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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.29

                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 8
                                     TO THE
                  STEWART ENTERPRISES EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT TRUST
                     (A PROFIT SHARING PLAN) TRUST AGREEMENT

      WHEREAS, Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") sponsors the Stewart
Enterprises Employee Retirement Trust (A Profit Sharing Plan) Trust Agreement
(the "Plan"), which was originally adopted January 1, 1981, and has been amended
from time to time;

      WHEREAS, Section 15.1 of the Plan provides that the Plan can be amended by
the Company or the Administrative and Investment Committee of the Plan; and

      WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Company to amend the Plan to change the
disposition of forfeitures by participants who are not fully vested;

      NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows, effective January
1, 2004:

      Section 9.7, FORFEITURES, is amended and restated to read as follows:

      9.7 FORFEITURES If a Participant has separated from Service, any balance
      in the account of the Participant to which he or she is not entitled under
      the foregoing provisions, shall be forfeited. A forfeiture may only occur
      if the Participant has received a distribution from the Plan or if the
      Participant has incurred five consecutive one-year Breaks in Service.
      Furthermore, a Highly Compensated Employee's Matching Employer
      Contributions may be forfeited, even if vested, if the contributions to
      which they relate are Excess Deferrals, Excess Contributions or Excess
      Aggregate Contributions. Forfeitures shall be used to offset
      administrative expenses of the Plan or to offset Employer Contributions
      under Article III of the Plan.

                                     * * * *

      THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Jefferson, Louisiana on the 29th day of December,
2004, in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses.

                                        STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC.

                                        BY: /s/ PHILIP G. SPRICK
________________________________          ----------------------
Witness                                      Philip G. Sprick
                                             Senior Administrative Officer and
________________________________             Chairman, Plan Administrative and
Witness                                      Investment Committeeexv4w3

 

EXHIBIT 4.3

REGISTRATION AGREEMENT

     REGISTRATION AGREEMENT, dated as of November 12, 2004, between US DATAWORKS, INC. a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”), and PETER SIMONS (“Simons”).

WITNESSETH

     Simons is acquiring from the Company a certain convertible debenture, of even date herewith
(the “Convertible Debenture”), convertible into shares of Common of the Company (the “Conversion
Shares”) pursuant to the terms of a Settlement and Release Agreement of even date (the “Settlement
Agreement”). The Conversion Shares will be “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As a result, there will be substantial restrictions on the
ability of the Holders (as defined below) to sell the Conversion Shares in the absence of
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws. In order to
enable the Holders to sell all or a portion of the Conversion Shares, the Company has agreed to the
terms of this Agreement.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties
hereby agree as follows:

	1.  	REGISTRATION

     1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:

          (a) The term “Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

          (b) The term “AMEX” means the American Stock Exchange.

          (c) The term “Blackout Period” means any period: (i) beginning on the date on which
the Company notifies the Holders in writing that the Board of Directors of the Company, in its
good faith judgment, has determined that the Company proposes to engage in a material acquisition,
consolidation, tender offer or other material transaction, including a primary underwritten offering of its
securities, in each case not in the ordinary course of business, such that registration or qualification of the
Registrable Securities would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its shareholders, and (ii)
ending as promptly as practicable but in any event not more than 90 days after the date on which the
Company notifies the Holders of the Board of Directors’ determination.

          (d) The terms “Closing” and “Closing Date” have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

          (e) The term “Common Stock” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Agreement.

          (f) The term “Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued to the Holders pursuant to the conversion of the Convertible Debenture.

          (g) The term “Effectiveness Due Date” means, with respect to a registration statement filed or to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 1.2 to register Registrable Securities
for resale under the Act, the date that is five (5) business days after the date on which the SEC informs
the Company (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) that such registration statement will not be
reviewed, or will not be subject to further review, by the SEC.

 

 

          (h) The term “Holders” means those persons owning or having the right to acquire Registrable
Securities.

          (i) The term “Maximum Includable Securities” means the maximum number of shares of each type
or class of the Company’s securities that a managing or principal underwriter, in its good faith
judgment, deems practicable to offer and sell at that time in a firm commitment underwritten
offering without materially and adversely affecting the price of the securities of the Company to
be offered. When more than one type or class of the Company’s securities are to be included in a
registration, the managing or principal underwriter of the offering shall designate the maximum
number of each such type or class of securities that is included in the Maximum Includable
Securities.

          (j) The terms “register,” “registered” and “registration” each refer to a registration
effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with
the Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or
document.

          (k) The terms “Registrable Security” and “Registrable Securities” refer to: (i) all of the
Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the conversion of the Convertible Debenture, and (ii) any
shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company that may be issued or issuable with
respect to the Conversion Shares as a result of a stock split or dividend or any securities into
which the Conversion Shares may thereafter be changed as a result of merger, consolidation,
recapitalization or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities will
cease to be Registrable Securities when they have been (1) distributed to the public pursuant to
an-offering registered under the Act, (2) sold to the public in compliance with Rule 144 (as
defined below) or (3) eligible for sale without restriction under Rule 144(k) under the Act.

          (l) The term “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Act, as such rule may be amended
from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation thereafter adopted by the SEC.

          (m) The term “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated under the Act, as such rule may be amended
from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation thereafter adopted by the SEC.

          (n) The term “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission,

          (o) The term “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     1.2 Filing of Registration.

          (a) The Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration
statement under the Act on Form S-l, S-2 or S-3 (or any other appropriate form that may be
used for the registration of Registrable Securities) with respect to the Conversion Shares, as well as any
of its capital stock or other securities. The Company shall give each Holder written before the filing with
the SEC of such registration statement. If any Holder desires to have Registrable Securities registered
pursuant to this Section 1.2, such Holder shall so advise the Company in writing within 10 days after the date
of receipt of such notice from the Company (the “Participation Notice”). The Company shall thereupon include
in such filing (and any related filing or qualification under blue sky laws or other state securities
laws) the number of Registrable Securities for which registration is so requested, subject to its right to
reduce the number of Registrable Securities as hereinafter provided, and shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to effect registration under the Act of such Registrable Securities on the same terms and conditions as
any similar securities of the Company included therein.

          (b) In the event the offering in which any Holder’s Registrable Securities to be included
pursuant to this Section 1.2 is to be underwritten, the Company shall furnish the Holders with a written

 

 

opinion of the managing or principal underwriter as to the Maximum Includable Securities as
promptly as practicable, but in any event within 10 business days after the Company’s receipt of
Holder’s Participation Notice. If the total number of securities proposed to be included in such
registration statement exceeds the Maximum Includable Securities, the number of securities to be
included within the coverage of such registration statement shall be reduced to the Maximum
Includable Securities as follows:

               (i) no reduction shall be made in the number of Conversion Shares and shares of capital stock
or other securities to be registered for the account of the Company in a primary offering of
securities; and

               (ii) the number of Registrable Securities and other securities that may be included in the
registration, if any, shall be allocated among the holders of other securities (the “Other
Holders”) requesting inclusion on a pro rata basis.

          (c) The Company shall, in its sole reasonable discretion, select the underwriter or
underwriters, if any, that are to undertake the sale and distribution of the Registrable
Securities to be included in a registration statement filed under the provisions of this Section
1.2.

     1.3 Obligations of the Company. Whenever effecting the registration of any Registrable
Securities under Section 1.2, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable:

          (a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on such form as necessary to
register and qualify the Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
registration statement to become effective but in no event later than six (6) months from the
date of this Agreement.

          (b) Notify the Holders promptly after the Company has received notice of the time
when a registration statement has become effective or any supplement to any prospectus forming
a part of such registration statement has been filed.

          (c) Prepare and file with the SEC, and promptly notify the Holders of the filing of, such
amendments and supplements to any registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with
respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
registration statement.

          (d) Advise each Holder promptly after it has received notice or obtained knowledge
thereof of the issuance of any stop order by the SEC suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and promptly use
its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its
withdrawal if such stop order should be issued.

          (e) Furnish to the Holders and the underwriters, if any, without charge, such numbers
of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the
requirements of the Act, any supplement or amendment thereto, and such other documents as they may reasonably
request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them.

          (f) Notify the Holders and the underwriters, if any, promptly of the existence of any
fact or the happening of any event as a result of which any registration statement filed
pursuant to Section 1.2 any prospectus contained therein or any document incorporated therein by reference
contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

 

          (g) Prepare and promptly file with the SEC, and promptly notify such Holders of
the filing of, any amendment or supplement to such registration statement or prospectus as may be
necessary to correct any statements or omissions if, at the time when a prospectus relating to
such securities is required to be delivered under the Act, any event has occurred as the result of
which any such prospectus must be amended in order that it does not make any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

          (h) Otherwise comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and, once
initiated by the Company, thereafter make generally available to its security holders earnings
statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 of the SEC
promulgated thereunder (or any successor rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC), no later than 30 days after
the end of any 12-month period (or 45 or 90 days if the end of such 12-month period coincides with
the end of a fiscal quarter or fiscal year, respectively, of the Company, or such shorter period
as the SEC shall require from time to time with respect to the filing by a reporting company of
such documents on Forms 10-Q or 10-K, respectively): (i) commencing at the end of any month in
which Registrable Securities are sold to underwriters in an underwritten offering or (ii) if not
sold to underwriters in such an offering, beginning with the first month commencing after the
effective date of the registration statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month periods.

          (i) Cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the AMEX and in the
performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter (including any “qualified
independent underwriter” that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the AMEX).

          (j) Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities sold under the
registration statement not later than the effective date of the
registration statement.

     1.4 Obligations of Holders. Each of the selling Holders shall:

          (a) Furnish to the Company such information regarding themselves, the Registrable
Securities held by them, the intended method of sale or other disposition of such securities,
the identity of and compensation to be paid to any underwriters proposed to be employed in connection with
such sale or other disposition (if applicable) and such other information as may reasonably be required to
effect the registration of their Registrable Securities.

          (b) Notify the Company, at any time when a prospectus relating to Registrable
Securities covered by a registration statement is required to be delivered under the Act, of
the existence of any fact or the happening of any event with respect to such selling Holder as a result of
which information provided by such Holder expressly for use in the prospectus included in such registration
statement, as then in effect, causes such prospectus to include an untrue statement of a material fact or omits
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

          (c) In the event of any underwritten public offering, each Holder participating in such
underwriting shall enter into and perform its obligations under the underwriting agreement for
such offering, and if requested to do so by the underwriters managing such offering, each Holder
shall enter into a customary holdback agreement.

     1.5 Expenses of Registration. The Company shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in
connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 1.2,
including (without

 

 

limitation) the fees and disbursements of underwriters (other than underwriting discounts and
commissions with respect to Registrable Securities included in such registration.

     1.6 Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a
registration statement under this Agreement:

          (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law,
each Holder, the officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents of each Holder, any
underwriter (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or
underwriter within the meaning of the Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Holder”), against any losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (joint or several), and expenses (including costs of investigation and
legal expenses) incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending against such losses, claims,
damages and liabilities (collectively, “Losses”) to which such Indemnified Holder may become subject under
the Act, the 1934 Act, or other federal, state, local, foreign or other law, insofar as such Losses
arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively a
“Violation”): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration
statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments
or supplements thereto, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided,
however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 1.6(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any such Loss if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, nor shall the Company be liable in any such Loss to the
extent that it arises out of or is based upon (i) a Violation that occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by such
Indemnified Holder, or (ii) the failure of such Indemnified Holder to deliver a copy of the registration statement or
the prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, after the Company has furnished such person with a
sufficient number of copies of the same.

          (b) Each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted
by law, the Company and each of its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents, and
each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act or the 1934 Act (each, a
“Company Indemnitee”), against any Losses to which any such Company Indemnitee may become subject under
the Act, the 1934 Act, or other federal, state, local, foreign or other law, insofar as such
Losses 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 by such Holder expressly
for use in connection with such registration; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement
contained in this Section 1.6(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such Losses if such
settlement is effected without the consent of such Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, a Holder’s indemnity obligation, in
such person’s capacity as a Holder, shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder
from the offering out of which the indemnity obligation arises.

          (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 1.6 of notice of
the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 1.6,
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 the defense thereof with counsel mutually
satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right
to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnified party, except that such fees and expenses
shall be paid by the indemnifying party if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained
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indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between
such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceedings. The
failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the
commencement of any such action, If materially prejudicial to its ability to defend such action,
shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section
1.6, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not otherwise
relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party under this Section 1.6.

          (d) The indemnification provided by this Section 1.6 shall be a continuing right to
indemnification and shall survive the registration and sale of any of the Registrable Securities
hereunder and the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

     1.7 Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934. With a view to making available to
the Holders the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts
to:

          (a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and
defined in Rule 144;

          (b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

          (c) furnish to any Holder, as long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities,
forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the
reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or
quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii)
such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of
the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

	2.  	MISCELLANEOUS

     2.1 No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company shall not on or after the date of this
Agreement enter into any other agreement with respect to any of its securities that is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders or otherwise conflicts with the provisions of this Agreement.

     2.2 Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities. Except as may be required by any federal
or state securities laws, the Company shall not take any action or permit any change to occur
with respect to the Registrable Securities that would (i) adversely affect the ability of the Holders of
Registrable Securities to include such Registrable Securities in a registration undertaken pursuant to
this Agreement or (ii) adversely affect the marketability or pricing of such Registrable Securities in any such
registration.

     2.3 Amendment and Waiver. Any amendment or waiver of any provision under this
Agreement may be effected only with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at
least a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.

     2.4 Remedies. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the breach of any part of this
Agreement may cause irreparable harm and that monetary damages alone may be inadequate. The
parties hereto therefore agree that any party shall be entitled to injunctive relief or such other
applicable remedy as a court of competent jurisdiction may provide. Nothing contained herein will be construed to
limit any party’s right to any remedies at law, including recovery of damages for breach of any part of
this Agreement.

 

 

     2.5 Controlling Law. This Agreement, and all questions relating to its validity,
interpretation, performance and enforcement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the state of Nevada, notwithstanding any Nevada or other conflict-of-law provisions to the contrary.

     2.6 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given, made and
received when delivered against receipt, 12 hours after being sent by facsimile or e-mail, or 72 hours
after being sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, as set forth below:

	 	(a)  	If to the Company:
	 
	 	 	5301 Hollister Road

Suite 250

Houston, TX 77040

Attention: CEO

Phone: (713)   934-3855 

Fax: (713)   934-8127
	 
	 	b)  	If to any Holder:

     Any party may alter the address to which communications or copies are to be sent by giving
notice of such change to each of the other parties hereto in conformity with the provisions of this
paragraph for the giving of notice.

     2.7 Binding Nature of Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns.

     2.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and
understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings,
inducements or conditions, express or implied, oral or written, except as herein contained. The express terms hereof control and
supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with
any of the terms hereof. This Agreement may not be modified or amended other than
by an agreement in writing by the parties hereto.

     2.9 Construction. The Section headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and
shall not affect its interpretation. Words used herein, regardless of the number
and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other
number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter.
The words “include” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by “without
limitation” whether or not they are followed by such phrases or words of like
import. The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder” and similar terms in
this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement.All references to Section in this Agreement are to
those portions of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

 

     2.10 Indulgences, Not Waivers. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to
exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any
other or further exercise of the same or any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of
any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such
right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other
occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless
it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

     2.11 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose
signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall
bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. Any photographic or
xerographic copy of this Agreement, with all signatures reproduced on one or more sets of signature pages, shall
be considered for all purposes as of it were an executed counterpart of this Agreement.

     2.12 Severability. Each and every provision set forth in this Agreement is independent and
severable from the others, and no provision shall be rendered unenforceable by virtue of the
fact that, for any reason, any other or others of them may be unenforceable to whole or in part. The parties
hereto agree that if any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, the court may appropriately limit or modify such
provision, and such provision shall be given effect to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed to Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	US DATAWORKS, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ John J. Figone
	

	 	 	 	

	

	 	 	 	Name: JOHN J. FIGONE
	

	 	 	 	Title: VP/GEN- COUNSEL
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PETER SIMONS
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Peter Simons

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