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Exhibit 10.6

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2021, is made and entered into by and among ENDI Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Cohanzick Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “CBA Member”) and the undersigned parties listed under Holder on the signature page hereto (each such party, and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of [●], 2021 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Enterprise Diversified, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Pubco”), Zelda Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“First Merger Sub”), Zelda Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Second Merger Sub” and together with First Merger Sub, “Merger Subs”), CrossingBridge Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CBA”) and the Holder being a member of CBA;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Holders have received or will receive shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock or otherwise acquired shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock (the “Warrants”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1    Definitions

 

The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

“Additional Purchase Subscription Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.

 

“Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or any principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, declared effective or used, as the case may be, (c) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public, and (d) such disclosure (i) would be reasonably likely to have an adverse impact on the Company, or (ii) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to effect a material proposed acquisition, disposition, financing, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

 

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

“Closing” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.

 

“Closing Date” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.

 

“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto and includes the Company’s successors by recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction.

 

“Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1.

 

“Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1.

 

“EDGAR” means Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, which is the primary system for companies and others submitting documents under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

“Form S-1 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.3.1.

 

“Form S-3 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.3.1.

 

“Holder Information” shall have the meaning given in Section 4.1.2.

 

“Holder” or “Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto, for so long as such person or entity holds any Registrable Securities.

 

“Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

“Merger Subs” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

“Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

“Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given Section 2.2.1.

 

“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

“Registrable Security” shall mean (a) any outstanding shares of Common Stock held by a Holder immediately following the Closing (including any securities distributable pursuant to the Merger Agreement; (b) any shares of Common Stock purchased under the Subscription Agreement or the Additional Purchase Subscription Agreement; (c) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants (assuming on such date the Warrants are exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitation therein) and, (c) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any securities referenced in clauses (a) or (b) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement by the applicable Holder; (B) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (C) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 or any successor rule promulgated under the Securities Act (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations including as to manner or timing of sale or current public information requirements); (D) such securities have been sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor rules promulgated under the Securities Act; or (E)  such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

 

“Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

“Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

 

(A)    all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

 

(B)    fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of outside counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualification of Registrable Securities);

 

(C)    printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

 

(D)    reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

 

(E)    reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration;

 

(F)    any other fees and disbursements customarily paid by the issuers of securities;

 

(G)    reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Registration; and

 

(H)    to the extent that clause (G) does not apply, reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the holders of a majority of the total Registrable Securities (on an as converted to Common Stock basis).

 

“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

“Shelf” shall mean the Form S-1 Shelf, the Form S-3 Shelf or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be.

 

“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).

 

“Subscription Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.

 

“Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.2.

 

“Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

 

“Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

 

ARTICLE II

REGISTRATIONS AND OFFERINGS

 

2.1    Demand Registration

 

2.1.1    Request for Registration. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time on or after the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date, the Holders of at least twenty percent (20%) in interest of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities (excluding Warrants that will not be exercisable at the anticipated effective date of the Registration Statement) (the “Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for Registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a “Demand Registration”). The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “Requesting Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall effect, as soon thereafter as practicable, the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holder(s) and Requesting Holder(s) pursuant to such Demand Registration, including by filing a Registration Statement relating thereto as soon as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this Section 2.1.1 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided, however, that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Registration Statement on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Requesting Holders in such Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

2.1.2    Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days, of such election; provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.

 

2.1.3    Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so advise the Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this Section 2.1.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration.

 

2.1.4    Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other shareholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Registration) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.1.5    Demand Registration Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting Holders (if any), pursuant to a Registration under Section 2.1.1 shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration (or in the case of an Underwritten Registration pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, at least two business days prior to the time of pricing of the applicable offering). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the Company may effect any Underwritten Registration pursuant to any then effective Registration Statement, including a Form S-3, that is then available for such offering and (ii) the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.1.5.

 

2.2    Piggyback Registration.

 

2.2.1    Piggyback Rights. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of shareholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the shareholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing shareholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan (each, an “Excluded Registration”), then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this Section 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

 

2.2.2    Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

(a)    If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.1 hereof, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has so requested exercising its rights to register its Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.1 hereof, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

 

(b)    If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.1, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Registration, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.2.3    Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration (or in the case of an Underwritten Registration pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, at least two business days prior to the time of pricing of the applicable offering). The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.2.3.

 

2.2.4    Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.

 

2.3    Shelf Registration.

 

2.3.1    Filing. Within thirty (30) calendar days following the Closing Date, the Company shall submit to or file with the Commission a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1 Shelf”) or a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 (the “Form S-3 Shelf”), if the Company is then eligible to use a Form S-3 Shelf, in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such submission or filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (a) the sixtieth (60th) calendar day (or ninetieth (90th) calendar day if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following Closing and (b) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, however, that if such Effectiveness Deadlines falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadlines shall be extended to the business day on which the Commission is open for business. Such Shelf shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain a Shelf in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a Form S-1 Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form S-1 Shelf (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) to a Form S-3 Shelf as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use a Form S-3 Shelf. The Company’s obligation under this Section 2.1.1, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.

 

2.3.2    Rule 415 Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the applicable Holders or otherwise, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Shelf as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the Commission guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such Holders named in the Registration Statement based on the respective number of Registrable Securities included therein, except to the extent that the Commission’s objection relates to a particular Holder or Holder, in which case such reductions shall be applied to such Holder or Holders.

 

2.3.3    Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf ceases to include all of the Registrable Securities due to Section 2.1.2 or ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable file an additional Registration Statement as a Shelf Registration or cause such Shelf to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer at the time of filing (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form at the time of filing. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form. The Company’s obligation under this Section 2.1.3, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.

 

2.4     Restrictions on Registration Rights. If (A) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated Registration (other than an Excluded Registration) and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (B) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (C) in the good faith judgment of the Board such Registration would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement to be filed in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement. In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than thirty (30) days; provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12-month period.

 

ARTICLE III

COMPANY PROCEDURES

 

3.1    General Procedures

 

In connection with any Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:

 

3.1.1    prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or have ceased to be Registrable Securities;

 

3.1.2    prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by any Holder that holds at least one percent (1%) of the Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement or any Underwriter of Registerable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or have ceased to be Registrable Securities;

 

3.1.3    prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

 

3.1.4    notify each seller of Registrable Securities promptly after it receives notice of the time when the Registration Statement has been declared effective and when any post-effective amendments and supplements thereto become effective;

 

3.1.5    prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request (or provide evidence satisfactory to such Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification) and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

 

3.1.6    cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

3.1.7    provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

3.1.8    advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

 

3.1.9    at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, including any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus upon the initial effectiveness of such Registration Statement, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel (excluding any filing made under the Exchange Act that is to be incorporated by reference therein);

 

3.1.10    notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4;

 

3.1.11    permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

3.1.12    obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

 

3.1.13    on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating Holders;

 

3.1.14    in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;

 

3.1.15    make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule then in effect);

 

3.1.16    if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $25,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and

 

3.1.17    otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with such Registration.

 

3.2    Registration Expenses

 

The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs, including all fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders, and other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses.”

 

3.3    Requirements for Participation in Offerings and Other Registration Statements.

 

No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Holder does not provide the Company with its requested Holder Information, the Company may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel, that it is necessary or advisable to include such information in the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. For the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 3.3 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.

 

3.4    Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure; Restrictions on Registration Rights

 

3.4.1    Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

 

3.4.2    Subject to Section 3.4.4, if the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders (which notice shall not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such delay or suspension), delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under this Section 3.4.2, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities and maintain the confidentiality of such notice and its contents. The Company shall immediately notify the Holder of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.2.

 

3.4.3    The right to delay or suspend any filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3.4.2 shall be exercised by the Company, in the aggregate, for not more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days and not more than twice for not more than ninety (90) total calendar days, during any twelve (12)-month period.

 

3.5    Reporting Obligations

 

As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings; provided that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holders pursuant to this Section 3.5. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect), including providing any legal opinions, to the extent such exemption is available to Holders at such time. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

3.6    Rule 144. With a view to make available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promogulated under the Securities Act, the Company covenants that it will (a) make available at all times information necessary to comply with Rule 144, if such Rule is available with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, and (b) take such further action as the Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable them to sell all Registerable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promogulated under the Securities Act (if available with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities), as such rule may be amended from time to time. Upon request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether the Company has complied with such information requirement, and, if not, the specific reasons for non-compliance.

 

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

4.1    Indemnification

 

4.1.1    The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, directors, managers, directors, trustees, equityholders, beneficiaries, affiliates and agents and each person or entity who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act), against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented outside attorneys’ fees or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defensing such claim, loss, liability, damage or action) resulting from (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any other similar federal or state securities law except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

4.1.2    In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (the “Holder Information”) and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors, officers and agents and each person or entity who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented outside attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement is contained in (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities that sell in an Underwritten Offering shall indemnify the Underwriters for such Underwritten Offering, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

 

4.1.3    Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s or entity’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

4.1.4    The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

4.1.5    If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this Section 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 4.1.5. No person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1    Notices

 

Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, or electronic mail. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the fifth business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery or electronic mail, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: [●], Attention: [●] or by email: [●], and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address, electronic mail address as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.

 

5.2    Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries

 

5.2.1    This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

 

5.2.2    Subject to Section 5.2.4 and Section 5.2.5, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of a Holder hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part to any person or entity to which it transfers Registrable Securities unless such transfer was in violation of applicable Law or the terms of a legend properly affixed to such Registrable Security (or reflected in the book entry).

 

5.2.3    This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.

 

5.2.4    This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons or entities that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2.

 

5.2.5    No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement, including the joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.

 

5.3    Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

 

5.4    Governing Law

 

This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of Delaware.

 

5.5    Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party or its affiliates against any other party or its affiliates shall be brought and determined in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; provided, that if jurisdiction is not then available in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, then any such legal action or proceeding may be brought in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any other Delaware state court. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to any such action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in the courts described above in Delaware, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Delaware as described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the Parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Delaware as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. EACH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY, AND WITH AND UPON THE ADVICE OF COMPETENT COUNSEL, IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION, SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING, CROSS-CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY COURT (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH (i) THIS AGREEMENT OR THE VALIDITY, PERFORMANCE, INTERPRETATION, COLLECTION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF, (ii) THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR (iii) THE ACTIONS OF SUCH PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, AUTHORIZATION, EXECUTION, DELIVERY, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. EACH PARTY (1) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (2) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

5.6    Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of (a) the Company and (b) the holders of a majority of the total Registrable Securities (on an as converted to Common Stock basis), compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified.

 

5.7    Term

 

This Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Holder, on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.

 

5.8    Holder Information

 

Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing, to represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.

 

5.9    Severability

 

It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

5.10    Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes the full and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.

 

5.11    Adjustments. If, and as often as, there are any changes in the Registrable Securities by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or sale, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions of this Agreement, as may be required, so that the rights, privileges, duties and obligations hereunder shall continue with respect to the Registrable Securities as so changed.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:

ENDI CORP.

 

By:                           

         Name:         

         Title:

 

 

HOLDER:

Cohanzick Management, LLC

 

By:                           

         Name:         

         Title:

 

HOLDER:

 

 

_____________________________

David Sherman

 

HOLDER:

 

 

_____________________________

Steven Kiel

         

 

HOLDER:

Arquitos Capital Offshore Master, Ltd.

 

By:                           

         Name:         

         Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT JOINDER

 

The undersigned is executing and delivering this joinder (this “Joinder”) pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of [●], 2021 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among ENDI Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the other persons or entities named as parties therein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Company, and upon acceptance hereof by the Company upon the execution of a counterpart hereof, the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the Registration Rights Agreement as a Holder of Registrable Securities in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to the Registration Rights Agreement, and the undersigned’s Common Stock shall be included as Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement to the extent provided therein.

 

 

Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the __________ day of __________, 20__.

 

 

	 
	Signature of Stockholder
	 
	 
	Print Name of Stockholder
	Its:
	 
	Address:
	 
	 

 

 

Agreed and Accepted as of

____________, 20__

[X]ex_331878.htm

Exhibit 10.7

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 29th day of December, 2021, to be effective as of immediately prior to the Closing (as defined in the Merger Agreement, as hereinafter defined) (the “Effective Date”), by and between CrossingBridge Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “LLC”), and David K. Sherman (the “Employee”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the LLC will be entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated as of December 29, 2021 by and among ENDI Corp. (“Parent”), the LLC, Zelda Merger Sub 1, Inc., Zelda Merger Sub 2, LLC, Enterprise Diversified, Inc. and Cohanzick Management, LLC (“Cohanzick”), and prior to execution of the Merger Agreement, desires to enter into an agreement with Employee setting forth the terms by which the LLC will employ Employee from and after the Effective Date.

 

WHEREAS, Employee is an equityholder and the President of Cohanzick Management, LLC (“Cohanzick”), the LLC’s sole member.

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the LLC and Cohanzick are entering into a Services Agreement pursuant to which the LLC will be providing certain ongoing operational services and support to Cohanzick and certain expenses will be allocated between them (the “Cohanzick Services Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.0    Employment

 

Employee is hereby employed by the LLC as of the Effective Date, according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Employee hereby accepts such employment.

 

2.0    Services by Employee 

 

Employee will be employed as President of the LLC and as Chief Executive Officer of Parent. Employee will perform duties and responsibilities which are consistent with such positions. Employee is expected to observe and comply with all Company policies and procedures, which may be modified by the LLC from time to time in the LLC’s sole discretion. Employee will report to the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Board”). Except as set forth below, Employee will render his business services exclusively to the LLC and Parent and will use his reasonable best efforts, judgment and energy to improve and advance the operations, programs, services and interests of the LLC and Parent in a manner consistent with the duties of his positions, including, without limitation and where applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Cohanzick Services Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and the LLC acknowledge and agree that (a) Employee continues to own a controlling interest in, and serve as President of, Cohanzick, which has or may have, presently or in the future, direct or indirect conflicts of interest with the LLC and/or Parent, and Employee shall have the discretion to allot as much time as he deems reasonable to the operation of Cohanzick and its related entities and, in connection therewith, Employee serves, and shall continue to serve, as a portfolio manager for clients that Cohanzick advises or sub-advises, including, without limitation, RiverPark Short Term HighYield Fund and RiverPark Strategic Income Fund; (b), Employee may (i) participate in educational, welfare, social, religious and civic organizations, and (ii) serve as an Adjunct Professor or in a similar temporary instructor role at New York University and/or similar higher education institutions. All activities and services of Employee hereunder shall be rendered in a faithful, responsible and competent manner consistent with standards which may be established and maintained by the LLC.

 

3.0    Compensation

 

3.1    The LLC shall pay Employee a salary of $400,000 per calendar year (the “Base Salary”) payable in accordance with the normal practices of the LLC.

3.2    The LLC shall consider discretionary bonuses for Employee for each fiscal year of the LLC (each, a “Discretionary Bonus”).

 

4.0    Employee Benefits 

 

In addition to any other employee benefits which may be made available to Employee from time-to-time in the discretion of the LLC, the LLC shall provide the following to Employee:

4.1    The LLC shall provide Employee and his dependents with health insurance coverage, including dental and eye coverage.

4.2    The LLC shall provide a 401(k) plan if desired by Employee.

4.3    Employee shall be entitled to three (3) weeks of vacation in accordance with the standard vacation policy of the LLC during each year of the term of this Agreement.

4.4    The LLC will reimburse Employee, upon the submission by Employee of satisfactory documentation, for all reasonable and necessary travel and entertainment expenses incurred in connection with his performance hereunder.

4.5    The LLC shall indemnify and hold harmless Employee to the fullest extent permitted by law from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with the service of

Employee as an employee of the LLC, except for those caused by gross negligence or a breach of fiduciary duty of Employee.

 

5.0    Term 

 

Unless earlier terminated by the parties in accordance with Section 6.0 hereof, the term of this Agreement shall commence as of the date specified in Section 1.0 hereof and extend through the fifth (5th) anniversary thereof (the “Term”).

 

6.0    Termination of Employment

 

6.1    Termination by the LLC for Cause. The LLC may terminate Employee’s employment and this Agreement for Cause, in which case Employee will be entitled to payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary due through termination, unreimbursed expenses incurred through the termination date in connection with Section 4.4 above, and all other vested and nonforfeitable compensation and benefits (in each case payable no later than ten (10) days after such termination). “Cause” shall mean (a) Employee’s material or repeated (i) failure or refusal to perform his material duties, (ii) breach of a material policy of the LLC related to discrimination, harassment or retaliation, or (iii) breach of a material term of this Agreement, in each of (i)-(iii) which condition remains uncured within thirty (30) days following reasonable notice to Employee, if capable of cure, or (b) Employee’s fraud, embezzlement, material misappropriation of funds or property of the LLC or the Parent and/or conviction of a felony.

 

6.2    Termination by Employee. Employee may terminate his employment (a) for Good Reason, in which case he will be entitled to (i) payment of Base Salary, via normal payroll practice, for a period commencing on the date of termination and ending six (6) months thereafter (the “Payment Obligation Period”), provided that the Employee complies with Employee’s continuing obligations to the LLC and the Employee timely executes, returns to the LLC and does not revoke a general release of claims in favor of the LLC and its affiliated and related entities and their current and former officers, directors, employees and agents, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the LLC, which release will be mutual (provided, however, that the release in favor of the Employee shall be subject to customary carve outs for claims arising out of Employee’s bad acts) and will include mutual non-disparagement provisions (subject to customary carve outs for required or protected disclosures) (the “Mutual Release of Claims”), (ii) accrued but unpaid Base Salary due through the date of termination, (iii) for the period commencing on the date of Employee’s termination of employment and ending at the end of the Payment Obligation Period or the date when COBRA continuation coverage has expired, whichever is earlier (such period, the “COBRA Coverage Period”), monthly reimbursement by the Company of premiums for COBRA coverage of Employee (and, to the extent he has family coverage, his family), provided that Employee elects and is eligible for such coverage, and (iv) unreimbursed expenses incurred through the termination date in connection with Section 4.4 above, and all other vested and nonforfeitable compensation and benefits (in each case payable no later than ten (10) days after such termination); provided that the LLC’s obligations under (a)(i) and (iii) shall be contingent upon the Employee’s continued compliance with Employee’s continuing obligations to the LLC and Employee timely executing, returning to the LLC and not revoking the Mutual Release of Claims, or (b) for any reason other than Good Reason, in which case Employee shall provide the LLC with thirty (30) days’ advance notice of Employee’s intent to resign, and Employee will be entitled to payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary due through the date of termination, unreimbursed expenses incurred through the termination date in connection with Section 4.4 above, and all other vested and nonforfeitable compensation and benefits (in each case payable no later than ten (10) days after such termination). “Good Reason” shall mean a reduction by the LLC of the Base Salary without Employee’s consent, which is not cured by the LLC within thirty (30) days after notice by the Employee.

 

6.3    Termination by the LLC Without Cause. The LLC may terminate Employee’s employment and this Agreement for any reason other than pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.4 and 6.5 hereof, and, in such event, the LLC will pay to Employee (a) his Base Salary via normal payroll practice during the Payment Obligation Period, (b) accrued but unpaid Base Salary due through the date of termination, (c) unreimbursed expenses incurred through the termination date in connection with Section 4.4 above, and all other vested and nonforfeitable compensation and benefits (in each case payable no later than ten (10) days after such termination), and (d) during the COBRA Coverage Period, the Company shall reimburse Employee each month for premiums for COBRA coverage for Employee (and, to the extent he has family coverage, his family), provided that Employee elects and is eligible for such coverage; provided that the LLC’s obligations under (a) and (d) shall be contingent upon the Employee’s continued compliance with Employee’s continuing obligations to the LLC and Employee timely executing, returning to the LLC and not revoking the Mutual Release of Claims.

 

6.4    Disability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if during the Term Employee becomes physically or mentally disabled due to an illness, injury or condition such that he is unable to perform his essential duties for a period of more than ninety (90) consecutive days or for a cumulative period of more than ninety (90) days in any one (1) year period (a “Permanent Disability”), this Agreement will automatically terminate, and Employee will be entitled to payment of (a) his Base Salary via normal payroll practice during the Payment Obligation Period, provided Employee continues to comply with Employee’s continuing obligations to the LLC and Employee timely executes, returns to the LLC and does not revoke the Mutual Release of Claims, (b) accrued but unpaid Base Salary due through the date of termination, and (c) accrued but unreimbursed expenses incurred in connection with Section 4.4 above, and all other vested and nonforfeitable compensation and benefits (in each case payable no later than ten (10) days after such termination). All rights and obligations hereunder shall be subject to state and federal laws governing disabilities and leaves of absence as well as the LLC’s applicable policies.

 

6.5    Death. If Employee dies during the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement will automatically terminate and his estate or legal representative will be paid any accrued but unpaid Base Salary due to Employee through his date of death and unreimbursed expenses incurred through the termination date in connection with Section 4.4 above and all other vested and nonforfeitable compensation and benefits (in each case payable no later than ten (10) days after such termination). Payments pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be made within thirty (30) days of his death.

 

7.0    Confidential Information 

 

Employee recognizes and acknowledges that there may be made available to him confidential information concerning the administrative, management, financial and marketing activities of the LLC and the Parent, and their respective affiliated and related entities, including, but not limited to, customer lists, procedures, processes, plans, strategies, cost and financial data and other trade secrets of a proprietary nature (collectively the “Confidential Information”). It is recognized that the Confidential Information, as it may exist from time to time, is a valuable, special, proprietary and unique asset of the LLC’s, the Parent’s and their respective affiliated and related entities’ business. Employee shall not disclose, both during and after the term of his employment hereunder, any Confidential Information to any person or entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever or make any use thereof except (a) for use in the LLC’s interest and with its express authorization and (b) for use in connection with Employee’s services to Cohanzick under the Services Agreement (as applicable). In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Employee of the provisions of this Section 7.0, the LLC shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond, restraining Employee from so disclosing any such Confidential Information, and to recover any and all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in enforcing this Section 7.0, in addition to any other relief provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 7.0 shall restrict Employee’s ability to perform, or cause the LLC to perform, his and its obligations arising under the Cohanzick Services Agreement. Further, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Employee from disclosing Confidential Information: (i) to the extent required by law, rule or regulation; (ii) in response to a subpoena or other valid legal process; (iii) to the extent necessary to enforce any provision of this Agreement, provided that Employee shall endeavor to file any such information under seal; (iv) as protected by law (including engaging in concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act for mutual aid and protection); or (v) if such information becomes publicly available other than from disclosure by Employee or anyone acting in concert with Employee; provided that, under subsections (i) and (ii), where not prohibited by law, Employee agrees to provide the LLC with advance notice of disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement, however, limits Employee’s ability to disclose Confidential Information or factual information to any federal, state, or local governmental agency, commission or body, including law enforcement agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the state or local human rights commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (each, a “Governmental Agency”), or self-regulatory organization or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Governmental Agency or self-regulatory organization, without notice to the LLC, or to disclose Confidential Information or factual information to an attorney retained by Employee for the purposes of seeking legal advice regarding Employee’s employment or the termination thereof. In all cases, Employee agrees to take all reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of any information disclosed, including seeking confidential treatment by the relevant body, as applicable. Further, nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of the LLC’s or the Parent’s attorney-client, work product or other applicable privileges, and to the extent Employee is in possession of any information protected by such privileges, nothing herein authorizes Employee to disclose such privileged information to any third party. Further, to the extent provided under applicable law, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

8.0    Miscellaneous Provisions

 

8.1    This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties, their heirs, legal representatives, successors assigns.

8.2    The nature of Employee’s services are personal and Employee may not assign any of his rights and duties hereunder.

8.3    All notices required under this Agreement shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows, provided that either party may change its notice address by notifying the other party:

 

	
			If to Employee:

				
			Mr. David K. Sherman

			427 Bedford Road

			Pleasantville, NY 10570

			Email: david@crossingbridge.com

			
	
			If to the LLC:

				
			CrossingBridge Advisors, LLC

			427 Bedford Road

			Pleasantville, NY 10570

			Email: jbarkoe@crossingbridge.com

			

 

8.4    The headings of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience only and are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof.

8.5    Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be in writing, signed by the party to be charged therewith, and a waiver on any occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right or remedy on any future occasion unless the waiver specifically provides otherwise.

8.6    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

8.7    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements and understandings in connection therewith. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both parties hereto.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in duplicate originals as of the date first written above.

 

	 	
			CrossingBridge Advisors, LLC

			By: /s/ David K. Sherman                                                      

			Title:  Maniging Principal                                                     

			David K. Sherman

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