Exhibit 10.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") dated as of this
sixth day of May, 2002 is entered into between Student Advantage, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Richard Bianchina, Jr., an accredited
investor residing at 10 Belvedere Court, Bulingame, CA 94010 (the "Purchaser").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser have entered into a Securities
Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the "Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to
which the Company has agreed to sell 33,336 shares (the "Shares") of common
stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser desire to provide for certain
arrangements with respect to the registration of the Shares under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Registration of the Shares. The Company shall file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), within 90 days following the Closing (as
defined in the Purchase Agreement), a registration statement on Form S-3
covering the resale to the public by the Purchaser of the Shares (the "Purchaser
Registration Statement"). The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to cause the Purchaser Registration Statement to be declared effective by the
SEC as soon as practicable. The Company shall cause the Purchaser Registration
Statement to remain effective until the earliest of (i) the date two years after
the date of the Closing (the "Closing Date"), (ii) such time as the Company
reasonably determines that the Purchaser will be eligible to sell all of the
Shares covered by the Purchaser Registration Statement without registration in
the open market in compliance with the Securities Act without regard to volume
restrictions and (iii) such time as all of the Shares covered by the Purchaser
Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto (the earliest of such
events, the "Termination Date").
2. Limitations on Registration Rights.
(a) The Company may, by written notice to the Purchaser signed by the
President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (i) delay the filing or
effectiveness of the Purchaser Registration Statement for a period of not more
than 120 days or (ii) suspend the Purchaser Registration Statement after
effectiveness and require that the Purchaser immediately cease sales of shares
pursuant to the Purchaser Registration Statement, in the event that (A) the
Company files a registration statement (other than a registration statement on
Form S-8 or its successor form) with the SEC for a public offering of its
securities, (B) the Company is engaged in any activity or transaction or
preparations or negotiations for any activity or transaction that the
Company desires to keep confidential for business reasons, if the Board of
Directors of the Company determines in good faith that it would be detrimental
to the Company for such Purchaser Registration Statement to be filed in the near
future and that it is, therefore, essential to defer the filing of such
registration statement, or (C) any financial statements required to be included
in the Purchaser Registration Statement, due to a merger, acquisition or other
transaction entered into by the Company, are not available despite commercially
reasonable efforts by the Company to obtain such financial statements.
(b) If the Company delays or suspends the Purchaser Registration Statement
or requires the Purchaser to cease sales of shares pursuant to paragraph (a)
above, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable following the termination
of the circumstance which entitled the Company to do so, notify the Purchaser of
such termination and take such actions as may be necessary to file or reinstate
the effectiveness of the Purchaser Registration Statement and/or give written
notice to the Purchaser authorizing it to resume sales pursuant to the Purchaser
Registration Statement. If as a result thereof the prospectus included in the
Purchaser Registration Statement has been amended to comply with the
requirements of the Securities Act, the Company shall enclose such revised
prospectus with the notice to the Purchaser given pursuant to this paragraph
(b), and the Purchaser shall make no offers or sales of shares pursuant to the
Purchaser Registration Statement other than by means of such revised prospectus.
3. Registration Procedures.
(a) In connection with the filing by the Company of the Purchaser
Registration Statement, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser a copy of the
prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the
requirements of the Securities Act.
(b) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such any amendments
and supplements to the Purchaser Registration Statement as may be necessary to
comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition
of the securities covered thereby.
(c) The Company shall use its best efforts to register or qualify the
Shares covered by the Purchaser Registration Statement under the securities laws
of each state of the United States; provided, however, that the Company shall
not be required in connection with this paragraph (c) to qualify as a foreign
corporation or execute a general consent to service of process in any
jurisdiction.
(d) If the Company has delivered preliminary or final prospectuses to the
Purchaser and after having done so the prospectus is amended or supplemented to
comply with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company shall promptly
notify the Purchaser and, if requested by the Company, the Purchasers shall
immediately cease making offers or sales of shares under the Purchaser
Registration Statement and return all prospectuses to the Company. The Company
shall promptly provide the Purchaser with revised or supplemented prospectuses
and, following receipt of the revised or supplemented prospectuses, the
Purchaser shall be free to resume making offers and sales under the Purchaser
Registration Statement.
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(e) The Company shall pay the expenses incurred by it in complying with
its obligations under Sections 1, 2 and 3, including all registration and filing
fees, exchange listing fees, fees and expenses of counsel for the Company, and
fees and expenses of accountants for the Company, but excluding (i) any
brokerage fees, selling commissions or underwriting discounts incurred by the
Purchaser in connection with sales under the Purchaser Registration Statement
and (ii) the fees and expenses of any counsel retained by the Purchaser.
(f) The Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed by the
Company under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder, with a
view towards enabling the Purchaser to sell the Shares without registration
under the Securities Act pursuant to (i) Rule 144 adopted by the SEC under the
Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
(g) Upon a sale of the Shares under the Purchaser Registration Statement
or in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Company, following
receipt of all documents it reasonably requests of the Purchaser, shall instruct
the transfer agent for the Shares, at the Company's cost, to remove the
restrictive legend from the certificates evidencing the Shares.
4. Requirements of the Purchaser. The Company shall not be required to include
any Shares in the Purchaser Registration Statement unless:
(a) the Purchaser furnishes to the Company in writing such information
regarding the Purchaser and the proposed sale of the Shares by the Purchaser as
the Company may reasonably request in writing in connection with the Purchaser
Registration Statement or as shall be required in connection therewith by the
SEC or any state securities law authorities;
(b) the Purchaser shall have provided to the Company its written
agreement:
(i) to indemnify the Company and each of its directors and officers
against, and hold the Company and each of its directors and officers harmless
from, any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable
attorneys fees) to which the Company or such directors and officers may become
subject by reason of any statement or omission in the Purchaser Registration
Statement made in reliance upon, or in conformity with, a written statement by
the Purchaser furnished pursuant to this Section 4(b)(i); and
(ii) to report to the Company sales made pursuant to the Purchaser
Registration Statement.
5. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Purchaser against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities to which
the Purchaser may become subject by reason of any untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Purchaser Registration Statement or any omission to state
therein a fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, expenses
or liabilities arise out of or are based upon information furnished to the
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Company by or on behalf of the Purchaser for use in the Purchaser Registration
Statement. The Company shall have the right to assume the defense and settlement
of any claim or suit for which the Company may be responsible for
indemnification under this Section 5.
6. Termination. All of the Company's obligations to register the Shares under
this Agreement shall terminate on the Termination Date.
7. Assignment of Rights. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the
Purchaser hereunder, may be assigned by the Purchaser to any affiliate to whom
the Shares may be transferred pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement,
and such transferee shall be deemed a "Purchaser" for the purposes of this
Agreement; provided that such transferee provides written notice of such
assignment to the Company and agrees to be bound in writing hereby.
8. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement.
9. Specific Performance. In addition to any and all other remedies that may be
available at law in the event of any breach of this Agreement, the Purchaser
shall be entitled to specific performance of the agreements and obligations of
the Company hereunder and to such other injunctive or other equitable relief as
may be granted by a court of competent jurisdiction.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware (without reference to
the conflicts of law provisions thereof).
11. Notices. Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be sufficiently given if delivered personally or sent by telecopy or via a
reputable express courier, with charges prepaid, to the address set forth below
or to such other address of which the parties may have given notice. Unless
otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed
received one business day after personal delivery or delivery by telecopy, or
three business days after being sent, if sent by reputable express courier.
If to the Company:
Student Advantage, Inc.
280 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
Attention: President
with a copy to:
Student Advantage, Inc.
280 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
Attention: General Counsel
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If to the Purchaser:
Richard Bianchina, Jr.
10 Belvedere Court
Burlingame, CA 94010
12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents referred to
herein) constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements
and understandings relating to such subject matter. The parties may amend or
modify this Agreement, in such manner as may be agreed upon, only by a written
instrument executed by the parties hereto.
13. Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all
of which together shall constitute one and the same document. This Agreement may
be executed by facsimile signatures.
14. Section Headings. The section headings are for the convenience of the
parties and in no way alter, modify, amend, limit or restrict the contractual
obligations of the parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.
STUDENT ADVANTAGE, INC.
By: /s/ Raymond V. Sozzi, Jr.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
RICHARD BIANCHINA, JR.
By: /s/Richard Bianchina, Jr.
Title: Principal
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