ANNEX IV
TO
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of April 30, 1999
(this "Agreement"), is made by and between U.S. Wireless Data, Inc., a Colorado
corporation (the "Company"), and the each entity named on the signature page
hereto (individually referred to as the "Initial Investor" and collectively
referred to as the "Initial Investors").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1999, between the Initial
Investors and the Company (the "Securities Purchase Agreement"; capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Securities Purchase Agreement), the Company has agreed to issue and sell to
the Initial Investors an aggregate of up to 5,000,000 shares of Series B
Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, no par value, $1.00 (plus
accrued dividends) liquidation preference of the Company (the "Preferred Stock,"
which term, as used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Securities Purchase Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to issue the Warrants to the
Initial Investors in connection with the issuance of the Preferred Stock; and
WHEREAS, the Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of
Common Stock (the "Conversion Shares") upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained in the Certificate of Designations; and
WHEREAS, the Warrants to be issued to the Initial Investors
may be exercised for the purchase of shares of Common Stock (the "Warrant
Shares") upon the terms and conditions of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, to induce the Initial Investors to execute and
deliver the Securities Purchase 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 "Securities Act"), with respect to the Conversion Shares and
the Warrant Shares;
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
Initial Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Investors" means the Initial Investors and any permitted
transferee or assignee who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this
Agreement in accordance with Section 9 hereof.
(b) "Potential Material Event" means any of the following: (i)
the possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in
a registration statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good
faith by 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 (ii) any material engagement or activity by the
Company which would, in the good faith determination of 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 Board of Directors of the Company that the registration
statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such
information.
(c) "Register," "Registered," and "Registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or
Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a
continuous basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness
of such Registration Statement by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC").
(d) "Registrable Securities" means the Conversion Shares
and the Warrant Shares.
(e) "Registration Statement" means a registration statement of
the Company under the Securities Act.
2. Registration.
(a) Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare and file
with the SEC, as soon as possible after the Closing Date, but no later than
thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, a Registration Statement on Form
SB-2, registering for resale by the Investors all of the Registrable Securities,
but in no event less than two hundred percent (200%) of the aggregate number of
shares into (i) which the Preferred Stock would be convertible at the time of
filing of the Registration Statement (assuming for such purposes that all shares
of Preferred Stock had been eligible to be converted, and had been converted,
into Conversion Shares in accordance with their terms, whether or not such
eligibility or conversion had in fact occurred as of such date), and (ii) which
would be issued upon exercise of all of the Warrants at the time of filing of
the Registration Statement (assuming for such purposes that all such Warrants
had been eligible to be exercised and had been exercised in accordance with
their terms, whether or not such eligibility or exercise had in fact occurred as
of such date). The Registration Statement shall also state that, in accordance
with Rule 416 and 457 under the Securities Act, it also covers such
indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable
upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and the exercise of the Warrants (and the
Existing Warrants) to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, or stock
dividends. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement to be declared effective no later than ninety days (90)
days after the Closing
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Date. If at any time the number of shares of Common Stock into which the
Preferred Stock may be converted and which would be issued upon exercise of the
Warrants equals more than seventy percent (75%) of the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock then registered, the Company shall, within ten (10)
business days after receipt of a written notice from any Investor, either (i)
further amend the Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant to the
preceding sentence, if such Registration Statement has not been declared
effective by the SEC at that time, to register 200% of the aggregate of all
shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock may then or in the future
be converted and which would be issued currently or in the future upon exercise
of the Warrants, or (ii) if such Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the SEC at that time, file with the SEC an additional Registration
Statement on Form SB-2, as may be appropriate, to register (A) 200% of the
aggregate shares of Common Stock into which the unconverted Preferred Stock may
then or in the future be converted and which would be issued currently or in the
future upon exercise of the unexercised Warrants, less (B) the aggregate number
of shares of Common Stock already registered which have not been issued upon
conversions of Preferred Stock or the exercise of Warrants. The Registration
Statement shall not include any shares other than the Registrable Securities,
and certain other shares that the Company is obligated to Register as set forth
in Schedule 5(b), without the consent of all of the Investors. The Investor
acknowledges that after the closing hereof (but prior to the filing of the
Registration Statement) up to five million Preferred Shares (less the amount
purchased concurrently herewith by the current Investors) may be sold by the
Company (and included on the Registration Statment) on the condition that the
sale of such Preferred Shares is on the same terms which are contained in the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
(b) Payments by the Company.
(i) If the Registration Statement covering the
Registrable Securities is not filed in proper form with the SEC on or before
thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (the "Required Filing Date"), then the
Company shall pay each Investor a late filing penalty (collectively "Late Filing
Penalties"), (i) on the first day after the Required Filing Date, an amount
equal to three percent (3%) of the purchase price paid pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Price") for the Preferred Stock
then held by each such Investor on such date, and (ii) on each subsequent
monthly anniversary of the Required Filing Date, if the Registration Statement
has not been filed in proper form on or before such date, an amount equal to
three percent (3%) of the Purchase Price for the Preferred Stock held by each
such Investor on each such subsequent monthly anniversary date.
(ii) If the Registration Statement covering the
Registrable Securities is not effective within the earlier of (a) five (5) days
after notice by the SEC that it may be declared effective, or (b) ninety (90)
days following the Closing Date (the "Required Effective Date"), then the
Company shall pay each Investor a late effective date penalty (collectively
"Late Effective Date Penalties")(sometimes Late Filing Penalties and Late
Effective Penalties are collectively referred to as "Late Penalties"), (i) on
the first day after the Required Effective Date, an amount equal to three
percent (3%) of the Purchase Price for the Preferred Stock then held by each
such Investor on such date and (ii) on each subsequent monthly anniversary of
the Required Effective Date, if the Registration Statement has not been declared
effective on or before such date, an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the
Purchase Price for the Preferred Stock held by each such Investor on each such
subsequent monthly anniversary date.
(iii) By way of illustration and not in limitation
of the foregoing, assuming a
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Closing Date of February 3, 2000 (X) if the Registration Statement is timely
filed but is not declared effective until July 15, 2000 (assuming for the
purpose of this example that the SEC has not previously provided notice that it
may be declared effective), the aggregate Late Effective Date Penalty will equal
9% percent of the Purchase Price (3% on May 4, the 90th day after the Closing
Date, plus 3% on June 3 and July 2) or (Y) if the Registration is filed on April
9 and is not declared effective until May 15, 2000 (assuming for the purpose of
this example that the SEC has not previously provided notice that it may be
declared effective), the aggregate Late Filing Penalty will equal 6% of the
Purchase Price (3% on March 5, the 30th day after the Closing Date, plus 3% on
April 4) and the aggregate Late Effective Date Penalty will equal 3% percent of
the Purchase Price (3% on May 4, the 90th day after the Closing Date).
(iv) Additionally, if (a) the Registration
Statement is not filed within sixty (60) days from the Closing Date or (b) the
Required Effective Date is greater than one hundred fifty (150) days after the
Closing Date, or (c) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is not
maintained during the Registration Period as hereinafter defined, each Investor
may, at its option, require the Company to redeem the Preferred Shares in full,
within three (3) days, in cash, in accordance with Section 6(b) of the
Certificate of Designation.
(v) Late Penalties will be payable to the
Investor by the Company in cash or other immediately available funds on the date
such Late Penalty is incurred.
(vi) The parties acknowledge that the damages
which may be incurred by the Investors if the Registration Statement is not
filed by the Required Filing Date or if the Registration Statement has not been
declared effective by the Required Registration Date may be difficult to
ascertain. The parties agree that the Late Penalties represent a reasonable
estimate on the part of the parties, as of the date of this Agreement, of the
amount of such damages. The payment of the Late Penalties to the Investors shall
not limit the Investors' other rights and remedies hereunder or under any other
document entered into in connection herewith.
(vii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amounts
payable by the Company pursuant to this provision shall not be payable to the
extent any delay in the effectiveness of the Registration Statement occurs
because of an act of, or a failure to act or to act timely by the Investors or
their counsel if the Company timely forwards to counsel any required documents
or in the event all of the Registrable Securities may be sold pursuant to Rule
144 or another available exemption under the Act.
3. Obligations of the Company. In connection with the
registration of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall do each of the
following.
(a) Prepare promptly, and file with the SEC by the Required
Filing Date, the Registration Statement with respect to not less than the number
of Registrable Securities provided in Section 2(a) above, and thereafter use its
reasonable best efforts to cause each Registration Statement relating to
Registrable Securities to become effective by the Required Effective Date and
keep the Registration Statement effective at all times until the earliest (the
"Registration Period") of (i) the date that is two (2) years after the Closing
Date, (ii) the date when the Investors may sell all Registrable Securities under
Rule 144 or (iii) the date the Investors no longer own any of the Registrable
Securities, which Registration Statement (including any amendments or
supplements thereto and prospectuses contained
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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) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to the Registration Statement and the
prospectus used in connection with the Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep the Registration effective at all times during the
Registration Period, and, during the Registration Period, comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement
until such time as all of such Registrable Securities have been disposed of in
accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers
thereof as set forth in the Registration Statement;
(c) The Company shall permit a single firm or counsel
designated by the Investors to review the Registration Statement and all
amendments and supplements thereto a reasonable period of time (but not less
than three (3) business days) prior to their filing with the SEC, and not file
any document in a form to which such counsel reasonably objects.
(d) Notify the Investors, their counsel and managing
underwriters, if any, immediately (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less
than five (5) days prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person)
confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Business Day following the
day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) whenever
the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a "review" of such
Registration Statement; (C) whenever the Company receives (or representatives of
the Company receive on its behalf) any oral or written comments from the
Commission in respect of a Registration Statement (copies or, in the case of
oral comments, summaries of such comments shall be promptly furnished by the
Company to the Investors); and (D) with respect to the Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any
request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority
for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for
additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any or
all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that
purpose; (iv) if at any time any of the representations or warranties of the
Company contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement)
contemplated hereby ceases to be true and correct in all material respects; (v)
of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension
of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any
Proceeding for such purpose; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event that to the
best knowledge of the Company makes any statement made in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that
requires any revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. In addition, the Company shall furnish the Investors with
copies of all intended written responses to the comments contemplated in clause
(C) of this Section 3(d) not later than one (1) Business Day in advance
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of the filing of such responses with the Commission so that the Investors shall
have the opportunity to comment thereon.
(e) Furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are
included in the Registration Statement and its legal counsel identified to the
Company, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed
with the SEC, or received by the Company, one (1) copy of the Registration
Statement, each preliminary prospectus and prospectus, and each amendment or
supplement thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of a prospectus, and all
amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents, as such Investor
may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Investor;
(f) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event, notify each Investor of the happening of any event of which the Company
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, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, and use its best efforts promptly to prepare a supplement
or amendment to the Registration Statement or other appropriate filing with the
SEC to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a number of copies
of such supplement or amendment to each Investor as such Investor may reasonably
request;
(g) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event, notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold (or, in
the event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the
issuance by the SEC of a Notice of Effectiveness or any notice of effectiveness
or any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement at the earliest possible time;
(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time or from time
to time after the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the
Company notifies the Investors in writing of the existence of a Potential
Material Event, the Investors shall not offer or sell any Registrable
Securities, or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to the
Registrable Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a
Potential Material Event until such Investor 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 Registrable
Securities for more than two twenty (20) day periods in the aggregate during any
12-month period ("Suspension Period") with at least a ten (10) business day
interval between such periods, during the periods the Registration Statement is
required to be in effect;
(i) Use its reasonable efforts to secure or maintain, as
applicable, NASDAQ/OTC Bulletin Board authorization and quotation for such
Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to
arrange for at least two market makers to register with the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") as such with respect to such Registrable
Securities;
(j) Provide a transfer agent and registrar, which may be a
single entity, for the Registrable Securities not later than the effective date
of the Registration Statement;
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(k) Cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable
Securities (or, subject to receipt by the Company of appropriate notice and
documentation, as may be required by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Certificate of Designations, the Warrants or this Agreement, securities
convertible into Registrable Securities) being offered 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 Investors may reasonably request, and, within three (3) business
days after a Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is
ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal
counsel selected by the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for the
Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable
Securities or securities convertible into Registrable Securities are included in
such Registration Statement) an appropriate instruction and opinion of such
counsel; provided, however, that nothing in this subparagraph (j) shall be
deemed to waive any of the provisions regarding the conditions or method of
conversion of Preferred Stock or exercise of Warrants into Registrable
Securities; and
(l) Take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite
and facilitate disposition by the Investor of the Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement.
4. Obligations of the Investors. In connection with the
registration of the Registrable Securities, each Investor shall have the
following obligations:
(a) As a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company
to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the
Registrable Securities of a particular Investor, such Investor shall furnish to
the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held
by it, and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held
by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such
Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such
registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least five (5) days prior
to the first anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, the Company
shall notify each Investor of the information the Company requires from each
such Investor (the "Requested Information") if such Investor elects to have any
of such Investor's Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement. If at least two (2) business days prior to the filing date the
Company has not received the Requested Information from an Investor (a
"Non-Responsive Investor"), then the Company may file the Registration Statement
without including Registrable Securities of such Non-Responsive Investor;
(b) To cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by
the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration
Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of
such Investor's election to exclude all of such Investor's Registrable
Securities from the Registration Statement; and
(c) Upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(e) or 3(f), above,
such Investor shall immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable
Securities until such Investor's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or
amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(e) or 3(f) and, if so directed by
the Company, such Investor shall deliver to the Company (at the expense of the
Company) or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction)
all copies in such
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Investor's possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities
current at the time of receipt of such notice.
5. Expenses of Registration. (a) All reasonable expenses
(other than underwriting discounts and commissions of each Investor and legal
fees of counsel to each Investor) incurred in connection with registrations,
filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 3, including, without limitation,
all registration, listing, and qualifications fees, printers and accounting
fees, the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, and a fee for a
single counsel for the Investors not exceeding $3,500, shall be borne by the
Company.
(b) Except as and to the extent specifically set forth in
Schedule 5(b) attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
has, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company nor any of its subsidiaries,
on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to
its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Investors
herein or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as and to the
extent specifically set forth in Schedule 5(b) attached hereto, neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement
granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any
person or entity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the
written consent of the Investors of a majority of the then outstanding
Registrable Securities, the Company shall not grant to any person the right to
request the Company to register any securities of the Company under the
Securities Act unless the rights so granted are subject in all respects to the
prior rights in full of the Investors set forth herein, and are not otherwise in
conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
6. Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities
are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:
(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify
and hold harmless each Investor who holds such Registrable Securities, the
directors, if any, of such Investor, the officers, if any, of such Investor,
each person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the
Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act") (each, an "Indemnified Person" or "Indemnified Party"), against any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (joint or several) incurred
(collectively, "Claims") to which any of them may become subject under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claims (or
actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or
violations in the Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment
thereof, or any prospectus included therein: (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereof or 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, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the 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
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or
regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities
law (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii)
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being, collectively, "Violations"). Subject to clause (b) of this Section 6, the
Company shall reimburse the Investors, promptly as such expenses are incurred
and are due and payable, for any legal fees 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) shall not (I) apply to a Claim 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 or on behalf of any
Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if
such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section
3(c) hereof; (II) be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of
the Investor to deliver or cause to be delivered the prospectus made available
by the Company; or (III) 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. Each Investor will indemnify
the Company and its officers, directors and agents against any claims 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 or on behalf of such
Investor, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement, subject to such limitations and conditions as are
applicable to the Indemnification provided by the Company to this Section 6.
Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive
the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section
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(b) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any
action (including any governmental action), 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. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified Person
or 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 Person or
Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6 for any reasonable legal or other reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation, unless the indemnifying party shall not pursue the
action of its final conclusion. The Indemnified Person or 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 reasonable out-of-pocket
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 Person or Indemnified Party. 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. The indemnification required by this Section 6
shall be made by periodic payments of the
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amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as such
expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred and is due and payable.
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 (a) no contribution shall be made under
circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification
under the fault standards set forth in Section 6; (b) no seller of Registrable
Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller
of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation; and (c) 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 Exchange Act. With a view to making available
to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act
or any other 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) use its best efforts to file with the SEC in a timely
manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(c) furnish to each Investor so long as such 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
Securities Act and the Exchange 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 Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.
9. Assignment of the Registration Rights. The rights to have
the Company register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be
automatically assigned by an Investor to any transferee of the Registrable
Securities (or all or any portion of any Preferred Stock of the Company which is
convertible into such securities) permitted or allowable by the terms of the
Securities Purchase Agreement only if: (a) such Investor agrees in writing with
the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement
is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (b)
the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment,
furnished with written notice of (i) the name and address of such transferee or
assignee and (ii) the securities with respect to which such registration rights
are being transferred or assigned, (c) immediately following such transfer or
assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or
assignee is restricted under the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws, and (d) at or before the time the Company received the written notice
contemplated by clause (b) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in
writing with or in favor of the Company to be bound by all of the provisions
contained herein, a copy of which shall
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be provided to the Company. The copies referred to in clauses (a) and (d) of the
immediately preceding sentence may be redacted to delete certain financial and
other details of the transaction between the Investor and its transferee if the
same is included in the document to be provided to the Company. In the event of
any delay in filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement as a result
of such assignment, the Company shall not be liable for any damages arising from
such delay, or the payments set forth in Section 2(c) hereof.
10. Amendment of Registration Rights. Any provision of each
such Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Investors who
hold collectively eighty (80%) percent of the Preferred Shares. Any amendment or
waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each
Investor and the Company.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) A person or entity is deemed to be a holder of Registrable
Securities whenever such person or entity owns of record such Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or
elections from two or more persons or entities 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 notice or communication required or permitted by this
Agreement shall be given in writing addressed as follows:
If to Company: U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
2200 Powell Street, Suite 800
Emeryville, California 94608
Attention: Robert Robichaud, CFO
with a copy to: Jack Lewis, Esq.
1675 Broadway, Suite 2600
Denver, Colorado 80202
If to Investors: Bold Street, LLC
c/o Thomson Kernaghan & Co.
365 Bay Street, Suite 1000, 10th Fl.
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2V2
Telephone No.: (416) 860-4160
Telecopier No.: (416) 860-8313
with a copy to: Michael S. Rosenblum, Esq.
Law Offices of Michael S. Rosenblum
1875 Century Park East, Suite 700
Los Angeles, California 90067
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All notices shall be served personally by telecopy, by telex, by overnight
express mail service or other overnight courier, or by first class registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested. If served personally,
or by telecopy, notice shall be deemed delivered upon receipt (provided that if
served by telecopy, sender has written confirmation of delivery); if served by
overnight express mail or overnight courier, notice shall be deemed delivered
forty-eight (48) hours after deposit; and if served by first class mail, notice
shall be deemed delivered seventy-two (72) hours after mailing. Any party may
give written notification to the other parties of any change of address for the
sending of notices, pursuant to any method provided for herein.
(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) This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of California for contracts to be wholly
performed in such state and without giving effect to the principles thereof
regarding the conflict of laws. Any litigation based thereon, or arising out of,
under, or in connection with, this agreement or any course of conduct, course of
dealing, statements (whether oral or written) or actions of the Company or
Purchaser shall be brought and maintained exclusively in the state or Federal
courts of the State of California, sitting in the City of Los Angeles. The
Company hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the
state and federal Courts of the State of California for the purpose of any such
litigation as set forth above and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final
judgment rendered thereby in connection with such litigation. The Company
further irrevocably consents to the service of process by registered mail,
postage prepaid, or by personal service within or without the State of
California. The Company hereby expressly and irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any objection which it may have or hereafter may have
to the laying of venue of any such litigation brought in any such court referred
to above and any claim that any such litigation has been brought in any
inconvenient forum. To the extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire
any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether
through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, the Company
hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this
Agreement and the related agreements entered into in connection herewith.
(e) 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 or the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(f) Subject to the requirements of Section 9 hereof, this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of each of the parties hereto.
(g) All pronouns and any variations thereof refer to the
masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the context may require.
(h) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning thereof.
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(i) This Agreement may be executed in one or more
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 telephone line facsimile
transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so
delivering this Agreement.
(j) The Company acknowledges that any failure by the Company
to perform its obligations under Section 3(a) hereof, or any delay in such
performance could result in loss to the Investors, and the Company agrees that,
in addition to any other liability the Company may have by reason of such
failure or delay, the Company shall be liable for all direct damages caused by
any such failure or delay, unless the same is the result of force majeure.
Neither party shall be liable for consequential damages.
(k) This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
other documents referenced therein constitute the entire agreement among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no
restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth
or referred to herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by
the party to be charged with enforcement thereof.
(l) Any default by an individual Investor hereunder or any
related agreement, including, without limitation, the Securities Purchase
Agreement, shall not be deemed a default by any other Investor and shall not
excuse the Company's performance hereunder or thereunder with respect to the
non-defaulting Investors.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the day and year first above written.
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc., a Colorado corporation
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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BOLD STREET LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company
By:
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Manager
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By:
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Authorized Signatory
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 5(b)
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Assumed Stock Price for conversions: $ 1.00
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Estimated #
Common Shares (000) Description of Outstanding Security Registration Rights
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1,053 Est. 790K 8% Preferred Series A shares 12/97 - Mandatory and Piggyback - 144 avail.
(@ 75% of avg. closing bid price)
100 Estimate of Series A dividends through 12/99 (w/o conv.) Mandatory and Piggyback - 144 avail.
2,500 $2M 6% Convertible Debentures 7/98-7/00 Mandatory and Piggyback
(@ 80% of avg. closing bid price)
50 JWG finder warrants @ $6.525 - 12/97-12/00 Piggyback - 144 avail.
8 entrenet consulting warrants @ $2.40 - 9/98-9/03 Piggyback
20 RBB Bank Bridge Loan warrants @ $4.375 - 6/98-9/01 Piggyback
100 6% Convertible Debenture holder warrants @$ 4.25 - 7/98-7/01 Mandatory and Piggyback
60 JWG finder warrants @ $4.50 - 7/98-7/01 Piggyback - unlimited
15 JWG finder warrants @ $2.70 - 9/98-9/01 Piggyback
212 Warrants on Series A Preferred Redemption @$2.40 - 3.69 Mandatory and Piggyback
10/98 to 12/98-10/01 to 12/01
100 EBI consulting warrants @ $1.00 - 3/99-3/02 Piggyback
50 RBB Bridge Loan - 3/99 Mandatory and Piggyback
375 Software Purchase - Maverick Piggyback
4,643
Note: John Liviakis, Bob Prag, and Liviakis Financial
Communications, Inc. and entrenet and its affiliates have
waived registration rights on all previously issued shares
for this registration statement.