EXHIBIT 10.8
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of June 21,
2004, by and between PRODUCTIVITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware
limited partnership (the "Investor").
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement of even
date herewith by and between the parties hereto (the "Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement"), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, to issue and sell
to the Investor that number of shares of the Company's common stock, par value
US$0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), which can be purchased pursuant to the
terms of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement for an aggregate purchase
price of up to Five Million U.S. Dollars (US$5,000,000). Capitalized terms not
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement.
B. To induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the
"1933 Act"), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor
hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
a. "Person" means a corporation, a limited liability company, an
association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a
governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
b. "Register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant
to Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous or delayed basis ("Rule 415"), and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s)
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
c. "Registrable Securities" means the Investor's Shares, as defined in
the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement and shares of Common Stock
issuable to Investors pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement.
d. "Registration Statement" means a registration statement under the
1933 Act which covers the Registrable Securities.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare and file with the
SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-1, SB-2 or on such other form as is
available. The Company shall cause such Registration Statement to be
declared effective by the SEC prior to the first sale to the Investor of
the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement.
b. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of
shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section
2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities which the
Investor has purchased pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement, or file a
new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefore, if
applicable), or both, so as to cover all of such Registrable Securities
which the Investor has purchased pursuant to the Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement as soon as practicable, but in any event not later
than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefore arises. The Company
shall use it best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration
Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing
thereof. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares
available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed "insufficient to
cover all of the Registrable Securities" if at any time the number of
Registrable Securities issuable on an Advance Notice Date is greater than
the number of shares available for resale under such Registration
Statement.
3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
a. The Company shall keep the Registration Statement effective
pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the date on which the Investor
shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement (the "Registration Period"), which Registration Statement
(including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained
therein) shall not contain any 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 in which they
were made, not misleading.
b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration
Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration
Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated
under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement
effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such
period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such
Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable
Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended
methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in
such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this
Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason
of the Company's filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any
analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"1934 Act"), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference
into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such
amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934
Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend
or supplement the Registration Statement.
c. The Company shall furnish to the Investor without charge, (i) at
least one copy of such Registration Statement as declared effective by the
SEC and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits
and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) ten (10) copies of the final
prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may
reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents as such Investor may
reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition
of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.
d. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify
the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such
other securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions in the United
States as the Investor reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those
jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to
maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii)
take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations
and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period,
and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to
qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to its
certificate of incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for
this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such
jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any
such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the
receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension
of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities
for sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in the
United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat
of any proceeding for such purpose.
e. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or
development, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of 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 omission 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 (provided that in
no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information),
and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration
Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten
(10) copies of such supplement or amendment to each Investor. The Company
shall also promptly notify the Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or
any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and
when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become
effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the
Investor by
facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by
the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or
related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company's
reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement would be appropriate.
f. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of
any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration
Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction within the United States of America
and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of
such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify the
Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its
receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for
such purpose.
g. At the reasonable request of the Investor, the Company shall
furnish to the Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as
the Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, 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, and (ii) an opinion, dated
as of such date, of 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 Investor.
h. The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) the Investor
and (ii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investor
(collectively, the "Inspectors") all pertinent financial and other records,
and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company
(collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by
each Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees
to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request;
provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree, and the Investor hereby
agrees, to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure
(except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the
Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which
determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of
such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in
any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b)
the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable
subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent
jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of
this or any other agreement of which the Inspector and the Investor has
knowledge. The Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of
competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the
Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate
action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the
Records deemed confidential.
i. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of
information concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i)
disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state
securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to
avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration
Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a
subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental
body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of
this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall,
upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Investor
is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction
or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Investor and
allow the Investor, at the Investor's expense, to undertake appropriate
action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such
information.
j. The Company shall use its best efforts either to cause all the
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement (i) to be listed
on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series
issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such
Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange
or to secure the inclusion for quotation on the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board for such Registrable
Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with
satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(j).
k. The Company shall cooperate with the Investor to the extent
applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement
and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the
case may be, as the Investor may reasonably request and registered in such
names as the Investor may request.
l. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable
Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or
authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such
Registrable Securities.
m. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders
as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close
of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying
with the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month
period beginning not later than the first day of the Company's fiscal
quarter next following the effective date of the Registration Statement.
n. The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any
registration hereunder.
o. Within two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which
covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company
shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to
the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the
Investor) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
p. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to
expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTOR.
The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of
the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first
sentence of 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such
Registrable Securities until the Investor's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(e) or receipt of
notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended
certificates for shares of Common Stock to a transferee of the Investor in
accordance with the terms of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement in
connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the
Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor's receipt of
a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e) and for which the Investor has not
yet settled.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting
fees shall be paid by the Company.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
With respect to Registrable Securities which are included in a Registration
Statement under this Agreement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and
hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, the
directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and
each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the
1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an "Indemnified Person"), against any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges,
costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses,
joint or several (collectively, "Claims") incurred in investigating,
preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding,
investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or
governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC,
whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or
may be a party thereto ("Indemnified Damages"), to which any of them may
become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether
commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or
in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering
under the securities or other "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in which
Registrable Securities are offered ("Blue Sky Filing"), or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or
alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the
statements
therein were made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law,
including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation there under relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the
foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, "Violations"). The
Company shall reimburse the Investor and each such controlling person
promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any
legal fees or disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them
in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (x) shall not
apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a
Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly
for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or
any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y) shall not be
available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to
deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the
Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 3(e); and (z) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior
written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person.
b. In connection with a Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to
indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same
manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors,
each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the
1934 Act (each an "Indemnified Party"), against any Claim or Indemnified
Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise
out of or is based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only
to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the
Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement;
and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will reimburse any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating
or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to
contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior
written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable
under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified
Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of
the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to
any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if
the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the
prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus was delivered to the
Investor prior to the Investor's use of the prospectus to which the Claim
relates.
c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or
proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a
Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in
respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this
Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the
commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to
participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as
the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the
fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person
or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the
reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or
potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such
proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate
fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or
defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall
furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to
the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or
claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the
defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No
indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim
or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided,
however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay
or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior
written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise
which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the
claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a
release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party
shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to
the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver
written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the
commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party
of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this
Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced
in its ability to defend such action.
d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by
periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified
Damages are incurred.
e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to
(i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any
liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or
limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution
with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section
6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller
of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities
shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller
from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
8. REPORTS UNDER THE 1934 ACT.
With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144
promulgated under the 1933 Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that
may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the
public without registration ("Rule 144") the Company agrees to:
a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so
long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being
understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company's obligations under
Section 6.3 of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement) and the filing of
such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions
of Rule 144; and
c. furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable
Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company
that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933
Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly
report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the
Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to
permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.
9. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may
be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
or prospectively), only by a written agreement between the Company and the
Investor. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9
shall be binding upon the Investor and the Company. No consideration shall be
offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of
any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is
offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities
whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or
elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable
Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or
election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or
permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing
and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered
personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided
confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated
and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one business day after
deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each
case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and
facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to: Productivity Technologies Corporation
3100 Copper Avenue
Fenton, Michigan 48430
Attention: Jesse Levine, CFO
Telephone: (248) 219-5500
Facsimile: (248) 645-9701
With a copy to: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
201 South Biscayne Boulevard - Suite 2000
Miami, Florida 33131-2399
Attention: Clayton Parker, Esq.
Telephone: (305) 539-3300
Facsimile: (305) 358-7095
If to the Investor, to: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
101 Hudson Street - Suite 3700
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Attention: Mark Angelo
Portfolio Manager
Telephone: (201) 985-8300
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266
With a copy to: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
101 Hudson Street - Suite 3700
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Attention: Troy J. Rillo
Telephone: (201) 985-8300
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266
Any party may change its address by providing written notice to the other
parties hereto at least five days prior to the effectiveness of such
change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such
notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or
electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the
time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of
such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service
shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or
receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in
accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this
Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or
remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
d. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement
and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws
of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or
any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each party hereby
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior
Courts of the State of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and
the Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in
Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert
in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such
suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in
any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party
at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any
way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE
ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING
OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
e. This Agreement, the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the
Escrow Agreement, and the Placement Agent Agreement constitute the entire
agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein.
This Agreement, the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the Escrow
Agreement, and the Placement Agent Agreement supersede all prior agreements
and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof and thereof.
f. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
h. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and
the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be
delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of
this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this
Agreement.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed,
all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such
other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
j. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the
language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules
of strict construction will be applied against any party.
k. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the
benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
COMPANY:
PRODUCTIVITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By: /s/Jesse A. Levine
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Name: Jesse A. Levine
Title: CFO
INVESTOR:
CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/Mark Angelo
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Name: Mark Angelo
Title: Portfolio Manager
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Continental Stock Transfer
2 Broadway???
New York, NY 10004
Re: PRODUCTIVITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to Productivity Technologies Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and have represented the Company in connection with
that certain Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the "Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement") entered into by and between the Company and Cornell
Capital Partners, LP (the "Investor") pursuant to which the Company issued to
the Investor shares of its Common Stock, par value US$0.001 per share (the
"Common Stock"). Pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the
Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investor
(the "Registration Rights Agreement") pursuant to which the Company agreed,
among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"). In connection with the Company's obligations under the Registration
Rights Agreement, on ____________ ____, the Company filed a Registration
Statement on Form ________ (File No. 333-_____________) (the "Registration
Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to
the Registrable Securities which names the Investor as a selling stockholder
thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC's
staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring
the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF
EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after
telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order
suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that
purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable
Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART LLP
By:
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cc: Cornell Capital Partners, LP