in the case of fraud by
such Holder.
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. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) COMPLIANCE. The Holder covenants and agrees that it will
comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(b) DISCONTINUED DISPOSITION. The 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), 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 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. The Company may provide
appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this
paragraph.
(c) 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
each Holder of the then outstanding Registrable Securities.
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(d) 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 Trading Day following the date of
mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier
service, or (ii) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such
notice is required to be given. The address for such notices
and communications shall be delivered and addressed as set
forth in the Subscription Agreement.
(e) 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 the Holder.
(f) EXECUTION. By execution of the Subscription Agreement, each
Purchaser agrees to all terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement as if such Purchaser had executed this Agreement
directly.
(g) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New York without regard to the conflicts of laws principles
thereof. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably agree that any
suit or proceeding arising directly and/or indirectly pursuant
to or under this Agreement, shall be brought solely in a
federal or state court located in the County of Xxxx, State of
Illinois. By its execution hereof, the parties hereby covenant
and irrevocably submit to the IN PERSONAM jurisdiction of the
federal and state courts located in the County of Xxxx, State
of Illinois and agree that any process in any such action may
be served upon any of them personally, or by certified mail or
registered mail upon them or their agent, return receipt
requested, with the same full force and effect as if
personally served upon them in the County of Kent, State of
Illinois. The parties hereto waive any claim that any such
jurisdiction is not a convenient forum for any such suit or
proceeding and any defense or lack of IN PERSONAM jurisdiction
with respect thereto. In the event of any such action or
proceeding, the party prevailing therein shall be entitled to
payment from the other party hereto of its reasonable counsel
fees and disbursements.
(h) 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 commercially 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.
(i) HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning hereof.
(j) 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
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adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a
breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and
hereby further agree 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.
(k) INDEPENDENT NATURE OF PURCHASERS' OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS. The
obligations of each Purchaser hereunder are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser hereunder,
and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the
performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser
hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement
or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by
any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to
constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in
concert with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser shall be
entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without
limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it
shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as
an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Registration
Rights Agreement, on behalf of the Company as of the date first written above.
PATRON SYSTEMS, INC
By:
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Name:
Title:
SEE OMNIBUS SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASERS' SIGNATURES
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ANNEX A
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The holders of Registrable Securities (the "SELLING STOCKHOLDERS") and
any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to
time, sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange,
market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private
transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling
Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling
shares:
o ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker/dealer solicits purchasers;
o block trades in which the broker/dealer will attempt to sell
the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of
the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
o purchases by a broker/dealer as principal and resale by the
broker/dealer for its account;
o an exchange distribution in accordance with the Rules of the
applicable exchange;
o privately negotiated transactions;
o settlement of short sales;
o broker/dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell
a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per
share;
o a combination of any such methods of sale; and
o any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker/dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for
other brokers/dealers to participate in sales. Broker/dealers may receive
commissions from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker/dealer acts as
agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be
negotiated. The Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions to exceed
what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a
security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them
and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the
pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from
time to time under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this
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prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities
Act of 1933 amending the list of Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee,
transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Stockholders under this
prospectus.
The Selling Stockholders and any broker/dealers or agents that are
involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any
commissions received by such broker/dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders have informed the
Company that it does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or
indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock.
The Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the
registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling
Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
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EXHIBIT A
SELLING STOCKHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE
Patron Systems, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I acknowledge that I am a holder of securities of Patron Systems, Inc.
(the "COMPANY"). I understand that I will be named as a selling stockholder in
the prospectus that forms a part of the registration statement on Form S-1 (or
other applicable form) that the Company will file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the securities I expect to sell. The Company will use the information that I
provide in this Questionnaire to ensure the accuracy of the registration
statement and the prospectus.
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PLEASE ANSWER EVERY QUESTION.
IF THE ANSWER TO ANY QUESTION IS "NONE" OR "NOT
APPLICABLE," PLEASE SO STATE.
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1. NAME. Type or print your name exactly as it should appear in the
Registration Statement.
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2. CONTACT INFORMATION. Provide the address, telephone number and fax
number where you can be reached during business hours.
ADDRESS:
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PHONE:
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FAX:
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3. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY. Describe the nature of any position,
office or other material relationship you have had with the Company
during the past three years.
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4. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. Please indicate or (if applicable) describe
how you are organized.
(a) Are you a NATURAL PERSON? |_| Yes |_| No
(IF SO, PLEASE XXXX THE BOX AND SKIP TO QUESTION 5)
(b) Are you a REPORTING COMPANY under the 1934 Act? |_| Yes |_| No
(IF SO, PLEASE XXXX THE BOX AND SKIP TO QUESTION 5)
(c) Are you a MAJORITY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY of a reporting company under the
1934 Act? |_| Yes |_| No
(IF SO, PLEASE XXXX THE BOX AND SKIP TO QUESTION 5)
(d) Are you a REGISTERED INVESTMENT FUND under the 1940 Act?
(IF SO, PLEASE XXXX THE BOX AND SKIP TO QUESTION 5) |_| Yes |_| No
If you have answered "no" to all of the foregoing questions, please describe:
(i) the exact legal description of your entity (e.g., corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, etc.); (ii) whether the legal entity so described is
managed by another entity and the exact legal description of such entity (repeat
this step until the last entity described is managed by a person or persons,
each of whom is described in any one of (a) through (d) above), (iii) the names
of each person or persons having voting and investment control over the
Company's securities that the entity owns (e.g., director(s), general
partner(s), managing member(s), etc.).
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF ENTITY:
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NAME OF ENTITY(IES) MANAGING SUCH ENTITY (IF ANY):
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NAME OF ENTITY(IES) MANAGING SUCH ENTITY(IES) (IF ANY):
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NAME(S) OF NATURAL PERSONS HAVING VOTING OR INVESTMENT
CONTROL OVER THE SHARES HELD BY SUCH ENTITY(IES):
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5. OWNERSHIP OF THE COMPANY'S SECURITIES. This question covers your
beneficial ownership of the Company's securities. Please consult the
APPENDIX A to this Questionnaire for information as to the meaning of
"beneficial ownership." State the number of shares of the Company's
common stock that you beneficially owned as of the date this
Questionnaire is signed:
NO. OF SHARES OF STOCK ___________________.
6. ACQUISITION OF SHARES. Please describe below the manner in which you
acquired your shares of Common Stock of the Company including, but not
limited to, the date, the name and address of the seller(s), the
purchase price and pursuant to which documents (the "ACQUISITION
DOCUMENTS"). Please forward such documents used to acquire your shares
as provided below.
7. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION. I have reviewed the proposed "Plan of
Distribution" attached to this Registration Rights Agreement as ANNEX
A, and agree that the statements contained therein reflect my intended
method(s) of distribution or, to the extent these statements are
inaccurate or incomplete, I have communicated in writing to one of the
parties listed above my signature on page 6 any changes to the proposed
"Plan of Distribution" that are required to make these statements
accurate and complete. |_|
(PLEASE CHECK THE BOX IF YOU HAVE MADE ANY CHANGES TO APPENDIX B)
8. RELIANCE ON RESPONSES. I acknowledge and agree that the Company and its
legal counsel shall be entitled to rely on my responses in this
Questionnaire in all matters pertaining to the registration statement
and the sale of any shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to
the registration statement.
9. NASD. The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") may
request, in connection with their review of the Registration Statement
and Prospectus under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the
Company inform them of the names of all persons who purchased
securities from the Company, together with any affiliations with the
NASD of such purchasers. In order to aid the Company in responding to
such request, the undersigned furnishes the following information:
PART A: DETERMINATION OF RESTRICTED PERSON STATUS:
PLEASE CHECK ALL APPROPRIATE CATEGORIES.
The undersigned is:
___(i) a broker-dealer;
___(ii) an officer, director, general partner, associated
person1 or employee of a broker-dealer (other than a
limited business broker-dealer)2;
___(iii) an agent of a broker-dealer (other than a limited
business broker-dealer) that is engaged in the
investment banking or securities business;
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1 A person "associated with" a broker-dealer includes any natural person engaged
in the investment banking or securities business who is directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by a broker-dealer, any partner, director, officer or
sole proprietor of a broker-dealer.
2 A limited business broker-dealer is any broker-dealer whose authorization to
engage in the securities business is limited solely to the purchase and sale of
investment company/variable contracts securities and direct participation
program securities.
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___(iv) an immediate family member3 of a person described in
(ii) or (iii) above. Under certain circumstances, if
the undersigned checks this category, he/she/it may
be able to participate in New Issue investments. The
Company may request additional information in order
to determine the eligibility of the undersigned under
this Restricted Person category;
___(v) a finder or any person acting in a fiduciary capacity
to a managing underwriter, including, but not limited
to, attorneys, accountants and financial consultants;
___(vi) a person who has authority to buy or sell securities
for a bank, savings and loan institution, insurance
company, investment company, investment advisor or
collective investment account4 (including a private
investment vehicle such as a hedge fund or an
offshore fund);
___(vii) an immediate family member of a person described in
(v) or (vi) above who materially supports5, or
receives material support from, the undersigned;
___(viii)a person listed or required to be listed in Schedule
A, B or C of a Form BD (other than with respect to a
limited business broker-dealer), except persons whose
listing on Schedule A, B or C is related to a person
identified by an ownership code of less than 10% on
Schedule A;
___(ix) a person that (A) directly or indirectly owns 10% or
more of a public reporting company listed, or
required to be listed, in Schedule A of a Form BD or
(B) directly or indirectly owns 25% or more of a
public reporting company listed, or required to be
listed in Schedule B of a Form BD, in each case (A)
or (B), other than a reporting company that is listed
on a national securities exchange or is traded on the
Nasdaq National Market, or other than with respect to
a limited business broker/dealer;
___(x) an immediate family member of a person described in
(viii) or (ix) above. Under certain circumstances, if
the undersigned places a check next to this category,
he/she/it may be able to participate in New Issue
investments. The Company may request additional
information in order to determine the eligibility of
the undersigned under this Restricted Person
category;
___(xi) any entity (including a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, trust or other entity) in
which any person or persons listed in (i)-(x) above
has a beneficial interest6; or
___ None of the above categories apply and the
undersigned is eligible to participate in New Issue
securities.
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3 The term "Immediate family" includes the lnvestor's: (i) parents, (ii)
mother-in-law or father-in-law. (iii) husband or wife, (iv) brother or sister,
(v) brother-in-law or sister-in-law, (vi) son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii)
children, and (viii) any other person who is supported, directly or indirectly,
to a material extent by an officer, director, general partner, employee, agent
of a broker-dealer or person associated with a broker-dealer.
4 A "collective investment account" is any hedge fund, investment corporation,
or any other collective investment vehicle that is engaged primarily in the
purchase and/or sale of securities. investment clubs (groups of individuals who
pool their money to invest in stock or other securities and who are collectively
responsible for making investment decisions) and family investment vehicles
(legal entities that are beneficially owned solely by immediate family members
(as defined above)) are NOT considered collective investment accounts.
5 The term "material" support" means directly or indirectly providing more than
25% of a person's income in the prior calendar year or living in the same
household with a member of one's Immediate family.
6 The term `beneficial interest" means any economic interest such as the right
to share in gains or losses. The receipt of a management or performance based
fee for operating a collective investment account, or other fee for acting in a
fiduciary capacity, is NOT considered a beneficial interest in the account;
however, if such fee is subsequently invested into the account (as a deferred
fee arrangement or otherwise), it is considered a beneficial interest in that
account.
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PART B: DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTED ENTITY STATUS:
The undersigned is:
___(i) a publicly-traded entity (other than a broker-dealer
or an affiliate of a broker-dealer, where such
broker-dealer is authorized to engage in the public
offering of New Issues either as a selling group
member or underwriter) that is listed on a national
securities exchange or traded on the Nasdaq National
Market or is a foreign issuer whose securities meet
the quantitative designation criteria for listing on
a national securities exchange or trading on the
Nasdaq National Market;
____(ii) an investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended;
____(iii)a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, trust or any other entity (including a
private investment vehicle such as a hedge fund or an
offshore fund, or a broker-dealer organized as an
investment partnership) and
(A) the beneficial interests of Restricted
Persons do not exceed in the aggregate 10%
of such entity; or
(B) such entity limits participation by
Restricted Persons to not more than 10% of
the profits and losses of New Issues;
___(iv) an investment company organized under the laws of a
foreign jurisdiction and
(A) the investment company is listed on a
foreign exchange or authorized for sale to
the public by a foreign regulatory
authority; and
(B) no person owning more than 5% of the shares
of the investment company is a Restricted
Person;
___(v) (A) an employee benefits plan under the U.S. Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,
that is qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"CODE") and such plan is not sponsored solely by a
broker-dealer, (B) a state or municipal government
benefits plan that is subject to state and/or
municipal regulation or (C) a church plan under
Section 414(e) of the Code;
___(vi) a tax exempt charitable organization under Section
501(c)(3) of the Code;
___(vii) a common trust fund or similar fund as described in
Section 3(a)(12)(A)(iii) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company
(A) has investments from 1,000 or more accounts,
AND
(B) does not limit beneficial interests in the
Company principally to trust accounts of
Restricted Persons; or
___(viii)an insurance company general, separate or investment
account, and
(A) the account is funded by premiums from 1,000
or more policyholders, or, if a general
account, the insurance company has 1,000 or
more policyholders, AND
(B) the insurance company does not limit the
policyholders whose premiums are used to
fund the account principally to Restricted
Persons, or, if a general account, the
insurance company does not limit its
policyholders principally to Restricted
Persons.
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Please acknowledge that your answers to the foregoing questions are
true and correct to the best of your information and belief by signing and
dating this Questionnaire where indicated below. Please return the completed
executed questionnaire VIA FAX to _____________________
_________________________________ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
If at any time you discover that your answer to any question was
inaccurate, or if any event occurring after your completion hereof would require
a change in your answer to any questions, please immediately contact
Date: , 200
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(PRINT NAME OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER)
By:
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(SIGNATURE)
Name:
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(PRINT NAME)
Title:
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APPENDIX A
1. DEFINITION OF "BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP"
(a) A "Beneficial Owner" of a security includes any person who,
directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement,
understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares:
(1) Voting power which includes the power to vote, or to
direct the voting of, such security; and/or
(2) Investment power which includes the power to dispose,
or direct the disposition of, such security.
Please note that EITHER voting power OR investment power, OR
both, is sufficient for you to be considered the beneficial
owner of shares.
(b) Any person who, directly or indirectly, creates or uses a
trust, proxy, power of attorney, pooling arrangement or any
other contract, arrangement or device with the purpose or
effect of divesting such person of beneficial ownership of a
security or preventing the vesting of such beneficial
ownership as part of a plan or scheme to evade the reporting
requirements of the federal securities acts shall be deemed to
be the beneficial owner of such security.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), a person is
deemed to be the "beneficial owner" of a security, if that
person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such
security within 60 days, including but not limited to any
right to acquire: (A) through the exercise of any option,
warrant or right; (B) through the conversion of a security;
(C) pursuant to the power to revoke a trust, discretionary
account or similar arrangement; or (D) pursuant to the
automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or
similar arrangement; provided, however, any person who
acquires a security or power specified in paragraphs (A), (B)
or (C) above, with the purpose or effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer, or in connection with
or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or
effect, immediately upon such acquisition shall be deemed to
be the beneficial owner of the securities which may be
acquired through the exercise or conversion of such security
or power.
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