EXHIBIT 4.7
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered
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into as of October 7, 2002, by and among HiEnergy Technologies, Inc., a
Washington corporation (the "Company"), and the purchasers listed on Schedule I
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hereto (the "Purchasers").
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This Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof among the
Company and the Purchasers (the "Purchase Agreement").
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The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
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Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Advice" shall have meaning set forth in Section 3(m).
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"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
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directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common control with
such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control," when used with
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respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms of "affiliated," "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
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correlative to the foregoing.
"Board" shall have meaning set forth in Section 3(n).
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"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which
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shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the state of
New York generally are authorized or required by law or other government actions
to close.
"Closing Date" means the date of the closing of the purchase and sale
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of the Preferred Stock and Warrants pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Common Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per
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share.
"Effectiveness Date" means with respect to the Registration Statement the
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earlier of the 120th day following the Closing Date or the date which is within
five (5) days of the date on which the Commission informs the Company that the
Commission (i) will not review the Registration Statement or (ii) that the
Company may request the acceleration of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement and the Company makes such request.
"Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
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"Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
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"Event Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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"Filing Date" means the 30th day following the Closing Date.
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"Holder" or "Holders" means the holder or holders, as the case may be,
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from time to time of Registrable Securities.
"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
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"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
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"Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
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"Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
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incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision
thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"Preferred Stock" means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par
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value $0.0001 per share and stated value $10,000 per share, of the Company
issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
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(including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as
a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"Prospectus" means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement
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(including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information
previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration
statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), 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 the
Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the
Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated
by reference in such Prospectus.
"Registrable Securities" means (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
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conversion of the Preferred Stock (the "Conversion Shares") and the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the "Warrant Shares"), and
upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar event with
respect to such Conversion Shares, Warrant Shares or any Preferred Stock; and
(ii) the shares of Common Stock issued upon any redemption of Preferred Stock
pursuant to Section 8 of the Certificate of Designation; provided, however, that
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Registrable Securities shall include (but not be limited to) a number of shares
of Common Stock equal to no less than 200% of the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock which would be issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and
upon exercise of the Warrants, assuming such conversion and exercise occurred on
the Closing Date or the Filing Date, whichever date would result in the greater
number of Registrable Securities. Such registered shares of Common Stock shall
be allocated among the Holders pro rata based on the total number of Registrable
Securities issued or issuable as of each date that a Registration Statement, as
amended, relating to the resale of the Registrable Securities is declared
effective by the Commission. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the
contrary, if the actual number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants exceeds 200%
of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants based upon a computation as at
the Closing Date or the Filing Date, the term "Registrable Securities" shall be
deemed to include such additional shares of Common Stock.
"Registration Statement" means the registration statements and any
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additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2, including (in each
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case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement
or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits
thereto, and all material incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
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Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 158" means Rule 158 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
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Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
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Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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"Special Counsel" means any special counsel to the Holders, for which the
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Holders will be reimbursed by the Company pursuant to Section 4.
2. Shelf Registration.
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On or prior to the Filing Date the Company shall prepare and file with the
Commission a "shelf" Registration Statement covering all Registrable Securities
for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The
Registration Statement shall be on Form SB-2 (except if the Company is not then
eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form SB-2, in
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which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance
herewith). The Company shall (i) not permit any securities other than the
Registrable Securities and the securities listed on Schedule II attached hereto
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to be included in the Registration Statement and (ii) use its best efforts to
cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities
Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to
the Effectiveness Date, and to keep such Registration Statement continuously
effective under the Securities Act until such date as is the earlier of (x) the
date when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have
been sold or (y) the date on which the Registrable Securities may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144, assuming that all Holders (I) exercised or will exercise
their Warrants using the cashless exercise and (II) are not affiliates of the
Company, as determined by the counsel to the Company (the "Effectiveness
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Period"). If at any time and for any reason, an additional Registration
Statement is required to be filed because at such time the actual number of
shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock are convertible and the
Warrants are exercisable exceeds the number of shares of Registrable Securities
remaining under the Registration Statement, the Company shall have twenty (20)
Business Days to file such additional Registration Statement, and the Company
shall use its best efforts to cause such additional Registration Statement to be
declared effective by the Commission as soon as possible, but in no event later
than forty-five (45) days after filing. If at such time in the reasonable
opinion of the Purchasers there is not or will not be a sufficient number of
Registrable Securities to be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock then
outstanding, or upon the exercise of the Warrants then outstanding, the
Purchasers shall be entitled to demand that the Company prepare and file an
additional Registration Statement.
3. Registration Procedures.
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In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the
Company shall:
(a) Use its best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission on or
prior to the Filing Date, a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (or if the
Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities
on Form SB-2 such registration shall be on another appropriate form in
accordance herewith) in accordance with the method or methods of distribution
thereof as specified by the Holders (except if otherwise directed by the
Holders), and cause the Registration Statement to become effective and remain
effective as provided herein; provided, however, that not less than five (5)
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Business Days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or any related
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that
would be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to
the Holders and any Special Counsel, copies of all such documents proposed to be
filed, which documents (other than those incorporated by reference) will be
subject to the review of such Holders and such Special Counsel, and (ii) cause
its officers and directors, counsel and independent certified public accountants
to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of
counsel to such Holders, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the
meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file the Registration
Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to
which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities or any Special
Counsel shall reasonably object in writing within three (3) Business Days of
their receipt thereof.
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(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to
keep the Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable
Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with
the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for
resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause
the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus
supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
(or any similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the Securities Act;
(iii) respond as promptly as possible, but in no event later than ten (10)
business days, to any comments received from the Commission with respect to the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as possible
provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to
the Commission relating to the Registration Statement; and (iv) comply in all
material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in the
Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold and any
Special Counsel as promptly as possible (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 filed; (B) when the
Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a "review" of such
Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such
Registration Statement and (C) 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 and warranties of the
Company contained in any 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 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 the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
(d) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued,
obtain the withdrawal of, (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption
from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
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(e) If requested by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Registrable
Securities, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as the
Company reasonably agrees should be included therein and (ii) make all required
filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon
as practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be
incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.
(f) Furnish to each Holder and any Special Counsel, without charge, at
least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment
thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits
to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or
incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the
Commission.
(g) Promptly deliver to each Holder and any Special Counsel, without
charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of
prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may
reasonably request; and the Company hereby consents to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling
Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its
best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders and
any Special Counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or
exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder requests in writing, to
keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective
during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things
necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement; provided, however,
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that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in
any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that
would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it
is not then so subject or subject the Company to any material tax in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(i) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant
to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free of all restrictive
legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations
and registered in such names as any Holder may request at least two (2) Business
Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities. If the Registrable Securities
may not, in the opinion of Company's counsel, be issued without restrictive
legends on the certificates pursuant to state securities laws, and the holder
refuses to make such accommodations as would satisfy Company's counsel in
connection with the issuance, the Company may issue the holder shares of Common
Stock bearing a restrictive legend.
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(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(vi), as
promptly as possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a
post-effective amendment, to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the
related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such Prospectus
will contain 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,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(k) Use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities relating
to such Registration Statement to be listed on the OTC Bulletin Board or any
other securities exchange, quotation system or market, if any, on which similar
securities issued by the Company are then listed as and when required pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement.
(l) Comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and make generally available to its security
holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 not later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month
period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a
fiscal year) commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the
Company after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which statement
shall conform to the requirements of Rule 158.
(m) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the
Company information regarding such Holder and the distribution of such
Registrable Securities as is required by law to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement, and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable
Securities of any such Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information
within a reasonable time after receiving such request.
If the Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as
the holder of any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall have the
right to require (if such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise is not
required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in force) the
deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such
reference ceases to be required.
Each Holder covenants and agrees that (i) it will not sell any Registrable
Securities under the Registration Statement until it has received copies of the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented as contemplated in Section 3(g) and
notice from the Company that such Registration Statement and any post-effective
amendments thereto have become effective as contemplated by Section 3(c) and
(ii) it and its officers, directors or Affiliates, if any, will comply with the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to them in
connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement.
Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that,
upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the
kind described in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(c)(vi),
such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable
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Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the
copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement
contemplated by Section 3(j), or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice")
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by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in
either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that
are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or
Registration Statement.
(n) If (i) there is material non-public information regarding the
Company which the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") reasonably
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determines not to be in the Company's best interest to disclose and which the
Company is not otherwise required to disclose, or (ii) there is a significant
business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition or
disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any
merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction) available to
the Company which the Board reasonably determines not to be in the Company's
best interest to disclose, then the Company may postpone or suspend filing or
effectiveness of a registration statement for a period not to exceed 20
consecutive days, provided that the Company may not postpone or suspend its
obligation under this Section 3(n) for more than 45 days in the aggregate during
any 12 month period; provided, however, that no such postponement or suspension
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shall be permitted for consecutive 20 day periods, arising out of the same set
of facts, circumstances or transactions.
4. Registration Expenses.
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All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with
this Agreement by the Company, except as and to the extent specified in Section
4, shall be borne by the Company whether or not the Registration Statement is
filed or becomes effective and whether or not any Registrable Securities are
sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to
in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all
registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses
(A) with respect to filings required to be made with the OTC Bulletin Board or
any other securities exchange or market on which Registrable Securities are
required hereunder to be listed, (B) with respect to filings required to be made
with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and the NASD
Regulation, Inc. and (C) in compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws
(including, without limitation, disbursements of counsel for the Holders in
connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities)), (ii)
printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing
certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the
printing of prospectuses is requested by the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement), (iii) messenger,
telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Company and Special Counsel for the Holders, but in the case of the Special
Counsel, limited to a maximum amount of the difference of $10,000 minus any fees
and expenses paid by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Purchase
Agreement, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires
such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the
Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's independent public
accountants (including the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated
with the delivery by independent public accountants of a comfort letter or
comfort letters). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its
internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all
salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
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accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any
securities exchange as required hereunder.
5. Indemnification.
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(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding
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any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the
officers, directors, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell
Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to
perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees
of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the
officers, directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation,
costs of preparation and attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, "Losses")
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(as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not
subject to appeal or review), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out
of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of
any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent,
but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based upon
information regarding such Holder or such other Indemnified Party furnished in
writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, which
information was reasonably relied on by the Company for use therein or to the
extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed
method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly
approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the
institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not
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jointly, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, the directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person
who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or
employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, from and against all Losses (as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject to appeal or review), as
incurred, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of
prospectus, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission of
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or
supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made) not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statements or omissions are contained in any information so furnished in writing
by such Holder or other Indemnified Party to the Company specifically for
inclusion or for determination that such information was not required to be
included in the Registration Statement or such Prospectus and that such
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information was reasonably relied upon by the Company for use in the
Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of prospectus or to the
extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed
method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly
approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any
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Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an "Indemnified Party"), such Indemnified Party promptly shall notify
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the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying Party) in writing,
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and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the
employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the
payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof;
provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall
not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to
this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not
subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have proximately
and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or
Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such
fees and expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to
assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named
parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both
such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party
shall have been advised by counsel (which shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Indemnifying Party) that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same
counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in
which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing
that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense
thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party).
The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such
Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any
pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless
such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from
all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable
fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or
preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this
Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten (10)
Business Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of
whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder; provided, that the Indemnifying Party may require
such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to
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the extent it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is
not entitled to indemnification hereunder).
(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section
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5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party because of a failure or
refusal of a governmental authority to enforce such indemnification in
accordance with its terms (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each
Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result
of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the
actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a
material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by,
such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or
expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent
such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the
indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in
accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section
are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the
Indemnified Parties
6. Rule 144.
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As long as any Holder owns Preferred Shares, Conversion Shares, Warrants or
Warrant Shares, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in
respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports
required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true
and complete copies of all such filings. As long as any Holder owns Preferred
Shares, Conversion Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares, if the Company is not
required to file reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
it will prepare and furnish to the Holders and make publicly available in
accordance with Rule 144(c) promulgated under the Securities Act annual and
quarterly financial statements, together with a discussion and analysis of such
financial statements in form and substance substantially similar to those that
would otherwise be required to be included in reports required by Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as well as any other information required thereby,
in the time period that such filings would have been required to have been made
under the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it will take such
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further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required
from time to time to enable such Person to sell Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of
the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act,
including providing any legal opinions relating to such sale pursuant to Rule
144. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a
written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied
with such requirements.
7. Miscellaneous.
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(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder,
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of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as
the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by
law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each
Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for
any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that
a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its
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subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof entered into and currently in effect,
nor shall the Company or 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 Holders in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule
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2.1(c) of the Purchase Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its
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subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement currently in effect
granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any
Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the written
consent of the Holders 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 if
the right so granted would result in Holders not being able to sell their Shares
through an effective Registration Statement or would otherwise conflict with the
provisions of this Agreement.
(c) No Piggyback on Registrations. Neither the Company nor any of its
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security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto or as
disclosed in Schedule 2.1(c) of the Purchase Agreement) may include securities
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of the Company in the Registration Statement, and the Company shall not after
the date hereof enter into any agreement providing such right to any of its
securityholders, if the right so granted would result in Holders not being able
to sell their Shares through an effective Registration Statement or would
otherwise conflict with the provisions of this Agreement.
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(d) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time when there is not an effective
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Registration Statement covering (i) Conversion Shares or (ii) Warrant Shares,
the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a
registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the
account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities,
other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities
Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely
in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity
securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit
plans, the Company shall send to each holder of Registrable Securities written
notice of such determination and, if within thirty (30) days after receipt of
such notice, any such holder shall so request in writing, (which request shall
specify the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by the
Purchasers), the Company will cause the registration under the Securities Act of
all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register
by the holder, to the extent requisite to permit the disposition of the
Registrable Securities so to be registered, provided that 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 register or to
delay registration of such securities, the Company may, at its election, give
written notice of such determination to such holder and, thereupon, (i) in the
case of a determination not to register, shall be relieved of its obligation to
register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but
not from its obligation to pay expenses in accordance with Section 4 hereof),
and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay registering, shall be permitted
to delay registering any Registrable Securities being registered pursuant to
this Section 7(d) for the same period as the delay in registering such other
securities. The Company shall include in such registration statement all or any
part of such Registrable Securities such holder requests to be registered;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to register any
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Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 7(d) that are eligible for sale
pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act. In the case of an underwritten
public offering, if the managing underwriter(s) or underwriter(s) should
reasonably object to the inclusion of the Registrable Securities in such
registration statement, then if the Company after consultation with the managing
underwriter should reasonably determine that the inclusion of such Registrable
Securities, would materially adversely affect the offering contemplated in such
registration statement, and based on such determination recommends inclusion in
such registration statement of fewer or none of the Registrable Securities of
the Holders, then (x) the number of Registrable Securities of the Holders
included in such registration statement shall be reduced pro-rata among such
Holders (based upon the number of Registrable Securities requested to be
included in the registration), if the Company after consultation with the
underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of fewer Registrable Securities, or (y)
none of the Registrable Securities of the Holders shall be included in such
registration statement, if the Company after consultation with the
underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of none of such Registrable Securities;
provided, however, that if Securities are being offered for the account of other
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persons or entities as well as the Company, such reduction shall not represent a
greater fraction of the number of Registrable Securities intended to be offered
by the Holders than the fraction of similar reductions imposed on such other
persons or entities (other than the Company).
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(e) Failure to File Registration Statement and Other Events. The Company
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and the Purchasers agree that the Holders will suffer damages if the
Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior
to the Effectiveness Date and maintained in the manner contemplated herein
during the Effectiveness Time or if certain other events occur. The Company and
the Holders further agree that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent
of such damages with precision. Accordingly, if (A) the Registration Statement
is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the Effectiveness
Date (or in the event an additional Registration Statement is filed because the
actual number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock are
convertible and the Warrants are exercisable exceeds the number of shares of
Common Stock initially registered is not filed and declared effective with the
time periods set forth in Section 2), or (B) the Company fails to file with the
Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated
under the Securities Act within five (5) Business Days of the date that the
Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the
Commission that a Registration Statement will not be "reviewed," or not subject
to further review, or (C) the Registration Statement is filed with and declared
effective by the Commission but thereafter ceases to be effective as to all
Registrable Securities at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness
Period, without being succeeded immediately by a subsequent Registration
Statement filed with and declared effective by the Commission, or (D) trading in
the Common Stock shall be suspended or if the Common Stock is delisted from the
OTC Bulletin Board for any reason for more than three (3) Business Days in the
aggregate, or (E) the conversion rights of the Holders are suspended for any
reason, or (F) the Company breaches in a material respect any covenant or other
material term or condition to this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation,
the Purchase Agreement (other than a representation or warranty contained
therein) or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument
delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
and such breach continues for a period of thirty days after written notice
thereof to the Company, or (G) the Company has breached Section 3(n) (any such
failure or breach being referred to as an "Event," and for purposes of clauses
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(A) and (E) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (B)
the date on which such five day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause
(C) after more than fifteen Business Days, or for purposes of clause (D) the
date on which such three Business Day period is exceeded, or for clause (F) the
date on which such thirty day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event
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Date"), the Company shall pay an amount, at the Company's election, either in
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cash or Registrable Securities in shares of Common Stock, in an amount equal to
the quotient of (i) the Dividend Payment divided by (ii) the Conversion Price
(each of (i) and (ii) as defined in the Company's Articles of Incorporation or
Certificate of Incorporation, as the case may be), as liquidated damages to each
Holder equal to 1% for the first calendar month and 1.5% per calendar month
thereafter of such Holder's pro rata share of the purchase price paid by all
Holders for all shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased and then
outstanding pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for each thirty (30) day period
until the applicable Event has been cured, which shall be pro rated for such
periods less than thirty (30) days (the "Periodic Amount"). Payments to be made
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pursuant to this Section 7(e) shall be due and payable immediately upon demand
of the Holders. The parties agree that the Periodic Amount represents a
reasonable estimate on the part of the parties, as of the date of this
Agreement, of the amount of damages that may be incurred by the Holders if the
Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date or has not
been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the Effectiveness Date
and maintained in the manner contemplated herein during the Effectiveness Period
or if any other Event as described herein has occurred.
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(f) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the
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provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and
waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given,
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and each of the
Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the
provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the
rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of
other Holders may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable
Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the
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provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except
in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.
(g) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
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required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earlier of (i) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified for notice prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone
number specified for notice later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any
date and earlier than 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on such date, (iii) the
Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized
overnight courier service or (iv) actual receipt by the party to whom such
notice is required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be
with respect to each Holder at its address set forth under its name on Schedule
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1 attached hereto, or with respect to the Company, addressed to:
HiEnergy Technologies, Inc.
1601 Alton Parkway, Unit B
Irvine, California 92606
Attention: President
Tel. No.: (949) 757-0855
Fax No.: (949) 757-1477
or to such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any such
party may most recently have designated in writing to the other parties hereto
by such notice. Copies of notices to the Company shall be sent to QED Law
Group, P.L.L.C., 3200 NW 68th Street, Seattle, Washington 98117, Attention: Shea
Wilson, Tel No.: (206) 781-7887 , Fax No.: (206) 781-8002. Any party hereto may
from time to time change its address for notices by giving at least ten (10)
days written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.
(h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
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to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns and
shall inure to the benefit of each Holder and its successors and assigns. The
Company may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of each Holder. Each Purchaser may
assign its rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under
the Purchase Agreement.
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(i) Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights of each Holder hereunder,
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including the right to have the Company register for resale Registrable
Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be
automatically assignable by each Holder to any Affiliate of such Holder or any
other Holder or Affiliate of any other Holder of all or a portion of the
Preferred Stock or the Registrable Securities if: (i) the Holder 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, (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or
assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such
transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such
registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (iii) following such
transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the
transferee or assignees is restricted under the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws, (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the
written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this Section, the transferee or
assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions
of this Agreement, (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the
applicable requirements of the Purchase Agreement, and (vi) at least 100,000
shares of Registrable Securities (appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend,
split or combination of the Common Stock) are being transferred to such
transferee or assignee in connection with such assignment of rights. In
addition, each Holder shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder to any
other Person with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. The rights to assignment shall apply to the
Holders (and to subsequent) successors and assigns.
(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such
signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on
whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect
as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.
(k) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
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in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
principles of conflicts of law thereof.
(l) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative
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and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(m) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
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this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable in any
respect, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set
forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their
reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
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(n) Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
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constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof.
(o) Shares Held by the Company and its Affiliates. Whenever the consent
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or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is
required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates
(other than any Holder or transferees or successors or assigns thereof if such
Holder is deemed to be an Affiliate solely by reason of its holdings of such
Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent
or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the
date first indicated above.
HIENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: _____________________________
PURCHASER
By:_____________________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: _____________________________
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Schedule I
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See Exhibit A to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
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dated October 7, 2002.
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Schedule II
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The following shares of Common Stock shall be included in the Registration
Statement:
- - 1,725,000 shares from the Company's private placement with a final closing
on June 24, 2002.
- - 1,500,000 shares (or some lesser number in the discretion of the Company)
from former shareholders of the Company's subsidiary HiEnergy Microdevices,
Inc.
- - 1,000,000 shares for Isaac Yeffet.
- - 400,000 shares (or some lesser number in the discretion of the Company) for
an investor relations firm.
- - 500,000 shares (or some lesser number in the discretion of the Company) for
miscellaneous registration commitments, including 100,000 shares underlying
a warrant issued to H.C. Wainwright & Co.
- - 2,500,000 shares (or some lesser number in the discretion of the Company)
for common stock sold in an offering closing prior to the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement.
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