Registration Rights Agreement



 EXHIBIT 10.4 
  
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
  

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 20, 2005, by and among Maxwell Technologies, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 8888 Balboa Avenue, San Diego CA 92123 (the ”Company”), and the undersigned buyers (each, a “Buyer”, and collectively, the “Buyers”).

  
 WHEREAS: 
  
 A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the
parties hereto of even date herewith (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to each Buyer
(i) convertible notes of the Company (the “Notes”) which will, among other things, be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”) (as converted,
the “Conversion Shares”), in accordance with the terms of the Notes, and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”) which will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised collectively, the
“Warrant Shares”). 
  
 B. The Notes bear
interest, which at the option of the Company, subject to certain conditions, may be paid in shares of Common Stock (the “Interest Shares”). 
  
 C. To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”), and applicable state securities laws. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Buyers hereby agree as follows: 
  
 1. Definitions. 
  
 Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
  
 a. “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in The City of New
York are authorized or required by law to remain closed. 
  
 b. “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. 







 c. “Effective Date” means the date that the Registration Statement has
been declared effective by the SEC. 
  
 d.
“Effectiveness Deadline” means the date which is 60 days after the Closing Date if there is no review of the Registration Statement by the SEC, or if there is any review of the Registration Statement by the SEC, 90 days after the
Closing Date. 
  
 e. “Filing
Deadline” means 30 days after the Closing Date. 
  
 f. “Investor” means a Buyer or any transferee or assignee of the Notes or Warrants, as applicable, to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the
provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee of the Notes or Warrants, as applicable, assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by
the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and, in each case, is identified in the register of the Company. 
  
 g. “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an
unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof. 
  
 h. “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by
preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC. 
  
 i. “Registrable Securities” means
(i) the Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes, (ii) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) the Interest Shares issued or issuable under the Notes and (iv) to the
extent not registered upon the issuance thereof, any share capital of the Company issued or issuable (once determinable) with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Interest Shares, or the Warrant Shares as a result of any share split, share
dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on conversions of the Notes or exercises of the Warrants until, in each case, the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which such Conversion
Share, Warrant Share or Interest Share or such share capital of the Company has been effectively registered under the 1933 Act and sold or transferred pursuant to a Registration Statement, (ii) the date on which such Conversion Share, Warrant
Share or Interest Share has been distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act or is saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Act, or (iii) the date on which such Conversion Share, Warrant Share or Interest Share or such share
capital ceases to be outstanding. 
  
 j.
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the Registrable Securities. 
  
 k. “Required Holders” means the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable
Securities. 
  

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 l. “Required Registration Amount” means 120%, or such lesser amount if
required by the SEC, of the sum of (i) the maximum number of Interest Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the terms of the Notes calculated as if all such Interest Shares were to be issued as of the trading date immediately preceding the
applicable date of determination, (ii) the number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Notes as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, and (iii) the number of Warrant Shares
issued and issuable pursuant to the Warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, all subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(e). 
  
 m. “Rule 415” means Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for
offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis. 
  
 n. “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 
  
 2. Registration. 
  
 a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering
the resale of all of the Registrable Securities. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to
the Required Holders, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d). The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of the
date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain the “Selling Shareholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A unless otherwise required by the SEC. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline.

  
 b. Allocation of Registrable
Securities. The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and any increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of
Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise
transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each transferee that becomes an Investor shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such
transferor. Any Shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining
Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any
Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders. 
  

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 c. Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Required Holders shall
have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration pursuant to this Section 2 (“Legal Counsel”), which shall be Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP or such other counsel as thereafter designated by
the Required Holders. The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in regards to the performance of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement. 
  
 d. Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of
the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the
Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC. 
  
 e. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed
pursuant to Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor’s allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(b), the
Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount as of the trading day
immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the necessity therefor arises. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares
available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock available for resale under the Registration Statement is less than the
product determined by multiplying (i) the Required Registration Amount as of such time by (ii) 0.90. The calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Notes or the
exercise of the Warrants and such calculation shall assume that the Notes are then convertible into shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing Conversion Rate (as defined in the Notes) and that the Warrants are then exercisable for shares of
Common Stock at the then prevailing Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants). 
  
 f. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If (i) a Registration Statement
covering all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed with the SEC on or before the respective Filing Deadline (a “Filing
Failure”) or (B) not declared effective by the SEC on or before the respective Effectiveness Deadline (an “Effectiveness Failure”) or (ii) on any day after the Effective Date sales of all of the Registrable
Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(q)) pursuant to such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because of a
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Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement or to register a
sufficient number of Shares of Common Stock) (a “Maintenance Failure”) then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the underlying Shares of Common Stock
(which remedy shall be exclusive of any other monetary remedies available, excluding remedies in equity, including specific performance, and excluding the right to declare an Event of Default pursuant to the terms of the Note), the Company shall pay
to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement, as liquidated damages an amount in cash equal to one and a half percent (1.5%) of the aggregate Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement) of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on each of the following dates: (i) every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) after a Filing Failure until such
Filing Failure is cured; (ii) every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) after an Effectiveness Failure until such Effectiveness Failure is cured; and (iii) every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods
totaling less than thirty days) after a Maintenance Failure until such Maintenance Failure is cured. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(f) are referred to herein as “Liquidated Damages.”
Liquidated Damages shall be paid in arrears 30 days after the day of the Filing Failure, Effectiveness Failure or the initial day of a Maintenance Failure, as applicable, and thereafter on the earlier of (I) the last day of the calendar month
during which such Liquidated Damages are incurred and (II) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Liquidated Damages is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Liquidated Damages in a timely manner, such
Liquidated Damages shall bear interest at the rate of one percent (1.0%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. 
  
 3. Related Obligations. 
  
 At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(d) or 2(e), the Company will use
its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations: 
  
 a. The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to promptly
prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as
reasonably practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the
Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have
sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”). The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses
contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances
in which they were made) not misleading. The Company shall submit to the SEC, within seven (7) Business Days after the later of the date that (i) the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by


  

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the staff of the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may be, and (ii) the approval of
Legal Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c) (which approval is immediately sought), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request.

  
 b. The Company shall prepare and file with
the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under
the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable
Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth
in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report
on Form 10-Q, Form 10-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or
shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement. 
  
 c. The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review
and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least three (3) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for documents filed pursuant to the 1934
Act incorporated by reference, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not
unreasonably file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto. The Company shall not unreasonably submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto if Legal
Counsel shall have objected thereto. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel upon request, without charge, copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration
Statement. 
  
 d. The Company shall furnish to
each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the
Registrable Securities owned by such Investor. 
  
 e. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
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the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all
times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in
connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such
jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification
with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. 
  
 f. The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a
Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and, subject to Section 3(q), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such
untrue statement or omission. The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor named in any Registration Statement, which have provided in writing to the Company a telephone or facsimile number or electronic address or mailing
address for notices in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such
effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by facsimile or e-mail on the same day of such effectiveness or by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or
related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. 
  
 g. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other
suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to use reasonable best efforts promptly
to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor named in any Registration Statement, which have provided in writing to the Company a telephone or facsimile number or electronic address or mailing
address for notices of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose. 
  
 h. If any Investor is required under applicable securities law to be described in the Registration Statement
as (and not merely that they may be) an underwriter, at the reasonable request of any Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates
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certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten
public offering, addressed to the Investors, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given to selling
securityholders in such transactions, addressed to the Investors. 
  
 i. The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Investor required under applicable securities law to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter, (ii) Legal Counsel and
(iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively,
the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, counsel and the Company’s independent certified public accountants to supply all
information which may be necessary and any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree in writing to hold in strict confidence and not to make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or
other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in
any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the
information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or
to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing in this Section 3(i), but subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor)
shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations. 
  
 j. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor
provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any
Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made
generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement of which the Company has knowledge. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an
Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to
prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information. 
  

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 k. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts either to (i) cause all of the
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then
permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement on the Nasdaq National Market, or (iii) if, despite the Company’s reasonable
best efforts to satisfy the preceding clause (i) or (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clause (i) or (ii), to use its reasonable best efforts secure the inclusion for quotation on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market
for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(“NASD”) as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k). 
  
 l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold
Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration
Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investors may request. 
  
 m. If reasonably requested by an Investor in writing, the
Company shall within ten (10) days of receipt of notice from such Investor (but (i) not more often than once in any 30-day period, but (ii) not during any 15-day period prior to the time the Company is required to file its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q or any 15-day period prior to the time the Company is required to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K) (A) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably
requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid
therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; and (B) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be
incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (C) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement relating to the sale or distribution of Registrable Securities if reasonably requested by an Investor
holding any Registrable Securities. 
  
 n. The
Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided
by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the effective date of the Registration Statement. 
  
 o. The Company shall otherwise use its reasonable best
efforts to comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder. 
  

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 p. Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers
Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form reasonably
satisfactory to the transfer agent. 
  
 q.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may delay the filing of the Registration Statement, may delay the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and may suspend sales of Registrable Securities by suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or otherwise, for any valid and important business reason, if it is determined in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company to be in the best interests of the Company to do so (a
“Grace Period”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of the invocation of a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose any material,
non-public information, if any, to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed
twenty (20) consecutive Business Days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of sixty (60) Business Days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least two
(2) trading days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the
Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of
Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving
rise thereto unless such material, non-public information, if any, is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an
Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included
as part of the applicable Registration Statement, prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled. 
  
 4. Obligations of the Investors. 
  
 a. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration
Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement.
It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, and such other information, if any as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the
effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. 
  

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 b. Each Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities,
agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s
election to exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement. 
  
 c. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) or the Investor receives a notice from the Company that a Grace Period is in effect, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration
Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or
amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement
in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled. 
  
 d. Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it in
connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement. 
  
 5. Expenses of Registration. 
  
 All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and
qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the fees and disbursements of Legal Counsel in connection with
registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $10,000. 
  
 6. Indemnification. 
  
 In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement: 
  
 a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will,
and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the
1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees or expenses (collectively,
“Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or 

  

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other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto
(“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of
any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
(ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or
supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under
which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation
thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any material violation of this Agreement by the Company (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being,
collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred
by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified
Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in
connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (ii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such Person from whom the Person asserting
any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any Person controlling such Person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected in
the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the
use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it or failed to deliver the correct prospectus as required by the 1933 Act and such correct prospectus was timely made available pursuant to
Section 3(d); (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, including a corrected prospectus, if such
prospectus or corrected prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of
the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the
Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9. 
  

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 b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, each such Investor will, and hereby does, severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its
directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified
Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Investor will reimburse
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect
to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the
Investors pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any
Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented. 
  
 c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect
thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the
indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as
the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for all such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be
paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately
preceding sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall 

  

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cooperate reasonably with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and
shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully
apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent,
provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to
such Claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating
to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action. 
  
 d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount
thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills reasonably detailed and itemized are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred. 
  

e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified
Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law. 
  
 7. Contribution. 
  
 To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution
with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement. 
  
 8. Reports Under the 1934 Act. 

 
 With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144
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any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees to:

  
 a. make and keep public information
available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; and 
  
 b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that
nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144. 
  
 9. Assignment of Registration Rights. 
  
 The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the
Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the
Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and
(b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is
restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the
Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement. 
  
 10. Amendment of Registration Rights. 
  
 Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may
be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall
be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or
consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement. 
  
 11. Miscellaneous. 
  
 a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable
Securities. The Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the record owner of such Registrable Securities. 
  
 b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in
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to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of
transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to
receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be: 
  
 If to the Company: 
  
 Maxwell
Technologies, Inc. 
 9244 Balboa Avenue 
 San Diego CA 92123 
 Telephone: (858) 503-3300 
 Facsimile: (858) 503-3301 
 Attention: Chief Executive Officer 
  
 With a copy to: 
  
 Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation

 12235 El Camino Real, Suite 200 
 San Diego, California 92130 
 Telephone: (858) 350-2300 
 Facsimile: (858) 350-2399 
 Attention:
Jeffrey Higgins, Esq. 
  
 If to Legal Counsel: 
  
 Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP 
 919 Third Avenue 
 New York, New York 10022

 Telephone: (212) 756-2000 
 Facsimile: (212) 593-5955 
 Attention: Eleazer N. Klein, Esq. 
  
 If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer’s
representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days
prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile
machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively. 
  

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 c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or
otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. 
  
 d. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal
laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than
the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith
or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such
suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit,
action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND
AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
  
 e. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the
instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or
referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and thereof. 
  
 f. Subject to the requirements
of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto. 
  
 g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

  
 h. This Agreement may be executed in
identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by 

  

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facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement. 
  
 i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 
  
 j. All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders. 
  
 k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be
the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent. 
  
 l. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

  
 m. The obligations of each Investor hereunder
are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on any Investor vis-à-vis any other Investor. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any
Investor pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with
respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	COMPANY:
	
	MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard Balanson

	 	 	 Richard Balanson

	 	 	 Chief Executive Officer



  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	BUYERS:
	
	CASTLERIGG MASTER INVESTMENTS LTD.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ James A. Cacioppo

	 	 	 James A. Cacioppo

	 	 	 President



  

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 SCHEDULE OF BUYERS 
  

					
	 Buyer

	  	 Buyer Address
and Facsimile Number

	  	 Buyer’s Representative’s Address 
and Facsimile Number


	 Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd
	  	 c/o Sandell Asset Management Corp.
 40 West
57th Street
 26th Floor
 New
York, New York 10019
 Attention: Cem Hacioglu/Matthew Pliskin
 Facsimile: (212) 603-5710
 Telephone: (212) 603-5775
	  	 Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
 919 Third
Avenue
 New York, NY 10022
 Attn: Eleazer Klein, Esq.

Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
 Telephone: (212) 756-2000


  

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 EXHIBIT A 
  

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS 
  
 The shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders are issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes and upon exercise of the
warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of those convertible notes and warrants, see “Private Placement of Shares of Convertible Notes” above. We are registering the shares of Common Stock in order to permit the selling
shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the Convertible Notes and Warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement to our knowledge, the selling shareholders have not had any material
relationship with us within the past three years. 
  
 The table
below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each
selling shareholder, based on its ownership of the convertible notes and warrants, as of ________, 200_, assuming conversion of all convertible notes and exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholders on that date, without regard to any
limitations on conversions or exercise. 
  
 The third column lists
the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders. 
  
 In accordance with the terms of registration rights agreements with the selling shareholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least 120%, or such lesser amount of required by the SEC, of the sum of
(i) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes (and the interest accrued and payable thereunder) as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with
the SEC and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the related warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC. Because the conversion
price of the convertible notes and the exercise price of the warrants may be adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the
sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus. 
  
 Under the terms of the convertible notes and the warrants, a selling shareholder may not convert the convertible notes or exercise the warrants to the extent such conversion or exercise would cause such selling
shareholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock which would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding shares of Common Stock following such conversion or exercise, excluding for purposes of such
determination shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes which have not been converted and upon exercise of the warrants which have not been exercised. The number of shares in the second column does not reflect this
limitation. The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.” 
  

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	 Name of Selling Stockholder

	  	 Number of Ordinary Shares
Owned Prior to Offering

	  	 Maximum Number of
 Ordinary Shares to be Sold
Pursuant to this Prospectus

	  	 Number of Ordinary
Shares Owned After
Offering


	 Castlerigg Master Investments (1)
	  	 	  	 	  	0
	 	  	 	  	 	  	 

  

	(1)	Sandell Asset Management Corp. is the investment manager of Castlerigg Master Investment Ltd. (“Castlerigg”) and has shared voting and dispositive power over the
securities owned by Castlerigg. Sandell Asset Management Corp. and Thomas E. Sandell, its sole shareholder, disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities owned by Castlerigg. 

  

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 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 
  
 We are registering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes and upon exercise of the
warrants to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders of the convertible notes and warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders
of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock. 
  
 The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly
or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s
commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be
effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, 
  

	 	•	 	on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; 

  

	 	•	 	in the over-the-counter market; 

  

	 	•	 	in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market; 

  

	 	•	 	through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; 

  

	 	•	 	ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; 

  

	 	•	 	block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;


  

	 	•	 	purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; 

  

	 	•	 	an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; 

  

	 	•	 	privately negotiated transactions; 

  

	 	•	 	short sales; 

  

	 	•	 	sales pursuant to Rule 144; 









	 	•	 	broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; 

  

	 	•	 	a combination of any such methods of sale; and 

  

	 	•	 	any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. 

  
 If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such
underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom
they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of
Common Stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling
shareholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also
loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares. 
  
 The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the convertible notes or warrants or shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured
obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the
shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus. 
  
 The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the
distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be
underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of
Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions
or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers. 
  
 Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such
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for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with. 
  
 There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all
of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part. 
  
 The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling shareholders and
any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing
may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. 
  
 We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement,
estimated to be $[        ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided,
however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the
registration rights agreements, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any
written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution. 
  
 Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus
forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates. 
  

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