REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is made
and entered into as of September 21, 2000, among Luminant Worldwide
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and the investors
signatory hereto (each such investor is a "PURCHASER" and all such investors
are, collectively, the "PURCHASERS").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Convertible Debenture
Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof among the Company and the
Purchasers (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT").
The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that
are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such
terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
"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.
"BUSINESS DAY" means 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 or California are authorized or required by law or
other government actions to close.
"CLOSING DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
"DEBENTURES" 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, $.001 par
value, or such securities in to which that such stock shall hereafter be
reclassified.
"EFFECTIVENESS DATE" means, with respect to the initial
Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 90th day following
the Closing Date and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements
which may be required pursuant to Section 3(c), the 90th day following the
date that notice of the requirement to file such additional Registration
Statement is provided.
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"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 the 30th day following the Closing Date
and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be
required pursuant to Section 3(c), the 30th day following the date that
notice of the requirement to file such additional Registration Statement is
provided.
"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.
"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 the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon (i) conversion in full of the Debentures, and (ii) exercise in
full of the Warrants.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means the registration statement and
any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 3(c),
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.
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"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,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"SPECIAL COUNSEL" means one special counsel to the Holders, for
which the Holders will be reimbursed by the Company pursuant to Section 4.
"WARRANTS" shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
2. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall
prepare and file with the Commission a "Shelf" Registration Statement
covering the resale of 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 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) and shall contain (except
if otherwise directed by the Holders) the "Plan of Distribution" attached
hereto as ANNEX A. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as
promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the
Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date
which is two years after the date that such Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission or such earlier date when all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold
or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) (the
"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
(b) The initial Registration Statement required to be filed
hereunder shall include (but not be limited to) a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to no less than the sum of (i) the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise in full of the Warrants, and (ii) 200% of the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion in full of the outstanding
principal amount of the Debentures, assuming all interest is paid in shares
of Common Stock, that the Debentures remain outstanding for three years, and
that such conversion occurred on the Closing Date.
(c) If (a) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior
to its Filing Date (if the Company files such Registration Statement without
affording the Holder the opportunity to review
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and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) hereof, the Company shall
not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (a)), or (b) the Company fails to
file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule
461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Business Days of the
date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is
earlier) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be
"reviewed," or not subject to further review, or (c) a Registration Statement
filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to
its Effectiveness Date, or (d) after a Registration Statement is filed with
and declared effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement ceases
to be effective as to all Registrable Securities to which it is required to
relate at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period
without being succeeded within ten Business Days by an amendment to such
Registration Statement or by a subsequent Registration Statement filed with
and declared effective by the Commission, or (e) the Common Stock shall fail
to be listed for quotation or trading on the Nasdaq National Market,
("Nasdaq") or the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market (each, a "SUBSEQUENT MARKET") for more than five
Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days), or (f) the
conversion or exercise rights of the Holders pursuant to the Debentures or
Warrants, respectively, are suspended for any reason, or (g) an amendment to
a Registration Statement is not filed by the Company with the Commission
within ten Business Days of the Commission's notifying the Company that such
amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared
effective or (h) the Company fails to respond as promptly as reasonably
possible, and in any event within ten Business Days, to any comments received
from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereto (any such failure or breach being referred to as an
"EVENT," and for purposes of clauses (a), (c) and (f) the date on which such
Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (b) the date on which such five
Business Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clauses (d), (g) and (h)
the date which such ten Business Day-period is exceeded, or for purposes of
clause (e) the date on which such five Trading Day-period is exceeded, being
referred to as "EVENT DATE"), then, on the Event Date and on each monthly
anniversary thereof until the Event in question has been cured, the Company
shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as
penalty, equal to 2.0% of the purchase price paid by such Holder on the
Closing Date. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to
this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company
will pay interest thereon at a rate of 18% per annum (or such lesser maximum
amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder,
accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due until such
amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated
damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a pro-rata basis for any
portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event. At the election of the
Holders, any liquidated damages accruing under this Section shall be added to
the principal amount owing under the Debentures then held by the Holder.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the occurrence of an
Event or such other event pursuant to which a Holder shall be entitled to
request that the Company make a cash payment hereunder (each such date, a
"LIQUIDATED DAMAGES DATE"), then, such Holder shall provide Xxxxx Fargo
Business Credit, Inc. notice of such event and, at the sole option of such
Holder, with respect to each Liquidated Damages Date: (i) such liquidated
damages or other payments shall be added to the principal amount outstanding
under the Debentures held by it or (ii) the Company shall, no later than the
third day following the Liquidated Damages Date, deliver to such Holder a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
(A) the amount of such liquidated damages or other payments by (B) the
average of the Per Share Market Values (as defined in the
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Debentures) for the five Trading Days preceding the Liquidated Damages Date
or (iii) the Company shall pay such cash payment in full on the 60th day
following the Liquidated Damages Date. The Company's obligations to deliver
shares of Common Stock pursuant to subsection (ii) of the immediately
preceding sentence shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4(b)(ii) and
(iii) of the Debentures. All overdue payments to be paid in cash hereunder
shall entail a late fee at the rate of 18% per annum (or such lower maximum
amount of interest permitted to be charged under applicable law) (to accrue
daily, from the date such interest is due hereunder through and including the
date of payment), payable in cash.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
In connection with the Company's registration obligations
hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Not less than five Business Days prior to the filing of
each 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, (i)
furnish to the Holders and their Special Counsel 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 and their Special Counsel, 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 conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the
Securities Act. The Company shall not file the Registration Statement or any
such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders
of a majority of the Registrable Securities and their Special Counsel shall
reasonably object, PROVIDED, the Company is notified of such objection no
later than 3 Business Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of
such documents.
(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 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; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably
possible, and in any event within ten Business Days, to any comments
received from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement or
any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible 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.
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(c) File additional Registration Statements if the number of
Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 85% of the number of shares of
Common Stock then registered in all their existing Registration Statements
hereunder.
(d) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold
and their Special Counsel as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the
case of (i)(A) below, not less than five Business Days prior to such filing)
and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later
than one Business 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
(the Company shall provide true and complete copies thereof and all written
responses thereto to each of the Holders); 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 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 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.
(e) Promptly deliver to each Holder and their Special
Counsel, 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. The Company hereby consents to the
use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of
the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto.
(f) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities,
use its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling
Holders 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 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 necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the
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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 subject the Company to any
material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(g) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section
3(d)(vi), 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) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission.
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. 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 and
any Subsequent Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading,
and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws
(including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the
Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the
Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as
requested by the Holders), (ii) printing expenses (including, without
limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and
of printing prospectuses requested by the Holders), (iii) messenger,
telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company and Special Counsel for the Holders and (v) 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, 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, costs of preparation and
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
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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 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 Statement, 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(d)(ii)-(vi), 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(e). 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, 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 determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in
a final judgment not subject to appeal or review) arising solely out of or
based solely upon any 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 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 not misleading to the extent, but
only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in
any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company
specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus
or to the extent that (1) 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
Statement, 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(d)(ii)-(vi), 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(e). 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 shall
promptly 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
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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 it shall be finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not
subject to appeal or further review) 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 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 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 ten Business Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party (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 (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
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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.
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) 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. 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.
(b) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. Neither the Company nor any
of its subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter
into any agreement with respect to its securities that would have the effect
of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise
conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as and to the extent specified
in SCHEDULE 6(b) hereto, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with
respect to any of its securities to any Person.
(c) NO PIGGYBACK ON REGISTRATIONS. Except as and to the
extent specified in SCHEDULE 6(b) hereto, 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
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Statement other than the Registrable Securities, and the Company shall not
after the date hereof enter into any agreement providing any such right to
any of its security holders.
(d) COMPLIANCE. Each 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.
(e) DISCONTINUED DISPOSITION. 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
Sections 3(d)(ii), 3(d)(iii), 3(d)(iv), 3(d)(v) or 3(d)(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(g), 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.
(f) PIGGY-BACK REGISTRATIONS. If at any time during the
Effectiveness Period there is not an effective Registration Statement
covering all of the Registrable Securities 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 written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen days
after receipt of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing,
the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of
such Registrable Securities such holder requests to be registered, subject to
existing commitments of the Company regarding registration rights which are
indicated in SCHEDULE 6(b) hereto.
(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 6:30 p.m.
(New York City time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date
of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile
at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Agreement later than 6:30
p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York
City time) on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date 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.
The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company: Luminant Worldwide Corporation
00000 Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile: No. (000) 000-0000
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
With copies to: Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
0000 X Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
If to a Purchaser: To the address set forth under such Purchaser's
name on the signature pages hereto.
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. Each Holder may assign their respective
rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the
Purchase Agreement.
(i) 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.
(j) GOVERNING LAW. All questions concerning the
construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement
shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of
New York, borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in
any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject
to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding
is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of
process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or
proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect
for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
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that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way
any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
(k) CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. The remedies provided herein are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(l) 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.
(m) HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning hereof.
(n) INDEPENDENT NATURE OF PURCHASERS' OBLIGATIONS AND
RIGHTS. The obligations of each Purchaser hereunder is 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 parties have executed this Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
LUMINANT WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: CEO
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MONTROSE INVESTMENTS LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notice:
Montrose Investments Ltd.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx and Xxx Xxxxxx
With copies to:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 and (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. and Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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STRONG RIVER INVESTMENTS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Attorney-in-fact
Address for Notice:
Strong River Investments, Inc.
x/x Xxxxxxxx-Xxxx 0 Xxxxxx (XXX) Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Cay I, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XXX
With copies to:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 and (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. and Xxxx X.
Xxxxx, Esq.
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ANNEX A
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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:
- ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
- block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal
to facilitate the transaction;
- purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer
for its account;
- an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
- privately negotiated transactions;
- short sales;
- broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a
specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
- a combination of any such methods of sale; and
- any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
The Selling Stockholders may also engage in short sales against the
box, puts and calls and other transactions in securities of the Company or
derivatives of Company securities and may sell or deliver shares in
connection with these trades. The Selling Stockholders may pledge their
shares to their brokers under the margin provisions of customer agreements.
If a Selling Stockholder defaults on a margin loan, the broker may, from time
to time, offer and sell the pledged shares. The Selling Stockholders have
advised the Company that they have not entered into any agreements,
understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers
regarding the sale of their shares other than ordinary course brokerage
arrangements, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in
connection with the proposed sale of shares by the Selling Stockholders.
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Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for
other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive
commissions or discounts 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 and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of
transactions involved.
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 or discounts under the Securities Act.
The Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the
registration of the shares, including fees and disbursements of counsel to
the Selling Stockholders. 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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