EXHIBIT 4.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of this ___ day of December, 2003 by and among GoAmerica, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the "Investors" named in that
certain Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Investors (as
defined therein), of even date herewith (the "Purchase Agreement").
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any person, any other person which
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, such person.
"Business Day" means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which
banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.
"Common Stock" shall mean the Company's common stock, par value $0.01
per share, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be
reclassified.
"Conversion Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
due conversion of the Notes.
"Interest Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable in payment
of interest under the Notes.
"Investors" shall mean the Investors identified in the Purchase
Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any Investor who is a
subsequent holder of any Notes, Warrants or Registrable Securities.
"Market Price" as of a particular date (the "Valuation Date") shall
mean the following: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed on a national stock
exchange, the closing sale price of one share of Common Stock on such exchange
on the last trading day prior to the Valuation Date; (b) if the Common Stock is
then quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq"), the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board (the "Bulletin
Board") or such similar exchange or association, the closing sale price of one
share of Common Stock on Nasdaq, the Bulletin Board or such other exchange or
association on the last trading day prior to the Valuation Date or, if no such
closing sale price is available, the average of the high bid and the low asked
price quoted thereon on the last trading day prior to the Valuation Date; or (c)
if the Common Stock is not then listed on a national stock exchange or quoted on
Nasdaq, the Bulletin Board or such other exchange or association, the fair
market value of one share of Common Stock as of the Valuation Date, shall be
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company and the
Required Investors.
"Notes" means the Company's 10% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory
Notes issued to the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the form of
which is attached to the Purchase Agreement as Exhibit A.
"Other Shares" means, collectively, (i) any Delayed Filing Shares (as
defined below), (ii) any Additional Delayed Filing Shares (as defined below) and
(iii) any Delayed Effectiveness Shares (as defined below).
"Placement Agent" means Sunrise Securities Corp., its successors,
assigns, employees and directors.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement, 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 such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and
supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all
material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
"Register," "registered" and "registration" refer to a registration
made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in
compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering
of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
"Registrable Securities" shall mean (i) the Shares, (ii) the Warrant
Shares, (iii) the Conversion Shares, (iv) the Interest Shares, (v) any Other
Shares and (vi) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in
exchange for Registrable Securities; provided, that, a security shall cease to
be a Registrable Security upon (A) sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or
Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (B) such security becoming eligible for sale by
the Investors pursuant to Rule 144(k).
"Registration Statement" shall mean any registration statement of the
Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments
and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective
amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such
Registration Statement.
"Required Investors" means the Investors holding a majority of the
Registrable Securities.
"SEC" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement.
"1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Warrants" means, the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock
issued to the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the form of which is
attached to the Purchase Agreement as Exhibit B.
"Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrants.
2. Registration.
(a) Registration Statements.
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(i) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to file with the SEC its audited financial statements for the year
ending December 31, 2003 (the "2003 Financial Statements") as promptly as
practicable. Provided that either the Closing (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement) has occurred or the Purchase Agreement has been terminated in
accordance with its terms, then upon the earlier of (i) five (5) business days
after the date the 2003 Financial Statements are filed with the SEC and (ii)
February 29, 2004 (the earlier of said dates, the "Filing Deadline"), the
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of
registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale
of the Registrable Securities, subject to the Required Investors' consent),
covering the resale of the Registrable Securities in an amount at least equal to
the number of Shares plus the Company's good faith estimate of the number of
Conversion Shares, Interest Shares and Warrant Shares issuable by the Company;
provided, however, that if the sale of Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement
is terminated prior to closing in accordance with the terms of the Purchase
Agreement then the Company shall not be obligated to include the Shares in such
Registration Statement. Such Registration Statement shall include the plan of
distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A. Such Registration Statement also
shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules
promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of
additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends
or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. The Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from each person who now has
piggyback registration rights, other than creditors receiving shares of Common
Stock as described in Schedule 4.3 to the Purchase Agreement ("Creditors") and
the Placement Agent, a waiver of those rights with respect to the Registration
Statement. The Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto,
and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in
accordance with Section 3(c) to the Investors and their counsel prior to its
filing or other submission. If a Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline, the
Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty, in newly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of
Common Stock ("Delayed Filing Shares") in an amount (valued as set forth below)
equal to 3% of the Registrable Securities then owned by such Investor or which
such Investor then has the right to acquire for each 30-day period or pro rata
for any portion thereof following the date by which such Registration Statement
should have been filed for which no Registration Statement is filed with respect
to the Registrable Securities; provided, however, that the aggregate of the
Other Shares shall not exceed more than 12% of the total Registrable Securities
(including any such Other Shares) then owned by such Investor or which such
Investor then has the right to acquire; and, provided, further that the Delayed
Filing Shares shall be valued at the aggregate Market Price of such Delayed
Filing Shares as of the date of their issuance. Such payments shall constitute
the Investors' exclusive remedy for such events; provided, however, that the
Investors shall have the continuing right to seek specific performance of the
Company's obligations hereunder.
(ii) Additional Registrable Securities. Upon the
written demand of any Investor and upon the earlier of (i) any change in the
Warrant Price (as defined in the Warrant) such that additional shares of Common
Stock become issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants, (ii) any increase in
the number of Conversion Shares or Interest Shares issued or issuable under the
Notes, or (iii) the issuance of any Delayed Filing Shares or Delayed
Effectiveness Shares, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one or
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more Registration Statements on Form S-3 or amend the Registration Statement
filed pursuant to clause (i) above, if such Registration Statement has not
previously been declared effective (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the
Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a
registration for resale of such additional shares of Common Stock (the
"Additional Shares"), subject to the Required Investors' consent) covering the
resale of the Additional Shares, but only to the extent the Additional Shares
are not at the time covered by a filed Registration Statement. Such Registration
Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the
rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of
additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends
or similar transactions with respect to the Additional Shares. The Company shall
use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from each person who now has piggyback
registration rights, other than the Creditors and the Placement Agent, a waiver
of those rights with respect to such Registration Statement. The Registration
Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for
acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with
Section 3(c) to the Investors and their counsel prior to its filing or other
submission. If a Registration Statement covering the Additional Shares is
required to be filed under this Section 2(a)(ii) and is not filed with the SEC
within fifteen (15) Business Days of the request of any Investor or within
fifteen (15) days of the occurrence of any of the events specified in this
Section 2(a)(ii), the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in newly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable shares of Common Stock ("Additional Delayed Filing Shares") in an
amount (valued as set forth below) equal to 3% of the Registrable Securities
then owned by such Investor or which such Investor then has the right to acquire
for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by
which such Registration Statement should have been filed for which no
Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Additional Shares; provided,
however, that the aggregate of the Other Shares shall not exceed more than 12%
of the total Registrable Securities (including any such Other Shares) then owned
by such Investor or which such Investor then has the right to acquire; and,
provided, further that the Additional Delayed Filing Shares shall be valued at
the aggregate Market Price of such Additional Delayed Filing Shares as of the
date of their issuance. Such payments shall constitute the Investors' exclusive
remedy for such events; provided, however, that the Investors shall have the
continuing right to seek specific performance of the Company's obligations
hereunder.
(b) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses
associated with each registration, including filing and printing fees, the
Company's counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with
clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities
laws, listing fees, fees and expenses of one counsel to the Investors (subject
to the aggregate $25,000 expense limit specified in the Purchase Agreement) and
the Investors' reasonable expenses in connection with the registration, but
excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers,
dealers, managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to
the Registrable Securities being sold.
(c) Effectiveness.
(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as
practicable. The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or e-mail as
promptly as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours, after
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any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall within two (2)
Business Days provide the Investors with copies of any related Prospectus to be
used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered
thereby. If (A)(x) a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities
is not declared effective by the SEC by April 27, 2004, or (y) a Registration
Statement covering Additional Shares is not declared effective by the SEC within
ninety (90) days following the time such Registration Statement was required to
be filed pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii), or (B) after a Registration Statement has
been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to such
Registration Statement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of
a stop order, or the Company's failure to update the Registration Statement),
but excluding the inability of any Investor to sell the Registrable Securities
covered thereby due to market conditions and except as excused pursuant to
subparagraph (ii) below, then the Company will make pro rata payments to each
Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in newly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock ("Delayed Effectiveness Shares")
in an amount (valued as set forth below) equal to 3% of the Registrable
Securities then owned by such Investor or which such Investor then has the right
to acquire for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following
the date by which such Registration Statement should have been effective (the
"Blackout Period"); provided, however, that the aggregate of the Other Shares
shall not exceed more than 12% of the total Registrable Securities (including
any such Other Shares) then owned by such Investor or which such Investor then
has the right to acquire; and, provided, further that the Delayed Effectiveness
Shares shall be valued at the aggregate Market Price of such Delayed
Effectiveness Shares as of the date of their issuance. Such payments shall
constitute the Investors' exclusive remedy for such events; provided, however,
that the Investors shall have the continuing right to seek specific performance
of the Company's obligations hereunder. The amounts payable as liquidated
damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid monthly within three (3)
Business Days of the last day of each month following the commencement of the
Blackout Period until the termination of the Blackout Period.
(ii) For not more than twenty (20) consecutive days
or for a total of not more than forty-five (45) days in any twelve (12) month
period, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information
concerning the Company, by suspending the use of any Prospectus included in any
registration contemplated by this Section containing such information, the
disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the
Company, in the best interests of the Company (an "Allowed Delay"); provided,
that the Company shall promptly (a) notify the Investors in writing of the
existence of (but in no event, without the prior written consent of an Investor,
shall the Company disclose to such Investor any of the facts or circumstances
regarding) material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b)
advise the Investors in writing to cease all sales under the Registration
Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use commercially reasonable
efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.
(d) Underwritten Offering. If any offering pursuant
to a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof involves an
underwritten offering, the Company shall have the right to select an investment
banker and manager to administer the offering, which investment banker or
manager shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Investors.
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3. Company Obligations. (a) The Company will use commercially
reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in
accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as
expeditiously as possible:
(i) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective
for a period that will terminate upon the earlier of (A) the date on which all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as amended from
time to time, have been sold, and (B) the date on which all Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold pursuant to Rule
144(k);
(ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments
and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the period
specified in Section 3(i) and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and
the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable
Securities covered thereby;
(iii) provide copies to and permit counsel designated
by the Investors to review each Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto no fewer than seven (7) days prior to their filing with the
SEC and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects;
(iv) furnish to the Investors' legal counsel (A)
promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the
SEC, or received by the Company (but not later than two (2) Business Days after
the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one (1) copy
of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary
prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each
letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the
SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in
each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any
thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential
treatment), and (B) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a
preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such
other documents as each Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate
the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor that are
covered by the related Registration Statement;
(iv) in the event the Company selects an underwriter
for the offering, the Company shall enter into and perform its reasonable
obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form,
including, without limitation, customary indemnification and contribution
obligations, with the underwriter of such offering;
(v) if required by the underwriter, or if any
Investor is described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter, the
Company shall furnish, on the effective date of the Registration Statement
(except with respect to clause (A) below) and on the date that Registrable
Securities are delivered to an underwriter, if any, for sale in connection with
the Registration Statement (including any Investor deemed to be an underwriter),
(A) (I) in the case of an underwritten offering, an opinion, dated as of the
closing date of the sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters, from
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independent legal counsel representing the Company for purposes of such
Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in
an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters and the Investors
participating in such underwritten offering or (II) in the case of an "at the
market" offering, an opinion, dated as of or promptly after the effective date
of the Registration Statement to the Investors, from independent legal counsel
representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form,
scope and substance as is customarily given in a public offering, addressed to
the Investors, and (B) a letter, dated as of the effective date of such
Registration Statement and confirmed as of the applicable dates described above,
from the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and
substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to
underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters
(including any Investor deemed to be an underwriter);
(vi) use commercially reasonable efforts to (A)
prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and,
(B) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the
earliest possible moment;
(vii) prior to any public offering of Registrable
Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or
cooperate with the Investors and their counsel in connection with the
registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale
under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the
Investors and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things
necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such jurisdictions of the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition
thereto to (A) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(a)(vii), (B) subject
itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be
so subject but for this Section 3(a)(vii), or (C) file a general consent to
service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(viii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause
all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on
each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which
similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
(ix) immediately notify the Investors, at any time
when a Prospectus relating to Registrable Securities is required to be delivered
under the 1933 Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a
result of which, the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in
effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and at
the request of any such holder, promptly prepare and furnish to such holder a
reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such
Prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus shall not include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
the light of the circumstances then existing; and
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(x) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to
comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act
and the 1934 Act, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to
facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make
available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not
later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement
covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective
date of each Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated
thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection 3(k), "Availability Date" means
the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the
effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth
fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company's fiscal year, "Availability
Date" means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter).
(b) With a view to making available to the Investors
the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or
regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell shares
of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and
agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six months after
such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be resold pursuant to Rule
144(k) or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the
Registrable Securities shall have been resold; (ii) file with the SEC in a
timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the
1934 Act; and (iii) furnish to each Investor upon written request, as long as
such Investor owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act,
(B) a copy of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably
requested in order to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the SEC
that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without
registration.
4. Due Diligence Review; Information. The Company shall make
available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the
Investors, advisors to and representatives of the Investors (who may or may not
be affiliated with the Investors and who are reasonably acceptable to the
Company), any underwriter participating in any disposition of shares of Common
Stock on behalf of the Investors pursuant to a Registration Statement or
amendments or supplements thereto or any blue sky, NASD or other filing, all
financial and other records, all SEC Filings (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement) and other filings with the SEC, and all other corporate documents and
properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such
review, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees, within a
reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by
the Investors or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection
with such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to
all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them),
prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of the
Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the Investors and such
representatives, advisors and underwriters and their respective accountants and
attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the
Company and the accuracy of such Registration Statement.
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As part of such due diligence review, the Company shall not disclose
material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or
representatives of the Investors, unless prior to disclosure of such information
the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information
and provides the Investors, such advisors and representatives with the
opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information
for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an
appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.
5. Obligations of the Investors.
(a) Each Investor shall furnish in writing to the
Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it
and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it,
as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable
Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration
as the Company may reasonably request. At least five (5) Business Days prior to
the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company
shall notify each Investor of the information the Company requires from such
Investor if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities
included in the Registration Statement. An Investor shall provide such
information to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if such Investor elects
to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement.
(b) Each Investor, by its acceptance of the
Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably
requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a
Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company
in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from
such Registration Statement.
(c) In the event the Company, at the request of the
Investors, determines to engage the services of an underwriter, such Investor
agrees to enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting
agreement, in usual and customary form, including, without limitation, customary
indemnification and contribution obligations, with the managing underwriter of
such offering and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to
expedite or facilitate the dispositions of the Registrable Securities.
(d) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any
notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay
pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to
Section 3(j) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such
Registrable Securities, until the Investor's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus filed with the SEC and until any related
post-effective amendment is declared effective and, if so directed by the
Company, the Investor shall deliver to the Company (at the expense of the
Company) or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction)
all copies in the Investor's possession of the Prospectus covering the
Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
(e) No Investor may participate in any third party
underwritten registration hereunder unless it (i) agrees to sell the Registrable
Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements in usual and
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customary form entered into by the Company, (ii) completes and executes all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and
other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting
arrangements, and (iii) agrees to pay its pro rata share of all underwriting
discounts and commissions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Investor shall be
required to make any representations to such underwriter, other than those with
respect to itself and the Registrable Securities owned by it, including its
right to sell the Registrable Securities, and any indemnification in favor of
the underwriter by the Investors shall be several and not joint and limited in
the case of any Investor, to the proceeds received by such Investor from the
sale of its Registrable Securities. The scope of any such indemnification in
favor of an underwriter shall be limited to the same extent as the indemnity
provided in Section 6(b) hereof.
6. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will
indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its officers, directors, members,
employees and agents, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who
controls such Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become
subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or final
prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any
blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for
that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in
any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the
Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application,
document or information herein called a "Blue Sky Application"); (iii) the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iv)
any violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated
under the 1933 Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to
action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration;
or (v) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in
any such Registration in any state where the Company or its agents has
affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake
such registration or qualification on an Investor's behalf (the undertaking of
any underwriter chosen by the Company being attributed to the Company) and will
reimburse such Investor, and each such officer, director or member and each such
controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them
in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in
any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information
furnished by such Investor or any such controlling person in writing
specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus.
(b) Indemnification by the Investors. In connection
with any registration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each Investor
will furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company
reasonably requests concerning the holders of Registrable Securities or the
proposed manner of distribution for use in connection with any Registration
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Statement or Prospectus and agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and
hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its
directors, officers, employees, stockholders and each person who controls the
Company (within the meaning of the 0000 Xxx) against any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting
from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or any
omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary prospectus or amendment or
supplement thereto 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 furnished in writing by such Investor to the
Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus
or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of an
Investor be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds (net of
all expenses paid by such Investor in connection with any claim relating to this
Section 6 and the amount of any damages such Investor has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such
Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any
person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the
indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification
and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any
person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ
separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a)
the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the
indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and
employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable
judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a
conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with
respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying
party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and
provided, further, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as
provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations
hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall
materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such
claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or
expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such
indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the
indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the
claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability
in respect of such claim or litigation.
(d) Contribution. If for any reason the
indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is
unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other
than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of
such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party,
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as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act
shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of
Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net
proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim
relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the
Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
7. Nasdaq Limitation. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Agreement to the contrary, if the issuance of any Other Shares in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement would require the Company to obtain stockholder
approval of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (including
the issuance of the Other Shares and the payment of any related brokerage fees)
pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(i) and such stockholder approval has
not been obtained, the Company shall (i) issue the maximum number of Other
Shares that would not require stockholder approval under such Rule, and (ii) pay
any remaining or subsequently incurred liquidated damages accrued under this
Agreement in cash until such time as the Company has obtained such stockholder
approval, at which time the Company shall be entitled to resume the issuance of
Other Shares.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be
amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required Investors. The
Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein
required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the
written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required
Investors.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications
provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 9.4 of
the Purchase Agreement.
(c) Assignments and Transfers by Investors. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the Investors and their respective successors and assigns. An Investor may
transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more
persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable
Securities by such Investor to such person, provided that such Investor complies
with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to
the Company promptly after such assignment is effected.
(d) Assignments and Transfers by the Company. This
Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or
otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Investors,
provided, however, that the Company may assign its rights and delegate its
duties hereunder to any surviving or successor corporation in connection with a
merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation, or a sale,
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transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets to another corporation, without the prior written consent of the Required
Investors, after notice duly given by the Company to each Investor.
(e) Benefits of the Agreement. The terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than
the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights,
remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
(f) Counterparts; Faxes. This Agreement may be
executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.
(g) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles
used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be
considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
(h) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement
that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall
be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof
prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
(i) Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and
deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other
actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated
hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by
the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a
complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the
parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with
respect to such subject matter.
(k) Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal
laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles
thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County
and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for
the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising
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out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of
process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on
each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for
the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit,
action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto
irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action
or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS
THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their
duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
The Company: GOAMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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The Investors: [Investor signatures]
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Exhibit A
Plan of Distribution
The selling stockholders, which as used herein includes donees,
pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common
stock or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this
prospectus from a selling stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership
distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests in
shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on
which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may
be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices
related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time
of sale, or at negotiated prices.
The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following
methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:
- 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;
- through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging
transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
- 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, 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 prospectus
under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act
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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 also may transfer the shares of common stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein,
the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers
or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the
common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling
stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common
stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling
stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the
common stock offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less
discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling stockholders reserves the
right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in
whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or
through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering. Upon
any exercise of the warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the
exercise price of the warrants.
The selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares
in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act
of 1933, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of
that rule.
The selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents
that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be
"underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any
discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the
shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
Selling stockholders who are "underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11)
of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of
the Securities Act.
To the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the
names of the selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public
offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable
commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in
an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective
amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if
applicable, the common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the
common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale
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or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and
is complied with.
We have advised the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation
rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the
market and to the activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates.
In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented
or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the
purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act. The selling stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates
in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities,
including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities
laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.
We have agreed with the selling stockholders to keep the registration
statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the
earlier of (1) such time as all of the shares covered by this prospectus have
been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with the registration statement
or (2) the date on which the shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the
Securities Act.
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