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Exhibit 10.16 Form of Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit 10.16

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of ______, 2013 between Symbid Corp., (formerly HapyKidz.com, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the persons who have executed the signature page(s) hereto (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with Symbid Holding B.V. (“Symbid”), a privately held besloten vennootschap organized under the laws of The Netherlands, and the shareholders of Symbid will receive shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) in exchange for their shares in Symbid, thereby making Symbid a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company; and 

WHEREAS, prior to the execution of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company offered, in compliance with Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Regulation S of the Securities Act (as defined herein), to investors in a private placement transaction (the “PPO”), units (“PPO Units”) of its securities, each Unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one warrant (the “Investor Warrants”) to acquire one additional share of Common Stock; and

WHEREAS, the final closing of the PPO took place on ______, 2014; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the PPO, the Company agreed to provide certain registration rights related to the shares comprising part of the PPO Units and the shares underlying the Investor Warrants comprising part of the PPO Units, on the terms set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants, and conditions set forth herein, the parties mutually agree as follows:

1.

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

“Approved Market” means the OTC Markets, the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange.

“Blackout Period” means, with respect to a registration, a period, in each case commencing on the day immediately after the Company notifies the Purchasers that they are required, because of the occurrence of an event of the kind described in Section 4(f) hereof, to suspend offers and sales of Registrable Securities during which the Company, in the good faith judgment of its board of directors, determines (because of the existence of, or in anticipation of, any acquisition, financing activity, or other transaction involving the Company, or the unavailability for reasons beyond the Company’s control of any required financial statements, disclosure of information which is in its best interest not to publicly disclose, or any other event or condition of similar significance to the Company) that the registration and distribution of the Registrable Securities to be covered by such Registration Statement, if any, would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its stockholders and ending on the earlier of (1) the date upon which the material non-public information commencing the Blackout Period is disclosed to the public or ceases to be material and (2) such time as the Company notifies the selling Holders that the Company will no longer delay such filing of the Registration Statement, recommence taking steps to make such Registration Statement effective, or allow sales pursuant to such Registration Statement to resume.

“Business Day” means any day of the year, other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which the Commission is required or authorized to close.

“Commission” means the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company and any and all shares of capital stock or other equity securities of: (i) the Company which are added to or exchanged or substituted for the Common Stock by reason of the declaration of any stock dividend or stock split, the issuance of any distribution or the reclassification, readjustment, recapitalization or other such modification of the capital structure of the Company; and (ii) any other corporation, now or hereafter organized under the laws of any state or other governmental authority, with which the Company is merged, which results from any consolidation or reorganization to which the Company is a party, or to which is sold all or substantially all of the shares or assets of the Company, if immediately after such merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale, the Company or the stockholders of the Company own equity securities having in the aggregate more than 50% of the total voting power of such other corporation.

“Effective Date” means the later of (i) the date set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and (ii) the date of the final closing of the PPO.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

“Family Member” means (a) with respect to any individual, such individual’s spouse, any descendants (whether natural or adopted), any trust all of the beneficial interests of which are owned by any of such individuals or by any of such individuals together with any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the estate of any such individual, and any corporation, association, partnership or limited liability company all of the equity interests of which are owned by those above described individuals, trusts or organizations and (b) with respect to any trust, the owners of the beneficial interests of such trust.

“Holder” means each Purchaser or any of such Purchaser’s respective successors and Permitted Assignees who acquire rights in accordance with this Agreement with respect to any Registrable Securities directly or indirectly from a Purchaser or from any Permitted Assignee.

“Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.

“Investor Warrants” has the meaning given it in the recitals of this Agreement.

“Majority Holders” means at any time Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities.

“Permitted Assignee” means (a) with respect to a partnership, its partners or former partners in accordance with their partnership interests, (b) with respect to a corporation, its stockholders in accordance with their interest in the corporation, (c) with respect to a limited liability company, its members or former members in accordance with their interest in the limited liability company, (d) with respect to an individual party, any Family Member of such party, (e) an entity that is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with a transferor, or (f) a party to this Agreement.

“Piggyback Registration” means, in any registration of Common Stock as set forth in Section 3(b), the ability of holders of Registrable Securities to include Registrable Securities in such registration.

“PPO” has the meaning given it in the recitals of this Agreement.

“PPO Units” has the meaning given it in the recitals of this Agreement.

The terms “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refers to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration statement.

“Registrable Securities” means the shares comprising part of or underlying the PPO Units and the Investor Warrants but excluding (i) any Registrable Securities that have been publicly sold or may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act either pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act or otherwise; (ii) any Registrable Securities sold by a person in a transaction pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act; or (iii) any Registrable Securities that are at the time subject to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

“Registrable Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser upon exercise of the Investor Warrants.

“Registration Default Date” means the date that is 180 days after the date the Registration Statement is actually filed with the Commission.

“Registration Default Period” means the period during which any Registration Event occurs and is continuing.

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“Registration Event” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a)

the Company fails to file with the Commission the Registration Statement on or before the Registration Filing Date;

(b)

the Company fails to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission on or before the Registration Default Date;

(c)

after the SEC Effective Date, sales of Registrable Securities cannot be made pursuant to the Registration Statement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the Registration Statement) other than the occurrence of an event of the kind described in Section 4(f) which gives rise to a Blackout Period and except as excused pursuant to Section 3(e); or

(d)

the Common Stock generally or the Registrable Securities specifically are not listed or included for quotation on an Approved Market, or trading of the Common Stock is suspended or halted on the Approved Market, which at the time constitutes the principal market for the Common Stock, for more than two full, consecutive Trading Days; provided, however, a Registration Event shall not be deemed to occur if all or substantially all trading in equity securities (including the Common Stock) is suspended or halted on the Approved Market for any length of time.

“Registration Filing Date” means the date that is 90 days after date of the final closing of the PPO.

“Registration Statement” means the registration statement that the Company is required to file pursuant to this Agreement to register the Registrable Securities.

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act.

“Rule 145” means Rule 145 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act.

“Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute promulgated in replacement thereof, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

“SEC Effective Date” means the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission.

“Trading Day” means (a) if the Common Stock is listed or quoted on an Approved Market, then any day during which securities are generally eligible for trading on the Approved Market, or (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on an Approved Market, then any business day.

2.

Term.  This Agreement shall expire the earlier of two years from the SEC Effective Date or until Rule 144 of the Securities Act is available to the holders of Registrable Securities with respect to all of their shares.

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3.

Registration.

(a)

Registration on Form S-1.  Not later than the Registration Filing Date, the Company shall file with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or other applicable form, relating to the resale by the Holders of all of the Registrable Securities, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective prior to the Registration Default Date. 

(b)

Piggyback Registration.  The Holders of any shares of Common Stock removed from the Registration Statement as the result of a cutback comment from the Commission shall be entitled to Piggyback Registration with respect to such removed shares at any time following the SEC Effective Date with respect to a registration statement filed by the Company which would permit the inclusion of such shares. Accordingly, if the Company shall determine to register for sale for cash any of its Common Stock, for its own account or for the account of others (other than the Holders), other than (i) a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans or securities issued or issuable to employees, consultants (to the extent the securities owned or to be owned by such consultants could be registered on Form S-8) or any of their Family Members (including a registration on Form S-8) or (ii) a registration relating solely to a Securities Act Rule 145 transaction or a registration on Form S-4 in connection with a merger, acquisition, divestiture, reorganization or similar event, the Company shall promptly give to the Holders written notice thereof (and in no event shall such notice be given less than 20 calendar days prior to the filing of such registration statement), and shall, subject to Section 3(c), include as a Piggyback Registration all of the Registrable Securities specified in a written request delivered by the Holder thereof within 10 calendar days after receipt of such written notice from the Company. However, the Company may, without the consent of the Holders, withdraw such registration statement prior to its becoming effective if the Company or such other stockholders have elected to abandon the proposal to register the securities proposed to be registered thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Piggyback Registration will not apply to any shares which can be sold without limitation under Rule 144.

(c)

Underwriting.  If a Piggyback Registration is for a registered public offering that is to be made by an underwriting, the Company shall so advise the Holders of the Registrable Securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration Statement pursuant to Sections 3(b).  In that event, the right of any Holder to Piggyback Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to sell any of their Registrable Securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company and any other stockholders of the Company selling their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter selected for such underwriting by the Company or the selling stockholders, as applicable.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, if the underwriter or the Company determines that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock or the amount of other securities to be underwritten, the underwriter may exclude some or all Registrable Securities from such registration and underwriting.  The Company shall so advise all Holders (except those Holders who failed to timely elect to include their Registrable Securities through such underwriting or have indicated to the Company their decision not to do so), and indicate to each such Holder the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be included in the registration and underwriting, if any. The number of shares of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and underwriting shall be allocated among such Holders as follows:

(i)

If the Piggyback Registration was initiated by the Company, the number of shares that may be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated first to the Company and then, subject to obligations and commitments existing as of the date hereof, to all selling stockholders, including the Holders, who have requested to sell in the registration on a pro rata basis according to the number of shares requested to be included therein; and

(ii)

If the Piggyback Registration was initiated by the exercise of demand registration rights by a stockholder or stockholders of the Company (other than the Holders), then the number of shares that may be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated first to such selling stockholders who exercised such demand and then, subject to obligations and commitments existing as of the date hereof, to all other selling stockholders, including the Holders, who have requested to sell in the registration on a pro rata basis according to the number of shares requested to be included therein.

No Registrable Securities excluded from the underwriting by reason of the underwriter’s marketing limitation shall be included in such registration. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, such Holder may elect to withdraw such Holder’s Registrable Securities therefrom by delivering a written notice to the Company and the underwriter.  The Registrable Securities so withdrawn from such underwriting shall also be withdrawn from such registration; provided, however, that, if by the withdrawal of such Registrable Securities, a greater number of Registrable Securities held by other Holders may be included in such registration (up to the maximum of any limitation imposed by the underwriters), then the Company shall offer to all Holders who have included Registrable Securities in the registration the right to include additional Registrable Securities pursuant to the terms and limitations set forth herein in the same proportion used above in determining the underwriter limitation.

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(d)

Occurrence of Registration Event.  If a Registration Event occurs, then the Company will make payments to each Holder of Registrable Securities (a “Qualified Purchaser”), as liquidated damages for the amount of damages to the Qualified Purchaser by reason thereof, at a rate equal to 1% of the purchase price per Unit paid by such Holder in the PPO for the Registrable Securities then held by each Qualified Purchaser for each full period of 30 days of the Registration Default Period (which shall be pro rated for any period less than 30 days); provided, however, if a Registration Event occurs (or is continuing), liquidated damages shall be paid, subject to the 1% limitation, only with respect to that portion of the Qualified Purchaser’s Registrable Securities that cannot then be immediately resold in reliance on Rule 144. For purposes of the foregoing, if Registrable Securities underlying warrants can be exercised on a cashless basis and if so exercised on a cashless basis such Registrable Securities would be saleable under Rule 144, no liquidated damages shall be due and payable with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum amount of liquidated damages that may be paid to any Qualified Purchaser pursuant to this Section 3(d) shall be an amount equal to 10% of the purchase price per Unit paid by such Holder in the PPO for the Registrable Securities held by such Qualified Purchaser at the time of the first occurrence of a Registration Event.  Each such payment shall be due and payable within five days after the end of each full 30-day period of the Registration Default Period until the termination of the Registration Default Period and within five days after such termination.  Such payments shall constitute the Qualified Purchaser’s exclusive remedy for such events.  If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages or refund pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 8% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full.  The Registration Default Period shall terminate upon (i) the filing of the Registration Statement in the case of clause (a) of the definition of Registration Event, (ii) the SEC Effective Date in the case of clause (b) of the definition of Registration Event, (iii) the ability of the Qualified Purchaser to effect sales pursuant to the Registration Statement in the case of clause (c) of the definition of Registration Event, (iv) the listing or inclusion and/or trading of the Common Stock on an Approved Market, as the case may be, in the case of clause (d) of the definition of Registration Event, and (v) in the case of the events described in clauses (b) and (c) of the definition of Registration Event, the earlier termination of the Registration Default Period.  The amounts payable as liquidated damages pursuant to this Section 3(d) shall be payable in lawful money of the United States.

(e)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(d) above, (a) if the Commission does not declare the Registration Statement effective on or before the Registration Default Date, or (b) if the Commission allows the Registration Statement to be declared effective at any time before or after the Registration Default Date, subject to the withdrawal of certain Registrable Securities from the Registration Statement, and the reason for (a) or (b) is the Commission’s determination that (x) the offering of any of the Registrable Securities constitutes a primary offering of securities by the Company, (y) Rule 415 may not be relied upon for the registration of the resale of any or all of the Registrable Securities, and/or (z) a Holder of any Registrable Securities must be named as an underwriter, the Holders understand and agree that in the case of (b) the Company may reduce, on a pro rata basis, the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of each such Holder, and, in the case of (a) or (b), and that a Holder shall not be entitled to any liquidated damages with respect to the Registrable Securities not registered for the reason set forth in (a), or so reduced on a pro rata basis as set forth in (b).  In any such pro rata reduction, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by the Registrable Securities represented by the Registrable Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Registrable Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Registrable Warrant Shares held by such Holders on a fully diluted basis), and second by Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares (applied, in the case that some Conversion Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Conversion Shares held by such Holders).  In addition, any such affected Holder shall be entitled to Piggyback Registration rights after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission until the earlier of such time as: (AA) all Registrable Securities have been registered pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, (BB) the Registrable Securities may be resold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act, or (CC) the Holder agrees to be named as an underwriter in any such registration statement. The Holders acknowledge and agree the provisions of this paragraph may apply to the Registration Statement and Piggyback Registrations.

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4.

Registration Procedures for Registrable Securities.  The Company will keep each Holder reasonably advised as to the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement. At its expense with respect to the Registration Statement, the Company will:

(a)

prepare and file with the Commission with respect to the Registrable Securities, a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or any other form for which the Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended methods of distribution thereof, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and shall remain effective for a period of one year or for such shorter period ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the date as of which all of the Holders as selling stockholders thereunder may sell all of the Registrable Securities registered for resale thereon without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor rule thereto) promulgated under the Securities Act or (ii) the date when all of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder shall have been sold (the “Effectiveness Period”).  Thereafter, the Company shall be entitled to withdraw such Registration Statement and the Investors shall have no further right to offer or sell any of the Registrable Securities registered for resale thereon pursuant to the respective Registration Statement (or any prospectus relating thereto);

(b)

if the Registration Statement is subject to review by the Commission, promptly respond to all comments and diligently pursue resolution of any comments to the satisfaction of the Commission;

(c)

prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective during the Effectiveness Period;

(d)

furnish, without charge, to each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement such number of copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 of the Securities Act) as such Holders may reasonably request, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, to the extent required in order for the Holder to meet any prospectus delivery requirement applicable to the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder, but only during the Effectiveness Period;

(e)

use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify such registration under such other applicable securities laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement reasonably requests and as may be necessary for the marketability of the Registrable Securities (such request to be made by the time the applicable Registration Statement is deemed effective by the Commission) and do any and all other acts and things necessary to enable such Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph, (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.

(f)

notify each Holder of Registrable Securities, the disposition of which requires delivery of a prospectus relating thereto under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event (as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event), which comes to the Company’s attention, that will after the occurrence of such event cause the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, if not amended or supplemented, to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and the Company shall promptly thereafter prepare and furnish to such Holder a supplement or amendment to such prospectus (or prepare and file appropriate reports under the Exchange Act) so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, unless suspension of the use of such prospectus otherwise is authorized herein or in the event of a Blackout Period, in which case no supplement or amendment need be furnished (or Exchange Act filing made) until the termination of such suspension or Blackout Period;

(g)

comply, and continue to comply during the Effectiveness Period, in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement;

(h)

as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, notify each Holder of Registrable Securities being offered or sold pursuant to the Registration Statement of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of the Registration Statement;

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(i)

use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be quoted on the OTC Markets or such other principal securities market on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed or traded;

(j)

 provide a transfer agent and registrar, which may be a single entity, for the shares of Common Stock at all times;

(k)

if requested by the Holders, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities transferred by such Holders to a transferee pursuant to the Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by applicable law, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may request;

(l)

during the Effectiveness Period, refrain from bidding for or purchasing any Common Stock or any right to purchase Common Stock or attempting to induce any person to purchase any such security or right if such bid, purchase or attempt would in any way limit the right of the Holders to sell Registrable Securities by reason of the limitations set forth in Regulation M of the Exchange Act; and

(m)

take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate the disposition by the Holders of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

5.

Suspension of Offers and Sales.  Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(f) hereof or of the commencement of a Blackout Period, such Holder shall discontinue the disposition of Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(f) hereof or notice of the end of the Blackout Period, and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies (including, without limitation, any and all drafts), other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

6.

Registration Expenses.  The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with any registration obligation provided herein, including, without limitation, all registration, filing, stock exchange fees, printing expenses, all fees and expenses of complying with applicable securities laws, and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of its independent accountants; provided, that, in any registration, each party shall pay for its own underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes. Except as provided in this Section and Section 9, the Company shall not be responsible for the expenses of any attorney or other advisor employed by a Holder.

7.

Assignment of Rights.  No Holder may assign its rights under this Agreement to any party without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that any Holder may assign its rights under this Agreement without such consent to a Permitted Assignee as long as (a) such transfer or assignment is effected in accordance with applicable securities laws; (b) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to become subject to the terms of this Agreement; and (c) such Holder notifies the Company in writing of such transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of the transferee or assignee and identifying the Registrable Securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred or assigned.

8.

Information by Holder.  Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed selling securityholder notice and questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex A not later than three (3) Business Days following a request therefor from the Company.  The Company’s obligations in Section 3 with respect to each Holder shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s furnishing to the Company promptly upon request such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, the intended method of disposition of such securities, and such other information as shall be required in order to comply with any applicable law or regulation in connection with the registration of such Holder’s Registrable Securities or any qualification or compliance with respect to such Holder’s Registrable Securities and referred to in this Agreement. The Company’s obligations in Section 3 with respect to each Holder shall also be conditioned upon such Holder’s disposition of its Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law.

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9.

Indemnification.

(a)

In the event of the offer and sale of Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, the Company shall, and hereby does, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder, its directors, officers, partners, each other person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of such securities, and each other person, if any, who controls or is under common control with such Holder or any such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, and expenses to which the Holder or any such director, officer, partner or underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement of any material fact contained in any registration statement prepared and filed by the Company under which Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made not misleading, or any violation or alleged violation of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law by the Company in connection with this Agreement; and the Company shall reimburse the Holder, and each such director, officer, partner, underwriter and controlling person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or settling any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding; provided, that such indemnity agreement found in this Section 9(a) shall in no event exceed the net proceeds from the PPO received by the Company; and provided further, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case (i) to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of or is based upon (a) an untrue statement in or omission from such registration statement, any such preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Holder specifically for use in the preparation thereof or (b) any failure of a Holder to distribute Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable laws, or (ii) if the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) who purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof did not receive a copy of an amended preliminary prospectus or the final prospectus (or the final prospectus as amended or supplemented) at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such Registrable Securities to such person because of the failure of such Holder or underwriter to so provide such amended preliminary or final prospectus and the untrue statement or omission of a material fact made in such preliminary prospectus was corrected in the amended preliminary or final prospectus (or the final prospectus as amended or supplemented). Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Holders, or any such director, officer, partner, underwriter or controlling person and shall survive the transfer of such shares by the Holder.

(b)

As a condition to including Registrable Securities in any registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, each Holder agrees to be bound by the terms of this Section 9 and to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers, and each other person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company or any such director or officer or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or state law, to the extent arising out of or based upon: (x) such Holder’s failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (y) any failure of a Holder to distribute Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable laws, or (z) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement, any prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in the registration statement or such prospectus or (ii) to the extent that (1) such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such prospectus or such form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 4(f) hereof, the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the advice contemplated in Section 4(f).  In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

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(c)

Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding involving a claim referred to in this Section (including any governmental action), such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party, give written notice to the indemnifying party of the commencement of such action; provided, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Section, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice.  In case any such action is brought against an indemnified party, unless in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such indemnified party a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist or the indemnified party may have defenses not available to the indemnifying party in respect of such claim, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the latter in connection with the defense thereof, unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties arises in respect of such claim after the assumption of the defenses thereof or the indemnifying party fails to defend such claim in a diligent manner, other than reasonable costs of investigation.  Neither an indemnified nor an indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action or proceeding effected without its consent.  No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement, which 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 of such claim or litigation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, and without limiting any of the rights set forth above, in any event any party shall have the right to retain, at its own expense, counsel with respect to the defense of a claim.

(d)

If an indemnifying party does or is not permitted to assume the defense of an action pursuant to Sections 9(c) or in the case of the expense reimbursement obligation set forth in Sections 9(a) and (b), the indemnification required by Sections 9(a) and 9(b) shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills received or expenses, losses, damages, or liabilities are incurred.

(e)

If the indemnification provided for in Section 9(a) or 9(b) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to herein, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall (i) contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense as is appropriate to reflect the proportionate relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other (determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission), or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law or provides a lesser sum to the indemnified party than the amount hereinafter calculated, not only the proportionate relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, but also the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No indemnified party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any indemnifying party who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(f)

Other Indemnification.  Indemnification similar to that specified in this Section (with appropriate modifications) shall be given by the Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to any required registration or other qualification of securities under any federal or state law or regulation or governmental authority other than the Securities Act.

10.

Rule 144.  With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Holders to sell the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees: (i) to make and keep public information available as those terms are understood in Rule 144, (ii) to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required to be filed by an issuer of securities registered under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) as long as any Holder owns any Registrable Securities, to furnish in writing upon such Holder’s request a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and to furnish to such Holder a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company as may be reasonably requested in availing such Holder of any rule or regulation of the Commission permitting the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration and (iv) undertake any additional actions commercially reasonably necessary to maintain the availability of the use of Rule 144.

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11.

Corporate Existence.  For a period of one (1) year commencing on the date hereof, and so long as any Holder owns any Registrable Securities, the Company shall not directly or indirectly consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such transaction, an “Organizational Change”), unless, prior to the consummation of an Organizational Change, the Company obtains the written consent of the Majority Holders.

12.

Independent Nature of Each Purchaser’s Obligations and Rights.  The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under this Agreement. Nothing contained herein and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute such Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture, or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose; provided, however, that the Majority Holders shall be able to alter the rights of each Purchaser as provided herein.

13.

Other Registration Rights.  The Company shall not grant any registration rights which would require the Company to file a registration statement in connection therewith prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement without the consent of the Majority Holders. Further, for a period of two years following the closing under the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company will not register, or take any action to register, the shares issued under the Share Exchange Agreement to officers, directors, principal shareholders and certain key employees of the Company.

14.

Miscellaneous.

(a)

Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York, both substantive and remedial, without regard to New York conflicts of law principles. Any judicial proceeding brought against either of the parties to this Agreement or any dispute arising out of this Agreement or any matter related hereto shall be brought in the courts of the State of New York, New York County, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and, by its execution and delivery of this Agreement, each party to this Agreement accepts the jurisdiction of such courts. The foregoing consent to jurisdiction shall not be deemed to confer rights on any person other than the parties to this Agreement.

(b)

Remedies.  In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement.  The Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sole and exclusive remedy for a Registration Event shall be as set forth in Section 3(d).

(c)

Successors and Assigns.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, Permitted Assignees, executors and administrators of the parties hereto.

(d)

No Inconsistent Agreements.  The Company has not entered, as of the date hereof, and shall not enter, on or after the date of this Agreement, into any agreement with respect to its securities that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

(e)

Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof.

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(f)

Notices, etc. All notices or other communications which are required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and sufficient if delivered by hand, by facsimile transmission, by registered or certified mail, postage pre-paid, by electronic mail, or by courier or overnight carrier, to the persons at the addresses set forth below (or at such other address as may be provided hereunder), and shall be deemed to have been delivered as of the earlier of the date of actual delivery or, as of the first business day following the date of transmission, if delivered by facsimile, five days after mailing, if delivered by registered or certified mail, or the next business day if delivered by electronic mail or by overnight courier:

If to the Company to:

Symbid Corp.

Van Vollenhovenstraat 56A

3016 BK Rotterdam

The Netherlands

Attention:  Korstiaan Zandvliet, CEO

with copy to:

Gottbetter & Partners, LLP

488 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY  10022

Attention:  Adam S. Gottbetter, Esq.

Facsimile:  (212) 400-6901

If to the Purchasers:

To each Purchaser at the address set forth on the signature page hereto or at such other address as any party shall have furnished to the other parties in writing.

(g)

Delays or Omissions.  No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any Holder, upon any breach or default of the Company under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such Holder nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of any similar breach or default thereunder occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any Holder of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any Holder of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement, or by law or otherwise afforded to any holder, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

(h)

Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

(i)

Severability.  In the case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(j)

Amendments.  The provisions of this Agreement may be amended at any time and from time to time, and particular provisions of this Agreement may be waived, with and only with an agreement or consent in writing signed by the Company and the Majority Holders. The Purchasers acknowledge that by the operation of this Section, the Majority Holders may have the right and power to diminish or eliminate all rights of the Purchasers under this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

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This Registration Rights Agreement is hereby executed as of the date first above written.

SYMBID CORP.

By:

Name:  

Title:  

THE PURCHASER’S SIGNATURE TO THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE THE PURCHASER’S SIGNATURE TO THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT.

ANNEX A

SYMBID CORP.

Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire

The undersigned beneficial owner of securities of Symbid Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), with respect to which the undersigned has certain registration rights (“Registrable Securities”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement between the Company and the undersigned, among others (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).  A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below.  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.  Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

NOTICE

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Securityholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by the Selling Securityholder in the Registration Statement.

The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

QUESTIONNAIRE

1.  Name:

(a)

Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder:

	
	 

	 

(

b)

Full Legal Name of Holder of Record (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:

	
	 

	 

(c)

Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this questionnaire):

	
	 

	 

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ANNEX A

2.  Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:

	
	 

	 

	 

	Telephone:

  Fax:

	Email:

	Contact Person:

3.  Broker-Dealer Status:

(a)

Are you a broker-dealer?

Yes    ̈ 

No    ̈ 

(b)

If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?

Yes    ̈ 

No    ̈ 

Note:

If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

(c)

Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

Yes    ̈ 

No    ̈ 

(d)

If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

Yes    ̈ 

No    ̈ 

Note:

If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

4.  Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Securityholder:

Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company.

(a)

Type and Amount of securities (including any Registrable Securities) beneficially owned1 by the Selling Securityholder:

	
	 

	 

	 

	 

1 Beneficially Owned:  A “beneficial owner” of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares (i) voting power, including the power to direct the voting of such security, or (ii) investment power, including the power to dispose of, or direct the disposition of, such security.  In addition, a person is deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of a security of which such person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days, including, but not limited to, any right to acquire such security: (i) through the exercise of any option, warrant or right, (ii) through the conversion of any security or (iii) pursuant to the power to revoke, or the automatic termination of, a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement.

It is possible that a security may have more than one “beneficial owner,” such as a trust, with two co-trustees sharing voting power, and the settlor or another third party having investment power, in which case each of the three would be the “beneficial owner” of the securities in the trust.  The power to vote or direct the voting, or to invest or dispose of, or direct the investment or disposition of, a security may be indirect and arise from legal, economic, contractual or other rights, and the determination of beneficial ownership depends upon who ultimately possesses or shares the power to direct the voting or the disposition of the security.

The final determination of the existence of beneficial ownership depends upon the facts of each case.  You may, if you believe the facts warrant it, disclaim beneficial ownership of securities that might otherwise be considered “beneficially owned” by you.

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ANNEX A

5.  Relationships with the Company:

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor (if you are a natural person) any member of your immediate family, nor (if you are not a natural person) any of your affiliates1, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

State any exceptions here:

	
	 

	 

	 

	 

The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or while the Registration Statement remains effective.

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.  The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.

1 

Affiliate:  An “affiliate” is a company or person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls you, or is controlled by you, or is under common control with you.

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ANNEX A

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

BENEFICIAL OWNER (individual)

BENEFICIAL OWNER (entity)

Signature

Name of Entity

Print Name

Signature

Print Name:  

Signature (if Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common)

Title:  

Dated: 

PLEASE E-MAIL OR FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY MAIL, TO:

Gottbetter & Partners, LLP

488 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY  10022

Attention:  Kathleen Rush

Facsimile:  (212) 400-6901

E-mail:  klr@gottbetter.com

PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE AT YOUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY.

4Exhibit 10.17 License Agreement

Exhibit 10.17

LICENSE AGREEMENT

This License agreement (the “Agreement”) dated 13 April 2011, by and between, Symbid B.V., a private limited liability company organized under the laws of the Netherlands, with its principal place of business at Maliesingel 29, 3581 BJ Utrecht, the Netherlands (“Licensor”); and

Symbid Coöperatie U.A. a private limited liability company organized and existing under the laws company organized under the laws of the Netherlands, with its principal place of business at Willem Buytewechstraat 123B, 3024 XC Rotterdam, the Netherlands (“Licensee”), 

considering that

Licensor has developed the software as described in Article 1 (the “Software”) and is the rightful owner thereof;

Licensee has used since 12 April 2011 the Software under license to develop a crowdfunding website dedicated to funding small and medium sized enterprises (the “Platform”); and 

Licensor and Licensee wish to confirm in writing the conditions and covenants on the basis of which they have performed and will continue to perform the license agreement between parties, as set out below.

hereby agree as follows:

Article 1. Scope 

1.1

The Software offers fundamental functionality for developing and operating an online crowdfunding platform, such as the Platform which Licensee operates. The key elements of the Software are:

(i)

user control (user being able to post ideas and/or invest);

(ii)

idea control (posting and managing ideas/propositions on the platform as being ‘investment proposals’); and

1.2

The Software is licensed and not assigned. Licensor, together with its suppliers and licensors retains all right, title and interest in the Software, the documentation and any updates to the Software. No license is granted, explicitly or implicitly (by estoppel or any other legal doctrine) other than as explicitly stated in article 2 below. Any unlicensed copying, modification or distribution of the Software by Licensee forms a violation of the copyright of Licensor. In the event of such violation, Licensor may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect, and exercise any other legal remedy available under applicable law.

Article 2. Software License

2.1. 

Subject to Licensee’s full and unconditional compliance with its obligations under the Agreement, Licensor hereby grants Licensee license to use the Software in order to operate the Platform. Licensor will use its best efforts to provide software updates. The license is granted for an indefinite term, but violation of the terms of this Agreement by Licensee shall result in immediate termination of the license, by operation of law and without any act of Licensor being required.

2.2.

Within one (1) day after the effective date of this Agreement, Licensor will make available a full digital copy of the Software in source code form (including documentation) to Licensee in a manner to be agreed upon by the parties at the time.

2.4

The Software will initially be handled under the supervision of Holder B.V., thereby also operating under the Service Level Agreement of Holder B.V. If Licensor wishes to make use of a developer other than Holder B.V., Licensor shall notify to Licensee the identity of this other developer.

Article 3. Non-competition

3.1 

Licensee hereby declares and agrees that during the execution of this Agreement, its Platform will be targeted towards entrepreneurs and investors of small and medium sized enterprises.

3.2

Licensee shall not provide (a copy of) the Software, nor grant a sublicense to use the Software to anybody.

Article 4. Moral rights

4.1.

It is required that Licensee makes clear to the public that its Platform was built using the Software. This may be done by placing a text, such as 'powered by Symbid B.V.' in the footer of each web page of the Platform and near the logo on the home page. The precise contents, proportions and locations of the text(s) may be determined by Licensor and will be provided to Licensee.

Article 5. Formalities

5.1. 

In case the license granted above requires certain formalities under the laws of any country, Licensor hereby undertakes to fully cooperate in the execution of such formalities. 

5.2.

If necessary, Licensor will cause its employees and contractors to fully cooperate with such execution. However, Licensor cannot guarantee that these employees and contractors are available at all times in the future.

5.3. 

Any costs associated with such formalities shall be borne by Licensee.

5.4

In case the assertion of any right identified above requires further assistance of Licensor or any of its employees or contractors, for example to provide testimony or records to prove authorship, the parties will engage on negotiations to work out a suitable arrangement for the provision of such assistance.

Article 6. Audit

6.1

During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year after termination thereof, upon the written request of Licensor (the "Auditing Party") and not more than once in any twelve (12) month period, Licensee (the "Audited Party") shall permit an independent certified public accounting firm selected by the Auditing Party (and reasonably acceptable to the Audited Party and subject to a written confidentiality agreement with the Audited Party), to have access during normal business hours and upon at least ten (10) days prior notice to those records of the Audited Party as are reasonably necessary to verify the accuracy of the billing information, or data which billing information is based upon, delivered by the Audited Party to the Auditing Party, but only for the one (1) year period before such audit request. Any such audit shall take place at Licensee's headquarters or another location in the Netherlands agreed upon in writing by the Parties.

a.

If such accounting firm concludes that the Auditing Party has been underpaid or overpaid, then such under- or overpayment shall be rectified within sixty (60) days after receipt of a final written report from the Auditing Party's accounting firm detailing the amount. 

b.

If any underpayment by the Audited Party exceeds ten percent (10%) and is greater than five thousand Euro’s (EUR 5,000) for the period reviewed, the Audited Party shall also reimburse the Auditing Party for the reasonable fees and substantiated out of pocket costs of such audit. 

c.

Except as otherwise stated in this article 6, the Auditing Party shall bear the full costs of such audit. 

Article 7. Limited warranty

7.1. 

Licensor represents and warrants that the Software does not contain any malicious code, virus or Trojan Horse.

7.2. 

To the best of its knowledge, Licensor represents and warrants that the Software is originally developed by Licensor. However, Licensor does not guarantee or warrant that the Software is free of any third-party claims regarding infringement of any intellectual property right, such as patent, copyright, database right, or trademark, or regarding the misappropriation of trade secrets. On the date of signature Licensor has received no claims of any third party regarding such infringement.

Article 8. Miscellaneous

8.1. 

The law of the Netherlands governs this Agreement.  Any disputes arising between Licensor and Licensee in connection with this Agreement will be settled by the competent court in Amsterdam for the principal place of business of Licensor.

8.2. 

In the event that any part of this Agreement becomes or is declared to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the rest of this Agreement. The parties shall in such a case determine one or more replacement provisions that most closely approximate the clause concerned and which is legal under applicable law.

8.3. 

The failure of either party at any time to require performance by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall in no way affect that party's right to enforce such provisions, nor shall the waiver by either party of any breach of any provision of this Agreement be taken or held to be a waiver of any further breach of the same provision.

8.4. 

Neither party may bring an action, regardless of form, arising out of or related to this Agreement more than one year after the cause of action has arisen or the date of discovery of such cause, whichever is later.

Article 9. Payments

9.1 

The Licensee will forward to Licensor 100% of the administration fees (2,5% exclusive of VAT) and success fees (5% exclusive of VAT) as received from investors or entrepreneurs and belonging to transactions on the Licensee platform (for example all transactions processed via www.symbid.com and www.symbid.nl).

9.2 

The administration fees and success fees shall be calculated on a monthly (calendar year) basis as of the execution date hereof and are payable within 30 days of the end of the month. At the end of each month, Licensor shall supply to Licensee all the relevant data necessary to calculate the administration fees and success fees. Licensor shall subsequently invoice Licensee for the administration fees and success fees owed. 

Article 10. Term and termination

10.1 

This Agreement will become effective when all the parties have signed it. This Agreement shall remain in force for an indefinite term.

10.2.

Either party may terminate the Agreement by written notice to the other party with immediate effect, without the requirement for notice of default or intervention of the Court, in the event of the following: if the other party has been granted suspension of payments, whether provisionally or not; if a petition for bankruptcy has been filed with respect to the other party and the petition has not been revoked within seven calendar days; if the other party files for bankruptcy itself; or if the other party’s enterprise is dissolved or terminated, except in case of a merger with or absorption by another party.

10.3 

In case of termination of the Agreement, regardless of cause and regardless of who initiated the termination, Licensee shall cease all use of the Software, as soon as possible. Any invoices sent before the date of termination will remain due and in full effect and will become immediately payable on termination. Those provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive the termination of this Agreement, shall survive such termination for as long as either party can reasonably claim benefits therefrom.

Was agreed, acknowledged and signed in two copies in Utrecht on 13 April 2011. 

		
	For Licensor:

	 

	Symbid B.V.

By: Zomer B.V.

By: Voyager Participaties B.V.

By: Voyager Beheer B.V.

By: Maarten Hendrik Timmerman

/s/ Maarten Hendrik Timmerman

__________________________________

	Symbid B.V.

By: Zomer B.V.

By: Liv van der Veen

/s/ Liv van der Veen

 ________________________________________ 

	Title: Managing Director

	Title: Managing Director

		
	For Licensee:

	 

	Symbid Coöperatie U.A.

By: Maarten Hendrik Timmerman

/s/ Maarten Hendrik Timmerman

________________________________

	Symbid Coöperatie U.A.

By: Robin Slakhorst

/s/ Robin Slakhorst

 ________________________________________ 

	Title: Board member

	Title: Board member

	 
	 

	Symbid Coöperatie U.A.

By: Korstiaan Zandvliet

/s/ Korstiaan Zandvliet

__________________________________

	.

 

	Title: Board member

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