EXHIBIT 4.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (the "AGREEMENT") is made and entered
into as of this ___ day of April, 2006 by and among Fearless Yachts LLC, a
Florida limited liability company (the "COMPANY"), and the "Holders" named on
SCHEDULE A hereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have
the respective meanings ascribed thereto in that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as may be amended from time to time, the
"SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), by and among the Company, a Purchaser Designee
and the Purchasers.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"INTERESTS" shall mean the Company's limited liability company membership
interests, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be
reclassified, or any securities of any successor entity to the Company issuable
in exchange for the Interests.
"INVESTORS" shall mean any holder of Registrable Securities who agrees in
writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
"PROSPECTUS" shall mean (i) the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect
to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and
supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all
material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any "free
writing prospectus" as defined in Rule 163 under the 1933 Act..
"REGISTER," "REGISTERED" and "REGISTRATION" refer to a registration made
by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in
compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering
of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean (i) the Interests issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement
and (ii) any other securities issued or issuable in exchange for Registrable
Securities; provided, that a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security
upon (A) the sale of such security pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule
144 or 144A under the 1933 Act, or (B) such security becoming eligible for sale
by the Investor pursuant to Rule 144(k).
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall mean any registration statement of the
Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments
and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective
amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such
Registration Statement.
"REQUIRED INVESTORS" means the Investors holding a majority of the
Registrable Securities.
2. REGISTRATION.
(a) PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS.
(i) RIGHT TO INCLUDE REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. If the Company at
any time proposes to register its Interests under the 1993 Act (other than a
registration on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor or other forms promulgated for
similar purposes), whether or not such registration shall be intended for sale
for its own account, pursuant to a registration statement on which it is
permissible to register Registrable Securities for sale to the public
under the 1933 Act, it will give written notice of its intention to do so, and
of such Investor's rights under this Section 2, to all Investor at least thirty
(30) days prior to each such filing of any registration statement under the 1933
Act. Upon the written request of any such Investor made within twenty (20) days
after the receipt of any such notice (which request shall specify the
Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder), the Company
will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to effect the registration
under the 1933 Act of all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so
requested to register by the Investors; PROVIDED, THAT, (1) if, at any time
after giving written notice of its intention to register any securities and
prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection
with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to
proceed with the proposed registration of the securities to be sold by it, the
Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each
Investor and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any
Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its
obligation to pay the registration expenses in connection therewith), and (2) if
such registration involves an underwritten offering, all Investors requesting to
be included in the Company's registration may be required by the Company to sell
their Registrable Securities, as the case may be, to the underwriters selected
by the Company on the same terms and conditions as apply to the Company, with
such differences, including any with respect to indemnification and liability
insurance, as may be customary or appropriate in combined primary and secondary
offerings. If a registration requested pursuant to this Section 2(a)(i) involves
an underwritten public offering, any Investor holding Registrable Securities
requesting to be included in such registration shall have the right to withdraw
its request by giving written notice thereof at least three (3) days prior to
the filing of the registration statement.
(ii) PRIORITY IN INCIDENTAL REGISTRATION. If a registration
pursuant to this Section 2 involves an underwritten offering and the managing
underwriter advised the Company in writing that, in its good faith opinion, the
amount of securities requested to be included in such registration (the
"REQUESTED REGISTRABLE SECURITIES") exceeds the amount which can be sole in such
offering, so as to be likely to have a material adverse effect on such offering
as contemplated by the Company (including the price at which the Company
proposed to sell such securities), then the Company will include in such
registration the following securities (the "ACTUAL REGISTRABLE SECURITIES"):
FIRST, all securities proposed by the Company to be sold for the Company's own
account; SECOND, the amount of Registrable Securities requested to be included
in such registration by the Investors which, in the good faith opinion of such
managing underwriter can be sold without causing a material adverse effect on
the offering, with such amount of Registrable Securities to be equitably
allocated on a percentage Pro Rata Basis (as defined below; THIRD, any amount of
other securities ("OTHER SECURITIES") of the Company held by all other security
holders ("OTHER HOLDERS") which the Company has agreed to register which, in the
good faith opinion of such managing underwriter, can be sold without causing a
material adverse effect on the offering, with such amount of Other Securities to
be allocated PRO RATA among such Other Holders on the basis of the relative
number of shares of Other Securities owned by such Other Holders. "PRO RATA
BASIS" shall mean that in the event the underwriter causes a reduction in a
particular series of Requested Registrable Securities, the number of such
Registrable Securities included in the registration for each Purchaser shall be
reduced by an equal percentage of their respective applicable Requested
Registrable Securities.
(b) EXPENSES. The Company will pay all reasonable expenses
associated with each registration, including filing and printing fees, the
Company's counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with
clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities
laws and listing fees, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of
underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry
professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.
(c) EFFECTIVENESS.
(i) The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or
e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within forty-eight (48)
hours, after any Registration Statement registering such Investor's Registrable
Securities is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the said
Investors with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with
the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.
(ii) The Company may delay the disclosure of material
non-public information concerning the Company, by suspending the use of any
Prospectus included in any registration contemplated by this
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Section containing such information, the disclosure of which at the time is not,
in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company
(an "ALLOWED DELAY"); provided, that the Company shall promptly (a) notify the
Investors in writing of the existence of (but in no event, without the prior
written consent of an Investor, shall the Company disclose to such Investor any
of the facts or circumstances regarding) material non-public information giving
rise to an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the Investors in writing to cease all sales
under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use
commercially reasonable efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as
practicable.
3. COMPANY OBLIGATIONS. If and whenever the Company is required to use its
commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with the terms hereof (and presuming that the
Registration Statement is not withdrawn or terminated as provided herein), and
pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration
Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective for a period
that will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement as amended from time to time,
have been sold, and (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by
such Registration Statement would no longer be denied Registrable Securities,
(the "EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD") and advise the Investors in writing when the
Effectiveness Period has expired;
(b) use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the
SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement
effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the
1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the
Registrable Securities covered thereby;
(c) provide copies to and permit counsel appointed by the Required
Investors to review each Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto no fewer than seven (7) days prior to their filing with the
SEC and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects;
(d) furnish to the Investors and their counsel (i) promptly after
the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received
by the Company (but not later than two (2) Business Days after the filing date,
receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one (1) copy of any
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus
and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written
by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item
of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to
such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which
contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment),
and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary
prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents
as each Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition
of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor that are covered by the
related Registration Statement;
(e) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance
of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order
is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible
moment;
(f) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use
commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the
Investors and their counsel in connection with the registration or qualification
of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue
sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Investors and do any and all
other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable
the distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by
the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify
but for this Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section
3(f), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such
jurisdiction;
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(g) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities
exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar
securities issued by the Company are then listed or proposal to be listed
pursuant to the Registration Statement;
(h) immediately notify the Investor upon discovery that, or upon the
happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare, file with the
SEC and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such
Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances then existing; and
(i) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act,
including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final
Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant
to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Investors in writing if, at
any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the
conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Investors are
required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of
Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably
necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities
hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably
practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an
earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning
after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings
statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act,
including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection
3(i), "Availability Date" means the 45th day following the end of the fourth
fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement,
except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company's
fiscal year, "Availability Date" means the 90th day after the end of such fourth
fiscal quarter).
(j) with a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of
Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC
that may at any time permit the Investor to sell Interests to the public without
registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public
information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144,
until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the Registrable
Securities may be resold pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any other rule of similar
effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been
resold; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish to each
Investor upon request, as long as such Investor owns any Registrable Securities,
(A) a written statement by the Company, if applicable, that it has complied with
the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy, if so required, of the
Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB or Quarterly Report on Form
10-QSB, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order
to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the
selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.
4. DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW; INFORMATION. The Company shall make available,
during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the Investors,
advisors to and representatives of the Investors (who may or may not be
affiliated with the Investors and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company),
all financial and other records, all filings with the SEC made by the Company,
and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be
reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company's
officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply
all such information reasonably requested by the Investors or any such
representative, advisor or underwriter in connection with such Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other
inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time
to time after the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the
sole purpose of enabling the Investor and such representatives, advisors and
underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial
and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of such
Registration Statement.
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The Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the
Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior
to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as
being material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors
and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such
material nonpublic information for review and any Investor (or representative of
such Investor) wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate
confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.
5. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS.
(a) Each Investor shall furnish in writing to the Company such
information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the
intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as
shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable
Securities and shall execute such documents, questionnaires of certificates in
connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At
least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any
Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor of the
information the Company requires from such Investor if such Investor elects to
have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. A
Investor shall provide such information to the Company at least two (2) Business
Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement
if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in
the Registration Statement.
(b) Each Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities
agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in
connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement
hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of its
election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration
Statement.
(c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the
Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section
2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof, such
Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities,
until the Investor is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be
made.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company will indemnify and
hold harmless each Investor and its officers, directors, members, employees and
agents, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who controls such
Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, damages
or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the
1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any
Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any blue sky application or other document
executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written
information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in
order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities
laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a
"BLUE SKY APPLICATION"); (iii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading; (iv) any violation by the Company or its
agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act applicable to
the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the
Company in connection with such registration; or (v) any failure to register or
qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration in any
state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in
writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on a
Investors behalf and will reimburse such Investor, and each such officer,
director or member and each such controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; PROVIDED, however,
that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that
any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so
made in conformity with information furnished by such Investor or any such
controlling person in writing specifically for use in such Registration
Statement or Prospectus.
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(b) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE INVESTORS. Each Investor agrees,
severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders
and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act)
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including
reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact
or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement
thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the
extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is
contained in any information furnished in writing by such Investor to the
Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus
or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of an
Investor be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all
expense paid by such Investor in connection with any claim relating to this
Section 6 and the amount of any damages such Investor has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such
Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c) CONDUCT OF INDEMNIFICATION PROCEEDINGS. Any person entitled to
indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party
of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such
indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party; PROVIDED that any person entitled to
indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to
participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party
has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall
have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such
person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists
between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in
which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such
person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying
party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of
such claim on behalf of such person); and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the failure of
any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the
indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such
failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party
in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the
indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of
attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party
will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional
term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party
of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.
(d) CONTRIBUTION. If for any reason the indemnification provided for
in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party
or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein,
then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to
contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In
no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of Registrable Securities
be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses
paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and
the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise been required to pay by
reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise
to such contribution obligation.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. This Agreement may be amended only by a
writing signed by the Company and the Required Investors, which amendment shall
be binding upon all Investors. The Company may take any action herein
prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it,
only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment,
action or omission to act, of the Required
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Investors. The addition of parties to this Agreement or replacement of any
parties to this Agreement, in connection with the acquisition by such parties of
any securities shall not require the consent of any Investor.
(b) NOTICES. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the
terms of this Agreement shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return
receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized
overnight delivery service) or by facsimile and shall be effective five days
after being placed in the mail, if mailed by regular United States mail, or upon
receipt, if delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight
delivery service) or by facsimile, in each case addressed to a party. The
addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Fearless Yachts, LLC
9 Gateway Drive
Collinsville, Illinois 62234
Attention: Gary R. Fears
Fax: 618-346-9022
With copy to:
Hodgson Russ LLP
60 East 42nd St., 37th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn.: Jeffrey A. Rinde, Esq.
Tel.: 212-661-3535
Fax.: 212-972-1677
If to an Investor: To the address set forth beside such
Investor's name on SCHEDULE A hereto.
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in
address.
(c) ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS BY INVESTORS. A Investor may transfer
or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more persons its
rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by
such Investor to such person, provided that such Investor and assignee complies
with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice to the Company of
assignment by the assigning party at the time of such assignment, which notice
shall state the name and address of the assignee and identifying the securities
of the Company as to which the rights in question are being assigned; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that any such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms
of this agreement and shall receive such assigned rights subject to all the
terms and conditions of this agreement.
(d) ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS BY THE COMPANY. This Agreement may not
be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without
the prior written consent of the Required Investors, provided, however, that the
Company may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder to any surviving
or successor corporation in connection with a merger or consolidation of the
Company with another corporation, or a sale, transfer or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the Company's assets to another corporation or other
entity, without the prior written consent of the Required Investors, after
notice duly given by the Company to each Investor.
(e) BENEFITS OF THE AGREEMENT. The terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective
permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties
hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement.
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(f) COUNTERPARTS; FAXES. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also
be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.
(g) TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this
Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in
construing or interpreting this Agreement.
(h) SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it
were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction
shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby
waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or
unenforceable in any respect.
(i) FURTHER ASSURANCES. The parties shall execute and deliver all
such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may
reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to
evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
(j) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject
matter.
(k) GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law
principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New
York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to
or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be
served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are
specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties
hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such
suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party
hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim
that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO
REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND
REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused
their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
The Company: FEARLESS YACHTS, LLC
By:___________________________________
Gary R. Fears, Manager
The Investors: SIGNATURE OF ENTITY INVESTORS:
______________________________________
(Print Name)
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
SIGNATURE OF INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS:
______________________________________
(Print Name)
______________________________________
(Signature)
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SCHEDULE A
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