EXHIBIT 4.21
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS ADDENDUM
This Registration Rights Addendum (the "Addendum") sets forth the
registration rights to be granted by Cadiz Inc. (the "Company") to each
purchaser of the Company's Common Stock (the "Common Stock") and each of
the warrants for the purchase of an aggregate of 22,500 shares of the
Company's Common Stock (collectively, the "Warrants") pursuant to an
offering by the Company of Common Stock and Warrants (the "Offering") as
a part of the attached Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement" and
together with all documents and agreements relating to the Offering, the
"Credit Agreement Documents"). The text of this Addendum is
incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, the Credit Agreement,
as if fully set forth therein. References herein to "the undersigned"
shall have reference to the Lender, in the context of the attached
Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Subscription Agreement to be
executed by the undersigned concurrently herewith in connection with the
Offering.
1. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
(i) The Company shall, as promptly as possible following
consummation of the Offering, prepare and file (and to cause to be
declared effective not later than April 30, 2001) a shelf registration
statement on Form S-3 or any other appropriate form pursuant to Rule 415
(or similar rule that may be adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC")) which includes all of the Eligible Shares (as
defined in Section 2 below), and further agrees to use its best efforts
to keep such shelf registration statement continuously effective and
usable for resale of the Eligible Shares during the Registration Rights
Period described in Section 3 below, subject to "black-out periods," as
defined below. Before the Company files any registration statement with
the SEC pursuant to this section, it shall provide the Subscriber
reasonable opportunity to provide comments to any such registration
statement and shall reflect all reasonable comments in such registration
statement.
(ii) In connection with the foregoing, the Company shall, as
expeditiously as reasonably possible:
(a) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in
connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to
comply with the provisions of the Act (as defined below) with respect to
the disposition of all securities covered by such registration
statement.
(b) furnish to the holders of the Eligible Shares (as
defined below) such number of copies of a prospectus, including a
preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act,
and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the disposition of Eligible Shares owned by such holders.
(c) use its reasonable best efforts to register and
qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such
other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdiction as shall be
reasonably requested by the holders of Eligible Shares; provided that
the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a
condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent
to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.
(d) notify each holder of Eligible Shares covered by
such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating
thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of
any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such
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.
2. ELIGIBLE SHARES. For purposes of this Addendum, Eligible
Shares shall be deemed to include One Hundred Percent (100%) of the
shares of Common Stock, One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Warrants and
One Hundred Percent (100%) of the shares of common stock of the Company
(i) which may be issued by the Company to the undersigned upon exercise
of the Warrants, (ii) which may be issued by the Company to the
undersigned under any of the Credit Agreement Documents (as such may be
amended from time to time) and (iii) which may be issued by the Company
to the undersigned as (or which may be issuable upon the conversion or
exercise of any warrant, right or other security which may be issued as)
a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or
in replacement of such above described securities. The undersigned
acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall have no obligation
whatsoever to include any securities, which are not Eligible Shares in
any registration statement filed by the Company.
3. REGISTRATION RIGHTS PERIOD. At its expense, the Company
shall: (1) use its best efforts to maintain such registration,
qualification or compliance in an effective status for a period of three
(3) years or until the undersigned has completed the distribution
described in the Registration Statement relating to the Eligible Shares
included therein, whichever first occurs (subject to any "black-out"
periods, as described below) (the "Registration Rights Period"); and (2)
furnish such prospectuses and other documents incident thereto which the
undersigned, from time to time, may reasonably request. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, it shall not be deemed a failure of the Company's
obligation set forth in this Section 3 if the Company fails to keep the
information in the Registration Statement (or in documents or reports
incorporated therein by reference) current during any period not
exceeding thirty (30) consecutive days, or ninety (90) days in the
aggregate, due to (i) the fact that Company has material inside
information that the Company has concluded (with the advice of counsel)
cannot be disclosed publicly; or (ii) a material event, including but
not limited to, a material acquisition or merger of the Company (or a
subsidiary of the Company) or an underwritten offering of the Company's
securities, or any other material event outside the control of the
Company ("black-out periods"); provided, however, that if any black-out
period or periods occur, the period during which the Registration
Statement must be kept effective and current pursuant to this Section 3
shall be extended by a number of days equal to the aggregate number of
days in all such black-out periods.
4. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. If the registration statement required by
Section 1 of this Addendum has not been declared effective on or prior
to April 30, 2001 (a "Registration Default"), the Company agrees to pay
liquidated damages to each holder of Eligible Securities by way of a
reduction in the exercise price of the Warrants. The exercise price of
the Warrants shall, on the first day of the first 30-day period
immediately following the occurrence of a Registration Default, be
reduced by twenty-five Cents ($0.25). The exercise price of the
Warrants shall decrease by an additional twenty-five Cents ($0.25) on
the first day of each subsequent 30-day period until the Registration
Default has been cured, but in no event shall the exercise price of the
Warrants be less than zero. The parties hereto expressly agree and
acknowledge that the actual damages of the holders of the Eligible
Shares in the event of a Registration Default would be extremely
difficult or impracticable to ascertain and that the amount of the
proposed reduction in the Exercise Price represents the parties'
reasonable estimate of such damages.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. The Company shall bear the entire
cost and expense of the registration of securities initiated by it under
Section (1) notwithstanding that Eligible Shares may be included in such
registration. Any holder whose Eligible Shares are included in such
registration statement shall, however, bear the fees of such holder's
own counsel and any registration fees, transfer taxes or underwriting
discounts or commissions applicable to the Eligible Shares sold by such
holder pursuant thereto.
6. INFORMATION BY HOLDER. Each holder of Eligible Shares shall
furnish to the Company, at such holders' own expense and in writing,
such information regarding such holder and distribution proposed to be
made by such holder as the Company may request in connection with any
registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Addendum.
Furthermore, each holder agrees to cooperate fully with the Company in
the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement, which includes
any of the Eligible Shares, owned by such holder.
7. INDEMNIFICATION.
(i) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each such
holder and each underwriter, within the meaning of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"), who may purchase from or sell for any such
holder any Eligible Shares (in the case of indemnification of such
underwriter) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities ("Losses") arising out of or based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto under the
Act or any prospectus included therein required to be filed or furnished
by reason of this Addendum or arising out of or based upon any omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, except insofar as such Losses arise out of or are based upon
any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission based upon information furnished or required to be
furnished in writing to the Company by such holder, in the case of
indemnification of such holder, or underwriter, in the case of
indemnification of such underwriter, expressly for use therein, which
indemnification shall include each partner, officer and director of each
holder and underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any such
holder or underwriter within the meaning of such Act; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be obliged so to indemnify any such holder
or underwriter or controlling person unless such holder or underwriter
shall at the same time indemnify, severally and not jointly, the
Company, its directors, each officer signing the related registration
statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of such Act, from and against any and all Losses arising out of
or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any registration statement or any prospectus
required to be filed or furnished by reason of this Addendum or arising
out of or based upon any omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, insofar as such Losses arise out of or are based
upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission made
in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by
any such holder or underwriter expressly for use therein.
(ii) If the indemnity obligation provided for above is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in
respect of any Losses, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to
the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such
Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified
party on the other hand in connection with statements or omissions which
resulted in such Losses, 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 indemnifying party or the
indemnified party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement
or omission. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in the previous
sentence.
(iii) Indemnification similar to that specified in this
Section 7 (with appropriate modifications) shall be given with respect
to any required registration or other qualification of securities under
any Federal or state law or regulation of any governmental authority
other than the Act. The provisions of his Section 7 shall be in
addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution pursuant
to law, equity, contract or otherwise.
8. SALE WITHOUT REGISTRATION.
(i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Company shall not be required to have the Eligible Shares registered (or
maintain the effectiveness of any prior registration of Eligible Shares)
if in the opinion of either counsel for the Company, knowledgeable and
experienced in Federal securities matters (said counsel to be acceptable
to the holder in the reasonable judgement of such holder), or counsel
for the holder, knowledgeable and experienced in Federal securities
matters (said counsel to be acceptable to the Company in the Company's
reasonable judgement), all Eligible Shares held by and issuable to any
such holder (and its affiliates, partners, former partners, members and
former members) may be sold under Rule 144 under the Act during any
ninety (90) day period.
(ii) The Company will (a) file reports in compliance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (b)
comply with all rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") applicable in connection with the use of
Rule 144 under the Act and take such other actions and furnish the
holder with such other information as such holder may request in order
to avail itself of such rule or any other rule or regulation of the
Commission allowing such holder to sell any Eligible Shares without
registration, and (c) at its expense, upon the request of the holder,
deliver to such holder a certificate, signed by the Company's principal
financial officer, stating (i) the Company's name, address and telephone
number (including area code), (ii) the Company's Internal Revenue
Service identification number, (iii) the Company's Commission file
number, (iv) the number of shares of each class of stock outstanding as
shown by the most recent report or statement published by the Company,
and (v) whether the Company has filed the reports required to be filed
under the Exchange Act for a period of at least ninety (90) days prior
to the date of such certificate and in addition has filed the most
recent annual report required to be filed thereunder. If at any time
the Company is not required to file reports in compliance with either
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company at its
expense will, upon the written request of the holder, make available
adequate current public information with respect to the Company within
the meaning of paragraph (c)(2) of Rule 144 under the Act.
9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights to cause the
Company to register the Eligible Shares pursuant to this Addendum may be
assigned by a holder of the Eligible Shares to a transferee or assignee
of the Eligible Shares; provided, however (i) the transferor shall,
within ten (10) days after such transfer or assignment, furnish to the
Company written notice of the name and address of such transferee or
assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration
rights are being transferred or assigned and (ii) such transferee or
assignee shall agree to be subject to this Addendum.
10. CERTIFICATES WITHOUT LEGENDS. The Company shall be obligated
to reissue promptly certificates without any restrictive legends at the
request of any holder if the holder shall have obtained an opinion of
counsel, knowledgeable and experienced in Federal securities matters
(said counsel to be acceptable to the Company in the Company's
reasonable judgement), to the effect that the securities proposed to be
disposed of may lawfully be so reissued without any legend.