EXHIBIT 10.6
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 1, 2005 BETWEEN
GALAXY ENERGY CORPORATION AND THE BUYERS NAMED THEREIN
EXHIBIT C
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of March 1,
2005, by and among Galaxy Energy Corporation, a Colorado corporation, with
headquarters located at ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the
"COMPANY"), and the undersigned buyers (each, a "BUYER" and collectively, the
"BUYERS").
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among
the parties hereto of even date herewith (the "SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT"),
the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell at the Closing (as defined in
the Securities Purchase Agreement) to the Buyers (i) convertible notes of the
Company (including accrued and unpaid interest thereon, the "NOTES"), which will
be convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per
share (the "COMMON STOCK") in accordance with the terms of the Notes (the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes being referred to as the
"CONVERSION SHARES"), and (ii) warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the
"WARRANTS"; and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants being referred to herein as the "WARRANT SHARES");
B. To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the "1933 ACT"), and
applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each
of the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
a. EFFECTIVENESS DEADLINE" means the Effectiveness Deadline or an
Additional Effectiveness Deadline (each as defined below), as applicable.
b. "FILING DEADLINE" means the Filing Deadline or an Additional
Filing Deadline (each as defined below), as applicable.
c. "INVESTOR" means a Buyer, any transferee or assignee thereof
to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become
bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any
transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its
rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of
this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.
d. "PERSON" means an individual, a limited liability company, a
partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and a governmental or any department or agency thereof.
e. "REGISTER," "REGISTERED," and "REGISTRATION" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to
Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous or delayed basis ("RULE 415"), and the declaration or
ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
f. "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (i) the Conversion Shares
issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes (including any principal thereof
or interest thereon), (ii) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants and (iii) any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with
respect to the Conversion Shares, the Notes, the Warrant Shares and the Warrants
as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or
similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on conversions of
Notes or exercises of Warrants; provided, however, that any such Registrable
Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when a Registration
Statement with respect to the sale of such securities becomes effective under
the 1933 Act and such securities are disposed of in accordance with such
Registration Statement, (b) such securities are sold in accordance with Rule 144
or (c) such securities become transferable without any restrictions in
accordance with Rule 144(k) (or any successor provision).
g. "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means a registration statement or
registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the
Registrable Securities.
h. "TRADING DAY" means any day on which the Common Stock is
traded on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the
Common Stock is then traded; provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any
day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade, or actually trades, on such
exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. MANDATORY REGISTRATION. The Company shall prepare, and, as
soon as practicable but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the
Closing Date (the "FILING DEADLINE"), file with the SEC a Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (or on Form S-3, if Form S-3 is then available for the registration
of the resale of the Registrable Securities hereunder), covering the resale of
all of the Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement prepared pursuant
hereto shall register for resale at least that number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the sum of (x) 110% of the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of all the outstanding Warrants as of the second Trading Day
immediately preceding the date the Registration Statement is initially filed
with the SEC and (y) 175% of the greater of (A) $7,500,000 divided by the
arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price (as defined in the
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Notes) of the Common Stock on each of the five (5) consecutive Trading Days
ending on the second Trading Day immediately preceding the date the Registration
Statement is initially filed with the SEC and (B) the number of Conversion
Shares issuable upon conversion of all the outstanding Notes as of the second
Trading Day immediately preceding the date the Registration Statement is
initially filed with the SEC, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(e).
The calculations set forth in this paragraph shall be made without regard to any
limitations on the conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants, and such
calculations shall assume that the Notes and Warrants are then convertible and
exercisable, respectively, into shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing
Conversion Rate (as defined in the Notes), except as provided above, and Warrant
Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants), respectively. The Company shall use
its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the
SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date which is one
hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date (the "EFFECTIVENESS DEADLINE").
b. ALLOCATION OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. The initial number of
Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and each increase
in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro
rata among the Investors based on the number of such Registrable Securities held
by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial
number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by
the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such
Investor's Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata
portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement for such transferor. Any shares of Common Stock included
in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which
ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement
shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of
Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such
Registration Statement. For purposes hereof, the number of Registrable
Securities held by an Investor includes all Registrable Securities issuable upon
the conversion of Notes and the exercise of Warrants held by such Investor,
without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Notes or exercise of the
Warrants.
c. LEGAL COUNSEL. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Buyers holding
securities representing at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities
shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any
offering pursuant to this Section 2 ("LEGAL COUNSEL"), which shall be
_______________ or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the holders of
securities representing at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities.
The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the
Company's obligations under this Agreement.
d. INELIGIBILITY FOR FORM S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not
available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities
hereunder, the Company shall undertake to register the Registrable Securities on
Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall
maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until
such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable
Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
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e. SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SHARES REGISTERED. In the event the
number of shares available under the Registration Statement filed pursuant to
Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required
to be covered by the Registration Statement or an Investor's allocated portion
of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company shall, as
soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the
necessity therefor arises (the "ADDITIONAL FILING DEADLINE"), amend the
Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form
available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to register for resale at
least that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of (x) 110% of the
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of all the outstanding Warrants
as of the second Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the filing of
such amendment or new Registration Statement with the SEC and (y) 175% of the
greater of (A) the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding divided by the
arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock on each of
the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the date of the
filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement with the SEC and (B) the
number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of all the outstanding
Notes, as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the filing of
such amendment or new Registration Statement with the SEC. The Company shall use
its best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to
become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof, but in any
event not later than seventy-five (75) days following the filing thereof (the
"ADDITIONAL EFFECTIVENESS DEADLINE"). For purposes of the foregoing provision,
the number of shares available under the Registration Statement shall be deemed
"insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities" if as of any date of
determination the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of (x) 100%
of the number of Warrant Shares issuable as of such time upon exercise of all
the outstanding Warrants and (y) 125% of the greater of (A) the principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding divided by the arithmetic average of the Weighted
Average Price of the Common Stock on each of the ten (10) consecutive Trading
Days immediately preceding such date of determination and (B) the number of
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of all the outstanding Notes as of
the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination is greater than
the number of shares of Common Stock available for resale under such
Registration Statement. The calculations set forth in this paragraph shall be
made without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Notes or
exercise of the Warrants, and such calculations shall assume that the Notes and
the Warrants are then convertible and exercisable, respectively, into shares of
Common Stock at the then prevailing Conversion Rate and Warrant Exercise Price,
respectively.
f. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO FILE AND OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
i. If (i) a Registration Statement covering Registrable
Securities and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 2(a) or
Section 2(e) of this Agreement is not (A) filed with the SEC on or before the
applicable Filing Deadline or (B) declared effective by the SEC on or before the
applicable Effectiveness Deadline or (ii) on any day after a Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC sales of all the Registrable
Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made
(other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(t)))
pursuant to such Registration Statement (including because of a failure to keep
the such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is
necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration
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Statement or to register sufficient shares of Common Stock), then, as partial
relief for the damages to any holder of Notes or Warrants by reason of any such
delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common
Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at
law or in equity), the Company shall pay to such holder an amount in cash equal
to the product of (i) the sum of (A) the principal amount of the Notes held by
such holder and (B) the total Aggregate Exercise Price (as defined in the
Warrants) of all Warrants held by such holder and to which such Registration
Statement relates, multiplied by (ii) the sum of (A) 0.02, if such Registration
Statement is not filed by the applicable Filing Deadline, plus (B) 0.02, if such
Registration Statement is not declared effective by the applicable Effectiveness
Deadline, plus (C) the product of (I) 0.000667 multiplied by (II) the sum
(without duplication) of (x) the number of days after the applicable Filing
Deadline that such Registration Statement is not filed with the SEC, plus (y)
the number of days after the applicable Effectiveness Deadline that such
Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC, plus (z) the number
of days after such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC
that such Registration Statement is not available (other than during an
Allowable Grace Period) for the sale of at least all the Registrable Securities
required to be included on such Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(e).
ii. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled
pursuant to this Section 2(f) are referred to herein as "REGISTRATION DELAY
PAYMENTS." Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the
last day of the calendar month during which such Registration Delay Payments are
incurred and (II) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise
to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to
make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay
Payments shall bear interest at the rate of the lesser of 2.0% per month
(prorated for partial months) or the highest lawful maximum interest rate, in
each case, until paid in full.
3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration
Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(e), the Company will use
its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in
accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant
thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
a. The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a
Registration Statement with respect to the applicable Registrable Securities
(but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline) and use its best
efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable
Securities to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but in
no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall
keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times
until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investors may sell all of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or successor thereto) promulgated under the
1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the "REGISTRATION
PERIOD"). Such Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements
thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
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circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. The term "best efforts"
shall mean, among other things, that the Company shall submit to the SEC, within
two (2) Business Days after the Company learns that no review of a particular
Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff
has no further comments on the Registration Statement, as the case may be, a
request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a
time and date not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request.
b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a
Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during
such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such
Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities
shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration
Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement
which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to
this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-KSB, Form
10-K, Form 10-QSB, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 ACT"), the Company shall
have incorporated such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if
applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the
same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for
the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.
c. The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and
comment upon (i) the Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days
prior to its filing with the SEC, and (ii) all other Registration Statements and
all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual
Reports on Form 10-K or Form 10-KSB, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or 10-QSB
and Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports) within a
reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file
any document, registration statement, amendment or supplement described in the
foregoing clause (A) in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The
Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without providing
prior notice thereof to Legal Counsel and each Investor. The Company shall
furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is
prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any
amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all
documents incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits and (ii) upon the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included
in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The
Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the
Company's obligations pursuant to this Section 3.
d. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable
Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i)
promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of
such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated
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therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon
the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the
prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may
reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any
preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from
time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Investor.
e. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and
qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the
resale by the Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement under the securities or "blue sky" laws of all the states of the
United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during
the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to
maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the
Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or
advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3(e) or (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction.
The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds
Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any
jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
f. The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in
writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming
aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a
Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such
notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a
supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue
statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or
amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as
Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also
promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus
or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and
when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become
effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal
Counsel and each Investor by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and
by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements
to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and
(iii) of the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment
to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.
g. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance
of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration
Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order
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or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at
the earliest possible moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who
holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the
resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat
of any proceeding for such purpose.
h. At the reasonable request (in the context of the securities
laws) of any Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date
of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to
time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated
such date, from the Company's independent certified public accountants in form
and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public
accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the
Investors, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing
the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and
substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed
to the Investors.
i. At the reasonable request (in the context of the securities
laws) of any Investor, the Company shall make available for inspection during
regular business hours by (i) any Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one
firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the
"INSPECTORS"), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent
corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the "RECORDS"),
as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the
Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any
Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall
agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to
an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company
determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the
Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is
necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration
Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such
Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a
court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in
such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by
disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the Inspector
has knowledge. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow
the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent
disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed
confidential. Each Inspector which exercises its rights under this Section 3(i)
shall be obligated to execute a non-disclosure agreement containing such
reasonable terms as the Company may request. The fees and expenses of the
Inspectors shall be borne by the applicable Investor.
j. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any
disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless
(i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state
securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid
or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the
release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that
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disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court
or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give
prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the
Investor's expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or
to obtain a protective order for, such information.
k. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) remain eligible
for quotation of its securities on The NASDAQ Stock Market's OTC Bulletin Board
and to cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement to be quoted thereon, so long as such Registrable Securities are not
listed on a registered national securities exchange, the NASDAQ National Market
or the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, (ii) cause all the Registrable Securities covered
by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange or trading
market on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are
listed, if any, and (iii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
arrange for at least two market makers to register with the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") as such with respect to such Registrable
Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with
satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).
l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold
Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate
the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive
legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a
Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations
or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and
registered in such names as the Investors may request.
m. The Company shall provide a transfer agent and registrar of
all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of the
applicable Registration Statement.
n. If requested by an Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as
practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information as an Investor requests to be included therein relating to the
sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including information with
respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the
purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the
Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as practicable
make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) as soon as
practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if
reasonably requested by an Investor of such Registrable Securities.
o. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities
in the United States as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such
Registrable Securities.
p. The Company shall make generally available to its security
holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the
close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying
with the provisions of Rule 158 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇)
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covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the
Company's fiscal quarter next following the effective date of a Registration
Statement.
q. The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any
registration hereunder.
r. Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement
which covers applicable Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC,
the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to
deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to
the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration
Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the SEC in substantially the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A,
provided that if the Company changes its transfer agent, it shall immediately
deliver any previously delivered notices under this Section 3(r) and any
subsequent notices to such new transfer agent.
s. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary
to expedite and facilitate disposition by Investors of Registrable Securities
pursuant to a Registration Statement.
t. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(f), at
any time after the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective
by the SEC, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public
information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not,
in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its
counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to
the Company, otherwise required (a "GRACE PERIOD"); provided, that the Company
shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material
non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each
notice the Company shall not disclose the content of such material non-public
information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin,
and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period
ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed fifteen (15)
consecutive days and during any 365 day period such Grace Periods shall not
exceed an aggregate of thirty (30) days and the first day of any Grace Period
must be at least two (2) Trading Days after the last day of any prior Grace
Period (an "ALLOWABLE GRACE PERIOD"). For purposes of determining the length of
a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the
holders receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and
include the later of the date the holders receive the notice referred to in
clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section
3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace
Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by
the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise
thereto unless such material non-public information is no longer applicable.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS.
a. At least seven (7) Business Days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement and at lease five (5)
Business Days prior to the filing of any amendment or supplement to a
Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the
information, if any, the Company requires from each such Investor if such
Investor elects to
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have any of such Investor's Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement or, with respect to an amendment or a supplement, if such Investor's
Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement (each an
"INFORMATION REQUEST"). Provided that the Company shall have complied with its
obligations set forth in the preceding sentence, it shall be a condition
precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration
pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a
particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company, in response
to an Information Request, such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable
Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration
of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection
with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
b. Each Investor, by such Investor's 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 any
Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company
in writing of such Investor's election to exclude all of such Investor's
Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
c. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the
Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or
the first sentence of 3(f) or written notice from the Company of a Grace Period,
such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities
until such Investor's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended
prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) or receipt
of notice that no supplement or amendment is required or that the Grace Period
has ended. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its
transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of
an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in
connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an
Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor's receipt of
a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) and for which the Investor has not
yet settled.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including all registration, listing
and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. The
Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of Legal Counsel in connection with registration, filing or
qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a
Registration Statement under this Agreement:
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a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and
hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors,
officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if
any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934
Act (each, an "INDEMNIFIED Person"), against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys'
fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively,
"CLAIMS") incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim,
suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by
or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency,
body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified
party is or may be a party thereto ("INDEMNIFIED DAMAGES"), to which any of them
may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether
commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing
made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities
or other "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are
offered ("BLUE SKY FILING"), or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the
effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final
prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission
to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were
made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including any state securities law,
or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any material
violation of this Agreement by the Company (the matters in the foregoing clauses
(i) through (iv) being, collectively, "VIOLATIONS"). Subject to Section 6(c),
the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses
are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable
expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such
Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to
a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which
occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing
to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly
for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any
such amendment thereof or supplement thereto if such prospectus was timely made
available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); (ii) with respect to any
preliminary prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such person from
whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities
that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such
person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the
preliminary prospectus was corrected in the prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 3(d), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in
writing not to use the incorrect preliminary prospectus prior to the use giving
rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice,
used it; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a
failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus
made available by
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the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 3(d); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement
of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of
the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity
shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or
on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the
Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an
Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and not
jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same
manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each
of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each Person, if any,
who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
(each an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY"), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which
any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise,
insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any
Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with
such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Investor will
reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified
Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided,
however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the
agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to
amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without
the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the aggregate liability
of the Investor in connection with any Violation shall not exceed the net
proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement giving rise to such Claim. Such indemnity
shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or
on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the
Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement
contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall
not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or
omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected
on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented.
c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or
proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim,
such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect
thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6,
deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof,
and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the
extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying
party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or
the Indemnified Party, as the case may be. In any such proceeding, any
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party may retain its own counsel, but, except
as provided in the following sentence, the fees and expenses of that counsel
will be at the expense of that Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as the
case may be, unless (i) the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party, as applicable, shall have mutually agreed to
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the retention of that counsel, (ii) the indemnifying party does not assume the
defense of such proceeding in a timely manner or (iii) in the reasonable opinion
of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such
counsel for the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying
party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests
between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party
represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Company shall pay reasonable
fees for up to one separate legal counsel for the Investors, and such legal
counsel shall be selected by the Investors holding at least two-thirds (2/3) in
interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to
which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation
or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall
furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim.
The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement
negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any
settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written
consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably
withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person,
consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
compromise with respect to any pending or threatened action or claim in respect
of which indemnification or contribution may be or has been sought hereunder
(whether or not the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person is an actual or
potential party to such action or claim) which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in
respect to such Claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for
hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms
or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.
The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is
prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made
by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages
are incurred.
e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition
to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any
liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is
prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum
contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable
under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that:
(i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable
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Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) in connection with such sale, shall be
entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable
Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii)
contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited to an
amount equal to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale
of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement giving
rise to such action or claim for indemnification less the amount of any damages
that such seller has otherwise been required to pay in connection with such
sale.
8. REPORTS UNDER THE 1934 ACT.
With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144
promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the
SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company
to the public without registration ("RULE 144"), the Company agrees to:
a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as
the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that
nothing herein shall limit the Company's obligations under Section 4(c) of the
Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other
documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns
Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the
1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly
report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the
Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to
permit the investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.
9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable
by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of Registrable
Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or
assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the
Company within a reasonable time after such transfer or 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) immediately following such transfer or
assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or
assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws;
(iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated
by clause (ii) of this sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing
with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v)
such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance
thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and Investors who then hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable
Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10
shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be
effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the
Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person
to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this
Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to
this Agreement.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities
whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or
elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable
Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or
election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications
required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when
delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided
confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit
with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly
addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers
for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Galaxy Energy Corporation
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to:
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, P.C.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
If to Legal Counsel:
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Telephone: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: 312-902-1061
Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, Esq.
If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of
Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth
on the Schedule of Buyers, or, in the case of a Buyer or other party named
above, to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of
such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given
to each other party at least five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such
change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such
notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or
electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time,
date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such
transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be
rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i),
(ii) or (iii) above, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or
its counsel may transmit versions of any Registration Statement (or any
amendments or supplements thereto) to Legal Counsel in satisfaction of its
obligations under Section 3(c) to permit Legal Counsel to review such
registration statement prior to filing (and solely for such purpose) by email to
▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, provided that delivery and receipt
of such transmission shall be confirmed by electronic, telephonic or other
means.
c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under
this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or
remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
d. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the
internal laws of the State of Colorado, without giving effect to any choice of
law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Colorado or
any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of Colorado. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting
the City of Denver, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under
this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect
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the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION
OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
e. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute
the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents supersede all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.
f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns
of each of the parties hereto.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
h. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to each other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be
considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with
the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile
signature.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
j. All consents and other determinations to be made by the
Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified
in this Agreement, by Investors holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
Registrable Securities, determined as if all of the Notes and the Warrants then
outstanding have been converted into or exercised for Registrable Securities
without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Notes or the exercise of
the Warrants. Any consent or other determination approved by Investors as
provided in the immediately preceding sentence shall be binding on all
Investors.
k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the
language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of
strict construction will be applied against any party.
l. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and, to the extent
provided in Sections 6(a) and 6(b)
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hereof, each Investor, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents,
representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within
the meaning of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act and each of the Company's
directors, each of the Company's officers who signs the Registration Statement,
and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933
Act and the 1934 Act, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision
hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
m. Unless the context otherwise requires, (a) all references to
Sections, Schedules or Exhibits are to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits contained
in or attached to this Agreement, (b) each accounting term not otherwise defined
in this Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP, (c)
words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural and pronouns
stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the
masculine, feminine and neuter and (d) the use of the word "including" in this
Agreement shall be by way of example rather than limitation.
* * * * * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
COMPANY: BUYERS:
GALAXY ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Chief Executive Officer