EXHIBIT 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of this 11th day of April, 2006 by and among PharmaFrontiers
Corp., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), and the "Investors" named in that
certain Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Investors (the
"Purchase Agreement").
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any person, any other person which
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, such person.
"BUSINESS DAY" means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which
banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.
"COMMON STOCK" shall mean the Company's common stock, par value $0.05
per share, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be
reclassified.
"INVESTORS" shall mean the Investors identified in the Purchase
Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any Investor who is a
subsequent holder of any Warrants or Registrable Securities.
"MDB WARRANT SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the MDB Warrants.
"MDB WARRANTS" means warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued
to MDB Capital Group LLC pursuant to its engagement letter with the Company
relating to the offering of the Common Stock and the Warrants as disclosed in
Schedule 4.20 to the Purchase Agreement.
"OTHER INVESTORS" shall mean, collectively, the University of Chicago,
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"OTHER SHARES" shall mean up to an aggregate of 529,566 shares of
Common Stock held by the Other Investors.
"PROSPECTUS" shall mean (i) the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect
to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and
supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all
material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any "free
writing prospectus" as defined in Rule 163 under the 1933 Act.
"REGISTER," "REGISTERED" and "REGISTRATION" refer to a registration
made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in
compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering
of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean (i) the Shares, (ii) the Warrant
Shares and (iii) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in
exchange for Registrable Securities; provided, that, a security shall cease to
be a Registrable Security upon (A) sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or
Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (B) such security becoming eligible for sale by
the Investors pursuant to Rule 144(k).
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall mean any registration statement of the
Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments
and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective
amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such
Registration Statement.
"REQUIRED INVESTORS" means the Investors beneficially owning a majority
of the Shares and the Warrant Shares then constituting Registrable Securities.
"SEC" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement.
"1933 ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"1934 ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"WARRANTS" means, the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock
issued to the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the form of which is
attached to the Purchase Agreement as Exhibit A.
"WARRANT SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrants.
2. REGISTRATION.
(a) REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.
(i) Promptly following the closing of the purchase
and sale of the securities contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the "Closing
Date") but no later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (the "Filing
Deadline"), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (or, if Form SB-2 is not then available to the Company,
on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a
registration for resale of the Registrable Securities, subject to the Required
Investors' consent), covering the resale of the Registrable Securities in an
amount at least equal to the Shares and the Warrant Shares. Subject to any SEC
comments, such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution
attached hereto as EXHIBIT A. Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to
the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder
(including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common
Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with
respect to the Registrable Securities. Such Registration Statement shall not
include any shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of any
other holder, other than the MDB Warrant Shares and the Other Shares, without
the prior written consent of the Required Investors. The Registration Statement
(and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of
effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the
Investors and their counsel prior to its filing or other submission. If a
Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with the
SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company will make pro rata payments
to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal
to 1.5% of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor for each 30-day period
or pro rata for any portion thereof following the Filing Deadline for which no
Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such
payments shall constitute the Investors' exclusive monetary remedy for such
events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive
relief. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash.
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(ii) S-3 QUALIFICATION. Promptly following the date
(the "Qualification Date") upon which the Company becomes eligible to use a
registration statement on Form S-3 to register the Registrable Securities for
resale, but in no event more than thirty (30) days after the Qualification Date
(the "Qualification Deadline"), the Company shall file a registration statement
on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities (or a post-effective amendment
on Form S-3 to the registration statement on Form SB-2) (a "Shelf Registration
Statement") and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf
Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as practicable
thereafter. If a Shelf Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Qualification Deadline,
the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages
and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate purchase price
paid by such Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement attributable to those
Registrable Securities that remain unsold at that time for each 30-day period or
pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which such Shelf
Registration Statement should have been filed for which no such Shelf
Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such
payments shall constitute the Investors' exclusive monetary remedy for such
events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive
relief. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash.
(b) EXPENSES. The Company will pay all expenses
associated with each registration, including filing and printing fees, the
Company's counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with
clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities
laws, listing fees, fees and expenses of one counsel to the Investors (not to
exceed $7,500) and the Investors' reasonable expenses in connection with the
registration, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters,
selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals
with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.
(c) EFFECTIVENESS.
(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as
practicable. Any request for acceleration of the Registration Statement shall
seek effectiveness at 5:00 p.m., New York time, or as soon thereafter as
practicable The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or e-mail as
promptly as practicable, and in any event, prior to 9:00 a.m., New York time, on
the day after any Registration Statement is declared effective, shall file with
the SEC under Rule 424 a final Prospectus as promptly as practicable, and in any
event, prior to 9:00 a.m., New York time, on the day after any Registration
Statement is declared effective, and shall advise the Investors in writing that
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either (i) it has complied with the requirements of Rule 172 or (ii) it is
unable to satisfy the conditions of Rule 172 and, as a result, Investors are
required to deliver a copy of the Prospectus in connection with any sales of
Registrable Securities (in which case, the Company shall deliver to the
Investors a copy of the Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or
other disposition of the securities covered thereby). If (A)(x) a Registration
Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the
SEC prior to the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the SEC shall have
informed the Company that no review of the Registration Statement will be made
or that the SEC has no further comments on the Registration Statement or (ii)
the 90th day after the Closing Date (the 120th day after the Closing Date if the
SEC comments on the Registration Statement) or (y) a Shelf Registration
Statement is not declared effective by the SEC within ninety (90) days after the
Qualification Deadline (120 days after the Qualification Deadline if the SEC
comments on the Shelf Registration Statement), or (B) after a Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant
to such Registration Statement for any reason (including without limitation by
reason of a stop order, or the Company's failure to update the Registration
Statement), but excluding the inability of any Investor to sell the Registrable
Securities covered thereby due to market conditions and except as excused
pursuant to subparagraph (ii) below, then the Company will make pro rata
payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an
amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor for each
30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which
such Registration Statement should have been effective (the "Blackout Period").
Such payments shall constitute the Investors' exclusive monetary remedy for such
events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive
relief. The amounts payable as liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph
shall be paid monthly within three (3) Business Days of the last day of each
month following the commencement of the Blackout Period until the termination of
the Blackout Period. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash.
(ii) For not more than twenty (20) consecutive days
or for a total of not more than forty-five (45) days in any twelve (12) month
period, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information
concerning the Company, by suspending the use of any Prospectus included in any
registration contemplated by this Section containing such information, the
disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the
Company, in the best interests of the Company (an "Allowed Delay"); provided,
that the Company shall promptly (a) notify the Investors in writing of the
existence of (but in no event, without the prior written consent of an Investor,
shall the Company disclose to such Investor any of the facts or circumstances
regarding) material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b)
advise the Investors in writing to cease all sales under the Registration
Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use commercially reasonable
efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.
(d) LIMITATION ON LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Section 2, in no event shall the Company be liable
for liquidated damages in excess of an aggregate of 24% of the aggregate amount
invested by the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
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3. COMPANY OBLIGATIONS. The Company will use commercially reasonable
efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance
with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously
as possible:
(a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to become effective at 5:00 p.m., New York time, or as
soon thereafter as practicable and to remain continuously effective for a period
that will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement as amended from time to time,
have been sold, and (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by
such Registration Statement may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) (the
"Effectiveness Period") and advise the Investors in writing when the
Effectiveness Period has expired;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as
may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the
Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the
1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities
covered thereby;
(c) provide copies to each Investor (together with
its Affiliates) who purchased at least 6,000,000 Shares and permit ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PC, or such counsel as is designated by the Investors, to review each
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto no fewer than
three (3) Business Days prior to their filing with the SEC and not file any
document to which such counsel reasonably objects;
(d) furnish to the Investors and their legal counsel
(i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the
SEC, or received by the Company (but not later than two (2) Business Days after
the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one (1) copy
of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary
prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each
letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the
SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in
each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any
thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential
treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a
preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such
other documents as each Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate
the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor that are
covered by the related Registration Statement;
(e) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i)
prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and,
(ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the
earliest possible moment;
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(f) prior to any public offering of Registrable
Securities, use best efforts to (i) register or qualify or cooperate with the
Investors and their counsel in connection with the registration or qualification
of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue
sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Investors and (ii) do any and
all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in
such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
STATEMENT; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in
connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in
any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for
this Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction
where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(f), or (iii)
file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(g) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each
securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which
similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
(h) immediately notify the Investors, at any time
prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the
happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare, file with the
SEC and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such
Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances then existing; and
(i) otherwise use best efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act,
including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final
Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant
to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Investors in writing if, at
any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the
conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Investors are
required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of
Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably
necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities
hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably
practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an
earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning
after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings
statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act,
including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection
3(i), "Availability Date" means the 45th day following the end of the fourth
fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement,
except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company's
fiscal year, "Availability Date" means the 90th day after the end of such fourth
fiscal quarter).
(j) With a view to making available to the Investors
the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or
regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell shares
of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and
agrees to: (i) use its best efforts to make and keep public information
available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the
earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities
may be resold pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any other rule of similar effect or (B)
such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold; (ii) use
its best efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish to each
Investor upon request, as long as such Investor owns any Registrable Securities,
(A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting
requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of the Company's most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB or Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, and (C) such other
information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Investor of
any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such
Registrable Securities without registration.
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4. DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW; INFORMATION. The Company shall make
available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the
Investors, advisors to and representatives of the Investors (who may or may not
be affiliated with the Investors and who are reasonably acceptable to the
Company), all financial and other records, all SEC Filings (as defined in the
Purchase Agreement) and other filings with the SEC, and all other corporate
documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the
purpose of such review, and cause the Company's officers, directors and
employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information
reasonably requested by the Investors or any such representative, advisor or
underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or
submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and
effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the
Investors and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and their
respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due
diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of such Registration
Statement.
The Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information
to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless
prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information
as being material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such
advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept
such material nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to
obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement
with the Company with respect thereto.
5. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS.
(a) Each Investor shall furnish in writing to the
Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it
and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it,
as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable
Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration
as the Company may reasonably request, including a completed questionnaire in
the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT B. At least ten (10) Business Days prior to
the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company
shall notify each Investor of the information the Company requires from such
Investor if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities
included in the Registration Statement. An Investor shall provide such
information to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if such Investor elects
to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement.
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(b) Each Investor, by its acceptance of the
Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably
requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a
Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company
in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from
such Registration Statement.
(c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any
notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay
pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to
Section 3(h) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such
Registrable Securities, until the Investor is advised by the Company that such
dispositions may again be made.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company will
indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its officers, directors, members,
employees and agents, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who
controls such Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become
subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final
Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any blue sky
application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that
purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any
state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable
Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or
information herein called a "Blue Sky Application"); (iii) the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iv) any violation
by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the
1933 Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or
inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration; or (v)
any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any
such Registration in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively
undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such
registration or qualification on an Investor's behalf and will reimburse such
Investor, and each such officer, director or member and each such controlling
person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection
with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company will not be liable in any such case
if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out
of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such
Investor or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such
Registration Statement or Prospectus.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE INVESTORS. Each Investor
agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers,
employees, stockholders and each person who controls the Company (within the
meaning of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement
of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in
the Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment
or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or
omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Investor
to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or
Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability
of an Investor be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net
of all expense paid by such Investor in connection with any claim relating to
this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such Investor has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such
Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c) CONDUCT OF INDEMNIFICATION PROCEEDINGS. Any
person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the
indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification
and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; PROVIDED that any
person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ
separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a)
the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the
indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and
employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable
judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a
conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with
respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying
party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and
PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as
provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations
hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall
materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such
claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or
expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such
indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the
indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the
claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability
in respect of such claim or litigation.
(d) CONTRIBUTION. If for any reason the
indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is
unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other
than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of
such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party,
as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act
shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of
Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the
proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim
relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the
Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
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7. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. This Agreement may be
amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required Investors. The
Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein
required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the
written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required
Investors.
(b) NOTICES. All notices and other communications
provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 9.4 of
the Purchase Agreement.
(c) ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS BY INVESTORS. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the Investors and their respective successors and assigns. An Investor may
transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more
persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable
Securities by such Investor to such person, provided that such Investor complies
with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to
the Company promptly after such assignment is effected.
(d) ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS BY THE COMPANY. This
Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or
otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Investors,
provided, however, that the Company may assign its rights and delegate its
duties hereunder to any surviving or successor corporation in connection with a
merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation, or a sale,
transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets to another corporation, without the prior written consent of the Required
Investors, after notice duly given by the Company to each Investor.
(e) BENEFITS OF THE AGREEMENT. The terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than
the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights,
remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
(f) COUNTERPARTS; FAXES. This Agreement may be
executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.
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(g) TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles
used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be
considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
(h) SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement
that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall
be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof
prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
(i) FURTHER ASSURANCES. The parties shall execute and
deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other
actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated
hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
(j) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement is intended by
the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a
complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the
parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with
respect to such subject matter.
(k) GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF
JURY TRIAL. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of
law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New
York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to
or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be
served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are
specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties
hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such
suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party
hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim
that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO
REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND
REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement
or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
The Company: PHARMAFRONTIERS CORP.
By:_________________________
Name:
Title:
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Investor:
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Name:
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Title:
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