Exhibit 10.13
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of the 18th day of January, 1999,
between AMRO INTERNATIONAL, S.A., a Panama corporation, ("Holder"), and SkyLynx
Communications, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of
Colorado (the "Company").
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Holder is purchasing from the Company, pursuant to a Convertible
Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof (the
"Purchase Agreement"), 600 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,
15,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock and a Warrant to purchase up to
120,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock (terms not defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Holder the registration
rights set forth herein with respect to the shares of Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and issuable upon conversion of or as
dividends upon the Convertible Preferred and upon exercise of the Warrants
(hereinafter referred to as the "Stock" or "Securities" of the Company).
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
Section 1. Registrable Securities. As used herein the term
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"Registrable Security" means the Securities and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Xxxxx & Xxxxx Warrant to purchase up to 50,000
shares of Common Stock, until (i) the Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the Commission, and all Securities have been disposed of pursuant
to the Registration Statement, (ii) all Securities have been sold under
circumstances under which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any
similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act ("Rule 144") are met,
(iii) all Securities have been otherwise transferred to holders who may trade
such Securities without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company
has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such
Securities not bearing a restrictive legend or (iv) such time as, in the opinion
of counsel to the Company, all Securities may be sold without any time, volume
or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in
effect) under the Securities Act. The term "Registrable Securities" means any
and/or all of the securities falling within the foregoing definition of a
"Registrable Security." In the event of any merger, reorganization,
consolidation, recapitalization or other change in corporate structure affecting
the Common Stock, such adjustment shall be deemed to be made in the definition
of "Registrable Security" as is appropriate in order to prevent any dilution or
enlargement of the rights granted pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 2. Restrictions on Transfer. The Holder acknowledges and
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understands that prior to the registration of the Securities as provided herein,
the Securities are "restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144 promulgated
under the Act. The Holder understands that no disposition or transfer of the
Securities may be made by Holder in the absence of (i) an opinion of counsel to
the Holder that such transfer may be made without registration under the
Securities Act or (ii) such registration.
With a view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144
under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the
Commission that may at any time permit the Holder to sell securities of the
Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:
(a) comply with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 144;
and
(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and
other documents required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) under the Exchange Act; and, if at any time it is not required to file
such reports but in the past had been required to or did file such reports, it
will, upon the request of any Holder, make available other information as
required by, and so long as necessary to permit sales of, its Registrable
Securities pursuant to Rule 144.
Section 3. Registration Rights With Respect to the Securities.
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(a) The Company agrees that it will prepare and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") a registration statement (on
Form S-1 or SB-2, or other appropriate registration statement) under the
Securities Act (the "Registration Statement"), at the sole expense of the
Company (except as provided in Section 3(c) hereof), in respect of all holders
of Securities, so as to permit a public offering and resale of the Securities
under the Act. Such Registration Statement shall be filed no later than April
15, 1999 except as provide by Section 3(f) hereof.
The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement to become effective within ninety (90) days from the filing date, or,
if earlier, within five (5) days of SEC clearance to request acceleration of
effectiveness. The number of shares designated in the Registration Statement to
be registered shall include all 15,000 shares of Common Stock issued at Closing,
the Warrant Shares and the number of shares of Common Stock which would be
issued upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred assuming a Market Price of
$.50 per share of Common Stock, and as many shares as the Company reasonably
estimates it may issue as dividends upon the Convertible Preferred, and shall
include appropriate language regarding reliance upon Rule 416 to the extent
permitted by the Commission. The Company will notify Holder of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement within one Trading Day of such
event.
(b) The Company will maintain the Registration Statement or
post-effective amendment filed under this Section 3 hereof effective under the
Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that none of the Convertible
Preferred, the Warrants or the Securities are or may become issued and
outstanding, (ii) the date that all of the Securities have been sold pursuant to
the Registration Statement, (iii) the date the holders thereof receive an
opinion of counsel to the Company, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Holder, that the Securities may be sold under the provisions of Rule 144
without limitation as to volume, (iv) all Securities have been otherwise
transferred to holders who may trade such shares without restriction under the
Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other
evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend, or
(v) all Securities may be sold without any time, volume or manner limitations
pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any similar provision then in effect under the
Securities Act in the opinion of counsel to the Company, which counsel shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Holder (the "Effectiveness Period").
(c) All fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses and costs
incurred by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement under subparagraph 3(a) and in complying with applicable
securities and Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, all attorneys' fees
of the Company) shall be borne by the Company. The Holder shall bear the cost
of underwriting and/or brokerage discounts, fees and commissions, if any,
applicable to the Securities being registered and the fees and expenses of its
counsel. The Holder and its counsel shall be provided with and shall have a
reasonable period, not to exceed three (3) Trading Days, to review the proposed
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, prior to filing with the
Commission, and the Company shall provide each Holder with copies of any comment
letters received from the Commission with respect thereto within two (2) Trading
Days of receipt thereof. The Company shall make reasonably available for
inspection by each Holder, any underwriter participating in any disposition
pursuant to the Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other
agent retained by such Holder or any such underwriter all relevant financial and
other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and
its subsidiaries, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to
supply all information reasonably requested by such Holder or any such
underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with the Registration
Statement, in each case, as is customary for similar due diligence examinations;
provided, however, that all records, information and documents that are
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designated in writing by the Company, in good faith, as confidential,
proprietary or containing any material non-public information shall be kept
confidential by such Holder and any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or
agent (pursuant to an appropriate confidentiality agreement in the case of any
such Holder or agent), unless such disclosure is made pursuant to judicial
process in a court proceeding (after first giving the Company an opportunity
promptly to seek a protective order or otherwise limit the scope of the
information sought to be
disclosed) or is required by law, or such records, information or documents
become available to the public generally or through a third party not in
violation of an accompanying obligation of confidentiality; and provided further
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that, if the foregoing inspection and information gathering would otherwise
disrupt the Company's conduct of its business, such inspection and information
gathering shall, to the maximum extent possible, be coordinated on behalf of the
Holder and the other parties entitled thereto by one firm of counsel designated
by and on behalf of the Holder and other parties. The Company shall qualify any
of the securities for sale in such states as such Holder reasonably designates
and shall furnish indemnification in the manner provided in Section 6 hereof.
However, the Company shall not be required to qualify in any state which will
require an escrow or other restriction relating to the Company and/or its
affiliates or the sellers, or which will require the Company to qualify to do
business in such state or require the Company to file therein any general
consent to service of process. The Company at its expense will supply the Holder
with copies of the Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein
and other related documents in such quantities as may be reasonably requested by
the Holder.
(d) The Company shall not be required by this Section 3 to
include the Holder's Securities in any Registration Statement which is to be
filed if, in the opinion of counsel for both the Holder and the Company (or,
should they not agree, in the opinion of another counsel experienced in
securities law matters acceptable to counsel for the Holder and the Company) the
proposed offering or other transfer as to which such registration is requested
is exempt from applicable federal and state securities laws and would result in
all purchasers or transferees obtaining securities which are not "restricted
securities", as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
(e) Subject to the provisions of Section 3(f) below, in the event
that (i) the Registration Statement to be filed by the Company pursuant to
Section 3(a) above is not filed with the Commission by April 15, 1999, (ii) the
Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission within ninety
(90) days from the filing date or (iii) the Registration Statement is not
maintained as effective by the Company for the period set forth in Section 3(b)
above (each a "Registration Default") then the Company will pay Holder (pro
rated on a daily basis), as liquidated damages for such failure and not as a
penalty two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate market value of shares of Common
Stock purchased from the Company (including the Conversion Shares which would be
issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred on any date of
determination) and held by the Holder for every month or portion thereof
thereafter until the Registration Statement has been filed, and in the event of
late effectiveness (in case of clause (ii) above) or lapsed effectiveness (in
the case of clause (iii) above), two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate market
value of shares of Common Stock purchased from the Company (including the
Conversion Shares which would be issuable upon conversion of the Convertible
Preferred on any date of determination) and held by the Holder for every month
or portion thereof thereafter (regardless of whether one or more such
Registration Defaults are then in existence) until the Registration Statement
has been declared effective. Such payment of the liquidated damages shall be
made to the Holder in cash, within
five (5) calendar days of demand, provided, however, that the payment of such
liquidated damages shall not relieve the Company from its obligations to
register the Securities pursuant to this Section. The market value of the Common
Stock for this purpose shall be the closing price (or last trade, if so
reported) on the Principal Market for each day during such Registration Default.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a failure to maintain
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the ability of a Holder to
use the Registration Statement to effect resales of Securities during the period
after 45 days and within 90 days from the end of the Company's fiscal year
resulting solely from the need to update the Company's financial statements
contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall not
constitute a Registration Default and shall not trigger the accrual of
liquidated damages hereunder.
If the Company does not remit the damages to the Holder as set
forth above, the Company will pay the Holder reasonable costs of collection,
including attorneys fees, in addition to the liquidated damages. The
registration of the Securities pursuant to this provision shall not affect or
limit Holder's other rights or remedies as set forth in this Agreement.
(f) No provision contained herein shall preclude the Company from
selling securities pursuant to any Registration Statement in which it is
required to include Securities pursuant to this Section 3. It is the
understanding of the Holder that the Company may undertake a firm commitment
underwritten public offering through one or more of Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (and/or another investment banking firm of comparable size) (the
"Public Offering"). In the event that the registration statement for the Public
Offering is filed on or before April 15, 1999 (which may be extended to no later
than May 15, 1999 by the managing underwriter of the Public Offering), then
Holder agrees that in lieu of the Registration Statement required by this
Agreement, the Company may include Holder's Registrable Securities as a selling
securityholder in the Public Offering registration statement, but not as part of
the underwritten offering. The Public Offering registration statement will be
kept effective (at least as to Holder's Registrable Securities) for the period
otherwise required herein. Holder shall agree to such "lockup" as may be
required by the underwriters of the Public Offering, provided that under no
circumstances shall Holder be required to agree to any lockup of more than 75%
of its Registrable Securities (allocated proportionately among the Common Stock,
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares), and as to such locked-up Registrable
Securities, such lock-up shall not exceed 180 days from the effective date of
the Public Offering registration statement. If the Public Offering is abandoned,
or the underwriters of the Public Offering require a lock-up from Holder which
is more severe than that set forth above, then the Company shall again be
obligated to file the Registration Statement called for by this Agreement for
Holder's benefit, and shall so file within 15 business days of such event. No
late filing or late registration penalties set forth in Section 3(e) shall
accrue during any period when the Public Offering registration statement is on
file and not withdrawn or abandoned, provided that the lock-up provisions
relating to Holder are as set forth in this subsection.
(g) If at any time or from time to time after the effective date
of the Registration Statement, the Company notifies the Holder in writing of the
existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined in Section 3(h) below), the
Holder shall not offer or sell any Securities or engage in any other transaction
involving or relating to Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with
respect to a Potential Material Event until such Holder receives written notice
from the Company that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to
the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event; provided,
however, that the Company may not so suspend the right to such holders of
Securities for more than twenty (20) days in the aggregate (or such greater
period, not to exceed 90 days in the aggregate, as may be required to prepare
and file audited financial statements of a company or business acquired) during
any twelve month period, during the periods the Registration Statement is
required to be in effect. If a Potential Material Event shall occur prior to the
date the Registration Statement is filed, then the Company's obligation to file
the Registration Statement shall be delayed without penalty for not more than
twenty (20) days (or such greater period, not to exceed 90 days in the
aggregate, as may be required to prepare and file audited financial statements
of a company or business acquired). The Company must give Holder notice in
writing at least two (2) Trading Days prior to the first day of the blackout
period.
(h) "Potential Material Event" means any of the following: (a)
the possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in
a registration statement, as determined in good faith by the Chief Executive
Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such
information in the Registration Statement would be detrimental to the business
and affairs of the Company; or (b) any material engagement or activity by the
Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Chief Executive
Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by
disclosure in a registration statement at such time, which determination shall
be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Chief Executive Officer or
the Board of Directors of the Company that the Registration Statement would be
materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information.
Section 4. Cooperation with Company. Holder will cooperate with the
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Company in all respects in connection with this Agreement, including timely
supplying all information reasonably requested by the Company (which shall
include all information regarding the Holder and proposed manner of sale of the
Registrable Securities required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement)
and executing and returning all documents reasonably requested in connection
with the registration and sale of the Registrable Securities and entering into
and performing its obligations under any underwriting agreement, if the offering
is an underwritten offering, in usual and customary form, with the managing
underwriter or underwriters of such underwritten offering. Nothing in this
Agreement shall obligate the Holder to consent to be named as an underwriter in
the Registration Statement. The obligation of the Company to register the
Registrable Securities shall be absolute and unconditional as to
those Securities which the Commission will permit to be registered without
naming the Holder as an underwriter.
Section 5. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company
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is required by any of the provisions of this Agreement to effect the
registration of any of the Registrable Securities under the Act, the Company
shall (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), as expeditiously as
possible, subject to the Holder's assistance and cooperation as reasonably
required:
(a) (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective and
to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the sale or other
disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement whenever
the Holder of such Registrable Securities shall desire to sell or otherwise
dispose of the same (including prospectus supplements with respect to the sales
of securities from time to time in connection with a registration statement
pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Act) and (ii) take all lawful action
such that each of (A) the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does
not, when it becomes effective, 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, not misleading and (B) the Prospectus forming part
of the Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, does not
at any time during the Registration Period 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, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(b) (i) prior to the filing with the Commission of any
Registration Statement (including any amendments thereto) and the distribution
or delivery of any prospectus (including any supplements thereto), provide draft
copies thereof to the Holder and reflect in such documents all such comments as
the Holder (and its counsel) reasonably may propose respecting the Selling
Shareholders and Plan of Distribution sections (or equivalents) and (ii) furnish
to each Holder such numbers of copies of a prospectus including a preliminary
prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any prospectus, as applicable, in
conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents, as Holder
may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other
disposition of the securities owned by such Holder;
(c) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by
the Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Holder shall reasonably request (subject to the limitations
set forth in Section 3(d) above), and do any and all other acts and things which
may be necessary or advisable to enable Holder to consummate the public sale or
other disposition in such jurisdiction of the securities owned by
Holder, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to
qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it
is not so qualified or to file therein any general consent to service of
process;
(d) list such Registrable Securities on the OTC Bulletin Board,
if required, or the American Stock Exchange, other national securities exchange,
the NASDAQ National Market or the NASDAQ Small-Cap Market, on which the Common
Stock of the Company is then listed, if the listing of such Registrable
Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or NASDAQ;
(e) notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto covered
by the Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Act, of the
happening of any event of which it has knowledge as a result of which the
prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes
an untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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 the Company
shall prepare and file a curative amendment under Section 5(a) as quickly as
commercially possible;
(f) as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event, notify each Holder who holds Registrable Securities being sold (or, in
the event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order or other suspension of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement at the earliest possible time and
take all lawful action to effect the withdrawal, recession or removal of such
stop order or other suspension;
(g) cooperate with the Holder to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be
offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such certificates for
the Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
may be, as the Holder reasonably may request and registered in such names as the
Holder may request; and, within three Trading Days after a Registration
Statement which includes Registrable Securities is declared effective by the
Commission, deliver and cause legal counsel selected by the Company to deliver
to the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities (with copies to the Holder
whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) an
appropriate instruction and, to the extent necessary, an opinion of such
counsel;
(h) take all such other lawful actions reasonably necessary to
expedite and facilitate the disposition by the Holder of their Registrable
Securities in accordance with the intended methods therefor provided in the
prospectus which are customary for issuers to perform under the circumstances;
(i) in the event of an underwritten offering, promptly include or
incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement such information as the managers reasonably agree should
be included therein and to which the Company does not reasonably object and make
all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
as soon as practicable after it is notified of the matters to be included or
incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(j) maintain a transfer agent and registrar for its Common Stock.
Section 6. Indemnification.
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(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder
and each person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of the
Securities Act ("Distributing Holder") against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement,
include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and
investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees), to which the Distributing
Holder may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any related
preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or
arise out of or are based upon 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; provided, however, that the Company will not
be liable in any such case 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 made in the Registration Statement,
preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in
reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the
Company by the Distributing Holder, specifically for use in the preparation
thereof. This Section 6(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Distributing
Holder with respect to any person asserting such loss, claim, damage or
liability who purchased the Registrable Securities which are the subject thereof
if the Distributing Holder failed to send or give (in violation of the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) a copy of
the prospectus contained in such Registration Statement to such person at or
prior to the written confirmation to such person of the sale of such Registrable
Securities, where the Distributing Holder was obligated to do so under the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may
otherwise have.
(b) Each Distributing Holder agrees that it will indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, and each officer, director of the Company or person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act,
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (which shall, for all
purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be
limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable
attorneys' fees) to which the Company or any such officer, director or
controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any
related preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement
thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent
that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in
conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by such
Distributing Holder, specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Distributing
Holder may otherwise have.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
under this Section 6, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof;
but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the
indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party
except to the extent of actual prejudice demonstrated by the indemnifying party.
In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it
notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying
party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, assume the defense
thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated and after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation, unless the indemnifying party shall not
pursue the action to its final conclusion. The indemnified party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the
defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall not be at the
expense of the indemnifying party if the indemnifying party has assumed the
defense of the action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party; provided that if the indemnified party is the Distributing Holder, the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying
party if (i) the employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in
writing by the indemnifying party, or (ii) the named parties to any such action
(including any impleaded parties) include both the Distributing Holder and the
indemnifying party and the Distributing Holder shall have been advised by such
counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to the
indemnifying party different from or in conflict with any legal defenses which
may be available to the Distributing Holder (in which case the indemnifying
party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on
behalf of the Distributing Holder, it being understood, however, that the
indemnifying party shall, in connection with any one such action or separate but
substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable only for the reasonable
fees and expenses of one separate firm of attorneys for the Distributing Holder,
which firm shall be designated in writing by the Distributing Holder). No
settlement of any action against an indemnified party shall be made without the
prior written consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
Section 7. Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable
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contribution under the Securities Act in any case in which (i) the indemnified
party makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 6 hereof but is
judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of
competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the
last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case
notwithstanding the fact that the express provisions of Section 6 hereof provide
for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act
may be required on the part of any indemnified party, then the Company and the
applicable Distributing Holder shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims,
damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (which shall, for all
purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs
of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees), in either such
case (after contribution from others) on the basis of relative fault as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand
or the applicable Distributing Holder on the other hand, and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Distributing Holder
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to in this Section 7. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 7, in no event shall any (i)
Holder be required to undertake liability to any person under this Section 7 for
any amounts in excess of the dollar amount of the proceeds to be received by
such Holder from the sale of such Holder's Registrable Securities (after
deducting any fees, discounts and commissions applicable thereto) pursuant to
any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities are to be
registered under the Securities Act and (ii) underwriter be required to
undertake liability to any person hereunder for any amounts in excess of the
aggregate
discount, commission or other compensation payable to such underwriter with
respect to the Registrable Securities underwritten by it and distributed
pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Section 8. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents,
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approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served,
(ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges
prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed
as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified
most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery
or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the
transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if
delivered on a Trading Day during normal business hours where such notice is to
be received), or the first Trading Day following such delivery (if delivered
other than on a Trading Day during normal business hours where such notice is to
be received) or (b) on the second Trading Day following the date of mailing by
reputable courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon
actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for
such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
SkyLynx Communications, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (941) ____-_____
with a copy to: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
(shall not constitute notice) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx House
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to the Investor: As set forth on the signature page of the
Purchase Agreement.
with a copy to: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
(shall not constitute notice) Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Green, P.C.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or facsimile number
for notices under this Section 8 by giving at least ten (10) days' prior written
notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto.
Section 9. Assignment. This Agreement is binding upon and inures to
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the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and
permitted assigns. The rights granted the Holder under this Agreement may be
assigned to any purchaser of substantially all of the Registrable Securities (or
the rights thereto) from Holder, as otherwise permitted by the Purchase
Agreement. In the event of a transfer of the rights granted under this
Agreement, the Holder agrees that the Company may require that the transferee
comply with reasonable conditions as determined in the discretion of the
Company.
Section 10. Additional Covenants of the Company. The Company agrees
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that at such time as it meets all the requirements for the use of Securities Act
Registration Statement on Form S-3 it shall file all reports and information
required to be filed by it with the Commission in a timely manner and take all
such other action so as to maintain such eligibility for the use of such form.
Section 11. Counterparts/Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed
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in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all
of which, when together shall constitute but one and the same instrument, and
shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each
party hereto and delivered to the other party. In lieu of the original, a
facsimile transmission or copy of the original shall be as effective and
enforceable as the original.
Section 12. Remedies. The remedies provided in this Agreement are
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cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. 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 best 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.
Section 13. Conflicting Agreements. The Company shall not enter into
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any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the
rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or
otherwise prevents the Company from complying with all of its obligations
hereunder.
Section 14. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
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reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 15. Governing Law, Arbitration. This Agreement shall be
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governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to contracts made in New York by persons domiciled in New York City
and without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. Any dispute under
this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration under the American Arbitration
Association (the "AAA") in New York City, New York, and shall be finally and
conclusively determined by the decision of a board of arbitration consisting of
three (3) members (hereinafter referred to as the "Board of Arbitration")
selected as according to the rules governing the AAA. The Board of Arbitration
shall meet on consecutive Trading Days in New York City, New York, and shall
reach and render a decision in writing (concurred in by a majority of the
members of the Board of Arbitration) with respect to the amount, if any, which
the losing party is required to pay to the other party in respect of a claim
filed. In connection with rendering its decisions, the Board of Arbitration
shall adopt and follow the laws of the State of New York. To the extent
practical, decisions of the Board of Arbitration shall be rendered no more than
thirty (30) calendar days following commencement of proceedings with respect
thereto. The Board of Arbitration shall cause its written decision to be
delivered to all parties involved in the dispute. Any decision made by the
Board of Arbitration (either prior to or after the expiration of such thirty
(30) calendar day period) shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties
to the dispute, and entitled to be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by
law and entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The non-prevailing
party to any arbitration (as determined by the Board of Arbitration) shall pay
the expenses of the prevailing party, including reasonable attorneys' fees, in
connection with such arbitration.
Section 16. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall
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for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or
unenforceablity shall not affect any other provision hereof and this Agreement
shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had never been
contained herein.
Section 17. Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms not otherwise
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defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Purchase
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed, on the day and year first above written.
SkyLynx Communications, Inc.
By:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, President
AMRO INTERNATIONAL, S.A.
By:
X. X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
