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EXHIBIT 10.10
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
SPR INC.,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. DEFINITIONS ............................................. -1-
2. DEMAND REGISTRATIONS .................................... -2-
3. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS ................................. -4-
4. HOLDBACK AGREEMENTS ..................................... -5-
5. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES ................................. -6-
6. REGISTRATION EXPENSES ................................... -9-
7. INDEMNIFICATION ......................................... -10-
8. COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 AND RULE 144A .................. -11-
9. UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS .............................. -11-
10. ADJUSTMENTS AFFECTING REGISTRABLE SECURITIES ............ -11-
11. REMEDIES ................................................ -11-
12. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS .................................. -12-
13. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS .................................. -12-
14. FINAL AGREEMENT ......................................... -12-
15. SEVERABILITY ............................................ -12-
16. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS .................................... -12-
17. NOTICES.................................................. -12-
18. GOVERNING LAW ........................................... -13-
19. COUNTERPARTS ............................................ -13-
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of
[__________ __, ____], is entered into by and among SPR Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "CORPORATION"), ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, an individual residing at
[__________] ("▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"), ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, an individual residing at
[__________] ("▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, an individual residing at
[__________] ("▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"), and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, an individual residing
at [__________] ("▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"). ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the "INVESTORS" and
individually as an "INVESTOR".
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to grant certain securities registration
rights in the stock of the Corporation to the Investors, in accordance with the
terms and provisions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows:
AGREEMENTS
1. DEFINITIONS. In addition to the capitalized terms defined elsewhere in
this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following
meanings when used in this Agreement:
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"COMMON STOCK" means the Common Stock of the Corporation, $.01 par
value per share.
"▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (i) 100,000 shares of the
Common Stock held as of the date hereof by ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and (ii) any Common
Stock issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause
(i) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a
combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization.
"HOLDERS" means the holders of Registrable Securities who are parties
to this Agreement or successors or assigns or subsequent holders contemplated by
Section 13 hereof.
"▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (i) [232,184] shares of the
Common Stock held as of the date hereof by ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and (ii) any Common
Stock issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause
(i) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a
combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization.
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"▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (i) 100,000 shares of the
Common Stock held as of the date hereof by ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and (ii) any Common
Stock issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause
(i) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a
combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization.
"PERSON" means a natural person, a partnership, a corporation, a
limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a
joint venture, an unincorporated organization or other entity, or a governmental
entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Registrable Securities, ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Registrable Securities, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Registrable Securities and ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Registrable Securities. As to any particular Registrable Securities,
such securities shall cease to be ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Registrable Securities when they have been sold to the public either
pursuant to a registration statement declared effective by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated by the
Commission under the Securities Act (or any similar rule then in force). For
purposes of this Agreement, a Person will be deemed to be a Holder of
Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to acquire such
Registrable Securities (by conversion, exercise or otherwise), whether or not
such acquisition has actually been effected.
"REGISTRATION EXPENSES" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6 of
this Agreement.
"▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (i) 100,000 shares of the
Common Stock held as of the date hereof by ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and (ii) any Common
Stock issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause
(i) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a
combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"SUBSIDIARY" means any Person of which securities or other ownership
interests representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the ordinary voting power
are, at the time as of which any determination is being made, owned or
controlled by the Corporation or one or more Subsidiaries of the Corporation or
by the Corporation and one or more Subsidiaries of the Corporation.
2. DEMAND REGISTRATIONS.
(A) REQUESTS FOR REGISTRATION. At any time after the first anniversary
of the date hereof, the Holder or Holders of any Registrable Securities may
request at any time (except as otherwise provided herein and subject to Section
2(b)) registration under the Securities Act of
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all or part of such Holder's Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar
short-form registration ("SHORT-FORM REGISTRATION"), if such Short-Form
Registration is then available to the Corporation. All registrations requested
pursuant to this Section 2(a) are referred to herein as "DEMAND REGISTRATIONS".
Each request for a Demand Registration shall specify the approximate number of
Registrable Securities requested to be registered and the anticipated per share
price range for such offering. Within ten days after receipt of any request
pursuant to this Section 2(a), the Corporation will give written notice of such
request to all other holders of Registrable Securities and will include in such
registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Corporation
has received written requests for inclusion therein within 21 days after the
Corporation's notice has been given.
(B) SHORT-FORM REGISTRATIONS. Any Holder of Registrable Securities
will be entitled to request a Short-Form Registration (subject to Section 2(a)),
provided, however, the Corporation shall not be required to effect more than
one Demand Registration for the Holders of the ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Registrable
Securities, one Demand Registration for the Holders of the ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Registrable Securities, one Demand Registration for the Holders of the ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Registrable Securities and one Demand Registration for the Holders of
the ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Registrable Securities. The Corporation will pay the
Registration Expenses of each such Demand Registration. Once the Corporation
has become subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act, the Corporation will use its best efforts to make Short-Form Registrations
available for the sale of Registrable Securities. If the Short-Form
Registration is to be an underwritten public offering, and if the underwriter
for marketing or other reasons requests the inclusion in the registration
statement of information which is not required under the Securities Act to be
included in a registration statement on the applicable form for the Short-Form
Registration, the Corporation will provide such information as may be
reasonably requested for inclusion by the underwriter in the Short-Form
Registration.
(C) PRIORITY ON DEMAND REGISTRATIONS. If a Demand Registration is
an underwritten public offering and the managing underwriters advise the
Corporation in writing that in their opinion the inclusion of the number of
shares of Registrable Securities and other securities requested to be included
in such offering creates a substantial risk that the price per share of Common
Stock will be reduced, the Corporation will include in such registration the
number of shares of securities of the Corporation which in the opinion of such
underwriters can be sold in such offering without creating such a risk,
allocated in the following manner:
(i) first, the Registrable Securities requested to be included
in such offering, pro rata among the respective Holders of Registrable
Securities on the basis of the number of shares of Registrable Securities owned
or deemed to be owned by such Holders, with further successive pro rata
allocations among the Holders of Registrable Securities if any such Holder of
Registrable Securities has requested the registration of less than all such
Registrable Securities such Holder is entitled to register; and
(ii) second, other securities of the Corporation requested to
be included in such offering.
Notwithstanding the above, if a Demand Registration is not an underwritten
public offering, the Corporation will not include in any such Demand
Registration any securities which are not Registrable Securities without the
written consent of the Holder or Holders of a majority of the
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Registrable Securities to be included in such registration.
(D) RESTRICTIONS ON REGISTRATIONS. The Corporation may postpone
for a reasonable period not to exceed 180 days the filing or the effectiveness
of registration statement for a Demand Registration if the Board of Directors of
the Corporation determines reasonably and in good faith that such filing would
require a disclosure of a material fact that would have a material adverse
effect on the Corporation or interfere with any plan by the Corporation or any
of its Subsidiaries to engage in any acquisition of assets (other than in the
ordinary course of business) or any financing, acquisition, reorganization,
merger, consolidation, tender offer or other significant transaction; provided
that in such event, the holders of Registrable Securities initially requesting
such Demand Registration shall be entitled to withdraw such request and, if
such request is withdrawn, such Demand Registration shall not count as one of
the permitted Demand Registrations hereunder and the Corporation shall pay all
Registration Expenses in connection with such registration. The Corporation
may delay a Demand Registration hereunder only once in any twelve-month period.
(E) RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC SALE BY HOLDER OF REGISTRABLE
SECURITIES. Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees, if requested by (i)
the managing underwriters in an underwritten offering or (ii) the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration
not being underwritten, not to effect any public sale or distribution of
securities of the Corporation the same as or similar to those being registered,
or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such
securities, in such Registration Statement, including a sale pursuant to Rule
144 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule then in force (except as part
of such underwritten registration), during the 14-day period prior to, and
during the 90-day period (or, with respect to a Piggyback Registration, such
longer period of up to 180 days as may be required by such underwriter)
beginning on, the effective date of any Registration Statement in which Holders
of Registrable Securities are participating (except as part of such
registration) or the commencement of the public distribution of securities, all
to the extent timely notified in writing by the Corporation or the managing
underwriters (or the Holders, as the case may be).
3. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS.
(A) RIGHT TO PIGGYBACK. Whenever securities of the Corporation are
to be registered under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a Demand
Registration and other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or
Form S-8, or any successor form) and the registration form to be used may be
used for the registration of Registrable Securities (a "PIGGYBACK
REGISTRATION"), the Corporation will give prompt written notice (and in any
event within three business days after its receipt of notice of any exercise of
demand registration rights by holders of the Corporation's securities other
than the Registrable Securities) to all Holders of Registrable Securities of
its intention to effect such a registration and will include in such
registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Corporation
has received written requests for inclusion therein within 20 days after the
Corporation's notice has been given.
(B) PRIORITY ON PRIMARY REGISTRATIONS. If a Piggyback Registration
is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Corporation, and the
managing underwriters advise the Corporation that in their opinion the number
of securities requested to be included in such registration creates a
substantial risk that the price per share of Common Stock will be
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reduced, the Corporation will include in such registration (i) first, the
securities the Corporation proposes to sell; (ii) second, the Registrable
Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the
respective Holders of Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of
shares of Registrable Securities owned or deemed to be owned by such Holders,
with further successive pro rata allocations among the Holders of Registrable
Securities if any such Holder of Registrable Securities has requested the
registration of less than all such Registrable Securities such Holder is
entitled to register; and (iii) third, other securities requested to be
included in such registration.
(C) PRIORITY ON SECONDARY REGISTRATIONS. If a Piggyback
Registration is an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of holders of
the Corporation's securities, and the managing underwriters advise the
Corporation that in their opinion the inclusion of the number of securities
requested to included in such offering creates a substantial risk that the
price per share of Common Stock will be reduced, the Corporation will include
in such registration (i) first, the securities requested to be included therein
by the holders requesting such registration; (ii) second, the Registrable
Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the
respective Holders of Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of
shares of Registrable Securities owned or deemed to be owned by such Holders,
with further successive pro rata allocations among the Holders of Registrable
Securities if any such Holder of Registrable Securities has requested the
registration of less than all such Registrable Securities such Holder is
entitled to register; and (iii) third, other securities requested to be
included in such registration.
(D) OTHER REGISTRATIONS. If the Corporation has previously filed a
registration statement which includes Registrable Securities pursuant to
Section 2 or pursuant to this Section 3, and if such previous registration has
not been withdrawn or abandoned, the Corporation will not file or cause to be
effected any other registration of any of its equity securities or securities
convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for its equity securities under
the Securities Act (except on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form),
whether on its own behalf or at the request of any holder or holders of such
securities, until period of 180 days has elapsed from the effective date of
such previous registration.
(E) LIMITATIONS ON REGISTRATIONS. The Corporation shall not
register any of its securities for sale for its own account (other than
securities issued to employees of the Corporation under an employee benefit
plan or securities issued to effect a business combination pursuant to Rule 145
promulgated under the Securities Act and other than a registration on Form S-3)
except as a firm commitment underwriting.
4. HOLDBACK AGREEMENTS.
(A) Each of the Holders of Registrable Securities agrees not to
effect any public sale (including pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act, or any similar rule then in force) of equity securities of the
Corporation, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for such securities, during the fourteen days prior to and the 90-day period
beginning on the effective date of any underwritten Demand Registration (or
such longer period, not to exceed 180 days, if requested by the managing
underwriters) (except as part of such underwritten registration), unless the
underwriters managing the registered public offering otherwise agree or
pursuant to registrations on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or any successor form).
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(B) The Corporation agrees (i) not to effect any public sale or
distribution of its equity securities, or any securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the seven days prior to
and during the 90-day period beginning on the effective date of any
underwritten Demand Registration or any underwritten Piggyback Registration
(except as part of such underwritten registration or pursuant to a registration
on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form), unless the underwriters
managing the registered public offering otherwise agree, (ii) to cause each
holder of at least 5% (on a fully-diluted basis) of its equity securities, or
any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such
securities, purchased from the Corporation at any time after the date of this
Agreement (other than in a registered public offering) to agree not to effect
any public sale of any such securities during such period (except as part of
such underwritten registration, if otherwise permitted), unless the
underwriters managing the registered public offering otherwise agree, and (iii)
if requested by the underwriters managing the registered public offering, to
use it best efforts to cause each other holder of its equity securities, or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities,
purchased from the Corporation at any time (other than in a registered public
offering) to agree not to effect any public sale of any such securities during
such period (except as part of such underwritten registration, if otherwise
permitted), unless the underwriters managing the registered public offering
otherwise agree.
(C) Nothing herein shall prevent a Holder that is a partnership from
making a distribution of Registrable Securities to its partners, a Holder that
is a trust from making a distribution of Registrable Securities to its
beneficiaries or a Holder that is a corporation from making a distribution of
Registrable Securities to its shareholders, provided that the transferees of
such Registrable Securities agree to be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement to the extent the transferor would be so bound.
5. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
(A) Whenever the Holders of Registrable Securities have requested that
any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, the Corporation will use its best efforts to effect the registration
and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended
method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Corporation will as
expeditiously as possible:
(i) prepare and file with the Commission a registration
statement on the appropriate form with respect to such Registrable Securities
and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become
effective as soon as practicable after such filing;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in
connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement
effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect
to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement
until such time as the Registrable Securities registered thereunder have been
disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the
sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement, but in no event for a
period in excess of nine months;
(iii) furnish to each seller of such Registrable Securities and
the underwriters of the securities being registered such number of copies of
such registration
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statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in
such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and such
other documents as such seller or underwriters may reasonably request in order
to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
seller or the sale of such securities by such underwriters;
(iv) use its best efforts to register or qualify such
Registrable Securities under such other securities laws of such
jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other acts
and things which may be necessary or desirable to enable such seller to
consummate the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Registrable Securities own by such seller (provided, however, that the
Corporation will not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
subsection or (B) consent to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction);
(v) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each
securities exchange on which similar securities issued the Corporation are
then listed, or if no similar securities issued by the Corporation are then
listed on a securities exchange, either a securities exchange or NASDAQ-NMS, as
selected by the Corporation;
(vi) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such
Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration
statement;
(vii) enter into such customary agreements (including
underwriting agreements) and take all such other actions as the Holder or
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the
underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the
disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, but not limited to,
effecting a stock split or a combination of shares);
(viii) make available for inspection by each seller of such
Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition
pursuant to such registration statement, and any attorney, accountant or other
agent designated by any such seller or underwriter, all financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Corporation, and
cause the Corporation's officers, directors, employees and independent
accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller,
underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration
statement;
(ix) notify each seller of such Registrable Securities,
promptly after it shall receive notice thereof, of the time when such
registration statement has become effective or a supplement to any prospectus
forming a part of such registration statement has been filed;
(x) notify each seller of such Registrable Securities of any
request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of such
registration statement or prospectus or for additional information;
(xi) prepare and file with the Commission, promptly upon the
request of any seller of such Registrable Securities, any amendments or
supplements to such registration statement or prospectus which, in the opinion
of counsel selected by the Holder or Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities being registered, is required under the Securities Act or the rules
and regulations thereunder in connection with the distribution of Registrable
Securities by
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such seller;
(xii) prepare and promptly file with the Commission and
promptly notify each seller of such Registrable Securities of the filing of
such amendment or supplement to such registration statement or prospectus as
may be necessary to correct any statements or omissions if, at the time when a
prospectus relating to such securities is required to be delivered under the
Securities Act, any event shall have occurred as the result of which any such
prospectus or any other prospectus as then in effect would include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they
were made, not misleading:
(xiii) advise each seller of such Registrable Securities,
promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the
issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of
such registration statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose and promptly use all reasonable efforts to prevent the
issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order
should be issued;
(xiv) in case of a Demand Registration, at least forty-eight
hours, and with respect to any other registration, as soon as reasonably
practicable, prior to the filing of any registration statement or prospectus or
any amendment or supplement to such registration statement or prospectus,
furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities and
refrain from filing any such registration statement, prospectus, amendment
or supplement to which counsel selected by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being registered shall have reasonably objected on the
grounds that such amendment or supplement does not comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the rules and
regulations thereunder, unless, in the case of an amendment or supplement, in
the opinion of counsel for the Corporation the filing of such amendment or
supplement is reasonably necessary to protect the Corporation from any material
liabilities under any applicable federal or state law and such filing will not
violate applicable laws; and
(xv) at the request of any seller of such Registrable
Securities in connection with an underwritten offering, furnish on the date
or dates provided for in the underwriting agreement: (A) an opinion of
counsel, addressed to the underwriters and the sellers of Registrable
Securities, covering such matters as such underwriters and sellers may
reasonably request, including, but not limited to, opinions to the effect that
(1) such registration statement has become effective under the Securities Act;
(2) to the best of such counsels' knowledge no stop order suspending the
effectiveness thereof has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have
been instituted or are pending or contemplated under the Securities Act; (3)
the registration statement, the prospectus, and each amendment or supplement
thereto comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (except that such counsel need express no opinion as to financial
statements or other financial or statistical data contained therein); (4) while
such counsel has not verified the accuracy, completeness, or fairness of the
statements contained in any registration statement or prospectus, as either may
be amended or supplemented, such counsel has no reason to believe that the
registration statement, the prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading (except that such counsel need express no opinion as to
financial statements or other
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financial or statistical data contained therein); (5) subject to customary
materiality and knowledge limitations, the descriptions in the registration
statement, the prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto of all legal
and governmental proceedings and all contracts and other legal documents or
instruments are accurate in all material respects; and (6) while such counsel
has not verified the accuracy, completeness, or fairness of the statements
contained in any registration statement or prospectus, as either may be amended
or supplemented, such counsel does not know of any legal or governmental
proceedings, pending or threatened, required to be described in the
registration statement, the prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto
which are not described as required nor (to the best knowledge of such counsel)
of any contracts or documents or instruments of the character required to be
described in the registration statement, the prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto or to be filed as described or filed as required; and (B) a
letter or letters from the independent certified public accountants of the
Corporation addressed to the underwriters and the sellers of such Registrable
Securities, covering such matters as such underwriters and sellers may
reasonably request, in which letters such accountants shall state, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, that they are independent certified
public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and that in the
opinion of such accountants the financial statements and other financial data
of the Corporation included in the registration statement, the prospectus, or
any amendment or supplement thereto comply in all material respects with the
applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act.
(B) The Corporation may require each seller of Registrable
Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the
Corporation such information regarding the distribution of such securities and
such other information relating to such Holder and its ownership of Registrable
Securities as the Corporation may from time to time reasonably request in
writing. Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees to furnish such
information to the Corporation and to cooperate with the Corporation as
reasonably necessary to enable the Corporation to comply with the provisions of
this Agreement.
6. REGISTRATION EXPENSES.
(A) Except as provided in Section 2(b) hereof, all expenses
incident to the Corporation's performance of or compliance with this
Agreement, including, but not limited to, all registration and filing fees,
fees and expenses of compliance with federal, state and foreign securities
laws, printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, and fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Corporation and its independent certified
public accountants, underwriters (excluding discounts and commissions
attributable to the Registrable Securities included in such registration) and
other Persons retained by the Corporation (all such expenses being herein
called "REGISTRATION EXPENSES") will be borne by the Corporation. In addition,
the Corporation will pay its internal expenses (including, but not limited to,
all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, the
expense of any liability insurance obtained by the Corporation and the expenses
and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities
exchange.
(B) Except as provided in Section 2(b) hereof, in connection with
any registration statement in which Registrable Securities are included, the
Corporation will reimburse the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by
such registration for the reasonable cost and expenses incurred by such holders
in connection with such registration, including, but not limited to, reasonable
fees and disbursements (not to exceed $15,000) of one counsel chosen
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by the Holders of a majority of such Registrable Securities.
7. INDEMNIFICATION.
(A) The Corporation agrees to indemnify, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, each seller of Registrable Securities, and his or its
partners, officers, directors, representatives and heirs and each Person
who controls such seller (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the
Securities Exchange Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees except as limited by
Section 7(c)) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary
prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or
alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are
caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the
Corporation by such seller expressly for use therein or by such seller's
failure to deliver a copy of the prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto after the Corporation has furnished such seller with a sufficient
number of copies of the same. In connection with an underwritten offering, the
Corporation will indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors and
each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the
Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided
above with respect to the indemnification of the sellers of Registrable
Securities. The reimbursements required by this Section 7(a) will be made by
periodic payments during the course of the investigation or defense, as and
when bills are received or expenses incurred.
(B) In connection with any registration statement in which a seller
of Registrable Securities is participating, each such seller will furnish to the
Corporation in writing such information and affidavits as the Corporation
reasonably requests for use in connection with any such registration statement
or prospectus and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will indemnify the
Corporation, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the
Corporation (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities
Exchange Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses
(including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees except as limited by Section
7(c)) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but
only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any
information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such seller; provided that
the obligation to indemnify will be several, not joint and several, among such
sellers of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such seller of
Registrable Securities will be in proportion to, and provided further that such
liability will be limited to, in any event, the net amount received by such
seller from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration
statement.
(C) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder will i) give
prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to
which it seeks indemnification and ii) unless in such indemnified party's
reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and
indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such
indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the
indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made
by the indemnified party without its consent
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(but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party
who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will
not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all
parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim,
unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of
interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such
indemnified parties with respect to such claim.
(D) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement will
remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by
or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling
Person of such indemnified party and will survive the transfer of securities.
The Corporation also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested
by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the
Corporation's indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
8. COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 AND RULE 144A. At any time and from time to
time after (a) the Corporation registers a class of securities under Section 12
of the Securities Exchange Act, or (b) the expiration of 90 days following the
close of business on the earlier of such date as the Corporation commences to
file reports under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act,
then at the request of any holder who proposes to sell securities in compliance
with Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission (or any similar rule then in
force), the Corporation will (i) forthwith furnish to such holder a written
statement of compliance with the filing requirements of the Commission as set
forth in Rule 144 as such rule may be amended from time to time and (ii) make
available to the public and such holders such information as will enable the
Holders to make sales pursuant to Rule 144. Unless the Corporation is subject
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, the Corporation
will provide to any Holder of Registrable Securities and to any prospective
purchaser of Registrable Securities under Rule 144A promulgated by the
Commission (or any similar rule then in force), the information described in
Rule 144A(d)(4) promulgated by the Commission (or any similar rule then in
force).
9. UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS. No Person may participate in any
registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person (a) agrees to
sell such Person's securities on the basis provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve
such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required
under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. The Holders of a majority
of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered will have the right to
select the managing underwriters to administer any offering of the
Corporation's securities in which the Corporation does not participate, subject
to the prior approval of the Corporation, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, and the Corporation will have such right in any offering
in which it participates.
10. ADJUSTMENTS AFFECTING REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. The Corporation will
not take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to its
securities which would adversely affect the ability of the Holders of
Registrable Securities to include such Registrable Securities in a registration
undertaken pursuant to this Agreement or which would adversely affect the
marketability of such Registrable Securities in any such registration.
11. REMEDIES. Any Person having rights under any provision of this
Agreement will
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be entitled to enforce such rights specifically, to recover damages caused by
reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all
other rights granted by law.
12. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived at any time
only by the written agreement of the Corporation, the Holders of a majority of
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Registrable Securities. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or
character on the part of any such holders of any provision or condition of this
Agreement must be made in writing and shall be effective only to the extent
specifically set forth in writing. Any amendment or waiver effected in
accordance with this Section 12 shall be binding upon each Holder of
Registrable Securities and the Corporation. Each Holder acknowledges that by
operation of this Section 12 the Holders of a majority of the ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Registrable Securities, the Holders of a majority of the ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Registrable Securities, acting in conjunction with the Corporation, will have
the right and power to diminish or eliminate all rights pursuant to this
Agreement.
13. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on
behalf of any of the parties hereto will bind and inure to the benefit of the
respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, whether so expressed
or not. In addition and whether or not any express assignment has been made,
the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of purchasers or
holders of Registrable Securities are also for the benefit of, and enforceable
by, any subsequent holder of Registrable Securities who consents in writing to
be bound by this Agreement.
14. FINAL AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the final agreement of
the parties concerning the matters referred to herein, and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings.
15. SEVERABILITY. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited
by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of this Agreement.
16. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of and
shall not be utilized in interpreting this Agreement.
17. NOTICES. Any notices required or permitted to be sent hereunder shall
be delivered personally or mailed, certified mail, return receipt requested, or
delivered by overnight courier service to the following addresses, or such
other addresses as shall be given by notice delivered hereunder, and shall be
deemed to have been given upon delivery, if delivered personally, three
business days after mailing, if mailed, or one business day after delivery to
the courier, if delivered by overnight courier service:
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If to the initial Holders of the Registrable Securities, to the addresses
set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.
If to the Holders of Registrable Securities other than the initial Holders
of the Registrable Securities, to the addresses set forth on the stock record
books of the Corporation.
If to the Corporation, to:
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18. GOVERNING LAW. The validity, meaning and effect of this Agreement
shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois
applicable to contracts made and to be performed in that state.
19. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one instrument. Each
party shall receive a duplicate original of the counterpart copy or copies
executed by it and the Corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this
Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
SPR INC.
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