UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 10, 2016

 

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Akoustis Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

333-193467

(Commission File

Number)

33-1229046

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

  

9805 Northcross Center Court, Suite H

Huntersville, NC 28078

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

704-997-5735

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 
 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On March 10, 2016, Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (“Akoustis” or the “Company”) held a closing of a private placement offering (the “Offering”) in which we sold 313,125 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at a fixed purchase price of $1.60 per share (the “Offering Price”), for aggregate gross proceeds of $501,000 (before deducting expenses of the Offering). The round was led by Akoustis Director Jerry Neal, founder of RF Micro Devices Inc. (now, Qorvo, Inc.) and CEO Jeff Shealy, and included investments by other Directors and Akoustis Senior Management.

 

If, during the period from the first Closing of the Offering until ninety (90) days after the date on which the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company shall issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents (subject to customary exceptions, including but not limited to issuances of awards under the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and certain issuances of securities in connection with credit arrangements, equipment financings, lease arrangements or similar transactions) for a consideration per share less than the Offering Price (as adjusted for any subsequent stock dividend, stock split, distribution, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization or similar event) (the “Lower Price”), each such investor will be entitled to receive from the Company additional shares of Common Stock in an amount such that, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock initially purchased by such investor, will equal the number of shares of Common Stock that such investor’s Offering subscription amount would have purchased at the Lower Price.

 

The Offering was exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon the exemption provided by Regulation D promulgated by the SEC thereunder. The Common Stock in the Offering was sold to “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D.

 

In connection with the Offering, we did not pay a commission to any broker or dealer.

 

In connection with the Offering, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which we have agreed that promptly, but no later than 90 calendar days from the final closing of the Offering, the Company will file a registration statement with the SEC (the “Registration Statement”) covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Offering (the “Registrable Shares”). The Company must use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such Registration Statement is declared effective within 180 calendar days after filing with the SEC. If (a) the Company is late in filing the Registration Statement, (b) the Registration Statement is not declared effective within 120 days after the final closing of the Offering, (c) the Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain effective or the holders of Registrable Shares are otherwise not permitted to utilize the prospectus therein to resell the Registrable Shares for a period of more than fifteen consecutive trading days; or (d) the Registrable Shares are not listed or included for quotation on OTC Markets, Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE MKT, or trading of the Common Stock is suspended or halted for more than three consecutive trading days, the Company will make payments to each holder of Registrable Shares as monetary penalties at a rate equal to 12% of the Offering Price per annum for each share affected during the period of such failure; provided, however, that in no event will the aggregate of any such penalties exceed 8% of the Offering Price per share. No liquidated damages shall accrue with respect to any Registrable Shares removed from the Registration Statement in response to a comment from the staff of the SEC limiting the number of shares of Common Stock which may be included in the Registration Statement (a “Cutback Comment”) or after the shares may be resold under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

The Company must keep the Registration Statement effective until the earlier of (i) two years from the date it is declared effective by the SEC and (ii) the date Rule 144 is available to the holders of Registrable Shares with respect to all of their Registrable Shares without volume or other limitations.

 

The holders of Registrable Shares (including any shares of Common Stock removed from the Registration Statement as a result of a Cutback Comment) will have “piggyback” registration rights for such Registrable Shares with respect to up to two registration statements filed by the Company following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement that would permit the inclusion of such shares, subject to customary cutback pro rata in an underwritten offering.

 

We will pay all expenses in connection with any registration obligation provided in the registration Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, filing, stock exchange fees, printing expenses, all fees and expenses of complying with applicable securities laws, and the fees and disbursements of our counsel and of our independent accountants. Each investor will be responsible for its own sales commissions, if any, transfer taxes and the expenses of any attorney or other advisor such investor decides to employ.

 

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text thereof filed as an exhibit hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K is issued in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act, and is neither an offer to sell any securities, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is filed with this Report:

 

Exhibit No.    Description
10.1   Registration Rights Agreement among the Company and the investors in the Offering

 

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

  AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Jeffrey B. Shealy
    Name: Jeffrey B. Shealy
Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: March 11, 2016

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

F ORM O F

RE G ISTR A TION RIGHTS AGREE M ENT

 

This R e g istr a tion Ri g h t s A g r ee ment (this A g re e me nt ) is ma d e a n d e nte r e d into e f f e c tive a s o f , 2016, a mo n g Ako u stis T ec hnologi e s, In c . , a N e v a da c orpor a tion (the C o m pany ), the p e rsons who h a ve e x e c uted o mnibus or c ounte r p a rt si g n a ture p a g e (s) h e r e to ( eac h, a Subs cr i b e r a nd c oll ec tiv e ly, the Subs cr i b er s ).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS , the C o m p a n y h a s of f e r e d a nd s old in c omplian c e with Rule 506 of R e g ulation D promulgated und e r the S ec urities Act to acc r e dit e d i n v e stors in a priv a te pla c e ment of f e ri n g (the O ff er i n g ) sh a r e s (the Sha re s ) of the c ommon stock of t h e Compa n y , p a r v a l u e

$0.001 p e r sh a r e , p u rsuant to that ce rt a in Subs c ription A g re e ment e nter e d into b y a nd b e tw e e n the Compa n y a nd e a c h o f the subsc r ib e rs for the Sh a r e s s e t fo r th on the s i g n a tu r e p a g e s a f fi x e d the r e to (the Subs cr i p tion Ag r e e me n t ); and

 

WHEREAS , the Compa n y h a s a g r ee d to e nter i n to a re g istr a tion r i g hts a g r ee ment with eac h of t h e Subs c rib e rs i n the O f fering who pu r c h a s e d the Shar e s

 

NOW, THERE F OR E , in c onsid e r a tion of t he mutu a l promises, r e pr e s e n t a tions, w a rr a nti e s, c ov e n a nts, a n d c onditions s e t fo r th her e in, the p a rti e s mutu a l l y a gr e e a s follows:

 

1.                   C e rt a in D e finition s . As us e d in this Ag r e e ment, the following te r ms sh a ll h a ve the f ollowing r e sp ec tive me a nin g s:

 

App r ov e d M a rk e t means the O T C M a rk e ts G r o up, the Na sd a q C a pit a l M a rk e t, the N e w Yo r k Stock E x c h a nge or the N YSE MK T .

 

B l a c kout P e riod means, with r e s p ec t to a r e g ist r a tion, a p e riod d u ring whi c h t h e Compa n y , in the g ood f a ith j ud g ment of its bo a rd of dir e c tors, d e t e r min e s (b e ca use of the e x ist e n c e of, or in a nt i c ipation of, a n y a c quisition, fin a n c i n g a c tivi t y , or other tr a n s ac tion involving the Compa n y , or the u n a v a il a bili t y for r e a sons b e y ond the Co m p a n y s c ontrol of a n y r e qui re d fin a n c ial sta t e ments, disclosure of in f orm a tion whi c h is in its b e st int e r e st not to publi c l y disclose, or a n y other e v e nt or c ondition of simil a r si g nifi c a n c e to the Comp a n y ) that the re g istr a tion a nd distribution of the R e g istr a b l e S ec urities to be c ov e r e d b y su c h re g istr a tion stat e ment, if a n y , or t he filing of a n a men d ment to su c h re g istr a tion stat e ment in the c ir c umst a n c e s d e s c rib e d in S ec tion 4(f ) , would be s e riously d e t rim e ntal to the Compa n y a nd its sto c kholde r s, in e ac h ca s e c omm e n c ing on the d a y t h e Compa n y notifi e s the Hold e rs that th e y a re r e qui r e d, b e ca use o f the d e t e rmin a tion d e s c rib e d a bov e , to suspe n d of f e rs a nd s a les of R e g istr a ble S ec u rities a n d e ndi n g on the e a rli e r of (1) the d a te upon w h ich the mat e ri a l no n - public info r mation r e sulting in the B la c kout P er iod is disclosed to the p ublic or cea s e s to b e mat e ri a l and ( 2 ) su c h ti m e a s the Comp a n y notifies the s e lling Hold e rs th a t s a les pu r su a nt to su c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment or a n e w or a mend e d R e g i s tr a tion Stat e ment m a y re sume.

 

B usiness D a y m e a ns a n y d a y of the y e a r, other than a S a turd a y , Sund a y , or other d a y on whi c h b a nks in the St a te of New Y ork a re r e q u ir e d or a uthori z e d to clo s e .

 

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Commissio n me a ns the U. S. S ec urities a nd E x c h a nge Commi s sion or a ny oth e r f e d e ral a g e n c y a t the time a dminist e ring the S e c urities Act.

 

Common Stock me a ns the c ommon stock, p a r v a lue $0.001 p e r sh a r e , o f the Compa n y a nd a n y a nd a ll sh a r e s o f ca pit a l stock or other e qui t y s ec urities of: (i) t h e Compa n y whi c h a r e a dd e d to or e x c h a n g e d o r substituted for the Common Stock b y r e a son o f the d ec lar a tion of a n y stock divid e nd or stock split, the issu a n c e of a n y distribution or the r e c lassifi c a tion, r e a djustment, r eca pit a li z a tion or other su c h modi f ic a tion of the ca pit a l str u c ture of the Compa n y; a nd (ii) a n y other c orpor a tion, now or h e r ea fter org a ni z e d und e r the l aw s of a n y state or oth e r gov e rnm e ntal a uthori t y, with whi c h the Compa n y is m e r g e d, w h ich r e sults f r om a n y c onsolidation or r e o r g a n i z a tion to whi c h the Company is a p a r t y, or to whi c h is sold a ll or subst a nti a l l y a ll of the sh a r e s or a ssets of the Compa n y, if immedi a tely a f t e r su c h merg e r, c onsolidation, r e o r g a ni z a tion or s a le, t h e Compa n y or the st o c kholde r s of the Compa n y own e qui t y s ec u rities h a ving in the a gg re g a te more th a n 50% of the tot a l voting power of su c h other c orpo r a tion.

 

E f fe c tive D a t e m e a ns the d a te of the fin a l closi n g of the O f f e ri n g .

 

E x c h a nge A c t me a ns the S ec urities E x c h a n g e A c t of 1934, a s a mend e d, a nd the rul e s a nd re g ulations of the C o m mission p r omul g a ted th e r e und e r.

 

F a mi l y M e mbe r m e a ns ( a ) with r e sp ec t to a n y i ndividu a l, su c h individu a l’s spouse, a n y d e s ce nd a nts ( w h e th e r n a tur a l or a dop t e d), a n y t r ust a ll of the b e n e fi c ial int e r e sts of whi c h a r e own e d b y a n y of su c h i n dividu a ls or b y a n y of s u c h individuals to g e ther with a n y o r g a ni z a tion d e s c rib e d in S ec tion 501( c ) ( 3 ) of the I nt e rn a l R e v e nue Code of 1986, a s a mend e d, the e state of a n y su c h individual, a nd a n y c orp o r a tion, a ss o c ia t ion, pa r tne r ship o r limit e d li a bility c ompa n y a ll of the e quity int e r e sts of whi c h a r e ow n e d b y those a bo v e d e s c rib e d individuals, trusts or org a ni z a tions a nd ( b ) w ith r e sp ec t to a n y trust, the own e rs of the b e n e f i c ial int e r e sts of su c h trust.

 

Hold er m e a ns e ac h Subs c rib e r or a n y o f su c h Subs c rib e r ’s r e sp e c tive s u cce ssors a nd P e rmitt e d Assi g n ee s w h o ac qui r e r i g hts in a c c o r d a n c e with this A g r ee m e nt with r e sp e c t to a n y R e g istr a ble S e c urities di r ec tly o r indir e c tly f rom a Subs c rib e r or from a n y P e rmitt e d Assi g n e e.

 

M a jori t y Hold e r s m e a ns, a t a n y time, Hold e rs of a majo r i t y of the R e g istr a b l e S ec urities then outst a ndin g .

 

P e rmitt e d Assi g n e e me a ns ( a ) with r e sp e c t to a p a rtn e rship, its p a rtn e rs or fo r mer p a rtn e rs in a c c ord a n c e with their p a rtnership i nte r e sts, (b) with r e s p e c t to a c orp o r a tion, its stockhold e rs in a c c or d a n c e with their int e r e st in the c orpor a tion, (c) with r e sp e c t to a limited li a bili t y c ompa n y, its memb e rs or fo r mer me m b e rs in acc ord a n c e with their int e r e st in t h e limited li a bili t y c ompa n y, (d) with r e s p ec t to a n individual p a r t y, a n y F a mi l y M e mber of su c h p a r t y, ( e ) a n e ntity that is c ontroll e d b y, c ontrols, or is und e r c ommon c o ntrol with a tr a nsf e r o r, or ( f) a p a r t y to this A gre e ment.

 

Pig g y b a c k R e g istr a tio n me a ns, in a n y re g ist r a tion of Common Stock r e fer e n c e d in S ec tion 3 ( b), the r i g ht of ea ch Hold e r to i n c lude t h e R e g istr a ble S e c urities o f su c h Hol d e r in su c h re g istr a tion.

 

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The te r ms re g ist e r ,” r e g ist e r e d ,” a nd re g istratio n r e f e r to a re g istr a tion e f f ec t e d b y pr e p a ri n g a nd filing a r e g ist r a tion stat e ment in c omplian c e with the S e c urities A c t, a nd the d ec lar a tion or ordering o f the e ff ec tiv e n e ss of su c h re g istr a tion st a tem e nt.

 

R e g ist r a ble S ec uritie s me a ns the Sh a r e s, but e x c luding a n y ot h e rwise R e g istr a ble S ec urities that (i) h a ve b ee n sold or othe r wi s e transf e rr e d other than to a P e r m itted Assi g n ee , (ii) m a y be sold und e r the S ec urities A c t without vo l ume limitations e ith e r p u rsu a nt to Rule 144 of the S ec urities A c t or ot h e r w ise duri n g a n y ni n e t y (90) d a y p e riod, or (iii) a re a t the time subj e c t to an e ff ec tive re g istr a tion st a tem e nt u nd e r the S e c urities A c t.

 

R e g ist r a tion D e f a ult P e rio d me a ns the p e riod during whi c h a n y R e g istr a tion Ev e nt o cc urs a nd is c ontinuin g .

 

R e g ist r a tion E f f e c tiv e n e ss D a t e me a ns the d a t e that is one hund re d a nd e i g h t y (18 0 ) ca lendar d a y s a ft e r the R e g ist r a ti o n Stat e ment is fi r st fil e d with the Comm i ssion.

 

R e g ist r a tion Ev e n t m e a ns the o cc u r r e n c e of a n y of the following e v e nts:

 

(a)                 the Compa n y f a ils to file with the Commis s ion t h e R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment on or b e fore the R e g istr a t ion F iling D a t e ;

 

(b)                the R e g istr a tion S tat e m e nt is not d ec la r e d e ff ec t i ve b y the Commission on or b e fore the R e g istr a ti o n E f f e c tiv e n e ss D a te;

 

(c)                 a ft e r the SEC E f f e c tive D a te, the R e g istr a tion S tat e ment c e a s e s for a n y r e a son to r e main c ontinuous l y e f f e c tive or the H o lde r s a r e otherwise not p e rmitt e d to utili z e the prosp e c tus the r e in to r e s e ll the R e g istr a ble S e c u r ities (in c luding a B l ac k o ut P e riod) for a p e riod of more than fi f te e n (15) c ons ec utive T ra di n g Day s , e x ce pt a s e x c us e d pursu a nt to S ec tion 3( a ); or

 

(d)                the R e g istr a ble S e c uritie s , if issu e d, a re not listed or in c luded for quotation on a n App r ov e d M a r ke t, or tr a di n g of t h e C o mmon Stock is suspe n d e d or h a lt e d on the App r ov e d M a rk e t, wh i c h a t the time c onstitutes the prin c ipal m a rk e t s f o r t h e Common Stock, for more than three (3) ful l , c ons ec utive T r a di n g Da y s; provi d e d , how e v er , a R e g ist r a tion Ev e nt sh a ll not be d ee med to o cc ur if a ll or subst a nti a lly a ll tr a di n g in e qui t y s e c urities (in c luding the Common Stock) is suspend e d or ha lt e d on the A p prov e d M a r k e t for a n y l e n g th of time.

 

R e g ist r a tion F i li n g D a t e m e a ns the d a te that is nine t y (90) ca len d a r d a y s a f t e r the E f f e c tive D a te.

 

R e g ist r a tion Stat e men t me a ns the r e g istr a tion stat e ment that the Comp a n y is r e quir e d to file pu r su a nt to S ec tion ( a ) a .i.1 ( a ) of t his A gr e e ment to r e g ist e r the R e g i str a ble Se c urities.

 

Rule 144 me a ns Rule 144 promul g a ted b y the Commission und e r the S ec urities A c t, a s su c h rule m a y be a m e nd e d or suppl e men t e d from time to time, or a n y simil a r su cce ssor rule that m a y b e promulg a ted b y the Commission.

 

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Rule 145 me a ns Rule 145 promul g a ted b y the Commission und e r the S ec urities A c t, a s su c h rule m a y be a men d e d or suppl e ment e d f r om time to time, or a n y si m il a r su cce ss o r rule that m a y b e promulg a ted b y t he Commission.

 

Rule 415 me a ns Ru l e 415 promul g a ted b y the Commission und e r the S ec urities A c t, a s su c h rule m a y be a men d e d or suppl e ment e d f r om time to time, or a n y si m il a r su cce ss o r rule that m a y b e promulg a ted b y t he Commission.

 

S ec urities A c t me a ns the S ec urities A c t o f 1 9 33, a s a m e n d e d, or a n y simil a r f e d e r a l statute promul g a ted in r e pla c e m e nt the r e of, a nd the rul e s a nd r e g ulati o ns of the C o mmissi o n the r e und e r, a ll a s the s a m e sh a ll be in e f f ec t at the time.

 

SEC E f f e c tive D a t e m ea ns the d a te the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment is d ec l ar e d e f f e c tive b y the Commission.

 

Sh a r e s me a ns the s h a r e s of Common Stock is s u e d to the Subs c rib e r s p ursu a nt to the Subs c ription A g r ee ment [ (in c luding a n y Sh a r e s o f Common Stock issu e d pursu a nt to S ec tion 18 of the Subs c ription A g r ee ment ) ] a nd a n y sh a res of C ommon Stock is s u e d or issu a ble with r e sp ec t to su c h sh a r e s u pon a n y stock split, div i d e nd or other distributi o n, r e ca pit a li z a tion or simil a r e v e nt with r e sp ec t to the f ore g oi n g .

 

T ra di n g D a y me a ns a n y d a y on whi c h su c h n a tion a l s ec urities e x c h a n g e , the O TC M a rk e ts G r oup or s u c h o ther s ec u rities ma r k e t or quotation s ystem, whi c h a t the time c onstitutes the p r incip a l se c u rities ma r k e t for t h e Common S t o c k, is op e n for g e n e r a l tr a ding o f s e c u rities.

 

C a pit a li z e d te r ms us e d h e r e in without d e finition h a ve the m e a ni n g s a s c r i b e d to them in the Subs c ription A g r ee m e nt.

 

2.                   T e r m . This A gr e e m e nt sh a ll te r min a te with r e sp e c t to e a c h Hold e r on the ea rli e r of: (i) the d a te that is the lat e r of ( x ) two y e a rs from the SEC E f f e c tive D a te a nd ( y ) the d a te on whi c h a ll R e gistr a b l e S e c urities h e ld b y su c h H o lder a re t r a nsfer r e d oth e r than to a P e rmitt e d Assi g n e e or may be s o ld und e r Rule 144 without r e striction (in c luding, without limitatio n , volume r e strictions) dur i ng a ny ninety (9 0 ) d a y p e riod; or (ii) t h e d a te o the r wise te r mina t e d a s provid e d h e r e in.

 

3. R e g istr a tio n .

 

(a)                 R e g istr a tion on F orm S - 1 . The Compa n y sh a ll file with the Commission a R e g istr a tion Stat e ment on F orm S - 1, or a n y oth e r fo r m for whi c h the Compa n y then qu a lif i e s or whi c h c ouns e l for the C o mpa n y s h a ll d e e m a ppr o pri a te a nd whi c h fo r m s h a ll be a v a il a ble for t h e r e s a le b y t h e Hold e rs o f a ll of the R e g istr a ble S ec urities, a nd the Co m p a n y sh a ll (i) use its c omm e r c ially r e a so n a ble e f f orts to make the init i a l filing of the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment no lat e r than the R e g istr a tion F iling D a te, (ii) use its c omm e r c ial l y r ea son a b l e e f f orts to ca use su c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment t o be d e c la r e d e f f e c tive n o lat e r than t h e R e g istr a t ion E f f e c tiv e n e ss D a te a nd (iii) use its c omm e r c ial l y re a son a ble e f f orts to k ee p su c h R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment e f f e c tive for a p e riod o f two ( 2 ) y e a rs or for su c h shor t e r p e ri o d e nding on the ea rli e r t o o cc ur of ( x ) the d a te on whi c h a ll R e g istr a b l e S ec urities h a ve b ee n tr a n sf e rr e d other than to a P e rmitt e d Assi g n e e a nd (y) the date as of which all of the Holders may sell all of the Registrable Securities without

 

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r e striction pursu a nt to Rule 144 (in c ludi n g , without limitation, volume restrictions) within a 90 d a y p e riod (the E ff ec tiv e n e ss P e r io d ); provid e d , how e v er , that the Compa n y sh a ll not be obli g a ted to e f f e c t a ny s u c h re g istr a tion, qu a lific a tion or c omplian c e p u rsu a nt to this S ec tion, or k ee p su c h re g istr a tion e f f e c tive p u rsu a nt to the t e rms h e r e un d e r, in a ny p a rti c ular jurisdi c tion in whi c h the Compa n y wo u ld be r e quir e d to qu a li f y to do busin e ss a s a for e i gn c orpor a tion or a s a d ea ler in s e c urities un d e r the s e c urities l a ws of s u c h jurisdi c tion or to e x e c ute a g e n e r a l c ons e nt to s e rvi c e of proc e ss in e ff ec ti n g s u c h re g istr a tion, qu a lifi c a tion o r c o m pli a n ce , in e a c h c a se wh e re it h a s not a lre a dy done so. No t withstanding the fo r e g oi n g , in the e v e nt that the sta f f (the Staf f ) of the Commis s ion should lim i t the nu m b e r of R e g istr a ble S e c ur i ti e s that m a y be sold pursu a nt to the R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment, the C ompa n y m a y r e move f rom the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment su c h number of R e g istr a ble S ec u rities a s sp ec ifi e d b y the Commission on b e h a lf of a ll of the holde r s of R e g istrable Se c urities f rom the R e g ist r a ble Se c u rities, on a pro r a ta b a sis a mo n g the holde r s th e r e o f . In s u c h e v e nt, t h e Company sh a ll g ive the Subs c ribe r s prompt noti c e of t h e number of R e g istr a ble S ec urities e x c luded the r ef rom. No liquidat e d d a m a g e s sh a ll a c c rue or b e p a y a ble to a ny Hold e r p u rsu a nt to S ec tion 3 (d) with r e sp e c t to a ny R e g istrable S ec urities that a r e e x c luded b y r ea son of t h e fo r e g oi n g s e nt e n ce .

 

(b)                Pi g g y b ac k R e g istr a tio n . I f, a ft e r the SEC E f f ec t ive D a te, t h e Compa n y sh a ll d e te r mine to re g ist e r for s a le f o r c a sh a n y o f its Common Stock, for its own a c c ount or f o r the a c c ount of othe r s ( o ther than the Hold e rs ) , other than (i) a re g istr a t ion relati n g sole l y to e mpl o y e e b e n e fit p l a ns or s ec u rities issu e d o r i s su a ble to e mpl o y e e s, c o nsultants (to the e x tent the s ec u rities own e d or to be o wn e d b y su c h c o n sult a nts c ould be re g ist e r e d on F orm S - 8 ( or its then e quival e nt fo r m) or a n y of their F a mi l y M e mbe r s (in c luding a re g istr a tion on F orm S - 8 ( or its then e quival e nt fo r m ) ) , (ii) a re g istr a tion r e lating sole l y to a S ec urities A c t Rule 145 tr a ns ac tion or a re g ist ra tion on F orm S - 4 ( or i t s then e quival e nt fo r m ) in c onn ec tion with a me r g e r, a c quisition, di v e stitur e , r e o r g a ni z a tion or simil a r e v e nt, or (iii) a tr a ns ac tion r e lating sole l y to the s a le o f d e bt or c onv e rtible d e bt inst r uments, then the Comp a n y s h a ll promptly g ive to eac h Hold e r w r itten n oti c e the r e o f (the R e gi s t r ation Rights No t ic e ) ( a nd in no e v e nt s h a ll su c h noti c e be g iven le s s than tw e n t y (20) c a le n d a r da y s prior to the filing of su c h re g istr a tion stat e ment ) , a nd s h a ll, su b je c t to S ec tion ( a ) a .i.1 ( c) , include a s a P i g g y b ac k R e g istr a tion a ll of the R e g istr a ble S e c urities (in c luding a n y R e g ist r a ble S ec urities that a r e r e moved f r om the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment a s a r e sult of a r e quir e m e nt b y t h e Staff) s p ec ifi e d in a w r itten r e qu e st d e liv e r e d b y the Hold e r t h e r e of within ten (10) ca l e nd a r da y s a fter d e liv e r y to the Hold e r of su c h w r itten noti c e f r om the Compa n y . Ho we v e r, the Compa n y m a y , with o ut the c ons e nt of su c h Hold e rs, withdraw su c h re g istr a tion stat e ment pr i or to its b ec omi n g e f fe c tive if the Compa n y o r su c h other s e lling st o c k holde r s h a ve e le c ted to a b a ndon the prop o s a l to re g ist e r the s e c urities prop o s e d to be re g ist e re d the r e b y . The r i g ht c o ntain e d in this p a ragr a p h m a y be e x e r c ised b y eac h Hol d e r on l y with resp ec t to two ( 2) q ua lif y i n g re g istr a tions.

 

(c)                     Und e r w riti n g . I f a Pig g y b a c k R e g istr a tion is for a re g ist e r e d public of f e ri n g t h a t is to be m a de b y a n und e r w r itin g , the Compa n y sh a ll so a d vise the Hold e rs a s p a rt of the R e g ist r a tion Rights Notic e . I n t h a t e v e nt, the ri g ht of a n y Hold e r to P i g g y b a c k R e g istr a tion sh a ll be c o n ditioned upon su c h Hold e r s p a rti c ipation in su c h und e r w riti n g a nd the inclusion of su c h Hold e r s R e g istr a ble S ec uriti e s in the und e r w riting to the e x tent provid e d h e r e in. All Hold e rs p roposing to s e ll a n y o f their R e g istr a b l e S e c urities throu g h su c h und e r w riti n g sh a ll (toget h e r with the Compa n y a nd a n y other stockho l d e rs of the Compa n y s e lling their s ec urities throu g h su c h und e r w ritin g ) e nt e r into a n und e r w riting a g r ee ment in

 

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c ustom a r y fo r m with the und e rwrit e r s e l e c ted f or su c h und e rwriting b y the Compa n y or s u c h other s e lling stockhold er s, a s a ppli ca ble. Notwi t hstanding a n y ot h e r pr o vision of this S ec tion ( a ) a .i.1 ( c) , if the und e r w r it e r or the Compa n y d e te r min e s that ma r k e ting f a c tors r e quire a limitation on the number of sh a r e s o f Comm o n Stock or the a mount of other s ec urities to be und e r w ritten, the und er w r it e r m a y e x c lude s o me or a ll R e gist r a ble S ec urities f r om su c h registr a tion a nd und e r w r itin g . The Compa n y sh a ll so a dvise a ll Hold e rs ( e x ce pt those Hold e rs who f a il e d to time l y e l e c t to include their R e gi s tr a ble S ec urities thro u gh su c h und e r w riti n g or h a ve indi ca t e d to the Compa n y t h e ir d ec ision not to do so), a nd indi ca t e t o e a c h su c h Hold e r the number of sh a r e s of R e gistr a ble S ec urities t h a t m a y b e includ e d i n the registr a tion a nd und e r w riti n g, if a n y. T h e number of sh a r e s of R e gistr a ble S ec u rities to be includ e d in such registr a tion a nd und e r w r i ting sh a ll be a llo c a ted a m ong su c h Hold e rs a s follows:

 

(i)                  I f t h e Pig g y b a c k R e g ist r a tion w a s initi a ted b y the Compa n y , the number of s h a r e s t h at m a y b e includ e d in the re g istr a tion a nd und e r w r iting sh a ll b e a llo ca ted fi r st to the C o mpa n y a nd then, subj ec t to obli g a tions a nd c ommitments e x i s ting a s of the d a te h e r e o f, to a ll p e rsons e x e r c ising p i g g y b a c k re g ist r a tion ri g h t s (in c luding the Hold e rs) who h a ve r e qu e sted to s e ll in the r e g istration on a pro r a ta b a sis acc ordi n g to the number of sh a r e s r e q u e s t e d to be in c luded th e r e in; a nd

 

(ii)                I f t h e Pig g y b a c k R e g i s tr a tion w a s initi a ted b y the e x e r c ise of d e mand re g istr a tion ri g h ts b y a stockhold e r or s tockh o lde r s of the Co m p a n y , then the number of s h a r e s t h a t m a y b e includ e d in the re g istr a tion a nd und e r w r iting sh a ll b e a llo ca ted fi r st to su c h s e lling stockhold e rs who e x e r c ised su c h d e mand to the e x tent of their d e mand re g istr a ti o n ri g hts, a nd then, subj ec t to obli g a tions a nd c ommitmen t s e x isting a s of the d a te h e r e of, to the Compa n y a nd then, subj ec t to o bli g a tions a nd c ommitments e x i sting a s of the d a te h e r e o f, to a ll p e rsons e x e r c ising p i g g y b ac k re g istr a tion ri g hts (in c l u ding the Hold e rs) who h a ve r e q u e sted to s e ll in t he re g istr a tion on a pro r a t a b a sis a c c or d ing to the number o f sh a r e s r e qu e sted to b e inclu d e d the r e in.

 

No R e g istr a ble S e c urities e x c luded f r om the und e r w riti n g b y r ea son of the und e r w rit e r ’s m a rk e ti n g limitation sh a ll be i n c luded in s u c h re g i str a tion. If a ny Hold e r disapp r ov e s of the te r ms of a n y s u c h und e r w ri t in g , su c h Hold e r may e le c t to withdr a w su c h Hold e r s R e g istr a ble S e c urities the r e f r om by d e liv e ring a w r itten noti c e to the Compa n y a nd the und e r w rit e r. The R e g i s tr a ble S ec urities so w i thdr a wn f r om su c h und e r w riting sh a ll a lso be withdr a wn f rom su c h r e g ist r a tion; provid e d , h ow e v er , that, if by t h e withdr a w a l o f su c h R e g istr a ble S ec urities, a g r ea t e r number o f R e g istr a ble S ec u rities h e ld by other Hold e rs may be includ e d in su c h r e g istr a t i on (up to the m a x i mum of a n y limitation imposed b y the un d e r w rit e rs ) , then the Compa n y s h a ll of f e r to a ll Hold e rs w h o h a ve includ e d R e g ist r a ble S ec urities in the re g istr a tion the r i g ht to include a dditional R e gistr a ble S ec urities purs u a nt to the te r ms a nd limitations s e t fo r th h e r e in in the s a me prop o rtion us e d a bove in d e termining the und e r w rit e r limitation.

 

(d)                L iquid a ted D a m a g e s . I f a R e g istr a tion Ev e nt o c c urs, then the Compa n y will make p a y ments to eac h Hold e r of R e g istrable S ec urities, a s liqui d a ted d a m a g e s to su c h Hold e r by r e a son of the R e g istr a tion Ev e nt, a c a sh sum ca lcul a ted a t a r a te of tw e lve p e rc e nt ( 12 % ) p e r a nnum of the a ggre g a te pu r c h a se price p a id by su c h Hold e r pursu a nt to Subs c ription Ag r ee ment with r e sp ec t to su c h Hold e r s R e g istr a ble S ec urities that a re a ff ec ted by su c h

 

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R e g istr a tion Ev e nt, f o r the p e riod duri n g whi c h s u c h R e g ist r a tion Ev e nt c ontinu e s to a f f ec t su c h R e g istr a ble S e c uritie s . Notwithstanding the for e g oi n g , the ma x imum a mount of liquidat e d d a m a g e s that may be p a id b y the Comp a ny pur s u a nt to this S ec tion 3(d) sh a ll be a n a mount e qu a l to e i g ht p e r c e nt ( 8 % ) of the a ppli ca b l e f o re g oing a mount with r e sp ec t to su c h Hol d e r s R e g istr a ble S ec u rities t h a t a r e a ff ec ted by a ll R e g istr a tion Events in the a ggreg a te. Ea c h p a y m e nt of liquidat e d d a mag e s purs u a nt to this S ec tion 3(d) sh a ll b e due a nd pay a ble in a rr e a rs within five (5) days a fter the e nd o f e a c h full 3 0 - day p e riod o f the R e g i s tr a tion D e f a ult P e riod until the te r min a tion of the R e g istr a tion Def a u lt P e riod a nd within fi v e (5) days a ft e r su c h te r min a tion. Su c h p ay m e nts sh a ll c onstitute the Hold e r s e x c lusive r e m e d y for a ny R e g istr a tion Ev e nt. The R e g ist r a tion D e f a ult P e riod sh a ll te r min a te upon the e a rli e r of su c h time a s the R e g istr a ble S e c urities that a re a f f e c t e d b y the R e g istr a tion Ev e nt ce a se to be R e g istr a ble S ec urities or (i) the fili n g of the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment in the ca se of c lause ( a ) of the d e finition of R e g istr a tion Ev e nt, (i i ) the SEC E f f e c tive D a te in the ca se of c lause (b) of the d e finition of R e g istr a tion Ev e nt, (iii) the a bility o f the Hold e rs to e f f ec t s a les purs ua nt to the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment in the c a se of c lause ( c ) o f the d e finition of R e g istr a tion E v e nt, a nd (iv) the listing or inclusion a nd/or tr a di n g of the Common Stock o n a n Ap p rov e d M a r k e t, a s the ca se may b e , in the ca se of c lause ( d ) of the d e finition of R e g istr a t ion Ev e nt. The a mounts p a y a ble a s liquidat e d d a m a g e s p u rsu a nt to this S ec tion 3(d) sh a ll be p a y a ble in la w ful mo n e y o f the United Stat e s. Notwithstanding the f or e g oi n g , the Company w ill not be li a ble for the p a y m e nt of liquidat e d d a m a g e s d e s c ri b e d in this S ec tion 3(d) f o r a ny d e l a y in re g istr a tion of R e gistr a ble S ec u rities that would othe r wise b e inc l ud a ble in the R e g istr a ti o n Stat e ment pursu a nt to Rule 415 sole l y a s a r e sult of a c omm e nt re ce ived by the St a ff r e q uiring a limit on the n umber of R e g istr a ble S ec u r ities includ e d in su c h R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment in ord e r for su c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment to be a ble to a v a il its e lf of R ule 415. In t h e e v e nt of a ny su c h d e lay, the Compa n y will use its c omm e r c ially r e a so n a ble e f f o rts a t t h e fi r st opp o r tuni t y that is p e rmi t ted b y t h e Commission to re g ist e r for r e s a le the R e g istr a ble S ec u rities that h a ve b e e n c ut b ac k f r om b e ing re g ist e red pursu a nt to Rule 415 on l y with r e sp ec t to that portion of the Hold e rs’ R e g istr a ble S ec urities that a re then R e g ist r a ble Se c u rities.

 

(e)                 Oth e r L imit a tion s . Not w ithstanding the p rovisions of S ec tion 3 (d) a bov e , if (i) the Com m ission d o e s not d ec la r e the R e gistr a tion Stat e ment e f f e c tive on or b e fo r e the R e g istr a tion E f f ec tiv e n e s s D a te, or (ii) the Commission a llows the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment to be d ec lar e d e f f e c tive a t a n y time b e fo r e o r a f t e r the R e g istr a tion E f f e c tiv e n e s s D a te, subj ec t to the withdr a w a l of c e rt a in R e g istr a ble S e c urities f r om the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment, a nd the re a son for

(i) or (ii) is the Commission’s d e te r min a tion t h a t ( x ) the off e ri n g of a n y o f the R e g ist r a ble S ec urities c onstitutes a prim a r y o f f e ri n g of s ec u rities b y the Compa n y, ( y) Rule 415 m a y not be r e li e d upon for t h e re g istr a tion of the r e s a le o f a n y o r a ll o f the R e g istr a b l e S ec urities, a nd/or (z) a Hold e r of a n y R e g istrable S ec urities must b e n a med a s a n un d e r w rit e r, t he Hold e rs und e rst a nd a nd a g ree that in the c a se of (ii) the Compa n y m a y (not w ithstandi n g a n y t hi n g to the c ontr a r y c ontain e d h e r e in) r e du ce , on a pro r a t a b a sis, t h e tot a l number o f R e g istr a ble S e c urities to be re g ist e r e d on b e h a lf of e ac h s u c h Hold e r, a nd in the ca se of (i) o r (ii) t h e Hold e r sh a ll not be e ntitl e d to l iquid a ted d a mag e s with r e sp ec t to t he R e g istr a ble S ec u rities not r e g ist e r e d for the r e a son s e t f o rth in (i) or s o r e du ce d on a pro r a ta b a sis a s set f orth a bo v e .

 

4.                   R e g istr a tion Pr o ce du r e s . The Compa n y will k ee p eac h Hold e r re a son a b l y a dvised a s to the filing a nd e f f e c tiv e n e ss of the R e g istr a ti o n Stat e ment. At i ts e x p e nse with r e sp ec t to the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment, t he Compa n y will:

 

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(a)                 pr e p a r e a nd file with the Commission with r e sp ec t to the R e g istr a ble S ec urities, a R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment in a c c or d a n c e with S e c tion ( a ) a .i.1 ( a ) h e r e of, a nd u s e its c omm e r c ial l y rea so n a ble e f f o rts to ca use su c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment to b ec ome e ff ec tive a nd to r e main e f f e c tive for the E f f e c tiv e n e ss P e riod;

 

(b)                if the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment is su b je c t to r e view b y the Commission, prompt l y r e spond to a ll c omm e nts a nd dili g e nt l y pursue r e solution of a n y c omm e nts to the s a tisf a c tion of the Commission;

 

(c)                 pr e p a r e a nd file with the Commi s sion su c h a me n dments a nd suppl e ments to su c h R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment a s m a y b e n e ce ssa r y to k ee p su c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment e f f e c tive duri n g the E f fe c tiv e n e ss P e riod;

 

(d)                fu r nish, without c h a r g e , to eac h Hold e r of R e g is t r a ble S ec u rities c ov e r e d b y su c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment (i) a re a son a ble n u mber of c opies of su c h R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment (in c luding a n y e x hibits t h e r e to other than e x hibi t s inco r por a ted b y r e f e re n ce ), e ac h a mendm e nt a nd suppl e ment the r e to a s su c h Hold e r m a y r e a s o n a b l y r e q u e st, (ii) su c h number of c opies of the prosp e c tus includ e d in s u c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment (in c luding ea c h pr e limin a r y prospe c tus a nd a n y other pros p ec tus fil e d und e r Rule 424 of t h e S ec urities A c t) a s su c h H olde r s m a y re a son a b l y r e qu e st, in c onf o rmi t y with the r e quir e ments o f t h e S ec u rities A c t, a nd (iii) su c h oth e r d o c uments a s su c h Hold e r m a y re a son a b l y r e qui r e to c o nsummate the disposition of the R e g istr a ble S ec urities own e d b y su c h Hold e r, but on l y d u ring t he E f fe c tiv e n e ss P e riod;

 

(e)                 use its c omm e r c ial l y r ea son a ble e f fo r ts to re g ist e r or q u a li f y su c h re g istr a tion und e r s u c h other a ppli ca b l e s ec u rities la w s of s u c h jurisdi c tions within the United Stat e s a s a ny Hold e r of R e g ist r a ble Se c urities c ov e r e d by su c h R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment rea son a bly r e qu e sts a nd a s may be n ece ss a r y f o r the ma r k e t a bili t y of t h e R e g istr a b l e S ec urities ( su c h r e qu e st to be made b y the ti m e the a ppli ca ble R e g is t r a tion Stat e ment is d ee med e f f e c tive by the Commission) a nd do a n y a nd a ll other ac ts a n d thin g s n e c e ssa r y to e n a ble su c h Hold e r to c onsummate the disposi t ion in su c h jurisdi c tions of the R e g istr a ble S ec u rities own e d by su c h Hold e r; provid e d , that t h e Compa n y s h a ll not be r e quir e d to (i) q u a li f y g e n e r a lly to do busin e ss in a n y jurisdi c tion where it would not othe r wise be r e qui r e d to qu a li f y but for this p a ra g r a ph, (ii) subj ec t its e lf to t a x a tion in a n y su c h jurisdi c tion, or (iii) c ons e nt to g e n e ral s e rvi c e of proc e ss in a n y s u c h jurisdi c tion.

 

(f)                 a s prompt l y a s pr a cti c a ble a ft e r b e c oming a w a re o f su c h e v e nt, noti f y e a c h Hold e r of R e g istr a b l e S ec urities, the disposition of whi c h r e quir e s d e liv e r y o f a prosp e c tus r e lating th e r e to und e r t h e S ec urities A c t, of the h a pp e ni n g of a ny e v e nt, whi c h c omes to the Compa n y’s a tt e ntion, th a t will a ft e r the o cc u r r e n c e of su c h e v e nt ca use t h e prosp e c tus includ e d in su c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment, if not a m e nd e d o r suppl e ment e d, to c ont a in a n untrue s t a tem e nt of a mat e ri a l f ac t or a n o mission to state a mat e ri a l f a c t r e quir e d to be sta t ed the r e in or n ece s s a r y to make the stat e ments the r e in not misle a ding a nd the Compa n y s h a ll prompt l y th e r e a ft e r pr e p a r e a nd fu r nish to su c h Hold e r a suppl e me n t or a mendm e nt to su c h prosp e c tus (or p r e p a r e a nd file a ppro p ri a te r e p orts und e r the E x c h a n g e A c t) so that, a s the r ea ft e r d e liv e r e d to the Subs c rib e r s of su c h R e g istr a ble S ec urities, su c h p rosp e c tus sh a ll not c onta i n a n untrue stat e m e nt of a mat e ri a l f ac t or om i t to state a ny mat e ri a l fa c t r e qui r e d to be sta t e d t h e r e in or n e c e ssa r y to make the stat e m e n t s th e r e in not misle a din g , unless suspension of the u se of su c h p rosp e c tus

 

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othe r wise is a uthori z e d h e r e in or in the e v e nt of a B la c kout P e riod, in whi c h ca se no suppl e ment or a mendm e nt n ee d b e f urnish e d (or E x c h a n ge A c t filing m a d e ) until t he te r min a tion of s u c h suspension or B l a c kout P e riod;

 

(g)                 c omp l y , a nd c ontinue to c omp l y duri n g the E f f ec tiv e n e ss P e riod, in a ll mat e ri a l r e s p ec ts with the S ec urities A c t a nd t h e E x c h a n g e A c t a nd with a ll a ppli ca ble rul e s a nd re g ulations of the Co m mission with r e sp ec t to t he disposition of a ll s ec urities c ov e r e d by su c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment;

 

(h)                a s prompt l y a s pr a c ti c a ble a ft e r b e c oming a w a re o f su c h e v e nt, noti f y e a c h Hold e r of R e g istr a ble S e c urities b e ing o f f e r e d or sold pursu a nt to the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment of the issu a n c e b y t h e Commission of a n y stop o r d e r or other suspension of e ff ec tiv e n e ss of the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment;

 

(i)                  use its c omm e r c ial l y r ea son a ble e f f orts to c a use a ll the R e g istr a b l e S ec urities c ov e r e d b y t h e R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment to be quoted on the O TC M a rk e ts G r o up or su c h other prin c i p a l s ec u rities ma r k e t or quotati o n s ystem on whi c h s ec u r ities of the s a me c lass or s e ri e s issu e d b y the C ompa n y a re then list e d or tr a d e d or q uoted;

 

(j)                  provide a t r a nsfer a g e nt a nd re g istr a r, whi c h m a y be a si n g le e nti t y , f o r the sh a r e s of Common S tock a t all tim e s;

 

(k)                c oop e r a t e with the Hold e rs of R e g istr a ble S ec urities b e i n g off e red pursu a nt to the R e g istr a t ion Stat e ment to issue a nd d e liv e r, or ca u s e its tr a nsfer a g e nt to issue a nd d e liv e r, c e rtifi c a tes r e p r e s e nti n g R e g ist r a b le S ec urit i e s to be off e r e d pursu a nt to the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment w ithin a r e a son a ble time a f ter the d e liv e ry of ce rtif i ca tes r e p r e s e nti n g the R e g istr a ble S ec urities to the tr a ns f e r a g e nt or the Company, a s a ppli c a ble, a nd e n a ble s u c h ce rtifi c a tes to be in su c h d e n o min a tions or a mo u nts a s the Hold e rs m a y r ea son a bly r e q u e st a nd re g ist e r e d in su c h n a mes a s the H olde r s may r e qu e st;

 

(l)                  during the E f f e c tiv e n e ss P e riod, r e fr a in f r om b i dding for o r pur c h a si n g a n y Common Stock o r a n y ri g ht to pur c h a se C o mmon Stock or a tt e mpting to ind u c e a n y p e rson to pur c h a se a n y su c h s e c uri t y or r i g ht if su c h bid, pur c h a se o r a tt e mpt would in a n y way limit the ri g ht of the Hold e rs to s e ll R e g istr a ble S ec ur i ti e s b y r e a son of the limitations s e t fo r th i n R e g ulation M of the E x c h a nge A c t; a nd

 

(m)              ta k e a ll ot h e r c omm e r c i a l l y r e a so n a ble ac tions n ece ss a r y to e n a ble the Hold e rs to s e ll the R e gistr a ble S ec u rities b y m ea n s of the R e gistr a tion Stat e ment duri n g the te r m of this Ag r ee ment.

 

5. Obli g a tions of the Hol d e rs .

 

(a)                 E a c h Hold e r a g r ee s that, upon r e ce ipt of a n y noti c e f r om the Compa n y of the h a pp e ni n g of a n y e v e nt of the kind d e s c rib e d in S ec tion 4( f ) h e r e of or of the c omm e n ce m e nt of a B l a c kout P e riod, s u c h Hold e r sh a ll disco n tinue the disposition of R e g istr a ble S e c u rities includ e d in the R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment until s u c h Hold e r s r e c e ipt o f the c opies o f the suppl e ment e d or a mended prosp e c tus c ontemplat e d b y S ec tion 4(f) h e r e of or noti c e o f the e nd of the B l a c kout P e riod, a n d, if so di r ec ted b y the Compa n y, su c h Hold e r sh a ll d e liv e r to the

 

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Compa n y ( a t the Com p a n y s e x p e ns e ) a ll c op i e s (in c ludi n g , without limitation, a n y a nd a ll dr a fts), other than p e r m a n e nt file c opies, then i n su c h Hold e r s posses s ion, of the prosp e c tus c ov e ri n g su c h R e g istr a b l e S ec urities c u r r e nt at the time of r e c e ipt of su c h n oti ce .

 

(b)                The Hold e rs of the R e g i str a ble S ec urities sh a ll provide su c h info r mation a s m a y r e a so n a b l y b e r e qu e sted b y the Comp a n y , or the ma na g i n g und e r w rit e r, if a n y , in c onn ec tion w ith the pr e p a r a tion of a n y re g istr a tion stat e ment, including a mendm e nts a nd suppl e ments the r e to, in ord e r to e ff ec t t h e re g istr a tion of a n y R e g istr a b l e S ec urities un d e r t h e S ec urities A c t pursu a nt to S ec tion ( a ) a .i.1 ( a ) a nd/or ( a ) a .i.1(b) o f this A g r ee ment a nd in c onn ec tion with the Compa n y s obli g a tion to c o m p l y with f e d e r a l a nd a pp l ic a ble state s ec u rities la w s, including a c ompl e ted qu e stionn a ire in the f orm a tt ac h e d to this A g r e e ment a s An n e x A (a S e lli n g S ec u r ityhol d e r Q u e stionnair e ) or a n y upd a te ther e to not la t e r t h a n three ( 3 ) B usiness Da y s following a r e qu e st the r e fore f r om the Com p a n y .

 

(c)                 E a c h Hold e r, b y its a cc e ptan c e o f the R e g istrable S ec urities, a g r ee s to c oop e r a t e with t he Compa n y a s r ea son a b l y r e q u e sted b y the Compa n y i n c onn ec tion with the pr e p a r a tion a nd filing o f a n y R e g istr a tion Stat e m e nt h e r e und e r, unless s u c h Hold e r h a s notifi e d the Compa n y in w r iti n g of its e l e c tion to e x c lude a ll of its R e g ist r a ble S ec urities f rom su c h R e g istr a tion Stat e ment.

 

6.                   R e g istr a tion E x p e ns e s . The Compa n y sh a ll p a y a ll e x p e ns e s in c onn ec t i on with a n y re g istr a tion oblig a tion provid e d h e r e in, includin g , without limitation, a ll re g istr a tion, filing, stock e x c h a n g e fe e s, p r inting e x p e ns e s, a ll f e e s a nd e x p e ns e s of c omp l yi n g with a ppli ca ble s ec urities la w s, a nd the fe e s a nd disburs e m e nts of c oun s e l for the Compa n y a nd o f its indep e nd e nt a cc ountant s ; provid e d , that, in a n y und e r w ritten re g istr a ti o n, the Compa n y sh a ll h a ve no obli g a tion to p a y a n y u n d e r w riti n g discounts, s e lling c ommissions or tr a nsf e r ta x e s a ttribut a ble to the R e g is t r a ble S ec u rities b e i n g s o ld b y the Hold e rs t h e r e o f, whi c h und e r w riti n g discounts, s e lling c ommissions a nd tr a nsf e r ta x e s sh a ll be borne b y su c h H olde r s. Addition a l l y, in a n und e r w ritten of f e r i n g , a ll s e lling stockhold e rs a nd the Compa n y s h a ll b ea r the e x p e ns e s of the und e r w rit e r pro r a ta in prop o rtion to the r e s p ec tive a mount of sh a r e s eac h is s e lli n g in su c h of f e ri n g . E x ce pt a s p ro v ided in this S ec tion 6 a nd S ec tion 8 o f this A g r ee ment, the Compa n y sh a ll not be r e sponsible for the e x p e ns e s of a n y a ttorn e y or oth e r a dvisor empl o y e d b y a Hold e r.

 

7.                   Assi g nment of Ri g ht s . No Hold e r m a y a s s i g n its ri g hts und e r this A g re e ment to a n y p a r t y without the pr i or w r itten c on s e nt of t h e Compa n y ; provid e d , h o w e v er , that a n y Hold e r m a y a ssi g n its r i g hts un d e r this A g re e ment without su c h c ons e nt to a P e r mitt e d Assi g n e e a s lo n g a s ( a ) su c h t r a nsfer or a s si g nment is e f f e c ted in a cc ord a n c e with a ppli ca b l e s ec urities la w s; (b) su c h tr a ns f e ree or a ssi g n e e a gr e e s in w r iting to b e c ome bound b y a nd subj ec t to the t e rms of this Ag r ee ment; a nd ( c ) su c h Hold e r notifi e s the Compa n y in w r iti n g of su c h t r a nsfer or a s s i g nment, stating the n a me a nd a ddr e ss of the t r a nsfer e e or a ssi g n e e a nd ident i f y i n g t h e R e g istr a ble S ec urities with r e sp ec t t o whi c h su c h r i g hts a re b e ing tr a ns f e rr e d or a ssi g n e d. T h e Compa n y m a y a ssi g n this A g re e ment or a n y ri g hts o r o bli g a tions h e r e un d e r without the prior w ritten c ons e nt of the o ther p a r t y h e r e to.

 

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8. I n d e mnifi c a tio n .

 

(a)                 I n the e v e nt of the of f e r a nd s a le of R e g ist ra ble S ec urities und e r the S ec urities A c t, the Compa n y sh a ll, a nd h e r e b y d o e s, indemni f y a nd hold h a rml e ss, to the full e st e x tent p e rmitt e d b y la w , eac h Hold e r, its dir e c t o rs, of f ic e rs, p a rtn e rs, a nd eac h other p e rson, if a n y, who c ontrols or is und e r c ommon c ontrol with su c h Hold e r within the me a ni n g of S ec tion 15 of the S ec urities A c t, a g a inst a n y loss e s, c l a ims, d a ma g e s or li a bili t ies, joint or s e v e r a l, a nd e x p e ns e s to whi c h the Hold e r or a n y su c h d i re c tor, of f i c e r, p a rtner or c ontrolling p e rson m a y b ec ome subj ec t und e r t h e S ec urities A c t or otherwis e , insof a r a s su c h loss e s, c laims, d a mag e s, li a bilities or e x p e ns e s ( o r a c tions or p ro c e e di n g s, wh e th e r c omm e n ce d or thr e a ten e d, in r e sp e c t the r e of) a rise out of or a re b a s e d upon a n y untrue stat e ment of a n y mat e ri a l f a c t c ontain e d in a n y re g istr a tion stat e ment p r e p a r e d a nd fil e d b y the Compa n y und e r whi c h R e g istr a ble S e c urities w e re re g iste r e d und e r t he S ec urities A c t, a n y pr e limin a ry pros p ec tu s , fin a l prospe c tus or summ a r y p rosp e c tus c o ntain e d the r e in, o r a n y a mendm e nt or suppl e ment the r e to, or a n y omission to s tate the r e in a mat e ri a l fa c t r e qui r e d to be stat e d or n ece s s a ry t o make the stat e ments the r e in in li g ht o f the c i r c umst a n ce s in whi c h th e y w e re made not misle a d in g , a nd t h e Compa n y sh a ll r e imburse t h e Hol d e r, a nd e a c h su c h dire c tor, o f fic e r, p a rtner a nd c o n trolling p e rson for a n y leg a l or a n y ot h e r e x p e ns e s r e a son a bly incurred b y th e m in c onn ec ti o n with investi g a tin g , d e f e ndi n g or s e ttling a n y su c h loss, c laim, d a m a g e , li a bility, ac tion or pro c ee di n g ; provid e d, how e v er , that su c h ind e mni t y a g re e ment found in this S ec tion 8( a ) sh a ll in no e v e nt e x cee d the n e t pro c e e ds f r om the O f fering r e c e ived b y t he Compa n y; a n d pro v ided fu r the r , that the Compa n y sh a ll not be li a ble in a n y su c h ca se (i) to the e x tent that a n y s u c h loss, c laim, d a ma g e , li a bility (or a c tion or pro c ee di n g in r e sp ec t the r e o f) or e x p e nse a ris e s out o f or is b a s e d upon ( x ) a n untrue stat e ment in or omission f r om su c h r e g ist r a tion stat e ment, a n y su c h p r e limin a ry prosp e c tus, fin a l p rosp e c tus, summ a r y p rosp e c tu s , a mendm e nt or suppl e ment in r e li a n c e upon a nd in c onfo r mi t y with w r it t e n info r mation fu r n i sh e d b y a Hold e r to the Compa n y for u s e in the pr e p a r a tion the r e o f or ( y ) the f a ilu r e of a Hold e r to c omply with the c o v e n a nts a nd a g r ee ments c ontain e d in S ec tion 5 h e r e of r e sp e c ting the s a le of R e g istr a b l e S ec uriti e s; or (ii) if the p e rson a sse r ting a n y su c h loss, c laim, d a m a g e , li a bility ( or ac tion or proc ee di n g in r e sp ec t ther e of) w h o pur c h a s e d the R e g istr a b l e S ec urities that a re the subj ec t the r e o f did not r e ce i v e a c o p y of a n a mend e d pr e liminary p r osp ec tus or the fin a l prosp e c tus (or the fin a l pr o sp ec tus a s a mend e d or suppl e ment e d) a t or prior to the w r itten c onfi r m a tion of the s a le o f su c h R e g istr a ble S e c urities to su c h p e rson b eca u s e of the f a ilure o f su c h Hol d e r to so provide s u c h a mend e d pr e limin a ry o r fin a l prosp e c tus a nd t h e untrue stat e ment or omi s sion of a mat e ri a l f ac t m a de in su c h p r e limin a r y prosp e c tus w a s c o r r e c t e d in the a mend e d pr e limin a ry o r fin a l prosp e c tus ( o r the fin a l prosp e c tus a s a mend e d or suppl e m e nted ) . Su c h indemnity s h a ll r e main in full fo r c e a nd e f f e c t re g a rdl e ss of a n y invest i g a tion made b y or on b e h a lf of the Hold e rs, or a n y su c h dire c tor, of f ic e r, p a rt n e r or c ontrolling p e rson a nd s h a ll survive the t ra ns f e r of su c h sh a r e s b y the Hold e r.

 

(b)                As a c ondition to inc l udi n g R e g istr a ble S ec u r ities in a n y re g istr a tion stat e ment fil e d p u rsu a nt to this Ag r ee m e nt, e ac h Hold e r a g re e s to b e bo u nd b y the te r ms of this S ec tion 8 a nd to inde m ni f y a nd hold h a rml e ss, to the full e st e x tent p ermitt e d b y la w , the Compa n y, ea c h of its dir e c tors, o f f icers, p a rt n e rs, l e g a l c oun s e l a nd acc ountants a nd eac h und e r w rit e r, if a ny, a nd e ac h oth e r p e rson, if a ny, who c ontrols the Comp a n y within the me a ni n g of S ec tion 15 of t h e S e c urities A c t, a g a inst a ny loss e s, c laims, d a m a g e s or li a bilities, joint or s e v e r a l, to whi c h the Compa n y or a ny su c h dire c t or or of f ic e r or c ontrolling p e rson may b e c ome subj ec t und e r the S ec u r ities A c t or othe r wi s e , insof a r a s s u c h loss e s , c laims, d a m a g e s o r

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li a bilities (or ac tio n s o r p ro c ee di n g s, wh e th e r c o m men c e d o r th r ea ten e d, in r e sp e c t ther e of) a ri s e out of or a re b a s e d upon a n y untrue stat e ment of a mat e ri a l f a c t or a n y o mission of a mat e ri a l f a c t r e qui r e d to be sta t e d in a n y re g istr a tion stat e ment, a n y pr e limi n a ry p rosp e c tu s , fin a l prosp e c tus, summ a r y p r osp ec tus, a mendm e nt or suppl e ment the r e to or n ece ss a ry to make the stat e ments the r e in not misle a din g , to t h e e x t e nt that su c h untr u e sta t e ment or omission is includ e d or omitt e d in r el ian c e upon a nd in c onformi t y with w r itten info r m a tion fu r nished b y the Hold e r to the Compa n y for use in the pr e p a r a ti o n the r e of, a nd su c h Hold e r sh a ll r e imburse the Compa n y, a nd su c h Hold e rs, dir e c tors, of f i ce rs, p a rtn e rs, l e g a l c ouns e l a nd acc ountants, p e rson s , und e r w rit e rs, or c ontrol p e rsons, e ac h s u c h dir e c t or, of f icer, a nd c ontrolling p e rson f o r a n y l e g a l or other e x p e ns e s r e a so n a b l y incurr e d b y t h e m in c onn ec tion with inves t i g a ti n g , d e f e ndin g , or s e ttling a n y s u c h loss, c laim, d a mag e , li a bility, ac tion, or pro c e e di n g ; provid e d , how e v er , th a t indemnity oblig a tion c o n tain e d in this S ec tion 8(b) sh a ll in no ev e nt e x cee d the a mount of the n e t pro c ee ds re ce ived b y su c h Hold e r a s a r e sult of t he s a le o f su c h Hold e r s R e g istr a ble S ec urities pursu a nt to su c h re g istration stat e ment, e x ce pt in the ca s e of f r a ud o r willful mis c ondu c t. Su c h indemnity sh a ll r e main i n full fo r c e a nd e f f e c t, r e g a rdl e ss o f a n y i nv e sti g a tion ma d e b y o r on b e h a lf of the Compa n y or a n y su c h dire c tor, offic e r or c ontrolling p e rson a nd sh a ll survive the tr a nsf e r by a n y Hold e r of su c h sh a r e s.

 

(c)                 Prompt l y a ft e r re ce ipt b y a n indemnifi e d p a r t y of noti c e of t h e c omm e n ce ment of a n y ac tion or pro c ee di n g involving a c laim r e f e r red to in this S ec tion 8 ( including a n y g ov e rnmental ac tion), su c h indem n ifi e d p a r t y s h a ll, if a c la i m in r e sp e c t the r e o f is to be made a g a inst a n i n d e mni f yi n g p a r t y, g ive w r itten noti c e to t h e in d e mni f yi n g p a r t y o f the c omm e n ce ment of su c h ac tion; provid e d , that the f a ilure of a n y indemnif i e d p a r t y to g ive noti c e a s provid e d h e r e in s h a ll not r e li e ve the indemni f y in g p a r t y of its obli g a tions und e r this S ec tion, e x ce pt to the e x tent that the indemni f yi n g p a r t y is ac tual l y p r e judi ce d b y su c h f a ilure to g ive noti ce . In ca se a n y su c h a c tion is brought a g a inst a n indemnifi e d p a r t y, unless in the r e a son a ble jud g ment of c ouns e l to su c h indemnifi e d p a r t y a c onfli c t of int e r e st b e t w ee n su c h in d e mnifi e d a nd indemni f yi n g p a rti e s m a y e x ist or the indem n ifi e d p a r t y m a y h a ve d e f e ns e s not a v a il a ble to the indemni f yi n g p a r t y in r e sp ec t of su c h c l a im, the indemni f yi n g p a r t y s h a ll be e ntitl e d to p a rti c ipate in a nd to a s s ume the d e f e nse t h e r e o f , with c ouns e l r ea son a b l y s a tisf a c to r y to s u c h indemnifi e d p a r t y a nd, a ft e r noti c e f rom the in d e mni f yi n g p a r t y to s u c h i nd e mnifi e d p a r t y of its e le c tion so to a ssume t h e d e f e n s e the r e of, the i nd e mni f yi n g p a r t y sh a ll not be li a ble to su c h indemnifi e d p a r t y for a n y l e g a l or other e x p e ns e s subsequ e nt l y inc ur r e d b y t h e latter in c onn ec tion with the d e f e nse the r e of, u n less in s u c h indemnifi e d p a r t y’s r ea son a ble ju d g ment a c onfli c t of int e r e st b e tw e e n su c h indemnifi e d a nd indemni f yi n g p a rti e s a r i s e s in r e sp ec t of su c h c laim a ft e r the a ssumption of the d e f e ns e s the r e of or the indemni f yi n g p a r t y f a ils to d e f e nd su c h c laim in a dili g e nt mann e r, other than r ea son a ble c osts of investi g a tion. N e ith e r a n indemnifi e d nor a n indemni f yi n g p a r t y sh a ll be li a ble for a n y s e ttlem e nt of a n y ac tion or pro c ee di n g e f f e c ted without its c ons e nt. No indemni f yi n g p a r t y sh a ll, without the c o n s e nt of the indemnifi e d p a r t y, c ons e nt to e nt r y o f a n y jud g ment or e nter into a n y s e ttlem e nt, whi c h d o e s not include a s a n un c onditional te r m th e reof the g ivi n g b y the c la i mant or plaintiff to su c h indemnifi e d p a r t y of a r e le a s e f r om a ll li a bility in r e sp e c t of su c h c l a im or liti g a tion. Notwithst a nding a n ythi n g to the c ontr a ry s e t f o rth h e r e in, a nd without lim i ting a ny of the r i g hts s e t fo r th a bov e , in a n y e v e nt a n y p a r t y s h a ll h a ve the r i g h t to r e tain, a t its own exp e ns e , c ouns e l with r e s p ec t to the d e f e nse of a c laim. E a c h in d e mnifi e d p a r t y sh a ll f u rnish su c h info r mation reg a rdi n g its e lf or the c laim in qu e stion a s a n indemni f y ing p a r t y m ay re a son a b l y r e qu e st in w r iti n g a nd a s sh a ll be re a son a b l y r e quir e d in con n ec tion w ith d e f e nse of s u c h c laim a nd litig a tion r e sulting t h e r e f rom.

 

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(d)                I f a n indemni f y i n g p a rty d o e s not o r is not p e rmitt e d to a ssume the d e f e nse of a n ac tion p u rsu a nt to S ec tions 8( c ) or in the ca se of the e xp e nse r e imburs e ment obli g a tion s e t fo r th in S e c tions 8( a ) a nd 8(b ) , the indemnifi ca tion r e quir e d b y S e c tions 8( a ) a nd 8(b) sh a ll be made b y p e riodic p a y m e nts of the a mount ther e of d u ring the course of the investi g a tion or d e f e ns e , a s a nd wh e n bills a r e r e c e ived or e x p e ns e s, loss e s, d a mag e s, or li a bilities a re incurred.

 

(e)                 I f the indemnifi c a tion provid e d for in S e c tion 8( a ) or 8 (b) is h e ld b y a c ourt of c ompet e nt jurisdi c tion to be u n a v a il a ble to an ind e mnif i e d p a r t y w ith r e sp ec t to a n y los s , li a bili t y, c laim, d a m a g e or e x p e nse ref e r r e d t o h e r e in, the indemni f y in g p a r t y , in li e u o f indemni f y i n g su c h ind e mnifi e d p a r t y h e r e und e r, sh a ll c ontribute to the a mount p a id or p a y a ble b y su c h in d e mnifi e d p a r t y a s a r e sult of s u c h loss, li a bili t y, c laim, d a m a g e or e x p e nse (i) in su c h prop o rtion a s is a p p rop r i a te to r e fl e c t the prop o rtion a te r e l a tive f a ult o f t he indemni f y i n g p a r t y on the one h a nd a nd the i nd e mnifi e d p a r t y on the other (d e t e rmin e d b y refer e n c e to, a mo n g ot h e r thin g s, w h e ther the unt r ue or a ll e g e d untrue sta t e ment of a m a te r ial fa c t or omission r e lat e s to info r mation supplied b y the indemni f y i n g p a r t y o r the indemnifi e d p a r t y a n d the p a rti e s’ r e l a tive int e nt, knowl e dg e , a cc e ss to info r mation a nd o pportuni t y to c o r re c t or pr e v e nt s u c h untrue stat e ment or omission), or (ii) if the a llo ca tion provid e d b y c lau s e (i) a b o ve is not p e rmitt e d b y a ppli ca ble law or provi d e s a less e r sum to the i nd e mnifi e d p a r t y than the a mount h e r e ina f t e r ca lcul a ted, then in su c h prop o rtion a s is a p p rop r i a te to r e fl e c t not on l y t h e prop o rtion a te r e l a tive f a ult of the i nd e mni f y i n g p a r t y a nd the indemnif i e d p a r t y , but a lso the r e l a tive b e n e fits r e c e ived b y the indemni f y i n g p a r t y on the one h a nd a nd t h e indemnifi e d p a r t y on t h e othe r , a s w e ll a s a n y other r e le v a nt e quit a b le c onsid e r a tions. No indemnifi e d p a r t y g uil t y o f fr a udulent misr e pr e s e ntation ( w ithin the m e a ning of S ec tion 11( f ) of the S e c urities A c t) sh a ll b e e ntitl e d to c ontribution f r om a n y indemni f yi n g p a r t y who w a s not g uil t y of su c h f r a udulent misr e pr e s e ntation.

 

(f)                 Notwithstanding the f o re g oin g , to the e x tent that the provisions o n indemnifi ca tion a nd c o ntribution c ontain e d in the und e r w riti n g a g re e ment e nt e r e d into in c onn ec tion with a n und e r w r itten public of f e ri n g a r e in c onfli c t with the fo r e g oi n g provisions, the provisions in the und e rwriting a g r ee ment sh a ll c on trol.

 

(g)                 Oth e r I n d e mnifi c a tio n . I n d e mnifi c a tion simil a r to that sp ec ifi e d in this S ec tion ( w ith a ppro p ri a t e modifi c a tions) sh a ll be g i v e n b y t h e Company a nd eac h Hold e r o f R e g istr a ble S e c urities w i th r e sp ec t to a n y r e quired re g istr a tion or other q u a lifi c a tion of s ec u rities und e r a n y f e d e r a l or sta t e law or re g ulation or gov e rnm e ntal a uthori t y o t h e r than the S e c urities A c t.

 

9.                   Rule 144 . F or a p e riod of a t le a st tw e lve (12) months following the E f f e c tive D a te, the Compa n y will use its c omm e r c ial l y r e a s on a ble e f f o rts to time l y f ile a ll r e ports r e quir e d to be fil e d b y the Co m p a n y a ft e r t h e d a te h e reof und e r the E x c h a n ge A c t a nd the rul e s a nd regulations a dopted b y t he Commission the r e und e r, a nd if the Compa n y is not r e quir e d to file r e ports pu r su a nt to su c h s ec tion s , it will pr e p a re a n d fu r nish to the Subsc r i b e rs a nd ma k e publi c l y a v a il a ble in a cc or d a n c e with Rule 144( c ) su c h i n fo r mation a s is r e qui r e d for the Subs c ribers to s e ll sh a r e s of Common S tock und e r Rule 144.

 

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10.               I nd e p e nd e nt N a ture of E ac h Subs c rib e r s Obligations a nd R i g ht s . The obli g a tions of e a c h Subs c rib e r und e r this Ag r ee m e nt a re s e v e r a l a nd not joint with the obli g a tions of a n y other Subs c rib e r, a nd e ac h Subs c rib e r sh a ll not be r e sponsible in a n y w a y f or the p e r f o rm a n c e of the obli g a tions o f a n y o t h e r Sub s c riber und e r th i s Ag r e e ment. Nothi n g c ontain e d h e r e in a nd no ac tion tak e n b y a n y Sub s c rib e r p u rsu a nt h e r e to, s h a ll be d e e med to c onstitute su c h Subs c ribers a s a p a rtnership, a n a ssoci a t ion, a joint v e ntur e , o r a n y oth e r kind of e nti t y, o r c r ea te a p r e sumption that the Subs c rib e rs a re in a n y w a y a c ting in c on ce rt o r a s a group with r e sp ec t to su c h obli g a tions or the tr a ns a c tions c ontemplat e d b y this A g r ee ment. Ea c h Subs c rib e r sh a ll be e ntitl e d to indep e nd e nt l y p rot e c t a nd e nfor c e its r i g hts, including witho u t limitation the ri g hts a rising out of this A g re e ment, a nd it sh a ll not be n ece ssa r y for a n y oth e r Subs c rib e r to be join e d a s a n a dditional p a r t y in a n y p r o cee di n g f o r su c h pu r po s e .

 

11. Mis ce ll a n e ou s .

 

(a)                 Gov e rni n g L a w . This A g r ee ment sh a ll be g o v e r n e d b y a nd c o n str u e d in acc or d a n c e with the l a w s of the United Stat e s o f Am e rica a nd the State of New Yo r k, both subst a ntive a nd r e medi a l , without reg a rd to N e w Yo r k c o n fli c ts of l a w p rin c ipl e s. A n y judi c ial pro c ee di n g b ro u g ht a g a i nst e ith e r of the p a rti e s to this A g re e ment or a n y dispute a rising out of this A g re e ment or a n y matter r e lat e d h e r e to sh a ll be brought in the c ourts of the State of N e w Yo r k, N e w Y o rk Coun t y , or in the United Stat e s Distri c t Court for the Southe r n Distri c t of N e w Yo r k a nd, b y its e x ec ution a nd d e liv e ry of this A gr e e ment, eac h p a r t y to t h is A g r ee ment a c ce pts the jurisdi c tion of su c h c ourts. The f o re g oi n g c ons e nt to jurisdi c tion sh a ll not be d ee med to c onf e r ri g hts on a n y p e r s on other than the p a rti e s to this A g re e ment.

 

(b)                R e medi e s . E x ce pt as ot h e r w ise sp e c ifi ca l l y s e t f o rth h e r e in with r e sp ec t to a R e g istr a tion Ev e nt, in the e v e nt of a b r e a c h b y the Compa n y or b y a Hold e r of a n y of t h e ir r e sp ec tive oblig a tions u n d e r this A gr e e m e nt, e ac h Hold e r or t h e Compa n y , a s the c a se m a y b e , in a ddition to b e ing e ntit l e d to e x e r c ise a ll ri g hts g r a nted b y law a nd und e r this A g re e ment, including re c ov e r y o f d a mag e s, sh a ll be e ntitl e d to sp ec ific p e r fo r mance o f its ri g hts und e r this Ag r ee ment. E x ce pt a s othe r wise sp ec ifi c a l l y s e t fo r th h e r e in with r e sp ec t to a R e g istr a tion Ev e nt, the Compa n y a nd eac h Hold e r a g r e e that monet a r y d a m a g e s wou l d not provide a d e qu a t e c ompens a tion for a n y loss e s incu r r e d b y re a son of a bre ac h b y it of a n y of the provisions of this Ag r ee ment a nd h e r e b y f urth e r a gr e e s that, in the e v e nt of a n y a c tion for s p ec ific p e r f o rm a n c e in r e sp ec t o f su c h b r e a c h, it sh a ll not a sse r t or sh a ll w a ive the d e f e n s e that a r e me d y a t l a w would be a d e q u a te.

 

(c)                 Su cce ssors a nd Assi g n s . E x ce pt a s othe r wise provid e d h e r e in, the provisions h e r e of s h a ll inure to the b e n e fit of, a nd be binding upo n , the su cce ssors, P e rmitt e d Assi g n e e s, e x ec utors a nd a dministr a tors of the p a r ti e s h e r e to.

 

(d)                No I n c onsistent A g r ee m e nt s . The C o mpa n y h a s not e nte r e d, a s of the d a te h e r e of, a nd sh a ll not e n te r , on or a f t e r the d a t e of this A g r ee m e nt, in t o a n y a g re e ment with r e sp ec t to its s ec urities t h a t would h a ve the e f f e c t of imp a iring the ri g hts g r a nted to the Hold e rs in this A g re e ment or oth e r w ise c onfli c ts with the p rovisions h e r e of.

 

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(e)                 Entire A g r ee men t . This A g re e ment a nd the do c uments, instr u ments a nd other a g r ee ments s p ec if i ca l l y ref e r r e d to h e r e in or d e liv e r e d pursu a nt h e r e to c onstitute the full a nd e ntire und e rst a ndi n g a nd a g re e ment b e t w ee n t he p a rti e s with r e g a rd to the subj ec ts he re o f.

 

(f)                 Notic e s, e tc . All noti ce s, c ons e nts, w a ive r s, a n d o t h e r c ommunic a tions whi c h a re r e qui r e d or p e r mitt e d und e r this A gr e e ment sh a ll be in w r iti n g will be d e e med g iven to a p a r t y ( a ) upon re ce ipt, wh e n p e rson a l l y d e liv e re d; (b) one (1) B usiness Day a ft e r d e posit with a n n a tion a l l y r ec o g ni ze d ov e rn i g ht c ouri e r s e r vice with n e x t d a y d e l ivery sp e c ifi e d, c osts pr e p a id) on the d a te of d e liv e ry, if d e liv e r e d to the a ppro p ri a t e a ddr e ss b y h a nd or b y n a tion a l l y r e c o g ni z e d ov e rn i g ht c o uri e r s e rvice ( c osts pr e p a id); ( c ) the d a te of transmission if s e nt b y f a c simile or e- m a il with c onfi r mation of tr a ns m ission b y t h e tr a nsmitting e quipm e nt if su c h noti c e or c ommunic a tion is d e liv e r e d prior to 5:00 P.M., N e w Y o rk City time, on a T r a di n g D ay, or the n e x t T ra di n g Da y a ft e r the d a te of t r a n smission, if su c h noti c e or c ommunic a tion is d e liv e r e d on a day t h a t is not a T ra di n g Day or la t e r than 5:00 P.M., New Yo r k City time, on a n y T ra di n g Day; ( d ) the d a t e re ce ived or r e j e c ted b y the a ddr e s s ee , if s e nt b y ce rtifi e d mail, r e turn r e ce ipt r e qu e sted; o r ( e ) s e v e n days a fter the pl a ce m e nt of t h e noti c e into the mails ( f irst c lass post a g e pr e p a id), to the p a r t y a t the a d d r e ss, f ac s i mile numb e r, or e - m a il a ddr e ss fu r nished b y t h e su c h p a r t y,

 

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or a t such oth e r a ddr e ss a s a n y p a r t y sh a ll h a ve furnished to the other p a rti e s in writing in acc or d a n c e with this S ec tion 11 ( f ) .

 

(g)                 D e l a y s or Omission s . No d e l a y o r omission to e x e r c ise a n y right, pow e r or r e me d y a cc rui n g to a n y Hold e r, upon a n y br e ac h or d e f a ult o f the Compa n y und e r this

 

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Ag r ee ment, s h a ll imp a ir a n y s u c h r i g ht, pow e r or r e me d y of s u c h Hold e r n or sh a ll it be c onstrued to be a w a iv e r of a n y su c h br e ac h o r d e f a ult, or a n ac quiesc e n c e t h e r e in, or of a n y simil a r br e a c h or d e f a ult the r e un d e r o cc ur r in g ; n o r sh a ll a n y w a i v e r of a n y si n g le b r eac h or d e f a ult be d e e med a w a iver o f a n y other b re a c h or d e f a ult ther e tofo r e or t h e re a fter o c c ur r i n g. A n y w a ive r , p e rmit, c ons e nt or a ppro va l of a n y kind or c h a ra c ter on the p a rt of a n y Hold e r of a n y bre ac h or d e f a ult und e r this A g r ee ment, or a n y w a iver on the p a rt o f a n y Hold e r of a n y pro v isions or c onditions of this A g re e ment, must be in w r iting a nd s h a ll be e f f e c tive on l y to the e x tent sp ec ifi ca l l y s e t fo r th in su c h w r itin g . All r e m e dies, e ith e r un d e r this Ag r ee ment, o r b y law o r othe r wise a f f or d e d to a n y hol d e r, sh a ll be c umul a tive a nd not alte r n a ti v e .

 

(h)                Counte r p a rts . This A gr e e ment m a y be e x ec u ted in a n y num b e r o f c ounte r p a rts, a nd with resp ec t to a n y Subs c riber, b y e x ec ution of a n Omn i bus Si g n a tu r e P a ge to this Agre e ment a nd t h e Subs c ription Ag r ee ment, eac h o f whi c h s h a ll be e nfo r c ea ble a g a inst the p a rti e s a c tual l y e x ec uti n g s u c h c oun t e rparts, a n d a ll of wh i c h t o g e th e r sh a ll c onstitute one instrum e nt. In the e v e n t that a n y s i gn a t u re is d e liv e r e d b y f ac simile transmission or b y a n e - mail, whi c h c ontains a port a ble do c ument fo r m a t (.pd f ) file of a n e x ec uted si g n a ture p a ge, su c h si g n a tu r e sh a ll c re a te a v a lid a nd bindi n g oblig a tion of the p a r t y e x ec uting (or on whose b e h a lf su c h si g n a ture is e x ec uted) with the s a me fo r c e a nd e f f ec t a s if su c h f a c simile si g n a ture p a ge w e re a n or i ginal ther e of.

 

(i)                  S e v e r a bili t y . I n the c a se a n y provision of this Ag r ee ment sh a ll be invalid, ille g a l or un e nfor c e a ble, the v a lidi t y , l e g a li t y a nd e nfo r c ea bili t y of the r e m a ining provisions sh a ll not in a n y w a y be a f f e c t e d or impai re d ther e b y .

 

(j)                  Am e ndments . E x ce pt a s othe r wise provid e d h e rein, the provisions of th i s Ag r ee ment m a y be a m e n d e d a t a n y time a nd f r om time to time, a nd p a rti c ular provisions of this Ag r ee ment m a y b e w a ived, with a nd on l y with a n a gr e e m e nt or c on s e nt in w r iting s i g n e d b y the Compa n y a nd the M a jo r i t y Hold e rs. The S u bs c r i b e rs ac know l e d g e that by the op e r a tion of this S ec tion, the M a jori t y H o lde r s m a y h a v e the ri g ht a nd pow e r to diminish or e limin a te a ll ri g hts of the Subs c rib e rs under this A g r ee ment.

 

 

 

[ C O M P A N Y S I G N A T U R E P A G E F OLLOW S ]

 

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This R e g istr a tion Ri g hts Ag r ee ment is h e r e b y e x e c uted a s of the d a te f irst a bove w r itten.

 

T H E C O M P AN Y :

 

A K OUSTIS TECHN O LO G IES, IN C .

 

 

 

B y : ______________________________

N a me: J e f f r e y B . Sh ea l y

Titl e : Chief E x ec utive O f fi c e r

 

 

 

 

SUBSCRIBERS

 

S e e O m ni b us Sig n atu r e P ag e s to Subs cr i p tion Ag r e e me nt

 

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Ann e x A

 

 

A KO U STIS T E C H N OLOG I E S, I NC .

 

S e lli n g S ec u r ityhol d e r No t ice and Q u e stionna i r e

 

The und e rs i g n e d b e n e f ic ial own e r of R e g ist r a ble S ec urities of Ako u stis T ec hnologi e s, In c . , a N e v a da c orp o r a t i on (the Compa n y ), und e rst a nds that the Comp a n y h a s fil e d or int e nds to file with the U.S. S ec urities a nd E x c h a n ge Commission a re g istr a tion stat e ment (the R e g ist r a tion Stat e men t ) for t h e re g istr a tion a nd r e s a le un d e r Rule 415 of the S ec urities A c t of 1933, a s a men d e d, of the R e g ist r a ble S ec u rities, in acc o rd a n c e with the terms of the R e g istr a tion Ri g hts Ag r e e ment (the R e g istr a tion Ri g hts A gre e men t ) to whi c h this d o c ument is a nn e x e d. A c o p y o f the R e g istr a tion Ri g hts Ag r ee m e nt is a v a il a ble f r om the Comp a n y upon r e qu e st a t the a ddr e ss s e t f o rth b e lo w . All ca pit a li z e d te r ms not othe r wise d e fined h e r e in sh a ll h a v e the me a nin g s a s c rib e d t h e r e t o in the R e g istr a tion Rights A g r ee ment.

 

C e rt a in l e g a l c ons e qu e n ce s a rise f rom b e i n g n a med a s a s e lling s ec u rity hold e r in the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment a nd the r e lat e d pros p ec t u s. A c c ordi n g l y , holde r s a nd b e n e f i c ial own e rs of R e g istr a ble S e c urities a re a dvised to c onsult their own s ec urities l a w c ouns e l reg a rdi n g the c ons e qu e n c e s of b e i n g n a med or not b e i n g n a m e d a s a s e lling s ec urity h o lder in the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment a nd the r e la t e d prosp e c tus.

 

NOTICE

 

T he und e rsi g n e d b e n e fi c i a l own e r ( the S e lli n g S e c uri t y hold er ) of R e g ist r a ble Se c u rities h e r e b y e l ec ts to include t he R e g ist r a ble Se c u rities own e d b y it in the R e g is t r a tion Stat e ment.

 

The und e rs i g n e d h e r e b y p rovid e s the following inf o rm a tion to the Compa n y a nd r e pr e s e nts and w a r r a nts t h a t such info r mation is a cc ur a t e :

 

QUESTIONN A IRE

 

1. N a m e :

 

(a) Full L e g a l N a m e of Selling S ec u ri t y hold e r

 

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(b) Full L e g a l N a me o f R e gist e r e d Hold e r (holder of r e c o rd) ( i f not the s a m e a s (a) a bov e ) th r o u g h wh i c h R e g istr a ble S e c urities a r e h e ld:

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(c) I f y ou a re not a n a tur a l p e rson, full L e g a l N a m e of N a tur a l Control P e rson ( w hich me a ns a n a tur a l p e rson who dir e c t l y o r indir e c t l y a lo n e or with othe r s h a s pow e r to vote or dispose of the s ec urities c ov e r e d b y this Qu e stio n n a ir e ):

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2. Ad d re ss f or No t ic e s t o S e lli n g S ec u r ityhol d e r :

 

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T e lephon e :___________________________________________ F a x :______________________________________________________

 

Em a il: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Conta c t P e rson: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

3. B r ok er- D e a l e r Sta t u s:

 

(a) A r e y ou a b rok e r - d ea l e r?

 

YES ☐         NO ☐

 

(b) I f y e s” to S ec tion 3( a ), did y ou r e c e ive y o ur R e g istr a ble S ec u r ities a s c ompens a tion f o r inv e s t ment b a nking s e rvi c e s to the Comp a n y ?

 

YES ☐         NO ☐

 

Not e : I f no” to S ec tion 3(b ) , the Commission’s sta f f h a s indi ca ted that y ou should be identifi e d a s a n und e r w r i ter

           in the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment.

 

(c) A r e y ou a n a f f iliate o f a brok e r - d ea l e r?

 

YES ☐         NO ☐

 

(d) I f y ou a re a n a f filiate of a brok e r - d e a le r , do y ou ce rti f y that y ou pur c h a s e d the R e g istr a ble S e c urities in the ordin a ry c o u rse of busin e ss, a nd a t the time of the pur c h a se o f the R e g istrable S ec urities to be r e s old, y ou h a d no a gr e e m e nts or und e rst a ndi n g s, dir e c tly or indir e c tl y , with a n y p e rson to distribute the R e gistr a ble S ec urities?

 

YES ☐         NO ☐

 

Not e : I f no” to S ec tion 3(d ) , the Commission’s sta f f h a s indi ca ted that y ou should be identifi e d a s a n und e r w r i ter

in the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment.

 

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4. B e n e f icial O w n er sh i p of S ec u r iti e s of the C o m pany O w n e d by the S e lli n g S ec u r ityhol d er :

 

E x ce pt as s e t forth b e l ow in this It e m 4, the und e rsign e d is not t h e b e n e fi c ial or r e gist e r e d own e r of any s ec urities of the Company.

 

(a)                 Ple a se list the t y p e (common stock, w a r r a nts, e t c . ) a nd a mount of a ll s ec u r ities of the Compa n y (in c ludi n g a n y R e g istr a ble S ec urit i e s) b e n e fi c ial l y ow n e d 1 b y the S e lling S ec uri t yhold e r:

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5. R e lationshi p s w ith t he C o m pany:

 

E x ce pt as s e t forth b e low, n e ith e r y ou nor ( if y o u are a natural p e rson) any m e m b e r of y our imm e diate famil y , nor ( if y ou are not a n atural p e rson) any of y our affiliat e s 2 , offic e rs, dire c tors or p r incipal e quity holders (own e rs of 5% of more of the e quity s ec uriti e s of the und e r s igned) has h e ld any p o sition or office or has had any other mat e rial r e lationship w i t h the Company ( or its pr e d e c e ssors or affili a tes) during the past three ye ars.

 

State a n y e x ce ptions h e re:

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1 Be n e f i c i a l l y O w n e d : A b e n e f ici a l o w ne r o f a s e cu r ity inc l ud e s any p e r s o n w h o , di r e ct l y o r indi r e ct l y , th r o u g h any c o nt r a c t, a rr a n ge m e nt, u n d e r st a n di n g , r el ati on s h ip o r ot h e r w ise has o r s ha r e s ( i) vo ti n g p o we r , i nc lud ing t he p o w e r to di r e ct t he vo ting o f s u ch s e cu r it y , or ( ii) i n ve s t m e n t p o we r , in c l u d ing t he p o w er to di s p o se o f , o r d i r e ct the di s p o si t i o n o f , s u ch s e cu r it y . In ad d i t i o n, a p e r s o n is d ee m e d to ha v e b e n e f icial o w n e r ship” o f a s e cu r i ty o f w hich s u c h p e r s o n has t he r i g ht to ac qu i r e b e n e f icial o w n e r ship a t a ny time w ith i n 60 d a y s, inc lu d i n g , b u t n o t l i m it e d t o , a ny r i g ht to a c q u i r e such s e cu r it y : ( i) th r o u g h the exe r cise o f any o pti o n, w a rr a n t o r r i g ht, ( i i) th r o u g h t he c o n ve r si o n o f any s e cu r ity o r ( iii) p u r s u a n t to t he p o w e r to r evo k e , o r the a u t o m a t i c t e r m i n a ti o n o f , a t r us t , di s c r e ti o na r y a c c ou nt o r simi l ar a rr an ge m e nt.

 

I t is p o ssib l e th a t a s e cu r i t y m a y ha v e m o r e than o ne b e n e f ic i al o w n e r ,” su c h as a t r us t , w ith t w o c o - t r ust ee s sha r i ng vo ting p o w e r , and t he s e tt lo r o r an o th e r t h i r d p a r ty ha v ing i n ve stm e nt p o w e r , in w hich c a se e ach o f the th r e e w o u l d be the b e n e f icial o w ne r o f t h e s e cu r i t i e s in t h e t r us t . T he p o w e r to vo te or di r e ct th e vo tin g , o r to i n ve st o r di s p o se o f , o r di r e ct the i n ve stm e nt o r di s p o s i ti o n o f , a s e cu r i ty m a y be indi r e ct a n d a r ise fr o m leg a l , e c o n o mic, c on t r a c t u al o r o th e r r i g ht s , an d the d e t e r min a ti o n o f b e n e f i c ial o w n e r ship de p e nds u p o n w ho u l ti m at el y p o ss e ss e s o r sha r e s t he p o w e r to di r e ct t he vo t i ng o r t he di s p o s i ti o n o f t he s e cu r it y .

 

T he f inal d e t e r min a ti o n o f t he ex istence o f b e n e f icial o w n e r ship d e p en ds up o n the f a c ts o f e ach cas e . Y o u ma y , if y o u b el ie v e the f acts w a rr ant i t, d i sc l aim b e n e f icial o w n e r sh i p o f s e cu r i t i e s t h a t mi g ht o th e r w ise be c o n s id e r e d b e n e f i c ia ll y o w n e d” b y yo u.

 

2 A ff i l i a te : A n a ff i l iat e is a c o m p a ny o r p e r s o n t h a t di r e ct l y , o r i n di r e ct l y th r o u g h o ne o r m o r e int e r m e d i a r i e s, c o nt r ol s y o u, o r is c on t r ol l e d by yo u, o r is u nd e r c o m m o n c o nt r o l w ith y o u.

 

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The und e rsi g n e d a g r ee s to prompt l y noti f y the C o mpa n y of a n y inac c ura c ies or c h a n g e s in the info r mation prov i d e d h e r e in that m a y o c c ur subsequent to the d a t e h e r e of a t a n y time while the R e g ist r a tion Stat e ment re mains e ff e c tiv e .

 

B y si g ni n g b e low, t h e und e rsi g n e d c ons e nts to the disclosure of the info r mation c ontain e d h e r e in in its a n sw e rs to Items 1 throu g h 5 a nd the inclusion of s u c h info r mation in the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment and the r e la t e d prospe c tus a nd a ny a mendm e nts or suppl e ments the r e to. The und e rs i g n e d und e rstands that su c h info r mation w i ll be r e li e d upon b y the Company in c onn ec tion with the pr e p a r a tion or a mendm e nt of the R e g istr a tion Stat e ment a nd the r e lat e d prosp e c tus and a ny a mendments or suppl e ments th e r e to.

 

I N W I T N E SS W H E R E OF the und e rsi g n e d, b y a uthori t y du l y g iven, h a s ca us e d this S e lling S ec u ri t yhold e r N oti c e a nd Questionn a i r e t o be e x ec uted a nd d e liv e red e ith e r in p e rson or b y its du l y a uthori z e d a g e nt.

 

 

 

BENE F ICIAL OWNER (individu a l) BENE F ICIAL OWNER ( e nti t y )
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Signature Name of Entity
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Print Name Signature
   
_____________________________________________ Print Name: ________________________________________
Signature (If Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common)  
  Title: _______________________________________________

 

P LEASE E -M AIL OR F A X A C O PY OF THE CO M P LETED A N D EXEC U TED SELLING SEC U RITYHOLDER NOTICE A N D QUESTIONN A IRE, A N D RETU R N THE ORI G IN A L BY OVER N I G HT M AIL, T O:

 

 

 

CKR L a w L L

1330 Av e nue of t h e Am e ri c a s, 1 4 th

F loor N e w Y ork, NY 10022

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